Morning Links - Monday, January 15, 2024

Monday, January 15, 2024

Asylum Seekers

Asylum seekers living in South Portland hotel on track to move out by June 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

Twin flooding storms bring 'absolute carnage' to coastal Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Record high tide in Maine washes away historic fishing shacks 🏛 Associated Press

Record high tide in Maine washes away historic, 100-year-old fishing shacks 🏛 Associated Press

Video: Coastal flooding in Maine results in high tide swells taking out a fishing shack 🏛 CNN

Residents mourn loss of Willard Beach’s historic fishing shacks in storm 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Coastal Maine dries out – and begins cleaning up – from Saturday’s historic storm 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Firefighters navigate almost waist-deep storm surge to battle Scarborough fire 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Fishing vessel runs aground in Cape Elizabeth, crew rescued amid storm 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Higgins Beach residents reel from historic storm damage in Scarborough 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Second storm in a week pummels Harpswell’s coast 🏛 Harpswell Anchor

Flooding causes road closures in Old Orchard Beach and Saco 🏛 Saco Bay News

Schoodic Peninsula fishing community hit hard by major storms 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Southern Maine communities assess damage from Saturday storm 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Historic fishing shacks in South Portland swept to sea in storm 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Severe flooding damage keeps South Portland's Bug Light Park closed until Tuesday 🏛 WGME

'This is my last year': More frequent storms erode the luster of living on Maine's coast 🏛 WGME

Food and Drink

The Breakfast Serial 🏛 The Bollard

Eat & Run: Birria brings out the best in Nosh Taco 🏛 Portland Press Herald

WE: Wine Lover's Guide to Maine 🏛 Portland Food Map

Double Great Coffee Welcomed by Munjoy Hill Neighbors 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Upcoming Events & Valentine's Day 🏛 Portland Food Map

Guns

Health advocates prioritize gun violence in legislative session 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

History

183 Allen Avenue 🏛 Portland House Stories

LGBTQIA+

Trans students at Gardiner Area High School defend bathroom policy following wave of complaints 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Outdoors

An Amateur’s Guide to Hiking Maine’s 100 Mile Wilderness 🏛 Hiking in Maine

Conditions are improving on Maine's snowmobile trails 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Rockland breakwater light. Calm after the storms. 🏛 Reddit

Seawall, MDI 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Letter: Representative democracy deserves support 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Social Safety Net

What Maine can learn from this state about protecting kids 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Support WIC before it’s too late 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do

Acclaimed artist and musician Lonnie Holley to perform in Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

There’s tons of fun happening at Maine’s ski mountains – no lift ticket required 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Live Music Lineup: Traditional Irish tunes, and the songs of Gordon Lightfoot 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Face the Music: Grace Potter talks ‘Mother Road’ before tour hits the State 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do: Ice skating, Rockland festival and ‘Mamma Mia!’ sing-along 🏛 Portland Press Herald