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By Portland Press Herald Staff Report September 29, 2008 09:30 AM

Welcome to the Sunrise Herald, the place to go to get the news from overnight and onward...
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IN THE WEATHER:

At 9 a.m., it was 63 degrees in downtown Portland. Some early morning patchy fog and clouds followed by some sun this afternoon provide a pleasant surprise to the day.

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ON THE ROAD:

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ON THE OCEAN:

. Small craft advisory in effect through Tuesday morning. Today, northwest wind 5 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 67 feet. Patchy fog early this morning with a chance of showers. Visibility 1 - 3 nautical miles. Tonight, northerly winds 5 to 10 knots with seas 4 to 6 feet.

High tide in Portland: 11:45 a.m. Low tide: 5:33 a.m. and 5:56 p.m.

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THE NEWEST NEWS:

News you need to know, now:

State officials have banned shellfish harvesting along the entire Maine coast because of concerns about bacterial runoff from the heavy rains of recent days.

The Department of Marine Resources' ban covers, clams, quahogs, mussels and oysters from New Hampshire to Canada.

The closure became effective Saturday evening as a pre-emptive measure. (AP)

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AUGUSTA -- State court offices are closed to the public until noon Monday through Friday as part of fall administrative week in which court personnel catch up on paperwork during the morning.

The shortened hours affect district and superior courts throughout the state, as well as the state supreme court.
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PORTLAND -- The Carnival Victory, a Carnival Cruise Line ship, will visit Portland for the final time this year.

Carrying 2,758 passengers, the Carnival Victory began its seven day sail in New York City and will leave Portland at the end of the day for Saint John, New Brunswick. With a length of 893 feet and weight of 101,509 tons, the boat carries a crew of 1,100.

The Carnival Victory is scheduled to arrive at 8 a.m. and depart at 6 p.m.

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SCARBOROUGH -- A workshop on energy conservation will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. today at the high school cafeteria.

Hosted by Sen. Philip Bartlett (D-Gorham), the workshop will feature representatives from the Maine State Housing Authority, Efficiency Maine, Scarborough Fire Department, PROP, banks and oil dealers.

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Maine Drug Enforcement Agency officers have arrested 17 local people in the last couple of weeks for trafficking in OxyContin, cocaine, methadone and marijuana, according to division Cmdr. Darrell Crandall late last week.

To read the detailed story, click on the Bangor Daily News link.

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Paul Newman fan?

Read the Bangor Daily News story on Newman's philanthropic efforts at the College of the Atlantic as well as others.