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Tuesday, March 26, 2024 |
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I’ve noticed that the people who are being active and trying to initiate change tend to come from outside the political system. Eventually they get involved in that world, but they start as citizens who want to make positive changes in their communities. I think that’s really encouraging. It means anyone can look at something and say ‘They did it. We can do it too.’”
— David Byrne, musician, artist and author, on community projects that do something positive. The former Talking Heads frontman will be in Maine on Saturday to lead a discussion about one such undertaking, the dam removal on the lower Penobscot River.
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Today’s Top Maine Stories |
Rents at two Wiscasset mobile home parks have skyrocketed. Residents point to the out-of-state investment firms that snatched them up during the pandemic. |
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Bangor officials are uneasy about a needle exchange operating in city parks.Needlepoint Sanctuary is no stranger, but the group was recently certified by the state and has plans. |
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There’s no body cam footage of Brewer’s police chief fatally shooting a man last week. The absence was confirmed by the Maine attorney general’s office. |
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A Bangor-area firearms inventor is remembered. Though Richard Dyke has been credited with making the AR-15 into America’s bestselling rifle, it wouldn’t have happened without the ideas of Mack Gwinn Jr. |
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Maine in Pictures |
| Sean Doherty of Vermont, who has participated in the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Olympic games, fires a shot Friday during the U.S. National Biathlon Championships in Fort Kent. Credit: Chris Bouchard / St. John Valley Times | | Video of the Week | | This male downy woodpecker eluded BDN Outdoors contributor Allie Ladd for a while. He kept seeing the holes increasing on the tree and wondered what bird was making them for a couple of weeks before his trail camera caught the culprit. | |
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More News from Around the State |
Where have all the mussels gone? Maine’s firefighters rarely fight fires. Instead they’re answering medical calls. Study finds treating self-neglect in older adults can prevent later abuse Complaint against state supreme court justice raises questions about judicial ethics Jared Golden and his wife announce birth of 2nd daughter Maine’s famous ‘Wedding Cake House’ is being sold for $2.7M Bangor Region YMCA to get $5M in federal funding Bradford man arrested after incident that prompted shelter-in-place order Washington County behind in removing weapons from people at risk Maine judge acquitted of operating under the influence Community rallies when power loss threatens incubating eggs and chicks Analysis: Loss to BU was a valuable tune-up for UMaine heading into NCAA hockey tourney |
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From the Opinion Pages |
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Life in Maine |
Planning to watch the eclipse from a snowmobile trail or state park? Because of the time of year, it may not be the best idea. |
Maine has the only intact native population of Arctic charr in the lower 48 states. The late Fred Kircheis, known as the “charr man,” kept them in mind, BDN Outdoors contributor V. Paul Reynolds writes. |
Gardeners often wind up spending more on gardening supplies than planned. Here are some tips to save money before it’s too late. |
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