Morning Links - Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

City

Mark Dion sworn in as mayor; new councilors also take office in Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Mark Dion sworn in as next Portland mayor 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Mark Dion inaugurated as Portland mayor 🏛 WGME

Mark Dion inaugurated as new mayor of Portland 🏛 WMTW

Climate Emergency

Climate change fight extends to Maine's waterways 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Opinion: A landmark climate resolution is what Maine needs to ring in 2024 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Susana Hancock: Hard to locate optimism at petroleum-hosted climate summit 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter to the editor: Drop Citibank credit cards 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Education

Maine schools struggle to adapt amid bus driver shortage 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Environment

Proposed rules would allow any commercial farm contaminated by PFAS to apply for financial assistance 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter to the editor: Zoning change to allow mining near Mt. Chase should go through 🏛 Portland Press Herald

'Forever Chemicals' Found in Freshwater Fish, Yet Most States Don't Warn Residents 🏛 KFF Health News

Food and Drink

Best Places to Drink 🏛 Portland Food Map

Guns

Double mass shootings over weekend set grim U.S. record 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Opinion: NRA and Sportsman's Alliance of Maine should support gun licensing 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter to the editor: How many killings are finally too much? 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter to the editor: Majority of gun owners are responsible, careful 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Health Care

Task force meets to improve health care access for deaf and hard of hearing patients 🏛 Maine Public

History

When there were 4 bridges to SoPo... 🏛 Reddit

If you could go back to one place in Portland that's closed what would it be? 🏛 Reddit

Justice

Father of Portland man appeals dismissal of lawsuit against city for Back Cove drowning 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Photography

Christmas Lights in Westbrook, Vol. 2: Riverbank Park 🏛 Reddit

Christmas Lights in Westbrook, Vol 2.5 (stil Riverbank Park) 🏛 Reddit

Casco Maine First Snow 🏛 Reddit

Police

Portland man arrested in Westbrook homicide  🏛 Bangor Daily News

Arrest made in connection with Westbrook homicide 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland man charged with murder following Westbrook homicide 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Public Safety

Letter: Support the Falmouth flavored tobacco sales ban 🏛 Portland Press Herald

State

Maine law requires vehicles to be cleared of ice and snow before driving - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Unhoused

Portland residents distressed by a homeless encampment 'in their backyards' 🏛 WGME

Utilities

Versant Power raps wind transmission line, says it adds costs, not benefits, for many customers 🏛 Portland Press Herald