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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I’ve met some amazing real life people through being vulnerable on the internet.”
— Magan Reese of Exeter whose video about her looming home foreclosure received comments that opened her eyes to options she hadn’t known about.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Police groups said Graham Platner’s Reddit posts have “no place in Maine politics.” The Democratic Senate candidate’s old posts included coarse criticism of police dating back to the “Black Lives Matter” protest movement in 2020.
Two Bangor City Council hopefuls owe back taxes to the state. James Gallagher and Angela Walker both had liens filed against them by the state just weeks before the election.
Lincoln is preparing for its future with an eye on its past mistakes. With the world’s largest battery system slated to be built on the former mill site in 2027, the town is planning for the worst.
A viral TikTok is saving a Mainer from foreclosure. Among nearly 2,000 comments on her video received, Magan Reese got advice on options she hadn’t known existed.
Contractors say the owner of a historic renovated MDI hotel owes them $14 million. Kennebunk hotelier Tim Harrington bought the former Asticou Inn through an LLC in 2023 for $7 million and had it renovated extensively over a period of two years.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Graham Platner has huge lead over Janet Mills in Democratic Senate primary
- Maine immigrant rights groups launch statewide ICE watch hotline
- Maine switches ballot-delivery courier following illegal shipment
- Man rescued from Kenduskeag Stream
- Milford voters approve school budget on 3rd vote
- Millinocket is asking voters to let the town remove officials who commit crimes
- Tourists flocked to Aroostook County this summer
- Northern Maine wind and transmission line project gets PUC priority nod
- Waldo County agency will offer Down East public transportation service
- Bucksport council candidates want to bring new business and manage taxes
- Belfast makes plans to clean up 2 contaminated buildings
- Blaze destroys former chicken barn in Owls Head
- Wells Police Department terminates agreement to cooperate with ICE
- Maine soccer twins have combined for a staggering 82 goals this season
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“Maine has been a leader in investing in permanent supportive housing — affordable apartments paired with services.”
Opinion: Maine needs continued federal funding to make homelessness rare and brief
LIFE IN MAINE
Nearly all of Maine is in a severe drought
Cooper Flagg’s New Balance shoes are already going for $500 on a resale site.
A company from Cyprus is putting on Maine’s largest-ever drone show for free.
Sword fights and acrobatics make this UMaine play a joyous rollercoaster ride.
