Morning Links - Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

City

New landing at Portland Harbor named after longtime city councilor 🏛 WGME

Education

Portland schools struggling to staff special education programs 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Community News – Southern Maine Community College and UMaine-Farmington strengthen partnership 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Voices: Let there be bus passes! 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Food and Drink

The Weekly Food Report: Latest in Portland Maine's Culinary Scene 🏛 Portland Old Port

The Wrap: Prairie Baking opens at former Nissen; Bam Bam coming to Falmouth 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Guns

Lawmakers critical of Lewiston shooting investigation consider their own review 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter to the editor: Defenders of assault weapons should be paying the price 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter to the editor: Maine Sen. Eric Brakey’s flimsy idea comes as no surprise 🏛 Portland Press Herald

History

Historic Maine island added to national register 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Housing

This is what it takes to get an apartment in Portland 🏛 WMTW

Outdoors

Detour on South Portland Greenbelt Walkway 🏛 Portland Press Herald

100 Mile Wilderness stream restoration will benefit salmon and trout 🏛 Maine Public

Photography

Goodnight, Maine. 🏛 Reddit

Photographer captures spooky abandoned places in Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Things to Do

Maine’s Supersize Holiday Celebrations, By the Numbers 🏛 Down East

Arts Calendar: Nov. 24-Dec. 1 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Holiday Light Parade to bring Christmas cheer to Windham 🏛 The Windham Eagle

The Weekend Guide: November 24th - 26th, 2023 🏛 Portland Old Port

Unhoused

Portland won’t pause homeless sweeps this winter. Now what? 🏛 Portland Press Herald

'We can do better:' Protester explains why she climbed onto desk during Portland City Council meeting 🏛 WGME

Portland councilors reject proposal to allow homeless encampments to remain in parts of the city - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Utilities

Commentary: Is public power impossible in Maine? Not so fast. 🏛 Portland Press Herald