Today is Tuesday. Temperatures will be in the low 20s to low 30s. Up to half a foot of snow is expected to fall over Maine through the afternoon. See what the weather for the rest of the day will be here.
Here’s what we’re talking about in Maine today.
Some Maine fishermen may get higher piers after last week’s storms
But building a trap storage pier several feet higher would put the decks out of reach of a lobsterman standing on a boat.
Federal disaster relief won’t cover all homeowners along Maine’s battered coast
Many seasonal, part-time or vacant residences in coastal communities decimated by last week’s storms won’t receive federal disaster relief funds.
Here are some iconic Maine landmarks hit by last week’s storms
While the dollar value of all that destruction is still being tallied, there were plenty of reports of places that were badly damaged.
Workers begin salvaging a fishing boat that wrecked in Saturday’s storm
The Cape Elizabeth shoreline is no stranger to shipwrecks, and the Tara Lynn II is the latest boat to be driven onto the rocks.
Jared Golden’s Bangor office vandalized
The graffiti read “Ceasefire now” and ended with “inshallah,” a common Arabic saying that translates to “God willing.” His response was defiant.
Bangor lays out its vision for a new ice arena and recreation center
The roughly 92,000-square-foot building will hold two sheets of ice, a gymnasium, child care space and room for other activities.
A massive fire 20 years ago brought down a part of downtown Bangor history
Once firefighters arrived at the old Masonic Hall, they didn’t leave for another four and a half days.
Bali-born restauranteur to open Japanese hibachi in Newport
Crazy Sumo 2 is expected to open in Newport by the end of January, and will feature seven grills and a sushi bar.
She is the Aroostook sheriff’s 1st female chief deputy
Erica Pelletier will oversee the Aroostook County Jail in Houlton, oversee deputy patrol and write grants for the sheriff’s office.
Aroostook club rebuilds bridge on major snowmobile trail
The Portage Lakers Snowmobile Club finished rebuilding a bridge on Saturday along ITS 85 one of the state’s major snowmobile trails.
Opponents have figured out how to beat the UMaine men’s hockey team
Now that the Black Bears have high-scorers on the team, opponents are trying to slow them down and succeeding.
Here are truths and myths about Maine wild turkeys
“Myths or erroneous notions abound when it comes to the public image of our large game birds,” BDN Outdoors contributor V. Paul Reynolds writes.
In other Maine news …
Health care advocates are prioritizing policies to stop gun violence
New report details reasons why Maine maternity units have closed
Maine towns are landfilling 50 percent more garbage
Pesticides and road salt threaten Maine’s water supply
Union in contentious contract talks with Down East hospital
Man wounded while exchanging gunfire with police in Naples
Man accused of killing 60-year-old at Portland YMCA
Brian Scalabrine reflects on Cooper Flagg’s ‘impressive’ weekend performance
Bangor girls basketball snaps 3-game losing streak behind Mimi Quinn’s 23 points
Hampden Academy boys’ basketball overpowers Bangor
Future UMaine quarterback named state’s best high school senior football player
Former UMaine stars Jeremy Swayman and Jim Montgomery chosen to NHL All-Star game