1. The Kennebunk school district has lost more than three dozen teachers and staff members in just the last four months. Some teachers left due to pay, and others because of relocation, retirement, or leaving the profession. Families are wondering if the district will have enough teachers when school starts in three weeks. (WGME)

2. John “Jack” Palmer, a Hermon resident known around the world as the “buttery, flaky crust” guy died Friday at the age of 86. In 2013 bloopers from a local Dysart commercial starring Palmer and his wife went viral and even inspired an SNL skit starring Will Ferrell and Kate McKinnon. (BDN)

3. Maine workers will now benefit from a law that allows the state to order businesses to pay back wages as well as damages from missed wages. The law went into effect Friday. (PH)

4. The Northern Lights were once again visible over Maine Sunday night into Monday morning. Mainers snapped photos of the aurora borealis over Bath, Augusta, Auburn, Orono, and more. (NCM)

5. Today is International Left-Handers Day, observed annually on August 13 to celebrate the uniqueness and differences of left-handed individuals.

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