GRAY, Maine (AP) — Temperatures have reached 90 degrees across most of Maine for the third straight day.
The National Weather Service says the mercury topped 90 degrees Tuesday in Portland, Bangor and Caribou — marking the third day in row of extreme heat.
Butch Roberts of the National Weather Service says the last time temperatures hit 90 for three consecutive days in Portland was July 16-18, 1999.
Forecasters say temperatures could reach back into the 90s on Wednesday and again on Thursday before cooler weather arrives.

verified Being LeRage's communications director must be akin to being Mel Gibson's publicist. *shudder*
MONEY, is NOT the answer.
FAILING students need to be HELD BACK.
STOP passing the flunking kids into the next grade.
Is it really so complicated? NO!
If your kid FLUNKS you kid doesnt move on to the next grade!
This is so absurd, we spend more on education than almost every other state in the US and what do we have to show for it? Taxes higher than almost any other state in the US and kids who are flunking.
When are folks gonna figure this one out?
Buying flunking kids iPads and giving them free laptops isnt doing anything for their education. PASSING kids who FAIL isnt doing anything either. Loose the iPads and FLUNK the FLUNKEES and guess what? evenutually performace will improve. (three years in 4th grade should produce and very smart 4th grader)
No disrespect intended here, in my opinion your comments don't seem to encourage coming together to solve any problems. I'm not defending the governor's divisive tone by any means. I get a bit of the same tone from your comments just coming from the other side of the issue. Again I'm not trying to be disrespectful, I just think that one side has to come at this (or any) issue with a tone of respect. I've really haven't heard it from the governor so maybe it needs to come from the other side. Just my opinion.
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