1. Another small business has been robbed at gunpoint in Cumberland County. South Portland police said the Aroma Joe’s coffee shop on Western Avenue was held up around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. The suspect walked up to the service window, showed a weapon and demanded money, officials said. A clerk immediately called 911 and the man did not get away with any money. No one was hurt. This attempted armed robbery marks the eighth in a series of armed robberies across Cumberland County since last week. (WMTW)
2. Kim Jong Un really did make that rumored trip to China. Chinese state media reported Kim said he’s committed to denuclearization. Experts think Kim made the trip to Beijing because he’ll need support from North Korea’s closest ally before possible meetings with the Presidents of South Korea and the US. (CNN)
3. The Portland Planning Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve an expansion of Maine Medical Center’s campus in Portland’s West End neighborhood. The $512 million project is expected to get underway in May and will require a one-block section of busy Congress Street to close for eight weeks beginning May 7. It’s the first phase of a project that is expected to continue for the next five years. The full expansion will create a front entrance on Congress Street, new surgical units and a new employee parking garage. The project approved Tuesday would move the hospital’s helipad and add two floors with 64 new oncology patient rooms on the hospital’s East Tower, while also adding three levels, totaling 225 spaces, to the visitor parking garage. (Press Herald)
4. Patrick Fagan of Goldsmith University who is a behavioral science expert has conducted research connecting concerts and life expectancy. His study shows that people who attend a concert at least once every two weeks could extend their life by about nine years. (Daily Mail)
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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