Morning Links - Friday, August 4, 2023

Friday, August 4, 2023

Arts

New art collection 'Museum of Bead Work' to open its doors in Portland - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Asylum Seekers

Portland Expo will stop sheltering asylum seekers in two weeks - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Cimate Emergency

Garden for Fun, Food, and Now to Fight Against Climate Change 🏛 The West End News

Live Better Electrically 🏛 The West End News

Community

Markos Miller on Franklin Street: 'Don’t close yourself off to who your allies might be!' 🏛 The West End News

Crime

Martin’s Point fraud settlement highlights shortcomings in Medicare Advantage program 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environment

Iodine likely caused purple emissions from Portland waste plant, operator says 🏛 Maine Public

Mysterious purple plume emitted by Portland waste plant Thursday morning 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Purple smoke returns Friday to skies above Portland waste plant 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Purple vapor in Maine could be from burning trash containing iodine - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Purple vapor emitted from Portland ecomaine plant 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Food and Drink

The Continental Now Open 🏛 Portland Food Map

Maine Food & Dining News 🏛 Portland Food Map

History

19th Century Life in The Portland Gothic House 🏛 The West End News

Housing

Home prices in 3 Maine communities are outpacing European namesakes 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Immigration

Bank offers first Islamic mortgages based in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Justice

Judge warns of 'constitutional crisis' in defense lawyer shortage 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Labor

Opinion: Worker wins and setbacks in the 2023 legislative session 🏛 Maine Beacon

Public Health

Rabies is on the rise in Maine, while the CDC and USDA offer a plan to mitigate it - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Brunswick town councilor fends off rabid groundhog attack in backyard - YouTube - CBS 13 News

A closer look | Suicides by guns in Maine - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Things to Do

Keeping a Tradition of Sidewalk Art Festivals Alive Downtown 🏛 The West End News

Letter to the editor: Activist to give Portland talk on path to peace in Ukraine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

'America's Tall Ship' anchors in the Gulf of Maine Thursday - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Unhoused

Portland's Marginal Way unhoused encampment split in half 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Encampments at Harbor View Memorial Park? 🏛 The West End News