Morning Links - Saturday August 31, 2024

Saturday, August 31, 2024

Arts

Is the hive at work? These bees keep popping up around Portland. 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Art Criticism

Ding Dong, The Bee, Is Dead 🏛 Reddit

Asylum Seekers

Asylum seekers are still coming to Portland – and the city now has more options 🏛 Portland Press Herald

United Way of Southern Maine lands $5.4 million grant to support immigrant resettlement 🏛 Maine Public

Buy Local

Dog Friendly Portland, Maine - Where to Go When Visiting Portland with ... 🏛 Portland Old Port

Looking for recommendations for a dog trainer in the area. Would love group classes but also open to one on one. Any recommendations? 🏛 Reddit

Video game store 🏛 Reddit

City

Future Friday: 509 Forest Ave 🏛 Portland Old Port

City News Round Up: Friday, August 30, 2024 🏛 City of Portland

Community

East Ender Helps the Most Vulnerable Among Us: People and the Planet 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Education

University of Southern Maine welcomes freshmen to Gorham campus 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: The SAVE plan lives up to its name 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Some teachers across the state return to school without new contracts 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Environment

Brunswick residents seek answers after hazardous PFAS firefighting foam spill 🏛 Maine Public

Brunswick residents voice frustrations during meeting on firefighting foam spill 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine fire departments look to move away from toxic foam - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Construction set to begin on midcoast plant to treat PFAS chemicals 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Lisbon water cleared for consumption after CDC conducts arsenic testing 🏛 Maine Public

While an agency dawdles, a Machias dike remains crippled with winter storms approaching 🏛 The Maine Monitor

They’re digging through Maine’s growing piles of trash to help you make less of it 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: A solution to geese overpopulation 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Food and Drink

Family Friendly Restaurant with Reservations 🏛 Reddit

Brew of the Week: Becky’s Diner in Portland - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Eating Around Maine: The Maine Night Market in Wiscasset - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Outdoors

Putting Maine on the Map: Southern Maine Trails - YouTube - CBS 13 News

York voters to decide on $4 million plan to buy private section of Long Sands Beach - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Photography

Portland head light at dawn 🏛 Reddit

Reid state on a gorgeous evening. 🏛 Reddit

Kinda in love with late August 🏛 Reddit

Politics

3 reasons why “no tax on tips” isn’t all it’s cracked up to be  🏛 Maine Center for Economic Policy

Susan Collins responds to Kamala Harris’ vow to put a Republican in her Cabinet 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Public Safety

‘Not just a day to light candles,’ advocates to call for action on Overdose Awareness Day 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Opinion: Signs of hope, but work remains on overdose deaths issue 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Pleasant Point Park in Buxton tests positive for high levels of E. coli - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Things to Do

Apple picking, ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ and other ways to fill the long weekend 🏛 Portland Press Herald

‘Little Shop of Horrors’ brings off-the-wall spirit to Ogunquit 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Transportation

The Gorham Connector 🏛 Maine Turnpike Authority

Tribal Sovereignty

Jasmine Lamb: A window into energy justice on Wabanaki lands 🏛 University of Maine

Vacationland

Travel providers expect a busy Labor Day weekend 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Turnpike traffic expected to be heavy this Labor Day weekend 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Over 1 million toll transactions expected on Maine Turnpike ... 🏛 WGME

This is what’s closed in Maine on Labor Day this year 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Utilities

Maine regulators examine charging electric customers less when demand is lowest 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: MPUC’s latest decision is disappointing 🏛 Portland Press Herald