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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I have people say, ‘How can you sleep with what you do?’”
— Garnett Robinson, a tax assessor who founded Maine Assessment and Appraisal Services, which helps towns with assessing properties.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Angst over Maine’s high property taxes hampers efforts to make them fairer. Many Maine municipalities are doing their first revaluations since the pandemic boom in home values, making residents concerned about taxes.
Maine home sellers are overpricing their properties. Overpricing their homes can cause them to sit on the market longer and ultimately reduce the homeowners’ profits.
A far-right activist is running for Bangor City Council. Richard Ward is one of 11 potential candidates considering running for three open seats on the council this November.
Why more people than ever are visiting Acadia National Park. Over the past decade, the annual number of estimated visits to Acadia has ballooned from around 2 million to 4 million.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Overnight lane closures at Stillwater Avenue and I-95
- Modern Indigenous cafe opens in downtown Old Town
- Maine Solar System model expands with two additions
- Firefighters douse blaze sparked by lightning in Acadia
- Man charged in death of Waldoboro woman
- 3 suspects still at large after Rumford police chase and gunfire
- North Windham shooting suspect found dead
- Gray woman struck, killed while crossing road in New Gloucester
- 3 teens who escaped South Portland youth facility found in Saco
- Maine’s Ricky Craven buys Speedway 95
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“We need to offer support without grinding down the small businesses and services we all depend on.”
Opinion: Problems with Maine’s family medical leave program have been ignored
LIFE IN MAINE
Fall warbler identification: Why these four Maine species look identical. For the next month, birders who look beyond their backyard feeders may be tormented by “confusing fall warblers” in the treetops.
Moose and a black bear react to being caught on a trail camera. Trail camera clips show a curious moose inspecting the camera, and an upset black bear trying to dislodge it.
What you don’t know about loons might surprise you. Loons are aggressively territorial and ready to defend their corner of the lake the moment the ice goes out, Bob Duchesne writes.
