Morning update: What you need to know in Maine today

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“I know how hard it is to keep a small business going. That’s one reason why I spend so much time and money going out to eat.”

— Jason Nappi, a TV weatherman who said he was fired from his job at News Center Maine on Thursday after he posted to Facebook that he would no longer be tagging his favorite restaurants.

TODAY’S TOP MAINE STORIES

What’s next for Maine Democrats after Joe Biden’s campaign exit . Members of Maine’s delegation praised Biden for leaving the race , Janet Mills and Chellie Pingree endorsed Kamala Harris for president , and Harris’ husband is coming to Maine for a fundraiser on Wednesday .

A lawsuit is highlighting a divide between Janet Mills and Maine environmentalists . It claims the state has not met deadlines in its own climate change legislation.

Two people died after a crash in Bangor after a police chase . The speeding vehicle left the road and hit a tree killing a Bangor man and an Orono woman.

Rockland is doing the expensive work of closing its landfill . The midcoast city isn’t the only Maine community that’s had to close a landfill in recent years, or prepare for the possibility of doing so.

Maine builders are looking beyond wood for plant-based construction techniques . The underlying concepts aren’t new, but much of the movement today is focused on capturing carbon.

MAINE IN PICTURES

NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE

• Maine secretary of state receives more than 350 entries in flag design contest
• Nearly 1,000 Maine criminal cases are waiting for lawyers
• Maine fire departments fear proposed rules could drive off volunteers
• CDC simplifies controversial rules for bringing dogs into the US
• Maine is seeing high COVID viral activity levels in wastewater
• Thousands turn out for Maine Potato Blossom Festival parade
• Maine awards more than $21M to storm-damaged working waterfronts
• Midcoast man charged in child’s death makes 1st court appearance
• Maine town declares a ‘right to fish’
• These Maine working waterfronts will get state money to rebuild from storms
• Maine TV weatherman says he was fired after social media posts on food
• New bus line from Lewiston-Auburn to Portland starts
• Great white shark spotted off Maine coast

FROM THE OPINION PAGES

“Social media can provide access to community, connection, important information, and space for self-expression. On the other hand …”

Opinion: Let’s all step up to protect youth from social media’s potential harm

LIFE IN MAINE

Ace Flagg, twin brother of top basketball prospect Cooper Flagg , is transferring to a North Carolina prep school. And a future teammate of Cooper Flagg was part of the South Sudan team that almost pulled off a historic upset against Team USA in an Olympic showcase.

A Levant orchard just unveiled its latest corn maze in the shape of Peter Rabbit . Here’s a gallery of past mazes .

Watch a moose and a black bear have different reactions to being caught on a trail camera .