Morning Links - Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Arts

Portland restaurant workers perform on their ‘weekend’ 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Business

The Ebb and Flows of Maine’s Three-Port Strategy 🏛 Island Institute

Climate Emergency

Conversations for Action: Strengthening Community Resilience in the Aftermath of Storms 🏛 Island Institute

Joe Biden declares December wind storm that lashed Maine a major disaster 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Biden administration approves federal disaster declaration for December storm 🏛 WGME

Offshore wind project scheduled for Gulf of Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Opinion: We can’t wait for others to save us from climate change 🏛 Maine Beacon

Food and Drink

Our guide to more than 75 happy hour specials in southern Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Food & Dining News: North Berwick, Brunswick, Belfast, Camden, Fort Kent, Liberty 🏛 Portland Food Map

Stars & Stripes Portland Closing 🏛 Portland Food Map

Brunswick’s Tao Yuan Has Mounted a Pretty Sweet Comeback 🏛 Down East

Guns

Janet Mills embraces limited gun backgroundcheck expansion 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Gov. Mills proposes expanding background checks, strengthening gun laws after Lewiston mass shootings 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Health Care

Constitutional amendment would permanently protect reproductive freedom 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Declaration of Independence supports reproductive freedom 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Housing

State lawmakers launch debate over how to improve housing voucher system 🏛 Maine Public

Justice

Complaint alleges Maine Supreme Judicial Court justice violated ethics code 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine’s high court rules for J.P. Morgan in key foreclosurecase 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Labor

Security guards at Portland Museum of Art unionize 🏛 Maine Public

Security guards at Portland Museum of Art unionize 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Portland Museum of Art gallery ambassadors, security guards vote to unionize 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Outdoors

I explored new-to-me trails in a favorite hiking area 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Snowshoe trails in Maine great for beginners 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Police

Police release photos of man who allegedly claimed to have bomb during South Portland bank robbery 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Public's help sought in identifying suspect in Key Bank robbery 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Politics

Republicans call for tax relief ahead of Governor Mills' State of the State address 🏛 WGME

Public Safety

Influenza cases remain steady in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Flu cases rising in Maine 🏛 WGME

State

Federal government examining Maine’s Child Development Services 🏛 Portland Press Herald

8 takeaways from Gov. Mills’ State of State address 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do

Celebrating Valentine's Day in Portland, Maine: Dining and Events 🏛 Portland Old Port

The Live Music Guide: January 31st - February 6th, 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

The Weekend Guide: February 2nd - 4th, 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

Maine Things To Do | Jan. 30-Feb. 5 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Ailey 🏛 SPACE

First Friday Art Walk –the (stillness) collective: Bodies of Weather 🏛 SPACE

Transportation

Breeze Airways adds new services from Portland to North Carolina and Florida 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Breeze Airways expands Portland Jetport services with new seasonal routes 🏛 WGME

Letter: Road redesign must focus on people not in cars 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Vacationland

Acadia National Park fee free days in 2024 | Community 🏛 Mount Desert Islander