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In today's newsletter:
- What Portland's Sweetser Gala could mean for youth mental health care
- Why a local standout torched Portland after nearly signing here
- Could a rice-sized creature decide Maine's future lobster catch?
Also on today's calendar: Learn The Truth About Getting Rid Of Your Stuff and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Sunday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 79 and low of 61 degrees.
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- Tuesday: Occasional rain and a t-storm, with a high of 70 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Sweetser Auction and Gala to raise money for Maine's first youth psychiatric residential facility (wmtw.com) — A major Sweetser fundraiser is coming to Brick South at Thompson's Point in Portland on Thursday, Sept. 17, aiming to raise $400,000 in one night. The gala will feature chef-crafted food, live music, and hundreds of auction items, with all proceeds supporting Maine's first youth psychiatric residential treatment facility planned for Sweetser's Saco campus. 
2. Nearly a Hearts of Pine player, Taig Healy scores twice against Portland (pressherald.com) — Portland's USL League One club, the Hearts of Pine, fell 4-1 at home as New Hampshire native Taig Healy scored twice for Fort Wayne FC, highlighting a player Portland tried to sign. With the Hearts mired near the bottom of the table and winless in league play since early July, players are now effectively auditioning for 2027 roster spots.
3. Zooplankton tied to Maine lobster larva health declines as Gulf waters warm (wgme.com) — From Portland, researchers are warning that warming Gulf of Maine waters may be starving baby lobsters by pushing away a key zooplankton food source, calanus finmarchicus. A University of Maine study and work by Harpswell-based scientists link declining larvae survival to these tiny plankton, raising questions about future lobster harvests while offering new tools to better predict population changes.
4. Food lobby boosts GOP candidates for pro-industry reforms (washingtonexaminer.com) — Portland viewers will soon see new TV ads praising Sen. Susan Collins as part of a national food industry push for more business-friendly federal ingredient labeling rules. The seven-figure campaign by Americans for Ingredient Transparency aims to counter stricter Make America Healthy Again proposals, urging Mainers to call Collins about a single national standard that industry groups say would help keep grocery prices down.
📸 Around Portland
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Portland
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★ Featured events ★
- Learn The Truth About Getting Rid Of Your Stuff →
The Clarion Hotel, 1230 Congress St, Portland
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Exchange Street, Exchange St, Portland
12:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
Sunday September 27
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Other local events
- First Day of School for Grades 1-12
Howard C Reiche Community Sch Portland, ME 04102 - First Day of School - Grades 1 through 5
Ocean Avenue Portland, ME 04103 - 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 - Early Release / Staff PD Students Released at 1:10
Ocean Avenue Portland, ME 04103
5:15 pm - NO SCHOOL: Labor Day Weekend
Howard C Reiche Community Sch Portland, ME 04102 - Ghostland Beer Release and Merch Pop-Up, feat. Ghost of Paul Revere →
Allagash Brewing Company, 50 Industrial Wy, Portland
1:00 pm - Gimme Gimme Disco →
Aura 121 Center Street Portland, ME 04101
9:00 pm
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Friday September 4
Saturday September 5
Saturday September 12
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Canal, Congin, Saccarappa Open House
Westbrook Public Schools Westbrook, ME 04092
5:00 pm - No Meeting this Week
Rotary Club of Westbrook-Gorham PO Box 91, Westbrook, ME 04098 - Family Storytime at Walker Library →
Westbrook ME Calendar Westbrook, ME 04092
10:30 am - Willard Beach Paid Parking Working Group - IN PERSON →
South Portland, ME Calendar, 25 Cottage Rd., South Portland
12:00 pm
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
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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) - Does anyone recognize this cat?
She ran up to my neighbor while she was sitting on the front porch and was being extremely vocal. Seen on Sherman St (Nextdoor Parkside)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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