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By Giselle Goodman January 25, 2008 09:30 AM

Sunrise Herald is the early morning news update feature at pressherald.com. It is updated at 6, 7, 8 and 9 on weekdays.

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THE WEATHER AND TRAFFIC
At 9 a.m., it was 9 degrees in downtown Portland.

A chilly day prevails; however, the mostly sunny sky keeps the day bright. Temperatures in the low 20s, if we're lucky. Where the wind is blowing, a wind chill prevails. Bangor, for example, has a wind chill right now of -13 degrees. The wind in Portland, though, is pretty still.

Tomorrow, a few degrees warmer (maybe - like 28) with plenty of sun.

FOR MARINERS:

Tame wind, small seas in Casco Bay. Wind 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.

High tide in Portland today at 12:55 p.m. Low tide at 6:42 a.m. and 7:13 p.m.

FOR TRAVELERS:

• Turnpike crews will be at mile 25 in Kennebunk today to work on the Mousam River bridge. This will mean northbound lane closures from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The area will have cones and signs to warn drivers that the work is coming up, but it should not hamper travel.
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THE NEWEST NEWS:

IF YOU LIVE IN THE SKOWHEGAN AREA and get a call from somebody saying they are from the Franklin/Somerset County Federal Credit Union, you may want to hang up.

Then pick up the phone again and call the police. The Skowhegan Police Department today is warning people about what seems to be a telephone scam.

Police reported that callers identified themselves as being from the credit union and were requesting a pin number. They even left a number 912-373-7478 to call back with information, police said.

The calls came from 781-583-7100 and 781-583-7108, police said. The calls are not coming from the credit union.

A LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE IS WEIGHING THE MERITS OF A SHIELD LAW today, a law that would protect journalists from being forced to reveal their confidential sources.

The Judiciary Committee took testimony Thursday on the bill, which is intended to give journalists greater protection when reporting on illegal or improper activities through the use of confidential sources.

The bill sponsored by Rep. Jon Hinck, D-Portland, closely follows a model law from the Media Rights Center. Thirty-two states, including California, New York and Connecticut, and the District of Columbia already have shield laws. Media organizations are pushing for passage of a federal law.

A NUMBER OF FREE FLU SHOT CLINICS GET UNDERWAY today for folks who might otherwise have trouble getting one.

They are administered by HomeHealth Visiting Nurses of Southern Maine, and are for people who are indigent, homeless or do not have easy access to flu shots because of lack of insurance or transportation.

The clinics are scheduled at these local food pantries and outreach centers:

• The Root Cellar -- Portland -- Today -- 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Sanford Meal Kitchen -- Sanford Masonic Hall -- Monday, Jan. 28 -- 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
•The Table of Plenty Soup Kitchen -- Berwick/The United Methodist Church -- Wednesday, Jan. 30 from 4 - 5:30 p.m.
• Amistad -- Portland -- Thursday, Jan. 31 -- 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Bon Appetit Meal Kitchen -- Biddeford/Second Congregational Church -- Thursday, Jan. 31 from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

In addition, HomeHealth Visiting Nurses will hold flu shot clinics for the general public every Wednesday from 2 - 4 p.m. at their office on 15 Industrial Park Road in Saco.

A MAN TEST-DRIVING AN ATV IN AUGUSTA lost control of the vehicle yesterday afternoon in the parking lot of North Country Harley Davidson on North Belfast Avenue. The ATV flipped over and collided with a parked car, causing extensive damage to both vehicles.

David Spicer, 60, of Dresden was driving the ATV, turned a corner too fast and lost control of the vehicle, police Sgt. Chris Massey said.

Spicer was not injured, Massey said. But the accident caused $3,000 in damage to the ATV and $2,500 in damage to the parked car, police estimated.

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DID YOU KNOW:

STRIPES ARE THE IN-THING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA. Or at least, they are for one lobster snagged in a trap in Harpswell.

Check this guy out:

Associated Press photo.

The rare lobster still gets to live in the Atlantic, although it is in a tote bag tied up to the dock at Allen's Seafood in Harpswell. They don't plan on selling him over at Allen's. He's too rare to eat. But I bet if you did cook it up, it would taste just like lobster.