Hugging the border of Maine and New Hampshire is the small town Eliot. With a little over 7,000 residents, you'd expect the crime rate to be low. In 2023, Eliot already saw a minuscule violent crime rate drop to microscopic. But a small spike in property crime in 2023 caused Eliot to lose it's title as Maine's safest city. It now ranks #3.
One of the cool things we have in Maine are a lot of great downtowns. Each one is just a little different and each one has a bunch of great, local, businesses. These are a few you may want to visit in the next year.
The Black Bears can't end their 12-year losing streak against the Catamounts, losing at home for just the second time this season.