Flags to be lowered in concert with funeral services for the Honorable Gerald Talbot, Maine Game Warden Joshua Tibbetts
Governor Janet Mills has directed that the United States and State of Maine flags be lowered statewide from sunrise to sunset on Thursday, May 21, 2026, in honor of the Honorable Gerald Talbot and Maine Game Warden Joshua Tibbetts, both of whom will be laid to rest that day.
Talbot, Maine's first Black legislator and the founding president of the Maine NAACP, will be honored at Merrill Auditorium in Portland at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday.
Governor Janet Mills today issued the following statement in response to remarks by the Vice President today in Bangor:
Governor Janet Mills tonight issued the following statement on the passing of former Maine lawmaker and civil rights leader Gerald Talbot: