Afternoon Links - Thursday, September 14, 2023

Thursday, September 14, 2023

City

Portland begins search for holiday tree 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Community

Taking a Knee for Change First Roundtable - YouTube - Portland Media Center

COVID-19

Updated COVID vaccine now available in Maine 🏛 Maine Public

Education

Westbrook High locked down after student brings unloaded gun to school 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Westbrook High School lockdown due to unloaded firearm 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Food and Drink

The Maker's Galley Closing 🏛 Portland Food Map

Portland restaurant and shop Maker’s Galley closing 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Healthcare

Thinking about universal health care is changing, even among doctors 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Justice

Justice rejects proposed settlement to lawsuit over Maine's indigent legal services 🏛 Maine Public

Nazis

Letter: The Maine KKK was anti-Black as well 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Outdoors

Episode One | Borealis - YouTube - Maine Public

Mysterious purple deer spotted in Cape Elizabeth stirs curiosity among visitors - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Politics

Pine Tree Power supporters protest Chamber’s ‘one-sided’ event opposing Question 3 🏛 Maine Beacon

Public Safety

How to prepare for Hurricane Lee’s arrival 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Down East Maine under hurricane watch as Lee heads to Canadian Maritimes 🏛 Maine Public

Janet Mills declares emergency ahead of Hurricane Lee's arrival 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Gov. Janet Mills declares state of emergency as Hurricane Lee looms 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Hurricane Local Statement Issued by NWS Gray/Portland (Southern Maine) 🏛 NOAA

Tropical Storm Watch Issued by NWS Gray/Portland (Southern Maine) 🏛 NOAA

Rip Current Statement Issued by NWS Gray/Portland (Southern Maine) 🏛 NOAA

Hurricane Lee takes aim at New England, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia 🏛 NPR

Here’s the latest on Hurricane Lee and potential impacts in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine can expect power outages and tree damage when Lee hits Saturday 🏛 Sun Journal

Hurricane Lee: Path tracker for possible landfall in Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Floods, likely tornado plague New England ahead of hurricane 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

A complete look at Hurricane Lee as it treks toward Maine, Canada - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Hurricane Lee headed to Maine- tracking impacts - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Hurricane Lee moves slightly to the east | Thursday update - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

What a Maine lobsterman is seeing out on the water ahead of Hurricane Lee - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Maine utility companies prepare and give tips ahead of Hurricane Lee - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Hurricane Lee weakening but still expected to bring impacts to Maine - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Hurricane Lee: Impacts, Flooding, Winds for Maine, Nova Scoatia - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Sports

Sea Dogs score season-high 16 runs 🏛 Minor League Baseball