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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Bangor’s new city manager, Carollynn Lear, on finding the right balance of speed and pragmatism in addressing the city’s issues.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Maine and other states mull a vaccine advisory group to push back on RFK Jr. Maine officials are talking with counterparts in other Democratic-led states about a possible vaccine advisory group.
What life is like inside Bangor’s first tiny home park. Now that tenants have had several months to settle into their miniature homes, the Bangor Daily News knocked on a few doors to see how residents like it.
Bangor’s new city manager shares her biggest priorities. Carollynn Lear arrives in Bangor at a time when housing, homelessness and infighting among city officials have become pressing concerns in the Queen City.
A Fort Kent native is representing the United States in the world’s longest horse race. The Mongol Derby spans more than 600 miles, about the same distance from New York City to Kelsy Stromski’s hometown of Fort Kent.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- 1 person rescued Friday from the Penobscot River
- Bar Harbor cruise ship traffic slows to a trickle under new limits
- Fishermen record close encounter with great white shark off Boothbay
- A Maine-based tofu maker is doubling in size
- Waterville man pleads guilty to making threats on YouTube
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“Yes, some of the kids are difficult, and being an educator has never been harder. But, regrettably, way too much of the training provided to educators working with at-risk students is on crisis management.”
Opinion: Maine took a step backward on student restraint and seclusion
LIFE IN MAINE
A new novel captures Presque Isle’s early days. Maliseet heritage, French fur traders and a stolen Scottish brooch — all three cultures collide in a novel by Aroostook writer Barry Wright.
Dramatic habitat transitions affect Maine’s nesting songbirds. “Maine is a very special place for birds, and this becomes apparent when we dissect their large-scale use of various habitats throughout the state,” BDN contributor Bob Duchesne writes.
Meet the worm that grows more than a foot long and convinces its host to drown itself. Despite its spooky and somewhat threatening appearance when emerging from its host, horsehair worms are harmless to humans.
