Morning Links - Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Bears, Sharks, and Zombies

Strange Maine: In review: International Cryptozoology Conference 2024 🏛 Strange Maine

Bear spotted running around in Scarborough 🏛 WGME

Bear spotted in Scarborough neighborhood off Pine Point Road 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Scarborough police say bear seen in Pine Point neighborhood returned to woods 🏛 WMTW

Business

Maine Marijuana Sales Top $19 Million in April 🏛 Marijuana Herald

City

Public Meeting for Major Site Plan Application From Avesta Housing 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Portland Museum of Art building demolition still up in the air 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

The History Behind the Building in Portland, ME Facing Demolition 🏛 WJBQ

Climate Emergency

MaineHealth scientists investigate link between ticks in Maine, climate change 🏛 WGME

Students to help Casco Bay communities plan for a warmer, wetter future 🏛 Portland Press Herald

South Portland educates residents on coastal flooding concerns 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine Natural Areas Program Launches Marsh Migration Model to Address Sea Level RiseRelated Documents 🏛 State of Maine

Education

New principal appointed for Portland’s Casco Bay High School 🏛 Portland Press Herald

'Live and Teach in Maine Campaign' hopes to keep teaching tourists in Maine 🏛 WGME

Maine promotes youth apprenticeships to build green economy workforce 🏛 Maine Beacon

Environment

UMaine researchers developing wood-based alternative to PFAS 🏛 Maine Public

Food and Drink

New Raw Bar Opening at Porttown Public House 🏛 Portland Old Port

The Garden to Open on Saturday 🏛 Portland Food Map

Rooted in Excellence: A Recap on Bissell Brothers' The Garden Dining Experience 🏛 Portland Old Port

Portland, Maine Approves New, Unique Outside Seating Bar 🏛 WJBQ

Oun Lido's Opening for Takeout 🏛 Portland Food Map

Guns

Sagadahoc deputy criticized by Lewiston shooting commission blasts its report as ‘misleading’ 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Health Care

Opinion: Legislature must address unsafe staffing levels at state psychiatric facilities 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Housing

Falmouth residents speak out against workforce housing project 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Justice

Sister of Portland man convicted of manslaughter says she gave false testimony against him 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Labor

Pushing back on veto, farmworker advocates say Mills’ proposal scaled back labor rights 🏛 Maine Morning Star

LGBTQIA+

Lawsuit dismissed against Damariscotta school, gender identity 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Teen gender expression suit dismissed 🏛 Spectrum News

Letter: Maine leaders stepped up to protect access to care 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Moral Panics

Angus King is introducing a new bill to curb social media use among children 🏛 Maine Public

Outdoors

Rain-swollen Kingsbury Stream made our annual paddle exciting 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Hiking Squirrel Point/Bald Head in Arrowsic 🏛 Wiscasset Newspaper

Maine’s North Woods is a bird sanctuary. Let’s keep it that way. 🏛 Forest Society of Maine

Photogrphy

Picture I took of the Milky Way up in Baxter St Park. Thought you might enjoy it. 🏛 Reddit

From the Old Port today...the tourists have arrived 🏛 Reddit

Police

Three charged in connection with February shooting in downtown Saco - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Politics

Dozens of bills left in limbo now have chance to be enacted this session 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Lawmakers on budget committee move to fund dozens of additional bills 🏛 Portland Press Herald

More than 200 bills up for Maine state funding 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Green Party Candidate Jill Stein Advocates for Environmental Protection and Universal Healthcare 🏛 WGAN

About 200 attend vigil at Colby College for those killed in Gaza 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Bowdoin College students vote: request college divests and condemns violence in Gaza 🏛 Maine Public

Veterans for Peace kick off walk from Ogunquit to D.C. to urge end of war in Gaza 🏛 Maine Public

Sports

Rumble Ponies Gallop Past Sea Dogs 4-1 🏛 Minor League Baseball

Red Sox starting pitcher Brayan Bello allows three runs in rehab start with Sea Dogs 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Boston Red Sox pitcher Brayan Bello making rehab start for Portland Sea Dogs 🏛 WGME

State

Sec. of State reminds Mainers that REAL ID enforcement begins in one year 🏛 Maine Morning Star

New Real ID deadline one year away 🏛 Maine Public

Only 1 in 5 Mainers are compliant with federal Real ID law 🏛 Bangor Daily News

What Mainers need to know about applying for a Real ID 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine’s health commissioner is stepping down to lead a think tank and teach at Harvard 🏛 Bangor Daily News

DHHS chief who oversaw MaineCare expansion, pandemic response to step down 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine DHHS commissioner stepping down 🏛 Maine Public

Maine health and human services commissioner is stepping down 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine DHHS commissioner leaving position at end of May 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Things to Do

The Live Music Guide: May 8th - 14th, 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

Feel Good Funk Fest Returns: 3 Days of Live Music, Food and Art 🏛 Portland Old Port

The Weekend Guide: May 10th - 12th, 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

Sun Ra Arkestra @ First Parish Chuch 🏛 SPACE

Makers on Main 🏛 Visit Portland Maine

Military Appreciation Day 🏛 Visit Portland Maine

WHEEL OF FORTUNE LIVE! 🏛 Visit Portland Maine

PMA Films: Ken Loach's touching final film and Bates Film Festival brings Chris Cooper and John Sayles to the PMA! 🏛 Portland Museum of Art