Morning Links - Thursday, January 4, 2024

Thursday, January 4, 2024

Arts

The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine Debuts Its First Wabanaki-Focused Permanent Exhibit 🏛 Down East

Climate Emergency

New law would require realtors to disclose flood risk to potential property buyers 🏛 Maine Public

Maine is doubling the value of some of its EV rebates 🏛 Maine Public

Relief fund set up to help Maine businesses affected by storm 🏛 Bangor Daily News

FEMA assesses storm damage in Maine, residents hope for funding 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Oxford County tallies more than $5.7 million in public infrastructure damage from flood 🏛 Portland Press Herald

COVID-19

Maine CDC urges vaccination against COVID, winter viruses | Community 🏛 Mount Desert Islander

Environment

PFAS found in almost 1,000 Maine products, so far 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine DEP highlights decades-old program for oil cleanup 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine lobstermen sue the state over electronic boat tracking rules 🏛 Maine Public

Maine lobstermen sue to stop new electronic tracking 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine lobstermen sue state over requirement to track boats 🏛 Portland Press Herald

South Portland's tree protection ordinance in effect, info session to be held 🏛 WGME

Food and Drink

Woodford's Wine List 🏛 Portland Food Map

Jackrabbit Closing/Transitioning 🏛 Portland Food Map

Portland, Maine Restaurants on Winter Break 🏛 Portland Old Port

Sweet success comes to a long-vacant space in South Portland 🏛 Mainebiz

Guns

Motivated by Lewiston massacre, Maine gun safety advocates make their presence felt at State House 🏛 Maine Public

Gun control rally greets Maine lawmakersreturning to Augusta for work in 2024 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Hundreds rally at Maine State House for stricter gun laws 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Gun restriction bills on tap in Maine Legislature after shooting 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Health Care

National advocacy group blames hospital consolidation for Maine’s high health care costs 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Opinion: Physicians like me know our health care system must change 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Officials seek more funding to prevent nursing home closures 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Leaders seek funding to prevent nursing home closures in Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

History

A Map of Portland Maine and Some Places Thereabout 1928 by Katherine Dudley 🏛 Reddit

Photography

Have you seen a fisher cat wag its tail? 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Winkles in Maine 🏛 Reddit

Sunset at Monument Park 🏛 The Town Line

Police

Police investigating burglaries at 4 Portland-area food businesses look for connections 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Police review evidence to see if Portland, South Portland break-ins are connected 🏛 WGME

Video captures moments before police shooting in Portland 🏛 WMTW

Politics

Portland City Council approves resolution calling for cease-fire in Gaza 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Republican lawmakers slam Secretary of State Bellows over Trump's removal 🏛 Maine Public

Republican introduces resolutionto impeach Shenna Bellows over Donald Trump decision 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Republican lawmaker files resolution to impeach Bellows for disqualifying Trump 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Bellows did the right thing 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: There’s a proper way to impose penalties on Trump 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Bellows follows in a proud Maine tradition 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Decision to keep Trump off ballot follows the Constitution 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Read the resolution to impeach Maine's Shenna Bellows 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Trump case shows why Mainers should elect their secretary of state 🏛 Bangor Daily News

We can respect Maine secretary of state’s thoughtfulness in Trump ballot decision without agreeing with it 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Janet Mills awaiting court ruling on Trump's ballot eligibility 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine State Republicans discuss Bellows' ballot decision 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Republicans want to impeach the Maine official who cut Trump from the ballot. They face long odds 🏛 Associated Press

Multi-state bomb threat forces evacuation of Maine State House 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine State House evacuated for bomb threat on first day of legislative session 🏛 Maine Public

Maine State House evacuated as state capitols across U.S. face bomb threats 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Protest held at General Dynamics plant in Saco - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Sports

Maine Mariners: January Roundup 🏛 Portland Old Port

State

Data shows a high volume of people moving to Maine from other states 🏛 Maine Public

Things to Do

The Weekend Guide: January 5th - 7th, 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

FriendCon Board Games and Tabletop Spring Convention Happening April 5th & 6th! 🏛 Reddit

Transportation

Mainers face higher gas prices than most of U.S 🏛 WGME

Unhoused

‘Complete policy failure’: Protesters condemn Portland encampment sweep 🏛 Maine Beacon

City of Portland clears encampment, attempts to fill shelter beds 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Protesters criticize Portland officials, police for dismantling Casco Bay Bridge encampment - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Portland clears homeless encampment on Douglass Street - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine