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- A 28-year-old man is dead after being hit by a car while walking on an I-95 off-ramp in Bangor, police confirmed. Ryan Hersey began to walk to the Union Street exit off-ramp when he was struck by a car. (WMTW)
- Five people were taken to the hospital after a man crashed into the Dollar Tree in Ellsworth. An 80-year-old man was trying to park in a spot when he went through the building. (WMTW)
- Class is canceled at Harpswell Community School and Mount Ararat Middle School in Topsham because of respiratory illnesses. A flu outbreak at Casco Bay High School led to an early dismissal on Friday. A third of the students and staff at that school were out sick with flu symptoms last week. (WGME)
- The Maine Lottery is still waiting for a person who purchased a winning $1.5 million lottery ticket to come forward. Anyone who bought a ticket from the Cigaret Shopper in Madawaska is urged to check their tickets. (WMTW)
- A major shakeup in the world of competitive eating occurred Saturday. World champion eater Joey Chestnut lost the ninth annual St. Elmo shrimp cocktail eating championship. Chestnut has held the title for 8 years but came in fourth this year. Geoff Esper took home the gold in this year’s competition, eating 16 pounds and 6 ounces of shrimp cocktail in 8 minutes earning the first-place prize of $3,000, and the bragging rights of beating the Michael Jordan of eating contests. (TMZ)
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