Morning Links - Thursday July 11, 2024

Thursday, July 11, 2024

Arts

A Maine filmmaker did nearly every job on his new movie—and he couldn’t be happier 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Asylum Seekers

In Portland, multilingual driving schools help new Mainers get behind the wheel 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Bears, Sharks, and Zombies

Lifeguards prep for influx of summer visitors, and we're not talking tourists 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine waters ideal for sharks during the summer, lifeguards warn - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Business

Bath Iron Works delivers USS John Basilone to US Navy 🏛 WorkBoat

Mills administration grants $3 million to help local businesses market products across US 🏛 WGME

City

Portland's first justice, diversity, equity and inclusion director abruptly steps down 🏛 Maine Public

Portland city manager nominates new director of health and human services 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland’s interim planning director recommended for permanent role 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Anyone Else Confused About the Bizarre Destruction Of Flower Pots Happening in Portland, Maine? - Q97.9 🏛 WJBQ

Climate Emergency

Maine joins multi-state pact to improve electric grid planning 🏛 Maine Public

Maine Joins 9 Other States to Improve Reliable and Clean Energy - Governing 🏛 Governing

Pilot program will pay Maine’s big forest owners to increase carbon storage 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Island Explorer awarded $23.5M for electric bus fleet 🏛 Mount Desert Islander

Community

Group of nearly a dozen strong rallies behind Tri for a Cure's cause - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Environment

Work proceeds on CMP corridor that was subject of fierce debate in Maine 🏛 WGME

Cherryfield bids farewell to 60-year-old ice dam that hindered fish migration - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Cherryfield community takes steps to replace ice dam with natural fishway - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Waste being discharged into Kennebunk River due to problem at treatment facility - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Food and Drink

Brew on Washington Ave 🏛 Portland Food Map

Chaval In Portland Is Said To Serve The Best Food In Maine 🏛 Only in Your State

Local Bakery in Portland, Maine, Gains Fame for Its Superb Bread - 102.9 WBLM 🏛 WBLM

Any place to get a bowl of gumbo? 🏛 Reddit

Guns

Gun violence in America is a public health crisis 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Last Maine gun show before waiting period law takes effect will raise money for court challenge 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Health Care

Mental illness and substance use can't be prayed away, ... 🏛 Amjambo Africa

Letter: The danger in treating addiction 🏛 Portland Press Herald

History

The Portland, Maine, 2014 Summer Concert Lineup Was Epic 🏛 WCYY

Maine’s 1950 Population: Unexpected Top Towns - 102.9 WBLM 🏛 WBLM

How Maine became the center-point for worldwide communication in 1962 - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Housing

Portland tenants union established by former mayor files new complaints against landlord 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Brunswick residents may be the first to use a new Maine law to purchase their mobile home park 🏛 Maine Public

Maine’s housing inventory is back to 2020 levels 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Biddeford hopes to bring in housing development that was voted down in Cumberland 🏛 WGME

LGBTQIA+

We must safeguard the progress made since Charlie Howard’s murder 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Outdoors

Warning to off leash dogs in Baxter Woods 🏛 Reddit

Seals approaching Maine boaters, officials offer tips to safely enjoy the moment 🏛 WGME

Letter: Don’t use poison to deal with rats 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Puffin Watch: From a tiny puffball to a feisty puffling, Ama continues to grow - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Group of paddlers document adventure traveling entirety of Kennebec River - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Three friends paddle the Kennebec River from Moosehead Lake to Atlantic - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Photography

Biddeford Pool Middle Beach. 🏛 Reddit

Nothing like a cold beer on a hot muggy summer day 🏛 Reddit

Found this gorgeous male Polyphemus outside Petsmart yesterday! 🏛 Reddit

Whale breaching off coast of Kittery caught on camera 🏛 WGME

Police

Portland man accused of threatening customers with handgun at Forest Avenue restaurant 🏛 WGME

Maine man shot and killed by police in store parking lot in Old Orchard Beach - YouTube - CBS 13 News

State trooper kills man with gun outside Old Orchard Beach grocery store - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Video captures Old Orchard Beach incident where man was fatally shot by police after pursuit - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Cumberland County sergeant was already suspended before domestic violence allegations 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Politics

Jess Falero for Portland City Council 🏛 Jess Falero for Portland City Council

Who is behind 'The Great Controversy' books being mailed to Mainers? 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Jared Golden should be much more concerned about what Trump and his allies have planned 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: The vanishing voice of the people 🏛 Portland Press Herald

U.S. House passes bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote in federal races 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Susan Collins and key senators reach deal on more spending next year, setting up House clash 🏛 Bangor Daily News

U.S. Senate GOP blocks bill proclaiming congressional support for abortion access 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Public Safety

An addition to the paw patrol: 10-week-old Bell is newest Scarborough lifeguard trainee 🏛 WGME

Social Safety Net

Thousands of Maine children to receive summertime benefit for nutrition 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sports

Maine Lobster Bakes - MiLB.com 🏛 Minor League Baseball

Sea Dogs to become the Lobster Bakes for one game on Aug. 23 🏛 WGME

The Maine Lobster Bakes are coming to Hadlock Field this summer 🏛 WMTW

State

Maine interlibrary loans to resume after board approves book delivery service 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do

Saco Greek festival promises good food, music and fun 🏛 Portland Press Herald

hey, nothing 🏛 One Longfellow Square

Man Ray : Return to Reason 🏛 SPACE

Hear what Shakespeare sounds like with a Maine accent 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine State Music Theatre's season is in full swing! #sponsored - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Transportation

PUC staff recommend rejecting a petition challenging new Casco Bay Lines ferry rates 🏛 Maine Public

Gardiner, Fryeburg, and Patten rank best in Maine for biking 🏛 Bicycle Coalition of Maine

Utilities

Maine broadband expansion gets boost of more than $260 million in funding - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Vacationland

How The New York Times thinks you should spend 36 hours in Portland, Maine 🏛 Boston.com

Fishman crowned 2024 Blueberry Queen 🏛 The Courier-Gazette