Morning Links - Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Business

What is Moving Into the Old Toys 'R' Us Plaza in South Portland 🏛 WCYY

Buy Local

Popular Portland, Maine, Bookstore Makes a Plea to the Public 🏛 WJBQ

City

Federal Grants, Draft Budget, and Has Anyone Met the Peaks Island Lions Club? – City Council Review 4/8/2024 🏛 The Portland Townsman

Wayside at risk of losing federal funding 🏛 WMTW

Proposed tax credits for Portland Sea Dogs' stadium receives legislative support 🏛 Maine Public

Maine House reverses course, votes in support of tax credits for Sea Dogs stadium renovations 🏛 Portland Press Herald

DiMillo's, Peaks Island marinas to receive $3M for infrastructure upgrades 🏛 Mainebiz

Climate Emergency

Gov. Mills opposes lawmaker additions to her emergency storm relief bill 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Mills’ storm relief bill caught up in last-minute state budget battle 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Janet Mills and top Democrat spar over 11th hour budget additions 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Opinion: Storm repair must be carried out with Maine taxpayers in mind 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Sea level rise: not a matter of if, but when 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: L.L.Bean should sever ties to Citibank 🏛 Portland Press Herald

'Truly extraordinary': Oceans warming faster than experts predict 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine's Changing Climate: 'Electrify Everything' 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Community

With $750K in new funds, charitable seafood program will buy more fish, feed more Mainers 🏛 Mainebiz

Education

New report says educational mandates are partly to blame for Maine's standardized test rankings 🏛 Maine Public

Conservative group bashes Maine schools for 'far left ideology,' educators disagree 🏛 WGME

Environment

Lawmakers at a crossroads over potential development of Sears Island for offshore wind port 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine now has greater oversight of freight railroads, but public access to data is limited 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine AG sues chemical giant Monsanto for allegedly polluting state's waters with PCBs 🏛 Mainebiz

Draft Kennebec River EIS Fails to Meet the Moment 🏛 Natural Resources Council of Maine

Maine Legislature enacts updated phase out plan for PFAS-contaminated products 🏛 Saco Bay News

Food and Drink

Allagash Kernza 🏛 Portland Food Map

Smoked Portland Now Open on Forest Avenue 🏛 WJBQ

Portland's Coffee By Design hosting forum 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

12 Maine Restaurants Compete For the Best Chowder in Portland 🏛 WJBQ

Gambling

Maine lawmakers revive, then kill tribal online gambling bill 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Guns

Maine House passes controversial gun control bills by a single vote 🏛 Maine Public

Maine House narrowly approves 72-hour waiting period, updated machine gun definition 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine House narrowly approves 72-hour waiting period on gun purchases, ban on bump stocks 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine lawmakers narrowly pass bump stock ban and waiting periods after Lewiston shooting 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Two more Maine gun control bills take another step forward Tuesday 🏛 WGME

Several gun bills are likely to pass the Maine legislature 🏛 WMTW

Lewiston mass shooting inspires several gun bills in Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Health Care

Maine Legislature splits on bills designed to rein in burden of medical debt 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine Family Planning unveils mobile medical unit as it urges boost in state funding 🏛 Maine Public

Supporters push for Maine family planning bill 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Letter: Let Mainers decide on abortion rights 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Housing

Maine's first-ever home sharing program expected to start in June 🏛 WGME

Labor

Portland ranks as top US city for remote work, and among world's best 🏛 Mainebiz

Portland, Maine: Ranked the Best City in the USA for Remote Work by remote.com 🏛 Portland Old Port

Nazis

Buxton man who threatened to 'kill Jews' is scheduled for sentencing - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Outdoors

Down East fishways project gets nearly $8M from Congress 🏛 Bangor Daily News

We hiked into the eclipse’s path of totality 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine moose permit lottery applications for 2024 are open 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Photography

Flowing 🏛 Corey Templeton Photography

Photograph Acadia with J.K. Putnam | Down East Adventures 🏛 Down East

Police

Woman suspected of Colorado vehicle theft arrested in Westbrook 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Pair arrested in Westbrook for drug trafficking 🏛 WGME

Politics

Maine House backs data privacy bill 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Rep. Golden introduces legislation to halt Postal Service consolidation 🏛 Portland Press Herald

US House, Senate candidates in Maine haul in campaign cash 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Gov. Janet Mills to lawmakers: finish your work by Wednesday 🏛 Maine Public

Bills still being considered as ME legislative session wraps up 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Opinion: Janet Mills wields her veto pen against the most vulnerable. Again. 🏛 Maine Beacon

Lawmakers restore funds for Maine highways, affordable housing 🏛 WMTW

Yesterday’s Palestine demonstration 🏛 Reddit

Demonstration at Maine State House held in protest of war in Gaza - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Sports

Seattle Storm selects Mainer Mackenzie Holmes in the WNBA draft 🏛 Maine Public

Maine's Mackenzie Holmes drafted in the WNBA 🏛 WMTW

Fisher Cats score six in the first inning to beat Sea Dogs, 10-2 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Opening Day do-over for the Portland Sea Dogs 🏛 WMTW

Things to Do

The Weekend Guide: April 19th - 21st, 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

The Live Music Guide: April 17th - 23rd, 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

So Much I Want to Say: A Glimpse Into Palestinian Erasure 🏛 SPACE

Queer Futures 🏛 SPACE

The Barrel Room Sessions 🏛 Visit Portland Maine

Maine Things To Do | Road races, fishing derbies, bean suppers 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Transportation

Casco Bay Ferry considers nearly doubling rates during peak season 🏛 WGME

Maine one of 15 states to help enforce airline consumer laws 🏛 WMTW

Unhoused

Portland clears homeless encampment behind Lowe’s 🏛 Bangor Daily News

State and local officials must work together to keep homeless shelter open 🏛 Bangor Daily News