Morning Links - Wednesday December 4, 2024

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Arts

MLMC Art Display Celebrates Diversity 🏛 Portland Public Schools

City

Portland swears in 2 new school board members 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

Small businesses can apply for final round of funding to recover from last year’s storms 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Governor Mills Announces Applications for Second Round of Storm Relief Funding for Small Businesses Now Open 🏛 State of Maine

Global warming making New England’s rich waters death trap for endangered sea turtles 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Opinion: Offshore wind turbines are a bad idea for the Gulf of Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Community

Giving Tuesday: Maine groups hope to reach their outreach goals 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Portland nonprofit helps students stay warm this winter - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Honor Flight Maine: Thanks to you, all fundraising records were broken - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

More than 1,000 items handcrafted for Giving Tuesday event in Portland - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Education

Company that supplied buses to Maine schools is in financial trouble 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Food and Drink

The Wrap: Mash Tun’s new owners, a second Stacks and a Maine chef at the White House 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Esquire: Oun Lido’s on Best New List 🏛 Portland Food Map

Waxwing to Open Friday 🏛 Portland Food Map

Stacks Pancake Co. opens restaurant in Scarborough 🏛 Portland Press Herald

The Abbey in Brunswick launches brunch service 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Regards owner to join guest chef series at Gunshow in Atlanta 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Attend a Feast of the Seven Fishes in southern Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Health Care

Opinion: Bring health care nearer to – or into – Maine workplaces 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Housing

MaineHousing awards nearly $13 million in tax credits to affordable housing projects 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Justice

Murder charge dropped for man accused of killing unhoused woman in Portland 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Man involved in Westbrook standoff sentenced to 64 months in prison - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

After 34 years, decree to improve mental health services in Maine is dissolved 🏛 Maine Public

After 34 years, court oversight of Maine’s mental health services has officially ended 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Governor Mills Announces Successful Resolution of 34-Year-Old AMHI Consent Decree 🏛 State of Maine

Maine Reaches Settlement with DOJ, Agress to Comply ... 🏛 ACLU of Maine

Lewiston Mass Shooting

Lewiston: What Went Wrong - Chapter 4: Gun Debate - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Media

Community reacts to news that Stephen King's radio stations are going off air 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Outdoors

We had a blustery climb on Maine’s Number 5 Mountain 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Wabanaki Youth in Science crew brings their skills to trails in Acadia National Park and beyond 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Photography

Twilight over Nubble Light 🏛 Reddit

Police

Scarborough police execute search warrant on Burnham Road 🏛 Portland Press Herald

I-95 over Piscataqua River Bridge reopens after police incident 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Piscataqua River Bridge reopens after 'person in crisis' is taken into custody 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Incident on Piscataqua River Bridge prompts shutdown of I-95 - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Politics

Stop letting Augusta connections decide who serves in these 4 Maine offices 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Mainers deserve a say in constitutional elections 🏛 Maine Beacon

Democratic lawmakers pick Aaron Frey to remain attorney general 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Two Democrats want to be state treasurer. Republicans appear to be backing one. 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Final recount confirms incumbent won Maine House District 44 race 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Lawmakers gathering in Augusta to kick off closely divided session 🏛 Maine Public

New Legislature to consider limits on vague placeholder bills 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sen. Collins makes BBC’s 2024 ‘100 Women’ list 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: I think Leonard Leo should mind his own business 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: I hope Leonard Leo stays here in Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Divestment vote was the only choice 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Social Safety Net

Report: 100,000 low-income households struggling to pay Maine's high energy prices - YouTube - CBS 13 News

About 100,000 Maine households struggle to pay energy bills, report says - YouTube - WMTW-TV

100k Mainers struggle to pay electric bill - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Sports

Maine Celtics – Do or Die? 🏛 The SMCC Beacon

State

Maine scores ‘fair’ on infrastructure report card, its highest grade yet 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine earns a C grade in latest infrastructure report card 🏛 Maine Public

Maine’s infrastructure gets mediocre grades in latest report card 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine's report card for infrastructure gets mediocre grade at best 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Things to Do

An Extraordinary Place at the Maine Historical Society 🏛 WMPG

The Live Music Guide: December 4th – 10th, 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

Evan Honer - Portland 🏛 State Theatre

LA LOM - State Theatre, Portland Maine 🏛 State Theatre

Brazen Bandits – First Friday Gallery Opening 🏛 SPACE

Brazen Bandits – Artists Talk 🏛 SPACE

Brazen Bandits – Body As Revolution: Creative Collaboration Workshop 🏛 SPACE

Brazen Bandits – Conspiring For Our Survival: A Panel On Organizing In Maine 🏛 SPACE

Brazen Bandits – Let Me Hold That For You 🏛 SPACE

Brazen Bandits – Queer Artist Support Group 🏛 SPACE

Brazen Bandits – Closing Potluck 🏛 SPACE

SPACE New Year’s with Moonshake 🏛 SPACE

Maine Mariners vs. Adirondack Thunder 🏛 Cross Insurance Arena (Cumberland County Civic Center)

Freeport's Sparkle Celebration lights up the holiday season - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Maine Things To Do | Holiday Hoorah, Skate with Santa, Holiday Dash 5K - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Unhoused

Homeless campsites return to Portland despite city policy - YouTube - CBS 13 News