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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Caribou senior forward Tristan Robbins, after both the Caribou boys and girls teams won their Class D state basketball championship games.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
The “silenced” Republican in President Donald Trump’s war with Maine is louder than ever. After the Democratic-led Maine House of Representatives voted along party lines last Tuesday to censure Rep. Laurel Libby, she stood with her head held high below the speaker’s rostrum.
New rail push for Bangor wins over Republican skeptics. A broader coalition of Democratic and Republican lawmakers from urban and rural areas are backing this year’s proposal to study how to expand passenger rail service from Maine’s biggest city to the home of its flagship university.
See all the chemicals in your Maine town’s drinking water. The new dataset allows residents to see whether contaminants in their water meet various standards.
This metal detectorist helps Mainers uncover their home’s history. Dan Benoit has unearthed treasures ranging from the sentimental — like a toy car from an older gentleman’s boyhood — to old coins minted all over the globe.
Maine high school 2025 basketball tournament results (for full results, be sure to check out tipoff-to-final-buzzer coverage):
Class D
- Girls: Valley 47, Central Aroostook 28
- Boys: St. Dominic 34, Schenck 31
Class C
- Girls: Penobscot Valley 57, Hall Dale 37
- Boys: Mt. Abram 74, Mattanawcook 48
Class B
- Girls: Caribou 49, Biddeford 48 (OT)
- Boys: Caribou 65, York 44
Class AA
- Girls: South Portland 54, Cheverus 48
- Boys: Windham 55, South Portland 52
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- UMaine loses multi-million-dollar Maine Sea Grant funding from NOAA
- These 2 bills could change how Mainers hunt
- Protesters rallied at 16 demonstrations across Maine
- Statewide protests highlight Mainers’ demands for change
- Brewer’s retiring public safety director will take job as assistant city manager
- Massachusetts woman killed in Piscataquis County snowmobile crash
- 1,000-plus watch as Can-Am returns after 2024 cancellation
- A 50-year-old event helps Maine’s fishing industry hash out its differences
- ‘This is Caribou history’: Girls and boys bring home basketball championships together
- Inspired by Cooper and Ace Flagg, Quinn Pelletier wants to earn his own way
- Meet the ‘spark-plug’ guard who helped Lincoln make its last state final 70 years ago
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“The funds that come to tribal nations from the federal government like many of yours support our community’s education, health care and substance use disorder treatment programs. It also protects our environment and other vital elements to make sure our people are safe and healthy.”
Opinion: Trump cuts already having devastating impacts on tribal communities
LIFE IN MAINE
This rainbow trout was worth keeping. Korie Higgins of Auburn knew it was going to be a good one when he saw the tail of the rainbow trout the second time the fish passed near the hole drilled through about 16 inches of ice.
This Maine boy was just 16 months old when he caught his first fish. He may not remember the experience, but it was caught on video for him and others to relive.
A Maine game warden tells how he survived a fall through the ice. “I immediately recognized the feeling of my snowmobile going through the ice and into the water. Before I knew it, I was in the water, swimming as my snowmobile sank below me,” Nick Bartholomew said.
