Morning Links - Tuesday July 16, 2024

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Climate Emergency

New Report Outlines Escalating Impacts of Climate Change in Maine 🏛 Maine Audubon

Advocates demand Maine Public Employee Retirement System divests from fossil fuels 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Workforce agencies plan to train 300 clean energy workers 🏛 Maine Public

City

Portland’s city council approves loan for affordable housing project 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland City Council pushes forward with, disagrees over affordable housing development projects - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Rock quarry dog park 🏛 Reddit

Education

Portland High hires Spencer Allen as athletic director 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Food and Drink

In Biddeford, 2 pizza joints clash over new location, community culture 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Guns

Gun groups say Maine's new waiting period law will crater gun show attendance 🏛 Maine Public

Maine gun laws change as 72-hour waiting set to take effect 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Pro-gun advocates worry about how waiting period law could affect gun shows in Maine - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Health Care

Sweetser's Child ACT Program aims to fill gap in youth mental health services 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Letter: Anthem seems more concerned with profits than patients 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Housing

Biddeford welcomes affordable housing developer spurned by Cumberland voters 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Justice

Family sues Cumberland County Jail leaders over man’s overdose death 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Recovery Council to start selecting grant awardees for next round of funding 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Labor

Nearly 300 Mainers helped shape paid family leave rules with comments 🏛 Maine Beacon

Supporters praise Maine's plan to implement paid family, medical leave 🏛 WGME

Lewiston Mass Shooting

Commission investigating Lewiston mass shooting to hear from nurse ... 🏛 WGME

Politics

Portland City Councilor Victoria Pelletier says she won’t seek reelection 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: We need more answers from Jared Golden 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine Democratic candidate calls Donald Trump's shooting ‘staged’ 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Rather than vote for Trump, Sen. Collins plans to write-in Nikki Haley in November 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Mainers react to assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Sears Island / Mack Point Wind Port

The siting of an offshore wind port raises new conflicts in Maine 🏛 Grist

South Portland

Opinion: Yard South development will take from South Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sports

Portland, Maine, is a small city with big appeal for baseball fans - WCVB Boston 🏛 WCVB

State

Governor Mills Swears In Dr. Alice Briones as Maine's Chief Medical Examiner 🏛 State of Maine

Things to Do

Yarmouth Clam Festival to get popping with parade, ‘American Idol’ star and more 🏛 Sun Journal

Make a plan to attend the Maine Lobster Festival, July 31 to Aug. 4 🏛 Sun Journal

Save the Date for Maine Open Farm Day, Sunday, July 28 🏛 State of Maine

The Telling Room’s 2024 Young Emerging Authors Book Launch 🏛 SPACE

Unity in Waldo County celebrates 250 years, fairs, and festivals 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maritime Heritage Festival coming up 🏛 Ellsworth American

Portland Theater Festival: DRY LAND, a play Ruby Rae Spiegel 🏛 Portland Downtonwn

Queer Makers' Night Market 🏛 Friends of Congress Square Park

Tranportation

New Train Station in Portland, Maine? 3 Locations Revealed 🏛 WJBQ

Greater Portland Metro Announces New Leadership 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Vacationland

Who are these people living off the coast of Maine year round on an island? 🏛 Reddit