Morning Links - Wednesday October 23, 2024

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Arts

Portland Press Herald: How these up-and-coming Maine artists helped a curator learn about his new home 🏛 Portland Museum of Art

Portland Press Herald: Meet the 14 emerging Maine artists in the Portland Museum of Art’s ‘As We Are’ 🏛 Portland Museum of Art

News Center Maine: 'As We Are': New exhibit now open at Portland Museum of Art 🏛 Portland Museum of Art

WGME: Art for all 🏛 Portland Museum of Art

Business

Portland Gets Maine's First Warby Parker Eyeware Store 🏛 WJBQ

Plan for stricter lobster fishing rules delayed as species shows decline in babies 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Plan for stricter lobster fishing rules has been delayed: Here's why - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Maine fishing nonprofits awarded federal funds to develop future of the industry 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

City

Neighbors push back on affordable housing plan in Portland’s Nason’s Corner 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland leaders discuss new locations for affordable ... 🏛 WGME

Portland will launch needle buyback pilot using opioid settlement funds 🏛 Maine Public

Portland City Council nixes mayor's needle exchange plan ... 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Portland City Council approves funding for Kiwanis pool renovations 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Reforest the City 🏛 West End Neighborhood Association

Climate Emergency

Towns across the state hit record temperatures 🏛 Maine Public

Multiple Maine communities see record-high temps on Oct. ... 🏛 WMTW

Working waterfronts discuss storm recovery progress with Maine state legislators 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Recovery efforts still underway after devastating coastal winter storms - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Recovery still underway for working waterfronts hit by severe storms - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Maine leaders meet with waterfront business owners affected by ... 🏛 WGME

Maine receives $65M to upgrade electrical grid 🏛 WGME

Opinion: Vote with our changing climate as a priority 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Elections

1 in 4 Maine voters have requested absentee ballots 🏛 Maine Public

Local clerks seeing 'busy' early voting turnout two weeks from Election Day 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine's top election official warns of potential postal delays 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Mainers worried mail delays could affect ballot deliveries 🏛 WGME

Education

Portland school board, ed tech union agree to new contract 🏛 Maine Public

Environment

Portland firefighters are phasing out foam containing PFAS 🏛 Bangor Daily News

PFAS-free firefighting foam coming to Portland International Jetport 🏛 Portland Press Herald

More states ban PFAS, or ‘forever chemicals,’ in more products 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Scientist warns that increased shipping could turn Casco Bay into ‘bioinvasion hotspot’ 🏛 Casco Bay Estuary Partnership

2023 was a better year for right whales, but 2024 offers a 'sobering' outlook 🏛 Maine Public

Endangered right whale population grows 4%, experts say 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Lack of rain in Maine continues: Here's the updated drought monitor 🏛 WGME

Gray Water District lifts boil water order 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Gray's boil water order lifted 🏛 WGME

Boil water order lifted in Gray 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Food and Drink

What Maine restaurant closures tell us about economic pessimism 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Flask Lounge: They Saved the Best for Last – Featured on Rent’s Top 15 Fall Things to Do in Portland, ME 🏛 Flask

Harvest on the Harbor celebrated Maine's food scene - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Guns

As the Supreme Court considers federal ghost gun rules, legal experts say Maine should get on board 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Housing

An out-of-state corporate landlord bought their mobile home park. Now, these Old Orchard Beach residents are fighting back 🏛 Maine Beacon

Labor

Maine unemployment rate remains low for fourth straight month 🏛 Maine Public

Lewiston Mass Shooting

Watch ‘Breakdown: Turning anguish into action,’ a discussion on Maine’s deadliest shooting 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Outdoors

Beyond Acadia: Exploring Maine's Lesser-Known Autumn ... 🏛 Only in Your State

Photography

Waning Gibbous Moon over Back Cove, Portland, Maine 🏛 Reddit

Got turkeys up on the hill. 🏛 Reddit

A Beautiful City 🏛 Reddit

Evening, folks. Tonight we're just gonna sit and listen to the sound of absolutely nothing. 🏛 Reddit

C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan Atlas Tonight 🏛 Reddit

Hallowell 🏛 Reddit

Bah Hahbuh 🏛 Reddit

Police

8 Investigates: What is the Maine Threat Assessment Group that Maine State Police claims to partn... - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Politics

Portland voters to decide on whether to change city's hazard pay ... 🏛 WGME

Growing bipartisan support for Maine initiative to get dark money out of politics 🏛 Maine Morning Star

In the Arena: Analyzing all of Maine's 2024 ballot questions 🏛 WMTW

Maine’s Senate debates are next week, but 165,000 voters already cast their ballot 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Chellie Pingree remains the best choice in CD 1 race 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Why everyone's watching Maine's 2nd District race - YouTube - Maine Public

Washington needs an overhaul. It begins with a new US senator. 🏛 Bangor Daily News

None of Maine’s congressional candidates said they support broad student debt forgiveness 🏛 Maine Morning Star

The 207 interview: Angus King 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Independent Jason Cherry seeks to unseat incumbent Sen. Angus King - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Democrat David Costello shares his goals if elected to US Senate 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Opinion: Democrat or Republican, the ultimate winner of 2024 must be manufacturing 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Spate of stolen campaign signs reported across central Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

What to expect in Maine on Election Day 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Portland mayor apologizes to Jewish community for city’s divestment vote 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Mayor of Portland, Maine, says he regrets voting to divest ... 🏛 Jewish Telegraphic Agency

I'm the political editor for the Bangor Daily News. It's 2 weeks until Election Day in Maine. Ask me anything. 🏛 Reddit

Public Safety

More frozen waffles sold at Hannaford recalled over listeria contamination 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Scarborough

Letter: Vote to protect Scarborough’s lands 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sears Island / Mack Point Wind Port

Feds turn down $456 million grant proposal for Maine wind port 🏛 Maine Public

Feds deny Maine’s request for $456Mto help build offshore wind port 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Feds reject Maine’s request for $456 million to build proposed wind port at Sears Island 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sports

Travis Lazarczyk: Portland is a minor league city, in all the best ways 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do

Michael Carbonaro - State Theatre, Portland Maine 🏛 State Theatre

"Veil / a fine thread of sanity" Gallery Opening 🏛 Mayo Street Arts

The Live Music Guide: October 23rd – 29th, 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

Maine Things To Do: Spooky Party at the YMCA, Bean Supper 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

WMPG to broadcast USM Department of Theatre’s The Wizard of Oz Radio Play – Saturday 10/26/24@7pm 🏛 WMPG

A Haunting On Mayo Street — Friday and Saturday only! 🎃🪄 🏛 Reddit

Is there anything going on in Maine for Halloween for adults that doesn’t involve alcohol? 🏛 Reddit

Tribal Sovereignty

Legislative scorecard is building sovereignty through education and awareness 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Vacationland

Top Things to Do in Portland, Maine: Eat, Shop, Explore 🏛 Polyphagic Abby

Maine brewery ferments beer inside Charlie Lopresti's record-breaking ... 🏛 WGME