Morning Links - Friday, December 22, 2023

Friday, December 22, 2023

Arts

Maine musician Lyle Divinsky ready for next chapter in career 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Asylum Seekers

In Portland, some homeless immigrant mothers find respite in a former convent 🏛 Maine Public

Business

Maine sets another yearly record for recreational cannabis sales 🏛 Maine Public

Climate Emergency

Dozens of Maine roads remain closed 3 days after storm 🏛 Portland Press Herald

How a Category 5 atmospheric river supercharged deadly East Coast storm 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Officials rush to document flooding along Kennebec River in central Maine as outages, fallout persists 🏛 Portland Press Herald

‘No warning’ official says, as more than 20,000 pounds of food at Winslow pantry soiled by flood 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Families still without power rely on generators, neighbors and creativity 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Oxford County towns clean up after devastating storm, flooding 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Second person missing after vehicle swept away found dead 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Flooding may be second worst in Maine history, early data suggest - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

City

Letter: Portland councilors should explore other revenue means 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environment

PFAS found on former Loring base could delay $4B fuel production project 🏛 The County

Maine Public Utilities Commission nixes Aroostook powerline contract 🏛 Maine Public

Maine regulators kill developer’s plans for Aroostook windline 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Regulators kill deal for wind power line from northern Maine to New England grid 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine delays key vote on phasing out gas-powered vehicles 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Proposal to incentivize electric vehicles in Maine postponed due to storm recovery 🏛 WGME

Letter: Millinocket area needs jobs, but not from the mining proposal 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Opinion: Give the fisheries back to the people 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Food and Drink

Free Christmas Dinners 🏛 Portland Food Map

Portland BBQ restaurant closes for winter, cites inflation and nearby construction as reasons 🏛 WGME

Guns

Video sheds light on police knowledge of Lewiston shooter Card 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Letter: Most people support common-sense gun laws 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Health Care

Letter: Health care access must be a priority 🏛 Portland Press Herald

History

Throwback Thursday Photo: Holiday Shopping on Congress Street 1970 & 2023 🏛 Portland Old Port

Housing

Maine’s new ‘land bank’ for vacant properties is still debatingits mission 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Justice

Former Portland police officer sentenced for falsifying form to acquire machine gun 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Waves from the storm 🏛 Reddit

Huge surf after storm in Maine - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Politics

After Colorado court rules to keep Trump off ballot, Maine official delays eligibility decision 🏛 Maine Public

State

Feds pause controversial plan for western Maine wildlife refuge 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Things to Do

Where to eat out on Christmas Day in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Tribal Sovereignty

Doing Door-to-Door Advocacy for Water 🏛 Island Institute

Mi’kmaq drone program could launch aviation careers 🏛 The County

Unhoused

Portland to clear Harbor View Park encampment after Christmas 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Homeless encampment in Portland, ME to be swept after Christmas 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

City Stay of the "Sweeps" at Harbor View Was the Right Thing to Do Say Preble Street VP & Councilor Sykes 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Portland gathers for Homeless Persons’ Memorial Vigil and honor the 45 people who died in 2023 🏛 Preble Street

Portland gathers to remember 45 unhoused people who have lost their lives in 2023 🏛 Maine Public

Nonprofit in Portland honors lives of homeless with candlelight vigil on longest night 🏛 WGME

Portland remembers 45 members of the homeless community on the longest night of the year 🏛 Portland Press Herald