A version of this story first appeared in the Morning Update newsletter. Sign up here to receive the Morning Update and other BDN newsletters directly in your inbox.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“The challenge right now is there is just no way for the town’s citizens to stop this idiocy.”

— Mark Lipscombe, who is spearheading an effort in Houlton to allow voters to recall elected officials. The push comes as the town manager is facing a felony charge .

TODAY’S TOP STORIES

$1.5 million is at stake as the government shutdown pauses entrance fees at Acadia . Health care is at the center of the shutdown, but it’s one of the most intractable issues in Congress .

Ballots went missing the same day a Mainer reportedly found 250 in an Amazon package . Ellsworth reported that it was miss

See Full Page