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Good morning from the shores of Gouldsboro Bay, where a string of possibly rainy days looms ahead for vacationers. But Mother Nature can reverse course easily, so keep your fingers crossed.

In the news, tragic deaths on Mount Katahdin, where the weather at base level was far milder than what the father and daughter encountered on the summit. Acadia National Park is getting close to meeting housing needs of seasonal workers, but is having an even harder time with housing for year round employees. And the Trump Administration is claiming the United States owns a tiny island in Maine that has long been home to a Canadian lighthouse.

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Acadia National Park officials say housing availability for seasonal workers at Acadia National Park is much better, but there remains a worsening shortage for year round employees. | Bangor Daily News

The National Rifle Association said Thursday it will join with two Maine-based groups in a lawsuit to try to compel Democrats to hold a public hearing on a proposed red flag law. | Spectrum News Maine

The Trump administration is insisting that a small island off Maine’s coast belongs to the United States even though Canada has long claimed the barely inhabited spit of land for itself and operates a lighthouse there. | Bangor Daily News

Ellsworth is drafting a new ordinance to regulate new cannabis businesses and the ideas are ranging from no limitations to one store in a commercial zone. | Ellsworth American

First-hand accounts from hikers and weather data indicate a father and daughter found dead near the summit of Mount Katahdin likely encountered rain, snow, heavy winds and freezing wind chill temperatures. | WMTW

Wyman’s is leasing 18,000-square-feet at the former Stinson Seafood sardine cannery in the Gouldsboro village of Prospect Harbor, breathing new life into the shuttered former lobster processing plant. | Ellsworth American

The Hancock County Commissioners are trying to find out how the county became listed as a sanctuary jurisdiction by U.S. Immigrations and Custom Enforcement. | Ellsworth American

The Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help in finding a suspected hoax caller in Bar Harbor. | Spectrum News Maine

ICYMI: New law will require landowners to report enrollment in forest carbon programs | The Maine Monitor

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