Morning Links - Sunday, January 28, 2024

Sunday, January 28, 2024

Asylum Seekers

Letter: Setting the record straight on immigrant housing 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Arts

Mermaids, fishermen and coffee brandy populate this Mainer's debut novel 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Pingree Announces Funding for Grants Supporting District 1 Arts Projects 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

City

Careful restoration work keeps Victoria Mansion looking 19th-century new 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Plan to convert Portland intersection into roundabout aims to unite neighborhood 🏛 WGME

Climate Emergency

Letter: Yankee ingenuity shines at climate council meeting 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine lighthouses hit with millions in storm damage 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Letter: Recent storms underscore need for climate action now 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Community

Family of Portland Valentine's Day Bandit wants his legacy to continue 🏛 Maine Public

In Maine libraries, stores and cafes, silent book clubs quietly catch on 🏛 Portland Press Herald

LGBTQIA+

Maine Democrats abandon gender-affirming care bill 🏛 Advocate

Photography

Here are some Maine animals in a winter wonderland 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Police

South Portland police seek bank robber who claimed to have an explosive device 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Westbrook police share surveillance images, seek robbery suspect 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Investigation over after suspicious envelope found at state house 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Politics

What the data says about drug decriminalization in Oregon 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Letter: Reject a national popular vote in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: There are holes in columnist’s Electoral College logic 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Social Safety Net

Maine is failing its youngest kids in need of disability services 🏛 Portland Press Herald

State

State web portal now open for filing Maine personal income tax returns 🏛 Portland Press Herald