Morning Links - Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Asylum Seekers

Pingree, Collins renew long-shot bids to let asylum seekers go to work 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Shelter for asylum seekers to open Wednesday in Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Bears, Sharks, and Zombies

Maine sanctuary gives second chance for rescued wolfdogs 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Buy Local

Whole Bean Coffee Suggestions Needed. 🏛 Reddit

Best Butcher in Portland 🏛 Reddit

City

Portland residents invited to voice opinions on controversial art museum expansion plans 🏛 WGME

Time & Temperature Building Development Discussed at Neighborhood Meeting Next Week 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Climate Emergency

Is Maine getting less snow than in years before? 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Education

SMCC, UMF strengthen academic partnership with new transfer agreements 🏛 Mainebiz

Commentary: White Portlanders must address racist perceptions of schools 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environment

A Grassroots movement in South Portland is a model for the Bay 🏛 Friends of Casco Bay

Maine gets $5M to support testing of alternative lobster fishing gear 🏛 Maine Public

Food and Drink

Central-Maine Corn Is the Star Ingredient In This Dish at Portland’s Regards 🏛 Down East

Guns

How Maine picked the Lewiston shooting review commission 🏛 Bangor Daily News

On Giving Tuesday support those impacted by Lewiston shooting 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter to the editor: Enough debate over gun control 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter to the editor: Guns are killing the people we love 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Health Care

Opinion: Mainers support decriminalization and public health approaches to overdose crisis 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Falmouth considers ban on flavored tobacco products 🏛 WGME

Maine Bureau of Insurance warns of ACA scams, substandard plans 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Photography

Pushaw Lake 🏛 Reddit

Also Pushaw Lake 🏛 Reddit

Goodnight, Maine. 🏛 Reddit

Saco Surf 🏛 Reddit

Surf at OOB Pier this morning. 🏛 Reddit

State

Openings for federal judge positions will soon impact Maine - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Maine's director of child welfare, Todd Landry, resigns after scathing watchdog report 🏛 Maine Public

Maine child welfare leader Todd Landry resigns 🏛 WMTW

Maine soon could reach another settlement on legal defense for its poorest residents 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do

Maine only breakdance team doing it’s thing 🏛 Reddit

Unhoused

Portland near to opening another shelter as winter looms 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Man found dead inside burning tent in Portland tentatively identified 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Police tentatively identify 1 of 2 people who died in tent fires in Portland, Sanford 🏛 Portland Press Herald

How homeless Mainers are struggling to stay warm this winter 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Police tentatively identify body from Portland encampment fire 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Volunteers put together finishing touches for new asylum seeker shelter in Portland - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Letter to the editor: There have to be places where the homeless could go 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sweeps of homeless encampments spiking in many U.S. cities - YouTube - Associated Press

Utilities

Power outages linger after overnight storm 🏛 Maine Public

Commentary: I still believe public utilities are the future 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter to the editor: Campaign spending against Pine Tree Power was obscene 🏛 Portland Press Herald