Morning Links - Thursday June 27, 2024

Thursday, June 27, 2024

Arts

Maine College of Art & Design Announces 2024 MFA Visiting Artist Summer Lecture Series 🏛 Maine College of Art & Design

Ogunquit Playhouse: Actor now performs with stars he once admired 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Business

Is Another Iconic Portland, Maine Business Being Replaced By Pot? 🏛 WJBQ

Old Gas Station in Maine Transformed into Cannabis Dispensary 🏛 WJBQ

Buy Local

Form Lab: Yoga tips for resetting body and mind 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

City

Pachios on the News – Anna Trevorrow – June 2024 - YouTube - Portland Media Center

State gets $25 million for traffic improvements around future Roux Institute in Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Incorporate 142 Free St. into PMA expansion 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Increase public restroom options downtown 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Community

A Window on the Past: Summer in Maine Auction, annual Classic Car Show benefit South Portland Historical Society 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Cape Elizabeth ice arena group hopes to raise funds for future plans 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Education

Maine teachers do vital work for students, families and communities 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Gorham school budget prevails by two votes after recount 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environment

Portland Water District Joins Wastewater Multidistrict Law Suit (MDL) Against PFAS Manufacturers 🏛 Portland Water District

Whale carcass found off Harpswell coast removed, taken to Litchfield farm 🏛 WGME

Guns

We need laws banning bump stocks after Supreme Court ruling 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Health Care

CONNECT Outreach Van coming to Portland, Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Housing

About 100 'starter' home condos pitched for Portland neighborhood 🏛 Maine Public

Large new housing complex in the works for Portland 🏛 WMTW

Maine's coastal cottages are turning into million-dollar properties 🏛 Bangor Daily News

In Southern Maine, around the Gorham area homes haven been selling for almost 10% above asking price. 🏛 Reddit

Why houses are so expensive in Maine - YouTube - Maine Public

Project would mix housing-first, affordable and market-rate apartments in Portland’s Bayside 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Justice

Judge to decide fate of South Portland teen accused of plotting mass shooting 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Attorney for Ethan Strimling zeroes in on timeline of eviction, union complaints 🏛 Portland Press Herald

The eviction trial against a former Portland mayor will stretch into a fourth day - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Labor

Maine Dept. of Labor says public is ‘definitely engaging’ in paid leave rulemaking 🏛 Maine Morning Star

LGBTQIA+

Mental Health Moment: Pride gives focus to LGBTQ+ support 🏛 Saco Bay News

Moral Panics

Letter: Social media and social ills 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Outdoors

10 monsters that dwell in Maine's waterways 🏛 Bangor Daily News

How I summited 6 mountains during a hike in Acadia National Park 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Public will get to weigh in on on changes to state fishing rules 🏛 Bangor Daily News

What to do if you suffer these common fishing injuries 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Happy Fourth of July: Loon Restoration Project Update 🏛 Maine Audubon

Tuna fishing competition comes to Maine 🏛 WMTW

Photography

Here’s a bluejay from Evergreen for you all. 🏛 Reddit

(ROUND TWO!!!!!) Higgins Last Night 🏛 Reddit

Snowshoe Hare 🏛 Reddit

PHOTO: Bobbin’ along - The Town Line Newspaper 🏛 The Town Line

Police

Man arrested, accused of chasing kids with knife near Portland grocery store 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Knife-wielding man allegedly chased children in Maine supermarket parking lot 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Homeless Man Arrested for Threatening Kids at Shaw's Parking Lot 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Man arrested for wielding knife outside Shaw's in Portland 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Shots fired into Portland home when 6 children were inside 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Someone shot at a Maine home while 6 children were inside, police say 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Shots fired on Grant Street in Portland, Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Shots fired into Portland home with several children inside 🏛 WMTW

Politics

Clean Elections Board considers if Portland council candidate violated program rules 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Austin Theriault says he'd buck Republicans on Social Security and Medicare cuts 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Public Safety

50% of Maine's emergency medical personnel are noncompliant, ignoring required Narcan training 🏛 Maine Public

State

Opinion: Mainers deserve more financial freedom 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Transportation

Metro buses extend jetport route and quicken service to Maine Mall 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Amtrak Downeaster upgrade makes train faster and safer - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Things to Do

Flannel Fest 🏛 Visit Portland Maine

Maine Brew Fest 🏛 Visit Portland Maine

English Country Dancing at THM 🏛 Visit Portland Maine

Poetry and Prose Open Mic starting in Biddeford - Monday, July 15th - 7pm - Sacred Profane 🏛 Reddit

'The Book of Mormon' Coming to Portland, Maine, This Fall 🏛 WCYY

62nd annual Windjammer Days begin in Boothbay Harbor - YouTube - CBS 13 News

62nd Annual Windjammer Days Festival underway in Boothbay Harbor - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Maine State Aquarium draws a crowd when it reopens after a 4-year hiatus 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Vacationland

Day Trips in Maine: 3 itineraries for eating, drinking and adventuring your way through Vacationland 🏛 Maine Public

Unhealthy bacteria levels reported at Sand Beach Lagoon 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Check Out These 9 Places To Go River Tubing In Maine 🏛 Only in Your State