Morning Links - Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Arts

Bangor cryptozoology museum opening delayed 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Celestial Branches 🏛 SPACE

Businses

Saco sees windfall in Route 1 development, filling in overlooked stretch of highway 🏛 Mainebiz

Bakery outlets close in Maine and across New England 🏛 WGME

Buy Local

Maine to Have Great Participation for 17th Record Store Day 🏛 WCYY

City

Maine House votes against tax credits for Sea Dogs stadium renovations 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Bill to help fund Sea Dogs' Hadlock Field upgrade fails in Maine House 🏛 WGME

Climate Emergency

The Maine legislature will have final say over vehicle emissions standards 🏛 Maine Public

New mapping tool, grants may help Maine farms adapt to climate change 🏛 Mainebiz

Repairs underway at Maine lighthouse damaged in winter storm 🏛 WMTW

Pemaquid Point Lighthouse working to rebuild in time for summer 🏛 WMTW

Restoration efforts begin to fix historic Maine bell house 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Park Loop Road at Acadia National Park to reopen following winter damage 🏛 WGME

Acadia gets $950K to protect cultural sites 🏛 Mount Desert Islander

Shortage of electricians in Maine could slow state's heat pump goals - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Maine sets new heat pump goal. Are there enough electricians to meet it? - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Environment

Maine Senate approves legislation to allow Sears Island offshore wind terminal 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Senate votes to exempt wind port from sand dune rules 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine Senate approves updated offshore wind bill, sends it back to the house. 🏛 WGME

Letter: Mack Point better for offshore wind project 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Scuttling Sears Island project is folly 🏛 Portland Press Herald

As Maine works to address PFAS contamination, United Nations considers the issue in North Carolina 🏛 Maine Public

CMP moves nest of protected birds away from power lines in Bath 🏛 WGME

Food and Drink

Smoked Now Open 🏛 Portland Food Map

Old Port Coffee Shop Sold to Local Ice Cream Spot 🏛 Portland Old Port

Guns

Gun safety bill from Gov. Mills gets green light from full Maine Legislature 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Letter: Pass new gun safety law for everyone’s sake 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Legislature approves changes to yellow flag law, expanded background checks 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine lawmakers vote to expand background checks for gun sales 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine lawmakers have long list of gun bills to vote on this week 🏛 WGME

Health Care

Maine House and Senate back controversial abortion and gender-affirming care bill 🏛 WGME

MaineCare 'Estate Recovery': Will Maine take the house from my spouse? 🏛 WGME

History

From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's Photographic Chronicle of 1887 Portland - Maine Memory Network 🏛 Maine Memory Network

Housing

Home sale prices are down in these Maine cities 🏛 Bangor Daily News

New home sharing platform coming to Maine in June 🏛 WGME

Justice

Amid 6th Amendment concerns, Maine lawmakers seek to ensure right to speedy trial 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Opinion: Mills’ veto of ‘3 strikes’ bill keeps Maine on the wrong track 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine set to join interstate compact for social worker licenses 🏛 WMTW

Labor

L.L. Bean is laying off employees and reducing call center hours due to online shopping 🏛 Maine Public

LL Bean to lay off customer service staff and reduce call center hours 🏛 Bangor Daily News

L.L. Bean to lay off customer service staff and reduce call center hours 🏛 WGME

Those who tend and harvest our food deserve a fair minimum wage 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Outdoors

Maine high court’s right to food decision protects legal hunting 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Furcationland 2024! 1300 attendees and suiters swarming Monument square 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Veggie or grain? Maine’s congressional delegation acts to defend, promote potatoes 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Democrats on legislative budget committee walk back controversial proposals 🏛 Maine Public

Reversing cuts to highways, pensioners and dairy farmers, new budget proposal heads to floor 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Committee advances new supplemental budget to full Legislature –without controversial changes 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Dems agree to reverse road funding and pension changes 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Gov. Janet Mills allows National Popular Vote bill to become law 🏛 Maine Public

Gov. Mills allows Maine to join National Popular Vote Compact without her signature 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Gov. Mills allows proposal to join national popular vote to become law without her signature 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Janet Mills lets Maine join national effort to ditch Electoral College 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine joins compact to elect the president by popular vote but it won't come into play this November 🏛 ABC News

Governor Mills Allows National Popular Vote Legislation to Become Law Without Her Signature 🏛 State of Maine

Bill would support Maine veteran sexual assault survivors 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Rep. Lemelin’s comments reflect authoritarianism, not Christianity 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest Key Bank in Portland 🏛 WGME

Sports

Former Gorham star chosen by Seattle in third round of WNBA draft 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana University standout from Maine, drafted 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Caitlin Clark taken No. 1 in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever, as expected 🏛 WMTW

Maine Celtics lose in G League Finals 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Portland Sea Dogs to honor baseball legend Jackie Robinson - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

State

Attempts to reform state's General Assistance program continue at the State House 🏛 WGME

Things to Do

Joe Russo's Almost Dead at Thompson's Point | Fri, August 2, 2024 🏛 State Theatre

Maine Mariners vs. Adirondack Thunder - Game 4 🏛 Cross Insurance Arena (Cumberland County Civic Center)

Maine Mariners vs. Adirondack Thunder - Game 5 🏛 Cross Insurance Arena (Cumberland County Civic Center)

Maine Seaweed Week 2024 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

EN-ROADS ClimatePolicy SimulatorWorkshop 🏛 SPACE

Transportation

Section of Congress Street will be closed next week 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Tribal Sovereignty

New office can offer another avenue to revitalize tribal-state affairs 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Unhoused

Portland clears out longstanding homeless camp behind Lowe’s 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Utilities

Biddeford landlord claims CMP double-billed her and tenants for nearly 20 years 🏛 Portland Press Herald