Morning Links - Saturday, April 27, 2024

Saturday, April 27, 2024

Arts

Portland Based Artist Sells $1 Prints in Vending Machines Across U.S. 🏛 Portland Old Port

Jeremy Frey’s Baskets Hold the Identity of an Indigenous People 🏛 New York Times

City

City News Round Up: Friday, April 26, 2024 🏛 City of Portland

Morrill’s Corner 🏛 Reddit

Climate Emergency

Weather-related power outages on the rise 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Groups say Mills' veto of energy-labor bill will weaken state efforts to tackle climate change 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Opinion: Fight against climate change requires a broader movement, a new direction 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Waterfront damage causes uncertainty for Maine lobster season 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Education

City Finance Committee Endorses School Budget 🏛 Portland Public Schools

Portland Public Schools' payroll 🏛 WGME

Portland Public Schools says retirement reporting discrepancies could go back 'many years' 🏛 WGME

University of Southern Maine to celebrate 144th Commencement on May 4th 🏛 University of Southern Maine

UMaine smashes its own world record with a 3D printer that’s 4X as large 🏛 Mainebiz

Environment

Opinion: The place for wind facility is Mack Point, not Sears Island 🏛 Portland Press Herald

PFAS intake 🏛 Bangor Daily News

South Portland restarts '100 Resilient Yards' for organic gardens and local ecosystems 🏛 WGME

Food and Drink

Portland restaurant Esaan closing permanently 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Food Trucks are Back at Cutter Street Parking Lot for 2024 Season 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Best place for bagels and home made cream cheese in the afternoon? 🏛 Reddit

Carhop? 🏛 Reddit

South Portland Chili's is closing in May 🏛 WMTW

Cafe owner combines her love of coffee with her motivation to empower women 🏛 WMTW

3 of the Best Outdoor Dining Decks Opening in Portland, Maine 🏛 WJBQ

Guns

Gov. Janet Mills signs bill expanding background checks, crisis centers 🏛 Maine Public

Mills signs bill to expand background checks for gun purchases, update ‘yellow flag’ law 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Janet Mills signs background check and ‘yellow flag’ changes into law after Lewiston shooting 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Gov. Janet Mills signs off on new gun laws 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Letter: Time to embrace red flag law 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Keep gun safety momentum going 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Hundreds turn out for Lewiston vigil marking six months since mass shootings 🏛 Maine Public

‘Forever changed’ by Lewiston, and forever committed to standing with one another 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Lewiston, Maine shooter had ‘10-year hold’ on possessing guns 🏛 Boston Globe

'I take responsibility for our agency:' County sheriff addresses Lewiston mass shooting - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Co-owner of Lewiston bar shares early plans to reopen at new location - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

'More angry every day': Army reservist testifies about Lewiston shooter at commission hearing - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Health Care

Maine high court rules EMS had authority to require COVID-19 vaccine for healthcare workers 🏛 Maine Morning Star

State validates statewide Medicaid transportation contract 🏛 Maine Public

There's a troubling trend in Maine when it comes to diagnosing HIV - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Maine ranks top in US for late-stage HIV diagnoses. A nonprofit aims to end that trend. - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

History

Veterans, Navy honor crew torpedoed off Maine during WWII 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Housing

Older Maine couple turn to newspaper ad for a housing 'miracle' 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Former Saco church slated to become affordable housing 🏛 Saco Bay News

Justice

Judge considering Woodford Street defendant’s request for new murder trial 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Labor

Coffee By Design signs labor agreement with baristas 🏛 Maine Public

Portland coffee company becomes first in Maine to ratify contract with labor union 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Mills vetoes bill requiring developers of clean energy projects to work with unions 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine's efforts to attract more workers by the end of the decade are lagging behind 🏛 Maine Public

Mills hopes money for Maine ‘co-working’ businesses will help bring, keep remote workers 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine made progress in wages and productivity, but still faces shrinking labor force 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Outdoors

Uncover the strangeness of spring with this hiking scavenger hunt 🏛 Bangor Daily News

11 easy Maine hikes that are perfect for spring 🏛 Bangor Daily News

6 easy ways to view wildlife in Maine this spring 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Last night on the western prom 🏛 Reddit

Moon over Portland at 5:45 this morning 🏛 Reddit

City Hall looking cute today 🏛 Reddit

Police

Large police presence briefly shuts down Forest Avenue in Portland 🏛 WGME

Portland police host event promoting crime victims' rights 🏛 WGME

Police: Complaint alleges man offered ride to child getting off bus in Falmouth - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Politics

Tax policy hits and misses in the 2024 legislative session 🏛 Maine Center for Economic Policy

Mills vetoes bill that would have taxed wealthy Mainers at higher rates 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Janet Mills vetoes raising income tax rates on wealthier Mainers 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Mills vetoes bill restructuring income tax brackets 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Gov. Janet Mills vetoes income tax changes, clean energy workforce bills 🏛 Maine Public

Maine Republican leaders urge party to regain trust of women as convention begins 🏛 Portland Press Herald

2024 Maine Republican Convention kicks off 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Gorham lawmaker warns Nebraska not to monkey with its electoral votes 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Democraticleader: Maine would be ‘compelled’ to act if Nebraska changes to winner-take-all 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine takes closer look at 10-year economic strategy with three updates - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Sports

Name of Maine's own pro soccer club will be revealed Saturday in Portland 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Goats Gallop Past Portland in 4-3 Loss 🏛 Minor League Baseball

Yard Goats rally to beat Sea Dogs, 4-3 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Mariners win game 3 of playoff series - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Things to Do

Circus Smirkus 🏛 Merrill Auditorium

Orbiting Human Circus Quartet and Orchestra with The Music Tapes 🏛 SPACE

The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed 🏛 SPACE

Acadia Trad Festival returns this summer 🏛 Mount Desert Islander

Transportation

Public to comment on proposal to move Portland Amtrak station closer to downtown 🏛 WGME

Vacationland

Eclipse: 50% of Mainers watched from home, new poll suggests - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine