Morning Links - Saturday, September 23, 2023

Saturday, September 23, 2023

Arts

Forget Baubles and Bangles — Portland's Newest Museum Is All About the Beads 🏛 Down East

City

Monument Square Tree Nomination Form 🏛 Portland Downtonwn

PortShare Promise 🏛 Port Share Promise

Virtual Public Forum: First Wave ReCode Changes 🏛 ReCode Portland

Public Meeting: Union Branch Pathway Preliminary Design 🏛 City of Portland

Letter to the editor: 201 Federal Street is a big letdown 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Education

Commentary: Free Maine community college tuition program must be made permanent 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Westbrook High School goes into brief 'lockout' 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Food and Drink

New boba shop alert 🏛 Reddit

Labor

Maine seeing steady stream of newcomers, but still lacks workforce needed to fill open jobs 🏛 Maine Public

Outdoors

Warm weather could be a factor in Maine’s 42nd moose hunt 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Politics

Debating Maine's energy future in Question 3 🏛 The Maine Monitor

From Maine campaign to China’s claims, numbers lie 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Two Maine labor groups oppose public utility, citing change in worker rights 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter to the editor: Chamber event should have featured both sides 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Pine Tree Power campaign touts reliability, lower rates of potential consumer-owned utility 🏛 WGME

Public Safety

Several displaced after Westbrook apartment building fire Friday 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Things to Do

Love Bites 2- A Halloween Dance Party & Fundraiser Tickets, Sat, Oct 21, 2023 at 9:00 PM 🏛 Eventbrite

National Drive Electric Week • Drive Electric - Portland • Portland, ME • Sep 24, 2023 🏛 National Drive Electric Week

Unhoused

Portland bars remote participation at upcoming workshop 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Portland to host meeting about homeless encampments without Zoom participation 🏛 WGME

Vacationland

How to better plan your fall foliage outings in Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

A Local’s Guide to Portland, Maine and Beyond 🏛 New York Times