QUOTE OF THE DAY
“It happens to work really well with the cadence of the material. Who knew?”
—Megan Cross, who plays a summer-estate caretaker in a new production of William Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labor’s Lost” set on a Maine island and delivers her lines in a Down East accent.
TODAY’S TOP MAINE STORIES
Ghazaleh “Oz” Sailors is alive despite reports to the contrary from a San Francisco newspaper and the nonprofit baseball organization the former UMaine Presque Isle star pitcher worked for.
A Maine surgeon under state investigation denied a pattern of sexual harassment and belittling behavior. Ian Reight’s colleagues filed complaints about him allegedly bullying staff, sexually harassing women and failing to evaluate patients when needed.
Maine’s housing inventory is back to 2020 levels. Real estate agents have theories about why more homes are on the market, and they also have questions.
Take a look inside downtown Bangor’s newest cocktail lounge. The city will also see a longtime Italian restaurant in downtown reopen under a new name on Saturday.
Tick-borne disease rates are soaring in older Mainers. June and July are considered the highest-risk times for Lyme disease, when the deer ticks are in their difficult-to-spot nymph stage.
MAINE IN PICTURES
A father and son’s first canoe paddle is truly special. Bridger and his dad, BDN Outdoors contributor Chris Sargent, were all smiles as they went on their first paddle over the long Fourth of July weekend. (Courtesy of Chris Sargent)
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- More towns are regulating short-term rentals in the touristy midcoast
- Sweet Cheeks Bakery opening 24-hour location near Bangor
- State Police investigating child death on Vinalhaven
- Tozier’s Market in Brewer closes
- 13-year-old Maine girl reported missing from East Millinocket home
- Maine man killed in Hollis crash
- State trooper fatally shoots Limerick man after police chase
- Teen brothers whose bodies were found in a Maine river have been identified
- Bangor man gets 2 years for illegal gun purchases
- Arrest made after woman found bleeding on Union Street
- Conservationists cheer ruling preserving state oversight of Kennebec River dam relicensing
- Local companies offer to reopen storm-damaged MDI road
- There’s a new phrase for the Cooper Flagg NBA sweepstakes
- Unbeaten Babes look to keep winning streak going Thursday
- Hayes takes two-shot lead into final round of Maine Amateur golf tournament
- Former South Portland pitcher is finding his way in Royals farm system
- Maine’s endangered plovers weather climate change
- How to avoid poisoning yourself while mushroom foraging in Maine
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“Maine got a horrifying wakeup call to the realities of gun violence in October when a gunman shot and killed 18 people and injured 13 more in Lewiston.”
Editorial: Gun violence in America is a public health crisis
LIFE IN MAINE
Shakespeare gets a Maine accent in a new reading of “Love’s Labor’s Lost.” The production comes complete with annoying summer people, boat-shoed bros in pastel shorts and at least one local, flannel-wearing character.
Aroostook County’s famous Potato Blossom Festival starts this weekend. Hosted by Fort Fairfield since 1947, the weeklong event is one of Maine’s oldest festivals.
Few would guess that an electronic potato and one of the world’s most famous frozen foods were invented in Aroostook County.
