Morning Links - Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Arts

Travelers through Maine’s biggest airport can now fly to the moon. Or at least a chunk of it 🏛 Associated Press

See the moon and Mars in new exhibit at Portland Jetport 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Asylum Seekers

Office of New Americans proposed to help immigrants integrate into Maine's workforce 🏛 WGME

Business

Slow opening for elver season 🏛 Mount Desert Islander

BIW wins $22.7M contract to continue planning services for Zumwalt destroyers 🏛 Mainebiz

City

Opinion: Slugger wants his money 🏛 Maine Beacon

Climate Emergency

Letter: We need all hands on deck to tackle climate crisis 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Opinion: Is Maine doing enough to prevent and limit wildfires? 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Ice-outs? In the month of March? 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Community

Mainers concerned weekend outages at grocery stores could affect local food pantries 🏛 WGME

Environment

Protestors ask Maine lawmakers to ‘dune the right thing’ with offshore wind port 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Legislature takes up late mining rule change, paving way to extract 11M ton lithium deposit 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Regulators propose reducing obstacles to mining lithium in Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

New $60M PFAS contamination fund open to farmers 🏛 Mount Desert Islander

Land targeted for glamping near Acadia will now be permanently conserved 🏛 Maine Public

Food and Drink

The Wrap: The Good Table reopens Thursday; Freedom’s Edge launching tasting room in Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

New ownership of the Good Table adds zest to Cape Elizabeth eatery's comfort-food roots 🏛 Mainebiz

Urban Farm Fermentory confirms: Yes, we're shutting down production 🏛 Mainebiz

2 New England restaurants made Yelp's list of hot new restaurants 🏛 Boston.com

Gunnar’s Icelandic Hot Dogs 🏛 Portland Food Map

Freedom's Edge Opening 🏛 Portland Food Map

Guns

Maine commission highlights another missed opportunity before shootings 🏛 New England Cable News

Letter: I’ve never known life without fear of being shot 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Health Care

Opinion: No, we shouldn’t need a ‘shield law.’ But we do. 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Support medicine and food insecurity programs in Portland area 🏛 WMTW

History

Revisiting Ice Storm of '98 after major ice storm cripples southern Maine 🏛 WGME

Housing

Opinion: Blocking new housing developments will not freeze time in place 🏛 Portland Press Herald

State revokes license at Portland motel, forcing families to move out by July 1 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland hotel housing asylum seekers cited for health violations 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Gov. Mills urges towns to do their part in approving affordable housing: 'There is nothing to fear' 🏛 Maine Public

Announcing 105 new rental units, Mills calls on towns to do their part to alleviate housing crisis 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine towns need to ‘roll out the red carpet’ for more housing 🏛 Bangor Daily News

First Annual Housing Summt Highlights Resistance to Needed Housing 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Pushback on growth is a major barrier even as Maine makes strides to ease housing shortage 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Affordable housing options will improve Cumberland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

3 old courthouses in a pricey part of Maine will become housing 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Former courthouses in Biddeford, York and Sanford may be turned into affordable housing 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Court upholds restrictions on Bar Harbor short-term rentals - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Justice

‘We are in a crisis,’ workers at Maine’s only youth prison tell the state 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Labor

Supporters of farmworker minimum wage bill call it a ‘positive step’ but want to see more 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Farmworker minimum wage bill draws broad support, and some criticism, at public hearing 🏛 Maine Public

Labor advocates, farmers call for changes to proposed minimum wage for farmworkers 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Outdoors

These peaks are prized winter mountaineering goals 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

The birds are back! Here's some pictures from the past few days 🏛 Reddit

Police

Gunfight investigation leads Portland police to drug trafficking teens 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Portland police arrest 3 teens in alleged ‘sophisticated’ drug scheme 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Minors allegedly involved in Portland shooting, drug trafficking 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Portland police: Drug trafficking network discovered after February shooting 🏛 WMTW

Portland police hold press conference to share updates over recent arrests - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Portland police news conference - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Politics

Portland City Councilor Roberto Rodriguez will not run for second term 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine lawmakers advance data privacy bill after months of debate 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine lawmaker suffers medical emergency at State House 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine House cancels session after Portland lawmaker has medical emergency 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Opinion: Child care is still in crisis and needs legislative support 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Lawmakers Approve Bill To Create Psychedelics Commission To Explore Regulated Access After Amending Legalization Proposal 🏛 Marijuana Moment

Lawmakers vote to make closed Maine nuclear plant fully pay property taxes 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sports

Sea Dogs Set Guinness World Record for Longest Line of Whoopie Pies 🏛 Minor League Baseball

Portland Sea Dogs claim longest line of whoopie pies record 🏛 WMTW

Portland Sea Dogs broadcaster Emma Tiedemann enters season as new mom 🏛 Minor League Baseball

Things to Do

The Live Music Guide: March 27th - April 2nd, 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

David Morris at Portland House of Music and Events | Thu, April 4, 2024 🏛 State Theatre

Manchester Collective & Abel Selaocoe: Sirocco at State Theatre | Fri, April 5, 2024 🏛 State Theatre

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes at State Theatre | Tue, April 23, 2024 🏛 State Theatre

Neon Trees at State Theatre | Thu, April 25, 2024 🏛 State Theatre

Knower at Portland House of Music and Events | Sat, April 27, 2024 🏛 State Theatre

In Flames at State Theatre | Wed, May 1, 2024 🏛 State Theatre

Jordan Klepper at State Theatre | Fri, May 3, 2024 🏛 State Theatre

The Front Bottoms at State Theatre | Thu, May 9, 2024 🏛 State Theatre

GoldenOak at Portland House of Music and Events | Fri, May 10, 2024 🏛 State Theatre

PMA Films: A riveting Oscar nominated drama, the cult sensation Hundreds of Beavers, and special events galore 🏛 Portland Museum of Art

Maine Things To Do | March 26-April 1 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Spring Benefit 🏛 Merrill Auditorium

Transportation

Popular dairy farm and greater Portland residents voice opposition to Gorham Connector project 🏛 Maine Public

'The bridge is safe:' Maine DOT officials hope to ease any concerns about Casco Bay Bridge - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Public officials in Maine talk bridge safety after collapse in Baltimore - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Maine transportation engineers talk bridge safety after collapse in Baltimore - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Looking back at the 'Million Dollar Bridge' crash in Maine nearly 30 years ago - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Utilities

Maine utilities will be forbidden to disconnect customers during severe heat 🏛 Bangor Daily News

CMP says it will restore power to the last 3,500 customers affected by outage on Tuesday night 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Half of Harpswell still without power 2 days after ice storm 🏛 Harpswell Anchor

Vacationland

Maine Wedding Cake House for sale for $2.7M 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Why the total solar eclipse is such a big deal | Maine Explained - YouTube - Maine Public