Afternoon Links - Friday May 31, 2024

Friday, May 31, 2024

Arts

See who won this year’s Maine Literary Awards 🏛 Portland Press Herald

"PopUp No. 2" is June Exhibition at Sidle House Gallery 🏛 Maine Art Scene

Watch: Julia Gagnon premieres new song 'Here In Maine' 🏛 WMTW

Artist-in-residence transforms wall from barrier to bonding experience – News 🏛 University of Southern Maine

Asylum Seekers

Letter: Finding suitable matches for new Mainer workers 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Wednesday Sit-Down: Work permits for asylum seekers 🏛 WGME

City

City News Round Up: Friday, May 31, 2024 🏛 City of Portland

Neighborhood Meeting on "Transportation Mitigation" Plans at Roux Campus 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Climate Emergency

Sea Level Rise and the Working Waterfront 🏛 The West End News

Climate change served on your plate 🏛 The West End News

Environmental Voter Project: Your Voice Can Make a Difference 🏛 The West End News

Trading Lobsters for Oysters 🏛 Ambrook Research

Why EV Batteries are Good for the Grid, Not Just Your Wallet 🏛 Natural Resources Council of Maine

MEMA wants Mainers to prepare for upcoming hurricane season 🏛 WGME

Maine EV owners say Electrify America chargers not reliable, can't use free charge plan - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Community

Adoption Day: Four dogs find homes, Brunswick, Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Portland community celebrates beloved crossing guard for his dedication 🏛 WGME

Portland school shows appreciation for crossing guard 🏛 WMTW

Environment

Susan LoGiudice: Free Trees for Residents to ReForest the City 🏛 The West End News

Food and Drink

A 'Hobbit'-Inspired Brunch Cafe Set to Open in Brunswick, Maine 🏛 WCYY

The Wrap: Farmers to return to Monument Square; hobbit-core restaurant planned for Brunswick 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Now Open: Portland, Maine's First Self-Pour Wine Bar 🏛 WJBQ

Leeward Review - Arts District - Portland, ME 🏛 The Infatuation

Isa Bistro Review - Bayside - Portland, ME 🏛 The Infatuation

Community Collaborations - A Partner Label Celebration 🏛 Rosemont Market

History

Throwback Thursday Photo: State of Maine Armory 1898 & 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

A Window on the Past: Joshua Brackett – Knightville shoemaker, postmaster and Civil War veteran 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Housing

Falmouth councilors approve 49-unit workforce condo project 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Labor

Updated Portland Unemployment Figures | released May 30, 2024 🏛 Reddit

Portland paid time off 🏛 WGME

Lewiston Mass Shooting

Sheriff denies that officers responding to Maine mass shooting had been drinking 🏛 Boston.com

Sheriff denies that officers responding to Lewiston mass shooting had been drinking 🏛 Portland Press Herald

LGBTQIA+

Maine Pride events listings for June 2024 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Negative response to first Windham Pride event prompts drag queens to cancel performance 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Changes being made to first-ever Windham, Raymond Pride event after online backlash 🏛 WGME

A quiet Pride Month for Boothbay Harbor 🏛 Boothbay Register

Nazis

UMaine study examines intersections between campus hazing, white supremacy 🏛 University of Maine

'People are mad': Thorndike post office vandalized with swastika, offensive language 🏛 WGME

Outdoors

Maine’s duck and migratory bird hunting season dates 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

a hidden pool in the white mountains of Maine 🏛 Reddit

A few more lake pictures from the County 🏛 Reddit

Maineiscool.com 🏛 Reddit

Fortunes sunrise 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Maine voters willfinally settle the state flagdebate 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Making Waves for a Healthier Casco Bay: A Legislative Recap 🏛 Friends of Casco Bay

Early voting slow in Maine Republican race to take on Jared Golden 🏛 Bangor Daily News

RFK Jr.'s running mate is making a campaign stop in Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Nicole Shanahan speaks at Kennedy rally in Kittery, Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Splitting with Maine delegation, Collins dismisses Trump trial as politically motivated 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Our View: Fearlessness of exactly the wrong kind from Sen. Susan Collins 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Trump guilty verdicts elicit partisan response from Maine political and elected leaders 🏛 Maine Public

Maine’s congressional delegation reacts after Trump's conviction in hush money trial 🏛 WMTW

Public Safety

Hazardous materials attack training planned across Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sears Island / Mack Point Wind Port

The plans for Maine's floating wind port, explained 🏛 Maine Public

Sports

Maine Footy schedule includes four home games in Portland, Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Fielding error costly as Curve beat Sea Dogs, 6-5 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Coffey Strong in 6-2 Win Over Curve 🏛 Minor League Baseball

Things to Do

Stolen Gin at Portland House of Music and Events | Fri, August 9, 2024 🏛 State Theatre

Eat outside, play mini golf and more things to do this weekend 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Second Annual Farmers Market at Woodfords Corner Kicks Off Today - Through October 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Friday Food Insider: Woodford's Corner Farmers' Market returns for second season 🏛 Mainebiz

First-Ever Free Concert Series Coming to Portland, ME, Park 🏛 WJBQ

Portland Trails to host a film night on Friday 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Take a look at these upcoming concerts in Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

June 3rd // Lost In New England Tour // The Cavern at Free Street Restaurant 🏛 Reddit

Maine theatergoers: Check out this weekend's shows 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Transportation

Amtrak’s heat-delay altered schedules won’t impact Maine, rail authority says 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Casco Bay Lines' eco-friendly ferry delayed until end of 2024 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Tribal Sovereignty

Wabanaki Alliance Endorses Candidates in Republican and Democratic Legislative Primaries 🏛 Wabanaki Alliance

Utilities

CMP, Maine near settlement over complaint utility overspent on power restoration 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Vacationland

Letter: Get creative on tourism taxes 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Can You Name This Historic Covered Bridge? 🏛 Down East

Versant Power Carries Out Yeoman’s Work on Little River Island 🏛 American Lighthouse Foundation

APPLL files second injunction to delay ordinance enforcement pending appeal 🏛 Mount Desert Islander

Great Falls Balloon Festival canceled; Lewiston to put on event 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Desert of Maine history goes back to the 1800s, Freeport, Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Legal battle over Moody Beach access in Wells could have statewide impacts - YouTube - CBS 13 News