Morning Links - Friday July 19, 2024

Friday, July 19, 2024

Arts

Counting Crows at Thompson's Point in Portland, ME 🏛 Loud Hailer Magazine

Asylum Seekers

Opinion: The demonization of immigrants must stop 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Bears, Sharks, and Zombies

Second fox in Bath tests positive for rabies 🏛 Maine Public

Second fox tests positive for rabies in Maine city 🏛 New England Cable News

Maine CDC shares tips to prevent rabies from bats 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Business

Maine potato industry honors retiring director and Susan Collins 🏛 The County

'We need action': Portland symposium, film premiere to benefit National ... 🏛 Mainebiz

MDFAwarded $535,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending Funds to BoostMaine’s Rural ＆ Forest Product Sector Workforce 🏛 Maine Development Foundation

Skechers sues L.L. Bean over shoe design 🏛 Maine Public

80-year-old LL Bean staple finds a new audience as a trendy bag 🏛 Bangor Daily News

This LL Bean staple is the summer's must-have fashion accessory 🏛 New England Cable News

Historic LL Bean tote bag finds a new audience 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

City

Opinion: PMA’s plans reflect vision of art for all 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Nobody calls Portland 'Portlyn' — except maybe the Mainer who made it up 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Climate Emergency

In a year of severe weather, Bath and BIW pursue resiliency plans 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Community

Group bikes from Florida to Maine for awareness effort 🏛 WMTW

Tri for a Cure raises record-breaking $2.13 million 🏛 WMTW

Education

USM sees increased enrollment, balanced budget 🏛 Maine Public

Environment

'Sludge': Short film on Maine's PFAS crisis selected for local film festival - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Food and Drink

Street Eats: New Food Cart in Post Office Park 🏛 Portland Old Port

Maine Food ＆ Dining News: Winslow, Bucksport, Castine, Kittery, Ellsworth, Biddeford 🏛 Portland Food Map

History

Throwback Thursday Photo: Maine State Pier 1966 ＆ 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

Housing

Portland real estate group responds to threatening sign posted on office 🏛 WMTW

Portland’s latest housing report reignites debate over inclusionary zoning 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland approved nearly 1,300 new housing units last year 🏛 Maine Public

Good news for tenants (really!) 🏛 Maine Beacon

Labor

Portland considers asking voters about raising minimum wage again 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Lewiston Mass Shooting

Lewiston commission finally interviews Army social worker, finds she had no contact with shooter 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Questions linger despite Army mental health official testimony at Lewiston hearing 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Lewiston shooting commission hears from civilian medical professional - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Media

Appeals court affirms ruling that tosses libel case against Press Herald, other media 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Outdoors

How to poop in the woods 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Dying baby birds are becoming an epidemic 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Loons have 4 different calls and this is what they mean 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Walking Together 🏛 Sebago Clean Waters

Midcoast fisherman lands a bluefin tuna too big for his boat 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Sailboats at Bug Light 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Maine lawmakers want to rein in vague ‘concept bills,’ late-night votes 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Public Safety

Firefighters have responded to several recent car fires in Maine 🏛 WMTW

NPR covered Scarborough Beach’s Newfie lifeguards, so we had to visit! Read or listen @ npr.org - YouTube - Maine Public

State

Mills to nominate longtime DHHS deputy commissioner to lead state’s largest department 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Mills selects deputy commissioner to lead DHHS 🏛 Maine Public

Governor Mills to Nominate Sara Gagné-Holmes as Commissioner of Maine Department of Health and Human Services 🏛 State of Maine

Transportation

Letter: Higher wages could solve ferry service crisis 🏛 Portland Press Herald