Morning Links - Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Arts

Portland mural to honor community leader killed in Acadia National Park 🏛 WGME

Bears, Sharks, and Zombies

Zombie Run puts the ‘gore’ in Gorham 🏛 University of Southern Maine

Can the woolly bear caterpillar really predict the severity of Maine's winter? 🏛 WGME

Business

New data shows nearly 40% drop in Maine's young lobster population in recent years 🏛 Maine Public

Maine to receive $30,000 from mortgage processing snafu 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Education

Portland public school’s nonprofit raised $1.7 million in the 2022-23 school year 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environment

Feds release cleanup plan of Superfund site in Windham 🏛 Maine Public

Food and Drink

The Notorious F.I.G. 🏛 The Bollard

Bayou Kitchen 🏛 Portland Food Map

Thistle & Grouse to Open in November 🏛 Portland Food Map

The Wrap: Hospitality group buys The Good Table; Banded Brewing closes Portland tasting room 🏛 Portland Press Herald

History

Radical Mainers 🏛 The Bollard

Housing

Letter to the editor: Column rightly criticized calls for more development 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Justice

Former Long Creek prisoner sues state for excessive isolation, sexual assault as teen 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Labor

More Maine coffee shop workers unionize 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Baristas at Coffee by Design seek to organize union 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Coffee by Design workers plan to unionize, citing low pay and poor conditions 🏛 WGME

Employees at Coffee By Design in Portland seek to unionize 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

LGBTQIA+

School officials address conflicting legal concerns in trans student policy draft 🏛 Harpswell Anchor

Outdoors

Burnt Meadow Mountain (Brownfield, ME) 🏛 Hiking in Maine

Maine's 1st 2-day youth deer hunt is this weekend 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Turkey pox a concern for hunters and homesteaders 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Police

Violent crime in Maine falls to lowest level in decades, FBI says. But data may be incomplete 🏛 Maine Public

Police search for suspect in double car theft who eluded them in chase - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Police seeking suspects after shot fired in Portland's Kennedy Park - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Politics

“I Will Lead Collaboratively” – Pious Ali’s Policy Matters Interview 🏛 The Portland Townsman

Affordable housing remains scarce in Portland. Mayoral candidates want to fix that. 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Candidates for Portland’s at-large council seat see homelessness as top priority 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Two political newcomers vie for District 4 Portland City Council seat 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Foreign ownership in CMP parent clouds 2 ballot measures 🏛 Portland Press Herald

What do you want to know about Question 3? 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Letter: Vote yes on Question 6 to be accurate about history and honor tribes 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Voting yes on Question 6 would restore the soul of Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine advocates call for strict digital privacy protections, but businesses object 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Stronger data privacy laws could be coming to Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Public hearing weighs possible data privacy bill for Mainers 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Things to Do

The Weekend Guide: October 20th - 22nd, 2023 🏛 Portland Old Port

Nice People 🏛 SPACE

Tribal Sovereignty

Tribal chief ousted as Gov. Mills awaits word on meeting with Native American leaders 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Tribal chief ousted ahead of meeting with Native American leaders 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Transportation

Letter to the editor: Mall parking space should be used by PWM 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Unhoused

How to Lose Your Housing 🏛 The Bollard

Maine Voices: Portland’s treatment of the homeless sends the wrong message to our children 🏛 Portland Press Herald