Morning Links - Tuesday September 3, 2024

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Arts

What makes a real Mainer? Short film ‘Heritable’ has a humorous take 🏛 Portland Press Herald

“On Peninsula” First Solo Exhibit of Photographer Adam Powers at Maine Jewish Museum 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Asylum Seekers

United Way of Southern Maine awarded $5.4 million grant for immigrant support 🏛 Portland Press Herald

City

Portland seeks community input on proposed public works project - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

A Maine city’s biggest pedestrian square is getting less friendly to cars 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Portland resident criticizes city after spending months fighting for his rights as a tenant 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Letter: Portland’s predicament: Preserving scenic views, but at what price? 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

Portland closes out second-warmest summer on record 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Investments in resiliency can help Maine communities weather climate change 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Community

Mainers run in Tunnel to Towers 5K, honor 9/11's fallen ... 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maines first tunnel to towers foundation run and walk 🏛 WGME

Education

Back to school: Enrollment up at Maine community colleges, public ... 🏛 Mainebiz

As school resumes, so does the teacher shortage 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Answering the call on school staffing shortages 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Southern Maine schools are bumping up pay to curb bus driver shortage 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environment

Maine DEP to start testing wells near foam spill site at ... 🏛 WGME

Maine fire departments look to move away from toxic foam 🏛 WGME

Total Maine: State Rep. Dan Ankeles calls for action after Brunswick firefighting foam spill - YouTube - WMTW-TV

As agency dawdles, a Machias dike remains crippled with winter storms approaching 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Some are crying ‘fowl’ after loon chick is translocated from Little Sebago Lake to Massachusetts 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Food and Drink

Finestkind Opens Thursday 🏛 Portland Food Map

In a log cabin in North Yarmouth, Well ＆ Good’s balanced lineup of beers 🏛 Portland Press Herald

For football season, 2 choices for takeout chicken wings on Forest Avenue 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine fields produce mysterious white blueberries 🏛 WGME

Maine apple season underway with bumper crop after lackluster 2023 season 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Health Care

Maine DHHS warns thousands of MaineCare recipients to reapply or risk losing coverage 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Letter: Universal health care will save money in the long run 🏛 Portland Press Herald

MaineCare patients, advocates say transportation company failing to live up to agreement 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Patients, advocates say MaineCare transportation company is failing to live up to agreement 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine CDC launches immunization record mobile app 🏛 WGME

History

Throwback Photo: A 1980 computer class at Portland High School 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine’s Untold Vegetarian History 🏛 Portland Food Map

Justice

Maine public defenders ask for big pay raise 🏛 WGME

Labor

New labor report traces long arc of Maine's workforce changes 🏛 Maine Public

Maine's mill workers celebrate Labor Day, bring attention to ... 🏛 WGME

Outdoors

Hiking, biking, and sea kayaking await on this Down East adventure 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

August 2024 | Victoria Mansion Fuji X100VI 🏛 Reddit

In photos: Soaking up the sun at a Dayton farm’s Sunflower Fest 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Watch fawns feeding in western Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Who is this spider? 🏛 Reddit

Found a new favorite coastal spot. 🏛 Reddit

Great Blue Heron in Benton 🏛 Reddit

A beautiful day! 🏛 Reddit

Belfast weekend getaway 🏛 Reddit

My wife and I joined the Friends of The Presumpscot River hike on the bottom of Dundee Pond yesterday. 🏛 Reddit

Walking the towpath of the Cumberland and Oxford Canal in Dundee Pond 🏛 Reddit

Some shots I took today, Waterville. 🏛 Reddit

Ovens Mouth Preserve, Boothbay ME 🏛 Reddit

Old Orchard Beach Pier Aerial Video On a Beautiful Night! 🏛 Reddit

Spent Labor Day Weekend at Moosehead Lake 🏛 Reddit

Eastern Painted and Green Heron 🏛 Reddit

Juvenile Double-Crested Cormorant, same area as the Green Heron yesterday. 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Total Maine: Golden, Theriault race in CD2 heats up - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Rachel Talbot Ross: It’s not just the top of the presidential ticket that matters to Black Americans 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine unionists urge workers to vote for Harris at annual Portland breakfast 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Opinion: Kamala Harris: For the (working) people 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Caught on Camera: Political sign torn down in Dixmont 🏛 WGME

Public Safety

Westbrook house fire under investigation 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

State

Maine to join IRS Direct File for 2025 tax season 🏛 WGME

Things to Do

Come on down to The Price is Right Live on Sept. 25 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Roam around downtown Portland during First Friday Art Walk 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Two different takes on ‘Dracula’ and a dozen other plays you can see this fall 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Tickets on sale for John Gorka on Sept. 6, The Heavy Heavy on Sept. 28 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Chelsea Handler, HenryFest, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong and more comedy 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sun Tiki Studio holds its last show, plus 2 festivals happening Saturday 🏛 Portland Press Herald

What to expect at Porchfest, from a longtime host of the Deering Center event 🏛 Portland Press Herald

A Day To Remember 🏛 Cross Insurance Arena (Cumberland County Civic Center)

A day on Portland, Maine's most popular island 🏛 WCVB

Transportation

Mainers for Smarter Transportation to hold public forum on Gorham Connector - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Vacationland

Maine's national parks added $750 million to the economy last year 🏛 Maine Public

Cruise ships back on the ballot for Bar Harbor voters this November 🏛 Maine Public

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