Morning Links - Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Arts

Watch Singer Bella Ann of Winslow, Maine, perform 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Business

Maine's economic output grew faster than the rest of New England at the end of last year 🏛 Maine Public

Buy Local

New Openings: Botanically Curious Set to Bloom in Portland's Downtown 🏛 Portland Old Port

City

Here's What Happened to Portland's Time and Temp Sign 🏛 WJBQ

Request For Proposal issued for new Portland Harbormaster vessel 🏛 WorkBoat

Climate Emergency

$250,000 to Jumpstart Rebuilding of Maine’s Working Waterfront 🏛 Island Institute

Maine's snowfall this winter is 30 inches below normal 🏛 Maine Public

Sea level rise, powerful storms pose risk for Maine lighthouses 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Education

Portland Public Schools’ finance committee approves $162.3 million budget 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environment

Maine lawmakers add more environmental hurdles to a possible lithium mine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Mack Point for offshore wind 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine’s PFAS law should not be weakened 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Celebrate Earth Day around Maine with NRCM 🏛 Natural Resources Council of Maine

Join us for Coffee with the Casco Baykeeper: Eelgrass 🏛 Friends of Casco Bay

State withdraws plans to build in Allagash restricted zone 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Food and Drink

Upcoming Food & Dining Events 🏛 Portland Food Map

Guns

Lewiston mass-shooting panel will hear again from Army leaders 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine lawmakers should pass gun safety bills that will save lives 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Health Care

Maine Senate vote signals trouble for constitutional right to abortion 🏛 Maine Public

Reproductive autonomy bill passes Senate, falls short of margin needed for constitutional amendment 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Constitutional right to abortion falls short in Maine Senate 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Abortion-rights amendment fails to get needed supermajority vote in Maine Senate 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Frey, other Democratic AGs ask SCOTUS to block red state bans on emergency abortions 🏛 Maine Morning Star

This boy's next surgery costs $788K. MaineCare doesn't cover it. 🏛 WGME

Housing

Old Orchard Village residents make offer to buy park, state proposes funding these efforts - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Justice

Man who survived 2016 Portland shooting says victim was shot through cracked door 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Local Maine Republicans defend Jan. 6 defendant's role at event 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Murder trial begins in 2016 Portland killing 🏛 WMTW

Long Creek employees say they plan to talk safety concerns with commissioner - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Outdoors

Maine's trail system makes the state an outdoor destination. $30M in improvements could come soon 🏛 Associated Press

Maine could get $30M to improve its vast trail system 🏛 Bangor Daily News

$30M in upgrades for Maine trail system planned 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Woke up at 4am to hike the south ridge trail and I loved every moment 🏛 Reddit

Maine moose permit lottery opens for 2024 season 🏛 WGME

Photography

Down East's Cutest Pets Photo Contest 🏛 Down East

Cotton candy sunrise 🏛 Reddit

Looking West - Casco Maine 🏛 Reddit

Time & Temp is Back Online 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Privacy laws should allow you to decide when to share your information 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Legislature moves to delay referendum on Maine state flag until 2026 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine is poised to vote on a new state flag in 2026 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Public feedback on Gov. Mills’ budget changes: helpful, too discretionary, not enough 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Official results show more than 10% of Democratic voters in Maine left primary ballots blank 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Letter: Susan Collins needs to do more 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Hundreds rallied in Portland for permanent ceasefire in Gaza to commemorate 'Land Day' 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Hundreds of protesters rally for permanent cease fire in Gaza to commemorate 'Land Day' 🏛 Maine Public

Sports

Maine Mariners: April Roundup 🏛 Portland Old Port

Things to Do

Pete Davidson 🏛 Merrill Auditorium

Balderdash Academy IMPROV Live 🏛 Portland Downtonwn

Cirque du Soleil Corteo 🏛 Cross Insurance Arena (Cumberland County Civic Center)

Girls Gotta Eat at State Theatre | Thu, October 24, 2024 🏛 State Theatre

Stephen King’s Maine book release / double-feature with Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’ film screening 🏛 SPACE

Transportation

A Gorham road is being closed because of a sinkhole 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Traffic alert: Sinkhole closes busy Route 237 in Gorham 🏛 WMTW

Letter: Could the Gorham Connector face a similar fate? 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Tribal Sovereignty

Wabanaki Voices: Amended LD 2007 would bolster Wabanaki Nations’ power to protect our citizens 🏛 Wabanaki Alliance

Vacationland

The Most Impressive Rest Stop In Maine: Height Of Land 🏛 Only in Your State