Morning Links - Monday, March 25, 2024

Monday, March 25, 2024

Arts

Meteorite exhibit to open at Portland International Jetport this week 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

City

Insights for Those Unfamiliar with Winter Rules. 🏛 Amjambo Africa

Climate Emergency

How Maine’s controversial electric vehicle sales mandate failed in the end 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Community

Greater Portland children learn joy of volunteering with Chickadeeds 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Bake Maine Feeds Record Number of Powerless Customers Today 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

East End Community School Opened as Warming Center for Powerless Portlanders 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Maine towns open warming, charging centers as outages persist 🏛 WMTW

Despite powerful storm, Maine Maple Sunday Weekend soldiers on - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Education

Letter: Achievement needs to come first in classrooms 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Some central Maine districts endorse moving first day of school to after Labor Day 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environment

Waterville to launch program to help maintain, replenish neighborhood street trees 🏛 Portland Press Herald

This legislation will hold 2 Maine departments accountable for invasive fish 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Food and Drink

Bom Dia Opens Thursday 🏛 Portland Food Map

If you’ve never had calamari on a bun, Fish & Whistle’s squidwich is a must-try 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Three lagers to try at Argenta Brewing Co.’s Bayside saloon 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Guns

Letter: Support gun safety laws to avert repeat of Lewiston tragedy 🏛 Portland Press Herald

History

187 Concord Street. A home for an architect. 🏛 Portland House Stories

Throwback photo: Good Theater in the good, old days 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Justice

Complaint against Maine supreme court justice raises questions about judicial ethics 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Obituaries

Linda Bean, granddaughter of outdoor retailer L.L. Bean, dies at 82 🏛 Associated Press

Linda Bean, businesswoman and politician, dies at 82 🏛 Maine Public

Linda L. Bean, Maine businesswoman and granddaughter of L.L. Bean founder, dies at 82 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Linda Bean dies at age 82 🏛 WGME

Linda Bean, L.L. Bean's granddaughter, business owner, dies at 82 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Photography

In photos: Some of our readers share their storm photos 🏛 Portland Press Herald

PHOTOS: Ice storm 🏛 Ellsworth American

PICTURES: Destruction And Beauty of Spring Storm in Portland, ME 🏛 WJBQ

Spring storm leaves Maine coated in ice, buried in snow 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine spring storm leaves behind ice covered trees, damage 🏛 WMTW

Ice storm photos 🏛 Reddit

❄️🌷spring🌷❄️ 🏛 Reddit

Ice 🏛 Reddit

Hiked around Brunswick airport today 🏛 Reddit

Time Lapse of Yesterday's Storm 🏛 Reddit

Sounds out here today be wild..! 🏛 Reddit

So dangerous out there today, please stay home if you don't need to go out! (Southern Maine) 🏛 Reddit

Going up 88 this morning and almost slid into this 🏛 Reddit

Buddy was helping his dad fix a generator when a tree fell on his toe truck. Went to take a pic and he caught a transformer exploding in the background. Hence the lit up sky. 🏛 Reddit

Saco was like this all over this morning, downed power lines and trees with roads closed. Sorry about the quality, couldn't get any closer. Stay safe out there. 🏛 Reddit

Cat is not happy about her view this morning 🏛 Reddit

Bedlam in Freeport this morning 🏛 Reddit

EV Trucks FTW 🏛 Reddit

Tree taking out power lines 🏛 Reddit

Maine storm coats trees in Saco - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Sunday Photos: 03/24/2024 🏛 Daily Bulldog

Nice view of Mount Washington today 🏛 Reddit

Public Safety

Maine snow, ice storm causes more than 200 crashes 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

South Portland

South Portland turns focus to future of now-vacant Mahoney Middle School 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sports

Slugger spills the details of his pregame ritual – and more 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sea Dogs set world record for longest line of whoopie pies - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Things to Do

Leap into spring with these 11 events 🏛 Portland Press Herald

If you’re headed to Kennebunk for May Day, there’s plenty to do nearby 🏛 Portland Press Herald

New Moon Yoga 🏛 Portland Downtonwn

Why ‘Femme’ isn’t your typical message movie 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Lizzie No to play Space, new shows coming to State Theatre, and more upcoming concerts 🏛 Portland Press Herald

‘Nite Show’ taping, pan-Latin music, and podcaster Kirk Minihane 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Mineral, Gem & Jewelry show April 20 and 21 in Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland Symphony Orchestra to rock out with Rustic Overtones, Alejandra O’Leary releases new song 🏛 Portland Press Herald

See a preview show at Portland Stage and save a few bucks 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Organizers of Maine Wild Blueberry Festival to unveil this year's fair poster - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Transportation

Turnpike Authority to hold public meeting on Gorham Connector construction 🏛 Maine Public

Letter: Ferry ticket hikes smack of elitism 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Utilities

Thousands are without power after Saturday's storm took down trees, poles and lines 🏛 Maine Public

Tens of thousands of Maine customers still without power after ice storm blankets coastal areas 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Massive power outages follow ice storm Saturday night 🏛 WGME

Ice storm causes thousands of outages: Mainers out Sunday checking out damage 🏛 WGME

Ice storm causes thousands of outages: Mainers out Sunday checking out damage 🏛 WGME

CMP, Versant expect multi-day storm response 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

More than 100,000 Mainers without power. 🏛 WGME

Spring storm leaves more than 180K Mainers without power 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine power outages could take days to fix 🏛 New England Cable News

Restoration efforts continue; Thousands remain without power in Maine - YouTube - WMTW-TV