$150M housing bet / University president withdraws / Jarred human testicles

Today is Monday. Temperatures will be in the high 50s to high 60s from north to south, with sunny skies throughout the state. See what else is in store for the weather this week here. Here’s a closer look at our current gas prices.

Here’s what we’re talking about in Maine today.

The latest on the coronavirus in Maine

Five more Mainers have died and another 791 coronavirus cases were reported across the state, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The statewide death toll stands at 2,343.

New UMaine Augusta president withdraws from position amid controversy

The selection and appointment of Michael Laliberte has been mired in conflict since he was announced as the next president of the third-largest public university in the state.

Maine oddities collector will charge you $5,000 for a pair of jarred human testicles

Where others see the grotesque or creepy, Christina Brunson sees wonderful curiosities, worthy of display.

The investor making a $150M bet on luxury rentals in southern Maine

GenX Capital Partners has developed 35 cottages and luxury homes in Maine over the past two years.

These 10 tourist destinations have one-third of Maine’s Airbnb units

More than a third of Airbnb units in Maine are concentrated in just 10 tourism communities, according to an analysis of data from Airbnb tracker AirDNA.

Longtime residents of Wells motel forced to move in 4 days or else face arrest

“Four days is not a long enough time to tell people to get their stuff together and get out.”

This map predicts where Maine’s worst browntail moth outbreaks will be

This may help you avoid the parts of the state most terrorized by browntail moths.

ALSO: How to cope with Maine’s browntail moth problem

Protests show students and parents want schools to better respond to sexual assaults

What further complicates things for public schools is their duty to educate all students, including those accused of sexual assault.

Rising costs are dominating Maine politics, but solutions are scarce

That inflation and gas prices are high elsewhere speaks to the difficulty of the problem, but it does not resolve the high prices facing many Mainers.

Susan Collins calls Roe decision leak an attack on the Supreme Court’s credibility

Both the leak of a draft Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade and past criticisms of justices from the Senate’s top Democrat threaten to damage the credibility of the high court, Sen. Susan Collins said Friday.

What’s behind the decades-long battle to legalize Sunday hunting in Maine

By the end of the year, Maine may be the only state that does now allow Sunday hunting.

Maine parks and rec worker’s zany TikTok videos prove a job is what you make of it

Keith Forest, better known to his friends as “Tater,” started working for the city almost 20 years ago. During all that time, Tater’s been known as a creative guy who likes to make his job fun.