Morning Links - Friday December 13, 2024

Friday, December 13, 2024

Arts

Lighthouse Jubilees - Christmas 2024 - YouTube - Portland Media Center

Maine’s original burlesque revival troupe still packs houses 21 years later 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Speedwell to close its Portland art gallery next month 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Asylum Seekers

Maine leaders back extended immigrant work permits to strengthen workforce, keep families together 🏛 Maine Beacon

City

Have they put up the Blood Tree? 🏛 Reddit

Civil Rights

Commission recommends more caregiving support to address Maine’s persistent gender disparities 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Women's Commission releases 2024 labor report 🏛 Maine Public

Despite progress, Maine women still earn less and are more likely to live in poverty 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

Renewable energy has a growing positive impact on Maine’s economy and environment 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Community

Biddeford mourns officer killed in crash on Piscataqua River Bridge 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Police procession honors Biddeford sergeant who died in Piscataqua River Bridge crash 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Education

Maine's largest school district to hold annual State of the Schools Address next week - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Environment

Opinion: Maine Legislature needs to strengthen mining regulations 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Informational poster: Reducing your PFAS exposure 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Forestry experts warn spruce budworm could do millions in damage to Maine forests 🏛 Piscataquis Observer

Three Insects Added to Maine Species of Special Concern List – Have You Seen Them? 🏛 Maine Audubon

Food and Drink

Maine cheese shop rebranding and expanding - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Coming Soon: Tuan Yuan Hotpot Set to Open on Forest Avenue 🏛 Portland Old Port

Guns

Maine group wants to ban ghost guns after insurance CEO killing reignites discussion 🏛 Maine Morning Star

CEO killing renews call to ban ghost guns in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Gun Safety Coalition calls for ban on ghost guns - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Health Care

Complaint alleges Harvard Pilgrim Health Care plans discriminate against Mainers with HIV - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Opinion: A grim reminder of the health insurance industry’s human cost 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Housing

A Brunswick family’s desperate hunt for housing as temperatures drop 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Regulators plan to roll out new rules for short-term rentals in Maine’s unorganized territories 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Justice

Four more men plead not guilty to assault charges in Morrill’s Corner shooting 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Standish man agrees to serve 30 years in plea deal after jury deadlocks 🏛 Portland Press Herald

How Maine brothers found deliverance from an abusive church pastor 🏛 Portland Press Herald

LGBTQIA+

Congreswoman Pingree (D) on Her No Vote on NDAA Yesterday 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Photography

Off my porch due east ova here in big village of Athens 🏛 Reddit

Portland at night - Ultrawide desktop wallpaper 🏛 Reddit

Watch these elusive creatures cross the water at a remote Maine pond 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Re-creation of ‘Maine’s First Ship’ shown in new photo collection 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Politics

Committee assignments announced for Maine's 132nd Legislature - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Add election of constitutional officers to Legislature’s reform agenda 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Legislative rules changes should bring more transparency and accountability 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Troubled by Jared Golden’s votes on bill targeting nonprofits 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Augusta man among 39 people pardoned by Biden in historic clemency action 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Letter: Susan Collins and Angus King must speak out against Trump nominees 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Senator Collins (R) Votes Against Workers’ Rights and Important NLRB Confirmation 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Biden grants clemency to Maine man for non-violent offense committed decades ago 🏛 Maine Public

Mainer ‘in shock’ after Joe Biden pardons him in largest single-day act of clemency 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Public Safety

Office of Cannabis Policy stresses importance of proper sampling after recent recalls 🏛 Maine Public

Things to Do

Experience the 'Magic of Christmas' with annual holiday spectacle - YouTube - CBS 13 News

January 12th Contra Dance 🏛 Reddit

Jason Read – Unemployed Negativity 🏛 SPACE

Unhoused

Maine could have helped stop people like her from becoming homeless. It didn’t. 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine public housing tenants face eviction at high rates - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Augusta approves year-round service center for homeless residents - YouTube - CBS 13 News