Morning Links - Tuesday July 9, 2024

Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Arts

Talea Ensemble shocks and amuses at Bowdoin music festival 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Business

Walgreens official says reports of Maine store closings are incorrect 🏛 Portland Press Herald

City

Portland’s diversity director leaves after just over one year on the job 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Take a look inside the historic US Custom House in Portland's Old Port 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Climate Emergency

UMaine and Wyman's study climate change impacts on blueberries 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Beryl's remnants could create flooding in Maine this week - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Community

Fenced-in fields for a dog to run? 🏛 Reddit

Environment

Multi-hundred million dollar Penobscot River cleanup begins 🏛 PenBay Pilot

Food and Drink

Maxwell's Farm announces its closure after over 50 years in business in Cape Elizabeth 🏛 Maine Public

A Cape Elizabeth staple is shutting down: How the closure impacts local farming - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Maxwell's closing strawberry farm in Cape Elizabeth after 51 years - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Sick of red snappers? Try an Icelandic hot dog instead 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Popular Portland, Maine, Thai Restaurant Introduces Late-Night Happy Hour 🏛 WCYY

Lost Kitchen’s Erin French stars in new food travel show 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Favorite vegetarian takeout 🏛 Reddit

Best ice cream in Maine? 🏛 Reddit

Fourth of July

Camden Harbor lights up for Independence Day 2024 fireworks 🏛 PenBay Pilot

Housing

Rockland Council nixes proposal to end non-owner occupied short term rentals 🏛 The Courier-Gazette

Affordability of camp/lake homes 🏛 Reddit

Justice

Maine Attorney General partners with Catherine Cutler Institute to address opioid crisis 🏛 Maine Public

Outdoors

An experimental moose hunt to reduce winter ticks shows promise 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine Audubon Annual Loon Count Set for July 20 🏛 Maine Audubon

Don’t panic if a snapping turtle lays eggs on your land 🏛 Piscataquis Observer

Photography

Took a picture of a loon this weekend in Greene 🏛 Reddit

Katahdin from Blueberry Knoll (7/7/2024) 🏛 Reddit

Smoky from our campfire, 🔥 pretty sunset this evening. 🏛 Reddit

Wyman Lake. 7.7.24 🏛 Reddit

Fogbow today at Quoddy Head 🏛 Reddit

Maine cow moose is busy with her twins - YouTube - Bangor Daily News

Police

Portland police execute 'high-risk' search warrant resulting in arrest 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Portland teens face drug charges following traffic stop 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine deputy charged with domestic violence after allegedly firing shot into ground 🏛 WGME

Politics

Stephen King says Joe Biden should withdraw from race 🏛 Bangor Daily News

An American president cannot be above the law 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Public Safety

Jamestown Canyon Virus detected in Northern Maine mosquito sample 🏛 Maine Public

Things to Do

Rebels ＆ Poets: Irish and Palestinian Music and Poetry of Resistance 🏛 SPACE

I'm doing a mini-comedy tour in Maine 🏛 Reddit

Comedy at The Cavern Presents: Sam Miller! Tickets, Thu, Jul 11, 2024 at 7:30 PM 🏛 Eventbrite

Union Fair and Wild Blueberry Festival kicks off 🏛 The Courier-Gazette

Unhoused

Biddeford clears encampment as city's public camping ban goes into effect 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Biddeford clearing homeless encampments as overnight shelter opens - YouTube - WMTW-TV

'No one wants to be here:' Camping no longer allowed in Biddeford, overnight shelter open - YouTube - CBS 13 News

What's next for Biddeford's unhoused population following encampment clearing 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Utilities

Maine to study whether creating local electric grid operator could cut costs, improve reliability 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine is a leader is closing the digital divide 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Vacationland

Plan your summer vacation to Maine 🏛 Lonely Planet

The 136-Mile-Long Lazy River In Maine Where You’ll Find Us All Summer Long 🏛 Only in Your State

Maine Lobster Festival announces 2024 Delegate Candidates 🏛 The Courier-Gazette