Today is Wednesday. Temperatures will be in the low 80s to mid-80s with sunny skies throughout the state and a chance for rain in the north. Here's what we're talking about in Maine today.

3 Maine nursing homes getting new COVID-19 test machines, but the tests have limits

• The machines use technology called antigen testing, which is 80 to 90 percent accurate but has advantages including faster processing. A group that represents nursing home medical directors is concerned that the relative inaccuracy of the tests could lead to missed cases in nursing homes, which have been susceptible to deadly outbreaks of the coronavirus throughout the pandemic.

Bangor High asks parents to choose a back-to-school plan for their kids

• The high school sent a survey to parents asking them to confirm whether they want their children to attend school in person full-time, a few days a week, or not at all. It follows the state's release of a green light for schools across the state to return to in-person instruction.

• Jacob Bushey was playing in a youth league at Houlton Community Golf Course on Monday when he carded the ace. It came on the 131-yard eighth hole.

Maine lobster industry to lose sustainability certification over its effect on right whales

• The decision comes after a federal judge ruled in April that the National Marine Fisheries Service had understated the threat of entanglement in lobster fishing gear to the population of right whales in the North Atlantic Ocean, which is estimated to be around 400 animals. The ruling effectively lowered the fishery’s sustainability score, and led to the decision to suspend its certification.

• Maine’s utilities regulator agreed to fine Central Maine Power Co. $500,000, the top amount allowable, for issuing winter disconnection notices to customers without its prior approval.

• Brian Seguin of Lewiston struggled during his first season with the Black Bears, but put together a string of 27 consecutive games with a hit in 1990. He went on to set three more school records the following year.

In other Maine news...

• Nearly 80,000 left without power after tropical storm blows past Maine

• Dixfield Police Department closes due to shortage of officers

• Top Democrats call 2nd poll to bring Maine Legislature back, but stalemate with GOP remains