Morning Links - Tuesday February 4, 2025

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Arts

Watch ACE FREHLEY Perform In Portland, Maine 🏛 Blabbermouth.net

Maine native Amy Allen wins Grammy Award for work with Sabrina Carpenter 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine native Amy Allen wins songwriter of the year Grammy 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine native Amy Allen makes history with Grammys win - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Asylum Seekers

Mass. teenager who was in ICE custody in Maine reunited with family - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Business

MEREDA forecast conference scheduled for Feb. 27 🏛 Mainebiz

North Yarmouth gluten-free bagel wholesaler closes operation 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Warby Parker opens first Maine location - YouTube - CBS 13 News

City

Celebrate '207 Day' this Friday 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Climate Emergency

Maine benefited from $2.2B in US clean energy spending and incentives 🏛 Portland Press Herald

New Report: Federal Climate Programs Spur $2.2B in Investment in Maine 🏛 Natural Resources Council of Maine

Opinion: It’s time for Mainers to speak up on clean energy 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Renewable energy project in Clinton turns cow manure into natural gas 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine's Changing Climate | Mythbusters - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Earthquake

3rd earthquake shakes the ground off the Maine coast 🏛 Piscataquis Observer

Education

At least one executive order is expected to impact Maine school curriculums 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Bangor schools don’t know if Trump’s orders will axe diversity committee 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine’s problems with Lion Electric buses began immediately 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine technician explains why he quit his job at Lion Electric Co. after 4 months 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Elections

Efforts to expand Maine clean elections reckon with currently inadequate program funding 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Environment

I was a federal whistleblower. I know what an assault on science and regulation looks like. 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Feb 5: Coffee with the Casco Baykeeper: Stormy Times Call for Action 🏛 Friends of Casco Bay

Court upholds lobster fishing ban to protect dwindling right whales 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Food and Drink

Za Coming to Preble Street 🏛 Portland Food Map

Becky's Diner faces egg price hike, keeps menu prices steady despite rising costs - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Dizzy Birds in Biddeford to reopen for takeout, delivery 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Skiers Are Flocking to Saddleback’s New Restaurant, The Nest 🏛 Down East

Gambling

Maine sports betting bar loses license, winning customers unable to claim cash - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Maine’s only sports betting bar loses license 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Health Care

Proposed pharmacy tax under fire for possible impact on consumers 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Opinion: I’m alarmed by the future of health care in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

How Native-Led Programs Are Blending Culture and Western Science to Help Their Relatives Through the Opioid Crisis 🏛 Native News Online

Housing

Lawmakers push for reform as some Mainers live in fear of 'the state taking their house' - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Rural Mainers struggle to find recovery housing 🏛 Maine Beacon

Join us at the State House on Feb. 11 for Housing Lobby Day! This session w… 🏛 Bluesky - Maine People's Alliance

Justice

Portland man accused in deadly Bayside shooting pleads not guilty 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine bar suspends law license for New Hampshire judge facing criminal charges 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Outdoors

State park camping reservations start opening in Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

A Brief History of Maine’s Interconnected Trail System 🏛 Down East

A Novice’s Guide to Ice Climbing in Maine 🏛 Down East

Maine Guide Mondays: Snowshoeing in Aroostook State Park - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Police

Families lament lack of state database to track missing persons 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Effort to create Maine missing persons database draws concerns from state police 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland police make progress on unsolved cold cases 🏛 Maine Public

Meet Teddy: Maine Capitol Police introduce first bomb detection dog 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Photography

Pine Warbler by Rachel Maher 🏛 Natural Resources Council of Maine

Eagles in Yarmouth 🏛 Reddit

Municipal Waste at Geno's Rock Club 02/03/25 🏛 Reddit

Portland Head Light snowfield 🏛 Reddit

Seaweed 🏛 Reddit

Frozen Sebago Lake as seen from Douglas Mountain 🏛 Reddit

Bahhh Hahhhba 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Lawmaker and secretary of state clash over constitutional amendment on voting by noncitizens 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Advocates call for higher taxes on the rich and corporations to balance Maine’s budget 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: RFK Jr. is not qualified to head HHS 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sen. Collins to support nomination of Tulsi Gabbard for intelligence chief 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Susan Collins will support Tulsi Gabbard as Donald Trump’s intelligence chief 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Susan Collins will support Tulsi Gabbard as Trump’s national intelligence director 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Opinion: Confirmation votes show importance of independent leadership 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Members of Congress refused entry to USAID agency shuttered by Trump administration 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Second federal judge issues temporary order blocking Trump spending freeze 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Federal funding uncertainty hurts Mainers 🏛 Bangor Daily News

How the federal hiring freeze will impact Acadia National Park remains unclear 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Concern about how Trump’s trade war with Canada will impact Maine industries 🏛 Maine Morning Star

The Maine lumber industry, with close business ties to Canada, braces for possible tariffs 🏛 Maine Public

Maine and Canada's highly integrated lobster industries may face impacts under potential tariffs 🏛 Maine Public

Experts warn Maine lobster industry may take a hit due to Trump's tariffs - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Mainers will see heating oil prices increase after Trump’s Canadian tariffs 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Canada energy tariff could hit Maine oil and gas prices hard, despite 30-day postponement 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Canadian lumber tariffs could drive up costs and slow Maine home construction - YouTube - CBS 13 News

See how much Maine imports from Canada, China and Mexico 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Mainers have mixed thoughts on Trump’s tariffs as fees on Canadian fuel gets paused 🏛 Bangor Daily News

My response to Trump’s trade war? No more trips to Maine. 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Public Safety

Fatal crash in Portland under investigation 🏛 WMTW

Woman dies after Portland crash 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Social Safety Net

More Mainers are leaning on state help to pay for burials, cremations 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sports

American Portland Wednesday Hockey Association of America plays for fun | Maine Public News - YouTube - Maine Public

Things to Do

What's happening NEXT weekend in Portland 🏛 Reddit

Sweeney Todd 🏛 Visit Portland

The week of February 3rd Part 1 #portlandnoise #portlandmaine #portlandmusi… 🏛 Bluesky - Portland Noise

The week of February 3rd Part 2 #portlandnoise #portlandmaine #portlandmusi… 🏛 Bluesky - Portland Noise