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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Mark Brewer, who chairs the University of Maine’s political science department, on the use of artificial intelligence by Maine candidates.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Maine campaigns are ramping up AI use to reach and persuade voters. Voters across Maine should be on the lookout for AI-generated photos, videos, games and automated outreach efforts as November approaches.
A house that’s falling into the Penobscot River has been stuck in years-long wait for FEMA funding. The longer the county waits for the funding, the greater the possibility becomes of the house collapsing into the river.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Northern Maine’s top outdoors show draws weekend crowds
- New Aroostook gathering spot aims to spark connections
- Brunswick man charged with murder after police find body
- Drivers, police dog injured in Windham crash
- Judge sets $500K cash bail for suspect in 2017 Portland cold case murder
- UMaine hockey’s Owen Fowler will return to team next season
- Former UMaine hockey player from Market Basket family donates $500K to program
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“When property owners ignore maintenance, they aren’t saving money — they’re simply postponing costs and making them worse.”
Opinion: Maintaining public lands is good business for our state
LIFE IN MAINE
The easiest way to identify birds? Start by ruling them out. “First, don’t blindly trust books, apps or yourself. Books mislead, apps misidentify and people make mistakes. Forgive them all, especially yourself,” Bob Duchesne writes.
If you want to catch more trout, start by understanding these three bugs. A hatch of these insects might last for minutes or hours a day, over several days or a week, sending trout into a feeding frenzy, Outdoors contributor Bob Romano explains.
