Morning Links - Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Arts

Salt Institute Short Video & Audio Project Premieres 🏛 SPACE

What's Essential | Essential Salt Podcast Ep. 1 - YouTube - Maine Public

Ferry Access Only | Essential Salt Podcast Ep. 2 - YouTube - Maine Public

Home | Essential Salt Podcast Ep. 3 - YouTube - Maine Public

Into the Great Maine Wild | Essential Salt Podcast Ep. 4 - YouTube - Maine Public

What Lurks in the Dark | Essential Salt Podcast Ep. 5 - YouTube - Maine Public

Climate Emergency

New England’s wetter, warmer future is already here 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Community

Maine Needs Holiday Giftables Auction: Community Comes Together for a Season of Giving 🏛 Portland Old Port

Auction will help Maine kids stay active this winter 🏛 WABI

Education

Portland school district rebuilding its finance and payroll systems 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environment

New rules force Mainers to disable furnaces for heat pump rebates 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Food and Drink

The The Greeks of East Bayside 🏛 Portland Food Map

Opening Soon: Orange Bike, Broadway Bowl, Chocolate Passion 🏛 Portland Food Map

Guns

Use of Maine's 'yellow flag' law has surged since the Lewiston mass shooting 🏛 Maine Public

Yellow flag law invoked more than a dozen times after ME shooting 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Letter to the editor: Health care crisis fuels gun violence crisis 🏛 Portland Press Herald

My heart hurts knowing people in Lewiston are feeling what I did after Sandy Hook 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Healthcare

Sen. Susan Collins introduces bill that could improve disease management, prevention for seniors - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Maine among states with highest rates of lung cancer - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

History

Peaks Island Battery 🏛 Reddit

Justice

‘It’s incredibly stressful:’ Aroostook defendants say weeks spent without attorneys makes defense impossible 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Judge awards $1.2 million to victim in Biddeford hate crime 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Labor

New restaurant to replace Brunswick’s Little Dog Coffee Shop 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Politics

Central Maine Power CEO says victory over public power proposal ‘validated’ the utility’s work 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Majority of Question 7 voters at odds with federal ruling 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Dozens of protesters gather in Portland to call for ceasefire in Gaza 🏛 WGME

Dozens gather outside Portland City Hall calling for ceasefire in Gaza - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Public Safety

Maine CDC identifies Hepatitis A case in Falmouth restaurant food worker 🏛 Maine Public

Food service worker at Falmouth restaurant tests positive for hepatitis A 🏛 WGME

Possible hepatitis A exposure at Falmouth restaruant 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

State fire marshal says fire deaths nearing Maine's record high 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

'It's a tragedy:' Former lobsterman killed in Long Island fire after getting daughter to safety 🏛 WGME

Sports

Portland soccer team to finance stadium upgrades, but pay no rent for 10 years 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland professional soccer team set to play at Fitzpatrick Stadium - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Things to Do

The Weekend Guide: November 17th - 19th, 2023 🏛 Portland Old Port

Hannah Haines & Kelsie Steil – Rummage Lane (work-in-progress performance) 🏛 SPACE

Hannah Haines & Kelsie Steil – Rummage Lane (work-in-progress performance) 🏛 SPACE

A deep dive into Maine, 100 adventures in one year 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine Things To Do | Harvest Supper, Toys for Tots Softball Tournament, Craft Fairs - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Tribal Sovereignty

chief of mi'kmaq nation says the funds from sports betting aren't enough - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Unhoused

Relief, concern from unhoused community after Portland expands largest shelter by 50 beds 🏛 WGME

Propane fire burns 3 tents on Portland's Eastern Prom 🏛 WGME