Morning Links - Monday, April 8, 2024

Monday, April 8, 2024

Arts

Strange Maine: Happy 50th Anniversary to Stephen King's Carrie! 🏛 Strange Maine

Get to know the new violinist for the DaPonte String Quartet 🏛 Portland Press Herald

New albums from The Ballroom Thieves and Louisa Stancioff 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Business

Maine dairy farmers dismayed by Democratic switch on boosting milk prices 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Climate Emergency

Powerful storms escalate urgency to protect historic Maine lighthouses - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Community

Volunteer to help Portland’s public orchard grow 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Education

University of Southern Maine students say new parking system has cost them thousands in fines 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environment

View the list of Maine’s PFAS advisories for freshwater fish consumption 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Hooking a Maine fish is one thing, but is it safe to eat? 🏛 Portland Press Herald

New bills give Maine towns and agencies more power to enforce environmental regulations 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Food and Drink

Ocotillo Opening Thursday 🏛 Portland Food Map

Early in the week, get a $5 cheese pizza at Pizza Villa 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Teriyaki mayo gives Indy’s fried chicken sandwich a messy twist 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Guns

Letter: Weapons of war should never be easy to access 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Health Care

Opinion: Maine families deserve relief from ‘facility fees,’ medical debt 🏛 Portland Press Herald

New evaluation methods threaten organ donation in Maine and New England 🏛 Portland Press Herald

History

When Portland had it's own money 🏛 Reddit

MILLINOCKET 🏛 Reddit

Throwback photo: How about a game of hacky sack? 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Housing

Maine’s housingcrisis creating more jobs than trade students can fill 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Nazis

Rep. Laurel Libby says neo-Nazi comments taken out of context in debate over paramilitary training 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Obituaries

Former Maine governor and political leader Joseph Brennan dies at 89 🏛 WMTW

Photography

Shipwreck on cliff house beach 🏛 Reddit

Sunday Photo: 04/07/2024 🏛 Daily Bulldog

Maine Sprinkler 🏛 Reddit

Trees are budding in Freeport. :) 🏛 Reddit

Police

Reports of bike thefts are on the rise in Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Politics

Looking ahead: Portland City Council vote, 'red flag' bill hearing, climate action rally - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Maine is far behind on privacy protections 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Democratic budget raids road funding, risking opposition from Mills 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sports

Anthony collects two hits in 1-0 Opening Day loss 🏛 Minor League Baseball

Play ball: Sea Dogs open season, finally, with 1-0 loss to Yard Goats 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Grounds crew rallies for Portland Sea Dogs' game after nor'easter 🏛 WGME

Sea Dogs finally get to "Play Ball"! 🏛 WGME

Things to Do

David Sedaris, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and more upcoming shows 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Guster On the Ocean Weekend returns Aug. 9-11 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Here are some ways to get a jumpstart on Maine’s seasonal fun 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Intro to Sea Kayaking Weekend Workshop 🏛 Portland Downtonwn

Farmyard Helper 🏛 Visit Portland Maine

Casco Bay Traverse 🏛 Portland Downtonwn

Too Many Zooz 🏛 Aura

Transportation

Neighborhood Meeting on Portland International Jetport Expansion Plans April 11th 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Utilities

Central Maine Power continues restoration efforts, though over 13,000 outages remain 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Vacationland

Maine set to welcome the darkness of first total solar eclipse since 1963 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Solar eclipse expected to trigger another rare event: Traffic jams in rural Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Ski enthusiasts close out season with prime eclipse viewing at Pleasant Mountain 🏛 WGME

These eclipse chasers made Maine lodging reservations seven years ahead of time 🏛 Piscataquis Observer

Going to be stuck at work or just don't want to drive to see the totality? The National Weather Service in Caribou live stream will be able to show you the eclipse. 🏛 Reddit