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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Maine State Police Col. William Ross at a press conference Thursday after a Sabattus man shot his mother in a moving car then opened fire at passing drivers and ultimately fatally shot himself.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Susan Collins is worried that a proposed Republican budget could cut Medicaid. House Republican language calls for the committee overseeing Medicaid to “reduce the deficit” by at least $880 billion by 2034.
Demand for Maine lobster could drop under President Donald Trump’s trade war. The lobster market generated more than a half billion dollars in direct income for Maine fishermen last year.
This million-dollar Maine home with a mountain view has been hard to sell. Its large acreage has set it apart as a rare opportunity for homebuyers, but that’s also the reason the property has sat on the market for more than 200 days.
A 29-year-old Sabattus man was “acting erratically” before he went on a shooting spree, police said. More details emerged Thursday about the attack that left three dead and two wounded.
Maine is planning to inspect the Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge, but local officials want it replaced now. The bridge is an economic gateway for the seasonal island community and the state’s top lobster port. Replacing it could be the most expensive highway and bridge project in Maine history.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Trump administration gives Maine 10 days to certify schools have no ‘illegal DEI practices’
- Anti-offshore wind fishing group backed by right-wing money eyes support from Maine towns
- Judge upholds federal permits for CMP corridor
- Former EMMC chaplain pleads guilty to possessing child porn
- Van rolls over on I-95 in Newburgh
- Houlton hospital will close its birthing unit
- Assistant will lead Presque Isle as city manager search begins
- Man charged with armed robbery in downtown Houlton
- Man allegedly led deputy on high-speed chase in Blue Hill
- Maine man killed his mother before shooting at passing drivers
- 2 arrested during raid of illegal Maine marijuana grow house
- 2 NY men sentenced in botched Maine drug robbery
- Maine man allegedly tried to stab driver during carjacking
- UMaine hockey fans will recognize the last name of this incoming transfer
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“Why is an administration that is so poorly informed and misunderstands (and misconstrues) reality so determined to bulldoze ahead with policies that are harming Americans?”
LIFE IN MAINE
Watch this skier fly down Katahdin. Zach McCarthy recently experienced the beauty of Katahdin for the first time in his life — at high speed, on snow.
America’s desire to take over Canada is partially the fault of the birding community. “Just look at the way we name birds,” Bob Duchesne writes.
Watch and listen to these big Maine cats. It’s Canada lynx mating season in March. If you have any doubt, take a listen.
