Morning update: What you need to know in Maine today

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Getting broadband will help them join the rest of us where we don’t think about the internet, we don’t think about how slow internet is and how it’s not a hindrance to living your daily life, to working, to connecting with your family.”

— Nick Battista, the chief policy officer for the Island Institute, on Monhegan nearing the completion of new broadband internet infrastructure.

TODAY’S TOP MAINE STORIES

In February 1945, Lt. Austin Rodney Keith and his crew were lost over the Pacific Ocean . While his remains have never been found, Keith, a Bangor native, has finally received a memorial plaque.

Joe Leonard and Dan Tremble are running as Democrats in the June 11 primary election for the Penobscot County Commission . Their top issues: the budget and fate of the county jail.

There’s plenty of love for Red’s Eats . But what makes people wait in lines stretching down Route 1 to drop $36 on a lobster roll?

After being owned by the same family for five generations, this MDI home has made its market debut . The price: $5.5 million.

MAINE IN PICTURES

NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE

• Janet Mills picks interim health department director
• Maine’s only public magnet school is ‘at the limit’ of its finances
• Maine School of Science and Mathematics celebrates 2024 graduates
• These brothers are working to save a historic northern Maine theater
• Monhegan Island to get broadband internet
• Maine teacher breaks world ‘joggling’ record
• Motorcyclist killed in Auburn crash identified as 40-year-old Lewiston woman
• Julia Gagnon will perform at Maine Moxie Festival
• Man dies in Standish crash
• Portland man held without bail after briefly escaping police
• Biddeford landlord who murdered 2 tenants dies in prison
• Bangor boys and girls win PVC large school track championships
• Hampden Academy softball uses big early lead to beat Brewer
• Former Bangor Christian baseball ace is transferring to UMaine
• Former Hampden basketball star heads to USM after graduating from UMaine

FROM THE OPINION PAGES

“We know the horror of war, and many of our families have experienced the trauma and sacrifice.”

Opinion: Honor Memorial Day by working for peace

LIFE IN MAINE

A new crop of farmers is expanding Maine’s tradition of agricultural cooperatives. Pooling resources gives farmers more time, saves them money and provides access to markets they couldn’t reach alone.

Maine is packed with well-known places to eat from Bangor to Portland. But if you want to try something that’s a little off the beaten path, take a trip to one of these six restaurants scattered throughout the state .

It would be hard to find a recipe that’s not improved by adding fresh herbs. One way to make sure you always have your favorite herbs on hand is planting your own .