Morning Links - Wednesday December 18, 2024

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Bears, Sharks, and Zombies

Mystery drones reported flying over Maine as feds note sightings are increasing 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Businses

Maine holiday shoppers are buying local this year, business owners say 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

City

Portland council gives green light to two-day music festival in 2025 🏛 Maine Public

Portland City Council approves new 2-day summer music festival 🏛 WMTW

The Candelabra tree is all lit up in Deering Oaks- design by Pandora Lacasse, and provided by the Friends of Deering Oaks. Special thanks to the lead installer for this project Cole Brauer, a local cartoonist who can be found on Instagram as Fruntporch. 🏛 Reddit

Letter: A poetic vision of Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland, Maine, named most popular vacation spot in US ... 🏛 WMTW

Climate Emergency

Huge spending bill unveiled in Congress provides more than $100 billion in disaster aid 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Opinion: Maine’s path to a building a climate-resilient future 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Small winter catch set for New England’s long-closed shrimp industry, a climate casualty 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Education

With 53% students of color, Portland Public Schools focuses on equity strategies 🏛 Maine Public

Annual ‘State of Schools’ address in Portland - YouTube - CBS 13 News

A translation software invented in Portland schools expands its reach 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine assesses options after electric bus provider seeks credit protection 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Elections

Watch: Maine Electoral college casts ballots for Donald Trump and Kamala Harris 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine’s electors join those across country in casting official votes for president 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine's Electoral College meets to cast votes for president 🏛 Maine Public

Maine officially casts its Electoral College votes for Harris, Trump 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Food and Drink

Tuan Yuan Hotpot on Forest Ave 🏛 Portland Food Map

The Lists: Ocotillo ＆ Mr. Tuna 🏛 Portland Food Map

The Send Brewing Launching Soon 🏛 Portland Food Map

Cocktail bar Apéro launches in downtown Biddeford 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Three Portland restaurants named among the country’s best 🏛 Portland Press Herald

The Wrap: 3 Portland restaurants get national praise, Apero has opened 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Via Sophia by the Sea closing in Kennebunk 🏛 Portland Press Herald

The Best Dishes in America of 2024 🏛 New York Times

Guns

National gun control group upgrades Maine’s rating after response to mass shooting 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine gun safety advocates renew push to ban ghost guns 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Health Care

Maine veterinarian first in state to use new cancer-detecting technology 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

History

Maine's Role in the Civil War | Assignment: Maine - YouTube - Maine Public

Housing

Report: Public housing authorities file disproportionate number of Maine eviction cases 🏛 Maine Public

Media

Press Herald teams up with Report for America to cover Wabanaki Nations 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Labor

State representative challenges payroll tax for paid family and medical leave program 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine lawmakers split on paid family and medical leave program as contributions begin soon - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Outdoors

Critter Chatter — Reminiscing, Part III 🏛 Natural Resources Council of Maine

Photography

More pictures from my old Pentax 🏛 Reddit

Rainbow over Athens 🏛 Reddit

Full Rainbow over the Village. 🏛 Reddit

Nubble Lighthouse 🏛 Reddit

Nubble Light at Christmas Time 🏛 Reddit

Full Moon over Holiday Barn in Cape Porpoise, Maine 🏛 Reddit

The moon…Monhegan Lighthouse…Orion 🏛 Reddit

These folks are out of their minds... 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Senate GOP leader vows to work with Democrats while holding the line on taxes, state spending 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Letter: Susan Collins can take a stand against MAGA 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Right this wrong for retired public employees 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Urgency needed on Social Security bill 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Police

Grant for rape kit backlog a reminder of how much Maine lags on investigations 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Public Safety

CDC will rewrite rules for bringing dogs into the U.S. 🏛 Maine Public

State

Maine crime rates fell again in 2023, continuing a downward trend 🏛 Portland Press Herald

'I feel safe:' Report finds overall crime down in Maine, murder rate more than doubled - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Things to Do

Maine Things to Do: Songwriters' gathering, last-minute craft fair, winter solstice event 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Tophat Productions' Sunset Boulevard – Mayo Street Arts 🏛 Mayo Street Arts

Monaco Studios presents Unique Unknown ＆ Friends 🏛 Mayo Street Arts

Modern Friendship with Talons of Spring and Tiger Bomb 🏛 Mayo Street Arts

Uneven Waves: The Balkan Surf Sound Workshop 🏛 Mayo Street Arts

Jane Love's Collage Party with the Bicentennial Memorial ... 🏛 Mayo Street Arts

Unhoused

Camping ban enforcement in Maine highlights patchwork of solutions to homelessness 🏛 Maine Morning Star