Morning Links - Friday November 8, 2024

Friday, November 8, 2024

Arts

Press Release: "Painting Energy" Opening at the Portland Museum of Art May 2025 🏛 Portland Museum of Art

Letter: Donn Fendler postscript 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Business

Lord Hobo, Maine brewery merge; plan to create a new ownership group 🏛 American City Business Journals

Hannaford outage blocks some credit card sales, to-go orders 🏛 Portland Press Herald

City

Concert organizers propose 2-day music festival in Payson Park 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

Maine DEP to encourage 'nature-based' erosion control 🏛 Maine Public

Community

Portland teacher keeps Greek culture alive in Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Elections

Big Election Day turnout created challenges, but few problems 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Campaign sign laws in Maine explained 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Environment

Scientists track PFAS flow after spill at Brunswick Landing 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Talk of removing fluoride from drinking water nationally stirs up debate in Maine - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Food and Drink

Local Flavor: Pint and Pawn closing 🏛 Saco Bay News

Health Care

Planned Parenthood prepares to defend abortion rights in Maine - YouTube - CBS 13 News

History

Victoria Mansion in Portland undergoing restoration project 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Throwback Thursday Photo: Portland Observatory 1980 & 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

Housing

Old Orchard Beach voters endorse rent control for mobile home residents 🏛 Maine Public

Letter: The coast is not the place for affordable housing 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Vacant shopping plazas could see new life as housing in Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Justice

Man who threatened to set off car bomb during Maine bank robbery gets 3 years in prison 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Outdoors

Sugarloaf Mountain (Mount Chase, ME) 🏛 Hiking in Maine

It took me 40 years to find this bird, then experts said it wasn’t real 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Penobscot narrows bridge 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Wes Pelletier Wins West End's City Council Seat 🏛 The West End News

Portland Election Results – City Council, School Board and Local Ballot Questions 🏛 The West End News

It appears that voters have approved Maine's referendum on preserving historic buildings 🏛 Maine Public

Mainers vote to invest in trails and science research 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine lawmaker facing domestic violencecharge is in a tied election 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sanford lawmaker accused of domestic violence tied with opponent in reelection bid 🏛 Portland Press Herald

The pool of ballots that swung key Maine elections, explained 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Democrats poised to maintain control of Maine Legislature 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine Democrats pick new Senatepresident to succeed Troy Jackson 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine Senate Democrats select Daughtry as president to lead majority next session 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine’s expected budget gap shows the perils of fiscal indulgence 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Austin Theriault requests recount in tight Maine 2nd District race 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine's CD2 race heads to ranked-choice count 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine’s 2nd District race headed to ranked-choice count 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine's too-close-to-call 2nd District race is headed to a ranked-choice runoff 🏛 Maine Public

Angus King, I-Maine, wins bid for re-election to U.S. Senate 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

In praise of gracious losers 🏛 Bangor Daily News

80% of Portland voters didn’t want Trump. Now many are scared, grieving and disgusted 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Opinion: Maine’s state parks deserve to be politics-free 🏛 Portland Press Herald

So apparently Jill Stein won Chester Maine 🏛 Reddit

Maine was the ONLY state to shift more Democratic 🏛 Reddit

Public Safety

Pedestrian hit by train in Portland, sustains life-threatening injuries 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Unidentified Male Struck by Train Sustains Life-Threatening Injuries 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Man hit by train in Portland, police say 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Connecticut woman hit, killed by car while crossing street in Portland 🏛 WGME

Woman struck, killed by car while crossing street in Portland - YouTube - WMTW-TV

In-state case of EEE detected in Maine for 1st time in nearly a decade 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Person from Penobscot County tests positive for EEE 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine resident tests positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis, according to state CDC 🏛 Maine Public

Maine issues third cannabis recall in as many months 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Berwick, Maine cannabis company recall 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Sears Island / Mack Point Wind Port

Conservation groups voice concerns over work on Sears Island 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Things to Do

Fill your weekend with comic David Cross, a Celtic fair and falafel 🏛 Portland Press Herald

The Polar Express Train Returns to Portland, Maine, for 2024 🏛 WJBQ

Boothbay, Maine gears up for 'Gardens Aglow' 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Roller Derby game Saturday! 🏛 Reddit

Transportation

Letter: Maine lawmakers must prioritize funding for roads and bridges 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Unhoused

Understanding and support missing as Bangor prepares for another homeless sweep 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Voter Suppression

Reports identify racial intimidation at Maine polling places 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Yard South

Zoning dispute may quash SoPo proposal for 1,000 housing units 🏛 Mainebiz