Morning Update: What you need to know in Maine today

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“I honestly believe they were trying to capture the heart of Maine.”

— Serena Collins Bonville, whose classic square-body pickup truck was sought out by the marketing team for the Portland Hearts of Pine during a trip to Aroostook County to shoot photos and video promoting the soccer team’s new blaze orange jersey.

TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Here’s what would happen in Maine during a government shutdown. Shutdown threats have become routine in Washington, but they’ve been averted in recent years with eleventh-hour deals between Republicans and Democrats.

This Bangor City Council candidate says social services aren’t working and should be cut back. Colleen O’Neal said the city’s policies have “created a Mecca for the homeless,” and with that comes drugs and crime.

The Portland Hearts of Pine featured Aroostook County in the marketing for their new “blaze” jersey. The soccer club’s creative team traveled four-plus hours up I-95 for a series of promotional video and photoshoots in The County.

A Maine high court justice says her potential reprimand is based on her past votes. Justice Catherine Connors is accused of violating Maine’s Code of Judicial Conduct by not recusing herself from two foreclosure cases.