Morning Links - Friday, April 26, 2024

Friday, April 26, 2024

Business

WEX misses on Q1 results, but raises full-year outlook 🏛 Mainebiz

Buy Local

Bidding Farewell: CHART Metalworks Set to Close Shop 🏛 Portland Old Port

How New England entrepreneurs are creating skincare from lobsters - CBS Boston 🏛 CBS News

City

Letter: 142 Free St. deserves to stay 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Opinion: Portland Museum of Art appears to have lost its way 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Community

Fishermen Feeding Mainers secures $750K in federal funds 🏛 Harpswell Anchor

Unum makes $300K donation to Dempsey Center - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Education

New federal standards will bring changes to Maine's school meals by 2027 🏛 Maine Public

Environment

Mills opens public comment on offshore wind plan 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Gov. Mills asks for feedback on planned commercial offshore wind campaign 🏛 WGME

Public welcome at Grand Opening for East Windham Conservation Area 🏛 The Windham Eagle

Food and Drink

Maine Food & Dining News: South Berwick, Wells, Damariscotta, Lewiston, Camden, Saco, Machias 🏛 Portland Food Map

Waxwing Bakery in Windham 🏛 Portland Food Map

There's Only One Restaurant in Maine That Never Sleeps 🏛 WCYY

Guns

Maine marks six month anniversary of Lewiston shooting 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Lewiston Strong: Hundreds gather to honor victims, survivors 6 months after mass shooting 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Lewiston reflects six months after mass shooting 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Reservist and friend of gunman says 'I knew it was him' when hearing of Lewiston mass shooting 🏛 Maine Public

Army reservists recall gunman’s paranoia before Lewiston shooting 🏛 Bangor Daily News

‘I’ll never give up on you’: Lewiston shooter’s friends knew he needed help 🏛 Portland Press Herald

$1.8M in new funding will help nonprofits supporting Lewiston mass shooting recovery 🏛 Mainebiz

Fellow reservists warned of Maine gunman's plan for mass shooting 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Army reservist who warned about Lewiston shooter to testify 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Health Care

Bill on transparency about hospital facility fees takes effect without Gov. Mills’ signature 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine’s high court upholds COVID vaccine mandate for EMS personnel 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Supreme Court upholds EMS authority for Covid vaccine mandate 🏛 WGME

History

Throwback Thursday Photo: Grand Trunk Railway Station 1915 & 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

Mellen Street Market 🏛 Reddit

Housing

The Reign of Portland, Maine, as the Top U.S. Luxury Hot Spot Continues for Third-Straight Quarter 🏛 Mansion Global

Justice

Maine man who pleaded guilty to Portland murder seeks new trial 🏛 FOX 23

Labor

Despite Mills’ veto, Maine workers will still see relief from binding noncompete agreements 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Advocates dismayed by Gov. Mills’ veto of her own bill to improve farmworker wages 🏛 Maine Beacon

Media

WMTW, WGME-TV, WPFO, and WMEA-TV/WCBB Launch NextGen TV in Portland, Maine 🏛 Business Wire

Photography

A mystery animal swoops past a deer in this Maine trail cam photo 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Police

What Are These Trailers With Flashing Blue Lights in Portland, ME 🏛 B98.5

Man arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking in Portland, Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Portland man accused of trafficking fentanyl, cocaine 🏛 WGME

Portland man accused of trafficking fentanyl in Maine drug bust 🏛 WMTW

Portland Man Arrested for Drug Trafficking Yesterday in Bayside Area 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Politics

Gov. Mills’ proposed savings halved in state budget after objections 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Opinion: Maine must approve funding for rape kit tracking system 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sports

Yorke Homer Powers Portland to 3-2 Win 🏛 Minor League Baseball

Sports Digest: Sea Dogs down Hartford on a combined three-hitter 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do

Andrew Callaghan at State Theatre | Wed, June 12, 2024 🏛 State Theatre

Avner the Eccentric and Friends 🏛 Mayo Street Arts

Underwater Shadow Puppetry w/ Barefoot Puppets 🏛 Mayo Street Arts

Sum 41 🏛 Cross Insurance Arena (Cumberland County Civic Center)

The Halluci Nation 🏛 SPACE

Taco & Tequila Crawl and 7 other things to do this weekend 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Ales for ALS Release Party Mast Landing Freeport 5/11/24 🏛 Reddit

Dark and Dirty comedy show 2.0! 🏛 Reddit

Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days week! 🏛 PenBay Pilot

Cinco de Mayo is Coming Early to Portland, Maine 🏛 WJBQ

Transportation

Amtrak planners identify 3 possible sites for new train station in Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

A trip to Peaks Island will cost a lot more, under newly approved ferry rates 🏛 Maine Public

Casco Bay Lines OKs first rate hike in 15 years, and it’s a big one – for tourists 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Hey Portland! Give Residents a Parking Discounts Like Portsmouth 🏛 WJBQ

Tribal Sovereignty

Wabanaki stewardship of the land benefits all 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Collaboration yields more positive results for tribal-state relationship 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Unhoused

Cumberland County DA responds to video of drug use, fights in Portland 🏛 WGME

YouTube video shows 'unsafe' conditions in Portland's Bayside 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Warming center in Sanford set to close, unhoused Mainers unsure where to go 🏛 WGME

Vacationland

Maine saw a small dip in visitation last year, but those who traveled stayed longer and spent more 🏛 Maine Public

Fewer people visited Maine in 2023, but they stayed longer and spent more money 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine businesses anticipate a busy tourist season this summer 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

1 in 5 Mainers traveled from home to view the total solar eclipse 🏛 Piscataquis Observer

Morning Links - Thursday, April 25, 2024

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Asylum Seekers

Congresswoman Pingree Honored for Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Efforts by ILAP 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Business

Indoor farm in Westbrook secures nearly $60 million in financing, with 2025 opening in view 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

New FEMA flood maps are coming, but many homeowners say they've experienced the risks firsthand 🏛 Maine Public

Will Maine's blue economy get boxed out by wealthy vacationers? 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Repairs of Old Fog Bell House damaged in January storms make use of old bricks - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Pemaquid Point Lighthouse Park buildings being repaired after storms - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Education

Maine schools say they're facing a 'perfect storm' of expenses that are pushing up school budgets 🏛 Maine Public

Letter: Expand assessments beyond standardized testing 🏛 Portland Press Herald

World's largest 3D printer is at UMaine. They're using it to make homes. - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Environment

Two-year pilot project will study staggering decline of eelgrass in Casco Bay 🏛 Maine Public

There are a lot of fallen pine cones in Maine right now. Here’s why. 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Opinion: Renewable gas will help Maine reach its climate goals 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Trash piles up as Maine falls short of diversion goals 🏛 Mount Desert Islander

Our Sustainable City: Help out or participate in the Resilient Yards program 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Guns

Six months after Maine’s tragic mass shooting, gathering will show support for victims, survivors 🏛 Portland Press Herald

‘Love Always Wins’ signs in front of Oct. 25 mass shooting sites may be preserved 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Health Care

Maine nursing homes concerned about new federal staffing mandate 🏛 WGME

History

Looking Back at April 2009, 2014, and 2019 🏛 Portland Food Map

20 Wonderful Maine Dining Experiences From the '80s & '90s 🏛 WCYY

Housing

Portland's Winter Street Townhomes project nears completion 🏛 Mainebiz

“I won’t stop fighting”: Advocates deliver 1,000+ signatures urging members of Congress to act on housing crisis 🏛 Maine Beacon

Alarming new study reveals Maine's buildings unprepared for potential hurricanes 🏛 WGME

How more high-end housing might ease Maine's affordability crisis 🏛 Bangor Daily News

4 Stylish, Efficient Maine Dwellings Under 1,000 Square Feet 🏛 Down East

Justice

President Biden nominates new federal judge for Maine 🏛 Maine Public

Portland attorney nominated to become federal judge 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Stacey Neumann of Scarborough nominated to federal district court 🏛 Maine Morning Star

President Joe Biden nominates Maine attorney to become federal judge 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Labor

Lawmakers, advocates at odds with Mills over right to sue in farmworker minimum wage bill 🏛 Portland Press Herald

'It's a disappointment': Maine farmers say after farmworker minimum wage vetoed 🏛 WMTW

Maine governor vetos 2 farmworker rights bills 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

New laws aim to boost Department of Labor amid concerns over lack of enforcement 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Outdoors

Bald eagle saved by wildlife center, Cape Neddick, Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Photography

First and last shot from my walk today 🏛 Reddit

Cloudy Rose Foods 🥀 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Unfunded bills are unfinished work 🏛 Maine Center for Economic Policy

What’s in the $430 million supplemental budget 🏛 Maine Center for Economic Policy

USM students in Portland join nationwide campus protests in support of Palestine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Pro Palestine Rally 2 - YouTube - Portland Press Herald

Sports

Three Sea Dogs Homer in 7-4 Win Over Yard Goats 🏛 Minor League Baseball

Sports Digest: Sea Dogs use three homers to defeat Hartford 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do

In Boothbay, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will begin season with big changes 🏛 Mainebiz

Kentucky Derby Watch Parties in Portland, Maine | Big Hats & Mint Juleps 🏛 Portland Old Port

Father's Day Pro Boxing Classic 🏛 Cross Insurance Arena (Cumberland County Civic Center)

Transportation

Breeze Airways to offer flights from Portland to White Plains 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Breeze Airways adds another destination from Portland International Jetport 🏛 Mainebiz

Breeze Airways continues to rapidly expand flights from Maine 🏛 WMTW

Maine travelers encouraged by new rules forcing airlines to disclose fees, provide refunds 🏛 WGME

Unhoused

‘Midtown’ project promised to transform Bayside. Instead, it became the face of Portland’s homelessness crisis. 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland leaders respond to video showing drug use, violence in Bayside neighborhood 🏛 WGME

Disturbing Video of the Unhoused Struggle in Portland, Maine 🏛 WCYY

HHS Meeting Highlights about Bayside 🏛 Reddit

UMaine 3D printer 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Utilities

A Neuco construction worker error on Forest Ave near Woodford’s in Portland. ooooooops. 🏛 Reddit

Vacationland

Hanging on the telephone: 207 is safe for now, but what happens when our number is up? 🏛 Mainebiz

Morning Links - Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Arts

World Premiere: Portland’s Own R&B Diva, Angelikah Fahray, Drops A Stunning New Track 🏛 That Portland Sound

This Month At Your Museum: May 2024 🏛 Portland Museum of Art

WMPG's Battle of the Bands at USM's Gorham Campus 🏛 WMPG

Asylum Seekers

New state office to help integrate immigrants into ME workforce 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Letter: Prioritize housing for Maine taxpayers 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Business

South Portland engineering firm Gorrill Palmer acquired by Ohio company 🏛 Mainebiz

Portland industrial software startup HighByte raises $12M 🏛 Mainebiz

City

City review of new Roux Institute turns to highway ramp, bike lanes, buses and parking 🏛 Portland Press Herald

42 Atlantic Street Application for Redevelopment Received by City's Planning Office 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Letter: PMA’s proposed new building not conducive to a shared environment 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

An early glimpse of how coastal Mainers are adapting to a rising sea 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Youth group, environmental organizations sue Maine for action on climate 🏛 WGME

Maine gets $62M in federal funds for solar energy access in low-income communities 🏛 Mainebiz

Education

City Council Receives FY25 School Budget 🏛 Portland Public Schools

University of Maine unveils larger, faster 3D printer 🏛 Maine Public

The world’s largest 3D printer is at UMaine. It just unveiled an even bigger one 🏛 Portland Press Herald

UMaine’s new 3D printer smashes former Guinness World Record to advance the next generation of advanced manufacturing 🏛 University of Maine

Environment

Gov. Mills vetoes bill to hold Old Town landfill accountable for PFAS runoff 🏛 WGME

Letter: Support the rapid development of offshore wind 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine air ranked one of the best in the country according to new report 🏛 WMTW

Food and Drink

Walter’s Cafe in Brunswick 🏛 Portland Food Map

Portland Lobster Company opening for the season 🏛 WGME

Guns

Maine missed its chance to pass smarter, simpler gun policy 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Families and survivors say response to Lewiston shooting fell short 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Lewiston shootings changed mindsets, and just enough votes on gun bills 🏛 Maine Public

Health Care

New federal staffing mandates pose challenges for Maine nursing homes 🏛 Portland Press Herald

History

Mill Pond, Deering Oaks Park, Portland, 1887 - Maine Memory Network 🏛 Maine Memory Network

A VFW ceremony remembers the sinking of a U.S. naval patrol boat off the coast of Cape Elizabeth 🏛 Maine Public

Veterans, Navy honor crew torpedoed off Maine during WWII 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Housing

Letter: Maine lenders ready to support mobile home resident ownership 🏛 Bangor Daily News

'This is a crisis:' New rent relief program hopes to prevent evictions 🏛 WGME

Maine sees increase in home prices, sales 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Only 1% of Maine households have flood insurance 🏛 WMTW

Justice

Maine Governor Signs Bill Allowing Marijuana Possession and Cultivation Charges to Be Sealed 🏛 Marijuana Herald

Cumberland County Courthouse unveils new waiting room for victims and witnesses 🏛 WMTW

Maine man sentenced for conspiring to distribute cocaine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

LGBTQIA+

Maine's governor signs bill to protect providers of abortion, gender-affirming care 🏛 Associated Press

Maine Signs Trans And Abortion Sanctuary Bill Into Law, Despite Violent Threats 🏛 Erin in the Morning

New Maine law protects providers of reproductive and transgender health care 🏛 GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders

New shield law passed protects providers of reproductive health and transgender care 🏛 Maine Public

Maine joins growing list of states protecting healthcare providers from bans 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Janet Mills signs abortion and transgender protections in Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Gov. Mills signs bill protecting providers of abortion and gender-affirming care 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Gov. Mills signs controversial abortion and gender-affirming care bill into Maine law 🏛 WGME

Maine approves law protecting providers of abortion, gender care 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine's Governor Mills signs trans & abortion sanctuary bill into law 🏛 Los Angeles Blade

Outdoors

I had my first whitewater swim on the Sheepscot in decades 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine voters will consider Trails Bond Bill in November 🏛 WMTW

Gov. Mills signs bill for $30M trail repair bond to appear on November ballot 🏛 WGME

Photography

"South Berwick Pink Moon" - South Berwick, Maine. 🏛 Reddit

Police

Yarmouth man arrested after police foot chase in Portland 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

18-year-old accused of drug trafficking in Portland 🏛 WGME

Politics

Tribal, labor bills among those left in limbo between passage and funding 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Labor advocates call Gov. Mills' veto of her own farmworker wage bill 'an embarrassment' 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Janet Millsvetoes her farmworker minimum wage bill 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Gov. Janet Mills vetoes her farmworker wage bill citing litigation change by lawmakers 🏛 Maine Public

Gov. Mills vetoes 3 bills, including measure to set minimum wage for farmworkers 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Gov. Mills vetoes bill to set minimum wage for Maine farmworkers 🏛 WMTW

Governor Mills vetoes minimum wage bill for farmers, cites changes by legislature 🏛 WGME

Gov. Mills vetoes minimum wage bill for agricultural workers 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine lawmakers discussing whether budget committee will meet again to fund more bills 🏛 Portland Press Herald

A plan to create a separate Child and Family Services agency failed to get a final vote 🏛 Maine Public

Budget drama at the Maine State House has put a rape kit tracking bill in jeopardy 🏛 WMTW

Proposed Postal Service ‘modernization’ should be returned to sender 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Public Safety

Maine CDC reports record high childhood immunization rates 🏛 Maine Public

Maine reaches a milestone for school-required vaccinations 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Hannaford warns of possible contamination in some ground beef 🏛 Maine Public

Hannaford expands recall of store-branded ground beef 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Hannaford expands recall of some ground beef products 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Stranded hiker rescued on Maine Appalachian Trail 🏛 WGME

Appalachian Trail hiker rescued by Maine first responders 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Sports

Ninth-Inning Rally Falls Short in 9-6 Loss to Hartford 🏛 Minor League Baseball

Sea Dogs can’t complete rally, lose to Yard Goats 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do

The Weekend Guide: April 26th - 28th, 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

PMA Films: Filmmaker Ian Cheney shows us The Arc of Oblivion, plus Edward Yang's masterful final film and a brash comedy about the modern economy 🏛 Portland Museum of Art

Afternoon at Equestrian Center 🏛 Visit Portland Maine

The Live Music Guide: April 24th - 30th, 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

Mushroom Magic: Dive into the Maine Fungi Fest Experience! 🏛 Portland Old Port

Professional boxing returning to Portland arena after 30 years 🏛 WMTW

Maine Things To Do: Lewiston Craft Fair, Hippie Flea Market 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens re-opens for the season on May 1 with exciting plans for the future 🏛 Boothbay Register

Tribal Sovereignty

Gov. Mills signs tribal sovereignty bill into law 🏛 WGME

Maine tribal criminal jurisdiction will change as new law passes 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine Wabanaki tribes get more rights to prosecute crimes 🏛 WMTW

Unhoused

Maine's homeless advocates follow key Supreme Court case 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine low-barrier shelters receive $7.5M in funding 🏛 Preble Street

Teen Services opens Transitional Living Program in Biddeford 🏛 Preble Street

Disturbing video: Portland landlord calls on city to help clean up 'unsafe environment' 🏛 WGME

Portland leaders seek to permanently expand Homeless Services Center capacity - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Utilities

Utility opposes new rules for heat pumps popular in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Relief available for CMP customers with unpaid electric bills 🏛 WGME

Morning Links - Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Arts

Classical review: ChoralArt performs Brahms Requiem to a packed house 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine band Cryin' Out Loud releases first album 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Bar Harbor artist releases debut solo album 🏛 Mount Desert Islander

MDI filmmaker's winning documentary to air on Prime 🏛 Mount Desert Islander

Buy Local

A family of cobblers keep shoe repair alive in Portland, ME - YouTube - Maine Public

City

Wardens, the School Budget, and a 365-Day Festival – City Council Review 4/22/2024 🏛 The Portland Townsman

Sundays on the Boulevard to return this summer in Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Fate of historic Portland building heads to city council — along with art museum's future 🏛 Mainebiz

Climate Emergency

How coastal Mainers must adapt to a rising sea level 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Environmental groups file suit against Maine DEP for failing to curb transportation emissions 🏛 Maine Public

Maine youth, environmentalists sue the state for lack of action to cut carbon emissions 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Environmental groups sue Maine, claiming state has failed to comply with climate law 🏛 Portland Press Herald

In the face of sea level rise, Maine gets $10 million to preserve and migrate saltwater marshes 🏛 Maine Public

Maine awarded $62 million clean energy grant under federal Solar for All program 🏛 Maine Public

Maine will receive $62M from EPA to expand solar to low-income households 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine awarded clean energy grant under federal solar program 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine to extend solar power to low-income communities, helped by $62 million from Washington 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Governor Mills Announces $62 Million Award to Maine Through Inflation Reduction Act to Deliver Affordable, Accessible Solar Energy to Maine People 🏛 State of Maine

Biden administration awards $123 million in grants to shore up communities against climate change 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Biden climate money funding fish and wildlife climate resilience 🏛 WGME

White House advisors visit Maine, announce climate grants 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Measures of Growth Indicator in Action: Greenhouse Gas Emissions 🏛 Maine Development Foundation

Climate change: How seasons are changing at different rates 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

More than 300 Maine households benefit from FEMA assistance following severe storms - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Community

Three months before starting gun, TD Beach to Beacon raises $48K for Portland nonprofit 🏛 Mainebiz

Education

$53.5 million plan to build new school in MSAD 51 district to be presented to residents 🏛 WGME

Environment

Opinion: Wind development on Sears Island is a dead end 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Food and Drink

In Portland, Noble Barbecue plans a move and rebranding 🏛 Mainebiz

Guns

Sagadahoc deputy says Army downplayed concerns about Lewiston shooter 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine gunmaker reopens under new ownership 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Despite failure of red flag law, gun safety advanced in Augusta 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Republicans to blame for scuttled red flag law 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Health Care

Despite failure of patient ratio bill, Maine nurses union celebrates progress in staffing fight 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Justice

Attempted breakout at youth prison illustrates recent turmoil within understaffed facility 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Boston man gets 30 years for sex trafficking Maine woman 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Outdoors

Governor Mills Signs Trails Bond Bill 🏛 State of Maine

Maine seal pup season is about to begin, rescues are already up 🏛 WMTW

Photography

Sunrise on Katahdin 🏛 Reddit

Casco Bay Lines finally sunny 🌞 🏛 Reddit

Managed to snag this shot the other morning 🏛 Reddit

Police

Man arrested after shots fired Sunday evening in Bayside 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Shots fired in Portland leads to arrest of Westbrook man 🏛 WGME

Portland police arrest man accused of firing gun downtown 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Owners of The Daily Grind coffee shop in Westbrook say they were burglarized 🏛 WGME

Portland man arrested following suspected drug deal in Westbrook 🏛 WGME

Politics

Potatoes are a vegetable, not a grain 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine Senate Won’t Gut Car Repair Law 🏛 iFixit News

Proposal for separate child welfare department dies after Maine House fails to take action 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Gov. Mills signs supplemental budget into law 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Janet Millssigns $10.47B budget 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Storm relief, funding for gun safety bills included in ME budget 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Gov. Mills signs $430 million supplemental budget into law 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Governor Mills Signs Supplemental Budget 🏛 State of Maine

Governor Mills Signs Research & Development Bond Bill 🏛 State of Maine

The lesser-known bills Maine lawmakers did and did not pass this year 🏛 Piscataquis Observer

Rape Kit Tracking in Maine - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Jared Golden, Chellie Pingree both OK aid to Ukraine but split on Israel 🏛 Maine Public

Protestors rally to call attention to the plight of children caught in the Gaza conflict 🏛 Maine Public

Public Safety

Recall: Hannaford brand 85% ground beef products 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Public health alert issued for ground beef sold at 58 Maine supermarkets 🏛 WMTW

Hannaford recalling 85% lean ground beef due to E. coli concerns 🏛 WGME

Social Safety Net

Maine lawmakers increase aid for families experiencing deep poverty 🏛 Maine Beacon

Sports

Sea Dogs move into 1st place while Red Sox flounder 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Lugo named Eastern League Player of the Week 🏛 Minor League Baseball

Sports Digest: Sea Dogs outfielder Matthew Lugo wins Eastern League honor 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do

Mother's Day Gifts, Specials, Brunch & More in Portland! 🏛 Portland Old Port

Baroness at State Theatre | Fri, May 31, 2024 🏛 State Theatre

Salt Finals 🏛 SPACE

Tribal Sovereignty

Alliance Priority Bill LD 2007 Signed into Law 🏛 Wabanaki Alliance

Governor Mills Signs Bill Expanding Tribal Rights to Prosecute Crimes 🏛 State of Maine

Unhoused

As high court takes up landmark case, Mainers denounce criminalization of homelessness 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Morning Links - Monday, April 22, 2024

Monday, April 22, 2024

Community

Kennedy Park's soccer tournament fosters unity in Portland's diverse communities 🏛 WGME

Education

University of Maine System seeing success with new direct admissions program 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environment

Opinion: State response to Juniper Ridge landfill concerns falls short 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Food and Drink

Michael Begin at the Black Point Inn 🏛 Portland Food Map

Farmers markets are opening up for the season. Here’s where to find them. 🏛 Portland Press Herald

For springtime refreshment, try these Maine breweries’ fruited farmhouse beers 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Health Care

Maine Recovery Council close to distributing first $9 million 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

History

Throwback photo: Portland Farmers’ Market in the late ’70s 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Housing

Mainers in homeownership programs can’t find housingto use their vouchers on 🏛 Bangor Daily News

New rent relief program to offer struggling Mainers up to $800 a month 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Photography

Strolling through the warren that is Houlton Street 🏛 Reddit

Get your pics fix: Benjamin Williamson’s stunning outdoor photography attracts thousands of followers 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sunday Photos: 04/21/2024 🏛 Daily Bulldog

Police

Westbrook coffee shop broken into, robbed overnight Saturday 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Politics

Eye on Augusta - 🏛 Amjambo Africa

Letter: Rally for Palestine was overpoliced 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sports

Sea Dogs win streak reaches five with 8-5 win 🏛 Minor League Baseball

Sea Dogs move into first place while Red Sox flounder 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sports Digest: Sikes leads Sea Dogs to fifth straight victory 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sea Dogs win third in a row 🏛 WMTW

Visually impaired fans of the Sea Dogs have a new app to help them navigate the ball park 🏛 WGME

Portland Sea Dogs host first 'Bark in the Park' game this season 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Things to Do

Keeping It Inn 🏛 Portland Downtonwn

Saturday Night VIBES COMEDY in Downtown Portland! April 27th 🏛 Portland Downtonwn

Second annual Auburn Lobster Festival set for May 11 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Leslie Odom Jr., Khmer New Year and Portland Chowderfest 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sum 41, Straight No Chaser and more tickets on sale now 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Build a terrarium while you imbibe at this Old Port happy hour 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sit in on these upcoming songwriter nights, from Freeport to Searsport 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Seaweed Week's 6th year marked by 70 businesses and unique offerings 🏛 WGME

Unhoused

This clinic inside Portland’s homeless shelter is working to treat addiction 🏛 Portland Press Herald