Morning Links - Tuesday December 24, 2024

Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Arts

Maine authors publish multilingual children's book, bringing immigrant stories to the page 🏛 Maine Public

Asylum Seekers

Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center vandalized in weekend burglary 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Immigration drives nation’s population growth 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Letter: My grandfather would have been deported under Donald Trump’s immigration plans 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Business

Janet Mills signs executive order to establish artificial intelligence task force 🏛 Maine Public

Buy Local

Marden’s bargain hunters relish 60 years of fabulous finds 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine wreath-makers ring in the holiday season with balsam fir tradition 🏛 Portland Press Herald

City

Residents of Portland's 'crime central' neighborhood take action 🏛 WGME

Meet Portland's new fire chief - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Portland officer spreads holiday cheer. Check out the caroling cop. - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Climate Emergency

Maine’s Shellfish at Stake: Scientists Tackle Ocean Acidification Together 🏛 Friends of Casco Bay

Opinion: I hope Mother Nature might teach Maine to cooperate 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Is sea level rise greatly exaggerated? Debunking common climate myths 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Cryptocurrency Scams

Maine Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection Announces Consent Agreement and Order with Kraken 🏛 State of Maine

Education

Sex Ed empowers young people to make responsible decisions in a post Roe v. Wade world 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Environment

Maine ban on PFAS-laden products moves forward 🏛 Maine Public

$4.3 million grant secured to protect Maine's oldest forests 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Third right whale entanglement reported in a week 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Advocates cheer possible end of genetically modified salmon 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Health Care

Opinion: HIV medication decision a symptom of a larger issue 🏛 Portland Press Herald

History

How Ski Bums Bucked State Control and Founded the Town of Carrabassett Valley 🏛 Down East

Housing

Maine is lagging the lofty housing goals it set last year 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine sells old courthouses in Sanford, Biddeford to turn into housing 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Photography

Mornin' 🏛 Reddit

Athens Energy from the porch at 5am. 🏛 Reddit

Baby Sea Smoke at Nubble Light yesterday before dawn 🏛 Reddit

Augusta Maine 😎 🏛 Reddit

Kennebec river in bath 🏛 Reddit

Solstice vibes in Acadia NP 🏛 Reddit

Christmas Magic 🎄✨ 🏛 Reddit

My Maine This Week: Sunset on Madawaska Lake by Brenda Ketch 🏛 Natural Resources Council of Maine

Scarborough couple turns their home into a holiday display - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Police

23-year-old woman shot in Portland 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Portland Police Respond to Shooting This Afternoon 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Woman shot in Portland, suspect detained 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Suspect detained in Portland shooting incident; one person found injured 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Politics

King, colleagues introduce bipartisan “Preserving American Dominance in AI Act” 🏛 Daily Bulldog

Musk and Ramaswamy to confront Congress in struggle for control of the public purse 🏛 Maine Morning Star

UMaine System board says it won’t consider divesting from Israel 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Public Safety

Portland man found dead after fire in basement 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Fatal Portland Fire Investigated by Fire Marshall’s Office 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Man dies after Portland basement fire 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Man's body found in basement of Portland home where fire occurred 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Social Safety Net

More than 25,000 Mainers to get Social Security boost after repeal of two provisions 🏛 Maine Public

Mainers could see more out of their Social Security thanks to new law 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Letter: Close to achieving Social Security fairness 🏛 Bangor Daily News

State

How Maine’s 1st violence prevention director is envisioning her new role 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Things to Do

Nothing But a Man 🏛 SPACE