1. Police are investigating an armed robbery Thursday afternoon at a restaurant in Old Orchard Beach. According to police, it happened around 3:30 p.m. at China Eatery on Ocean Park Road. Police did not know Thursday if the armed robbery was connected to a string of armed robberies that have occurred across Cumberland County since March 20. If so, this would be the ninth armed robbery believed to be from the same armed robber. (WMTW)
2. Students and faculty at Windham High School were evacuated Thursday afternoon due to a bomb threat, the school district’s superintendent said in a tweet. The bomb threat was written on a bathroom wall inside the school, according to a release from police. Even though a K-9 sweep of Windham High School found nothing suspicious, district leaders made the decision to cancel classes today at Windham High School, Windham Middle School and Windham Primary School. (NewsCenterMaine)
3. Longtime lobster-roll food truck Bite into Maine will be joined this summer in Fort Williams Park by Cousins Maine Lobster, owned by a pair of Maine natives who now have a fleet of food trucks in every corner of the country. (Press Herald)
4. Easter Sunday! – Here’s some fun facts: Easter is the celebration of the resurrection of Christ; it is the oldest Christian holiday and one of the most important days of the year. Americans consume more than 16 million jelly beans during this holiday. That is enough jelly beans to circle the globe not once, not twice, but three times. During the holiday, more than 90 million chocolate bunnies, 91.4 billion eggs and 700 million Peeps are produced each year in the United States alone. Are you an ears, arms or tail person? Seventy-six percent of people eat the ears on the chocolate bunny first, five percent go for the feet and four percent for the tail. (Pastbook)
5. #HOTSHOW starring LIL JON (DJ & Performance Set) at the State Theatre, Saturday Sept.1 (LaborDay Weekend). Tickets on sale NOW! Charge by phone at 800-745-3000, in person at the Port City Music Hall box office or online HERE
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