Morning Links - Friday December 20, 2024

Friday, December 20, 2024

Arts

Meet Amy Allen, the Maine songwriter behind the music stuck in your head 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Hallmark Christmas movies love Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

City

Developers propose new 3,300-seat music venue in downtown Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland Downtown expands Park ＆ Work discount eligibility 🏛 Portland Press Herald

USPS addresses irregular operating hours at post office in Portland - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Climate Emergency

Public can comment on plan outlining Maine’s path to 100% clean energy by 2040 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Five solar farms come online in Maine, slashing electricity costs 🏛 Electrek

Changes to river flood gauges after December 2023 floods - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Community

Free Christmas Meals 🏛 Portland Food Map

Education

Industry Day in Portland, Maine 🏛 557th Weather Wing

RSU 14 Backpack Program addresses food insecurity among students 🏛 The Windham Eagle

Enivronment

Foam spill raises concern about Maine firefighters’ long-term PFAS exposures 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Brunswick Landing authority fixes hangar code violations 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Opinion: Celebrate 50 years of the Safe Drinking Water Act 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Now is the time to cut out browntail moth webs 🏛 Piscataquis Observer

Maine finalizing nation-leading EPR for packaging problem 🏛 Daily Bulldog

Historic fish trail restoration efforts get support by federal government - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Food and Drink

Maine Food ＆ Dining News: Unity, Oakland, South Portland, Wiscasset, Bangor, Biddeford, Kennebunk 🏛 Portland Food Map

Health Care

Maine seeks providers for psychiatric residential treatment facility for youth 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Six ways Trump administration could endanger health coverage for Mainers 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine can’t afford Trump’s dangerous plans to gut Medicaid 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Congress must reject harmful changes to the ACA 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Report shows growing need in residential care facilities 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Letter: Ensuring access to life-saving medications for all 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Some Maine kids could see skilled pediatric services cut soon - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Housing

Maine home sales increased nearly 7 percent in November 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Bangor residents will get $1M from state to buy their mobile home park 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Labor

Portland stagehands seek better pay and benefits through union efforts 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Waterville Starbucks employees vote to unionize 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Starbucks workers in Waterville vote in favor of unionizing 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Madawaska moving to 4-day week for non-essential personnel 🏛 The County

LGBTQIA+

EqualityMaine Urges President Biden to Veto the FY2025 NDAA After Senate's Passage of Defense Bill Attacking Military Families with Transgender Youth 🏛 Equality Maine

Outdoors

December fun on the trails 🏛 Maine Audubon

Bill to improve access to the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument unanimously passes Senate 🏛 Maine Public

Katahdin Monument road access expansion bill clears Senate 🏛 Portland Press Herald

How Canada will affect the birds seen at Maine feeders this winter 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Bog 🏛 Ellsworth American

Cape Porpoise Harbor, Kennebunkport, Maine 🏛 Reddit

Police

Argument inside restaurant leads to shooting at South ... 🏛 WMTW

Shots fired at vehicle following restaurant altercation in ... 🏛 WGME

Fight at Maine sushi restaurant escalates to shooting 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine law enforcement uncovers another unlicensed marijuana growing operation 🏛 Maine Public

Police identify suspected gunmen in Maine sushi house fight 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Police seek public's help in locating suspects in shooting near Maine Mall 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Politics

Nangle to chair Transportation Committee for 132nd Maine State Legislature 🏛 The Windham Eagle

Top Republican on budget committee vows to stand firm against any proposed tax hikes in upcoming budget 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

States to lose out on billions if GOP spurns disaster aid in spending bill, Dems say 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Letter: Time is running out for Social Security vote 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Social Security Fairness Act takes step forward, Sen. Collins says - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Congress keeps proving why it doesn’t deserve a pay raise 🏛 Bangor Daily News

What a government shutdown would mean for Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Here’s how a federal shutdown could affect Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Pingree, Golden vote against latest budget deal 🏛 Portland Press Herald

U.S. House torpedoes new spending plan as government shutdown nears Friday night 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Public Safety

Huge fire near Preble street? 🏛 Reddit

Social Safety Net

Food insecurity jumps in Maine, according to national anti-hunger group 🏛 Maine Public

Sports

Portland pro soccer team to play 15 games in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland Hearts of Pine schedule released 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

State

Highway fund shortfall highlights the need for sustainable revenue solutions 🏛 Maine Center for Economic Policy

How Maine can safeguard economic policies to protect consumers and workers 🏛 Maine Beacon

More than 100 staff in Maine’s child welfare office call on Janet Mills to replace director 🏛 Bangor Daily News

145 child welfare workers pen letter of no confidence in agency leadership 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Caseworkers say they have 'no confidence' in Maine's child services director 🏛 Maine Public

Maine child protection workers express no confidence in director 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do

Five upcoming concerts in Maine you won't want to miss 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

City Theater presents Holiday Inn 🏛 Saco Bay News

Social Clubs in Portland 🏛 Reddit

STEVE- The Yearly Band of Misfit Funky Carolers is Happening TOMORROW (Friday) 🏛 Reddit

Transportation

United Airlines announces new nonstop service from Portland to Houston 🏛 Maine Public

Mainers can soon fly nonstop to Texas 🏛 Bangor Daily News

United to add summer flights from Portland to Houston 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Amtrak Downeaster surpasses 10M riders 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Unhoused

Man who died in Bangor tent fire identified 🏛 WGME

MaineHousing to award $7.7 million in grant funds to address homelessness 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine