Afternoon Links - Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Business

Gov. Mills unveils $6 million initiative to strengthen sales of Maine-made products 🏛 WGME

City

Ceremony held in Portland to celebrate city's new street sweeper - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Environment

Sewer repair work will close sections of Willard Beach 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Wolfden mine hearings close with overwhelming opposition 🏛 Piscataquis Observer

Proposed zinc mine hearings close with overwhelming opposition in Maine 🏛 WGME

Draft Gulf of Maine Wind Energy Area Excludes Right Whale and Lobstering Areas 🏛 Maine Audubon

Maine board supports new rules to boost electric car sales despite lingering concerns 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Outdoors

8 evergreen Maine trails that are lovely year round 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Mainers to require permit under new law for large campfires 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine.gov: Government 🏛 State of Maine

Penobscot Paddle experiences chaos and lots of whitewater 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Rolling 🏛 Corey Templeton Photography

Politics

Read the mayoral candidates’ views on the big issues facing Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Question 2 is the wrong solution to a real problem 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Statewide efforts grow to keep Trump off 2024 ballot 🏛 Maine Beacon

Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Announces Multistate Lawsuit against Meta for Social Media Harms to Children 🏛 State of Maine

Dozens of states, including Maine, sue Meta for harming young people's mental health, collecting data on children 🏛 WGME

Falmouth considers banning flavored tobacco products 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

State

Maine-native Jessica Meir inducted into International Air and Space Hall of Fame 🏛 WGME