Afternoon Links - Wednesday December 11, 2024

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Arts

Vibrant Holiday Décor and Paint Shine Up a Kennebunk Saltbox 🏛 Down East

Asylum Seekers

After calls from Maine officials, immigrant work permits will be automatically extended 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Feds announce permanent extension of asylum seeker work permits 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Business

Proposed merger of supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons is halted by federal, state judges 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine got only one bid on its latest 10-year liquor contract 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Amid concern over microplastics, a Maine company creates a kelp-based laundry pod alternative 🏛 Maine Public

City

Public Meeting on the Controversial 165 Washington Avenue Development Announced; Business Owners Concerned 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Organizers put Carnaval Maine on ice 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Civil Rights

Letter: The clock is ticking on equal rights 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

Maine joins states suing oil giants over climate change 🏛 Mainebiz

Sea State Recap: Climate Resilience Potential in the Gulf ... 🏛 Gulf of Maine Research Institute

Education

Letter: Choosing the right electric busses 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Enivronment

Augusta utility shuts down two drinking water wells because of PFAS contamination 🏛 Maine Public

‘Little pockets of this all over’ 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Highlights of 2024 PFAS survey of Maine fire departments 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Food and Drink

The Wrap: Dizzy Birds Rotisserie to close, new bakery opens in Windham 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Taco Trio moving back to old location in South Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Top 10 Places to Eat in Portland, Maine, in Winter 🏛 Marpheen Chann

History

Now Available! CBEP Resilience and Monitoring Grants 🏛 Casco Bay Estuary Partnership

Housing

Low-income Mainers won’t get new federal housing aid for months 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Why Portland, Maine is the Ultimate Relocation Magnet 🏛 WCYY

Justice

8 Investigates: Prosecutors, lawmakers fight to improve sexual assault investigations in Maine - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Cumberland County gets $2.5 million grant to address backlog of rape kits - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Lewiston Mass Shooting

WATCH: 'Breakdown in Maine' 🏛 Maine Public

Sen. King proposes bill requiring study of brain injuries among veterans from low-level blasts 🏛 Maine Public

Sen. King introduces bill to study low-level blast injuries on military personnel 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Labor

LL Bean announces new round of layoffs, 50-75 jobs to be cut 🏛 New England Cable News

Maine’s military personnel will get big raises in new defense budget 🏛 Bangor Daily News

LGBTQIA+

Ruling by a conservative Supreme Court could help blue states resist Trump policies 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Guide to Portland, Maine Pride: Where to Support, Celebrate, and ... 🏛 Portland Old Port

Outdoors

This secluded hike in western Maine offers spectacular views of the White Mountains 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Looking back from Spring Point Light, South Portland, Maine 🏛 Reddit

Your moment of Holiday calm at Nubble Lighthouse. Part 2. 🏛 Reddit

Calico Lobster 🏛 Reddit

Blackjack Sunset, Pine Point, Scarborough, Maine 🏛 Reddit

2024 🏛 Reddit

Police

York County Sheriff's Office is the latest agency to adopt body-worn cameras 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Politics

Legislative leaders wrestle with tweaks to make lawmaking more equitable, efficient 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Will Collins use her power to protect Maine from the Trump Administration? 🏛 Maine Beacon

Letter: Will Collins put people over politics? 🏛 Portland Press Herald

What Susan Collins asked embattled Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth during their meeting 🏛 Bangor Daily News

How Democrats can regain New England’s coalition 🏛 Maine Beacon

The Belfast City Council was right to divest from Israeli companies 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Opinion: Belfast follows Portland’s lead with courageous divestment vote 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Public Safety

Portland crash: Truck drives into barricade on Casco Bay ... 🏛 WMTW

Things to Do

The Live Music Guide: December 11th - 17th, 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

Maine Things to Do: Lantern Tours, Craft and Literary Fairs, Cookie Walk 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Brazen 🏛 SPACE

Aziz Ansari 🏛 Merrill Auditorium

Love Letter: Katie Matzell ＆ Friends Present the Music of ... 🏛 One Longfellow Square

Heather Lynn, Oodelally, and Emily Irving 🏛 SPACE

Brad Williams 🏛 Merrill Auditorium

Portland Outright – Queer Futures, Queer Joy: A Queer Youth Arts Gala 🏛 SPACE

Transportion

Removing snow and ice from your car isn’t just a courtesy. It’s the law. 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Tribal Sovereignty

Wabanaki people have a right to be safe and heard 🏛 Wabanaki Alliance

Unhoused

Bangor delays encampment closure deadline 🏛 Maine Public

Homeless board game 🏛 Bangor Daily News