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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Daryen Granata, Scarborough’s harbor master and the vice president of the Maine Harbor Masters Association, on the growing number of abandoned vessels on Maine’s coast.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
President Donald Trump is playing a role in Maine’s softening housing market. Some Maine homeowners are factoring the uncertainty created by his policies — particularly tariffs — into their housing decisions.
A Bangor organization is helping people find housing by giving them jobs. The program caters to people who may be homeless or actively using substances, but still want to work.
Details emerge about Orrington’s ownership of troubled trash plant. The plant’s ownership structure changed about a year ago because it needed more money and time to get back online than originally thought.
As Ellsworth embraces development, nearby towns push back. Bar Harbor has temporarily halted new transient lodging developments, Lamoine has banned resorts and glampgrounds, and Blue Hill has rejected a subdivision.
More abandoned boats are causing hazards off Maine’s coast. The growing number of abandoned and derelict vessels found on Maine’s coast is straining the government agencies that must deal with them.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- High winds, dry air raise fire danger across Maine
- Who will Democrats find to run against Susan Collins in 2026?
- People across Maine rally against Trump again
- Canoeists take on Kenduskeag for 58th annual spring race
- How the Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race became the biggest of its kind in New England
- Houlton looks to borrow $750K to rebuild deteriorating road
- Maine Maritime is planning more frequent schooner trips to the Arctic
- The man behind Maine’s iconic botanical gardens helped design this $9.2M property
- Techno music will bring a new beat to a traditional Maine contra dance
- Mainer charged with attempted murder after doing burnout near home
- There’s plenty of Ace Flagg hype in Maine
MAINE IN PICTURES
Be sure to check out more scenes from the 2025 Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race.
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“We are proud to support LD 1069, a bill that would make personal finance education a requirement in schools across the state.”
LIFE IN MAINE
This Midcoast Maine preserve is ideal for spotting spring wildlife. The quiet 456-acre Long Cove Headwaters Preserve in Searsport has a figure-eight trail system.
Learn how to call turkeys like a pro this hunting season. Inexperienced hunters fall victim to buying up turkey-related calls and doo-dads. But that’s not necessary.
Many birds return to Maine in April. Here’s what to look and listen for. “Spring is here, and it sounds terrific,” Good Birding columnist Bob Duchesne writes.
A mystery animal swoops past a deer in this Maine trail cam photo. Bat? Flying squirrel? You be the judge.
This is what beaver tails cooked over an open fire taste like. BDN outdoors contributor Christi Holmes had heard fabled stories of eating beaver tail, but had not tried it herself.
