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1. Demand for COVID-19 testing continues to grow in Maine. 652 new cases and three additional deaths were reported Thursday. (PRESS HERALD)
2. Top staff resign and charges are possible following reported incidents at Long Creek. The changes come after the state launched an internal investigation at Long Creek following reports of ‘dangerous’ use of restraint last week. (NEWS CENTER)
3. Vandals destroyed a communication board designed for students with special needs at Greely Middle School. It was ripped out of the ground, broken and a word that’s used to insult people with disabilities was spray painted on it. (WGME)
4. This is the final week of summer. Fall is now five days away. That means the first fall foliage report is out. Northern Maine is seeing just a bit of color. Typical peak colors for northern Vermont through northern Maine is the first week of October. (WGME)
5. Fried chicken, collard greens, mac-and-cheese, corn bread, and peach cobbler will soon become options in the Maine Mall food court. Soul Food Paradise, a Portland takeout restaurant now operating out of Fork Food Lab in Portland, has signed a three-year lease with the Maine Mall food court and will be moving his business into the spot formerly occupied by Arbys. (PRESS HERALD)
