Morning Links - Wednesday January 22, 2025

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Arts

Alex Sax and Susan McNeil Fill the Walls at Clayton’s Café with Nature 🏛 Maine Art Scene

Asylum Seekers

Deportation: Current & Future Impacts 🏛 Maine Public

Business

The future of Eveningstar Cinema in Brunswick - YouTube - CBS 13 News

7 Maine fishermen chosen to go after long-prohibited shrimp 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine Medical Center announces new COO 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

Trump moves to halt offshore wind projects, throwing possible wrench in Maine’s energy plans 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Trump’s order halting offshore wind disrupts Maine’s efforts to build an industry 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Civil Rights

Maine joins 17 states, DC and San Francisco in suing over Trump’s birthright citizenship order 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Challenges Unconstitutional Executive Order Ending Birthright Citizenship 🏛 State of Maine

Maine ACLU sues Donald Trump over order ending birthright citizenship 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Press Briefing on Birthright Citizenship Lawsuit 🏛 ACLU of Maine

Attorney General and immigrant rights groups sue Trump over order to end birthright citizenship 🏛 Maine Public

Maine sues Trump for rescinding birthright citizenship 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine joins effort to block Trump’s order limiting birthright citizenship 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine joins legal battle against Trump's birthright citizenship order 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine AG joins effort to challenge Trump's order ending birthright citizenship - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Community

Tula is ready to represent Maine in the Puppy Bowl 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Education

South Portland Middle evacuated for second time because of gas odor 🏛 Portland Press Herald

South Portland Middle School evacuated due to gas smell 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Hundreds of Scarborough residents sign petition to ban cellphones at Scarborough schools - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Environment

Brunswick foam spill contaminated nearby fish, DEP confirms 🏛 Portland Press Herald

What’s Next for Maine’s EPR for Packaging Program? 🏛 Natural Resources Council of Maine

Letter: Safety concerns about fire fighting foam 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Mills proposes $2M for preventative spruce budworm spraying 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Food and Drink

Anthony’s Italian Kitchen Closing 🏛 Portland Food Map

Another One Bites The Dust.. Anthony’s Italian Kitchen 🏛 Reddit

Rosemont Market and Bakery on Munjoy Hill in Portland is closing 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Craft beer shop Brew England opens in Biddeford 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine’s only Cracker Barrel closes in South Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Gritty Mcduff's special beer/1488? Is this racist dogwhistle? Just an accident? Anyone? 🏛 Reddit

Health Care

Rural Maine braces for Medicaid cuts as lawmakers eye corporate tax breaks 🏛 Maine Beacon

Maine advocates to lobby for Alzheimer's support at Augusta rally 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Insurrection

Trump pardons for Jan. 6 rioters expected to include 15 from Maine 🏛 Maine Public

What Maine’s Jan. 6 rioters said after being pardonedby Donald Trump 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Trump pardons, dismisses cases of all 15 Mainers accused in Jan. 6 riot 🏛 Portland Press Herald

More than a dozen Mainers charged in Capitol riot pardoned by Trump - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Susan Collins opposes Donald Trump’s pardons for violent Jan. 6 rioters 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sen. Susan Collins says Jan. 6 defendants who engaged in violence should not be pardoned 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Video Republican senators react to Donald Trump's pardon of Jan. 6 rioters 🏛 ABC News

'I didn't see any patriots:' Maine officials oppose pardons for violent Jan. 6 rioters - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Lawyers and their January 6 clients react to Trump's pardons - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Justice

Who judges the judges? 🏛 Bangor Daily News

ACLU of Maine Beginning Three-Day Trial Over Right to ... 🏛 ACLU of Maine

What you need to know about the lawsuit over Maine’s public defense system 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Photography

Morning smoke 🏛 Reddit

Smoke on the Water 🏛 Reddit

Police

Police investigate shooting incident near Kennedy Park in Portland 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Topsham police shoot man armed with machete on bridge to Brunswick - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Topsham police shoot man during armed standoff on bridge - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Topsham officer involved in 2 police shootings that happened years apart on same bridge - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Politics

Calling all Portland Teachers, Parents, and Citizens. Did you Know there’s an election for School Board on June 10th? 🏛 Reddit

Opinion: Maine doesn’t have to choose between bold policy and balanced budgets 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Gov. Mills says she is reviewing Trump's executive actions 🏛 Maine Public

Golden bill would force federal agencies to have offices outside DC 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Opinion: Jared Golden wrong to support ICC sanction 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sen. King questions Trump's nominee to lead Department of Veterans' Affairs 🏛 Maine Public

Sen. King votes against Pete Hegseth for defense secretary 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Hegseth unqualified to serve as defense secretary 🏛 Portland Press Herald

PHOTOS: Mainers rally for intersectional justice and solidarity at 2025 People’s March 🏛 Maine Beacon

Public Safety

City tractor goes through the ice in Portland pond - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Things to Do

The Live Music Guide: January 22nd – 28th, 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

Weekend Guide: January 24th – January 26th, 2025 🏛 Portland Old Port

Maine Things To Do | Ice Skate for Sweetser, Family Ice Fishing Day, Indoor Insanity 5K 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Cypress Hill - State Theatre, Portland Maine 🏛 State Theatre

‘La Bohème’ is a love story for Opera Maine, Portland Symphony Orchestra 🏛 Portland Press Herald

South Portland but this is pretty wholesome and I think anyone can go. 🏛 Reddit

Unhoused

Augusta Task Force on Homelessness discuss solutions as extreme cold hits Maine - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Utilities

Maine Turnpike Authority staying mum on executive director applicants 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Vacationland

This tiny Maine island was too beautiful for these artists to alter 🏛 Bangor Daily News