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1. Portland Jetport is on track to have a record breaking summer. The number of airplane seats for sale into and out of Portland already broke records in July and August. (PRESS HERALD)
2. Maine drug agents seized about 4lbs of cocaine that was disguised as a cake during a traffic stop on Tuesday. They believe the drugs were being transported into Maine to be distributed throughout Kennebec and Somerset counties. (WMTW)
3. Bangor and Portland-South Portland metropolitan areas have been named among the nation’s top 20 emerging housing markets by the Wall Street Journal. Bangor came in at No. 9, while Portland-South Portland ranked 6th. Ranks were based on rising housing prices, high demand and supply scores, and other economic indicators. (WGME)
4. The longest winning streak in the minor leagues keeps rolling as the Portland Sea Dogs won their 15th straight game yesterday. Chris Sale is set to start again for the Sea Dogs on Sunday. (PRESS HERALD)
5. Netflix is officially moving ahead with its plans to get into video games, announcing Tuesday that it will offer ad-free mobile games to its service. The games won’t increase subscription costs. (CNET)