Morning Links - Friday, October 13, 2023

Friday, October 13, 2023

Arts

WMPG documentary to premiere at USM 🏛 Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel

Asylum Seekers

All States Are Border States Now 🏛 New York Times

Community

Firefighters rescue family of racoons from dumpster 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Food and Drink

Maine Food & Dining News 🏛 Portland Food Map

Cheese Louise is expanding, opening doors in Westbrook come 20205 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Justice

Indigent legal commission proposes additional public defender offices across Maine 🏛 Maine Public

Judiciary asks Maine’s high court to dismiss petition to release unrepresented defendants 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Labor

Workers at southern Maine domestic abuse support organization unionize - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Outdoors

Owl’s Head Trail (Scraggly Lake Public Land) 🏛 Hiking in Maine

Be careful doing fall yard work to avoid this rash 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Rare blue lobster 'Jewel' discovered in Portland Harbor 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Ambient nature sounds, Alewives swimming | Borealis Extras - YouTube - Maine Public

Photography

Can’t believe I’m asking this twice in a week but can anyone explain this one? 🏛 Reddit

Watch this bear squeeze into its den in a trail camera sequence 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Politics

Portland mayoral candidates debate homelessness, housing & more 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

A recap of the Voice of the Voter Portland Mayoral Forum - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Letter to the editor: Andrew Zarro should be Portland’s next mayor 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Commentary: Question 3 aims to fix what’s wrong with CMP, Versant 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Longshot candidate drops lawsuit to keep Trump off Maine’s ballot 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Leonard Leo: The man behind the GOP's SCOTUS supermajority 🏛 The Maine Monitor

State

Some criticize uneven distribution of pandemic debit cards for groceries 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do

Sunny skies for Saturday's partial solar eclipse in Maine 🏛 WGME

Climate Aid: Sunday Concert in Maine to Benefit Old-Growth Forest Protection 🏛 Center for Biological Diversity

Maine Music Society Chamber Singers hosting benefit concert Sunday 🏛 Sun Journal

Transportation

American Airlines will start direct service from Portland to NYC 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Jetport parking crunch irritates travelers, spurs plan to add another lot 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Amtrak pitches Downeaster fare increase amid record ridership 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Unhoused

Letter: Homeless neighbors need support, not judgment 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Vacationland

Maine's fall foliage dazzles as peak colors spread across state 🏛 WGME