Morning Links - Friday October 18, 2024

Friday, October 18, 2024

Asylum Seekers

Opinion: Maine’s immigrants, asylum seekers deserve a chance to thrive 🏛 Portland Press Herald

City

Portland landlord sues city to fight rent control violations 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Portland High students have a dog in this fight 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Public meeting held to design project to improve street safety, function in Portland's Libbytown neighborhood - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Education

Upcoming Public Meetings Re HS Consolidation Plans 🏛 Reddit

Environment

Method to purify large aquariums helps remove PFAS from wastewater - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Pilot project to flush out PFAS from wastewater is moving forward - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Food and Drink

Local Flavor: Gluten-free bakery and familiar Italian food 🏛 Saco Bay News

Health Care

Cornish man sues pharmacies, hospital after his wife died because she couldn’t get life-saving medication 🏛 Portland Press Herald

History

Throwback Thursday Photo: Old Port Festival 1978 ＆ 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

The Most Iconic View in Maine Is Also a Stunning Slice of History 🏛 Only in Your State

The French Disconnection: Saving Maine's Franco-Acadian culture - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Housing

Effort to cap mobile home rent increases in Old Orchard Beach faces resistance from corporate interests 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Justice

Most disabled adults in guardianship never get legal counsel 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Labor

Hannaford 🏛 Reddit

Lewiston Mass Shooting

New England state police agencies release report on Lewiston shootings 🏛 Maine Public

Outside review of Maine State Police after-action report on Lewiston shootings recommends improvements 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Independent review of Maine State Police report on Lewiston shooting released 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

One year later, Maine Resiliency Center in Lewiston finding new ways to care for shooting survivors 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Revisiting investigation into Army Reserve's handling of Lewiston gunman - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Lewiston Commission chair reflects on investigation into mass shooting - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Here's how Maine gun laws have changed since Lewiston shooting - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Maine has seen spike in yellow flag cases since Lewiston shooting - YouTube - WMTW-TV

How Lewiston mass shooting investigations compare to Uvalde's - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Police reviews reveal flaws in law enforcement's response to Lewiston shooting - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Outdoors

Looking for a good dog park for smallish dogs 🏛 Reddit

Photography

Moon rising above the harbor 🏛 Reddit

No bitching. No complaints. Just a pretty city. 🏛 Reddit

Late Autumn on the Scroggin 🏛 Reddit

Nubble Light Supermoon tonight, York, Maine 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Letter: Endorsing English for Portland City Council 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Yes on Question 4 to build and maintain Maine’s valuable trails 🏛 Piscataquis Observer

Yes on Question 5 for a more distinctive symbol of the Pine Tree State 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Voters to decide fate of five statewide referendums on ballot 🏛 The Windham Eagle

Maine’s CD1 candidates talk climate change, cost of living in televised debate 🏛 Maine Morning Star

WATCH FULL: CD1 Voice of the Voter Forum - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

CD1 Voice of the Voter Forum: Candidates discuss housing - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

CD1 Voice of the Voter Forum: Closing statements - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Economic issues dominate 1st Congressional District debate 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Anti-Jared Golden ads don’t tell whole story 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Shenna Bellows on the ‘extraordinary measures’ aimed at ensuring on-time mail ballots 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Bellows says unsubstantiated noncitizen voting claims ‘lay groundwork to challenge results’ 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Jill Stein for USM Panel Oct. 7th 2024 - YouTube - Maine Green Independent Party

Public Safety

Man drives car over seawall in Kennebunk 🏛 Portland Press Herald

One dead, another seriously injured after struck by train in ... 🏛 Saco Bay News

Things to Do

East Bayside Halloween Fest: Ghosts, Goblins, and Giving Back! 🏛 Portland Old Port

Windham’s annual Trunk or Treat event promises spooky fun 🏛 The Windham Eagle

Orionid meteor shower expected to be viewable in Maine - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Transportation

Bay Ferries Limited reports 2024 ridership on CAT ferry near pre-pandemic levels 🏛 Maine Public

E-ZPass center to be moved temporarily during construction 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Unhoused

Preble Street holds conference to discuss complex factors that impact homelessness 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

'It's a community here': Bangor announces upcoming closure of homeless encampment 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine organization aiming to end homelessness hires first executive director 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Utilities

Press Release: New Program to Provide Internet Connectivity to Maine Homes and Businesses with No Current Option 🏛 Maine Connectivity