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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Lisa Toles, a migrant farmworker who has worked for 20 years at farms and greenhouses in Maine that were contaminated with PFAS. Toles received a letter from the state urging her to get tested and wanted to but has been delayed because she did not have insurance.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Few Mainers are getting tested for PFAS despite a push by the state. The 164 positive tests the state has collected since last fall likely represent a fraction of the people exposed to high PFAS levels.
Brewer repaid more than $773,000 to Northern Light after a tax dispute. The amount of money became public two months after a judge’s ruling.
Bangor will preemptively comply with a state law limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. Monday night’s City Council vote refers to a Maine law expected to take effect in July.
Maine’s proposed data center ban could restrict a facility planned at the former Loring Air Force Base. A bill headed to the Legislature would halt permits for facilities using more than 20 megawatts of power until late 2027.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Maine Republicans running for governor will debate without their frontrunner
- Paganism is becoming more popular in Maine
- Marden’s reveals opening date for Bangor store
- Bangor awards $640K in opioid funds to 16 projects
- UMaine students push back on Orono’s noise fines
- Moose found stuck in ice on Aroostook River
- Washington County tax bills contained a welcome surprise for most towns
- New Ellsworth eatery serves Jamaican-inspired dishes
- Ellsworth supports library’s bid for $3M in federal funding
- Vote to close Swanville elementary school fails
- Camden school superintendent may stay on payroll as consultant
- A Victorian home that’s been in the same Maine family for 130 years is now for sale
- Connecticut woman dies after shooting near Sugarloaf
- Young skier hospitalized after injury on Maine mountain
- New Portland music venue opens Friday
- Maine woman allegedly burned car belonging to her boyfriend’s relative after argument
- This girls swim team has built a dynasty on Maine’s midcoast
- UMaine fans created such an ‘electric’ atmosphere that players couldn’t hear their coaches
- UMaine women’s basketball is heading to the America East championship game
- UMaine draws Boston College in playoff clash of inconsistent hockey teams
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“It’s this simple: Kids can’t advocate for themselves. They rely on adults to protect and care for them.”
Opinion: Maine children deserve a dedicated voice to advocate for them
LIFE IN MAINE
Bangor is getting a cryptozoology museum next month.
Student actors captured Fort Kent Community High School’s third recent championship, winning the weekend’s Class B regional drama competition in Brewer.
An ice fishing disaster ended with the perfect consolation prize for Outdoors contributor V. Paul Reynolds.
