1. Delta is offering $30,000 to each passenger who was on the flight that crash-landed in Toronto, Canada. Delta Care Team representatives are telling customers that the offer “has no strings attached and does not affect rights,” a Delta spokesperson said. (NBC)
2. Two Maine men were arrested Tuesday after leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen U-Haul. The pursuit ended when the van crashed into a FedEx truck in Winthrop. Both suspects are now in custody. (WMTW)
3. Two Massachusetts men were arrested for posing as federal agents and scamming a Maine woman out of $40,000 in a paypal scam. Deputies caught the men when they returned to her Rangeley Plantation home for more cash. Both face theft charges. (WGME)
4. South Portland scrapped its plan to ban gas-powered leaf blowers after public backlash and threats to city staff. Instead, officials will phase them out in city departments over time. (WGME)
5. Residents of Cedar Falls Mobile Home Park in Bangor purchased their community in an $8 million deal. They used Maine’s new “opportunity to purchase” law, which took effect in 2023. It’s the second park to go resident-owned under the law. (WGME)
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