Morning Links - Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Arts

James Day Leavitt - Skylark 🏛 The Bollard

Sea Level 🏛 The Bollard

Some tiny drawings that I did for Mayo Street Arts current exhibit, Miniatures 🏛 Reddit

King Kyote performs "Mother Nature" on 207 - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

The High Spirits perform "Kindness" on 207 - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Asylum Seekers

When work permits arrive, asylum seekers in Maine face varying paths toward economic independence 🏛 Maine Public

Business

Barnes & Noble opening in former Bed Bath & Beyond location in South Portland 🏛 WGME

Barnes and Noble 'coming soon' to South Portland 🏛 WMTW

Planning is underway for a second Maine Space Conference 🏛 Mainebiz

New bill would overhaul how Maine's cannabis industry is regulated 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine Lobstermen's Association tallies its victories, future risks at annual meeting 🏛 Mount Desert Islander

City

Cemetery Funds and the Solar Eclipse – City Council Review 3/4/2024 🏛 The Portland Townsman

Portland Mayor asks for more funding for general assistance program 🏛 WMTW

Climate Emergency

Right whale conservation can help Maine lobstermen and the climate 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maple sugaring season begins with temperature concerns 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Community

Free Little Libraries 🏛 Reddit

Education

Portland superintendent proposes $161 million school budget that would require significant cuts 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: We need more oversight of homeschooling 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Environment

Our Sustainable City – Wild Seed Project: Returning native plants to the Maine landscape 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Food and Drink

Backwoods Burger Shack in Gorham 🏛 Portland Food Map

What's Missing? 🏛 Portland Food Map

The Wrap: Rebel Munchies & Libations opens; Bissell Brothers launching Northern Italian restaurant 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Guns

Survivors assail failure to take guns away from Maine mass shooter 🏛 Boston Globe

Maine Democrats continue rollout of gun safety bills, but some activists want to go further 🏛 Maine Public

Democrats launch push to pass gun safety bills in response to Lewiston shooting 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Press Herald partners with Frontline to investigate Lewiston mass shooting 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Judiciary Committee hears testimony for proposed gun safety laws 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

'We've all been through hell:' Lewiston shooting survivors share trauma with investigators 🏛 WGME

Survivors of Lewiston mass shootings recount experiences in hearing 🏛 WMTW

Letter: Gun safety legislation doesn’t threaten me as a gun owner 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Opinion: The battle to protect us from guns begins in earnest 🏛 Maine Beacon

Health Care

Letter: Don’t cut Medicare Savings Program 🏛 Portland Press Herald

History

A Window on the Past – Captain Clyde G. Young, master mariner of South Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Film from 1901 shows Maine lobstermen reeling in a harvest #maine #lobster #fishing #oldfilm - YouTube - Bangor Daily News

Housing

Voters in wealthy Portland suburb reject affordable housing project 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Cumberland voters reject affordable housing project 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Cumberland residents say no to affordable housing project 🏛 WMTW

Cumberland voters reject new affordable housing project 🏛 WGME

LGBTQIA+

Lawmakers consider a bill to protect reproductive and transgender health care in Maine 🏛 Maine Public

Maine lawmakers consider bill to protect providers of abortions, gender affirming care 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine bill would protect out-of-state transgender patients, providers 🏛 WMTW

Lawmakers, public discuss abortion, gender-affirming care bill 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Public weighs in on Maine bill aimed at protecting medical providers from other states 🏛 WGME

Cruise Control 🏛 The Bollard

Justice

Police say South Portland teen burned Pride flags, joked about school shootings 🏛 Portland Press Herald

South Portland teen accused of mass shooting plot in court, day 2 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine high court considers whether vacated Portland manslaughter conviction should stand 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Cumberland County DA no longer pursuing certain charges 🏛 WMTW

Outdoors

These are the relative risks to winter mountaineering 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine warden tells how he survived fall through Moosehead ice 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Maine Birb - Sony A7IV w/ Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 🏛 Reddit

Osprey 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Election Results: Presidential primaries, State House 122 🏛 The Maine Monitor

South Portland voters fill vacant legislative seat 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Dem wins seat of late Rep. Lois Galgay Reckitt of South Portland 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine Election Results: Beck wins State House District 122 🏛 WMTW

See national and state town-by-town results 🏛 Portland Press Herald

House backs bill to pledge Maine’s electoral votes to national popular winner 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine House narrowly backs ditching Electoral College for national popular vote 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Unable to Vote Due To “No Labels” 🏛 Reddit

Trump, Biden win party primaries in Maine amid low voter turnout 🏛 Maine Public

Super Tuesday turnout is low across Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Joe Bidenwins Maine’s Democratic presidential primary 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Mainers lament their choices in presidential primaries 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine's Super Tuesday brings Biden, Trump win 🏛 WMTW

Biden wins Maine Democratic Primary, voters make statement 🏛 WGME

Donald Trump routs Nikki Haley in Maine presidential primary 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Nikki Haley Works the Phones in Portland on Super Tuesday; 'Don't Bother' Says This Democrat 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Former President Trump defeats Haley to win Maine GOP Primary 🏛 WGME

2024 Presidential Primary Results in Maine 🏛 WGME

Could Trump's primary victory influence Maine's CD2 race? 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

A proposed child tax credit expansion is especially helpful for Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Public Safety

Lithium-ion battery sparks fire at Portland hotel 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Lithium-ion battery sparks fire at Portland hotel, officials say 🏛 WGME

Portland hotel fire part of increasing trend of lithium-ion battery fires 🏛 WGME

Portland Fire Department responds to Washington Avenue call 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Fire breaks out at Portland home 🏛 WGME

Social Safety Net

USDA deputy undersecretary visits Maine to learn about innovative WIC programs 🏛 WGME

State

Letter: Keep chickadee design as a specialty plate 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Things to Do

This Month At Your Museum: March 2024 🏛 Portland Museum of Art

The Live Music Guide: March 6th - 12th, 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

The Weekend Guide: March 8th - 10th, 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

Where to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day 2024 in Portland, Maine! ☘️ 🏛 Portland Old Port

Maine Things To Do: Film festivals, dodgeball, and corned beef 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Salt Institute Storytelling 🏛 SPACE

Trousdale at Portland House of Music and Events | Sun, June 23, 2024 🏛 State Theatre

Transportation

Former Denny's in Portland demolished, roundabout project planned in its place 🏛 WGME