Morning Links - Friday September 27, 2024

Friday, September 27, 2024

Arts

"As We Are" Opens at the Portland Museum of Art 🏛 Maine Art Scene

Hispanic Heritage Month Display 🏛 Maine College of Art & Design

Movie based on Maine author’s ‘Wild Robot’ hits theaters Friday 🏛 Portland Press Herald

USM Performing Arts Fall Preview 🏛 The Gorham Times

The power of live performance: Portland Ovations - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Business

Movie theater opens in Greater Portland, and one more’s on the way 🏛 Portland Press Herald

City

New bike, pedestrian trail projects will help close the loop around Portland’s peninsula 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

Outlook sunny at offshore wind conference 🏛 Maine Public

Community

Charlie's great pumpkin broke Cumberland County Fair's weight record 🏛 WGME

Education

The University of Southern Maine to launch threat assessment training with support from a Department of Homeland Security grant – News 🏛 University of Southern Maine

Portland celebrates completion of elementary school renovations with ribbon-cutting 🏛 WGME

Elections

Maine has seen a surge in voter registrations since Labor Day 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Environment

PFAS accountability 🏛 Bangor Daily News

South Portland launches intervention plan against invasive emerald ash borer 🏛 Maine Public

Food and Drink

Sisters Gourmet Deli is closing in Portland 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sisters Deli is closing 🏛 Reddit

At Portland's Bread & Friends, slow and steady wins the race 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Food ＆ Dining News: Skowhegan, Falmouth, Waterville, South Portland, Damariscotta, Rockland, Hodgdon, Belmont, Winthrop, Alna 🏛 Portland Food Map

Guns

Letter: It’s time to do something about gun violence 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Analyzing Maine gun safety group's push for red flag law ballot initiative - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Health Care

New methadone rules could enhance access to Mainers in recovery 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

History

Throwback Thursday Photo: Jordan's Meat Factory 🏛 Portland Old Port

Housing

Maine's new housing seeing particular growth in multifamily development 🏛 Mainebiz

Maine needs to double annual housing production by 2030, report finds 🏛 WGME

Local leaders and housing advocates propose solutions to housing crisis - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

'Maine's first skyscraper' to be turned into luxury hotel, speakeasy - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Labor

How a longshoremen's strike could impact Portland, Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Outdoors

Why We Need Strong ESA Protections for Maine Wildlife 🏛 Natural Resources Council of Maine

The Forecast? Loons Won’t Nest in Cloudy Waters 🏛 Maine Audubon

Maine Sport Outfitters first retailer to take part in lead tackle buyback program 🏛 Maine Audubon

Woolly Bear update and other folklore winter predictions 🏛 The Town Line

Photography

Can You Name This Picturesque Maine Dam? 🏛 Down East

photos from a recent visit 🤍 🏛 Reddit

The Milky Way over the Bigelow range 🏛 Reddit

My Son and I's favorite stomp around spot 🏛 Reddit

Watch man's close encounter with bull moose in Maine before it charges at him - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Moose charges at man in Maine - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Police

Maine State Police roll out body cameras as technology becomes the norm across state - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Politics

Maine deserves a better flag 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Mainers to vote on new state flag in November - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Letter: Why I’m running against Chellie Pingree 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Why I’m sponsoring a 10 percent tariff on all imports 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Golden leafs through GOP’s anti-immigrant playbook 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Jared Golden’s big admission on a Trump idea that he and Austin Theriault like 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Deep dive into Maine's 2nd congressional district race - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Independent U.S. Sen. King endorses Democratic nominee Harris for president 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Angus King endorses Kamala Harris for president 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sen. Angus King endorses Harris for president 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Collins puts party and fear before country 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Senate plans a session to vote on Gov. Janet Mills’ appointees 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine could get funding from a national Democratic group to fight post-election lawsuits 🏛 Maine Public

Letter: JCA conflates antizionism with antisemitism 🏛 Portland Press Herald

South Portland

South Portland mayor urges residents to look into tax relief programs after revaluation 🏛 WGME

Sports

Beach to Beacon women’s winner stripped of title after breaking anti-doping rules 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Winner of ‘Beach to Beacon’ race stripped for doping violation 🏛 Bangor Daily News

State

Maine to receive more than $650,000 to improve SNAP fraud prevention - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Things to Do

Cookie Crawl 🏛 Visit Portland

Socks in the Frying Pan 🏛 One Longfellow Square

Tribute to Queen, Biddeford Oktoberfest, ‘Book of Mormon’ and more to this weekend 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Blurb Club: Horror Books Edition 🏛 Friends of Congress Square Park

Blurb Club 🏛 Friends of Congress Square Park

Beautiful Blackbird Children's Book Festival returns in Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Southern Maine Astronomers Open House & Telescope Sale - 10/19/2024 🏛 Reddit

Maine's potato candy: 2nd annual Maine Needham Festival happening Saturday - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Previewing Maine Craft Weekend - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Maine's fair season isn't over yet! - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Unhoused

Preble Street’s Recuperative Care is a one-of-a-kind program for Maine 🏛 Preble Street

Utilities

Letter: More voices needed on proposed energy deal 🏛 Portland Press Herald