Afternoon Links - Friday, September 1, 2023

Friday, September 1, 2023

City

ReCode Portland First Wave Changes 🏛 The West End News

Back Cove West Storage Conduit 🏛 City of Portland

Washington Ave Streetscape  🏛 City of Portland

Baxter Boulevard Closure for Paving 🏛 City of Portland

Community

Zoe Miller: Bringing Joy & Relationships to Visioning a Walkable Allen's Corner 🏛 The West End News

Education

Portland elementary school opening delayed to remove mold 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environment

Maine beaches issue swim advisories due to bacteria contamination 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Healthcare

Portland awarded $4M from US CDC to help prevent overdoses 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Justice

Maine man charged with killing couple in front of their children enters insanity plea 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Politics

Bright Idea: Maine-owned power 🏛 The West End News

Young Mainers Lobby Congress for Climate 🏛 The West End News

Things to Do

Maine Comic and Toy Con 🏛 Cross Insurance Arena (Cumberland County Civic Center)

Creative Portland - Summer Stage Series 🏛 Creative Portland

Unhoused

'They want to get rid of us:' Portland's homeless community frustrated by encampment shut downs - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Vacationland

She Calls This Lighthouse Home 🏛 Down East