Today is Wednesday. Temperatures will be in the high 50s to mid-60s from north to south, with rain showers throughout the state. Here’s what we’re talking about in Maine today.
In this Sept. 23, 2020, file photo, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, right, departs after paying respects as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose under the Portico at the top of the front steps of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington. Credit: Patrick Semansky / AP
Democratic and Republican leaders have been at odds over a renewed stimulus bill for more than two months. The White House had dangled the possibility of a $1.6 trillion stimulus bill last week, while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, had asked for $2.2 trillion.
Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon, left, and incumbent Sen. Susan Collins participate in a debate at the Holiday Inn By The Bay, Friday, Sept. 11, 2020 in Portland, Maine. Credit: Brianna Soukup / Portland Press Herald
In this Nov. 12, 2018 file photo, an election worker sorts a stack of ballots during a ranked choice voting tabulation in Augusta, Maine. Credit: Robert F. Bukaty | AP
Kevin Staples, a scientist with the state Department of Marine Resources, loops two pieces of rope tied together through winches on a hydraulic tensile testing machine at a DMR regional office on Oct. 2, 2020. Credit: Bill Trotter / BDN
Since early 2019, a small group of scientists at the Maine Department of Marine Resources have been testing a variety of different types of rope knotted together by putting them under strain with an old hydraulic tensile testing machine. The idea is to come up with a way Maine lobstermen can affordably satisfy federal laws that prohibit fishing activity from harming protected marine species such as North Atlantic right whales.
Stepping off of a ferry onto Monhegan island is like stepping back in time. No paved roads. No cellphone service. A one-room schoolhouse sits in the island’s center. But thanks to a volunteer-led effort and a substantial grant from the federal government, Monhegan island could be breaking ground on a broadband internet system by next summer.
In this June 18, 2017, file photo, thirteen-lined ground squirrels congregate near the ninth hole during the fourth round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Erin Hills in Erin, Wis. Credit: David J. Phillip / AP
Fall in Maine can be a glorious time of year. It’s when leaf peeping hits its peak. It’s when colder nights just beg for a cozy blanket and a good book and pumpkin-spice flavored everything is everywhere. But fall can also bring headaches to homeowners because it’s also the time of year rodents are looking for places to den up for the winter.
