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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Stephanie Cossette, who fought for suicide barriers to be installed on the Penobscot Narrows Bridge after her son died by suicide there in 2013.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Hermon school district blocks quadriplegic teen’s nurse from classes. A nurse the family privately hired is a member of the town’s School Committee, and state law says members can’t be employed in a school they govern.
Dexter-area school board fight escalates to a town vote. Dexter voters will decide on June 10 whether two Maine School Administrative District 46 school board members should be removed.
Why it took 19 years and 12 deaths to build suicide barriers on Maine’s tallest bridge. Adding barriers to the Penobscot Narrows Bridge was discussed for years, including during the design process.
The unregulated and potent cannabis products on Maine shelves. Cannabis industry members have noticed intoxicating hemp options with unclear combinations of ingredients and that originate from out of state.
Maine lobstermen remain a mighty political force despite shrinking numbers. Maine lobstermen, who once held more than 7,000 commercial fishing licenses, now number about half that many who actively catch lobster.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Trump budget cuts target national design program that helped rural Maine towns
- Maine wants federal judge to toss Trump administration’s Title IX lawsuit
- 4 houses with pools for sale in Maine as summer approaches
- Bill Belichick attends Miss Maine USA pageant as girlfriend competes
- See the photos from this year’s UMaine graduation ceremonies
- Stetson man dies following Hermon crash
- Uber driver sentenced for Bangor sex assault
- Man shot outside Bangor nightclub
- Collins congratulates NMCC graduates, breaks ground at Presque Isle airport
- Aroostook agency hits the road to deliver services with new vehicle
- Bar Harbor’s town pier is new front in cruise ship debate
- New Bar Harbor bookstore to open in renovated barn
- 4 ways Belfast could improve pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure
- Rockland police charge 2 juveniles with arson after attempted house fire
- Robert A.G. Monks, a ‘traitor to his class’ who challenged corporate norms, dies at 91
- How to watch the NBA draft lottery on Monday night
- These are some of the best teams that could win the Cooper Flagg lottery
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“This isn’t about defending Rep. Libby. It’s about defending the people’s right to choose their representatives — and to do so through the Constitution, not legislative fiat.”
Opinion: Punish Laurel Libby for what she did, but don’t deprive her constituents of a voice in Augusta
LIFE IN MAINE
I’ve found the fountain of youth in the Maine woods. “I’ve found a few white hairs snaking from my scalp. Yet I increasingly find myself doing things I used to do as a kid,” Aislinn Sarnacki writes.
Debate over Maine’s “right to food” continues with three new proposals. The latest legislative proposals focus on backyard chickens, working dogs and the right to food itself.
