Maine News Updates

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IN THE WEATHER:

SUNRISE: 4:59 a.m. SUNSET: 8:24 p.m.

At 9 a.m., it was 55 degrees in downtown Portland.

Another
mostly cloudy day with some showers, maybe even some thunderstorms
throughout the day. By evening though, and certainly by tomorrow,
clearing begins with a sunny day expected by Wednesday.

But temperatures will remain rather low, never breaching the 70 mark today and having a tough time getting there tomorrow, too.

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THE SUNRISE HERALD WEATHER WATCHERS REPORT:

• Bill in Rockland says: Fifty-five degrees here at 5:30
  this morning and still gray and misty. Theres's no wind just at the
  moment, but there's no sun either. Prospects for better weather are
  supposed to improve and they can't come soon enough. If that's whining,
  I'll indulge myself this once.
• Jim in Cape Elizabeth says:
  Another drizzly Monday meets us as we start the work week.  After
  Saturday's gorgeous weather, having a COLD Sunday and gloomy Monday
  just isn't right.  This is almost summer and while the rainfall was
  beneficial, it was a great nuisance.  I think though that it will clear
  up and get warmer as the week progresses, so just remember: It's Maine
  and the weather is what it is.  Currently still and 55.  Stay  dry one
  and all!

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ON THE ROAD:

IN BRUNSWICK -- 
Expect more traffic headaches resulting from the Maine Street
reconstruction, this time with the closing of Longfellow Avenue coming
Wednesday and Thursday.

 Traffic will be reduced to one lane on the
street  Tuesday.

The construction: Laying down a storm drain line at the intersection of Longfellow Avenue,
Park Row and Maine Street.

People who would expect to be
able to use that intersection are encouraged  to seek an alternative
route.

But the good news: Cars traveling along Maine Street should not be affected by the
construction work.

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ON THE OCEAN:

Southwestern winds blow 5 to 10 knots, then come from the east. Seas 1 to 2
feet and visibility is hampered by downpours and fog.

IN PORTLAND: High tide at 5:17 p.m. Low tide at 10:56 a.m. and again at 11:23 p.m.

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IN THE NEWS:

KENNEBUNK - Memorial services for a firefighter from South Portland begin today at Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer Street.

A wake for Debra Cole  will be held today with visiting hours from 1 to 4 p.m. and again from 6 to 9 p.m.

Funeral
services for Ms. Cole will be at 11  a.m. Tuesday at New Life Church, 551 Alfred Road in
Biddeford.

SOUTH
PORTLAND -- The Coast Guard Sector Northern New England says one man is
dead and another is in the hospital after their boat collided with
rocks or a jetty in New Hampshire.

A release prepared by the
Coast Guard says the Coast Guard, the Hampton, N.H., Fire Department
and good Samaritans searched for the pair yesterday around Hampton
Beach, N.H., after a report of a boat that had been struck.

The
victim, who has not been identified, was found on the beach by the fire
department. The second male, whose condition was unknown as of this
morning, was rescued by a good Samaritan.

The search began last night around 7:15 p.m.

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COLOMA,
WIS. -- A newspaper out of Appleton, Wis., is reporting that a
50-year-old trucker from Maine died when his vehicle rolled over on an
interstate there. 

The paper identifies the victim as Gregory P.
Ingalls of West Bath, Maine. The one-vehicle crash in which he was
killed occurred just after 6 p.m., Thursday. Ingalls was identified
Friday.

To access the story, as it appears in the The Post-Crescent Newspaper, click here.

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GOING ON TODAY:

IN
KITTERY -- If you are stationed at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, and
your barracks are cluttered, better get working on a quick cleanup.

The naval base will have an important visitor today:  Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus (at left).

Mabus
will join U.S. Sen. Susan Collins for a tour of the shipyard. She
invited him up to Maine when they met in her Washington, D.C., offices
on April 27.

She is pleased he is coming for the visit. Details of what time he plans to arrive are not yet available.

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IN PORTLAND -- The Bridge Music Festival, an event where students from the Portland Public Schools and
musical groups join for jamming, is from noon to 8:30 p.m. today at
Deering Oaks Park (or the Portland Expo, depending on the weather).

Hundreds of students from the Portland School Department will gather
with other musicians such as the Edith Jones Project and Sean Mencher
and his Rhythm Kings, to perform some lively tunes.

The event is free to the public, but donations are accepted at the door.

For a full schedule of the day click the poster at right.

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