Morning Links - Friday September 13, 2024

Friday, September 13, 2024

Arts

New releases from Bull Moose include re-release of Ghost of Paul Revere album 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Portland Museum of Art adds new piece of indigenous art to exhibit - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Aurora

Can we all agree to kill porch lights if the aurora is as good as anticipated tonight? 💜 🏛 Reddit

Aurora this morning 🏛 Reddit

My cat was messing with stuff in the house and woke me up early enough to see the aurora this morning. 🏛 Reddit

Aurora’s off to a good start tonight! 🏛 Reddit

Business

Report: Just 3% of food sold in Maine is locally or regionally sourced 🏛 Maine Public

How Renys Became the Maine Adventure 🏛 Down East

City

Portland considers changes to needle exchange program after growing complaints 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland officials consider turning two one-way streets into two-way streets - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Climate Emergency

Opinion: Two years into the climate resilience legacy of the Inflation Reduction Act 🏛 Portland Press Herald

What Maine hopes to learn from its offshore wind research array 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Funds to help Maine communities adapt to climate change now available - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Education

Maine’s teacher shortage hits home 🏛 Bangor Daily News

More than 150 UMaine students living in overflow housing 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

One Rural Maine School District’s Electric School Bus Experience 🏛 Natural Resources Council of Maine

Environment

Maine lawmakers to hold press conference discussing toxic foam ... 🏛 WGME

Brunswick lawmakers call for Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority Executive Director to resign 🏛 Maine Public

Inspection revelations prompt calls for Brunswick Landing chief to step down 🏛 Portland Press Herald

DEP testing private drinking water from homes in Brunswick after toxic spill 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine DEP to begin sampling water from wells near site of ... 🏛 WGME

Food and Drink

Maine Food ＆ Dining News: Limerick, Pitsfield, Westbrook, Scarborough, Bangor 🏛 Portland Food Map

Gambling

New Openings: Oddfellahs Introduces Sports Betting to the Old Port 🏛 Portland Old Port

Guns

Study finds prevalence of firearms is driving soaring gun deaths in U.S. – not mental illness 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Letter: School security starts at home 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Health Care

Historic conference on oral health equity aims to reduce ... 🏛 Amjambo Africa

Labor

Maine's minimum wage will increase in 2025 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Lewiston City Hall tests out 4-day work week 🏛 WGME

Lewiston Mass Shooting

Are authorities' errors or is Maine's yellow flag law more to blame for Lewiston shooting? - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Moral Panics

Group of attorneys general calling on Congress to put surgeon general warning on social media 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Outdoors

Be suspicious of flocking birds this winter 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Sunrise and a Seal at Fortunes Rocks 🏛 Reddit

I love this place 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Maine Morning Star launches Voter Guide for November election 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Opinion: Portland’s divestment vote has negative health effects 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Which legislative races we’ll be watching closely this November election 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Tariffs may be popular, but they come with a price 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Austin Theriault plays it safe on Donald Trump’s government shutdown talk 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Rep. Golden announces "Sportsmen for Golden" amid criticism from ... 🏛 WGME

Letter: Jared Golden’s misplaced trust 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Susan Collins is wrong about the SAVE Act 🏛 Bangor Daily News

The other Maine politician who hasn’t made a presidential endorsement 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Wife of VP candidate Tim Walz to visit Maine this week 🏛 WGME

Maine AG, reproductive health experts hold press conference warning ... 🏛 WGME

South Portland

South Portland councilors vote on plan to turn school into municipal campus 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Sports

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

Portland Sea Dogs play as Maine Lobster Bakes 🏛 MLB

Things to Do

Film, beer, yacht rock or puppets: It’s a packed festival weekend 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Florist with Mariee Siou 🏛 SPACE

Thrills ＆ Chills 🏛 Visit Portland

Dracula 🏛 Visit Portland

Indigenous Peoples Day at CMTM 🏛 Visit Portland

Transportation

Ridership is rising, but the Lewiston, Auburn, Portland commuter bus has a long way to go 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Cape Elizabeth council approves traffic safety plan for high crash ... 🏛 WGME

Utilities

Maine launching construction phase for new network of fiber optic infrastructure 🏛 Maine Public

Opinion: Avangrid case shouldn’t be used for political points-scoring 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Vacationland

Portland-area tourism sees steady growth 🏛 WMTW

Learn How the Coast Guard “Keeps a Good Light” during Maine Open Lighthouse Day 🏛 American Lighthouse Foundation

Copy My Trip: 3 days in Portland, Maine 🏛 Lonely Planet

How to Spend the Perfect Fall Weekend in Maine's Iconic ... - Travel 🏛 Travel and Leisure

Maine foliage expert predicts vibrant display ‘for the record books’ 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Damariscotta Pumpkinfest ＆ Regatta One Month Away 🏛 The Lincoln County News