1. A man walked into the underground U.S. Capitol Visitor Center on Monday and was shot and wounded by a police after he pointed what appeared to be a weapon at officers. A female bystander also suffered wounds and was taken to the hospital. (BD)
2. Casco Bay High School Principal Derek Pierce was named Maine’s Principal of the Year on Monday, honored for growing the 11-year-old school in Portland from a fledgling alternative offering to a thriving institution known for its innovative teaching model and close-knit student community. (PH)
3. A group in Gray is taking the next step to secede from the town. They had a meeting Monday night to discuss the secession process and start collecting petition signatures. Some people who live on the west side of Little Sebago Lake say they’d rather be part of Raymond. They already have to drive through that town to get to the rest of Gray, and services like EMS and fire come from Raymond. “I’ve never really identified with Gray,” resident Elizabeth Metayer said. “Raymond is our community. Raymond is where I do everything.” (WCSH)
4. Chill out Instagram is not changing… for now. The testing of new features did roll out to a small number of markets yesterday but they are not content specific. That means it’s not meant to clear any types of posts away from your feeds—so all your memes are safe for now. (Fader)
5. Roadsnacks.net released a list of the 10 snobbiest places in Maine. Median home price, median household Income, percentage of population w/ a college degree, private schools per capita, number of theatres and art galleries all factored into the rankings. #5 South Eliot #4 Cape Elizabeth #3 Kennebunk #2 Cumberland #1 Falmouth (RS)
