Morning Links - Thursday March 27, 2025

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Arts

The Backbone of Portland Local Music: The Apohadian Theatre 🏛 The SMCC Beacon

Asylum Seekers

Bangor Democrat proposes ban on Maine police contracting with ICE agents 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Opinion: Immigrants are our neighbors, not our enemies 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Business

Maine has an ocean of potential 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Wells voters to decide on recreational marijuana sales - YouTube - CBS 13 News

City

Proposed music venue for downtown Portland sparks debate 🏛 Maine Public

Portland Music Hall divides opinion amid planning board meeting 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Constitutional Crisis

Federal worker from Maine leads class-action lawsuit over Trump’s anti-DEI ‘witch-hunt’ 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Former federal worker from Maine joins class action suit against Trump's anti-DEI firings 🏛 Maine Public

A Maine resident is leading a complaint against the Trump administration over DEI firings 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Gov. Janet Mills assails Trump’s tariffs, Social Security layoffs 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Trump administration says it will pull back billions in COVID funding from local health departments 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Food Is a Human Right: Protecting Access to Nutrition in Maine 🏛 Preble Street

Letter: Trump is breaking America 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: The worst of the Gilded Age returns to America 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Education

Researchers recommend changes to special ed funding under state formula review 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environment

Legislators consider whether to strengthen or weaken Maine's ban on plastic retail bags 🏛 Maine Public

Other states consider joining Maine in banning the spreading of sewage sludge 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Food and Drink

Pulling Corks Opens Today 🏛 Portland Food Map

Guns

Lawmakers take up more gun control measures one year after advocates won major victories 🏛 Maine Public

Maine Legislature weighs updates to machine gun definition, ghost gun regulations 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Proposals to amend concealed carry laws saw pushback from business community, law enforcement 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine lawmakers hear testimony over proposed gun-related bills - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Dozens testify in Augusta on new proposed gun bills - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Health Care

Many people with disabilities risk losing their Medicaid if they work too much 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sweetser awarded $2 million for psychiatric residential treatment facility for youth 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Housing

Maine mill towntakes a step toward curbing short-term rentals 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: A common-sense housing plan for Freeport 🏛 Portland Press Herald

LGBTQIA+

Maine officials refuse to sign Trump agreement on transgender athletes 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Federal deadline approaches for Maine to ban trans athletes from competing in girls sports 🏛 WGME

Governor Mills Stood up for Students and Survivors—Who Will Join Her? 🏛 Common Dreams

Letter: Blanket bans not the answer to trans athletes issue 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Photography

Easton woman catches brawling squirrels on camera 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Spring is Coming! 🏛 Reddit

Another sun pillar, Cape Elizabeth, Maine 🏛 Reddit

Police

State police investigating South Portland death 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Person found dead at South Portland residence after wellbeing check 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

S. Portland Death Investigation - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Politics

Shenna Bellows will remain as Maine’s secretary of state while running for governor 🏛 Bangor Daily News

No, Maine does not require the secretary of state to step down if running for office 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Shenna Bellows announces run for governor - YouTube - WMTW-TV

GOP lawmakers urge Secretary of State Shenna Bellows to step down - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows launches campaign for governor - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

'I will not step down': Bellows to remain Secretary of State while running for Governor - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Raise taxes on Maine’s wealthy? Some of them are OK with that 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Mills administration comes out against Democrat proposals to hike taxes on the wealthy 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

GOP lawmaker seeks to change Maine's Good Samaritan law - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Rep. Golden, House Democrats call for defense secretary to testify about attack leak 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Susan Collins Is Less Popular Than Donald Trump in Maine: Poll 🏛 Newsweek

Public Safety

Bipartisan health committee members reject limits on syringe service programs 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine advocates warn proposed bill could deter overdose 911 calls 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Things to Do

Rui Abecassis Tasting 🏛 Rosemont Market

Maine Middle Eastern Orchestra 🏛 Merrill Auditorium

Cassatt String Quartet - Portland 🏛 Merrill Auditorium

Trivia Thursdays 🏛 Reddit

Tribal Sovereignty

Legislators again seek equal tax treatment among Wabanaki Nations 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Voter Suppression

As Maine eyes voter ID law, Trump order tightens federal registration rules 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Morning Links - Wednesday March 26, 2025

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Arts

The Humming Lion 🏛 SPACE

As Long As Space Exists 🏛 SPACE

Scarborough students have artwork featured at Portland Museum of Art 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Jay Bragg performs ‘Call Me Old Fashioned’ on 207 - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Asylum Seekers

Mother of Lewiston teenager arrested by Border Patrol describes anguish over her son's detention 🏛 Maine Public

Ukrainians in Maine fear for their legal status and their country 🏛 Bangor Daily News

ILAP Decries Trump Administration’s Cruel Revocation of Immigration Status for Current Humanitarian Parolees from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti, and Venezuela 🏛 Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project

Bears, Sharks, and Zombies

Maine’s bears are waking up. And they’re hungry. 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Business

Scarborough council attempts to settle light industrial district dispute 🏛 Portland Press Herald

The Downs pivoting toward ‘the meat’ of the Scarborough downtown development 🏛 Portland Press Herald

City

Proposed Live Nation venue draws large crowd to Portland Planning Board workshop 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland artists raise parking concerns over proposed 3,300-seat music venue - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Letter: Proposed Portland music venue will adversely affect smaller arts groups 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: New music venue would be a great asset to Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Neighborhood Meeting for 60 Elm Street Redevelopment Set for April 1 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Civil Rights

Underscoring ongoing gender disparity, Gov. Mills declares March 25 Equal Pay Day 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Climate Emergency

New England grid operator tells Congress offshore wind critical to future power reliability 🏛 Maine Morning Star

ISO-NE CEO Reiterates Offshore Wind Essential for Future Grid Reliability 🏛 Natural Resources Council of Maine

Community

Borrow. Use. Return. Repeat. 🏛 Edible Maine

South Portland firefighters will ‘Check for Charity’ this weekend 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Gorham High School students’ actions kept boy safe 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Constitutional Crisis

Maine AG has faith in court system even as some fear Trump won’t abide judicial orders 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Here is where Maine is challenging the Trump administration in court 🏛 Portland Press Herald

AG Frey and U.S. Rep. Pingree highlight importance of state-level legal challenges to counter Trump 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Social Security official ended program for Maine newborns because he was ‘ticked’ at Mills 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Social Security, Buffeted by Turmoil, Awaits a New Leader 🏛 New York Times

Maine service cuts: SSA acting chief's regret over brief pause 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Trump official ended program for Maine newborns to get back at Janet Mills 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Freeze on climate-smart forestry funding risks logging jobs in Maine 🏛 Maine Public

Letter: Gray skies ahead for US weather forecasting 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Tesla takedown protest in Waterville 🏛 Reddit

Some Canadians canceling their vacation plans this summer in Old Orchard Beach - YouTube - CBS 13 News

National park funding cuts spark concerns about Maine's Acadia National Park - YouTube - CBS 13 News

COVID-19

Five Years Later: How Preble Street’s Response to COVID-19 Shaped Its Future 🏛 Preble Street

Environment

Harpswell seeks answers as PFAS spill contaminates local waters 🏛 Harpswell Anchor

US Fish and Wildlife: Tell us what you think about listing Monarch butterfly as threatened 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Food and Drink

Cuties to Open in Early April 🏛 Portland Food Map

Guns

Gun control debate returns to Maine State House as lawmakers take up slate of new bills 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Health Care

Survey finds nearly half of Maine households have taken on medical debt 🏛 Maine Public

Nearly half of Maine households struggle with medical debt 🏛 Maine Beacon

MaineHealth asks lawmakers to alter equal pay law to entice specialists to rural hospitals 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Family planning clinics are essential for Maine’s health 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Opinion: Maine must fund invaluable family planning services 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Mainers urge legislature: Keep medical debt from wrecking credit scores 🏛 Maine Beacon

InterMed wants patients to be kinder. We need more from doctors, too. 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Cancer care advocates urge Maine lawmakers to support life-saving measures 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Housing

Opinion: Maine’s property tax relief proposals need improvement 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Justice

Maine man charged with making threats to politicians, judges and others online 🏛 Boston.com

Labor

Maine Bureau of Insurance Approves 9.6% Average Decrease in Workers' Compensation Loss Costs 🏛 State of Maine

Maine Bureau of Insurance approves proposal that will lower workers comp premiums for most employers 🏛 Maine Public

LGBTQIA+

Blackstones is Portland’s only gay bar, again 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Trans athletes debate is a convenient distraction 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Outdoors

Get ready for a partial solar eclipse this weekend 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Here are some things you probably didn’t know about Maine owls 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Police

Maine man accused of threatening police, politicians on social media - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Politics

Everything you need to know before going to your Maine town meeting 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows officially announces bid for governor 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows announces campaign for Maine governor 🏛 Maine Public

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows will run for governor in 2026 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows announces bid for governor 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows announces run for governor 🏛 Maine Beacon

Maine Republicans file people’s veto effort to overturn $11.3B state budget 🏛 Bangor Daily News

‘Not responsible governing’: Republicans file people’s veto on budget, risking MaineCare funding and government shutdown 🏛 Maine Beacon

Republicans choose paths of resistance as Democrats look to 'part two' budget in special legislative session 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Republicans file for people’s veto of budget as lawmakers begin special session 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine lawmakers return to State House for start of special session - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Angus King grills senior Trump official on ‘war plans’ leak in tense hearing 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sen. King grills national intelligence officials over Signal chat that included journalist 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Angus King presses Tulsi Gabbard on leak of military attack plans 🏛 Portland Press Herald

King, Democrats ask Trump officials how Yemen strike plans were mistakenly shared with journalist 🏛 Maine Public

Greenland or Loring? 🏛 The County

Public Safety

Crews battle South Portland motel fire 🏛 WMTW

South Portland motel fire started in the attic, fire officials say 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Fire displaces guests at Budget Inn in South Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Firefighters battle three-alarm fire at South Portland's Budget Inn 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

MedCu marks 50 years of service in Portland 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Legislative committee advances Bunker bill to expand benefits for volunteer first responders 🏛 Daily Bulldog

Things to Do

The Live Music Guide: March 26th – April 1st, 2025 🏛 Portland Old Port

Regal Imports Wine Tasting 🏛 Rosemont Market

SPACE on Earth: Panel ＆ Performance with Cara Giaimo, Brandon Keim, Laura Poppick, and sidebody 🏛 SPACE

‘The Addams Family’ brings spooky charm to Portland 🏛 WGME

Mariah Blake – They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals (in conversation with Ayana Elizabeth Johnson) 🏛 SPACE

John Mulaney and friends coming to Portland in August 🏛 Portland Press Herald

John Mulaney ＆ Friends Take the Stage in Portland, Maine 🏛 Portland Old Port

Pet Photographer Day 🏛 Visit Portland

Fortune Feimster 🏛 Merrill Auditorium

Maine Things To Do | Dine ＆ Dance Fundraiser, Girl Scout Spaghetti Dinner, Sports Card ＆ Collectible Show 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Cool Things Happening in Portland This Week (March 25-30) 🏛 Reddit

SUMMERS COMING!!! 🏛 Reddit

On The Ocean Festival at Thompson's Point 🏛 Reddit

Transportation

New Report Calls for Expanded Investment in Maine Transit 🏛 Natural Resources Council of Maine

Public transportation meeting just 11% of need in Maine, advisory council says 🏛 Maine Public

Gorham councilor opposes turnpike connector; the issue is headed to Augusta 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Unhoused

Maine's emergency shelter network is in crisis Talbot Ross 🏛 Amjambo Africa

50 years of Compassion in Action – 20 years of 24/7 supportive housing 🏛 Preble Street

Utilities

Starting in April, utilities can cut off power to Mainers with unpaid bills 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Morning Links - Tuesday March 25, 2025

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Buy Local

Unpacking the Cart 🏛 Edible Maine

City

Letter: Portland should reject Live Nation venue proposal 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Civil Rights

Maine may be violating Title IX, but it has nothing to do with transgender athletes 🏛 Bangor Daily News

"It is time to update our Maine Constitution to reflect our values of equal… 🏛 Bluesky - Maine Women’s Lobby

Climate Change

Maine aims for clean energy, lower costs as federal government retreats 🏛 Maine Beacon

Constitutional Crisis

Trump Abuses Power by Withholding Millions to University ... 🏛 ACLU of Maine

‘My issue is about the rule of law:' Mills responds to Trump's call for apology 🏛 Boston.com

Gov. Mills responds to President Trump's demand for 'full throated' apology - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Long waits, waves of calls, website crashes: Social Security is breaking down 🏛 Washington Post

America was great. Trump is taking us in the opposite direction. 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine coastal communities see more cancelations from Canadian tourists - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Northern Maine businesses feel pressure of rising U.S.-Canada tariff tensions - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Opinion: USAID dismantling is illegal, cruel and chaotic 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Government for the people 🏛 The County

Letter: Musk and company are champions of the wealthy 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Following court order is not optional 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Republicans, please don’t thank me for my service 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: DOGE doesn’t conform to good business practices 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Education

South Portland school board approves multiple choice athletic bond question 🏛 Portland Press Herald

When will Cape Elizabeth residents vote on school renovations again? - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Cape Elizabeth considers $87 million school project amid community debate - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Opinion: An important tool can keep Maine’s students safe 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Food and Drink

Hifi Donuts Temporarily Closing 🏛 Portland Food Map

Hank and Arties in Bayside 🏛 Portland Food Map

Health Care

Maine lawmakers and DHHS push for expanded access to Medicaid funding for mental health care 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Medicaid cuts threaten health care 🏛 The County

Letter: Hospital payment reform needed 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Housing

Another former scrapyard in Portland is targeted for housing 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Labor

MaineGeneral planning 100 layoffs amid hospital budget concerns - YouTube - CBS 13 News

LGBTQIA+

A law shouldn’t be necessary to stop harassment of Maine children 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Outdoors

We are in an ice shack revolution 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Bald Eagle, Solon, by Gerard Austin 🏛 Natural Resources Council of Maine

Meet a Canada lynx up close in this video 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Cotton candy clouds over SMCC dock before dawn, South Portland, Maine 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Susan Collins calls Trump officials textingwar plans to a reporter ‘extremely troubling’ 🏛 Bangor Daily News

The Unbearable Lightness of Being Concerned 🏛 Notes from the Circus

Maine lawmaker calls for 'serious consequences' after Trump admin's war plans leak - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Things To Do

Mystery on the Casablanca 🏛 Visit Portland

The week of March 24th Part 1 *underlining represents Maine based musicians… 🏛 Bluesky - Portland Noise

The week of March 24th Part 2 *underlining represents Maine based musicians… 🏛 Bluesky - Portland Noise

Evening Links - Monday March 24, 2025

Monday, March 24, 2025

Arts

Weakened Friends rips into Natalie Imbruglia’s ’90s hit ‘Torn’ 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Young musicians take the stage at Maine Academy of Modern Music's Girls Rock Concert 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Asylum Seekers

Feds detain 17-year-old immigrant on his way to work in Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Mother of Lewiston teenager arrested by Border Patrol describes anguish over her son's detention 🏛 Maine Public

Maine resident kidnapped by ICE thugs for the crime of speaking Spanish while brown (link to fundraiser in the comment) 🏛 Reddit

Business

Employer-educator partnerships are key to Maine’s workforce future 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Biddeford shopping center repositioned as entertainment ... 🏛 Mainebiz

City

Redesign of Portland’s Congress Square Park may resume this summer 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Live Nation Planning Board Mtg Tomorrow 3/25 430p 🏛 Reddit

Climate Emergency

If you're looking for a way to plug in, check out the Portland Climate Action Team - they do AMAZING work locally on climate and environment issues. Meeting on Zoom on Tuesday. 🏛 Reddit

Letter: Protect clean energy investments 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Community

Portland Literary Club aims to build community through shared reads 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Constitutional Crisis

Janet Mills unloads on Donald Trump after he demands apology 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Gov. Mills fires back after Trump’s demand for ‘full throated apology’ 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Gov. Mills responds to President Trump's demand for apology 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine Gov. Mills fires back at Trump after president demands apology - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Maine Gov. Mills responds to Trump's demand for apology - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Donald Trump demands 'full throated apology' from Janet Mills after clash over transgender athletes 🏛 Maine Public

Trump Demands Apology From Maine Gov. Janet Mills for Defending Trans Women 🏛 Truthout

Here’s a running list of all the probes, funding cuts since Trump threatened Maine 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Angus King criticizes Trump administration's approach to Social Security as 'reckless' 🏛 Maine Public

Donald Trump and Elon Musk confound Susan Collins’ pledge to bring money to Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Aroostook residents push for a Collins town hall 🏛 The County

Hundreds turn out in Bangor for Golden “empty chair” town hall 🏛 Maine Beacon

Maine provider for HIV, AIDS services criticizes Trump administration cuts - YouTube - CBS 13 News

USPS workers in Portland, Bangor rally against 10,000 job cuts 🏛 WMTW

Rep. Pingree calls for answers from USDA on cuts to food programs - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Rally against privatizing USPS - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts mean fewer balloon launches 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Where will Maine, country be after Trump's first 100 days in office? - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Letter: America does not need its first king 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Americans must find their line in the sand 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Don’t give Musk a pass on his DOGE role 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Food and Drink

The Weekly Food Report: Latest in Portland's Culinary Scene 🏛 Portland Old Port

New Japanese restaurant and market coming to West Bayside 🏛 Portland Press Herald

LB Mini-Mart Opens Today at Rock Row 🏛 Portland Food Map

Aomori Restaurant ＆ Market 🏛 Portland Food Map

Coming Soon: Masa Miyake to Launch Restaurant and Japanese-Inspired Market 🏛 Portland Old Port

Education

Public hearing for $86.5 million school project to be held in Cape Elizabeth Monday night - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Thornton Academy lockdown lifted after threatening call 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Thornton Academy goes into brief lockdown due to threatening call - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Fossil collection of Portland High alum has new digs at school 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Netflix founder donates $50 million to Bowdoin to study AI 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Bowdoin College is receiving a $50 million gift from Netflix cofounder 🏛 Maine Public

Environment

Falmouth to have another public hearing, vote on pesticide ordinance 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Democrats and Republicans again at odds over mining laws in Maine 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine lawmakers consider measure to relax lithium mining regulations 🏛 Maine Public

Health Care

Maine lawmakers urged to keep children from languishing in hospital emergency departments 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Health care advocates urge Maine's federal lawmakers to fight against Medicaid cuts 🏛 Maine Public

Medicaid faces threats at state and federal levels 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine advocates make another push to expand compulsory psychiatric programs 🏛 Maine Public

This Friday is Bad Abortion Bill Day in the Maine Legislature. While you sh… 🏛 Bluesky - Maine Women’s Lobby

History

Examining the impact of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' which was written in Maine - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Throwback photos: Girl Scout cookie sales of the ’50s and ’60s 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Housing

Bangor mobile home residents celebrate purchasing their park, expansion plans 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Justice

Victims' Rights Community Event 🏛 Cross Insurance Arena (Cumberland County Civic Center)

Labor

MaineGeneral Health to lay off 100 full-time equivalent positions 🏛 Maine Public

MaineGeneral layoffs paint dark picture of financial pressures on state hospitals 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

MaineGeneral Medical Center plans to lay off 100 employees next month - YouTube - WMTW-TV

LGBTQIA+

Hundreds turn out for trans students’ rights as Maine faces federal compliance countdown 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Hundreds rally for LGBTQIA+ rights in Cumberland 🏛 Maine Public

Cumberland-North Yarmouth parents, students hold rally supporting trans students 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Mainers rally to defend transgender athletes 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Protest in Cumberland defends transgender athletes amid federal funding threats - YouTube - CBS 13 News

“Children should have access to a safe, welcoming school environment where… 🏛 Bluesky - Maine Women’s Lobby

Manie school at center of trans athlete debate holds "We Won't Back Down" rally - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Letter: Size divisions would level the playing field 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Outdoors

Booking Maine’s most sought-after campsites is a competitive sport 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Tips for reserving a site at Maine’s favorite campgrounds 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Police

Three Gorham teens who were reported missing have been found safe 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Arrest made in $100K Cumberland scam; Police suspect wider criminal network 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Photography

Sun pillar burner sunrise, Portland, Maine 🏛 Reddit

Sunday Photos: March 23rd, 2025 🏛 Daily Bulldog

Graceful Maine lynx pauses in front of trail camera #trailcam #maine #lynx - YouTube - Bangor Daily News

Politics

Trump officials texted war plans to a group chat that included a journalist 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Opinion: Support the true health care heroes — they’re in Gaza 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sunrise beam of light 🏛 Reddit

UPDATED: 'Trump Train' Flag Flown on Rockland Memorial Flagpole Raises Anger 🏛 Midcoast Villager

Public Safety

Gorham firefighters battle Saturday morning blaze in ... 🏛 WGME

Crews respond to house fire in Gorham - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Things to Do

Bayside Neighborhood Association Invites you to a Samosa Social Next Month 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

PMA Films: Additional screenings of No Other Land, plus the stunning On Becoming a Guinea Fowl and more David Lynch 🏛 Portland Museum of Art

Reverie Road with special guests Alice Howe ＆ Freebo LIVE ... 🏛 One Longfellow Square

Hallowell Does The Last Waltz LIVE STREAM 🏛 One Longfellow Square

Yarmouth filmmaker talks about Portland radio documentary 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Get tickets now for Maine Roller Derby and Ray LaMontagne in Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Celebrate spring with outdoor concerts, festivals, flowers and baseball 🏛 Portland Press Herald

This week, get out to see ‘The Addams Family,’ pay tribute to Pink Floyd and Stevie Wonder 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Leon Bridges very special guest Charley Crockett 🏛 State Theatre

CoComelon sing-A-Long Live - Portland 🏛 Merrill Auditorium

Double Feature: An Extraordinary Place ＆ Courts of Belonging 🏛 WMPG

Unhoused

Total Maine: Emergency shelters seek additional $5 million in state aid - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Morning Links - Sunday March 23, 2025

Sunday, March 23, 2025

Arts

MMPA Gallery Opens “TRACE” in April 🏛 Maine Art Scene

Asylum Seekers

The Maine Millennial: Doctor’s deportation is a warning shot 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Business

Industry-backed lawmakers lead effort to further loosen regulation of medical cannabis in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

City

City News Round Up: Friday, March 21, 2025 🏛 City of Portland

Climate Emergency

Opinion: Stops and starts in Maine’s race to decarbonize 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Constitutional Crisis

Donald Trump wants ‘full throated apology’ from Janet Mills 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Trump demands ‘full throated’ apology from Gov. Mills over Maine’s transgender athlete policy 🏛 Portland Press Herald

President Trump requests apology from Gov. Mills in post on Truth Social 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

How Trump’s regulatory freeze is disrupting the US fishing industry 🏛 Reuters

Experts say DOGE cuts could lead to worsening weather forecasts 🏛 Associated Press

Trump demands Maine's governor apologize amid trans athlete legal fight 🏛 Boston.com

Letter: VA cuts are disrespectful and counterproductive 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Our View: Local protest of White House actions can unite and clarify 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Rockland rallies against oligarchy 🏛 Reddit

How much electricity does Maine get from Canada? - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Maine dairy farmers brace for tariff impacts on feed and production costs - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Education

Lawmakers aim to tackle the teacher shortage from multiple angles 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Opinion: Maine teachers should embrace nature-based education 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland seventh grader wins Maine spelling bee ... 🏛 WGME

Maine girl spells 'domesticity' to win 2025 state spelling bee - YouTube - Bangor Daily News

Environment

Maine butterfly species among those experiencing fastest declines 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Inside the plan to protect Moosehead Lake from a destructive invasive fish 🏛 Piscataquis Observer

New collaboration looks to raise $62M to protect western Maine woods - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Health Care

Potential MaineCare cuts threaten care for children, nursing home residents 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Doctors, patients finding relief by switching to direct primary care physicians 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Opinion: Telehealth expansion is a must for the health of Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

History

Maine reporter May Craig was a pioneer for women covering Washington politics 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Housing

Maine mobile home owners are pushing back against private investors 🏛 Portland Press Herald

What 4 Maine mobile home residents say about park ownership 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Justice

Maine bill would provide more funding for domestic violence advocacy services - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Labor

Maine lawmakers discuss changes to earned paid leave law - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Updated Portland Unemployment Figures | released March 23, 2025 🏛 Reddit

MaineGeneral Health to lay off roughly 100 full-time workers by mid-April 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Nazis

Letter: Paramilitary training ban should be upheld 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Outdoors

Listen to the eerie cries of Maine lynx in these videos 🏛 Bangor Daily News

This Orono forest has a pine tree so enormous it has its own name 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

My Portland street photography collection is out now! (it's free!) 🏛 Reddit

Sunset over marsh. Scarborough/Cape 🏛 Reddit

Burnham Arms 🏛 Reddit

Spring Point Ledge Light Sunrise 🏛 Reddit

nice weather today @bass harbor light house 💕☀️ 🏛 Reddit

Police

Police arrest shooter after standoff in Portland 🏛 WGME

Portland police arrest man accused of shooting gun near shopping plaza - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Shot Fired Leads to Arrest of Washburn Avenue Resident Yesterday 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Things to Do

Maine Maple Weekend highlights this weekend's happenings in Maine - YouTube - WMTW-TV

42nd Maine Maple Weekend underway - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Stereolab - State Theatre, Portland Maine 🏛 State Theatre

Vacationland

Just served Mark Ruffalo and f****d up his toast 🏛 Reddit