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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Licensed psychologist Katherine Butler Hepler, who founded Root & Rise Psychotherapy in 2020.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Maine is going to start tracking how much housing is being built in the state. Knowing how many units are being approved, built or demolished will help officials gauge how close the state is to its 2030 housing goals.
A Bangor-based therapist will soon open a satellite office in Caribou. Root & Rise Psychotherapy, founded in 2020 by Katherine Butler Hepler, aims to open the new practice with a soft-launch on Jan. 11.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Federal immigration agents visit office of Maine health care provider facing fraud allegations
- New Maine laws going into effect in 2026
- 10 Maine politicians to watch in 2026
- Here are some of the notable Mainers we lost in 2025
- The 10 most-read stories in Maine in 2025
- Maine welcomes New Year’s Day babies
- Woman slain in Corinth was free spirit, silly and ‘loved hard,’ family and friends say
- Versant outage impacts 1,700 in Orono
- Alabama man pleads not guilty to making bomb threats to Bangor airport
- 28-year-old dies in East Millinocket crash
- Houlton’s proposed budget climbs by $1.4M from last year
- Aroostook church bell anchored to concrete allegedly stolen, then suddenly reappears
- Bull Moose to close North Windham store by end of month
- ‘Let’s go test ourselves’: UMaine hockey heads to Denver to take on national powerhouse
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“A caring person considers the effect of their actions on the generations that follow. A greedy person pollutes the earth and their grandchildren will suffer.”
Letter: The venom of Greed
LIFE IN MAINE
We want to see your best ice fishing and winter hunting photos.
It takes patience, and a little gumption, to tackle Acadia’s icy Jordan Woods Trail.
These few items can make ice skating a little more enjoyable and safe.
