Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Quote of the Day

“Attempting to punish people out of poverty is the least effective and most expensive response to this growing housing crisis.”

— ACLU of Maine on a proposed loitering ban in Bangor that the group called unconstitutional.

Today’s Top Maine Stories

Scammers are trying to sell Mainers’ land without their knowledge. Deed fraud, perpetrated by “title pirates,” is increasingly plaguing landowners across the country.

A proposal to remove transgender protections is splitting a Midcoast school district. School board members who opposed the policy said it undermines families and isn’t necessary.

Maine ACLU called Bangor’s proposed loitering ban unconstitutional. The group said the ban would criminalize “peaceful conduct in public spaces” while ignoring the “root causes of homelessness.”

A debate is under way over expanding a program for treating serious mental illnesses. Judges could order people at risk for harming themselves or others to get assisted outpatient treatment.

Maine in Pictures

More News from Around the State

• Jared Golden demands answers for why Maine town’s post office still closed after 3 years

• Janet Mills says Maine needs more workers

• Missing Bangor man found safe in Searsport

• Police identify man killed after truck crashed into Hampden house

• Hermon schools rehire retired superintendent

• Houlton man sues police for surveillance camera documents

• Feds appoint JetBlue to serve Presque Isle airport

• Milo elects 4 new members to Select Board in wake of resignations

• MDI residents frustrated by closures of clinic and coastal road

• Car crashes into sandwich shop in downtown Bar Harbor

• New owners of Lincolnville general store give it a meaningful new name

• Restaurant destroyed in Port Clyde fire opening food truck this summer

• Maine company plans to launch small satellites starting in 2025

• Brunswick ups oversight of development at former air station

• A Maine woman is missing

• Maine wood-fiber insulation company is expanding its distribution across North America

• Attorney general suing Mainer for allegedly providing unlicensed immigration services

• Freshman pinch-hitter comes through in seventh as Central softball rallies past MCI

• Hermon baseball advances with 7-3 comeback win over Belfast

• UMaine football addresses defensive needs by adding 5 transfers

From the Opinion Pages

Life in Maine

Three Bangor buildings — a nondescript multi-unit, a former orphan asylum and a 1830s Greek Revival mansion — have hidden histories you might not know about.

A common and handy biodegradable material might be leaking PFAS into your garden. So-called forever chemicals have been linked to health problems not usually associated with homegrown veggies.

Now that it’s warm enough to comfortably sleep outdoors. Here’s a beginner’s guide to camping in a tent in Maine.

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