Morning Links - Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Business

$6.5 million awarded to 6 Maine businesses for electric grid updates 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine getting $4 million in federal funds to improve resilience of electrical grid 🏛 Maine Public

City

Council to take up Portland Museum of Art request to raze neighboring building for expansion 🏛 Maine Public

142 Free Street in Portland, Maine could be torn down 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Community

Family of Valentine’s Day bandit launching charitable foundation 🏛 Portland Press Herald

"Be a Kevin": The legacy of Portland's Valentine's Day Bandit 🏛 WMTW

Education

Opinion: Saco school lockdown strikes a terrifying note 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Make sure students get the counseling services they need 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Elections

Unenrolled voters get to cast ballots in Maine primaries, but little sign of mass registration changes 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environment

Towns ask Legislature to give them ‘teeth’ to deal with violators of shoreland laws 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: New mine could be a bad deal for Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Food and Drink

Cherished Pub Opened Sunday 🏛 Portland Food Map

Binga's is Never Going to Open In Portland But Something Else Is 🏛 WCYY

Portland, Maine's New Sports Bar Jerome's Has Officially Opened 🏛 WJBQ

Old School Western Saloon and Pub Hybrid Coming to Portland 🏛 WJBQ

Gambling

$3.5 million wagered across Maine in first Super Bowl since launch of online sports betting 🏛 Maine Public

Guns

Army will let members testify before Lewiston shooting commission 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Opinion: More must be done to improve Maine’s yellow flag law 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Police: Nobody in custody after shooting on Bangor college campus 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

The Uncle Henry's leader on Janet Mills' proposed gun reforms 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Health Care

Facility fees add to Mainers’ growing concerns over medical debt 🏛 Maine Beacon

Letter: Prioritize access to free health care 🏛 Portland Press Herald

History

A Window on the Past – Black sailors in Maine and New England is subject of society lecture 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Justice

More ‘normative’ care long overdue in Maine’s juvenile detention system 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine Superior Court rules against attorney general and advocates for public beach access 🏛 Maine Public

Moody Beach public access dispute heading to Maine Supreme Court 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Labor

Maine state employees still face significant pay gap 🏛 Maine Beacon

Outdoors

We encountered extreme conditions while hiking up Burnt Mountain 🏛 Bangor Daily News

State biologists want you to send them owl vomit 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Announcing the Fields Pond Winter Photo Contest Winner 🏛 Maine Audubon

Watch this Canada lynx dance in the snow 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Police

Saco police are looking for several men involved in an alleged shooting downtown Friday 🏛 Maine Public

Saco police now say they’re looking for 3 suspects involved in shooting 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Politics

In photos: Hundreds rally in Monument Square to protest violence in Gaza - Press Herald 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Group rallies for Palestine in Portland's Monument Square 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

What the right's culture war failures say about the 2024 election 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Susan Collins, Angus King continue push for Ukraine aid package amid opposition from Trump allies 🏛 Maine Public

Things to Do

The Live Music Guide: February 14th - 20th, 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

March 10th Contra Dance 🏛 Reddit

Willi Carlisle 🏛 SPACE

L’Rain with Duffy x Uhlmann 🏛 SPACE

Apolonia, Apolonia 🏛 SPACE

Bye Bye Tiberias 🏛 SPACE

Transportation

Portland Jetport to receive more than $10 million from FAA for improvements 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine airports getting funding for critical terminal upgrades 🏛 WMTW

Vacationland

Maine state parks saw low foot traffic in 2023, due to weather 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

This Classic Maine Mountain Should Be a Skiers’ Paradise 🏛 Down East