Good morning. Temperatures will be in the low 30s throughout the state.
Here’s what we’re talking about in Maine today.
Ellsworth issued a demolition permit. Now it can’t figure out how to revoke it.
–A group of residents want to spare the former Ticonic 4 firehouse on Route 1A from demolition. But the city’s Board of Appeals said it didn’t have the authority to revoke the city-issued demolition permit and that it was a matter for the city council. Now, the city council is uncertain it has the authority to revoke the permit, and its lawyers have a conflict of interest.
A ‘grand experiment’ in sober living has just opened in Bangor
–When Scott Pardy volunteered at the Penobscot County Jail, he witnessed a particular cycle of addiction: inmates getting sober behind bars, being released and returning to their old lives because they had no other option. So he did something about it. He bought a house and rehabbed it. Five men in recovery now live there.
There’s good news and bad news at the Bangor Mall
–The Sears Auto Center store at the mall will close for good at 6 p.m. today, but anchor store JC Penney has agreed to a new multiyear lease, the facility’s new manager said Tuesday.
Industry experts have pointed to the status of JC Penney, as well as fellow anchor Dick’s Sporting Goods, as an indicator for whether the shopping center can bounce back after a troubling few years.
Bangor’s school superintendent is in the running for a national award
–Betsy Webb is one of three superintendents nationwide in the running for for a Women in School Leadership award from the School Superintendents’ Association. She’ll learn in February 2019 whether the association has chosen her for the honor.
Whimsical Ellsworth building revived as antique and art shop
–With its turrets, giant circular windows, spires and walls of corrugated metal, the building at 444 Route 1A in Ellsworth has intrigued vacationers and local residents for years.
After sitting empty for years, curious passersby can now step inside the unusual building. The recently renovated building opened this past summer as 1A Relics, a three-story shop of antiques and art.
Haven’t got your deer yet? Here are some tips to change your luck.
–It seems it was just yesterday when Maine’s deer hunters eagerly hopped out of bed to celebrate opening morning by heading into the woods. And here we are, somehow, staring down the barrel of the last week of the firearms deer season: deerless, again.
Nathan Bieber, the deer biologist for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, passed along these late-season tips to help tip the scales in your favor in your quest to find a buck over the next few days.
Do this: Catch some Thanksgiving football … today
–The 107th annual Thanksgiving football game between rivals Portland and Deering high schools will be held today at 4 p.m., after school district officials saw “extreme cold” in the forecast for the Thursday holiday.
The game will be held at Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland. Go enjoy the tradition, but bring your own turkey — the concession stands won’t be open.
In other news…
Maine
Throw away your lettuce. Romaine is not safe to eat, CDC warns.
Nurse claims jail’s health care provider fired her for raising safety concerns
Captain of Camden charter vessel charged with seaman’s manslaughter, detained in Virgin Islands
Bangor
Bangor public works director’s 32-year career ended the day of a snowstorm
Pakistani man whose country won’t let him back home sentenced to 8 months in prison
Man accused in Bangor beating death makes first court appearance
Business
New USDA deal to open up interstate markets to Maine meat producers
LL Bean family members donate $4M to Maine Medical Center for new lobby
Property near South Portland lighthouse, once eyed for $900M project, bought by new owner
Politics
LePage to exit the Blaine House with middling approval despite decent economy
Rockland City Council seats new member, selects mayor
Maine led the nation with ranked-choice voting. Will others follow?
Opinion
How a 95-year-old man will restore your faith in humanity
Improve the economy through improved education
Maine’s solar policy is more costly than expected. Lawmakers can lessen this cost.
Sports
How UMaine’s underdog football team turned tragedy into a conference title
Former UMaine pitcher charged with raping 6 women in Delaware
Portland’s pro football team is up for sale after one season of play
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