Morning Links - Thursday, February 29, 2024

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Arts

King Kyote releasing new music this week, Portland, Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Business

A new boat joins the Sea Tow Portland fleet in Maine 🏛 BoatNews

25+ Woman Owned Businesses in Portland, Maine That We Love 🏛 Portland Old Port

Real estate developers: Craft brewing, cannabis drive white-hot industrial sector in Maine 🏛 Maine Public

City

Commission Reports, Franklin Street, and Thomas Park – City Council Review 2/26/2024 🏛 The Portland Townsman

Portland, Maine much happier than Portland, Oregon, according to study 🏛 KOIN

Comments About Time and Temperature Building in Portland Go Viral 🏛 WJBQ

Climate Emergency

Recent flooding highlight risks to Dover-Foxcroft’s historic dam 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Lack of snow 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Several Maine ski mountains to be closed on Thursday, Feb. 29 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Community

Dates to register for TD Beach to Beacon 10K announced - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Gray seal pup found at Reid State Park in Georgetown returns home 🏛 WGME

Elections

Casting your absentee ballot for presidential primary, Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

It's the last day of early absentee voting in Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Environment

Letter: Manufacturing doesn’t belong on Sears Island 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Offshore wind can bring good-paying jobs 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Yes, Maine groups recycle the paper, plastic, and metal placed in your curbside bin - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Food and Drink

Catface Cafe Opens Friday 🏛 Portland Food Map

Guns

Expanding on Gov. Mills' proposal, Maine Democrats unveil package of gun safety bills 🏛 Maine Public

Maine Democrats propose waiting periods after Lewiston shooting 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine Democrats unveil gun safety and mental health bills. The partisan battles begin. 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Janet Mills is not yet behind Dems' responses to mass shooting 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine mass shooting spurs additional gun control proposals 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Health Care

Letter: Psilocybin use deserves consideration 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine GOP calls on Gov. Mills, Democrats to support work requirements for MaineCare 🏛 WGME

MaineCare resumes prescription services amid national cyberattack on pharmacies 🏛 WGME

Maine family planning centers need additional, and more predictable, funding 🏛 Piscataquis Observer

Housing

Outlets at Kittery will be razed and replaced with housing, hotel 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Justice

Lawsuit over indigent clients in Maine headed to trial after settlement rejected 🏛 Maine Public

Judge again rejects settlement, orders trial for ACLU’s suit against Maine’s indigent defense system 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Labor

Starbucks embarks on union negotiations after allegations of union busting in Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

MSEA complaint alleges Mills administration violated labor law 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

The Milkyway is back in Maine! 🏛 Reddit

Police

Police execute 'high-risk search warrant' on Grant Street in Portland 🏛 WGME

Politics

Maine House approves food waste recycling mandate 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Child care advocates are pushing back on proposed changes in supplemental budget proposal 🏛 Maine Public

Maine should join most other states with paramilitary training ban 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Help support experiential learning across Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Angus King requests hospital ship to aid Palestinians in Gaza 🏛 Maine Public

States determine ballot access. That’s why there are so many different standards. 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Immigrant rights advocates condemn Golden’s ‘inhumane’ border bill 🏛 Maine Beacon

Nikki Haley to make campaign stop in Maine ahead of primary - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Public Safety

Banning flavored tobacco is about a healthy economy 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Things to Do

Yoga Session & Game Launch Mar 3rd 1pm at Portland Yoga Project! 🏛 Reddit

Femme 🏛 SPACE

Tribal Sovereignty

What Would Tribal Sovereignty Mean for the Wabanaki? 🏛 Down East

Pass LD 2007: When the Wabanaki Thrive, We all Thrive 🏛 Preble Street

Letter: Support Wabanaki sovereignty legislation 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Wabanaki would see economic boost if we amend Maine settlement act 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Unhoused

President's Forum presents: 'Maine’s Homelessness Crisis' - YouTube - University of New England

Portland city manager: Encampment sweeps led to hundreds moving indoors, no overdose deaths last month 🏛 Portland Press Herald

University of New England hosts discussion on Maine's homelessness crisis 🏛 WGME

University of New England holds forum on homelessness in Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

The Importance of Low-Barrier Shelters in Our Community 🏛 Preble Street

Bangor homeless encampment a concern for nearby college students 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine