Bangor homelessness / Milo special elections / Stephen King’s influences

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Generally within a month or two, their bodies acclimate and they’re fine, but it can be a challenge for someone who has been outside for a long time to then be inside with heat.”

— Andrew Royal, who oversees the new Landlord Liaison Program, which matches landlords with homeless people to provide housing and fill vacancies. Landlords have given the program positive reviews. Among the minor complaints: tenants keeping windows open in winter.

TODAY’S TOP MAINE STORIES

A Bangor group has found 36 apartments for homeless people . The Landlord Liaison Program matches landlords and their vacant apartments with people who have nowhere to live.

Milo will hold a special election after four town officials resigned . The exodus over the last week after news of a secret meeting raised questions about how the town would conduct its regular business.

A new book shows the Maine inspiration behind Stephen King’s work . Sharon Kitchens’ “Stephen King’s Maine” explores the real-life towns where King grew up and eventually set his stories.

A woman convicted in 2022 of killing her newborn daughter is appealing her sentence before Maine’s high court. That the infant died in 1985 is at the center of the appeal.

Jenness Robbins, longtime president of Robbins Lumber has died at 85 . Robbins oversaw a number of innovations during his 27 years leading the Waldo County business.

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NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE

• Lawmakers are pushing Maine’s budget to ‘breaking point,’ Mills administration warns
• Mike Soboleski unveils his latest endorsements while Austin Theriault touts Trump
• Maine names 16 county teachers of the year
• Bangor High teacher named Penobscot County Teacher of the Year
• Bangor is updating sidewalk at Stephen King’s house after tourists trampled the grass
• 2 killed in I-95 crash in Old Town
• Milford firefighter on leave after allegedly crashing into building while drunk
• Maine funeral home owner accused of theft
• Feds want to seize alleged marijuana grow house in Corinna
• Nonprofit buys land for Greenville housing development
• Mount Desert rejects limits on vacation rentals
• Maine aquarium reopening with new exhibits after 4-year closure
• Man wounded in shootout with 11 Maine cops kept nodding off in 1st court appearance
• A man with a bloody face tried to flag down traffic on Maine interstate
• UMaine softball finishes season with 5-41 overall record
• Struggling UMaine baseball team still confident it will earn a tourney spot
• Maine natives tee off in next week’s NCAA Division I golf regionals

THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND

On Saturday, the Maine Science Festival hosts its rescheduled 5 Minute Genius event at 7 p.m. at the Bangor Opera House. Also on Saturday, a cappella ensemble Straight No Chaser brings its Yacht Rock Tour to the Collins Center for the Arts in Orono at 8 p.m., and comedian Alex Giampapa and guests perform at 6 p.m. at Queen City Cinema Club in Bangor. On Sunday, the Maine Mayhem Film Festival, featuring an array of Maine-made short films, is set for 2 p.m. at the Bangor Arts Exchange. And, of course, Sunday is Mother’s Day — get those brunch or dinner plans squared away now.

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LIFE IN MAINE

Would Instagram photos of a skilled snowmobiler get you to visit Aroostook County? That’s one idea floated during a summit on marketing the region as a seasonal destination .

Learning how to identify birds is about to get even harder . Here are tips to beef up your birding skills .

Go back in time by hiking along this old Bar Harbor railway . Aislinn Sarnacki recounts a walk along a three-mile stretch of the former railroad line turned trail .