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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Mike Burnham, executive director of the Maine Principals’ Association, who recently co-wrote an OpEd urging fans not to ruin high school games with their bad behavior. The association organizes Maine’s high school basketball tournament, which starts Friday.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Heavy snow is expected across the state today. Accumulation will be heaviest in northern Maine. Gov. Janet Mills declared state offices closed as the forecast predicts dangerous driving conditions. You can find the latest closings, cancellations and delays here.
A John Bapst student won a statewide writing competition. Molly Trainor’s winning essay, “Survival of the Flawed,” explores the frustration of making mistakes while holding oneself to unreachable expectations.
This Hancock County town hopes dredging will give its fishermen 24/7 access. The urgency of the project became clear to officials after the yearlong closure of a private all-tide marina.
A train derailment that spilled 500 gallons of fuel was caused by a beaver dam. A flow that allows water to pass through the dam let go, washing out a portion of track, a state official said Wednesday.
Here’s everything you need to know to follow Maine’s 2025 high school basketball tournament. We’ll be looking for the moments that change games, the individual efforts that get fans on their feet and the team achievements that inspire our communities.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Angus King blasts RFK Jr. as a ‘danger’ in floor speech
- Susan Collins votes to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as intelligence director
- Susan Collins decries DOGE-imposed funding caps that could impact Maine biomedical research
- Maine’s high court asked to reconsider ruling on statute of limitations in child sexual abuse claims
- Penobscot Nation to alter 3 midcoast dams to make them fish-friendly
- Flu continues to surge in Maine
- 1 dead after East Millinocket house fire
- Judge rules against Maine man accused of stealing from late Senate candidate
- Police identify victim of midcoast fatal crash
- Mainer dies after New Hampshire crash
- 7 hospitalized for suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at Kittery day care
- Organizers ask fans not to ruin high school games with bad behavior
- Cooper Flagg scores 27, No. 3 Duke extends home win streak to 14
- UMaine and UNH hockey collide for important rivalry series in Orono
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“When faced with mounting evidence that tobacco tax increases effectively reduce tobacco use, tobacco manufacturers will likely try to distract policymakers from the material facts.”
Opinion: Increased tobacco tax will improve the health of Mainers
LIFE IN MAINE
Aroostook snowmobilers are ready for fresh snow after a dry start to winter. Snow has been hard to find this season. Caribou saw only 17.2 inches of snow in January, which is nearly 8 inches below normal.
This 14-year-old won the youth division of the Belgrade Lakes Chain ice fishing derby last weekend. After scoring a second-place-worthy 8-pound pike, Tucker Smith was motivated to try again when a teen with a 15-pound pike came by, asking where the weigh station was.
The Lumineers are returning to the Bangor waterfront in July. Ho hey.
