Afternoon Links - Monday, December 4, 2023

Monday, December 4, 2023

Business

Maine-based steel processor buys $4.25M building in Saco to expand capacity 🏛 Mainebiz

Costco grand opening in Scarborough draws excitement 🏛 Portland Press Herald

City

Mark Dion will be sworn in as Portland's new mayor 🏛 Maine Public

Community

Radio Fundraiser, Markathon, Returns for Its 15th Year 🏛 Portland Old Port

Education

Plan to add teaching of Holocaust, genocide to science education draws questions from Maine teachers 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine holocaust, genocide education proposal prompts questions 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Environment

Maine loon population dips for a second year, but biologists are optimistic about more chicks 🏛 Associated Press

Maine loon population dips again, but biologists remain hopeful 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine loon population dips for a 2nd year, but the chicks are booming 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Milbridge accused of violating monitoring rules for wastewater discharges into river 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Food and Drink

Upcoming Food & Dining Events 🏛 Portland Food Map

Nosh Tacos Now Open 🏛 Portland Food Map

Christmas Food Guide: Pre-Order and Dine-in Options 🏛 Portland Old Port

Where to Dine In, Take Out or Hang Out For New Year's Eve 🏛 Portland Old Port

Guns

Angus King's bill is modest proposal to reduce gun violence 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Health Care

Panel on communicating with deaf patients gets early lesson when interpreter can’t be seen 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Justice

Human smuggling is on the rise at Maine's northern border 🏛 The County

The Maine Recovery Council has little to show for its work 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Boston man found guilty of sex trafficking Maine woman 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Maine is a magical winter wonderland 🏛 Reddit

Spotted in NYC 🏛 Reddit

Downeast 🏛 Reddit

First snow - Auburn 🏛 Reddit

Still coming down and expected to continue all day! 🏛 Reddit

This morning at Husson University 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Legislators could expand rent relief and create a public housing developer this session. Will they do it? 🏛 Maine Beacon

State

Schools closed, thousands without power as season’s first snowstorm dumps on central Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do

Cirque du Soleil Will Bring CORTEO to Portland in 2024 🏛 Broadway World

The Disappearance of Shere Hite 🏛 SPACE

Tribal Sovereignty

Tribes in Maine spent decades getting ancestral remains. Harvard resisted them at nearly every turn 🏛 Maine Public

Unhoused

Homeless Encampments 🏛 Maine Public

Portland details plans for encampment under Casco Bay Bridge 🏛 Bangor Daily News