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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Ewan Allison of Castle Hill, who voted in favor of the town’s new land-use ordinance without realizing it banned schools, hospitals and libraries.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Penalties pile up for poor Mainers facing stalled USDA foreclosures. Many already owed hundreds of thousands of dollars by the time the U.S. Department of Agriculture filed for foreclosure because it waited years to prosecute their cases.
A Bangor veteran with MS has found a safe place to live after the community rallied to help him. After an apartment fire, the Marine veteran was able to find ADA-compliant housing, thanks to community support.
Winterport keeps trying, and failing, to secure access to the Penobscot River. Every town on the lower stretch of the river has a public access point — except Winterport.
An Aroostook town’s land-use ordinance doesn’t allow hospitals, libraries and schools. Castle Hill residents will vote on lifting the ban at this week’s town meeting.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- See how much gas prices have increased in Maine and across the nation
- Trump doesn’t need approval for Iran war with ‘no boots on the ground,’ Susan Collins says
- A murdered millionaire’s money is going toward ads for a Maine candidate
- Proposed Maine data-center ban would kill plans for an old paper mill
- Bangor killer still believes demons controlled him 15 years ago when he pushed man out window
- BDN wins best website at New England newspaper competition
- UMaine poised to end Spanish degree, suspend medical lab degree
- Former Houlton town manager set for plea hearing in domestic assault case
- Can-Am brings economic boost to northern Maine
- Feds identify man accused of assaulting border officer in Maine
- Washington County auditor resigns because he can’t meet bank’s deadline
- You can meet BDN newsroom staffers at the Ellsworth library next week
- Bar Harbor breakwater to be rebuilt this summer
- Bucksport grocer who expanded business to neighboring counties dies at 73
- Ellsworth case highlight pitfalls of electing probate judges
- Ousted Freedom town official falls short in return bid
- Vermont women earn another trip to NCAA tournament with win over UMaine
- Boston College ends season for UMaine hockey with convincing 5-0 playoff win
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“Maine’s policy change eliminated non-medical exemptions entirely, leaving most families with a single option: comply or lose access to education and participation in public life.”
LIFE IN MAINE
The North Woods isn’t the same without this visitor. “To me and my family, Canada jays are as much a part of the North Woods experience as loons or any other wild creature that lives there,” Outdoors contributor Al Raychard writes.
These are the owls that come to Maine and their hangouts. “The first clue you’re watching a short-eared owl is when you see a hawk-sized bird floating in air, drifting slowly over a frozen marsh or field, hunting,” according to birding master Bob Duchesne.
The Magalloway legend that still lives on in Maine. “Known as the Lone Indian of the Magalloway by white settlers, Metallak is reputed to have lived for 120 years,” Outdoors contributor Bob Romano writes.
