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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— U.S. Sen. Angus King, on actions taken by the Trump administration. The independent who caucuses with Democrats has used media appearances, podcasts and speeches in the past month to sound the alarm.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Angus King thinks President Donald Trump has put America in “one the most dangerous places” since its founding. In an interview with the Bangor Daily News, the independent senator said he and Democrats “don’t have the votes” to force changes and that Republicans must act as well.
A Maine teacher said Trump and his allies should be killed. “If I had the skill set required, I would take them out myself,” JoAnna St. Germain said in one of a string of Facebook posts that caught the attention of the Secret Service and local police.
A Bangor homeowner is fighting the city’s demand that he replace his slate roof with actual slate. It’s the latest development in a stalemate between Steven Farren and Bangor officials over the cost to preserve the city’s historic homes.
Here’s how much you could pay for a lobster roll in Maine this season. The cost of meat and the Trump administration’s trade war could factor in the price of the summer delicacy.
The coastal home of a California designer is up for sale. Victoria Hamilton-Rivers designed and staged homes in northern California for decades, but she always had coastal Maine on her “designer bucket list.”
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Susan Collins joins Democrats in losing bid to block Trump’s tariffs
- Donald Trump’s haphazard tariff scheme clouds Maine revenue outlook
- Federal oil and gas leasing plan could include Maine coast
- Why the sky over Bangor has been quieter than normal
- Northern Light Pharmacy is almost ready to move to its new home
- Hermon school reports whooping cough case as infections soar nationwide
- Maine teacher visiting Poland for close-up view of Holocaust history
- A 2nd person in their 20s takes a leadership role in Houlton government
- Down East town won’t take legal action after audit finds questionable expenses
- The world’s largest clam garden is in Down East Maine
- Winterport cuts ties with longtime operator of race track
- Freight rail service resuming in the midcoast
- 18-year-old and minor charged with Rockland car burglaries
- Maine man allegedly threatened to kill Florida family in Xbox messages
- 2 killed in fiery Maine crash have been identified
- New Hampshire State Police say they will cooperate with ICE
- Man who died in Portland fire in March has been identified
- 18-year-old Mainer allegedly led NH state troopers on high-speed chase
- Woman accused of impersonating Maine police officer and threatening someone
- Investigation finds Mt. Ararat boys hockey team violated hazing policy
- Bangor High softball rallies past Hampden Academy despite 20 strikeouts
- Watch the improbable catch, throw and tag that helped Old Town baseball outlast Hermon
- Alumni couple pledges $1M toward UMaine hockey arena renovations
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“When families get support to address life’s challenges, it prevents crises and the need for more intensive and costly intervention from the state child welfare agency.”
Opinion: If we want to keep kids safe, we need to invest in their families
LIFE IN MAINE
A bill to ban floating camps in Maine met with some opposition. The state has no way to regulate the camps because its definitions for houseboats and other watercraft are too vague.
It’s ice-out on Maine’s largest lake. The declaration officially opens the tourist season for the Moosehead Lake region.
A fishing trip is not always about the fish. “Sometimes it’s about fishing people and the culture they foster,” Outdoors contributor Kevin McKay writes.
