Morning Links - Friday May 17, 2024

Friday, May 17, 2024

Arts

Off Grid 🏛 SPACE

Professional opera singer returns home to Maine to perform 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Boston Globe: In a solo show at the Portland Museum of Art, Passamaquoddy artist Jeremy Frey transforms an ancient tradition 🏛 Portland Museum of Art

Business

Books-A-Million holding reopening for South Portland store 🏛 WMTW

Kelp industry continues growth in Maine 🏛 Island Institute

With demand for classes surging, Portland Pottery leases additional site in East Bayside 🏛 Mainebiz

Making innovative forest products is focus of $1.6M grant for 3 Maine companies 🏛 Mainebiz

Buy Local

Portland's Sea Bags Sets Sail With Sustainable Style 🏛 Boston Magazine

Play, relax, and adopt at this cat lounge in Maine | Assignment: Maine - YouTube - Maine Public

City

Opinion: Protect Portland’s public park views 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Debate over controversial Portland Museum of Art expansion set to resume Monday 🏛 Maine Public

Opponents suggest they won’t back down if Portland City Council supports museum’s demolition plan 🏛 Portland Press Herald

To demolish or not to demolish? Advocates fight to save old Children's Museum building 🏛 WMTW

Preservation experts push to protect former children's museum in Portland 🏛 WGME

Letter: Preservation just makes sense 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Portland Museum of Art deserves city support 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Opinion: Museum expansion will pay valuable homage to Wabanaki peoples 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

Storm Surge: Scenes from Last Winter's Devastating Storms 🏛 Down East

Small businesses, municipalities urged to apply for portion of $35 million aid to rebuild after storms 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Storm relief funds available for small Maine businesses 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Storm relief funding applications available for Maine small businesses and municipalities 🏛 WGME

Maine is playing ‘catch-up’ to prepare for health impacts of climate change 🏛 Portland Press Herald

After 8 disaster declarations, it's clear Maine must be better prepared for damaging storms 🏛 Bangor Daily News

A trust fund for Portland's climate progress 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Community

Spotlight on Public Affairs shows on WMPG 🏛 WMPG

Environment

Time is running out for Maine to find biosolids solutions 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Forever chemicals on turf fields? Studies increase debate over synthetic vs. real grass 🏛 WGME

MOFGA plans to sue EPA claiming it failed to act under Clean Water Act - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Nangle’s water protection legislation signed into law by governor 🏛 The Windham Eagle

Maine regulators approve rules exempting certain projects from the state's mining laws 🏛 Maine Public

Maine regulators approve mining law changes 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Food and Drink

New ‘fusion taqueria’ to open on Forest Avenue 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Mesa Grande Taqueria Grand Opening Wednesday on Fore Street on Munjoy Hill 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Unique New York-Style Pizza Shop to Open in Portland, Maine 🏛 WJBQ

Friday Food Insider: The restaurants at Portland's boutique Longfellow Hotel are opening 🏛 Mainebiz

Guns

Family of Lewiston shooter share details of behavior changes, dealings with law enforcement 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Family members of Lewiston shooter call for more action on mental health, traumatic brain injuries 🏛 Maine Public

‘We’ll always blame ourselves’: Card family shares its pain over collective failure to prevent Lewiston mass shooting 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Lewiston shooter’s family testifies before commission investigating Maine’s deadliest mass shooting 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Lewiston mass shooter's family describes struggle to get help before shooting 🏛 WGME

Robert Card's family describes struggle to get help 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

'He was sick, not crazy:' Family of Lewiston mass shooter delivers heartbreaking testimony 🏛 WGME

Robert Card’s brother tried to get police to check lot where shooter’s body was later found 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Health Care

Maine Med to open 8-story tower as final piece of massive expansion 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Malone Family Tower to open June 9 at Maine Medical Center 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine Medical Center to open new Malone Family Tower next month 🏛 WGME

Maine mom searching for answers to shortage of ADHD drugs 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

History

Throwback Thursday Photo: Michael 1974 & 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

Housing

MEREDA conference highlights notable projects, 'smart growth' and urban development 🏛 Mainebiz

Buyer for affordable home in Kennebunkport to be selected via lottery - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Justice

Former Portland teacher pleads guilty to child pornography charge 🏛 WGME

LGBTQIA+

First-ever Pride event nearing in Windham 🏛 The Windham Eagle

Maine Principals' Association updates policy for fewer hurdles for transgender athletes 🏛 WGME

Outdoors

Gorham police rescue ducklings from storm drain 🏛 WGME

More than 72,000 applied for a Maine moose permit 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

In photos: April snow showers and a total solar eclipse, here is the best of the month 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Bird watching this morning 🏛 Reddit

Thanks for all the great feedback on my photos. If I recall, I shot this just outside a tiny town called Lincoln, ME. The ground was lit up by thousands of fireflies, echoing the Milky Way. Never seen anything like it before. 🏛 Reddit

My Maine photo of the day. Not sure if this truck is still there but I believe it was just near the entrance to the town of Camden, ME. Always thought it looked cool. 🏛 Reddit

Police

U.S. Attorney says three Massachusetts men are facing federal charges after Saco shootout 🏛 Maine Public

Federal prosecutors accuse 3 Massachusetts men of Saco drive-by shooting 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Authorities to give update on February shooting and crash in Saco 🏛 WGME

Court documents: 3 men accused in Saco shooting were involved in drug trafficking ring 🏛 WGME

Three men involved in Saco shooting in February arrested 🏛 WMTW

Politics

Experts react to governor's choice to reject bills passed Friday 🏛 WMTW

Jill Stein May 2024 - YouTube - Portland Media Center

Opinion: Janet Mills is about to set an ignominious record 🏛 Maine Beacon

Eye on Augusta - 🏛 Amjambo Africa

Public Safety

Maine tests pilot program for tracking rape kits 🏛 WGME

State

Maine's credit rating has been upgraded 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sports

Sea Dogs hit two early homers to top Somerset, 5-1 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do

Joe Dombrowski at State Theatre | Sun, November 10, 2024 🏛 State Theatre

Transportation

Bike shops see surge in used market after COVID boom 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Frontier Airlines adds nonstop flights from Portland, Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Monument Square Parking 🏛 Reddit

Upcoming changes to Greater Portland Metro bus routes, including new service to the Jetport 🏛 Reddit

Vacationland

With Montsweag Flea Market closed, Wiscasset business owner tries for one 🏛 Wiscasset Newspaper