Today is Friday. Temperatures will be in the low 20s to low 30s from north to south, with sunny skies throughout the state. See what the weather for the rest of the day will be here.
Here’s what we’re talking about in Maine today.
Unseasonal warmth led to Monday’s record-breaking storm
This year may end up being the warmest on record for the planet.
This family of 5 moved to Maine from Arizona a week ago and lost power days later
With plenty of heat and activities, the Bangor Public Library’s Children’s Department has been a saving grace.
PLUS: This table shows where power outages persisted as of late Thursday night.
3 days after the storm, Maine rivers are returning to normal
Gauge readings in the Androscoggin, Piscataquis, Kennebec and Sandy rivers show that the worst of the floodwater is subsiding.
Body of 2nd missing woman found in Mexico
Authorities identified the two women killed when they were swept into the Swift River as Gertrude Richard, 61, and Ciara Cooper, 20.
These aerial photos show the true devastation of Monday’s flooding in Maine
In the days following the wind and rain storm, a number of communities remained underwater across the state.
How has the storm messed up your holiday plans?
Will holiday baking have to wait or not happen at all? Will you spend Christmas Eve in the dark? Tell us how the storm has affected your plans.
How to not lose your wild game meat during a power outage
The suggestions from the hunters on social media are endless. But there are safe ways to make sure meat makes it through a power outage.
Warm weather unlikely to stop Aroostook winter events, organizers say
“At the end of the day, you don’t need snow to go ice fishing,” derby chairman Paul Bernier said.
White Christmases are actually a fairly rare occurrence in Maine
According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac weather database, snow has only fallen on Christmas Eve or Day in Bangor four times in the past 20 years.
Maine’s new ‘land bank’ for vacant properties is still debating its mission
Members of the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority hold differing views on what role to play with single-family homes.
In other Maine news …
Native American translations are being added to road signs from Maine to Minnesota
Maine delays key vote on phasing out gas-powered vehicles
Maine regulators kill developer’s plans for Aroostook wind line
Federal government pauses controversial plan for western Maine wildlife refuge
PFAS found on former Loring base could delay $4B biomass jet fuel plant
Maine supreme court upholds life sentences for double murderer
Wiscasset school board votes to fire principal after public hearings
Man found not guilty of 2019 Richmond killing
Nokomis boys basketball cruises past Bangor at home
Local high school teams to play charity hockey game in honor of Guy Perron
Russian defenseman can’t play hockey for UMaine, NCAA says
Tulane women’s basketball holds off furious UMaine rally to win tourney