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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Kayla Miller, parent to a third-grader at Kermit Nickerson Elementary School in Swanville, speaking at a meeting Wednesday night about a proposal to close the small school and send its students to neighboring Belfast. The closure is being considered to save money, but district administrators initially pitched it to parents as an opportunity to move their children to a “learning environment with expanded resources and supports.”
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
The crowded race to replace a Bangor-area lawmaker includes her husband. Four Republicans are already vying for the seat held by term-limited Republican Sen. Stacey Guerin.
A private education company that wants to lease a Swanville school building has a history of lawsuits. And parents, who just learned that their small elementary school might be closed, aren’t happy with how the district broke the news.
Presque Isle is going on offense to drive its economic growth. But the city might have had enough of new marijuana shops.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Pete Hegseth plans speech at Bath Iron Works next week
- Republicans to oppose Janet Mills’ $300 relief checks
- Shenna Bellows says Trump’s call for federal elections takeover is blatantly unconstitutional
- Bill to let counties seek bankruptcy tabled for possible 2nd public hearing
- Police return to Hampden property to search for missing man
- Penobscot County secures $16M loan amid budget shortfall
- Fire destroys Lincoln home
- Aroostook town unveils 4-season blueprint to boost tourism
- Fired Southwest Harbor police sergeant files grievance against town
- Belfast police and fire officials make case for new public safety building
- Brunswick approves another $600K to complete costly sidewalk overhaul
- Man found dead after fight at Maine home
- His mom died in a Maine jail nearly 2 years ago. Now, he’s suing.
- Firefighter injured while battling Biddeford blaze
- Bangor man allegedly tried to burglarize Old Orchard Beach business
- His name means ‘famed warrior’ in French. His UMaine hockey teammates say that’s fitting.
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“We now must ask ourselves how Americans today compare to citizens here and abroad in the 1930s.”
LIFE IN MAINE
Before the statewide basketball tournament kicks off with small school games next week, the BDN’s Larry Mahoney and Matt Junker have predictions on which teams and players will have standout performances.
— Looking at the new Class S teams, Maine’s smallest northern schools have clear favorites heading into the quarterfinals.
— In the Class D faceoffs for the northern Maine teams, the undefeated Bangor Christian girls will be tough to stop, while three boy’s teams bring both captivating players and strong experience to the field.
A new production of “Almost Maine” in Bangor is a “love letter to northern Maine vividly and joyously brought to life,” Judy Harrison writes.
