Morning Links - Tuesday August 27, 2024

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Arts

Good Theater in Portland, Maine, changes locations 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Society Notebook: Fashion models tell their stories in style at Maine Jewish Museum 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Westbrook street mural recognizes city's role in Underground Railroad 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Asylum Seekers

Opinion: When hatred of immigrants rises, so must our resolve 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Business

BluShift Aerospace prepares for exciting week - YouTube - CBS 13 News

City

Portland councilors split over pace of progress in city’s DEI efforts 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: An impressive display of unity by Portland’s restaurant community 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: An opportunity to solve Portland’s housing crisis 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

Climate change is overheating Maine's pristine lakes 🏛 Maine Public

Letter: There’s plenty we can do to help mitigate climate change 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine lighthouses are being restored following strong winter storms 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

As they rebuild, Downeast businesses take lessons from January’s storms 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Storm damage on hiking trails requires caretakers to consider new solutions 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Elections

Already time to request an absentee ballot, and think about working at the polls 🏛 Bangor Daily News

How the Maine Clean Election Act is being used this election cycle - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Environment

First tests reveal high PFAS levels in spilled foam, ponds at Brunswick Landing 🏛 Portland Press Herald

PFAS advisories issued for freshwater fish at four sites near Brunswick airbase spill 🏛 Maine Public

Maine CDC urges people not to eat fish near Brunswick spill over PFAS concerns 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Cleanup crews work to prevent spread of 'forever chemicals' after ... 🏛 WGME

Maine workers make progress in cleanup of spilled firefighting foam at former Navy base​ 🏛 New England Cable News

Tracking Fossil Fuel Shipments in the Gulf of Maine 🏛 Natural Resources Council of Maine

Maine Forest Service urges municipalities to prepare for emerald ash borer infestations 🏛 Maine Public

Food and Drink

What is Taking Over the Big Easy Space in Portland, Maine 🏛 WCYY

Lunch spot 🏛 Reddit

Best bao in town? 🏛 Reddit

Health Care

Health insurance rates to increase next year in Maine's individual and small group markets 🏛 Maine Public

History

Portland Observatory - Signals 🏛 Maine Memory Network

Housing

Old Army hospital on Great Diamond Island could become condos 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Justice

Maine public defense office submits early $64.5 million request for next budget 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Labor

Opinion: It’s Time for $20 🏛 Maine Beacon

Photography

Beautifully misty scenery this morning in my quiet little neighborhood 🏛 Reddit

Downeast Fogbow 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Maine Lawmakers to discuss changing rules around vague placeholder bills 🏛 Maine Public

Letter: Feeling conned with end of property tax program for seniors 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Jared Golden won’t get my vote again 🏛 Bangor Daily News

2nd District candidate to drive in race to benefit Lewiston shooting victims 🏛 Portland Press Herald

An anti-government group is recruiting in northern Maine 🏛 The County

Public Safety

Maine reports spike in sick and dying pigs 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Sports

Garcia's homer leads Sea Dogs to 3-1 win 🏛 Minor League Baseball

Sea Dogs drop second straight to Patriots 🏛 Minor League Baseball

Things to Do

Mallory & Company Film Fest Tickets, Thu, Aug 29, 2024 at 7:00 PM 🏛 Eventbrite

From Barcelona to Brackett Street: Puppets in Portland International Festival Returns 🏛 Mayo Street Arts

Reset ＆ Recharge: Wellness in the Park with Health Resonates 🏛 Portland Old Port

A play on parenting, featuring a puppet, closes out Portland Theater Festival 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Introverted Nature Dwellers will meet tomorrow, Tuesday Aug 27th at 6:30 PM at the Heath Preserve in Saco! It's a super unique spot! Come enjoy nature quietly with other people! 🏛 Reddit

Maine State Music Theatre announces exciting plans for shows in 2025 - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Transportation

New train station proposed in Portland, tentative location on St ... 🏛 WGME

Utilities

CMP moves closer to avoiding PUC review of change in corporate ownership 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Vacationland

Balloons soar over Presque Isle during festival 🏛 The County