Good morning. Temperatures will be in the mid-teens to high 20s from north to south with cloudy skies and a chance for snow throughout the state. Here's what we're talking about in Maine today.

He fled terrorists in Somalia and moved to Maine. This month, he’ll become a US citizen.

• Abdi Iftin survived a malnourished childhood in Somalia, fled terrorists who wanted to kill him because he could speak English and endured years trapped as a refugee in Kenya. Five years ago, after winning a U.S. visa lottery, Iftin made it to Maine with the support of a local family. Since then, he's written a book, started college and garnered national media coverage.

• Peter Vigue, 72, of Pittsfield allegedly hit the referee in the head with cannon fire, causing injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, after a Maine Maritime touchdown in the second half of the academy’s 42-21 loss to Massachusetts Maritime Academy in September. Vigue is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday.

• The Black Bears stumbled through a difficult month of December, but last Thursday's overtime win over Columbia and collective reflection have the team motivated to put it all together during a challenging America East slate.