Morning Links - Saturday December 14, 2024

Saturday, December 14, 2024

Arts

'For Love or Lobsters!' brings dating game show to Portland 🏛 WGME

New 'Hopeful' art display installed in Bath - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Asylum Seekers

Looking into legal immigration programs 🏛 WMTW

Bears, Sharks, and Zombies

Beachgoers brave freezing ocean to help stranded shark in Maine 🏛 Boston.com

City

City News Round Up: Friday, December 13, 2024 🏛 City of Portland

Opinion: Portland is still cool, you're just boring 🏛 Reddit

Bleeding octopus tree 🏛 Reddit

Why is Portland, Maine being sued? 🏛 Reddit

Climate Emergency

Letter: Climate leadership is alive and well in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Community

Biddeford officer remembered as a dedicated and compassionate public servant 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland Gear Hub secures funding to buy the building it has been renting 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Portland's Secret Bike Race 4 - YouTube - GWJ Films

Environment

$13M will support forest management, conservation in Maine 🏛 Mainebiz

Rumford mill mishap causes discolored snow; residents advised to steer clear 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Public’s ‘Maine Calling’ radio call-in show to feature discussion on PFAS in firefighting 🏛 Maine Morning Star

New government report highlights toll fast fashion takes on environment 🏛 Maine Public

Guns

So I just saw a guy walking down Broadway in SoPo by the bowling alley carrying an old school Betsy Ross flag (the one with the circle of stars). He had an assault rifle over his shoulder and a pistol on his belt. I didn't take a picture. Does anyone else find this unhinged/disturbing? 🏛 Reddit

In case anyone wants to see the video - 🏛 Reddit

Health Care

Health care advocates accuse Harvard Pilgrim of discrimination against HIV patients in Maine 🏛 Maine Public

Opinion: A call to abolish health insurance claim denials 🏛 Portland Press Herald

History

Looking back at when first section of Maine Turnpike opened 77 years ago - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Housing

State planners move forward watered-down rule on short-term rentals 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Opinion: Business is business: A senior sent packing 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Linda Gallagher-Garcia’s story shows why Maine must strengthen eviction protections 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Justice

4 men plead not guilty to charges in deadly Portland biker gang clash 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Labor

MaineHealth medical interpreters and supporters rally amid contract negotiations 🏛 Maine Public

Medical interpreters picket for fair wages outside Portland hospital 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Do Maine's rules for Paid Family and Medical Leave need review? - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Outdoors

These 7 tips will get your dog ready for a winter hike 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Your moment of calm at Ram Island Ledge Light during sunrise 🏛 Reddit

One of the face carvings in the old pilings in Belfast harbor. 🏛 Reddit

Friday the 13th - Solo on Katahdin - 14 hours 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Groups tied to Republican lawmaker sue Maine over limits on political giving 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Two Maine PACs and free speech group challenge new limits on political contributions 🏛 Maine Public

Maine sued over new campaign finance law, but that was supporters’ plan all along 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine sued over new voter-approved campaign finance limits 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Looking ahead to 2026 Maine governor's race and who could run - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Letter: Susan Collins should oppose unqualified nominees 🏛 Bangor Daily News

President Biden pardons Augusta man for decades-old crime 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Some in fishing industry see Trump as a friend, but tariffs could make for pricier fish 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Some in seafood industry see Donald Trump as fishermen's friend, but tariffs could make for pricier fish 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Things to Do

Gingerbread, women’s hockey, the Fogcutters and other weekend happenings 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Kennebunkport's Christmas Prelude showcases ice carving, holiday fun - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Christmas by the Sea festivities begin in Ogunquit - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Ogunquit kicks off 38th annual Christmas by the Sea celebration - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Theater of Thought 🏛 SPACE

Every Little Thing 🏛 SPACE

Dig XX 🏛 SPACE

Sicard Hollow - State Theatre, Portland Maine 🏛 State Theatre

Unhoused

Portland, state clash over millions of dollars in shelter funding 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Utilities

Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative to use $14.6 million to improve reliability 🏛 Maine Public

Vacationland

Shutters Return Pomham Rocks Lighthouse to Turn of the Century Look 🏛 American Lighthouse Foundation