Morning Links - Wednesday November 20, 2024

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Asylum Seekers

Immigration advocates in Maine brace for sweeping changes under Trump 🏛 Maine Public

Business

Hannaford servers back up, but customers may worry about their data 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Vertical Harvest greenhouse project in Westbrook gets funding boost - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

City

Portland City Council creates municipal climate action fund 🏛 Maine Public

Portland public gets sneak peek at city's Forest Avenue Redesign Project - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Portland’s Public Market is mostly unoccupied. The owner blames lack of foot traffic 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

Gulf of Maine Research Institute teaches next generation about climate change 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Community

'Solidarity, not charity': Food AND Medicine to send Thanksgiving feasts to 1,600 tables across Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Food and Drink

Cape Elizabeth Planning Board OKs new Cookie Jar site plan, leaves front parking untouched 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland, Maine, Named Among Best Food Cities in America 🏛 WCYY

Maine Food ＆ Dining News: Bath, Brunswick, Springvale, Alna 🏛 Portland Food Map

Friday Food Insider: Maine's coffee shops continue to face ... 🏛 Mainebiz

Guns

Maine hunters hope to see 72-hour gun purchase waiting period repealed 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Housing

Home values have skyrocketed in this strange group of Maine towns 🏛 Bangor Daily News

More than 1,400 Mainers submit applications for pilot rent relief program 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Waiting list opens for Maine's new eviction prevention pilot program, given high demand 🏛 Maine Public

Outdoors

Construction begins on 84-mile bike trail in Piscataquis 🏛 Bangor Daily News

This year’s fall surf and turf paddle trip destination was Caribou Mountain 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Casco Bay Lines and Prock Marine 🏛 Reddit

Moonset at Two Lights, Cape Elizabeth, Maine 🏛 Reddit

Police

Man found passed out with drugs and gun at Portland gas ... 🏛 WGME

Politics

Maine Democrats win two legislative recounts — with nine more to go 🏛 Maine Public

The latest on recounts in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, other state races 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Jared Golden on voters who helped reelect him: ‘I think they feel like I’m being real’ 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Matt Gaetz criticized Susan Collins and other GOP senators, now he needs their votes 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Susan Collins will stand up like Maine senators before her 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Sen. Collins should reject RFK Jr.’s nomination 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine lawmaker wants to prevent blank ballots from forcing ranked-choice runoffs 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Democracy requires patience and a respect for the law 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine is the only rural, working-class state led by Democrats. Why? 🏛 Maine Beacon

Sens. Collins, King face pressure in Maine to oppose US arms sales to Israel 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine businesses and organizations call to block weapons sales to Israel 🏛 Daily Bulldog

Public Safety

Crow in Gorham tests positive for West Nile virus 🏛 Portland Press Herald

West Nile virus found in crow from Gorham, Maine CDC says - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Maine continues to have one of the highest incidence rates of lung cancer in the US 🏛 Maine Public

Augusta city councilors explore potential syringe exchange buy back program 🏛 Maine Public

South Portland

Opinion: South Portland’s development battle is not over 🏛 Portland Press Herald

State

Beware of a growing Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Things to Do

Maine Things To Do: Holiday Open House, Holiday Market, and a Made in Maine Craft Show 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Tribal Sovereignty

31,000 acres returned to Penobscot Nation promise conservation without land-use restrictions 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Unhoused

November is Youth Homelessness Awareness Month 🏛 Preble Street

Rapid Re-Housing is expanding services to reach more Mainers 🏛 Preble Street

A feeling of home sweet home 🏛 Preble Street

Bangor nonprofit hopes to build 60 tiny homes for people experiencing homelessness 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Vacationland

Maine sees 9% drop in tourists compared to last summer 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine's winter tourism is on the rise, new report shows 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Voter Suppression

Effort to require voter ID in Maine gains momentum for 2025 ballot 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Morning Links - Tuesday November 19, 2024

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Arts

A rousing chorus and the mighty Kotzschmar make the case for opera 🏛 Portland Press Herald

'Lost on a Mountain in Maine' is officially in theaters 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Movie about Maine lobstermen lights up the state's small ... 🏛 Mainebiz

Asylum Seekers

Will Maine police help carry out Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans? 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine's immigrants anxious for Trump to clarify mass deportation plans - YouTube - WMTW-TV

New shelter for immigrant families in need opens in Portland - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Bears, Sharks, and Zombies

Eight-foot snake found loose in York County 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

8-foot snake found along Route 11 in Shapleigh, officials say - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Business

Hannaford’s website and app are working again 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Hannaford website back online after week-long outage 🏛 Maine Public

Hannaford back online, but questions remain about cybersecurity issue 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sugarloaf Mountain looks for earlier start to seasons with additional snowmaking upgrades 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Farmers markets across Maine wind down seasonal operations - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Maine based bluShift Aerospace is one step closer to launching a rocket into space - YouTube - WMTW-TV

City

Portland City Council votes to establish climate action fund 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland councilors weigh next steps in launching municipal ethics commission - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

At last, $25M Portland Harbor dredging project gets underway next month 🏛 Mainebiz

Climate Emergency

Opinion: Stand up for the environment – and for your children 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Opinion: Maine is courting disaster by not addressing its electrical grid 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine receives $1 million to study electrifying key ports 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Gulf of Maine Research Institute aims to teach next generation of scientists - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Communities still rebuilding up and down the coast nearly one year after January storms - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Community

Maine food pantries help teens, college students stay fed during Thanksgiving season - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Education

Maine counters learning loss with expanded outdoor programs 🏛 Maine Beacon

Wabanaki Curriculum Creators Honored 🏛 Portland Public Schools

Environment

Budworms ravaged Maine’s forests for years. They’re starting to come back. 🏛 Portland Press Herald

'It didn't have to be this way': Residents frustrated after Bucksport Mill's petition to abandon dams is accepted 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Food and Drink

The Ultimate Guide to Thanksgiving Sandwiches in Portland 🏛 Portland Old Port

Justice

Biddeford man sentenced to more than 4 years for assaulting police during Jan. 6 Capitol riot 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine man gets 50 months in prison for assaulting officers with weapon during Capitol riot - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Labor

Maine congressional delegation welcomes release of supplemental work visas 🏛 Maine Public

U.S. nearly doubles number of temporary work visas, giving hope to Maine hospitality industry 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Dept. of Homeland Security approves additional temporary work visas for non-citizens 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

'It's just great to have them:' Maine businesses excited about increase of H-2B visas - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Outdooors

Maine Guide Mondays: Maximum Views for minimum effort at Acadia National Park - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Photography

Color corrected OG image of Moonrise beside Bug Light. Both images for reference! 🏛 Reddit

Dawn from the reeds, Wells 🏛 Reddit

Alien spacecraft found floating in the Fore River 🏛 Reddit

Move over Cyber truck. We now have the GHOST. 🏛 Reddit

Solar and Salt Air 🏛 Reddit

Police

Scarborough man charged after allegedly passing out at gas station with gun in lap 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Scarborough Man Arrested in Portland on Numerous Charges, Including Illegal Possession of a Firearm 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Deputies searching for man accused of assault, leading law enforcement on slow-speed pursuit 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Politics

Democrats turn to southern Maine for legislative leadership 🏛 Portland Press Herald

No date scheduled yet for requested recount in Maine congressional race 🏛 New England Cable News

House Ethics Committee report on Matt Gaetz should be made public 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Why not make Maine a two-flag state? 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Public Safety

Portland Pedestrian Killed In Crosswalk 🏛 Bicycle Coalition of Maine

Portland Fire Department puts out another brush fire on Commercial Street 🏛 Portland Press Herald

3 vehicles damaged by brush fire in Portland, officials say - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Car Fire 🏛 Reddit

Augusta considers exchange program that would pay to get used hypodermic needles off city streets 🏛 Portland Press Herald

States

Maine officials say they are working on response to child abuse cases flagged by federal audit 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Things to Do

Chris D'Elia 🏛 Merrill Auditorium

Inhaler - State Theatre, Portland Maine 🏛 State Theatre

Palaver Strings: Songbook - State Theatre, Portland Maine 🏛 State Theatre

A Close Reading With Lids ＆ Ellen with Aidia Rayne and ... 🏛 Mayo Street Arts

Southern Maine Astronomers (SMA) Star Party, Saturday November 23rd @ 6pm, Bug Light Park, South Portland 🏛 Reddit

December 8th Contra Dance 🏛 Reddit

Utilities

Maine heating costs remain flat in November 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Vacationland

Tourism to Maine dipped 9% this past summer, report shows 🏛 Maine Public

Morning Links - Monday November 18, 2024

Monday, November 18, 2024

Arts

Ha! 🏛 Reddit

Asylum Seekers

Advocates warn a Trump presidency could be a threat to Maine immigrants 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Q＆A: What will Trump’s immigration policies mean for Maine? 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland church renovates to serve as overflow shelter for immigrant families - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Business

Dairy task force recommends boosting subsidy to preserve Maine farms 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Hannaford website, app back online after cybersecurity issue - YouTube - WMTW-TV

City

Public meeting to discuss redesign project for Portland's Forest Avenue - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Climate Emergency

Our View: Maine should not be taken by surprise this winter 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Survey reveals extent of dune damage on Maine beaches 🏛 Maine Public

Environment

Maine CDC study shines new light on how PFAS moves from soil to livestock feed 🏛 Maine Public

Maine to explore electrifying ports in bid to cut pollution from cruise and cargo ships 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine’s electric vehicle goals don’t look like they’ll take us where we want to go 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Food and Drink

At Le’Cha, ice cream isn’t just for summer 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Monopoly with your martini? Find all sorts of games at these bars and restaurants 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Guns

Our View: Challenge to gun sale waiting period puts lawmakers’ seriousness to the test 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Health Care

Maine reproductive health providers caution worsening funding challenges under Trump 🏛 Maine Morning Star

History

Throwback photo: Donn Fendler with his twin brother in 1940, a year after getting ‘Lost on a Mountain in Maine’ 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Housing

Maine cities begin to transform decaying retail space into housing 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Labor

Opinion: How to bolster Maine’s labor market? Embrace apprenticeships. 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine's first Apprenticeship Summit to be held Monday - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Photography

My Maine This Week: View from Borestone Mountain by David Preston 🏛 Natural Resources Council of Maine

It’s still Sunday Photos: November 17th, 2024 🏛 Daily Bulldog

Bug Light, Fort Gorges and the mostly full moon last night! 🏛 Reddit

Sun set over Jackson 🏛 Reddit

🫡 Iron Mike 🥊 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Portland’s delegation feels urgency to protect Mainers after Trump election 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Susan Collins is in for another 4-year balancing act on Donald Trump 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Susan Collins falling in line as usual 🏛 Reddit

Total Maine Nov. 17, 2024: Voter ID ＆ Red Flag proposals possibly headed to voters - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Maine lobstermen see Trump’s 2nd term as ‘big bright spot’ for industry 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Scarborough

In a region known for quaint downtowns, a community without one builds from scratch 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do

Laughs are on the house on Thursdays at Empire Comedy Club 🏛 Portland Press Herald

The Simon ＆ Garfunkel Story is back in Portland by popular demand on April 23 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Hear a quartet play the music of Adele and Coldplay by candlelight in Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Tickets on sale for Joy Clark on Nov. 22, Mallett Brothers Band on Dec. 7 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Folk musicians (including Melissa Ferrick) to converge on Portland for conference 🏛 Portland Press Herald

‘Saint Dad’ in Damariscotta, Maine Celtics, Oshima Brothers Bash 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Jennifer Finney Boylan– Cleavage: Men, Women, and the Space Between Us 🏛 SPACE

Annie Xibos Spencer – How to Break An Addiction 🏛 SPACE

Gardens Aglow: Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens light up for the holidays - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Transportation

Riders can now track the bus between Lewiston/Auburn and Portland, and more changes are coming 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Morning Links - Sunday November 17, 2024

Sunday, November 17, 2024

Business

Maine's oldest canning operation closes 🏛 FOX 22 Bangor

Maine’s oldest seafood canning operation is closing 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Community

Dozens of pets adopted, more than $100K raised at ARLGP Shelter Sleep-In event 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Environment

Underfunded and understaffed, Maine’s dam agency does what it can to keep the aging infrastructure safe 🏛 The Maine Monitor

An environmental group files intent to sue a salmon farmer for pollution off Maine's coast 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

‘Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean’ Collects Debris from Remote Islands in the Gulf of Maine 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Food and Drink

In photos: The last day at Anania’s Variety on Congress Street 🏛 Portland Press Herald

LGBTQIA+

Amid an uptick in inquiries from outside groups, Gardiner-area schools make information requests public 🏛 Portland Press Herald

MSAD 11 PUBLIC F.O.A.A. REQUESTS 🏛 MSAD 11

FOAA Request by Casey Ryan re: Guidelines for transgender and nonbinary students 🏛 MSAD 11

FOAA Request by Representative Michael Soboleski re: transgender bathroom policy 🏛 MSAD 11

Outdoors

Freezeout Trail to Webster Stream Grand Pitch 🏛 Hiking in Maine

Ethics in the outdoors means doing the right thing when nobody’s looking 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Sunset in Scarborough, 415pm 🏛 Reddit

I caught a moonbow this morning 🏛 Reddit

Supermoon Super Sunset over Ram Island Light! 🏛 Reddit

iPhone Moon Last Night 🏛 Reddit

Full moon last night 🏛 Reddit

Quick walk by the poop factory this morning! 🏛 Reddit

Wiener mobile at the Civic Center 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Ranked-choice count confirms Jared Golden’s win over Austin Theriault 🏛 Piscataquis Observer

Tribal Sovereignty

Human remains, cultural items to return to Wabanaki Nations after spending years in Yale museum 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Morning Links - Saturday November 16, 2024

Saturday, November 16, 2024

Arts

Her voice stronger than ever, Lucinda Williams keeps soul of America alive at the State 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

Maine’s electric vehicle goals won't take us where we want to go 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Ocean wind power supporters ponder future in Maine after Trump win 🏛 Maine Public

Maine has shifted its strategy to expand electric heat pump use to the entire house. So far, it’s working. 🏛 Portland Press Herald

City

Future Friday: 100 W. Commercial Street 🏛 Portland Old Port

Holiday Tree Arrives in Portland on November 20, 2024 Morning 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Holiday tree will be installed in Portland's Monument Square next week 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Community

Portland Vietnam Veteran awarded Purple Heart 57 years after combat injury 🏛 Maine Public

A Maine Vietnam vet once spit on is finally welcomed home 🏛 Bangor Daily News

State Street Church makes emergency winter family shelter permanent 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine food pantries prepare for Thanksgiving 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Environment

Appeal filed to stop expansion of Juniper Ridge 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Food and Drink

Making a Splash 🏛 Edible Maine

Heath Care

Nursing workforce growing in Maine, but data indicates 2,800 more needed by 2030 🏛 Maine Public

Maine’s nursing workforce has increased, but not enough to meet demand 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Despite increase in graduates, Maine still needs more nurses 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Lewiston Mass Shooting

Maine stepping in to pay $3 million to law enforcement agencies who paid overtime to first respon... - YouTube - WMTW-TV

LGBTQIA+

Maine transgender advocates fear a(nother) Trump presidency but vow to fight 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Outdoors

What it’s like to take the Registered Maine Guide test 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Supermoon setting behind the Cathedral this am 🏛 Reddit

Sunny day in Boothbay 🏛 Reddit

My wife took Sam for a walk in the woods, and he brought her this "stick"... wait, what !? 🏛 Reddit

A splash on the rocks this morning 🏛 Reddit

Damriscotta River , late September 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Here's the latest on Maine's legislative race recounts 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Golden declared winner after ranked-choice run-off for Maine's 2nd District 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Golden wins ranked-choice runoff in Maine's 2nd Congressional District 🏛 Maine Public

Ranked-choice count confirms Jared Golden’s win over Austin Theriault 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Jared Golden wins Maine's CD2 race after ranked choice count 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Friday Focus: Rep. Golden wins ranked choice runoff 🏛 WGME

Democratic Rep. Jared Golden wins through Maine’s ranked choice voting 🏛 New England Cable News

Golden winner in Maine 2nd Congressional District race 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Susan Collins says it’s ‘premature’ to take position on RFK Jr. nomination 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sen. Collins reacts to Trump nominations 🏛 Maine Public

Sen. Susan Collins plans to seek reelection in 2026 🏛 New England Cable News

Sen. Collins wants full confirmation process for Trump appointees 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sen. Collins confirms she will seek re-election in 2026 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

How faith leaders in Maine are fighting Christian Nationalism 🏛 Maine Beacon

Sports

Portland Hearts of Pine soccer team picks first head coach 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine Celtics lose home opener - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Things to Do

See comic Jackie Kashian, taste-test kimchi or catch a movie this weekend 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Memoir of a Snail 🏛 SPACE

Where to play trivia any night of the week in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Gardens Aglow prepares to open in Boothbay - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Tribal Sovereignty

Yale to return human remains and 8 artifacts to Wabanaki Nations - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Unhoused

Bangor continues with closure of the city's largest encampment 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Utilities

EPA says many not prepared for cyber threats on water systems and they must take action - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Vacationland

Maine winter tourism grows despite shorter, warmer seasons 🏛 Mainebiz

Letter: Crowds have made Bar Harbor less enjoyable 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Biddeford gets national recognition for top place to visit in December - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine