Morning Links - Thursday, January 18, 2024

Thursday, January 18, 2024

City

Portland City Council hears from the public about rats 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland residents are tired of winter parking bans 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Portland group hopes to save rats in Harbor View Park 🏛 WGME

Rat rescuers rally against rodent riddance at Portland park 🏛 FOX 23

After decades of planning, Portland says it has enough money to begin harbor dredging 🏛 Maine Public

Portland to begin $10 million waterfront dredging project 🏛 FOX 23

Portland finally has enough money to begin dredging harbor 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Climate Emergency

Maine’s beaches and coastal parks took a beating last week. Will they recover? 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Storm causes less damage than expected at Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Trawler grounded off Maine coast during storm will be demolished 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Donations pour in to repair Willard Beach fishing shacks 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Popham Beach State Park damaged in consecutive storms 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Dunes damaged at Popham Beach, threatening coastal communities and wildlife 🏛 WGME

Record flooding Saturday tied to sea level rise. Here's how. 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Environment

Acadia National Park receives $1 million grant to install solar panels and EV chargers 🏛 Maine Public

Letter: Maine can’t wait to move forward with renewable energy development 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Don’t damage one of Maine’s ecological gems 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Going solar is not only possible, but essential to Maine's energy future 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Sears Island is a major natural resource 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Food and Drink

Saltwater Grille in South Portland closes to repair storm damage 🏛 Portland Press Herald

BA Most Anticipated: Oun Lido's 🏛 Portland Food Map

Chocolats Passion Adds Owner 🏛 Portland Food Map

Guns

Maine lawmakers split on party lines over bill to allow lawsuits against gunmakers, sellers 🏛 Portland Press Herald

New Maine bill would allow gun violence victims, families to sue manufacturers 🏛 WGME

Health Care

Support Maine constitutional amendment for reproductive rights 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Lawmakers consider bill to put addiction receiving center in every county 🏛 Maine Public

Housing

Cumberland sets March referendum on Drowne Road affordable housing project 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine landlords ranked worst in the U.S., survey finds 🏛 WGME

Labor

Childcare workers can now get paid up to $625 more per month 🏛 Maine Beacon

Outdoors

Critter Chatter – Nuts to You! 🏛 Natural Resources Council of Maine

A Beginner’s Guide to Wild Skating on Maine’s Frozen Lakes and Rivers 🏛 Down East

Curbing stress and anxiety could be as simple as going outside 🏛 Bangor Daily News

3 Maine cross-country ski trails to explore this winter 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Old-ish & New-ish 🏛 Corey Templeton Photography

Police

Crown Fried Chicken robbed at gunpoint 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Police searching for suspect who robbed Portland business at gunpoint 🏛 WGME

Politics

Special election set for House District 122 in South Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Advocates call for decriminalizing drug possession, but Mills administration strongly opposes bill 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Gov. Mills opposes bipartisan drug treatment, decriminalization bill 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine judge puts Trump ballot access case on hold while Supreme Court case is pending 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine judge delays removing Trump from ballot 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine court defers to US Supreme Court on whether Trump can appear on ballot 🏛 WGME

Superior Court judge effectively delays decision on Donald Trump's ballot status in Maine 🏛 Maine Public

Maine judge pauses Trump ballot decision until high court rules 🏛 Bangor Daily News

South Portland

South Portland faces $4 million budget shortfall because of reporting error 🏛 Portland Press Herald

State

Maine’s court-appointed lawyers are ‘saturated’ with criminal, parental caseloads 🏛 Portland Press Herald

New report says intervention, prevention are key to stopping domestic violence in Maine 🏛 WGME

Between 2020 and 2022, nearly half of all homicides in Maine were the result of domestic abuse 🏛 Maine Public

Things to Do

February 1st, Maine House of Comedy is bringing Blake Hammond to the stage 🏛 Reddit

WMPG Open Mic! This Friday night, USM McGoldrick Center - All welcome! 🏛 WMPG

WMPG's Mardi Gras Cajun Cookin' Challenge and Party 🏛 WMPG

Transportation

State lawmakers push passenger rail service for central Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Waterville becomes first Maine city to endorse plan to study passenger rail expansion bill 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Unhoused

Letter: Crisis renews faith in fellow Portlanders 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Vacationland

Rehab of Acadia's historic bridge to begin in March | Environment 🏛 Mount Desert Islander