Morning Links - Friday, December 15, 2023

Friday, December 15, 2023

Asylum Seekers

New apartments for homeless asylum seekers opening in Brunswick 🏛 Maine Public

Buy Local

Ultimate Portland Maine Gift Guide | Buy Local, Shop Small 🏛 Portland Old Port

City

Roux Institute fields questions from neighbors 🏛 Maine Public

Portland Sea Dogs Improvement Funding 🏛 New England Cable News

Climate Emergency

Maine is considering California-style incentives to encourage electric vehicle sales 🏛 WGME

Education

State task force votes against building a 4-year tech school 🏛 Bangor Daily News

A legislative commission is calling for more funding to help boost public preschool access in Maine 🏛 Maine Public

Environment

Coastal communities should support a port for offshore wind farms 🏛 Bangor Daily News

LUPC commissioners question if Pickett Mountain is best location for proposed mine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Food and Drink

Owner of Sur Lie and Gather opening a cafe in Biddeford 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Guns

Maine state lawmakers explore gun safety bills 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Report: Sheriff's office 'acted reasonably' with Robert Card 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Free public university education can help Lewiston victims to rebuild their lives and our Maine community 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Better understanding of detrimental impacts of military blasts may help prevent future tragedies 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Adapt Angus King gun proposal to craft a state assault weapon ban 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter to the editor: Stop stalling on gun reform 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Health Care

As Supreme Court considers ban, Maine advocates affirm legality of abortion medication 🏛 Maine Beacon

'We're doing our best:' HIV/AIDS organization caught off-guard by St. Mary's layoffs 🏛 WGME

History

Throwback Thursday Photo: A.H. Benoit & Company 1937 & 2023 🏛 Portland Old Port

Housing

University of Southern Maine wants to sell 5 Portland houses for $3M 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Justice

Maine courts shut off online records access over security concerns 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Judge releases South Portland teen accused of planning attack 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Judge bars jailhouse call evidence in Woodford Street murder trial 🏛 Portland Press Herald

South Portland teen accused of murder plot released from prison 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Auburn woman arrested in connection with Jan. 6 Capitol riots 🏛 Maine Public

Maine Recovery Council takes steps to distribute opioid settlements 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Labor

Labor regulators say Starbucks illegally closed Portland shop and others for unionizing 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Federal labor board wants Starbucks to reopen 23 locations, including 1 in Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

LGBTQIA+

Augusta school board rejects transgender-inclusive policy 🏛 WGME

Outdoors

Washed-out major snowmobile trail unlikely to be fixed this season 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Forgot to post these foggy pics from Sunday 12/10/23 🏛 Reddit

Politics

4th lawsuit targets Maine's referendum against foreign electioneering 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Fourth lawsuit filed challenging new law on foreign campaign spending 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Congress passes military spending bill that would bring $3.6 billion to Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Angus King applauds defense bill, set to bring $3.6 billion to Maine 🏛 Maine Public

What Mainers need to know about today’s hearing on Donald Trump’s ballot status 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Things to Do

WMPG Presents: An Extraordinary Place 🏛 SPACE

New York International Children’s Film Festival: Kid Flicks 2 🏛 SPACE

Check out these holiday concerts happening in Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Transportation

Parking expansion proposal at Portland Jetport prompts broader sustainability debate 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter to the editor: Better options for Jetport parking 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Pete Buttigieg talks about federal funding for Amtrak Downeaster - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Unhoused

Letter to the editor: Compassion, empathy needed 🏛 Portland Press Herald