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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Clint Linscott, chair of the East Millinocket Select Board, one of three town officials who resigned Tuesday. Linscott and outgoing Town Administrator Denise Gibbs each cited problems with Selectman Mike Michaud, a former congressman and gubernatorial candidate, in their decisions to step down.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
ICE demanded the Cumberland County sheriff’s employment records after he criticized the agency. The subpoena came a day after Sheriff Kevin Joyce blasted immigration agents for arresting one of his guards.
The owner of a short-lived Bangor restaurant is still on the hook for a $54,000 loan, a judge ruled. Briar Jipson had signed two promissory notes when she bought the former Italian restaurant that she reopened as Lavano’s, according to the lawsuit.
The owner of the Bangor Mall must pay the city $1.1 million for code violations. The judge’s ruling came days after the city condemned the portion of the mall that once held a Sears.
A megadonor is funding ads for Maine’s newest Republican candidate. The ad buy is large and early for a state-level campaign in Maine and underscores Garrett Mason’s connections to national donors.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Trump signs funding bill with nearly $250M for Maine projects pushed by Susan Collins
- Group submits signatures for Maine ballot question to ban transgender athletes in girls’ sports
- Bangor councilors kill proposal to eliminate equity and inclusion committee
- 4 Bangor plane crash victims have been positively identified
- Bangor mailman charged with OUI after reported erratic driving on the job
- Police searching Hampden property for missing man
- Versant Power will be replacing electric line on Bangor street
- East Millinocket board chair blames Mike Michaud for wave of resignations
- Millinocket councilor accused of stealing money from general store
- 3 cats perish in Maine house fire
- 2 candidates vie for 1 Fort Kent council seat
- Hancock County probate judge faces another contempt hearing for overdue child support
- Deer Isle group conserves land to help avoid downstream shellfish closures
- Ellsworth looks to hire new finance director after string of departures
- Belfast will get a new stoplight at crash-heavy Route 1 crossing
- Maine man allegedly planted explosives in snowbank outside an acquaintance’s home
- Man killed in Maine collision
- Man found dead in Augusta
- Snowmobiler went through the ice on a Maine lake
- Maine couple scammed out of $1.3M sue financial adviser
- This Maine coach prepares his basketball team by channeling Bruce Lee
- Danish guard adapting to new role as shooter for UMaine women’s basketball
- Bobsledder from Maine surprised to be named flag bearer for US Olympic team
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“With so many unmet needs in Maine — thousands of people on waiting lists for health services, underpaid direct care workers, long-term care facilities closing, thousands of Mainers unable to afford health insurance — it is hard to justify these checks.”
Editorial: Janet Mills’ $300 checks fall short in addressing Maine’s affordability crisis
LIFE IN MAINE
This Maine house is older than the Constitution, and it’s for sale.
Shed hunting in Maineis no longer a quiet pursuit, contributor Drew Maciel writes.
A concert of new and familiar music by the Bangor Symphony Orchestra delivered joy Sunday and can be viewed online, Judy Harrison writes.
