Good morning. Temperatures will be in the mid-40s with partly sunny skies throughout the state.
Here’s what we’re talking about in Maine today.
The long-shot treatment that’s expanding Maine’s frontier of cancer care
It’s too early to say whether the effort has saved lives, and skeptics of this type of “precision medicine” argue that its limited successes have been overblown. But the initiative is bringing a new frontier in cancer treatment to corners of Maine that might have waited years for it otherwise, and at virtually no cost to patients.
New York man charged with threatening senators over Kavanaugh vote
Federal authorities arrested a 74-year-old New York man Friday for allegedly threatening two U.S. senators over their votes for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Ronald DeRisi of Smithtown, New York, is accused of making phone calls to the offices of the unnamed senators between Sept. 27 and Oct. 8, and delivering vulgar death threats.
The New York Post on Saturday identified the senators as Republicans Susan Collins of Maine and Chuck Grassley of Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Orrington fifth-grader bags 5-pointer on Youth Deer Day
Hunting with his dad, Donald Pelkey, Thomas wasted little time filling his tag, shooting the 100-pounder less than an hour after legal shooting time. The buck was following a parade of four does, and Thomas said he had to wait for it to walk across a field before a good shot presented itself.
And the more Thomas saw of the deer, the bigger it got.
2 cases of viral meningitis reported at UMaine
Two students taking classes at the University of Maine through the nursing program have been diagnosed with viral meningitis, according to university officials.
This Bangor church is determined to save its stained-glass windows
The roads aren’t the only thing undergoing a transformation at the intersection of State Street and Broadway in Bangor.
For the past two weeks, crews have been removing two of the most prominent stained-glass windows at All Souls Congregational Church, pane by pane.
It’s part of a $180,000 project the church has undertaken to preserve two of its highest windows after decades of wear.
Tex-Mex helped spare an 80-year-old Maine candlepin bowling alley’s life
When the nearly 80-year-old candlepin bowling alley Bowling Bowl closed its doors earlier this year, Brunswick buzzed with concern that the decades of daily leagues — both kids and adults — had come to an end.
Instead, after renovations and a change of menu, the bowling alley on Dunlap Street — along with a new Tex-Mex restaurant, Bolos — is slated to open by the end of the year, co-owner Joe O’Neil said last week.
Do this: How to plant garlic and keep your garden disease-free
Garlic ought to be planted in the fall, after the first light frost or two but before the ground freezes. And you shouldn’t get your seed garlic from an unknown and untrustworthy source. That’s because a disease called white rot is making its way across the country.
In other news…
Maine
Fryeburg bridge to be dedicated in memory of fallen officer
Man dies after ATV hits tree in western Maine
Canadian moose hunter arrested on charge of illegally entering US
Bangor
Bangor firefighters rescue small dog after its culvert adventure goes awry
Curse of the murdered Bangor fur trader
Bangor Daily News honored by Maine Press Association as best print newspaper
Business
UMaine team gets help in battle with salmon-ruining lice
State refuses town request for more time on shellfish farm expansion
Maine home sales dropped 5 percent but prices remain strong
Politics
Looking to shape his legacy, LePage says ‘politics is out of my life’
Mike Michaud is on the ballot again this fall, but only in 1 town
Maine GOP lawmaker says he’ll pray for Democrats who publicized his 1980s drug arrests
Opinion
Chellie Pingree worthy of top choice in Maine’s 1st Congressional District
Our fate is tied to a healthy ocean. That’s why New England’s marine monument matters.
What can one person do to save the planet?
Sports
MDI, Camden Hills, Orono win North girls cross country titles
Brunswick wins ‘A’ North boys cross country title; Hermon, Orono repeat as regional champs
Brady throws 3 TDs, Patriots hang on to beat Bears
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