Morning Links - Wednesday October 2, 2024

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Arts

Portland musician Genevieve Stokes releasing first full-length album, ‘With a Lightning Strike’ 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Business

3 reasons why it’s hard for Mainers to spot a bad contractor 🏛 Bangor Daily News

General Dynamics in Saco wins $191 million to build systems that intercept grenades, missiles 🏛 Portland Press Herald

City

Final draft of ReCode Portland presented in front of city council 🏛 WMTW

Letter: Profit vs. practicality on Congress Street 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

The Silent Sea: Climate change means low yields and uncertain times for New England fishers. 🏛 Casco Bay Estuary Partnership

Education

Letter: Pretty packages only go so far in education 🏛 Portland Press Herald

University of Maine celebrates over 160 years of educational excellence - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Environment

Brunswick airport authority fails to meet request to shut off PFAS-laden fire system 🏛 Maine Morning Star

EPA: Navy has ‘ultimate responsibility’ to address Brunswick chemical spill 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Brunswick Landing authority maintains it will not shut down fire suppression system 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Brunswick, Maine PFAS spill leads to water testing by Maine DEP 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Food and Drink

Tapping into Sustainability 🏛 Edible Maine

Beard Awards Open Call 🏛 Portland Food Map

Popular Portland, Maine, Pizza Restaurant Permanently Closes 🏛 WCYY

Hayes Closes Throughfare/Dandy’s Handy Store 🏛 Portland Food Map

Review: Best Lobster Roll in Portland, Maine, Ranked With Prices 🏛 Business Insider

Housing

Wilbur’s Woods affordable housing project in Brunswick underway after delays 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Labor

Impact of national port worker strike unclear in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Multistate dockworkers' strike not immediately impacting Maine ports 🏛 Maine Public

US dockworkers strike over wages and automation in fight that could lead to shortages 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine businesses start to feel effects of dockworker strike - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Lewiston Mass Shooting

Judge grants families of Lewiston shooting victims access to gunman’s medical records 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Lewiston shooting victims can access shooter's medical records 🏛 Maine Public

Woman whose husband and son were killed in Lewiston shooting obtains shooter's records 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Woman who lost husband, son working to get Lewiston massacre gunman's records 🏛 New England Cable News

Family member of Lewiston shooting victims wins access to information from Robert Card II’s estate 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sheriff's deputy responds to criticism from Gov. Mills over his handling of Lewiston gunman 🏛 Maine Public

Deputy criticized after mass shooting advocates for expanding mental health care, bashes commission report 🏛 Portland Press Herald

'Only showed what they wanted to': Sagadahoc County Sgt. Aaron Skolfield speaks on final Lewiston shooting report 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Outdoors

Letter: Surrounded by wilderness in Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Watch this bull moose charge a northern Aroostook man 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Love this 🏛 Reddit

Fall in Maine 🏛 Reddit

🦝🐾🥹 🏛 Reddit

Height of the Land 10/1 🏛 Reddit

Police

Portland police investigate potential assault at Western Prom 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Assault victim found injured and on the ground in Portland 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine is flying blind with police technology 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Politics

Republicans in Maine Legislature voted against budgets that help our communities 🏛 Bangor Daily News

The 207 Interview: Republican congressional candidate Austin Theriault 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Pingree introduces legislation with goal of assisting working waterfronts - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Jill Stein in Maine 🏛 Jill Stein 2024

Opinion: Searching for connection at Rosh Hashanah 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Public Safety

Multiple flu and COVID vaccine clinics to be held in October, November in Portland - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Things to Do

The Weekend Guide: October 4th – 6th, 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

The Live Music Guide: October 2nd – 8th, 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

Grand Opera DIGITAL 🏛 Merrill Auditorium

High Fade - State Theatre, Portland Maine 🏛 State Theatre

sarah millican: late bloomer 🏛 Merrill Auditorium

Maine Things To Do | Harvest Fair, Living History Days, Donkey Day 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Cookies for Caregivers 🏛 Visit Portland

2024 Gorham Savings Bank Maine Marathon 🏛 Portland Old Port

Any table top wargame groups in the Portland area? 🏛 Reddit

Transportation

Transportation group says Maine roads and bridges need more work 🏛 Maine Public

Vacationland

Rockland caps off record-breaking cruise ship season 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

What happened to the life-size moose sculpture at Maine Turnpike rest area? - YouTube - CBS 13 News