Morning Links - Thursday June 13, 2024

Thursday, June 13, 2024

Arts

Saco Maker Savannah Saccarelli’s Arthropod Art Is Scary Good 🏛 Down East

Boston Art Review: Fourteen Must-See Museum Exhibitions to Check Out in New England This Summer 🏛 Portland Museum of Art

Giant Bird Statues Towering Over Back Cove in Portland, Maine 🏛 WJBQ

Asylum Seekers

Letter: Biden immigration executive order bad for Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Biden’s new executive order a betrayal 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Rep.: FEMA shelter funds 'commonsense way to deal' with asylum seekers 🏛 WMTW

Business

Commentary: Scarborough's Firehouse Village project is a case study in cooperation 🏛 Mainebiz

Buy Local

Rabelais Books on Washington Ave 🏛 Portland Food Map

City

Portland, Maine, Streets Getting Safety Makeover With Blue Curbs 🏛 WJBQ

Roux Institute approved for new Portland campus at former baked bean factory site 🏛 Maine Public

Portland approves plan for Roux Institute campus at old bean factory 🏛 WGME

Roux Institute's Portland waterfront campus plan approved 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Portland approves new Roux Institute at former B&M factory site 🏛 WMTW

Climate Emergency

Maine to open 17 new high-speed EV charging stations 🏛 Maine Public

Governor Mills Announces Expansion of New High-Speed Electric Vehicle Chargers in 17 Locations Across Maine 🏛 Efficiency Maine

Dozens of chargers being added to Maine's EV charging network 🏛 WMTW

Lewiston hopes to restore Veterans Memorial Park by July 4 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Route 1 wind turbine convoys set to start June 20 and last into October 🏛 Ellsworth American

Education

With rising education costs, many Maine communities are rejecting school budgets 🏛 Maine Public

Cumberland, North Yarmouth voters approve $50 million school budget, construction bond 🏛 WGME

Saco voters approve plan to build new schools 🏛 WGME

School budgets approved in South Portland, Cape Elizabeth 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Elections

Read all of our election results from the Maine House, Senate races 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Three incumbent Maine lawmakers defeated in legislative primaries 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Primary recap: Republicans and Democrats select fall candidates but turnout was low . . . very low 🏛 Maine Public

Environment

Dover-Foxcroft rejects removal, votes to maintain town dam 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Old Orchard Beach residents to vote on $9.8 million bond for wastewater treatment upgrades 🏛 Saco Bay News

Railway fined over fuel spills during Maine derailments 🏛 Piscataquis Observer

Canadian Pacific to pay $16,000 fine after 2023 train derailment in Maine 🏛 WGME

Chunk the humpback whale 'to decompose' at farm in Gorham, Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Letter: Clean the bay and protect whales 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Food and Drink

Here's How to Visit New England's Latest James Beard-Award Winners in Maine this Summer 🏛 TimeOut

Pot + Pan Kitchen Opens on Saturday 🏛 Portland Food Map

Best Portland area "gas station" food? 🏛 Reddit

Which breweries are the best to visit in Portland! I love IPAs and Sours! 🏛 Reddit

Lagers gain in popularity at Maine’s craft breweries. Here’s where to find them. 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Health Care

Affirming reproductive rights is a message worth supporting 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Five years ago, Maine's Death with Dignity Act was enacted 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Housing

Proposed as housing, Old Port project headed for opening as luxury hotel 🏛 Portland Press Herald

New housing proposal for Washington Ave, Portland, Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Justice

Sanford man charged with assaulting law enforcement officers during breach of U.S. Capitol 🏛 Maine Public

Mainer facing federal charges related to Jan. 6 Capitol riot 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Sanford man accused of assaulting law enforcement during January 6 Capitol breach 🏛 WGME

Man deployed mace at police during Capitol riot, prosecutors say 🏛 WMTW

Labor

Group launches petition to limit Portland’s hazard pay law 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Group launches petition to change hazard pay law in Portland 🏛 WGME

LGBTQIA+

After repealing trans student protections, RSU 40 school board gains narrow progressive majority 🏛 Maine Morning Star

RSU 40 Board Repeals Transgender Student Policy 🏛 The Lincoln County News

Outdoors

Maine kayaker clears 24-hour goal for Boston-to-Portland paddle 🏛 Bangor Daily News

What to know if your name is drawn in the Maine moose lottery 🏛 Bangor Daily News

What you can, and can’t, do with your Maine moose permit 🏛 Bangor Daily News

You need to be looking out for snapping turtles in Maine right now 🏛 Bangor Daily News

How you can help turtles crossing Maine roads this summer 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Good Morning Maine 🏛 Reddit

View from the Memorial Tower at Mt Battie. I don't get down here often enough... 🏛 Reddit

On the rocks at Two Lights 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Mainelawmaker resigns after Austin Theriault wins 2nd District primary 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Rep. John Andrews resigns from Maine House after Tuesday primary 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

The 3 takeaways from Maine's Tuesday primaries 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Ex-NASCAR driver Austin Theriault wins Maine GOP primary 🏛 WMTW

Maine Democratic primarywon on 22 votes heads toward recount 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Russell, Maine Republican primary winner, to take on Pingree 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Veteran Ronald Russell wins GOP primary Maine's 1st District 🏛 WMTW

Golden, Theriault share similar views on trade in Maine CD2 race 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine GOP attacks Pres. Biden's record with seniors 🏛 WGME

Poll: Ranked choice voting gives Biden narrow lead over Trump in Maine 🏛 WGME

Letter: Collins wrong on response to Trump conviction 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sears Island / Mack Point Wind Port

Sprague Energy pushes wind port plan to rival Sears Island terminal 🏛 Maine Public

Sports

Dobbins Deals 7.0 Strong in 5-4 Win Over Reading 🏛 Minor League Baseball

Brendan Cellucci saves a 5-4 victory as Sea Dogs triumph at Reading 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sea Dogs may break ground on new clubhouse later this summer 🏛 WMTW

Things to Do

Jump right in with our guide to the best of Maine summer 🏛 Portland Press Herald

The Weekend Guide: June 14th - 16th, 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

The Vourdalak 🏛 SPACE

Casco Bay Wind Symphony to Bring Live Music Back to Portland's Fourth of July Celebration 🏛 Reddit

Attention LEGO lovers: The LEGO Fan Expo returns to Maine this fall 🏛 WGME

Maine Landmark to Transform Into the Halls of Hogwarts This July 🏛 WCYY

Sal Vulcano 🏛 Merrill Auditorium

Hadestown 🏛 Merrill Auditorium

Big doings this summer at Maine’s smaller theaters 🏛 Portland Press Herald

See a flick at these small-town cinemas for nostalgic summer fun 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Here are 9 fun ways to spend a Maine summer day inside 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Stay busy all summer with these southern Maine events 🏛 Portland Press Herald

The Human Surge 3 🏛 SPACE

Tripadvisor's Surprising #1 Thing to Do in Portland, Maine 🏛 WJBQ

Transportation

Bus service between Portland, Lewiston moving forward 🏛 WGME

Taking the bus to the Portland Jetport is getting easier 🏛 WMTW

Midcoast Railservice to exit Brunswick-Rockland, Maine, lease, placing Downeaster extension on hold 🏛 Trains

Utilities

Average CMP customer may soon see bill go up $10 per month 🏛 WGME

Vacationland

Conflict rises over Bar Harbor's cruise ship restrictions 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Opinion: Even tourism’s tensions can be good for Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald