Morning Links - Thursday August 22, 2024

Thursday, August 22, 2024

Arts

mystery tiles 🏛 Reddit

What is the story about this weird thing in Portland? 🏛 Reddit

‘Lost on a Mountain in Maine’ movie trailer now out 🏛 Piscataquis Observer

City

City of Portland Receives Major Site Plan Application for 203 Fore Street Hotel 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Portland approves new short-term rental regulations 🏛 Maine Public

Opinion: Views are intrinsic to the Portland park experience 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland Maritime Borders 🏛 Reddit

Community

Maine Needs’ Art for Opportunity: A Creative Lifeline for Mainers in Need 🏛 Portland Old Port

Maine animal sanctuary rescues dogs from euthanasia - YouTube - CBS 13 News

COVID-19

Covid levels in Maine are rising 🏛 Maine Public

Maine schools prepare for expected rise in COVID-19 cases as students return 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Education

With school about to start, districts racing to fill open positions 🏛 Portland Press Herald

New funds look to eliminate barriers for participation in after-school activities 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Opinion: Maine educators must stay the course on AI 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environment

Clean up underway at former airbase after firefighting foam containing PFAS was discharged 🏛 Maine Public

'Foam is being blown by the wind here, there, and everywhere': Brunswick PFAS clean-up continues 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Brunswick firefighting foam leak press conference - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Cleanup efforts continue in Brunswick after massive spill of firefighting foam - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Food and Drink

Build-Outs Of Coffee: Another Round In Portland, ME 🏛 Sprudge

Apero in Biddeford 🏛 Portland Food Map

Bitter Ball Contest: ViA VECCHiA’s Spirited Showdown for Negroni Glory 🏛 Portland Old Port

Housing

Portland landlords paying tenants more than $16,000 to settle retaliation case 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland tenant wins major settlement in rent control case against landlord - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Homeowners across the state left shocked at sudden property tax spike 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Some mobile home residents left with few options but to pay surging rent prices 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Lewiston Mass Shooting

Group says Lewiston commission focused too heavily on role of law enforcement 🏛 Maine Public

Maine state program could have helped Lewiston gunman, national coalition says 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Lawyers for victims families want to hold people accountable - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Commission report details how Lewiston shooter's family struggled to report his behavior - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Outdoors

Updated guide offers comprehensive look at hiking in Baxter State Park 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Photography

Morning in the harbor 🏛 Reddit

Good morning 🏛 Reddit

My cats walking in the woods… outside 🏛 Reddit

What is this? 🏛 Reddit

Scarborough Marsh, 7pm today 🏛 Reddit

Triple rainbow today Drakes Island 🏛 Reddit

KGLW - Dancing Dino Man 🏛 Reddit

lots of real bees (and birds) and it smells amazing - North Deering 🏛 Reddit

Police

Scarborough police look to invest in body, dashboard cameras - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Politics

Jared Golden walks political tightrope with refusal to support Kamala Harris 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Three congressional candidate debates slated in Maine’s 2nd District 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Angus King is the leader we need 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump in Maine’s 2nd District, new poll finds 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Cornel West will remain on Maine’s ballot 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Cornel West remains on Maine ballot after review of signatures 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Cornel West cleared to appear on ballot in Maine, where ranked voting is in play 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Gov. Janet Mills tells ‘Veep’ star Julia Louis-Dreyfus that Harris can ‘call on us’ 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Mills speaks on panel of Democratic woman governors, responds to Republicans being called 'weird' - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Pro-Palestinian groups hold rally in Portland as ceasefire protests outside DNC continue - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Dozens gather in Portland's Monument Square to protest U.S. role in Israel-Hamas war - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Public Safety

West Nile virus found in bird in Portland 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Portland bird tests positive for West Nile Virus, city says 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

West Nile virus detected in bird in Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine CDC says Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus found in wild turkey in Burnham 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sports

Sea Dogs lose third in a row - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Things to Do

Stereo Dreams 2 Year Anniversary 🏛 Portland Downtonwn

WMPG’s Jazz at the Movies Coming Soon! 🏛 WMPG

Jurassic Quest promises a roaring good time in Portland this weekend - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Transportation

Possible location picked for Portland's new train station 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Vacationland

Bar Harbor Town Council proposes new cruise ship ordinance 🏛 Maine Public

Newly proposed cruise ship management plan comes into focus 🏛 Mount Desert Islander

Treworgy Family Orchards in the running for USA Today's 'Best Corn Maze' 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Yard South

Letter: Nattering NIMBYs have the wrong vision for Yard South 🏛 Portland Press Herald