Morning update: What you need to know in Maine today

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Honestly, I don’t remember. Maybe I made it up.”

— Ron Currie Jr., believed to be the first writer to call Portland “Portlyn,” an apparent reference to the Brooklyn-style gentrification of the city.

TODAY’S TOP MAINE STORIES

Summer residents on Mount Desert Island are trying to block an affordable housing project . The six housing units would be reserved for working class year-round residents.

Nobody calls Portland ‘Portlyn’ — except maybe the Mainer who made it up . The name hasn’t been well received, but it holds a kernel of truth, according to its first documented user.

It’s no secret that it’s getting harder to afford to take a vacation . One TikTok user has even said it would be less expensive to book lodging overseas than to afford an overnight stay in Maine.

Relive Maine’s summer Route 1 road trips of the 1960s with this interactive map, photos and postcards.

The Maine potato industry honored its retiring leader and industry champion Susan Collins . Outgoing Executive Director Don Flannery said in his 27 years farming has become more scientifically advanced than ever.

MAINE IN PICTURES

NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE

• Janet Mills announces her pick for DHHS commissioner
• Maine lawmakers look ready to limit use of vague placeholder bills
• CMP seeks to waive requirement that could affect parent company’s acquisition
• New business applications reached a new high in Maine in 2023
• Northern Light Health will move its State Street pharmacy
• More closures coming to Broadway in Bangor near I-95
• Appeals court rules in favor of BDN in libel suit from former VA podiatrist
• Board suspends Maine funeral home owner’s license over alleged consent agreement violations
• Ashland town manager is leaving for Aroostook transportation job
• 4 accused of dealing fentanyl near tribal community center
• 2nd fox tests positive for rabies in Bath
• 80-year-old LL Bean staple finds a new audience as a trendy bag
• Maine town may reignite 150-year-old border dispute with its neighbor

THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND

Ten Bucks Theatre Co.’s annual Shakespeare Under the Stars production opens this weekend, with “Henry V” ready to go once more into the breach at 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday at Indian Trail Park in Brewer. On Friday, bluesman Joe Bonamassa plays at the Maine Savings Amphitheater in Bangor and Grateful Dead tribute band Dead on the Water plays at Orono Brewing Co. in Orono, and on Saturday, the Wheels for Warriors car show takes over the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Also this weekend, the Bucksport Bay Festival is set for Saturday along the town’s waterfront, including a 5K run, music, food, vendors, kids activities and more. There’s also the Lincoln Loon Festival, which runs through Sunday and celebrates Maine’s iconic waterbird with a parade, music and other festivities.

FROM THE OPINION PAGES

“With these truths in mind, we will say it again: The answer now must be diplomacy, not more destruction.”

Editorial: Get ceasefire deal done now

LIFE IN MAINE

Going on a long hike and not quite sure how to deal with your bathroom situation? Outdoors enthusiast Aislinn Sarnacki has a few tips on that .

A fisherman from Belfast went out for striped bass and came home with a bluefin tuna that was too big for his boat . It took a lot of teamwork, including help from the other striper charter boat captains, and two hours to land the massive catch.

Loons have four different calls . Here’s how they sound and what they mean .