Morning update: What you need to know in Maine today

TODAY’S TOP MAINE STORIES

In a rural Maine town, marijuana grow house raids are leaving residents confused. People in Norridgewock said their former neighbors posed less of a threat than those trafficking more lethal drugs like fentanyl.

The 2nd Congressional District Republican primary is getting messy. State Reps. Austin Theriault and Mike Soboleski are vying to face U.S. Rep. Jared Golden.

A $2 million makeover turned an old Maine post office into a ritzy home. Overlooking the Sheepscot River, it was constructed in 1870 using bricks stolen from Fort Edgecomb.

Property owners have begun registering their short-term rentals with the city of Bangor. But many short-term rentals remain unregistered.

It’s getting harder to find cheap parking in Bar Harbor this year. The summer tourism mecca has increased the number of public downtown parking spaces for which it’s charging the premium rate of $4 an hour.

MAINE IN PICTURES

Richard LaBelle, Norridgewock town manager, shines a light as he walks through an out building that was converted into an illegal marijuana grow and recently busted. Inside the building are jugs of leftover fertilizer, pots filled with soil, plant stabilizing stakes and papers pinned to the walls of the 107 Perkins St. property. Credit: Linda Coan O’Kresik / BDN

NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE

A Maine mansion with a zipline built by Kobe Bryant’s shooting guru is for sale

The plans for Maine’s floating wind port, explained

Maine Democrats cheer Donald Trump’s conviction at state convention

Protesters call for Gaza ceasefire at Maine Democratic convention

Early voting is slow ahead of the Republican primary to take on Jared Golden

Van Buren man to share love of model trains with community

A show shot in Eastport 20 years ago became the 1st in a new reality TV genre

Take a food adventure in a beautiful part of Hancock County

6 candidates for Bar Harbor council talk housing, cruise ships

Hancock man sentenced for assaulting FBI agent

Midcoast homeless agency renames itself to reflect growing need

Man who died in Rockport explosion was serving prison sentence

A midcoast hospital program uses gift cards to get people off meth and cocaine

Monster truck jump brings down power lines, injuring spectators in Topsham

Missing Maine man was shot, placed in a barrel and left at a sand pit, police say

Central Maine man gets 2 years for PPP fraud

Motorcyclist badly injured in Naples crash

Texan pleads guilty to attempting to sexually exploit 13-year-old Maine child online

Man who threatened to kill Maine judge indicted for threatening more court officials

Vermont police won’t charge Maine couple in 1982 death of infant

Man dies after being struck by tractor-trailer on Maine Turnpike in Kittery

Bangor Babes sweep doubleheader in college baseball summer league debut

Bangor girls win silver at Class A track championships

Ruth White powers Orono to gold in Class C track championships

Greely sweeps Class B track championships in Bar Harbor

This freshman from Texas is Washington Academy baseball team’s X factor

UMaine fires head softball coach after 5-41 season

FROM THE OPINION PAGES 

“Generosity is needed at all times, not just right now. And as always, the more we give, the more we get out of life. Of course, not everyone has the means to hand out $1,000 envelopes, but all generosity, within the bounds of what we’re capable of, can have a meaningful impact on the world around us.”

Editorial: Graduates get good advice and a chance to give back

LIFE IN MAINE

Maine farmers and homesteaders have struggled to access veterinary care for decades. That shortage of veterinarians could pose a health hazard — to animals and humans.

Josh Webber was fishing on the Penobscot River in Old Town as he often does. But his Memorial Day catch was anything but usual.

It’s a common sight: A mother deer and her fawn grazing amid Maine’s springtime abundance. This video captures a young fawn and her mother grazing without a care.