Morning Links - Saturday December 7, 2024

Saturday, December 7, 2024

Arts

Kende Kende Kende: The Story of a Spirited Young Refugee Girl 🏛 Amjambo Africa

Business

New Clothing Store Opening at the Maine Mall in South Portland 🏛 WCYY

Adult Use Cannabis Dispensaries Have Oversaturated the Area Says SoPo Manager 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Local Maine maker to showcase products at Michaels - YouTube - CBS 13 News

2024 proves to be a good year for Maine's Christmas tree industry - YouTube - WMTW-TV

City

Deputy Chief tapped to lead Portland Fire Department 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

Letter: The bill has come due for fossil fuel companies 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Education

Educate Maine report offers solutions on teacher shortages 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

USM hosts artificial intelligence and digital science conference 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

The Teach Maine Center Presents: Shanna Peeples (2015 National Teacher of the Year) Empower, Educate, Excel: Practical Strategies for New Teacher Success – News 🏛 University of Southern Maine

Environment

Maine's first accredited lab for PFAS is expanding 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Treated glass spares birds from flying blind into Crewe Center windows – News 🏛 University of Southern Maine

Maine BEP approves final packaging rules 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Your Favorite Stories from 2024 - Gulf of Maine Research Institute SearchSearchSearch 🏛 Gulf of Maine Research Institute

Food and Drink

10 Maine bars that keep board games on hand 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Dizzy Birds Rotisserie in Biddeford to close Dec. 31 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Any vegans in Portland?! We have sugar cookies for you today & tomorrow! Cute af iced “confetti bomb” mittens! 🏛 Reddit

Hi Bombay "temporarily closed"? 🏛 Reddit

Health Care

Trump administration health care plans could endanger coverage for hundreds of thousands of Mainers and cost the state hundreds of millions 🏛 Maine Center for Economic Policy

Maine program aims to address issues with mental health treatment accessibility - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Labor

Opinion: Bath Iron Works management must be honest with union workers 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Waterville Starbucks workers file petition to unionize 🏛 Portland Press Herald

LGBTQIA+

ACLU Argues Public Dollars Cannot be Used to Discriminate in Private Schools 🏛 ACLU of Maine

Outdoors

Canicross is catching on in Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine Audubon's annual loon count numbers are up from last year 🏛 Maine Public

Maine loon count finds healthy population 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Photography

West end girl 🏛 Reddit

Watch moose saunter down ski trail on Maine mountain - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Moose hits the ski slopes - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Politics

Friday Focus: New Maine legislature 🏛 WGME

Letter: Not cheering Donald Trump Jr’s purchase of Maine hunting land 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Collins must do homework on nominees 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Public Safety

Portland overnight warming shelter will open this weekend - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Maine public health officials report rise in cases of 'walking pneumonia' - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Here's how a car got stuck on top half of broken utility pole in Maine - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Things to Do

Hit up a tribute to Queen, Christmas Prelude and Art on the Hill this weekend 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Mariners will host teddy bear toss on Sunday - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

During the holidays, they come for the trolleys – and stay for the people 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Unwrap a Victorian Christmas at This Holiday Event in Maine 🏛 Only in Your State

Celebrate 9 Years of Monday of the Minds: A Community Hip Hop Showcase next week! 🏛 Reddit

This Monday! Last Poetry & Prose Open Mic of 2024! Come read your own work, something that inspired you this year, or just come to listen! 7-9 at Sacred Profane in Biddo 🏛 Reddit

Here's a look at some holiday festivities happening in Maine this weekend - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Frigid conditions expected for Kennebunkport's Christmas tree lighting - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Unhoused

Bangor city officials propose delaying encampment closure deadline 🏛 Maine Public

Bangor right to extend encampment closure date 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Utilities

Maine Connectivity Authority awarded $5.7 million 🏛 Maine Public

Maine secures more than $5.7 million for internet expansion 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Vacationland

Watch: Christmas light show dazzles Monmouth, and every other town within miles 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Volunteers head to Mount Battie each year to light Camden star 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Morning Links - Friday December 6, 2024

Friday, December 6, 2024

Arts

New owners bring Hollywood experience to Brunswick’s Eveningstar 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Buy Local

Merry Madness Shopping Crawl 🏛 Visit Portland

Thirty-fourth Annual Holiday Sale at Portland Pottery December 13 – 24th Offers Unique Gifts 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

City

Fitzpatrick Closed for Construction 🏛 Portland Public Schools

Climate Emergency

New rules for solar development make companies pay to put panels on certain farmland 🏛 Piscataquis Observer

Community

Joan Benoit Samuelson Featured at Portland Trails Holiday Dash Start on December 8th 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Education

To improve teacher workforce, report says Maine needs better pathways 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Company that provided electric school buses to Maine schools could be in financial trouble #shorts - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Environment

Maine adopts rules to make companies pay for packaging waste 🏛 Maine Public

Maine environmental board advances program to improve package material recycling 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine Finalizes Nation-Leading EPR for Packaging Program 🏛 Natural Resources Council of Maine

Mainers Support EPR for Packaging 🏛 Natural Resources Council of Maine

Businesses will pay for packaging disposal under new state rules 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Spill from tanker crash on I-295 raises concern about environmental impact 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine adds 3 species to ‘special concern’ list 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Food and Drink

Sean Turley is building an apple identification task force, and it starts with you 🏛 The Fizz

Oxbow Brewing to buy Portland craft beer pioneer Rising Tide 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Counter-service Luncheonette coming to Cumberland Avenue 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Food ＆ Dining News: Ellsworth, Brunswick, Damariscotta, Westbrook, Sanford, Biddeford, Windham, Bath 🏛 Portland Food Map

Waxwing Bakery opens Friday in Windham 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Health Care

How the incoming Trump administration could impact people covered under MaineCare 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine seeks developer for psychiatric residential treatment facility for youth 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Decades-long judicial oversight lifted for Maine's mental health systems 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

History

Throwback Thursday Photo: First Parish Church 1970 ＆ 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

Housing

Maine nonprofit will renovate fixer-uppers, sell them as affordable housing 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Justice

Attorneys talk challenges, next steps at indigent defense symposium 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Texan gets 11 years in prison for attempting to sexually exploit Maine children 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Texas man who sexually exploited Maine children receives prison sentence - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Maine continues to see more online child exploitation cases - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Windham man pleads not guilty to role in deadly Morrill’s Corner attack 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Labor

With federal overtime rules blocked, Maine’s Minimum Salary Threshold set for 2025 🏛 The Windham Eagle

Maine State Chamber concerned over final Maine Paid Family ＆ Medical Leave program rules and tight implementation timeline 🏛 Daily Bulldog

Mainers will soon start paying into state's new paid family medical leave program - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Outdoors

Maine Audubon’s 41st Annual Loon Count Results Show Healthy Loon Population 🏛 Maine Audubon

Photography

5:51am 🏛 Reddit

Someone lose their turkey? 🏛 Reddit

Photo gallery: November in Harpswell 🏛 Harpswell Anchor

I’m running late… 🏛 Reddit

A Slice of Narnia (in Maine) 🏛 Reddit

Scenic Maine along the Coast - YouTube - Ellesmere

The Hannah Jo from above, Dock Square, Kennebunkport, Maine 🏛 Reddit

Police

Man found stabbed in Portland apartment 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Portland man critically injured in Munjoy Hill stabbing 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Man in critical condition after stabbing at Portland home - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Victim of Stabbing at Munjoy South Apts. in Critical Condition at Maine Medical Center 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Portland man in critical condition after stabbing on Munjoy South 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Arrest Made in Marshall Street Homicide by Portland Police 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Arrest Made in Death of Westbrook Homicide Victim Reports “MSP” 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Politics

History shows why twice-a-year clock changes make sense 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine in top 10 as a record number of women to serve in state legislatures nationwide 🏛 Maine Beacon

Letter: Hoping for a Mills Senate run 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Susan Collins has ‘excellent meeting’ with Elon Musk that avoided talk of specific cuts 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sen. Collins touts bill aimed at helping Mainers avoid trips to ER - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Letter: Susan Collins will need to speak up 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Collins needs to keep up scrutiny of nominees 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Opinion: Trump’s victory has given me the gift of time 🏛 Portland Press Herald

The Trump Memos: The ACLU's Response to a Second ... 🏛 ACLU of Maine

Letter: Maine Health makes a difference 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Rabbis’ outrage is misdirected 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Public Safety

Is there a needle clean up team for reporting needles in high volume areas in Portland downtown? I.e, pets and children likely around it. 🏛 Reddit

Social Safety Net

Advocates working to end child food insecurity in Maine preparing to defend federal welfare programs 🏛 Maine Public

State

Letter: Maine needs to do more to keep young people here 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Things to Do

Brantley Gilbert – The Tattoos Tour 2025 🏛 Visit Portland

Guster On The Ocean - State Theatre, Portland Maine 🏛 State Theatre

Guster On The Ocean - Portland 🏛 State Theatre

Behind the scenes of decorating the Victoria Mansion for the holiday 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Victorian Nutcracker in Sanford this Saturday 🏛 Sanford Springvale News

'Tis the season for holiday music shows all around Maine - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Unhoused

Opinion: Portland’s homelessness crisis is a shared responsibility 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Groundbreaking held for new multi-use homeless shelter in Lewiston - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Utilities

Gov. Mills to nominate brewery owner and former lawmaker for public advocate post 🏛 Maine Public

Gov. Mills nominates former Portland lawmaker to serve as public advocate 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Former lawmaker and brewery owner picked to be Maine’s ratepayer watchdog 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Heather Sanborn, former Portland lawmaker, nominated to be Maine’s next public advocate 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Gov. Mills nominates small business owner as new Public Advocate - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Governor Mills Announces Nomination of Former Lawmaker, Business Leader Heather Sanborn to Serve as Public Advocate 🏛 State of Maine

Morning Links - Thursday December 5, 2024

Thursday, December 5, 2024

Arts

Good Theater in Portland moving from Munjoy Hill to Stevens Square - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Maine musician looks back at some of his best work 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Business

Business leaders say Trump’s immigration restrictions could impact Maine’s workforce 🏛 Bangor Daily News

City

ReCode Approved by Portland City Council 🏛 The West End News

Portland Hearts of Pine continues multimillion-dollar stadium upgrades 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Renovations underway at Fitzpatrick Stadium - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Climate Emergency

Businesses and nonprofits impacted by January storms can once again apply for storm relief funding 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Fall 2024 ranks among top five warmest seasons in Portland's recorded history - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Community

Portland Gear Hub meets fundraising goals - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Education

Survey of 240 Maine educators reveals concerns about costs of teaching 🏛 Maine Public

Southern Maine AI and Digital Science Conference: A Hub for Innovation and Collaboration 🏛 University of Southern Maine

Despite troubles, one electric bus to rejoin Winthrop Public Schools fleet 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Electric buses will return in Winthrop, manufacturing company in financial trouble - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Environment

Portland Water District working to fast-track completion of EPA lead inventory regulations 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Water districts across Maine test for lead material in supply pipelines - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Opinion: Let’s keep Maine’s packaging law moving forward 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Our Top 10 Stories of 2024: A Year of Action for Casco Bay 🏛 Friends of Casco Bay

Food and Drink

Luncheonette on Cumberland Ave 🏛 Portland Food Map

Oxbow to Acquire Rising Tide 🏛 Portland Food Map

Diners in Downtown Bath Give Linden + Front a Warm Welcome 🏛 Down East

Portland restaurant named one of the best new restaurants in America - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Health Care

With Trump on the Way, Advocates Look to States To Pick Up Medical Debt Fight 🏛 Maine Beacon

Advocates say significant issues still persist in Maine's mental health system 🏛 Maine Public

Governor Janet Mills announces end to 34-year-old AMHI Consent Decree, put in place after the dea... - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Maine Recovery Council awards $13.9 million in opioid settlement funds 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine Bureau of Insurance Urges Consumers to be Cautious When Selecting Health Plans During ACA Open Enrollment 🏛 State of Maine

History

Throwback photo: When the Red Sox rolled into town after World Series win 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine’s 300-year-old vegetarian history is being written for the 1st time 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Housing

Federal funding brings more housing vouchers to Portland 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Justice

Lowe's reaches settlement agreement over ADA violations 🏛 Maine Public

Man accused in 2022 Portland homicide released from jail following plea deal 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Westbrook man sentenced to five years in prison after standoff with police 🏛 Maine Public

Trial begins for Standish man charged with girlfriend’s murder 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Labor

Final rules set for Maine’s new paid family and medical leave program 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine finalizes rules for new paid family leave program 🏛 Portland Press Herald

With benefits starting in 2026, Maine’s Paid Family and Medical Leave program rules have been finalized 🏛 Maine Beacon

Maine Department of Labor adopts paid family and medical leave program - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Lewiston Mass Shooting

Watch the trailer for ‘Breakdown,’ Frontline’s upcoming documentary on the Lewiston shootings 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Breakdown in Maine - Coming Soon - YouTube - Portland Press Herald

Outdoors

York sheriff’s deputies rescue injured owl from side of road 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine withdraws proposal to shorten grouse season 🏛 Bangor Daily News

I went against everything I know about muskie fishing to hook a big one 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Police

Westbrook man arrested, accused of killing roommate 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Man accused of killing his Westbrook roommate 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Westbrook man accused of killing roommate, police say 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Westbrook man charged with murder in roommate's death, police say - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Man charged with killing his roommate in Westbrook, Maine 🏛 New England Cable News

Maine man charged with murder after body found in ... 🏛 WGME

Portland police: Murder suspect arrested at Scarborough ... 🏛 WMTW

Portland man charged with murder after body found in apartment 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Murder suspect arrested at Maine Walmart 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Portland man charged in connection with Marshall Street homicide 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

A Portland man faces 8 separate charges, including drug trafficking, criminal mischief 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Portlander Arrested with Eight Charges Including Illegal Drug Possession ＆ Pursuits 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Scarborough police arrest 2 people on outstanding warrants, suspected methamphetamine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

2 people arrested after police execute search warrant in Scarborough - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Maine Warden Service seeks information on 2 illegal moose killings 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Photography

Scenic Maine along the Coast - YouTube - Ellesmere

PHOTOS: Parade of Lights: Another spectacular event 🏛 The Town Line

Nice day out at Squirrel Point 🏛 Reddit

Twilight over Cape Neddick, York, Maine 🏛 Reddit

Your moment of Holiday calm at Nubble Lighthouse. Part 1. 🏛 Reddit

Spotted today in Hancock County. I love Mainers :) 🏛 Reddit

Anyone ever figure out who is putting these up? Last I heard it was unknown 🏛 Reddit

Scarborough Marsh golden hour, Scarborough, Maine 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Sanford lawmaker accused of choking wife is sworn into office 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Secretary of State Bellows vows to continue making voting more accessible to Mainers in next term 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Lawmakers select Attorney General Frey for another term 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Sitting legislator to serve as state treasurer, prompting special election 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Lawmakers reelect Aaron Frey and Shenna Bellows as attorney general and secretary of state 🏛 Maine Public

Ryan Fecteau Elected Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Newly elected Maine Legislature takes oath, elects officers 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine lawmakers select all Democrats for top state positions - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Maine Legislature elects constitutional officers after GOP squabbling over attorney general 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine legislators take oath, re-elect Frey and Bellows 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Legislative leaders promise bipartisan path forward, but no compromise on fundamental freedoms 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Theriault ends recount, confirming Golden’s win in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Recount confirms Jared Golden’s Maine 2nd District victory over Austin Theriault 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Austin Theriault ends recount of Maine's 2nd Congressional District contest 🏛 Maine Public

Republican Austin Theriault ends recount, conceding to Democratic US Rep. Jared Golden 🏛 New England Cable News

Jared Golden confirmed as winner in 2nd District after Theriault ends recount 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Golden confirmed winner in Maine CD2 race after Theriault ends recount 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Austin Theriault ends recount of 2nd Congressional District race - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Pachios on the News - Chellie Pingree - Dec 2024 - YouTube - Portland Media Center

Letter: Susan Collins has an obligation to oppose unfit nominees 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Republicans will control Congress. But a slim House majority may trim their ambitions. 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Letter: Rabbis’ letter a political statement, not a threat 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Public Safety

Officials suggest ways to prevent shootings after pet dog killed by hunter 🏛 Maine Public

State

Maine earns a C grade in latest infrastructure report card 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Things to Do

Nurse John 🏛 Merrill Auditorium

What’s happening this weekend? 🏛 Reddit

Unhoused

Opinion: Maine must not decrease support for emergency shelters 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Building Hope: Ending Homelessness in Maine - YouTube - Richard Kane

Utilities

Maine’s utility consumer advocate is retiring 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Morning Links - Wednesday December 4, 2024

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Arts

MLMC Art Display Celebrates Diversity 🏛 Portland Public Schools

City

Portland swears in 2 new school board members 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

Small businesses can apply for final round of funding to recover from last year’s storms 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Governor Mills Announces Applications for Second Round of Storm Relief Funding for Small Businesses Now Open 🏛 State of Maine

Global warming making New England’s rich waters death trap for endangered sea turtles 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Opinion: Offshore wind turbines are a bad idea for the Gulf of Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Community

Giving Tuesday: Maine groups hope to reach their outreach goals 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Portland nonprofit helps students stay warm this winter - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Honor Flight Maine: Thanks to you, all fundraising records were broken - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

More than 1,000 items handcrafted for Giving Tuesday event in Portland - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Education

Company that supplied buses to Maine schools is in financial trouble 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Food and Drink

The Wrap: Mash Tun’s new owners, a second Stacks and a Maine chef at the White House 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Esquire: Oun Lido’s on Best New List 🏛 Portland Food Map

Waxwing to Open Friday 🏛 Portland Food Map

Stacks Pancake Co. opens restaurant in Scarborough 🏛 Portland Press Herald

The Abbey in Brunswick launches brunch service 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Regards owner to join guest chef series at Gunshow in Atlanta 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Attend a Feast of the Seven Fishes in southern Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Health Care

Opinion: Bring health care nearer to – or into – Maine workplaces 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Housing

MaineHousing awards nearly $13 million in tax credits to affordable housing projects 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Justice

Murder charge dropped for man accused of killing unhoused woman in Portland 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Man involved in Westbrook standoff sentenced to 64 months in prison - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

After 34 years, decree to improve mental health services in Maine is dissolved 🏛 Maine Public

After 34 years, court oversight of Maine’s mental health services has officially ended 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Governor Mills Announces Successful Resolution of 34-Year-Old AMHI Consent Decree 🏛 State of Maine

Maine Reaches Settlement with DOJ, Agress to Comply ... 🏛 ACLU of Maine

Lewiston Mass Shooting

Lewiston: What Went Wrong - Chapter 4: Gun Debate - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Media

Community reacts to news that Stephen King's radio stations are going off air 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Outdoors

We had a blustery climb on Maine’s Number 5 Mountain 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Wabanaki Youth in Science crew brings their skills to trails in Acadia National Park and beyond 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Photography

Twilight over Nubble Light 🏛 Reddit

Police

Scarborough police execute search warrant on Burnham Road 🏛 Portland Press Herald

I-95 over Piscataqua River Bridge reopens after police incident 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Piscataqua River Bridge reopens after 'person in crisis' is taken into custody 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Incident on Piscataqua River Bridge prompts shutdown of I-95 - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Politics

Stop letting Augusta connections decide who serves in these 4 Maine offices 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Mainers deserve a say in constitutional elections 🏛 Maine Beacon

Democratic lawmakers pick Aaron Frey to remain attorney general 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Two Democrats want to be state treasurer. Republicans appear to be backing one. 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Final recount confirms incumbent won Maine House District 44 race 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Lawmakers gathering in Augusta to kick off closely divided session 🏛 Maine Public

New Legislature to consider limits on vague placeholder bills 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sen. Collins makes BBC’s 2024 ‘100 Women’ list 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: I think Leonard Leo should mind his own business 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: I hope Leonard Leo stays here in Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Divestment vote was the only choice 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Social Safety Net

Report: 100,000 low-income households struggling to pay Maine's high energy prices - YouTube - CBS 13 News

About 100,000 Maine households struggle to pay energy bills, report says - YouTube - WMTW-TV

100k Mainers struggle to pay electric bill - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Sports

Maine Celtics – Do or Die? 🏛 The SMCC Beacon

State

Maine scores ‘fair’ on infrastructure report card, its highest grade yet 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine earns a C grade in latest infrastructure report card 🏛 Maine Public

Maine’s infrastructure gets mediocre grades in latest report card 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine's report card for infrastructure gets mediocre grade at best 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Things to Do

An Extraordinary Place at the Maine Historical Society 🏛 WMPG

The Live Music Guide: December 4th – 10th, 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

Evan Honer - Portland 🏛 State Theatre

LA LOM - State Theatre, Portland Maine 🏛 State Theatre

Brazen Bandits – First Friday Gallery Opening 🏛 SPACE

Brazen Bandits – Artists Talk 🏛 SPACE

Brazen Bandits – Body As Revolution: Creative Collaboration Workshop 🏛 SPACE

Brazen Bandits – Conspiring For Our Survival: A Panel On Organizing In Maine 🏛 SPACE

Brazen Bandits – Let Me Hold That For You 🏛 SPACE

Brazen Bandits – Queer Artist Support Group 🏛 SPACE

Brazen Bandits – Closing Potluck 🏛 SPACE

SPACE New Year’s with Moonshake 🏛 SPACE

Maine Mariners vs. Adirondack Thunder 🏛 Cross Insurance Arena (Cumberland County Civic Center)

Freeport's Sparkle Celebration lights up the holiday season - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Maine Things To Do | Holiday Hoorah, Skate with Santa, Holiday Dash 5K - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Unhoused

Homeless campsites return to Portland despite city policy - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Morning Links - Tuesday December 3, 2024

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Arts

Maine State Ballet puts on a magical ‘Nutcracker’ 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Behind the scenes with Maine State Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’ 🏛 Portland Press Herald

What Is Time? Pickwick 10-Year Anniversary Calendar 🏛 SPACE

Asylum Seekers

How Maine will respond to Trump’s “mass deportation” threats 🏛 Maine Beacon

Business

Business groups ask state to pause regulatory process in new recycling rules 🏛 Portland Press Herald

New program seeks to get more workers into Maine's dairy industry 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine's Christmas tree industry adds millions of dollars to the state's economy 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Buy Local

7 Maine-Made Holiday Ornaments to Add to Your Tree 🏛 Down East

Want to shop local this holiday season? Here's a 'Made in Maine' gift guide. 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

City

New city councilors take their seats in Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland Christmas Tree Lighting 2024 - YouTube - Portland Media Center

USA Today Names Portland, Maine the No. 1 Coziest Fall ... 🏛 WJBQ

Portland’s Christmas tree 🏛 Reddit

Climate Emergency

Coastal communities to host storm preparedness meetings 🏛 Maine Public

'Out of time:' Maine's coastal communities look beyond emergency relief for damaged dunes - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Opinion: Small electric vehicles are affordable for many Mainers – for now 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine gets more than $15M for climate resiliency 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Attorney General Aaron M. Frey files suit against fossil fuel companies for deceiving Mainers about climate change 🏛 Daily Bulldog

Stabilizing a Small Building Provides Big Inspiration 🏛 American Lighthouse Foundation

Community

Portland Gear Hub Sold to Ketcha Outdoors for Over $1 Million 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Radio Fundraiser, Markathon, Returns for Its 16th Year 🏛 Portland Old Port

Education

Electric buses continue to cause problems for Maine schools 🏛 Portland Press Herald

8 Investigates: Should Maine have a law against hazing? - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Environment

National land trust purchases 44,000 acres near Jackman 🏛 Maine Public

Food and Drink

Open up wide for the Jersey Joe Italian from The Crooked Mile 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Owners of Maps buy Wharf Street bar Mash Tun 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Recent Closings: Goodfire Brewing Company Set to Close Portland Taproom Seasonally 🏛 Portland Old Port

Health Care

Maine Proposes Major Staffing Increases for Assisted Living and Residential Care Facilities 🏛 ProPublica

Housing

At least two, 12-13 story buildings being proposed for bayside. 🏛 Reddit

More Mainers are looking to become landlords when buying their 1st home 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Portland Housing Authority has new vouchers for youth exiting foster care 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Justice

Man released from jail after state drops murder charge 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Domestic violence crisis demands action 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Labor

WGME workers walk picket line to protest salaries, pace of contract talks 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Outdoors

UMaine's hunting policy draws scrutiny from state leaders and hunters alike 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine Guide Mondays: Impact bird hunting has on Maine’s economy - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Photography

Coming in for a landing on the Hannah Jo, Kennebunkport, Maine 🏛 Reddit

Part of the STARLINK megaconstellation over Maine tonight 🏛 Reddit

Maine is one photogenic place, and these pictures offer proof 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Police

Police responding to domestic disturbance in Maine shoot and kill man 🏛 New England Cable News

FBI offers $15,000 reward for information about missing Maine girl 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine game wardens offer $2K each for information on 2 illegally killed moose 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine electric utilities grapple with their role in illegal cannabis grow houses 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Politics

Incoming legislative leaders hope to bridge partisan divide with focus on transparency, process 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Hand recount to begin in Maine's 2nd Congressional District race 🏛 Maine Public

Recount underway in hotly-contested Maine congressional race 🏛 New England Cable News

Recount begins in Maine's 2nd Congressional District race 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Two contested races for Maine’s constitutional officers to be decided this week 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Hand recount to begin in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sen. Collins proposes reimbursement reforms for EMS services 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Susan Collins is not concerned 🏛 Reddit

Jared Golden says Hunter Biden pardon ‘undermines trust’ in the presidency 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Rep. Jared Golden issues statement on President Biden's pardon of son - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Media

Stephen King’s Zone Corp radio stations will cease broadcasting this month 🏛 Piscataquis Observer

Stephen King’s Maine radio stations will go silent for good on New Year’s Eve 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine radio stations owned by Stephen King to go permanently off air at end of year 🏛 Maine Public

Stephen King's Maine radio stations will go silent for good on New Year's Eve 🏛 New England Cable News

Stephen King's Maine radio stations to go silent for good on New Year's Eve 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Lewiston Mass Shooting

Lewiston: What Went Wrong (Extended Cut) - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Public Safety

Rollover crash causes delays on I-295 in Freeport Monday morning 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Vehicle rolls onto its roof in middle of Maine’s I-295 🏛 Bangor Daily News

One person injured in 2-vehicle crash on I-295 in Freeport, Maine 🏛 New England Cable News

Rollover crash on I-295 in Freeport sends 1 to hospital 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Box truck crashes into hotel near Portland Jetport 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Social Safety Net

New report finds roughly 100,000 Maine households struggle to pay energy bills 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Report: Nearly 100,000 Maine households struggling with electricity bills 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

State

Maine signs 10-year liquor administration contract with current provider 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do

Weekend Guide: December 6th – December 8th, 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

Quest Master with Fief 🏛 SPACE

Whose Live Anyway? 🏛 Merrill Auditorium

Experience a winter wonderland: Victoria Mansion holiday tours enchant thousands annually - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Poetry ＆ Prose Open Mic Next Monday 12/9 7pm- Sacred Profane in Biddo 🏛 Reddit

Best Christmas Lights to visit in the Portland area? 🏛 Reddit

January Fingerboard Event 🏛 Reddit

Best claw machines? 🏛 Reddit

Transportation

Letter: Construction on 295 poses grave danger 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Utilities

Watchdog wants more info from utilities about Mainers overcharged for electricity 🏛 Bangor Daily News