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— Ed Richard on his 12-year-old grandson Deklan Taylor who brought down a nearly 400-pound black bear on his birthday. | ||||||||||||
Portland’s biggest pedestrian square is getting less friendly to cars and trucks. Monument Square is listed as a park in the city code, but it has increasingly been used by businesses for deliveries and general parking. | ||||||||||||
Maine Democrats and Republicans are living in different political realities. In a survey released last week, 90 percent of Republicans said their financial situation was worse than it was a year ago. Yet only 14 percent of Democrats said so. | ||||||||||||
Midcoast animal shelters are overwhelmed with unwanted cats. Although the problem is widespread in the region, one hotspot has been the town of Union. | ||||||||||||
Workers have been digging through Maine’s trash to get to the bottom of our growing consumption habits. A recent state report that found that the amount of waste going to landfills has increased significantly over the last decade. | ||||||||||||
A Damariscotta restaurant was destroyed in a fire over the weekend. Schooner Landing sat on a pier overlooking the Damariscotta River. | ||||||||||||
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Here are 21 things to do in Maine before summer is over. With three weeks until the fall equinox, theoretically you could do one each day. Tom Winland decided more than a year ago that he wanted to hunt a bear. To make the experience even more special, Winland made the .54-caliber flintlock rifle that killed his nearly 300-pound bear. The mile-long Knife Edge bridging two peaks atop Katahdin is considering Maine’s scariest hike. In some places, it narrows to the width of a sidewalk with 1,000-foot drops on either side. It takes a lot of energy to heat water. Here are five options for heating water useful for an off-grid lifestyle or just to reduce your overall energy consumption. | ||||||||||||
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MORNING UPDATEMONDAY, SEPT. 2, 2024QUOTE OF THE DAY“The best part is I have gotten to enjoy it all being a gramps and he’s so very sincere, even when we don’t get lucky hunting andfishing. He will tell me on the way home, ‘That’s OK Gramps, it’s all about the memories.’”— Ed Richard on his 12-year-old grandson Deklan Taylor who brought down a nearly 400-pound black bear on his birthday.TODAY’S TOP MAINE STORIESPortland’s biggest pedestrian square is getting less friendly to cars and trucks. Monument Square is listed as a park in the citycode, but it has increasingly been used by businesses for deliveries and general parking.Maine Democrats and Republicans are living in different political realities. In a survey released last week, 90 percent ofRepublicans said their financial situation was worse than it was a year ago. Yet only 14 percent of Democrats said so.Midcoast animal shelters are overwhelmed with unwanted cats. Although the problem is widespread in the region, one hotspot hasbeen the town of Union.Workers have been digging through Maine’s trash to get to the bottom of our growing consumption habits. A recent state report thatfound that the amount of waste going to landfills has increased significantly over the last decade.Tell us: What’s the coolest thing you’ve ever found at the dump in Maine?A Damariscotta restaurant was destroyed in a fire over the weekend. Schooner Landing sat on a pier overlooking the DamariscottaRiver.SUBSCRIBE TODAYStay connected with complete access to Bangordailynews.com, the BDN app, daily BDN news updates, and the Inside BDN Newsletter.MAINE IN PICTURESD o= S N —”%/%/,Cadence Ankers, 18, of Rockport, is considering adopting a kitten from PAWS Animal Adoption Center in Camden. She is seen hereplaying with Lady Danbury, aged 4 months, 3 days. Midcoast animal shelters have been inundated with an influx of stray andunwanted cats. Credit: Sasha Ray / BDNMORE NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE * Susan Collins responds to Kamala Harris’ vow to put a Republican in her Cabinet * This is what’s closed in Maine on Labor Day this year * Travel providers expect a busy Labor Day weekend * Maine regulators examine charging electric customers less when demand is lowest * Bangor’s fire chief is retiring next month * Man allegedly violated his bail conditions from deadly 2018 OUI crash * Fort Kent chief retires after fighting fires for more than 60 years * Scientist believes more great white sharks are swimming Down East * 52-year-old identified as man who died at Surry work site * A Maine shellfish harvester has a guess why his town is losing its mud * Rembrandt painting found in Maine attic fetches nearly $1.2M at auction * Toxic foam spill in Brunswick spread to garden used by immigrants * Man allegedly threatened someone with a gun at Unity Raceway * Lawnmower driver injured in collision with truck in Thomaston * A golf cart crash injures 5 in the midcoast * Patients, advocates say MaineCare transportation company is failing to live up to its agreement * Maine woman memorializes mother’s ‘wake of destruction’ in obituary * Woman released on bond after pleading not guilty to running illegal marijuana grows in Maine * Maine CDC says town’s water OK to drink after sludge spill * Deaths of woman and child connected to Kittery-NH bridge shooting ruled homicides * UMaine football wins 1st season-opener since 2019 * UMaine women’s basketball has challenging non-conference schedule * Bruins goalie returns to UMaine to work out with Black BearsFROM THE OPINION PAGES“One result was that workers reported the highest job satisfaction rate on record. This is a big deal since most workers spendmuch of their waking hours on the job.”Opinion: Workers are far better off than 4 years agoLIFE IN MAINEHere are 21 things to do in Maine before summer is over. With three weeks until the fall equinox, theoretically you could do oneeach day.Tom Winland decided more than a year ago that he wanted to hunt a bear. To make the experience even more special, Winland made the.54-caliber flintlock rifle that killed his nearly 300-pound bear.The mile-long Knife Edge bridging two peaks atop Katahdin is considering Maine’s scariest hike. In some places, it narrows to thewidth of a sidewalk with 1,000-foot drops on either side.It takes a lot of energy to heat water. Here are five options for heating water useful for an off-grid lifestyle or just to reduceyour overall energy consumption.= &~ o ° = n ° = <Thanks for reading! Did someone forward you this email? To subscribe to the Morning Update and all other BDN newsletters, clickhere.View email in browserbangordailynews · 1 Merchants Plz · Bangor, ME 04401-8302 · USAor
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