Morning Links - Thursday, April 11, 2024

Thursday, April 11, 2024

Business

Opinion: Maine dairy urgently needs state support 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine dairy farmers accuse appropriations committee of stabbing them in the back - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Sixth Annual Seaweed Week Includes GMRI Waterfront Expo 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Maine: $19 Million Worth of Marijuana Sold in March, 15% Increase From Previous Year 🏛 Marijuana Herald

City

Opinion: 142 Free Street deserves to be respected, protected 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

Report forecasts the impact of sea level rise on several Maine island communities 🏛 Maine Public

Sea level rise threatens Maine islands, report says 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine islands threatened by sea level rise, report finds - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Acadia to receive $1 million for ecosystem restoration, climate change projects 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Newsom, UMaine students and Wabanaki partners aid effort to protect Acadia’s Indigenous archaeological sites from climate change 🏛 University of Maine

FEMA Issues Public Notice for Maine 🏛 The Irregular

Gov. Mills asks Senate to approve funding to rebuild infrastructure damaged by severe weather - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Owners of vehicles damaged during January storms may be eligible for aid - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Maine Wildlife Park delays opening due to severe storm damage - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Education

Nonprofit gets $525K to boost Maine's educator workforce 🏛 Mainebiz

Environment

Maine lawmakers reject PFAS reporting exemption for agriculture 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine officials welcome U.S. EPA’s new PFAS drinking water standard 🏛 Maine Morning Star

New federal limits on forever chemicals in drinking water are stricter than Maine’s 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Boat wreck litters Cape Elizabeth beach 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Coast Guard monitoring for pollution after boat wreck 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Got Flares? Expired Marine Flare Disposal Day on Saturday, April 13 🏛 Friends of Casco Bay

South Portland Land Trust set to celebrate Earth Day 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Food and Drink

Foulmouthed Brewing to Close 🏛 Portland Food Map

Foulmouthed Brewing to close; new brewery to take its place in South Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

South Portland’s Foulmouthed Brewing to be sold at end of April 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Wine Not! Portland Wine Week Arrives in June! 🏛 Portland Old Port

Angoor Wine Bar Update 🏛 Portland Food Map

Holy Donuts answers dessert-lovers' prayers in Maine 🏛 WCVB

Guns

Legislative committee advances Maine red flag bill, but final passage is uncertain 🏛 Maine Public

Red flag bill splits Maine Democrats, gets narrow approval to move forward to full Legislature 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine red flag bill makes its way to House and Senate 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Lawmaker denounced after saying Lewiston mass shooting was God's punishment for abortion law 🏛 Maine Public

Republican lawmaker says Lewiston shooting was due to God’s wrath over abortion law 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine Republican blames shooting on God's reaction to abortion bill 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Red flag law should be passed in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Drop the political agenda and pass gun safety rules 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine delegation joins call to require brain screenings for military in wake of Lewiston mass shooting 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Owners of bowling alley in mass shooting vow to reopen it as 'a safe place again' 🏛 NBC News

Community ceremony planned for Lewiston bowling alley reopening - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Health Care

Maine: Right to abortion unlikely to be enshrined in state Constitution 🏛 Associated Press

Lawmakers must consider the human cost of neglected mental health services 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine won't be decriminalizing drug possession this year, but will likely study it 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Letter: Pass universal health care 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Right to abortion won't be enshrined in Maine Constitution 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

History

'Music in Maine' : A new historical exhibit comes to town 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Housing

Portland Housing Authority violated federal requirements when it came to tenant repairs 🏛 WMTW

Wednesday Sit-Down: Rent relief in Maine 🏛 WGME

After debate, lawmakers approve bill to license contractors in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

The conflicting clues that Maine's housing market is leveling off 🏛 Bangor Daily News

LGBTQIA+

After hours of debate, Maine House passes proposed shield law 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine House advances abortion, gender care shield law after heated debate 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine House narrowly backs abortion and transgender ‘shield’ law 🏛 Bangor Daily News

USM performance highlights LGBTQ+ acceptance 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Justice

Cumberland County Jail reports 2nd inmate death in a month 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Person dies at Cumberland County Jail 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Cumberland County Jail resident dies 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Prosecutors, defense agree there’s only ‘circumstantial’ evidence in deadly 2016 shooting 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Labor

Pending final approval, more Maine workers may soon be eligible for overtime pay 🏛 Maine Morning Star

After rounds of study and debate, Maine Legislature votes to expand labor rights for farmworkers 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Proposed minimum wage for Maine farmworkers heads toward passage 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Ranking claims Maine is among worst states for telecommuting 🏛 Mainebiz

Nazis

Defending civil liberties for Nazis doesn’t mean you like them 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Outdoors

Maine’s hunting legacy: A victory 🏛 Piscataquis Observer

Photography

Thank you shin pond village 🏛 Reddit

Caught the moon's umbra from saddleback 🏛 Reddit

Police

Police say Westbrook student followed, accosted by man in car 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Politics

Legislative adjournment 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Opinion: Support for the right to repair should not be ignored 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine's 'three strikes law' for retail thefts intact after House sustains Mills' veto of overhaul 🏛 Maine Public

Maine House sustains Mills' veto of legislation to prevent felony-level charges for petty theft 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Gov. Janet Mills vetoes bid to end 3 strikes law for petty theft 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Bill to ban paramilitary training camps in Maine passes Legislature 🏛 Maine Public

Bill to crack down on illegal marijuana grow operations dies at State House 🏛 WGME

Public Safety

Maine bill limiting tobacco sales would impact just 1 store 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sports

Lugo Launches Long Ball in 5-1 Loss 🏛 Minor League Baseball

Slow start costly in Maine Mariners loss - YouTube - WMTW-TV

State

USPS draw fire for plan to shift some operations from Hampden to Scarborough 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do

The Weekend Guide: April 12th - 14th, 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

Searching for Spring 🏛 Visit Portland Maine

🏛 Mayo Street Arts

Seaweed Saturday - Food, Films, Art, Science & More 🏛 Portland Downtonwn

Transportation

Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough agree to remove frequently flooded road 🏛 WGME

You are highly encouraged to speak up on April 25th 🏛 Reddit

Letter: Light rail better option than Gorham Connector plan 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Crews work to fix gas leak on Spring Street in Westbrook 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Eclipse brings record private plane traffic to some Aroostook County airports 🏛 Mainebiz

Maine needs to update its transportation funding, but not without public hearings and debate 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Tribal Sovereignty

Bill allowing Wabanaki tribes to offer online gambling falters 🏛 Maine Public

Vacationland

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad to restore two locomotives to operation 🏛 Trains

Taste Of Maine Offers The Biggest Lobster Rolls In Maine 🏛 Only in Your State

Wondering what to do with your eclipse glasses? Here's how to donate them for reuse 🏛 Maine Public