Morning Links - Saturday June 8, 2024

Saturday, June 8, 2024

Asylum Seekers

'This is a witch hunt:' Westbrook man defends helping with immigration paperwork 🏛 WGME

Business

Hannaford Supermarkets Will No Longer Have Redbox Kiosks 🏛 WJBQ

Made in Maine: popularity of pottery surging in Portland 🏛 WMTW

Maine aerospace company prepares to launch satellites from coast 🏛 WGME

Business owners hopeful new Westbrook parking garage will boost local sales - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

City

City News Round Up: Friday, June 7, 2024 🏛 City of Portland

Future Friday: Eastern Promenade Condos 🏛 Portland Old Port

City Gets Application to Rezone 165 Washington Avenue from Culley of Redfern to Build High-Rise 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Portland Mayor Mark Dion speaks on issues of passing budget 🏛 FOX 23

City councilors unanimously vote to merge Portland Fish Pier Authority, Fish Exchange - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Letter: ReCode Portland still too timid to address housing crisis 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

Gulf of Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Opinion: Caring for the Gulf of Maine signals deep appreciation 🏛 Portland Press Herald

After Storm Damage Delay, J's Oyster in Portland, Maine, Opens 🏛 WJBQ

Favorite Portland eateries reopen after storm damage, pandemic challenges 🏛 WMTW

J's Oyster in Portland reopens months after flooding 🏛 WMTW

Elections

A primary primer as parties prepare to pick politicians at polls in Maine 🏛 Maine Public

Environment

Facing the devastation of its ash trees, Portland aims to diversify tree species 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Dead humpback whale entangled in fishing gear found off coast of Maine 🏛 Maine Public

Whale was spotted near MDI before it died off Cape Elizabeth 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Dead humpback whale pulled from Portland harbor 🏛 National Fisherman

Dead humpback whale wrapped in netting pulled out of Portland Harbor 🏛 WGME

How you can help track and report water quality concerns in Maine 🏛 WMTW

Maine households are worst offenders on food waste 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Food and Drink

PORTLAND WINE WEEK 2024 FEATURE: SOMMELIER Kelly Nelson of Fore StReet 🏛 Portland Wine Week

Salvage is Back! J’s is Back! 🏛 Reddit

Maine Food & Dining News: Sherman, Brunswick, Camden, Biddeford, Monson, Swanville, Bristol, Scarborough 🏛 Portland Food Map

Maine Menu visits Thistle & Grouse in the Old Port 🏛 WMTW

Gambling

Maine regulators predict busy summer for sports betting 🏛 Maine Public

Health Care

Maine building new system for children, adults with disabilities 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Machias recovery home has become a favored place for women 🏛 The Maine Monitor

History

Maine Bar Once Played 'Wheel of Fortune' to Decide Beer Prices 🏛 WCYY

Justice

Maine teacher accused of assaulting middle-schooler 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Gray-New Gloucester speech therapist accused of assaulting student is still working for the district 🏛 Portland Press Herald

FBI director says Chinese organized crime gangs are connected to Maine marijuana grow houses 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Labor

Opinion: Maine’s paid family leave program needs to be amended 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Lewiston Mass Shooting

Live updates: Shooter's ex-girlfriend was supposed to be at bowling alley on night of massacre 🏛 Maine Public

Live updates: State Police release thousands of documents tied to Lewiston mass shooting 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Documents reveal horror of Maine's deadliest mass shooting 🏛 Associated Press

Lewiston mass shooting: Thousands of pages of reports released 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine State Police releases batch of documents tied to Lewiston mass shooting 🏛 WGME

Report from State Police Tactical Team highlights communication issues 🏛 WMTW

Lewiston gunman’s ex-girlfriend doesn’t believe he was trying to target her 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Documents reveal horror of Lewiston, Maine mass shooting 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

LGBTQIA+

Pride Month is a time to push back on anti-LGBTQ+ efforts in Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Pride Events on Main Street Maine 🏛 Main Street Maine

This Pride Month, LGBTQ+ rights are under fire 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Midcoast school board repeals transgender protections policy 🏛 WGME

Four Vie For Two Seats On RSU 40 Board Of Directors 🏛 The Lincoln County News

Maine churches reflecting historic few years for LGBTQ+ community 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Outdoors

We took a remote fishing trip to the North Maine Woods 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Saved a bird today💕 🏛 Reddit

From cityscapes to waterfalls, explore Portland trails this National Great Outdoors Month 🏛 WGME

This Amazing Waterfall is Just Outside Maine's Largest City 🏛 WJBQ

Where to stay and eat in Maine's Moosehead region 🏛 Bangor Daily News

9 ways to repel deer flies and horse flies 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Watch these rare triplet moose calves near Baxter State Park 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Clark Island, St George 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Letter: Why I support Ron Russell for Congress 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Meet Republican Mike Soboleski, running to unseat Rep. Jared Golden 🏛 WMTW

Rep. Golden faces GOP challengers in race for Maine's 2nd Congressional District 🏛 WGME

2 MaineRepublicans are finishing the race to take on Jared Golden 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Two Republicans vie for chance to unseat Rep. Pingree 🏛 WGME

Letter: Collins’ statement about Trump trial only the latest of her failures 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Collins teeters on slippery slope 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Collins’ comments on Trump conviction are nuanced 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Pro-Palestine protesters gather outside General Dynamics in Saco 🏛 WGME

Pro-Palestine protesters gather at General Dynamics facility 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Protesters block entrances to General Dynamics in Saco 🏛 WMTW

Public Safety

Several injured at monster truck show, Topsham, Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Sears Island / Mack Point Wind Port

Letter: Every place is someone’s backyard 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sports

C.J. Liu pitches six innings as Sea Dogs beat RubberDucks, 4-2 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Whoopie Pies double up RubberDucks 4-2 🏛 WGME

State

What the disruption of the Maine interlibrary loan system means for you 🏛 PenBay Pilot

Things to Do

Shipyard Old Port Half Marathon & 5K Race Details 🏛 Old Port Half Marathon

Capital City Improv Presents: School's Almost Out! 🏛 Portland Downtonwn

Portland Leviathan Past, Present, & Future of Interstate 295 🏛 Portland Downtonwn

Juneteenth Poetry Slam 🏛 Portland Downtonwn

Panopticon with Exulansis and Primeval Well 🏛 SPACE

Mali Velasquez and Bloomsday 🏛 SPACE

The Head and the Heart at Thompson's Point | Fri, July 26, 2024 🏛 State Theatre

Preparations underway for 15th Maine Whoopie Pie Festival 🏛 Piscataquis Observer

Where you can see Julia Gagnon perform in Maine this summer 🏛 WMTW

Bait 🏛 SPACE

Ninth Annual Bach Virtuosi Festival Returns to Portland 🏛 Maine Art Scene

June 2024 Schedule 🏛 Visit Portland Maine

Yoga in the Park | High and Congress Streets, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101 | June 8, 2024 🏛 HappeningNext

Unhoused

Decrease in homeless count not indicative of fewer people facing housing crises, MaineHousing says 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine sees drop in homeless count, but underlying housing crisis persists 🏛 WGME

The homeless plight 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Vacationland

6 insider tips for visiting Acadia National Park during busy season 🏛 Bangor Daily News