Maine Attorney Indicted / Hotel Closure on Presque Isle / Sea Slug Infestation

Today is Wednesday. The temperatures will be in the high teens to low 30s from north to south, with sunny skies across the state. See how the weather is for the rest of the day here. Here’s the latest on gas prices in Maine.
Here’s what we’re talking about today in Maine.
Scott Fenstermaker has been ordered to withdraw from his case count of more than 100, straining an already ailing legal service.
They continued to scream as a Justice Marshal escorted them out of the courtroom.
Concerned citizens of Hermon will either file recall petitions or wait to nominate their own candidates for the June election.
Bangor has until December 31, 2024 to allocate the aid funds and the money must be spent by December 31, 2026.
Scott Oxley, a Northern Light employee for 30 years, became President of Acadia Hospital, Bangor’s psychiatric hospital, in 2017.
The release of Gov. Janet Mills’ biennial budget today will set in motion what is likely to be a contentious negotiation process.
Smaller than an M&M, this sea slug is a major headache for Maine seaweed farmers.
The 6,500-square-foot retreat on the shore of Craig Pond in Orland nearly broke a Maine real estate record when it sold last month.
Four out of 10 Maine children with asthma live in homes that use gas for cooking.
Once a popular hotel, restaurant, and nightspot, the Presque Isle Inn & Convention Center has been at the center of controversy.
The Gift chronicles a September moose hunting expedition in northwestern Aroostook County.
The boys’ and girls’ collegiate lacrosse teams are made up of athletes from the Houlton, Hodgdon, and Southern Aroostook schools.
UMaine meets FIU on September 2 and the state of North Dakota on September 9.
“Nobody wants to see a 71-9 game, not even the coach of the team that wins 71-9.”
Monarch butterflies were listed as critically endangered last summer and added to the “Red List” of threatened species.
Pete Warner, Editor of BDN Outdoors, finally tackles an item on his bucket list and enrolls in Brewer’s six-week fly tying course.
In other news from Maine…
Janet Mills preaches restraint before revealing her spending plan
Rachel Talbot Ross says tackling Maine’s troubled court system is “top priority.”
Maine’s cable law is upheld after the US Supreme Court denied appeal
Ellsworth City Council splits over sale of house to owner who has not paid taxes
A Maine man dies in the Charleston Correctional Facility
Wells man accused of machete attack faces federal terrorism charges
Maine lobster fishermen are now required to report what they catch
Recreational cannabis sales nearly doubled in Maine in 2022
Etna house totaled after fire on Tuesday morning
Accident on I-295 backs up traffic near the Yarmouth exit
Machias Boys Basketball fights back for a big win over Bangor Christian
UMaine women’s basketball game at UNH postponed