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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Lynne, a photographer in midcoast Maine whose roadkill deer attracted two rare golden eagles.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Two Mainers are suing Homeland Security after ICE agents allegedly threatened to label them “domestic terrorists.” The statement by the agent was captured by Colleen Fagen and shared widely on social media.
A police cadet is suing the academy after being fired for allegedly groping a classmate. David Peters alleges his 14th Amendment rights were violated, and that he suffered intentional infliction of emotional distress and defamation from the groping allegations.
A $6 million Maine village is back on the market after five years. The more than 36-acre property in Pittston, named Tut Hill by its creator, contains 21 structures.
All eyes are on a special House election in Lewiston. The fight for the House District 94 seat is also a preview of this fall’s larger battle between the parties for state houses in Maine and across the country.
An Indigenous cafe in downtown Old Town closed after six months. Katahdin Kitchen opened last August on Center Street and served a modern Indigenous menu.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Bangor woman who wrote chalk messages outside Susan Collins’ house is running for Senate
- Mental competency exam requested for Maine man accused of sexually exploiting child and assaulting dog
- Police use ‘yellow flag’ law to take Penobscot County man’s guns after alleged drunken rampage
- Shots allegedly fired at police as 6 arrested in Down East drug bust
- Maine homestead of back-to-the-land icons added to National Register of Historic Places
- 2 MDI laboratories win $7.3M in state and private funding
- Remembering the late documentarian Frederick Wiseman’s and his ‘Belfast, Maine’
- Maine police find backpack full of drugs after high-speed chase
- Police identify Maine woman fatally struck by car while pumping gas
- Here are the Miss and Mr. Basketball award finalists
- Even after 50 years as a reporter, the Maine basketball tournament can still surprise you
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“A superfund would give the state the resources it needs to reinvest in communities and make us all stronger before the next climate disaster hits.”
Opinion: Big oil should pay for the climate mess it has made
LIFE IN MAINE
She put a roadkill deer in her new car. It attracted two rare golden eagles.
A 17-pound lake trout headlined Sebago Lake Rotary’s 25th annual Ice Fishing Derby.
Check out these 10 unforgettable moments from Maine’s high school basketball tournament.
