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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“The main reason I do this is … I want people to feel a little more empowered and not just scared.”
— Josh Gerritsen, a Rockport filmmaker and ice skater, who recently filmed himself falling into a frozen lake so he could demonstrate how to get out safely.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
She escaped with the help of Maine victim services that now face “catastrophic cuts.” Domestic violence advocates instilled in Marjorie Apsega the idea that she didn’t have to carry her experiences alone, telling her “it wasn’t my responsibility to keep my story quiet,” she said.
The estate of conservative activist Shawn McBreairty lost rulings in two lawsuits. The rulings are the latest in ongoing court cases involving McBreairty, who died June 3, 2024.
Janet Mills is proposing these fee increases in her two-year budget. Bumps to concealed carry fees and fishing licenses factor in the $11.6 billion budget plan.
One of coastal Maine’s original shingle cottages is on the market. The historic former inn on a pricey peninsula just off Mount Desert Island has hit the market for $2.75 million.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Angus King questions Donald Trump’s defense secretary pick in fiery hearing
- Janet Mills’ nominee for public advocate backed by lawmakers
- Maine Chamber and BIW challenge state paid family leave rule
- Enrollment in Maine’s online insurance marketplace surpasses last year’s numbers
- Maine man shot after allegedly stealing front-end loader and threatening house
- Bangor city councilor announces bid for open Maine House seat
- Broadway lane will close Wednesday for I-95 road work
- South Main Street in Brewer closed after truck trailer flips
- Brewer wants a new city logo
- Orono grocery store honored as one of the world’s best IGAs
- Fire heavily damages Orrington auto garage
- 2 men survive when snowmobile goes through ice in Dexter
- New rates at Baxter State Park start Wednesday
- Regulators decline to halt Loring water rate hike during investigation
- Houlton town manager resigns after just 8 months
- Former Gouldsboro ambulance manager charged in fraud scheme
- New bus route launches between Thomaston and hospital
- Appeals court supports replacing deteriorating midcoast Maine bridge
- Another Maine apartment building was shot up
- LL Bean will open new Maine outlet store this spring
- Cooper Flagg named AP Player of the Week after record-setting win
- Cooper Flagg scores 13 points in Duke’s win over Miami
- UMaine basketball player shines in bigger role after teammate’s season-ending injury
MAINE IN PICTURES
MAINE TOWN OF THE WEEK
WALDOBORO: Waldoboro’s most famous food exports are likely the sauerkraut and pickles made by the barrelful at Morse’s Sauerkraut, a market founded decades ago by German immigrants. But for a truly one-of-a-kind culinary ingredient, look no further than the Waldoboro green neck turnip, a variety of rutabaga which, according to legend, washed ashore in Waldoboro in 1886, like a gift from the sea gods to the land gods. It’s grown today by a handful of farms in midcoast Maine, and is praised for its size and mildly spicy flavor.
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“This ballot question is about much more than voter ID. It contains several measures that will make it harder to vote.”
Editorial: Potential voter ID referendum would also restrict absentee voting
LIFE IN MAINE
Common Ground Country Fair organizers unveiled this year’s poster design. The artist says it has a message about horses that she learned from attending the fair.
At a trades show, the “future of agriculture” in Maine was a mix of old and new. Automated farming equipment dealers shared floor space with old-time horse loggers at the Augusta event, which continues through Thursday.
These hulking machines in coastal Maine are the last of their kind in the world. The word “galamander” brings to mind a mythical beast. A dragon, perhaps, or a giant salamander.
Watch a Maine man show how to escape after falling through ice. Generally speaking, it’s best to avoid falling through the ice in the first place, but it happens.
