Today, Morgan Womack reports on record low temperatures prompting warming centers to open across the state. We also have a listing of warming centers open across the state, and ‘Giving trees’ in Maine this year are reflecting an increased need for household essentials.
ARCTIC COLD BLASTS MAINE
Strong winds and record low temperatures in the single digits have prompted warnings from forecasters while warming centers across the state are opening their doors to prepare for the frigid air. Read more.
WHERE TO FIND WARMING SHELTERS
Here’s a list of centers across Maine, including the South Parish Congregational Church at 34 Bridge St. in Augusta and Kaydenz Kitchen Warming Center at 70 Horton St. in Lewiston. Read more.
“Too many promising medicines fail late, after years of work and enormous cost, because our best tools still don’t reliably predict how a drug will behave in people.”
Alicia Jackson, director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health
The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor has become the first research institution in Maine to receive a specialized federal grant focused on biomedical breakthroughs. The funding of up to $30.6 million over three years will be used to build digital heart models for drug testing. Read more from reporter Rachel Ohm: Maine research lab awarded $30 million federal grant for modeling of human heart
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Mt. Ararat football coach Frank True retires
The winningest coach in program history steps down after two stints as the Eagles’ coach.