1. There were 253 overdose deaths statewide from Jan. 1 through May and nearly 4,000 reported cases of non-fatal overdoses. The Mills administration is buying $1 million worth of xylazine test strips, the latest effort to slow the record-setting pace of fatal overdoses in Maine. (PH)

2. Two groups of teenage girls were targeted and shot with some type of pellet gun in Portland last weekend behind Deering High School. One of the girls described the drive by shooter as a white man with a hairy arm. (WGME)

3. For the first time since 1981, Biddeford swore in their newest police chief on Tuesday: JoAnne Fisk. She’s Biddeford’s first female police chief. (WGME)

4. The women’s USA Soccer team kicks off their road to a World Cup three-peat today. They face off against Vietnam at 9pm. (PH)

5. The 56th Yarmouth Clam Festival kicks off today at 10am. The big parade is happening at 6pm. Then the shucking competition is at 11am Saturday. There’s also arts and crafts, a carnival, music and plenty of food! (WGME)

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