Morning Links - Saturday, December 2, 2023

Saturday, December 2, 2023

Arts

Local punk band Goblins released there first album "What Are You?" 🏛 Reddit

Book Review: ‘Welcome Home, Stranger,’ by Kate Christensen 🏛 New York Times

Asylum Seekers

Portland opens new shelter for asylum seekers 🏛 Maine Public

Emergency Shelter for Single Asylum Seekers at 166 Riverside Industrial Parkway to Open November 29 🏛 City of Portland

Portland’s new shelter for asylum seekers off to a smooth start 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Business

MaineHealth names new regional president to oversee hospitals in Portland, Biddeford 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Five Maine farms to get more than $1 million combined in USDA grants - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

City

Proposal to Build Condos on Munjoy Hill Filed with City's Planning Dept 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Future Friday: Time and Temperature Building 🏛 Portland Old Port

Paving Projects 🏛 City of Portland

Winter Sidewalks 🏛 City of Portland

ReCode: Resilience 🏛 ReCode Portland

Yard Waste 🏛 City of Portland

City Alerts Landlords of Rental Registration Renewal Due Date 🏛 City of Portland

Climate Emergency

Maine Climate Council issues a progress report in the third year of its climate action plan 🏛 Maine Public

Maine Climate Council reports progress in fight against climate change 🏛 Portland Press Herald

New England's decades-old shrimp fishery, a victim of climate change, to remain closed indefinitely 🏛 Associated Press

Community

Feel Good by Doing Good 🏛 The West End News

Volunteers Snow Shoveling 🏛 City of Portland

Recognizing Age-Friendly Businesses, Arts and Culture in Portland, Maine 🏛 AARP

Brunswick gym to host annual benefit for food security Saturday 🏛 Harpswell Anchor

Education

Letter to the editor: White Portlanders leaving public schools 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environment

DACF Announces Proposed Rules to Implement the PFAS Fund 🏛 State of Maine

'Sludge: A PFAS Uprising' a film on forever chemicals in Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

How Maine rewards cutting down emissions and wastewater 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Food and Drink

Chocolats Passion Opened Friday 🏛 Portland Food Map

Dead restaurants? 🏛 Reddit

Maine's Most Decadent Dessert is Found at This Portland Bar 🏛 WCYY

Guns

Lewiston shooting investigation shouldn’t be diverted by politics 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Father of man killed in Maine mass shooting demands gun reform 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Lewiston shooting memorials to be collected, preserved 🏛 WMTW

Health Care

Task force begins review of hospital facility fees 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine task force aims to understand 'facility fees' confusion 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine Nurses to Hold Community Forum on Nurse Staffing Crisis & Public Health 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Immunizations 🏛 City of Portland

Holidays

10 Places to See Amazing Christmas Light Displays in Maine 🏛 WCYY

Justice

Chaotic pre-trial hearing in Portland killing focuses on jailhouse calls, safety concerns 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Teen accused of plotting South Portland school attack has been arrested again 🏛 Bangor Daily News

South Portland teen accused in murder plot is back in custody 🏛 Portland Press Herald

South Portland boy detained on violating conditions of release 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Police say South Portland teen accused of murder plot violated conditions of release 🏛 WGME

LGBTQIA+

21 State AGs Sign Amicus Brief: No Negative Incidents From Trans People In Bathrooms 🏛 Erin in the Morning

Obituaries

William David Barry, historian and writer, dies at 77 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Outdoors

Here’s one of the most challenging things about winter hiking 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Numbers are in for Maine Audubon’s 40th Annual Loon Count 🏛 Maine Audubon

Photography

How does a master of nature photography get great shots? Persistence. 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

2 fighting Canada lynx caught on video in Aroostook County 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Bringing Betsy's sheep ashore: Stopping in at Port Clyde a while back I came across this drama. The guy in the blue cap had bought Betsy Wyeth's herd of island sheep and was transporting them to his inland farm. 🏛 Reddit

Bringing Betsy's sheep ashore.... part 2 the video 🏛 Reddit

Black Bridge in Westbrook Strikes Again 🏛 Reddit

Politics

With surplus, targeted investments and tax relief should be on table 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine releases 2024 presidential primary candidates list 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Trump and 5 rivals qualify for Republican presidential primary ballot in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Public Safety

Hannaford in Falmouth issues recall - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

DNA needed to confirm identities of 3 people killed in wrong-way crash 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sports

Maine Celtics: December Roundup 🏛 Portland Old Port

State

Credit agency gives Maine ‘positive’ rating 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Fitch Ratings Affirms Maine's Credit Rating, Upgrades Outlook from "Stable" to "Positive" 🏛 State of Maine

Things to Do

Jerry Seinfeld to Perform Live in Portland, Maine, Next March 🏛 WCYY

5 Holiday Markets You Won't Want to Miss this December 🏛 Portland Old Port

Spose’s PDank Xmas 9 🏛 Aura

New Year’s Eve at Aura 🏛 Aura

Spafford 🏛 Aura

Dinosaur Jr 🏛 Aura

Ashley Gavin: Late Show 🏛 Aura

S'mores Night feat. Shadow Puppets + Ideal Maine Band 🏛 Friends of Congress Square Park

Cozy Winter Market 🏛 Friends of Congress Square Park

S'mores Night 🏛 Friends of Congress Square Park

S'mores Night feat. Lavender Choir + Candle Market 🏛 Friends of Congress Square Park

S'mores Night feat. Love Lab Studio 🏛 Friends of Congress Square Park

Mac Saturn at Portland House of Music and Events | Fri, February 2, 2024 🏛 State Theatre

Jimmy Carr: Terribly Funny (Late Show) at State Theatre | Wed, April 24, 2024 🏛 State Theatre

Marc Maron at State Theatre | Thu, March 7, 2024 🏛 State Theatre

Santacon - Dec 2 🏛 Reddit

Transportation

Maine DOT plans to raise Route 1 through Scarborough Marsh to avoid flooding 🏛 WGME

Unhoused

With more than 100 newly open shelter beds, Portland details plans for encampment under bridge 🏛 Maine Public

Signs posted at Harbor View encampment warn of partial sweep 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Department of Transportation clears homeless encampment near I-295 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

City Provides Encampment Crisis Response Team Update Following Opening of 166 Riverside Industrial Parkway Shelter 🏛 City of Portland

City Update Following Opening of 166 Riverside Industrial Parkway Shelter 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Man found dead in tent in Portland 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Another homeless camp death confirmed in Portland 🏛 Spectrum News

Portland Police Investigating Death of Homeless Man at Harbor View Park 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Death at Portland encampment not considered suspicious, police say 🏛 WGME

Letter to the editor: Without community, homelessness persists 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter to the editor: Tough love needed to address homelessness 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Utilities

Low-income households are getting ‘woefully inadequate’ help with utility bills, public advocate says 🏛 Portland Press Herald