Afternoon Links - Friday July 26, 2024

Friday, July 26, 2024

Arts

Wtf 🏛 Reddit

Bowdoin International Music Festival: 60 years of changing students’ lives 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Business

Why big businesses are leaving Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Team U.S.A. Sports Maine-Made Gear at the 2024 Paris Olympics 🏛 Down East

City

City News Round Up: Friday, July 26, 2024 🏛 City of Portland

Portland’s Kiwanis Pool closing for renovations, but the project is $5 million short on funding 🏛 Portland Press Herald

A charged decision: name Maine's first electric garbage truck 🏛 WMTW

Climate Emergency

Maine awarded $69 million grant to address climate change 🏛 Portland Press Herald

US agriculture chief announces $4 million for Maine solar projects 🏛 Portland Press Herald

USDA grant aims to help private forest landowners address climate change 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine regulators direct utilities to make power grid more resilient against storms 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Superintendent of Insurance: How Mainers Can Best Protect Against Storm Damage, Flooding 🏛 State of Maine

Our New England road trip sold us on electric vehicles 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Community

Community chips in to help a Portland man at risk of eviction keep his home 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Education

Opinion: Portland must take urgent steps to restore music education 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Cape Elizabeth residents threaten legal action over school construction plans 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Environment

National study finds PFAS in 14% of pesticides 🏛 Maine Public

Kennebunkport officials warn against swimming in Batson and Little ... 🏛 WGME

Food and Drink

The Garrison Closing Saturday 🏛 Portland Food Map

History

Throwback Thursday Photo: Day’s Department Store 1968 ＆ 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

Housing

Historic Forest Avenue building to be restored, converted into housing 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine home sales fell in June, while prices climbed 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine home prices continue to rise, supply continues to be a ... 🏛 WGME

Opinion: Legislature’s Housing Committee has tackled Maine’s crisis head on 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Opinion: Why we should stop listening to developers and landlords 🏛 Maine Beacon

Justice

Maine's public defense commission adds some flexibility to lawyer qualification standards 🏛 Maine Public

Southern Maine lawyer reprimanded for allegations against prosecutors, crime lab 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine attorney general files complaint against couple for racist harassment of neighbors 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Lewiston Mass Shooting

Families of victims in Maine mass shooting say they want a broader investigation 🏛 New England Cable News

Army missed critical details in report on Lewiston shooter, deputy says 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Outdoors

Think of the Gulf of Maine as a saltwater Serengeti 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Here are ways to practice your shooting skills before hunting season 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

The Flaming Lips at Thompson’s Point yesterday 🏛 Reddit

Saw a seal in the Androscoggin river right below the dam in downtown Brunswick 🏛 Reddit

Waterspout confirmed over Sebago Lake - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Politics

Maine lawmakers need to limit the use of concept drafts 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Ethics commission finds Maine legislator's PAC broke the law, but spares penalty 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Tracking truth in political ads: Breaking down new ad from Maine ... 🏛 WGME

Rep. Jared Golden ‘absolutely not’ committed to supporting Kamala Harris 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Coffee By Design donating some proceeds to Kamala Harris campaign 🏛 WMTW

Public Safety

Body found in Casco Bay near Little Chebeague Island 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Body found in Casco Bay 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Coast Guard: Body found in Casco Bay 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Private plane crashes during landing at Bar Harbor airport 🏛 Maine Public

2 die in single-engine plane crash in Bar Harbor, Maine 🏛 New England Cable News

Authorities ID 2 people killed in single-engine plane crash in Maine 🏛 New England Cable News

Maine’s sixth annual Opioid Response Summit draws hundreds to Auburn 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Mills urges Maine 'not to be complacent' in responding to opioid epidemic 🏛 Maine Public

Letter: Enforce motor vehicle noise ordinances 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Technology

Senators demand answers from OpenAI after report released about the company - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Things to Do

Boat cruises, outdoor films, Open Farm Day and more happening this weekend 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Salsa in the Square! Feat. Primo Cubano 🏛 Friends of Congress Square Park

Hairy Situation: A New Comedy show by ALOK 🏛 SPACE

August 11 Contra Dance 🏛 Reddit

Second Annual Maine Needham Festival Coming to Wiscasset Sept. 28 🏛 The Lincoln County News

Transportation

Letter: Remote control locomotives wrong for Rigby Yard 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Unhoused

Letter: Better resources can help alleviate Maine homelessness 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Bangor Police Department serves warrant at homeless encampment - YouTube - Bangor Daily News

Total Maine: Homeless Seniors - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Increasing number of homeless seniors in Maine worries experts and outreach organizations 🏛 WABI

Vacationland

8 Fierce Summer Olympians from Maine 🏛 Down East