Morning Links - Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Business

Hundreds attend first Maine Space Conference 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Feds to make loans available to businesses that closed during massive manhunt 🏛 Maine Public

Climate Emergency

Maine's climate goals focus on job growth, diversity - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Education

Struggling UMaine System sees some bright spots 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Elections

It’s Election Day in Maine. Here’s what you need to know. 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Election 2023 Archives - Bangor Daily News 🏛 Bangor Daily News

2023 Election - Press Herald 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environment

Lobstermen watching closely as federal regulators refine area for potential offshore wind 🏛 Maine Public

Commentary: Aroostook Renewable Gateway is a failure of imagination 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Food and Drink

Judy Gibson is closing, also Radici (restaurant chit chat thread) 🏛 Reddit

Guns

Prominent lawyers discuss using civil litigation to pursue justice for Lewiston shooting victims 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland police recover AR-15, pistol during traffic stop 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland man charged with threatening with a gun and creating a standoff 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Threats made on Halloween to shoot up South Portland restaurant 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

King and Collins call for increased investigation on Lewiston shooting - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Ronald Morin remembered for 'infectious smile' 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

The 3 remaining patients at CMMC injured in mass shooting are in stable condition 🏛 Maine Public

Maine MILL to preserve Lewiston Strong memorial items 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Gov. Janet Mills aims to pay funeral costs of Lewiston shooting victims 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Humanity and change are needed after Lewiston shooting 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter to the editor: How many more loved ones must die? 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Commentary: Yellow flag laws are not nearly enough 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Biden Visits Victims Of Gun Violence To Remind Them Nothing Really Stopping Shooting From Happening Again 🏛 The Onion

Justice

Nicole Mokeme: Boyfriend found guilty of murder by jury 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Portland man found guilty of hitting, killing girlfriend with car near Acadia National Park 🏛 WGME

Reinstating parole would encourage rehabilitation and benefit taxpayers 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Politics

5 candidates vying for Portland's mayoral seat debate city's housing crisis and more 🏛 WGME

Maine voters to decide fate of electric utilities, tribal obligations in off-year election 🏛 Associated Press

Understanding Question 2: Foreign involvement in Maine politics 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Question 4 could help car repair shops, but opponents worry it won't 🏛 WGME

Here's an explanation for referendum Question 6 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

What's on the Maine ballot? A guide to the 8 referendum questions 🏛 WGME

Maine referendum election results 🏛 New England Cable News

All the ways Maine voters might violatethe Constitution in election 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine voters head to the polls 🏛 Portland Press Herald

RFK Jr. will make campaign stop in Portland this week 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Public Safety

Truck Veers onto Congress St. Sidewalk, Reminder to Pedestrians 🏛 The Portland Townsman

Police respond after truck crashes into Portland building 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Sheriff reviewing policies, procedures after I-Team discovers drunk driver slipped through cracks - YouTube - CBS 13 News

State

Maine's infant mortality rate increased in 2022 🏛 Maine Public

Unhoused

Action Alert: Tell the Portland City Council to Stop the Sweeps! 🏛 Cumberland County Greens

Portland may allow homeless campsin city parks over the winter 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Proposal would pause clearing of Portland homeless encampments 🏛 WMTW

Some Portland city councilors propose temporarily allowing camping on public property 🏛 WGME

Utilities

Letter to the editor: Connectivity is essential to all Mainers 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Vacationland

A Family Fulfills Its Goal of Hiking Every Footpath in Acadia 🏛 Down East