The National Weather Service says unseasonably warm temperatures are also expected in Maine on Sunday and Monday before a return to more typical weather for November.
Bonnie Washuk
Bonnie Washuk is the weekend reporter for the Portland Press Herald. She previously was the education writer and a general assignment reporter for the Sun Journal, focusing on Lewiston-Auburn schools. She began as a Lewiston Daily Sun reporter on Halloween, 1983. Since then she's worked for the Lewiston Evening Journal, Sunday, and the Sun Journal covering just about every beat. For 10 years she covered politics as the State House reporter. Bonnie's interests are cooking, dogs, the environment. She's an avid recycler, drives a Prius and does a lot of dog walking with her dogs Lucy and Zoe. A wife, mother of three sons and grandmother of four, she loves children. A great assignment for her is interviewing students. She lives in Portland, grew up in Augusta and attended the University of Maine at Augusta.
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Game wardens investigate after moose and eagle are illegally shot
The eagle was injured by shotgun pellets, and the dead moose was found hidden under brush in Aroostook County.
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Kennebec County deputies pull stolen truck from water at Sidney boat launch
Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call about an illegal vehicle parked, and found a stolen submerged truck in Messalonskee Lake.
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Police searching for missing University of Maine Presque Isle student
Chase Dmuchowsky, 21, was last seen on Oct. 24 when he was leaving his dorm. His vehicle was found running near the Penobscot Narrows Bridge, News Center reported Sunday.
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Hundreds gather to celebrate life of Freeport teen
Community members rally around the family and friends of Theo Ferrara, who was found dead last month after an extensive search.
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Maine hospitals seeing spike in children’s respiratory virus
Respiratory syncytial virus is a common virus that usually causes cold-like symptoms. One to two out of every 100 children younger than 6 months with an RSV infection are hospitalized.
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Death of Hancock County man ruled a homicide
Police say he was found by a friend Oct. 3, but they’re still working to confirm his identity.
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Kennebunkport community helps ‘stuff the trailer’ for victims of Hurricane Ian
Stefan Kuenzel, who owns businesses in Maine and Fort Myers Beach, organized a drive to fill a 24-foot cargo trailer with donations, which he will drive to Florida.
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With winds easing, aircraft join search for missing teen in Freeport
As of Sunday night, the missing teen, Theo Ferrara, 14, had not been found, but the search will continue, said Maine Warden Service Lt. Jason Luce.
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Moose hunt in northern Maine begins Monday
Staggered, moose hunting season opens for different zones through Nov. 26. In all 4,080 hunting permits have been issued. Last year 65 percent of moose hunters killed a moose.