Morning Update: What you need to know in Maine today

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TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Graham Platner responded to Janet Mills’ ad blitz at a town hall event in East Millnocket. “If you believe in transformational politics, which I do, you have to be able to believe that people can transform,” the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate told more than 100 people packed into the municipal building Wednesday night.

An Old Town man is carrying on his late wife’s legacy through their woodlot and observatory. Bryan Wells’ images of deep space objects will be on display Saturday at the 2026 Maine Science Festival, at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.

Maine radio legend George Hale isn’t mad about being fired from the show he hosted on WVOM. But he would have handled it differently, he told the Bangor Daily News.

The Presque Isle City Council recommended that JetBlue keep serving the airport. The recommendation goes to the U.S. Department of Transportation, which has the final say in what airline serves the airport.

NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE

• Maine sues USDA over school meal funding
• Grandmother who died in Penobscot County house fire was ‘pillar’ of family
• 2 newcomers and an incumbent elected to Clifton Select Board
• Houlton set to begin nearly $1.3M downtown sidewalk project
• New Aroostook network aims to help female entrepreneurs succeed
• Director of Presque Isle’s industrial council dies
• Maine mental health agency targeted in Russian ransomware attack
• Belfast food pantry expands as need continues to grow
• Tanker carrying liquid nitrogen crashes in Rockport
• Bath Iron Works sends revised offer to striking union workers
• Skowhegan town manager was under investigation for online child exploitation before his death
• In wake of Maine ICE surge, immigrant mothers find comfort in annual lullaby writing project
• Portland Jetport to change its restaurant lineup this year
• UMaine basketball’s Adrianna Smith wins another player of the year award

MAINE IN PICTURES

FROM THE OPINION PAGES

“Tying these two issues together and trying to sneak a voter suppression bill through Congress under the guises of ending airport security check delays is politics at its worst.”

Editorial: Fund TSA, rein in ICE and debate voting restrictions separately

LIFE IN MAINE

Saturday Night Live alum John Mulaney will be performing in Bangor this fall.

A fishing guide recalls his moose hunt with a terminally ill client who had waited 30 years for his shot.

Get reacquainted with these Maine basketball legends picked for the hall of fame.