1. Graham Platner has suspended his campaign and dropped out of Maine’s Senate race following sexual assault allegations, which he continues to deny. Ahead of Platner’s announcement, the Maine Democratic State Committee held an emergency meeting on Wednesday afternoon and voted to move forward with plans for a roughly 600-person nominating convention to choose a replacement. (WMTW)

2. Following Graham Platner’s withdrawal from Maine’s U.S. Senate race, the Democratic field is quickly taking shape. Former Maine CDC Director Nirav Shah and former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson have both launched campaigns for the nomination, while actor Patrick Dempsey announced he will not run. (NCM)

3. Some OOB residents say they’ve gone weeks without mail, with some neighborhoods reporting deliveries only once every week or two because of staffing shortages. The U.S. Postal Service says the problem is limited to certain areas and expects normal service to resume this week, but residents say they’ve heard that promise before. (PH)

4. Electricity demand across New England surged during last week’s heat wave as air conditioners ran nonstop, peaking at more than 25,000 megawatts on July 2. CMP says it also saw a spike in electricity use, sent a record number of high-usage alerts, and restored power to more than 45,000 customers after heat and thunderstorms caused outages. (PH)

5. Dunkin’ has teamed up with Kylie Jenner for the new King Kylie Collection, featuring three limited-time summer drinks: the Candy Pink Lemonade Refresher, Vanilla Pink Cloud Latte, and Pink Lemon Drop Suncloud Lemonade. The chain also rolled out new seasonal treats, including Ice Cream Cake-flavored donuts. (People)

Made Hot in Maine by the Law Offices of Joe Bornstein. Accidents happen… to be their specialty. 207-CALL-JOE or online at: joebornstein.com.