Today is Monday. Temperatures will be in the high 30s to mid-50s from north to south, with a wintry mix and rain in the north and rain elsewhere across the state. Here’s what we’re talking about in Maine today.
Downtown Waterville is shown in this 2019 file photo. Credit: Linda Coan O’Kresik / BDN
The more conservative 2nd Congressional District has lost population over the past decade while the reliably liberal 1st District has grown. Population estimates from 2018 suggest roughly 15,000 people in the 1st District could be shifted to the 2nd District when new maps are drawn.
This trail camera photo seems to show some sort of cat, but what appears to be a long tail, like a mountain lion would have, may be a branch. Credit: Courtesy of Nolan Raymond.
Nolan Raymond doesn’t know exactly what he captured on his trail camera in Bucksport.
In this Feb. 5, 2020, file photo, Thomas Bonfanti make his first court appearance at Calais District Court for three counts of murder and one count of elevated aggravated assault. Credit: Linda Coan O’Kresik / BDN
Thomas Bonfanti walked into an American Legion hall and laid cash on the bar for his cremation after he allegedly killed three people and injured a fourth more than nine months ago.
Car and trucks travel on the Maine Turnpike near exit 48 in Portland. Credit: Troy R. Bennett / BDN
The Maine Turnpike Authority expects that the number of toll transactions on the 109-mile highway will drop below 1 million from Nov. 25 to Nov. 29 this year. A year ago, Maine tolls recorded 1,062,813 over the Thanksgiving holiday period.
Beer from Maine craft breweries. Credit: Linda Coan O’Kresik / BDN
Winter beers, unlike their lighter, brighter warm-weather counterparts, tend to be a little heavier, a bit maltier and definitely darker. And being a state that knows a thing or two about winter, Maine breweries offer up a wide array of cold-weather beers.
