Morning Links - Wednesday August 21, 2024

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Arts

Unbeelievable. Why would someone would try to remove this? 🏛 Reddit

New Toynbee tiles? What is this? 🏛 Reddit

Portland’s New Postcard Mural: A Colorful Celebration of Our City 🏛 Portland Old Port

99-year-old Holocaust survivor brings his band to Portland, Maine 🏛 Maine Public

King Gizzard front man taking a dip in the Fore River last night 🏛 Reddit

Art Criticism

Those of you who like the bee will love this... 🏛 Reddit

Business

Driving Through New England in L.L. Bean’s Bootmobile 🏛 New York Times

IDEXX offers onsite health clinic for 3,000 employees in Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

City

Portland minimum wage changes won’t appear on November ballot 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Portland city councilors approve short-term rental cap, affordable housing projects 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Climate Emergency

Northern Light Health stops using climate polluting anesthetic 🏛 Maine Public

Community

Video from Thompson’s Point concert will ‘restore your faith in humanity’ 🏛 Portland Press Herald

COVID-19

COVID-19 cases spike in Maine as wastewater shows ‘very high’ levels of virus 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Education

Portland school board OKs applications for high school consolidation project 🏛 Portland Press Herald

University of Maine system exploring feasibility of establishing state's first public medical school 🏛 Maine Public

Group of Maine Republicans forming education coalition with goal to improve academic performance - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Environment

PFAS firefighting foam spills into environment after accidental discharge in Brunswick 🏛 Maine Public

Toxic PFAS cleanup continues, Brunswick residents wonder what's next 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Foam blowing near Picnic Pond in Brunswick - YouTube - Portland Press Herald

Juniper Ridge expansion can’t stall efforts to reduce waste in Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Food and Drink

“Shop Around the World” Debuts at Friends of Woodfords Corner Farmers Market Thursdays 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Best takeout egg roll in southern Maine 🏛 Reddit

Gambling

Maine's first in-person sports-betting bar could come to ... 🏛 WMTW

Maine's first in-person sports betting bar may be coming to Portland - YouTube - CBS 13 News

History

2024 Maine History Maker Honoring Joan Benoit Samuelson 🏛 Maine Memory Network

5 Things You Didn't Know About The Round Hotel Towers in Maine 🏛 WJBQ

Biden Administration to consider Frances Perkins Center for a national monument 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Housing

Maine mobile home residents speak out over trend of corporations buying parks - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Some mobile home residents in Maine left with few options but to pay surging rent prices - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Lewiston Mass Shooting

Read the Lewiston shooting commission’s final report 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Lewiston commission faults law enforcement, Army for missed opportunities to avert mass shootings 🏛 Maine Public

Lewiston shootings: New report details failures to stop gunman 🏛 Boston Globe

Governor Mills, Attorney General Frey Statements on the Final Report of the Independent Commission to Investigate the Facts of the Tragedy in Lewiston 🏛 State of Maine

Final report on Lewiston shooting spotlights shortcomings in procedures 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Full video: Independent commission releases its final report on Lewiston mass shootings - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Attorneys for Lewiston mass shooting victims' families react to release of final report - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Army and police missed chances to intervene before Lewiston tragedy, final report says - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Independent commission finds failures in handling of Lewiston mass shooter Robert Card - YouTube - CBS 13 News

'I'm still angry:' Families of Lewiston shooting victims troubled by lack of prevention - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Families discuss Lewiston mass shooting report - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Maine lawmakers look to take next steps after release of Lewiston mass shooting report - YouTube - CBS 13 News

'Several opportunities' missed to intervene before Lewiston shootings, commission says - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Sagadahoc Sheriff's Office, Army Reserve missed opportunities to prevent Lewiston shootings, comm... - YouTube - WMTW-TV

LGBTQIA+

Portland-based recovery group creates safe space for LGBTQ+ community 🏛 Portland Press Herald

We are failing our LGBTQ+ unhoused youth 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Outdoors

Whitewater rescues and Class IV rapids were highlights of western Maine trip 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

A midsummer dream: The best of our photography from the season 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Moonrise off the coast 🏛 Reddit

always miss the summer nights once they’re gone 🏛 Reddit

Police

Portland man assaults 2 people with baseball bat, police say 🏛 WMTW

Politics

Opinion: Young Mainers are taking action this election cycle 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Wet Hot Christian-Nationalist Summer, Chapter 1 🏛 The Crash Report

Opinion: Mainers deserve the truth about Rep. Golden and PACs 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Public servant Golden still has right to voting privacy 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Secretary of State rejects citizen challenges to West presidential ballot eligibility 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Public Safety

Maine CDC finds West Nile Virus in wild turkey in Waldo County 🏛 Maine Public

Wild turkey tests positive for eastern equine encephalitis, Maine CDC says 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Health professionals respond to HIV spike in Penobscot County 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Sears Island / Mack Point Wind Port

Letter: Concerns about a wind port on Sears Island 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sports

Sea Dogs lose series opener - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Portland Sea Dogs kick off homestand - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Things to Do

The Weekend Guide: August 23rd – 25th, 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

The Live Music Guide: August 21st – 27th, 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

Southern Maine Workers’ Center Karaoke Night: Intergalactic Solidarity 🏛 SPACE

Birdtalker - State Theatre, Portland Maine 🏛 State Theatre

Bluegrass Spectacular at One Longfellow Square 🏛 WMPG

WMPG Bluegrass Spectacular 🏛 One Longfellow Square

North Star Baroque - Vivaldi's Four Seasons 🏛 Merrill Auditorium

Learn to Play Disney Lorcana @ Weekend Anime 🏛 Reddit

Maine Things To Do | Color ME United 5K, Barks ＆ Brews Festival, Windsor Fair 2024 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Transportation

I Was Left Speechless After Encounter With Portland, Maine Parking ... 🏛 WJBQ