Morning Links - Sunday, May 19, 2024

Sunday, May 19, 2024

Arts

Maine Traditional Folk Music 🏛 Reddit

Business

South Portland's Books-A-Million reopens with revamped look and more features 🏛 WGME

Buy Local

One of Us: At 86, he’s still cutting hair at his Senior Citizens Barber Shop 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

The Economic Promise of Offshore Wind in Maine 🏛 Natural Resources Council of Maine

Community

STRIVE celebrates 20th Strive Rocks! event 🏛 WGME

Allspeed Bike Swap in Portland draws hundreds seeking new wheels 🏛 WGME

Education

Bernie Sanders speaks at UNE graduation, says U.S. health care system is broken 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Bernie Sanders speaks at University of New England's 189th commencement 🏛 WGME

Letter: College is worth the effort 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environment

Yarmouth moves closer to dam removals on the Royal River 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Food and Drink

Mr. Tuna on Middle Street Now Open 🏛 Portland Food Map

Off Track Pizza Now Open 🏛 Portland Food Map

At Rise Pizza & Pub, creative pizzas in a family-friendly spot 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Health Care

As demand to insure pets grows in Maine, employers are starting to offer coverage 🏛 Portland Press Herald

History

Tales from the Timbers. 153 Concord Street revisited. 🏛 Portland House Stories

Housing

York voters deciding Saturday whether to regulate short-term rentals 🏛 WGME

Outdoors

More than 72,000 people enter this year’s Maine moose hunting permit lottery 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Lights Out: Turn off lights to save birds lives 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Never forget, all roads are private in the North Maine Woods 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Nature Connects: Celebrate spring in Maine and the alewives’ annual run 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Photography

I love how nice Portland smells this time of year with the all the flowers popping out. Man, I love May, even on a rainy day. Picture for fun. Hoping to add some positivity to this sub :) 🏛 Reddit

Doesn't get much better. Didn't see another soul either! 🏛 Reddit

“View from the vending machine” 🏛 Reddit

Just a rainy afternoon in the woods. 🏛 Reddit

Most Maine thing ever- alewife heads in a potato bag 🏛 Reddit

Police

The Maine Millennial: There’s more than one way to make a town safe 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Politics

Absent Maine Democrats ceded majority to Republicans on Legislature’s final day 🏛 Portland Press Herald

First-term Durham Republican representative missed 67% of Legislature’s session days this year 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Senate President Troy Jackson not returning to Maine State House after 20 years 🏛 WGME

Opinion: I’m asking Maine’s highest court to stand with the Constitution 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Public Safety

Our View: Decline in overdose deaths is something to build on 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sears Island / Mack Point Wind Port

Sears Island has staved off industrialization for decades. Now it may become Maine’s wind port. - Press Herald 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Opposing wind port on Sears Island protects wildlife 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sports

Dominant Pitching Downs Somerset 2-1 on Saturday 🏛 Minor League Baseball

Things to Do

Stereo Dreams 🏛 Portland Downtonwn

Morning Links - Saturday, May 18, 2024

Saturday, May 18, 2024

Buy Local

Made in Maine: Creative sparks fly at Zootility 🏛 WMTW

City

City News Round Up: Friday, May 17, 2024 🏛 City of Portland

Portland cracking down on Mounument Square parking violations 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Support Portland Museum of Art renovation 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: PMA should come up with a new building design 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Opinion: We are mortgaging Portland to become a social services mecca 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

Electric vehicles, heat pumps driving up electricity demand in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Wildlife Park set to reopen after storm damage delays start of season 🏛 WGME

Opinion: What about us, as Mainers, makes the climate transition tough to swallow? 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Community

With or without late fees, please return those library books 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Elections

Shenna Bellows talks election security ahead of June primary 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Environment

PFAS levels test below federal limits at Sebago Lake 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Casco Bay PFAS study to aims find chemicals, contamination source 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

York residents will vote on student-led measure banning plastic utensils and straws 🏛 Maine Public

Food and Drink

Rolling in Flavor: Welcoming the Newest Food Trucks to Town 🏛 Portland Old Port

New Openings: Off Track Pizza 🏛 Portland Old Port

3 New Food Trucks & Their Locations Around Portland, Maine 🏛 WJBQ

Health Care

Nursing home closures 3 times higher in New England than rest of U.S. 🏛 WGME

History

These Maine lighthouse dogs were very good boys 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Housing

Buyer for affordable home in Kennebunkport to be selected via lottery 🏛 WGME

Habitat for Humanity completes 2 new homes in South Portland, ME 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Habitat for Humanity dedicates new affordable homes in South Portland 🏛 WGME

Justice

Maine Recovery Council launches community grant application 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Labor

Maine unemployment rate holds steady in April 🏛 Portland Press Herald

"Farmworkers Stand Up!" Meeting About Organizing Next Week 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Outdoors

Marking Maine Arbor Week 2024 🏛 Maine Audubon

Here's A Cute, Hidden Gem Waterfall Hike in Portland, Maine 🏛 WJBQ

Photography

Porch Dog season is finally kicking off! Time for lots of sun naps. 🏛 Reddit

Where in Maine looks like this? 🏛 Reddit

Beauty of a day in Harpswell 🏛 Reddit

Peace 🏛 Reddit

Watch a fox pup and goslings in this video, but don't touch 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Politics

Who were the biggest spenders on lobbying the 2024 Maine Legislature? 🏛 Maine Morning Star

A look at the races and who is running in the upcoming June 11 legislative primaries 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Pine tree or state seal? Maine voters will decide on state flag design this fall 🏛 Maine Public

Letter: Flag vs. license plate 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sears Island / Mack Point Wind Port

Maine applies for federal funds to build wind port on Sears Island 🏛 Maine Public

Maine seeks $456M from fedsfor controversial offshore wind port 🏛 Bangor Daily News

State applies for $456 million federal grant to build wind port on Sears Island 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sports

Somerset Sinks Sea Dogs, 9-4 to Even Series 🏛 Minor League Baseball

Sports Digest: Somerset pulls away to beat Sea Dogs, 9-4 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do

A Taste of Nations, ‘Angels in America’ and many more things to do this weekend 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine State Music Theatre presents South Pacific in season opener 🏛 WGME

Summer Brewery Cornhole League 🏛 Reddit

Fishing Partnership hosting survival training in Maine 🏛 National Fisherman

The bark of the town! Southern Maine Coastal Classic Dog Show held in Cumberland 🏛 WGME

Transportation

In the works for 6 years, new Casco Bay ferry is now months behind schedule 🏛 Mainebiz

Concord Coach Lines to terminate service between Lewiston-Auburn, points north and south 🏛 WGME

Unhoused

Maine shelters struggle after funding bill fails 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Vacationland

Sen. Angus King pushes bill for southern access to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument 🏛 Maine Public

Old Orchard Beach Pier opens for the season 🏛 WMTW

Morning Links - Friday, May 17, 2024

Friday, May 17, 2024

Arts

Off Grid 🏛 SPACE

Professional opera singer returns home to Maine to perform 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Boston Globe: In a solo show at the Portland Museum of Art, Passamaquoddy artist Jeremy Frey transforms an ancient tradition 🏛 Portland Museum of Art

Business

Books-A-Million holding reopening for South Portland store 🏛 WMTW

Kelp industry continues growth in Maine 🏛 Island Institute

With demand for classes surging, Portland Pottery leases additional site in East Bayside 🏛 Mainebiz

Making innovative forest products is focus of $1.6M grant for 3 Maine companies 🏛 Mainebiz

Buy Local

Portland's Sea Bags Sets Sail With Sustainable Style 🏛 Boston Magazine

Play, relax, and adopt at this cat lounge in Maine | Assignment: Maine - YouTube - Maine Public

City

Opinion: Protect Portland’s public park views 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Debate over controversial Portland Museum of Art expansion set to resume Monday 🏛 Maine Public

Opponents suggest they won’t back down if Portland City Council supports museum’s demolition plan 🏛 Portland Press Herald

To demolish or not to demolish? Advocates fight to save old Children's Museum building 🏛 WMTW

Preservation experts push to protect former children's museum in Portland 🏛 WGME

Letter: Preservation just makes sense 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Portland Museum of Art deserves city support 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Opinion: Museum expansion will pay valuable homage to Wabanaki peoples 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

Storm Surge: Scenes from Last Winter's Devastating Storms 🏛 Down East

Small businesses, municipalities urged to apply for portion of $35 million aid to rebuild after storms 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Storm relief funds available for small Maine businesses 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Storm relief funding applications available for Maine small businesses and municipalities 🏛 WGME

Maine is playing ‘catch-up’ to prepare for health impacts of climate change 🏛 Portland Press Herald

After 8 disaster declarations, it's clear Maine must be better prepared for damaging storms 🏛 Bangor Daily News

A trust fund for Portland's climate progress 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Community

Spotlight on Public Affairs shows on WMPG 🏛 WMPG

Environment

Time is running out for Maine to find biosolids solutions 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Forever chemicals on turf fields? Studies increase debate over synthetic vs. real grass 🏛 WGME

MOFGA plans to sue EPA claiming it failed to act under Clean Water Act - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Nangle’s water protection legislation signed into law by governor 🏛 The Windham Eagle

Maine regulators approve rules exempting certain projects from the state's mining laws 🏛 Maine Public

Maine regulators approve mining law changes 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Food and Drink

New ‘fusion taqueria’ to open on Forest Avenue 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Mesa Grande Taqueria Grand Opening Wednesday on Fore Street on Munjoy Hill 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Unique New York-Style Pizza Shop to Open in Portland, Maine 🏛 WJBQ

Friday Food Insider: The restaurants at Portland's boutique Longfellow Hotel are opening 🏛 Mainebiz

Guns

Family of Lewiston shooter share details of behavior changes, dealings with law enforcement 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Family members of Lewiston shooter call for more action on mental health, traumatic brain injuries 🏛 Maine Public

‘We’ll always blame ourselves’: Card family shares its pain over collective failure to prevent Lewiston mass shooting 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Lewiston shooter’s family testifies before commission investigating Maine’s deadliest mass shooting 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Lewiston mass shooter's family describes struggle to get help before shooting 🏛 WGME

Robert Card's family describes struggle to get help 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

'He was sick, not crazy:' Family of Lewiston mass shooter delivers heartbreaking testimony 🏛 WGME

Robert Card’s brother tried to get police to check lot where shooter’s body was later found 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Health Care

Maine Med to open 8-story tower as final piece of massive expansion 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Malone Family Tower to open June 9 at Maine Medical Center 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine Medical Center to open new Malone Family Tower next month 🏛 WGME

Maine mom searching for answers to shortage of ADHD drugs 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

History

Throwback Thursday Photo: Michael 1974 & 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

Housing

MEREDA conference highlights notable projects, 'smart growth' and urban development 🏛 Mainebiz

Buyer for affordable home in Kennebunkport to be selected via lottery - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Justice

Former Portland teacher pleads guilty to child pornography charge 🏛 WGME

LGBTQIA+

First-ever Pride event nearing in Windham 🏛 The Windham Eagle

Maine Principals' Association updates policy for fewer hurdles for transgender athletes 🏛 WGME

Outdoors

Gorham police rescue ducklings from storm drain 🏛 WGME

More than 72,000 applied for a Maine moose permit 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

In photos: April snow showers and a total solar eclipse, here is the best of the month 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Bird watching this morning 🏛 Reddit

Thanks for all the great feedback on my photos. If I recall, I shot this just outside a tiny town called Lincoln, ME. The ground was lit up by thousands of fireflies, echoing the Milky Way. Never seen anything like it before. 🏛 Reddit

My Maine photo of the day. Not sure if this truck is still there but I believe it was just near the entrance to the town of Camden, ME. Always thought it looked cool. 🏛 Reddit

Police

U.S. Attorney says three Massachusetts men are facing federal charges after Saco shootout 🏛 Maine Public

Federal prosecutors accuse 3 Massachusetts men of Saco drive-by shooting 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Authorities to give update on February shooting and crash in Saco 🏛 WGME

Court documents: 3 men accused in Saco shooting were involved in drug trafficking ring 🏛 WGME

Three men involved in Saco shooting in February arrested 🏛 WMTW

Politics

Experts react to governor's choice to reject bills passed Friday 🏛 WMTW

Jill Stein May 2024 - YouTube - Portland Media Center

Opinion: Janet Mills is about to set an ignominious record 🏛 Maine Beacon

Eye on Augusta - 🏛 Amjambo Africa

Public Safety

Maine tests pilot program for tracking rape kits 🏛 WGME

State

Maine's credit rating has been upgraded 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sports

Sea Dogs hit two early homers to top Somerset, 5-1 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do

Joe Dombrowski at State Theatre | Sun, November 10, 2024 🏛 State Theatre

Transportation

Bike shops see surge in used market after COVID boom 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Frontier Airlines adds nonstop flights from Portland, Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Monument Square Parking 🏛 Reddit

Upcoming changes to Greater Portland Metro bus routes, including new service to the Jetport 🏛 Reddit

Vacationland

With Montsweag Flea Market closed, Wiscasset business owner tries for one 🏛 Wiscasset Newspaper

Morning Links - Thursday, May 16, 2024

Thursday, May 16, 2024

Arts

Review: Motown and pop star Diana Ross shows Merrill audience why she’s legendary 🏛 Portland Press Herald

A guide to Stephen King's Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Aurora

What a night 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Photo: Northern lights dance over Freeport 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Ask the Weather Authority Team: Northern Lights Edition 🏛 WGME

Time lapse of aurora borealis over Megunticook Lake 🏛 PenBay Pilot

PHOTO: Aurora Borealis 🏛 The Town Line

Bears, Sharks, and Zombies

Sandworms Invading Maine Beaches Look Scarier Than They Are 🏛 WJBQ

Business

Opinion: Our local economy needs to better incorporate global trade 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine wood products companies get $1.6 million in federal grants 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Boot Barn Sets Grand Opening Date in South Portland, Maine 🏛 WCYY

City

Letter: Skeptical of the need for an extravagant PMA expansion 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Is Portland's North Deering neighborhood dying? 🏛 FOX 23

Portland, Maine parking situation frustrates workers 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

What's Up With the Giant Mound of Shells in Portland, Maine? 🏛 WJBQ

Climate Emergency

Portland, Maine climate trust fund would use solar credits to spur emission-cutting projects 🏛 Energy News Network

Regulators are restarting the process of building renewable energy in northern Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Community

Westbrook may become home to Maine's first center serving Asian-American, Pacific Islander residents 🏛 Mainebiz

COVID-19

Deadline for small business pandemic relief grants is here 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Elections

Maine’s first municipal clean elections program shows promise for local public funding 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Early voting begins ahead of Maine's June primary elections 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Education

Faculty are concerned as USM announces the elimination of 5 positions 🏛 Maine Public

USM eliminates 5 management positions to save money 🏛 Portland Press Herald

USM announces layoffs to take effect Friday 🏛 WGME

Environment

Maine farming group threaten PFAS lawsuit 🏛 WGME

'We don't need more studies:' Maine organic farmers could sue EPA over 'forever chemicals' 🏛 WGME

Over 2,700 Acres of Critical Wildlife Habitat Protected in Maine's High Peaks RegionRelated Documents 🏛 State of Maine

Food and Drink

Falafel Time Has Closed 🏛 Portland Food Map

Best orange chicken in Portland? 🏛 Reddit

Guns

8 Investigates looks at Robert Card's background 🏛 WMTW

Health Care

Maine had one of the largest decreases in overdose deaths in the nation last year 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine records one of nation’s biggest declines in overdose deaths 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine sees significant drop in drug overdose deaths, CDC says 🏛 WGME

Housing

Letter: Let’s eliminate no-cause evictions 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Experts urge developers to think small for solution to Maine’s housing crisis 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Experts: Buying a Maine home has never been so difficult 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Justice

Number of criminal defense cases awaiting lawyers surpasses 800 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Former Portland teacher pleads guilty to federal child pornography charge 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Labor

Worker justice wins and losses in the 2024 legislative session 🏛 Maine Center for Economic Policy

LGBTQIA+

Maine high school students now allowed to play on sports teams according to their gender identity 🏛 Maine Public

ME: Anti-Trans Lawsuit Dismissed, Trans Boy Remains Isolated in Homeschooling 🏛 Assigned

Moral Panics

Opinion: Maine must protect teens from social media’s detrimental effects 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Social media ban for kids proposed 🏛 Ellsworth American

Outdoors

These Maine hiking hotspots are worth the trek for all levels 🏛 Bangor Daily News

It’s spring in Maine and that means black flies 🏛 Bangor Daily News

You can watch this ancient fish from shore in Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Why are there stone walls in Maine and New England woods? - YouTube - Maine Public

Photography

Downtown pics today 🏛 Reddit

Deering Center… 🏛 Reddit

Todays pick of some puffins seen on the cruise out of Boothbay Harbor 🏛 Reddit

Orchard Blossoms 🏛 Reddit

Seal spottings 🏛 Boothbay Register

PHOTO: Feeding the baby 🏛 The Town Line

Police

US attorney to offer update on Feb. 9 Saco shooting investigation 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Politics

Rape kit reform bill pocket vetoed by Gov. Mills, prosecutors challenged to find justice 🏛 WGME

Eight Investigates: Gov. Mills rejects rape kit tracking bill, keeping Maine ranking last in the ... - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Maine governor explains reasoning behind 'pocket vetoes' 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Gov. Mills defends decision to not sign dozens of bills passed last week by legislature 🏛 WGME

Maine will finally vote this Novemberto change the state flag 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Wednesday Sit-Down: Chaotic end to legislative session 🏛 WGME

Public Safety

Portland pedestrian hit by vehicle on Tuesday night 🏛 Portland Press Herald

62-year-old Maine pedestrian suffers life-threatening injuries when hit by car 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine man critically injured after being hit by car in Portland 🏛 WGME

Man hit by car in Portland, critically injured 🏛 WMTW

Riverside Street crash seriously injures man, Portland, Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Dozens of cyclists take part in 'Ride of Silence' in Portland 🏛 WGME

Maine sees spike in traffic deaths; officials urge safe driving practices 🏛 WGME

Coast Guard conducting mass rescue training in Casco Bay 🏛 WGME

Sears Island / Mack Point Wind Port

A gust of hope in Searsport with promise of new jobs, economic boost from wind port 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Sports

Sports Digest: Sea Dogs shut out by Patriots, 1-0 🏛 Portland Press Herald

General Admission Tickets Priced at $6.00 Today 🏛 Minor League Baseball

Sea Dogs sell discounted tickets based on morning temperature 🏛 WMTW

State

It’s time to get a Real ID 🏛 Bangor Daily News

State fire marshal says workplace culture is better but work continues 🏛 Maine Public

Oversight panel questions officials about workplace culture in fire marshal’s office 🏛 Portland Press Herald

USPS says changes at Hampden mail facility are on hold – for now 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Moody’s upgrades Maine’s credit rating to second-highest 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do

Intergenerational activity at Reiche 🏛 West End Neighborhood Association

Kid Congo Powers & The Pink Monkey Birds with Lupo Citta 🏛 SPACE

Portland Picks Up: Citywide Trash Cleanup & Field Day Festival! 🏛 Portland Downtonwn

Ken Block & Drew Copeland of Sister Hazel 🏛 One Longfellow Square

Kid’s Fun Festival 🏛 Visit Portland Maine

5th Annual BBQ Showdown 🏛 Visit Portland Maine

Quarryside at Rock Row Re-opens! 🏛 Visit Portland Maine

Independent films highlighted at Bates Film Festival 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

STRIVE Rocks: 20-year anniversary brings back beloved in-person all-night dance marathon 🏛 WGME

Transportation

Portland jetport pitches new plan to expand surface parking 🏛 Maine Public

Unhoused

Elder Homelessness Prevention Program, helps older Mainers connect with resources 🏛 WGME

Vacationland

Sen. King pushes for more access to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument 🏛 WGME

Morning Links - Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Arts

Night Hawk is ready to go on tour 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine Voices Live with Phuc Tran - YouTube - Portland Press Herald

Business

MEMIC workers’ comp premiums reduced more than 15% 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Startup Maine Week: Dive into Panels, Workshops, and Networking for Entrepreneurs 🏛 Portland Old Port

Buy Local

Popular Stonewall Kitchen Coming Back to Portland, Maine 🏛 WJBQ

City

Workers in Portland share frustrations over city's parking protocols - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Opinion: PMA expansion bid threatens Portland’s growth 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: The PMA and its ‘edifice complex’ 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

Gulf of Maine experienced its fifth warmest year in 2023 🏛 National Fisherman

Scientists puzzling over colder deep water temperatures in Gulf of Maine 🏛 Maine Public

New industry readies for launch as researchers hone offshore wind turbines that float 🏛 Portland Press Herald

UMaine researchers hone offshore wind turbines that float 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Restoration work is underway at Lewiston's Veterans Memorial Park 🏛 WMTW

Maine utility regulators are restarting the process of building renewable energy in northern Maine 🏛 Maine Public

How to protect your property from flooding 🏛 Mainebiz

Community

11 rescue dogs from Afghanistan on their way to Maine 🏛 WGME

Schooner "Liberty Clipper" Preservation Underway at Portland Yacht Services 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Education

6 Portland schools placed under ‘lockout’ after hoax bomb threat 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Bomb threats directed at six Portland schools, police say 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Portland schools out of lockout after threats ruled a hoax 🏛 WMTW

University of Southern Maine announces layoffs to take effect Friday 🏛 Portland Press Herald

USM cutting multiple positions, effective Friday 🏛 WMTW

Finance, Personnel and Operations Committee Meeting May 13, 2024 - YouTube - Portland Public Schools, Maine

Elections

Absentee voting now underway for June primaries in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Absentee voting underway in Maine 🏛 WGME

Environment

Maine organic farmers to sue EPA over forever chemicals in sludge 🏛 Portland Press Herald

MOFGA to sue federal government over forever chemicals in sludge used as fertilizer 🏛 Maine Public

Tuesday Tree Talk 🏛 West End Neighborhood Association

Food and Drink

The 15 Best Portland, Maine Restaurants 🏛 Condé Nast Traveler

From Bissell Brothers, a New and Improved H20 🏛 Down East

Popular Dumpling House Will Never Open Again in Portland, Maine 🏛 WCYY

Guns

Shooting commission to hear from Card family members 🏛 Maine Public

Membersof Lewiston shooter’s family will testifyin public this week 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Robert Card’s family to testify before Lewiston commission 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Robert Card's family members to testify before investigators 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Letter: Listen to the people on gun control 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Housing

Portland tenant says landlord revoked lease renewal as retaliation 🏛 WGME

Should York put restrictions on short-term rentals? Voters will decide this week 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Justice

‘Worse by the day’: ACLU report highlights growing number of Mainers without legal defense 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine ACLU says number of un-represented criminal defendants has 'skyrocketed' 🏛 Maine Public

ACLU says Mainers are being denied right to an attorney 🏛 WGME

Waldoboro man sentenced for his role in Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach 🏛 Maine Public

Waldoboro man who ran for Maine Senate sentenced to 15 months for storming U.S. Capitol 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Matthew Brackley, Maine candidate, gets prison for Jan. 6 riot 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Waldoboro man sentenced to 15 months in prison for role in January 6th riots 🏛 WGME

LGBTQIA+

Transgender athletes to face fewer barriers to compete under new policy 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Outdoors

The easiest part of paddling Togus Stream was deciding to do it 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Avoid the crowds at Acadia with this granite-stepped hiking trail 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine moose permit lotter applications due ahead of June drawing 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Photography

Reposting this to fix my error. I accidentally labeled this as a wolf, when it was actually a coyote. Photographed near Millinocket, with a 500mm telephoto lens. 🏛 Reddit

Cadillac Mountain during the faint aurora borealis 🏛 Reddit

Beautiful Maine Spring 🌞🌱 🏛 Reddit

The perfect getaway. 🏛 Reddit

Love the wonderful natural dark clouds emitting from that wonderful boat 🏛 Reddit

A deer, a skunk and a fox meet in this great trail cam photo 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Police

Police respond to incident on Riverside Street in Portland 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Body found in mud flats near former B&M Baked Beans plant in Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Body found in Portland mudflats 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Body found near former baked beans factory in Portland, Maine 🏛 WMTW

Body found in mud flats near old baked beans factory in Portland 🏛 WGME

Portland emergency crews respond to area near Tukey's Bridge 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Portland police arrest teen after gunshots fired in Bayside 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Teen boy accused of firing shots in Portland 🏛 WGME

Portland police arrest juvenile accused of firing gun in Bayside 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Man allegedly exposed himself and yelled at Portland police when questioned about assault 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sebago man accused of assaulting man in Portland, exposing himself to officers 🏛 WGME

Sebago boater assaulted person, flashed officers, police say 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Portland waterfront attack: Police arrest suspect 🏛 WMTW

Politics

Invasive species 🏛 Bangor Daily News

In a rebuke of lawmakers, Mills says she will not sign bills enacted on 'veto day' 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Gov. Mills won’t sign 35 last-minute spending bills 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Gov. Mills will not sign 35 bills adopted on final day 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Gov. Mills decides not to sign any new bills passed on 'Veto Day' 🏛 WGME

Sears Island / Mack Point Wind Port

State should reconsider Sprague Energy plan for wind terminal at Mack Point 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sports

Sea Dogs Slug Their Way to 11-10 Win Over Somerset 🏛 Minor League Baseball

Sea Dogs hold on to beat Somerset, 11-10 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Power-hitting Red Sox prospect showing patience in rebound season with Sea Dogs 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sea Dogs to let Mother Nature determine ticket price during 'Dime-A-Degree' special 🏛 WGME

State

“Nothing happens in our economy without child care”: Families and advocates call on Congress to address child care crisis 🏛 Maine Beacon

Letter: Time for the Maine State Liquor Agency to go 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do

The Weekend Guide: May 17th - 19th, 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

Maine Things To Do: Car shows, road races, bake sales 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Synth club meet-up at Apohadion Saturday 5/18 🏛 Reddit

June 9th Contra Dance 🏛 Reddit

Win Tickets to Rise Against at State Theatre in Portland, Maine 🏛 WCYY

Here's How to Win Shinedown Tickets in Portland, Maine 🏛 WJBQ

Hawktail with special guest Isa Burke 🏛 One Longfellow Square

little house dance: party / celebrate / fundraise 🏛 SPACE

Deering Center Memorial Day Procession 🏛 Portland Downtonwn

Neko Case at State Theatre | Wed, October 2, 2024 🏛 State Theatre

Dollar Day at CMTM 🏛 Visit Portland Maine

Gary Clark Jr. at Merrill Auditorium | Thu, May 30, 2024 🏛 State Theatre

Amos Lee at State Theatre | Sat, May 25, 2024 🏛 State Theatre

Gimme Gimme Disco at State Theatre | Fri, May 17, 2024 🏛 State Theatre

Fruit Bats at Portland House of Music and Events | Thu, September 12, 2024 🏛 State Theatre