Morning Links - Sunday September 15, 2024

Sunday, September 15, 2024

Arts

Art in Bloom 🏛 Portland Museum of Art

Creative Portland Arts ＆ Culture Summit Panel: Inclusive Practices / DEI Programs 🏛 SPACE

Education

PPS to Celebrate School Renovations 🏛 Portland Public Schools

Nature Connects: Nature is still the best classroom we have 🏛 Portland Press Herald

How much do top public university employees make in Maine? 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Elections

‘Not in the business of politics’: The local officials making sure Mainers get to vote 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Environment

Our View: Brunswick spill a ‘never again’ moment for Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Brunswick Landing board says fire system shutdown neither ‘legal nor possible’ 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Soy foam product seen as safer firefighting alternative to ‘forever chemicals’ 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Food and Drink

Oun Lido’s setting is a work in progress, but the food is already 4-star 🏛 Portland Press Herald

highest quality pho? 🏛 Reddit

Guns

Letter: It’s time to green-light a red flag law in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Health Care

Maine’s long-term care facilities struggle amid labor shortage 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Housing

‘The hornet’s nest’: How seven wealthy summer residents halted workforce housing on Mount Desert Island 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Justice

Maine’s high court is about to weigh a major legal battle on beach ownership 🏛 Portland Press Herald

A Maine man helped get the Defense Department to release detailed suicide data. He’s not satisfied. 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Labor

Maine labor report predicts growth in healthcare jobs as population ages 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Outdoors

Horse Mountain (Baxter State Park) 🏛 Hiking in Maine

9 Maine nature hikes that are great for kids 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Watch this raccoon family eat apples 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine photographer reveals pictures he took 50 years ago of gritty Portland kids 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Finally spent some time in the more remote parts of Eagle Lake in Aroostook this week. 🏛 Reddit

Hendricks Head Lighthouse 🏛 Reddit

Police

Human remains discovered near Presumpscot River 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Police: Human remains discovered on Presumpscot River bank in Falmouth 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Politics

Letter: Portland’s divestment decision makes no sense 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: A double standard on ‘savages’? 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do

How Henry Became Longfellow: The Creation of a Literary ... 🏛 Visit Portland

Nitro Circus 🏛 Cross Insurance Arena (Cumberland County Civic Center)

Washington Avenue Two – Day Yard Sale Continues Sunday, September 15th 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Fall fairs and festivals 🏛 Wiscasset Newspaper

26th Annual Apple Pumpkin Festival, Sept. 28 🏛 Daily Bulldog

Transportation

First responders practice plane crash rescue at Portland jetport 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland Jetport holds emergency drill for first responder training 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Utilities

Letter: PUC must prioritize vetting Iberdrola’s Avangrid plans 🏛 Portland Press Herald