🌱 Patch AM: How a chaotic Portland carjacking spree ended at the ferry terminal

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In today's newsletter:

• How a chaotic Portland carjacking spree ended at the ferry terminal
• Could a rice-sized creature reshape Maine's lobster future?
• What Canada's tariff reversal really means for Maine's lobster economy

Also on today's calendar: Learn The Truth About Getting Rid Of Your Stuff and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 73 and low of 60 degrees.
• Tuesday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 67, low: 61.
• Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Suspect in alleged gunpoint carjackings dies in officer-involved shooting (wgme.com) — A man suspected in a string of armed carjackings and crashes around downtown Portland was shot and killed by police outside the Casco Bay Ferry Terminal, and state investigators are now reviewing the incident. The suspect, identified as 37-year-old Jacob Hastings, was linked to multiple overnight disturbances near Cross Insurance Arena and Commercial Street, and had reportedly been living unsheltered in a nearby encampment.
   

• Researchers are tracking the survival of baby lobsters as important plankton migrate north in warmer waters (newenglandnewspress.com) — From Portland, researchers are warning that tiny plankton moving north in warmer waters could be affecting baby lobster survival in the Gulf of Maine. By tracking how larvae depend on the zooplankton Calanus finmarchicus, scientists hope to better predict future lobster populations that matter to Maine's coastal economy.
   

• Canada drops tariffs on US seafood and fish products, including lobster, amid trade tensions (wfaa.com) — Reporting from Portland, officials say Canada has dropped retaliatory tariffs on U.S. seafood and fish products, easing pressure on Maine's lobster industry and coastal communities. Local fishing leaders and Maine's congressional delegation welcomed the move, though broader U.S.-Canada trade tensions and their impacts on tourism, forestry, and small-town budgets remain unresolved.
   

📸 Around Portland

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Portland

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 1
• Learn The Truth About Getting Rid Of Your Stuff →
  The Clarion Hotel, 1230 Congress St, Portland
  10:00 am
Sunday September 27
• Cobble to Cobble →
  Exchange Street, Exchange St, Portland
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 1
• First Day of School for Pre-K & K
  Howard C Reiche Community Sch Portland, ME 04102
• First Day of School - Grades Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten
  Ocean Avenue Portland, ME 04103
• Kindergarten Coffee for Incoming Kindergarten Parents/Guardians
  Ocean Avenue Outside, in the Front of Elementary (Near Flag Pole)
  11:45 am
Wednesday September 2
• Early Release / Staff PD Students Released at 1:10
  Ocean Avenue Portland, ME 04103
  5:15 pm
Thursday September 3
• Math Key Training in Cafetria →
  Harrison Lyseth Elem School Portland, ME 04103
  8:30 am
Friday September 4
• NO SCHOOL: Labor Day Weekend
  Howard C Reiche Community Sch Portland, ME 04102
Saturday September 5
• Ghostland Beer Release and Merch Pop-Up, feat. Ghost of Paul Revere →
  Allagash Brewing Company, 50 Industrial Wy, Portland
  1:00 pm
Monday September 7
• NO SCHOOL: Labor Day
  Howard C Reiche Community Sch Portland, ME 04102
• Closed for Labor Day
  Victoria Mansion ME
  10:00 am
Saturday September 12
• Gimme Gimme Disco →
  Aura 121 Center Street Portland, ME 04101
  9:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I found this sweet boy on the trail off of Summit.
  He has no collar he's not fixed and he seems to be very thirsty. I have the Portland police picking him up, but please share broadly so that whoever… (Nextdoor North Back Cove)
• Has anyone seen her?
  She somehow disappeared from my top floor deck. She's 12. Sweet but salty. (Nextdoor Parkside)

• The American Red Cross posted a job opening for Blood Collection Staff - Customer Service in Portland. Apply here.
• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Asset Protection Specialist in Portland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Portland here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Portland

• A suggestion for keeping dog waste off Maine's beaches (pressherald.com)
• Obituary: William G. 'Greg' Tinsman (pressherald.com)

Westbrook

• These Mainers spend their Saturdays shopping in stranger's yards (pressherald.com)
• Alyeska Investment Group L.P. Purchases 197,808 Shares of IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. $IDXX (marketbeat.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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