Morning Links - Monday July 8, 2024

Monday, July 8, 2024

Arts

The Used at State Theatre in Portland, ME 🏛 Loud Hailer Magazine

Asylum Seekers

Waste of the Day: Portland Money Went to Roach-Infested Hotel 🏛 RealClear Investigations

Business

Walgreens is closing five stores in Maine - WMTW Portland 🏛 WMTW

Buy Local

Southern Maine - dog boarding and training 🏛 Reddit

Rabelais Books Pops-up for the Summer in Black Boxes on Washington Avenue 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Terrarium hobbyists - what's a good place in the area to buy small plants? 🏛 Reddit

Community

Aviation enthusiasts enjoy pancakes and planes at Spurwink Farm’s 27th annual fly-in 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environment

Groups working to clean up Gulf of Maine, beachgoers can help 🏛 WGME

Food and Drink

Duckfat’s trailblazing owners talk about the early days, their restaurants and their decision to retire 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maxwell’s Farm Closing 🏛 Portland Food Map

Maxwell's Strawberry Farm closing after 51 years - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Calling all Vegans 🏛 Reddit

History

Throwback Photo: A flooded Bayside Park in 1939 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Rangeley Lake House, Rangeley, Maine. - Morning Meal - Tuesday, July 28, 1925. 🏛 Reddit

Anyone really missing some of their fave spots that are no longer with us? 🏛 Reddit

Justice

Auburn arson and shootout turn Maine’s public defender crisis into a blame game 🏛 Sun Journal

Outdoors

Explore Acadia National Park by bicycle on historic carriage roads 🏛 Bangor Daily News

3 perfect spots for kayaking and canoeing in the Bangor area 🏛 Bangor Daily News

10 places in Maine to hike with your dog 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Police

Portland man accused of threatening judiciary member and ex-partner 🏛 WGME

Photography

Watch these baby moose with their mom 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Brewer Lake and Fields Pond 🏛 Reddit

Sunday Photos: July 7th, 2024 🏛 Daily Bulldog

Politics

RFK Jr. coming to Maine for campaign stop - YouTube - WMTW-TV

State

Maine has spent nearly $1.6M reviewing its embattled child welfare system 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Things to Do

Tickets on sale for July 19 shows from Joe Bonamassa in Bangor, Old Crow Medicine Show in Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

12 hidden gems of this year’s Maine International Film Festival 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Go a little farther afield and find a Maine summer fair for you 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Kennebunks garden tour, Moxie Festival, East Bayside block party 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Get tickets to Opera Maine’s ‘Aida’ on July 25 and 28 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Enjoy a free Maine Pops Concert Band show in Portland’s Heseltine Park 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Tribute to Joni Mitchell celebrates 50 years of ‘Court and Spark’ 🏛 Portland Press Herald