Good morning. Temperatures will range from the high teens to the low 30s, with wind throughout the state.
Here’s what we’re talking about in Maine today.
This woman found an amazing way to help endangered monarch butterflies migrate in style
–Brittany Cooper of Hope worried that a monarch butterfly that emerged from its chrysalis in mid-October would find the cold weather too daunting to complete its migration to Mexico safely. So she fed her little visitor with cantaloupe juice until she could arrange a ride to a more temperate takeoff spot in North Carolina. With the help of social media, she arranged rides for that butterfly and a few other late-arriving Maine monarchs. “They all made it,” Cooper said. “The woman [in North Carolina] said they looked strong and healthy and were able to fly away. It was a happy ending.”
Residents of Maine’s 2nd Congressional District still don’t know who will represent them. A judge gets the case today.
–U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin filed a lawsuit Tuesday to challenge the use of ranked-choice voting to determine the outcome of the Nov. 6 election. As state election workers continued to process ballots for a second tally, as required by the ranked-choice system that Maine voters have twice endorsed, Poliquin’s legal team asked a federal judge in Bangor to stop that process. U.S. District Court judge Lance Walker will hear arguments on that request, beginning at 9 a.m. today.
Maine Maritime announces deal to place training center at Bucksport mill site
–Maine Maritime Academy is proceeding with plans to create an annex at the former Verso Paper mill site in Bucksport that could eventually train 2,400 seafarers annually.
Academy President William J. Brennan announced late Tuesday afternoon that the college had signed a purchase-and-sale agreement with site owner American Iron and Metal. The agreement is expected to be finalized following a 60-day due-diligence period, he said in a statement.
The Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument will foot part of the bill for regional economic growth efforts
–Part of the monument’s payment to Penobscot County in lieu of taxes will help to pay the salary for a new economic development director focused on the towns surrounding the monument — a region that is still reeling from the loss of paper mill jobs and trying to rebuild.
Mainers rescue horses in need, give them a second chance
–Tess was a racehorse, but she was never a very good one. And in her late teens, retired but healthy, she was no longer wanted by her then-owners.
So they called Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals, a horse rescue organization based in Windham, and offered her up — with an ultimatum. They either take Tess, or she’d be killed.
Maine
Hunter found dead in Maine remembered as ‘hilarious,’ ‘adventurous’
Board, property owner hope cluster of food trucks can revitalize ‘barren landscape’
Officials: New special education rules could overwhelm rural Maine districts
Bangor
Fred the cat was stuck in a hole for two days. Then Bangor firefighters dug him out.
Honoring those who served: Images from the Veterans Day parade in Brewer-Bangor
Bassist in Bangor metal band on life support after reported altercation
Business
New protections for herring but lobster bait crunch imminent
Maine blueberries, potatoes among crops to receive federal help
Portland fishermen petition for referendum to restrict waterfront development
Politics
Portland council candidate drops recount request
Poliquin fields questions from reporters about lawsuit
Document: Golden makes his case for ranked-choice voting to continue
Opinion
Counting Maine’s ranked-choice ballots must continue
A strong safety net is one way we can honor our veterans’ sacrifices
Five ways Democrats should use their window of opportunity
Sports
Western trip includes growing pains for rebuilding Black Bears
South soccer stars capture two games at 24th Senior Bowl
Bruins’ goaltender Rask back at practice after 3-day leave
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