Morning Links - Friday, February 16, 2024

Friday, February 16, 2024

Businses

Letter: Overregulation of cannabis hurts consumers 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Burger King Near Maine Mall in South Portland Temporarily Closed 🏛 WCYY

City

Portland Looking for Business to Move Into Mini 8-Sided Gazebo 🏛 WJBQ

Climate Emergency

Climate experts say it’s time for Maine to prep for more floods like those that hit this winter 🏛 Portland Press Herald

In South Portland, former fishing shacks serve as a flashpoint in climate rebuilding debate 🏛 Maine Public

Talk on climate change and the ‘blue acceleration’ in Maine takes place in Lewiston 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Biddeford boatyard receives federal recognition for commitment to clean energy 🏛 Maine Public

Community

New Valentine’s Day bandits remind us that we can be better to each other 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Elections

One day left to switch party registration for Maine's presidential primary - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Environment

Maine lobstermen unlikely to see legal changes after dead whale 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Death of North Atlantic right whale illustrates difficulty of protecting the endangered mammals 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine lobster industry leaders react to right whale death 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Juniper Ridge Landfill contract extension plan gets heat from public - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Food and Drink

Maine Food & Dining News: Warren, Windham, Appleton, Standish, Bristol, North Berwick 🏛 Portland Food Map

Guns

Police responded to false leadsand hoaxes in early search for Lewiston mass shooter 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Time to demand meaningful gun safety reform 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine police defend 2-day searchfor Lewiston shooter but admit communication gaps 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Video shows Lewiston gunman’s paranoid behavior months before mass shooting 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine State Police defend manhunt for Lewiston shooter to panel probing response 🏛 Maine Public

Maine police defend search for gunman who killed 18 last fall 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Health Care

Lawmakers should let Mainers decide on reproductive rights 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Prisoner hospice program in Maine depends on volunteers 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

History

Throwback Thursday Photo: Portland Public Market Then & Now 🏛 Portland Old Port

Justice

Beach access lawsuit headed to Maine Supreme Court 🏛 Saco Bay News

Labor

Portland Museum of Art is eliminating 13 positions 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland Museum of Art lays off 13 positions; Cites pandemic effects 🏛 WMTW

To Our Community 🏛 Portland Museum of Art

LGBTQIA+

Letter: Maine should protect all pursuing gender-affirming care 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

"Rural Reflections" - South Berwick, Maine 🏛 Reddit

Police

Missing Iowa child found safe on Peaks Island 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Police find missing Iowa child on Maine island 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Missing child from Ames, Iowa found safe on Peaks Island, Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Politics

Lawmakers react to Gov. Janet Mills' proposed supplemental budget 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

State

Education committee now working with state officials on overhaul of Child Development Services 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do

Maine concerts you don't want to miss this February and March 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Crystal Canyon album release with XO and Husbands 🏛 SPACE

The Rainbow Beard Show 🏛 SPACE

Transportation

Letter: Help keep Smiling Hill Farm intact 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Utilities

Maine Legislature advances Fay bill to protect internet subscribers 🏛 The Windham Eagle

Mainers spent $80 million more than necessary on electricity in last 6 years, advocate says 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine's Digital Equity Plan first in the U.S. to be accepted by the federal government 🏛 Maine Public

Affordable internet program is essential to keep Mainers connected 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Vacationland

Sugarloaf opening new trails and high-speed chairlift this weekend 🏛 Maine Public