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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Bassist Matt Boldebook of the band Gasoline Dream about Grime Studios, a nonprofit multiunit music rehearsal space in Portland that is facing a $30,000 budget shortfall.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
The search has been called for a missing father-son fishing crew near Lubec. Fishermen and multiple agencies searched with boats, planes and helicopters after the duo failed to return to their South Addison home Saturday night.
Maine is stifling this homemade solution to the housing crisis. Home builders around Maine routinely turn clients away or add them to yearslong waitlists. This one is begging for more business.
Real estate crunch threatens beloved haven of Maine music scene. Grime Studios manager Justin Curtsinger recently signed a new five-year lease that came with a hefty rent increase, and the nonprofit Portland music rehearsal space now faces a $30,000 budget shortfall.
Bangor health group sees surge in needle distribution after provider shuts down. Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness has seen a nearly 3,000 percent increase in the number of sterile syringes it distributes since the Health Equity Alliance shuttered its syringe exchange program.
How Mainers can protect themselves from “money mules.” After a Texas man pleaded guilty to helping steal nearly $400,000 from a Maine man, a U.S. attorney offered tips on how people can protect themselves from similar scams.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- A bitter cold is about to descend on Maine
- This $12M oceanfront Maine home sold in 90 minutes
- Maine will now regulate new outbuildings in unorganized territories
- The Bangor Mall sign is still broken
- Aroostook man killed in explosion
- Aroostook County’s new international bridge was named the best in North America
- Presque Isle artist finds healing with chainsaw carving
- Jury convicts Aroostook man of murdering girlfriend
- Firefighters rescue driver of U-Haul who went through ice on Echo Lake
- Deer Isle man dies after driving off the road
- Plea deal reached in MDI fatal hit-and-run
- Lawyers say state owes $800K to Blue Hill school
- Nordic Aquafarms drops plan to build $500M Belfast salmon facility
- Belfast wine and cheese shop opens under new owner
- Pets killed in Dexter apartment fire
- Trooper was justified in shooting Mainer who pointed BB gun at him
- Cooper Flagg gives Maine fans a show against BC
- Cooper Flagg returns to New England and leads Duke past Boston College
- Cooper Flagg signs exclusive trading card deal
- UMaine men’s hockey wins shootout after tying with UConn
- A.J. Lopez leads UMaine men’s basketball to road victory over UMBC
- 3rd-quarter run leads UMaine women’s basketball to win over UMBC
- UMaine men’s basketball is off to its best league start in more than a decade
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“Dr. Martin Luther King’s vision was rooted in the belief that all human beings deserve equality, a principle that echoes deeply within the hearts of the Wabanaki.”
Wabanaki Voices: From Selma to the Penobscot, a shared vision of justice
LIFE IN MAINE
Watch this family of Canada lynx stroll through a Maine front yard. These five lynx follow the leader as they cross a yard and climb over a snowbank.
Have you ever heard a bobcat cry? Check out the haunting vocalizations this bobcat makes in the Maine woods.
How to get started with snowshoeing. Snowshoeing doesn’t require much equipment, and compared to other winter activities it’s relatively easy to learn. Still, there can be some frustrations in starting any new sport. Here are tips to get started.
Hiking in extreme cold comes with its lessons. “The recorded wind chill was minus 35 degrees Fahrenheit. It was dangerous, even though we were both prepared,” Aislinn Sarnacki writes.
Winter temperature swings can cause serious damage to your house. Here are ways you can help protect your home when the weather is unpredictable.
