Morning Links - Friday February 7, 2025

Friday, February 7, 2025

Arts

University of Southern Maine hosts 'Life Forms' sculpture exhibit - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Business

How to convert remote workers into Maine workers 🏛 Mainebiz

Opinion: Stop besmirching Maine’s medical cannabis program 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Here's What is Replacing Big Lots in Portland, Maine 🏛 WCYY

Buy Local

Bull Moose's first employee Chris Brown is calling it a career 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Valentine’s Gift Guide: Where to Shop and Date Night Ideas 🏛 Portland Old Port

Climate Emergency

Legislature to again weigh whether clean energy credits are helping or harming Maine ratepayers 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Education

Lawmakers question Maine educational officials on poor math and reading scores 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environment

Maine DEP: $50M sludge bond would preserve landfill space 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Farmers and lawmakers hope to secure future of Maine’s PFAS support program 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine lawmakers introduce bill to create response program for PFAS threats - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Maine bill could set PFAS limits for food grown by local farmers 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Attacks on Environmental Laws and Investments Pose a Threat to Maine 🏛 Natural Resources Council of Maine

Food and Drink

A Pocket Guide to Portland’s Pizza Scene 🏛 Portland Old Port

Maine Food ＆ Dining: Wells, Bath, Freeport, Brunswick, Camden, Northport, Wiscasset 🏛 Portland Food Map

Storm Openings: Where To Dine and Drink 🏛 Portland Old Port

Where to Park in Portland, Maine During a Parking Ban 🏛 Portland Old Port

Visit 3 Fascinating Speakeasies in the Walkable City of Portland, ... 🏛 Only in Your State

Gambling

All bets are off? Oddfellahs Sportsbook and Bar asks judge to resume play 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Health Care

Opinion: Federal cuts to Medicaid will harm Maine children 🏛 Portland Press Herald

History

Throwback Thursday Photo: Million Dollar Bridge 1991 ＆ 2025 🏛 Portland Old Port

Housing

New analysis offers mixed outlook for Maine’s housing market 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: ‘Local control’ cripples housing in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

LGBTQIA+

Attorney General Aaron M. Frey and 14 Attorneys General issue joint statement on protecting access to Gender-Affirming Care 🏛 Daily Bulldog

Attorney Generals on gender-affirming care - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

'Picking on trans people:' Maine advocate blasts ban on trans athletes in women's sports - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Nazis

No Hate in My State: Peering Inside the Minds and Motives of Racist Landowners in Maine 🏛 Medium - Listen and Learn

Outdoors

Success with electronic tagging of turkeys has Maine looking at deer next 🏛 Bangor Daily News

These big birds hunt smaller ones at backyard feeders 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sebago Lake Rotary Ice Fishing Derby nearing 🏛 The Windham Eagle

Photography

Getting slushy in the harbah 🏛 Reddit

The next time someone asks, “What’s Portland like in the winter?” I’m gonna show them this. 🏛 Reddit

I think this is a muskrat? First time I’ve seen anything like this so close 🏛 Reddit

Nubble Lighthouse, taken in June 2024 🏛 Reddit

Police

MAGA fanatic holds infant hostage in shootout while posting about "pedos" & "transgenders" 🏛 LGBTQ Nation

Police kill Aroostook County man who shot deputy, killed police dog 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Officials respond to 'incident' on Ranger Street in Portage Lake, Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine State Police mourn the loss of K-9 Preacher 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine Tragedy: Christian Extremist Live-Streams Shootout with State Police, Killed in Standoff Fueled by Abortion Rights Paranoia, Political Extremism, and Joblessness 🏛 Reddit

Maine Mall shooting suspect surrenders 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Mall shooting suspect turns himself in 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine Mall shooting suspect surrenders, victim expected to survive 🏛 New England Cable News

Police arrest Maine Mall shooting suspect - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Police identify suspect in Maine Mall shooting 🏛 WGME

Police identify suspect in Maine Mall shooting 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine Mall shoppers, workers concerned but resolved in wake of shooting 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Community left feeling uneasy after police arrest Maine Mall shooting suspect 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine Mall employees say they have not been trained for active shooter situations - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Portland man arrested for assaulting teen walking home in Westbrook 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

westbrook assault arrest - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Minor stabs another minor in South Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Capitol Police introduce first bomb detection dog - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Politics

Let the people of Maine directly elect their constitutional and statutory officers 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Is your neighbor’s dog too loud? Maine bill would clamp down on excessive barking 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Apparent committee harmony over supplemental budget falls apart 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine Republicans vowto vote against a budget deal with Democrats 🏛 Bangor Daily News

GOP lawmakers try to undo unanimous approval advancing supplemental budget - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

National Democratic group has sights set on Maine House District 24 special election 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Letter: Portrait of Maine’s 2nd District was incomplete 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Frey, 12 other state attorneys general pledge lawsuit challenging Musk’s Treasury access 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine and 12 other states to sue over DOGE access to government payment systems 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine AG Frey to join multistate lawsuit over Musk's access to sensitive Treasury data 🏛 Maine Public

Maine attorney general joins lawsuit over Elon Musk's role in DOGE - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Joins Coalition of 12 Attorneys General to Release Statement on DOGE Access to Sensitive Personal Information 🏛 State of Maine

Congress must stop Elon Musk’s unlawful power grab 🏛 Bangor Daily News

How to make your voice heard in Augusta this legislative ... 🏛 Amjambo Africa

Jared Golden says Elon Musk’smethods are ‘poisoning the well’ in Washington 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Zoom In/Zoom Out: A new ongoing series from Rep. Jared Golden 🏛 Dear Mainer

Addressing billionaires and Susan Collins — and what you can do 🏛 Maine Beacon

Sen. Collins worried that Elon Musk is operating without checks and balances - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Letter: Not fooled by Collins’ Hegseth vote 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Lawmakers press Social Security on lag in paying expanded benefits to public employees 🏛 Maine Morning Star

In speech against Trump nominee, Angus King says Elon Musk crossed ‘red line’ 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Angus King urges Senate to protect the Constitution, reject Trump budget nominee 🏛 Portland Press Herald

U.S. Senate confirms Russ Vought, a Project 2025 author, to manage the nation’s budget 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Senate must reject Kash Patel to head FBI 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine tourism industry eyes potential impacts from tariffs 🏛 Maine Public

Hundreds protest Trump’s agenda in Augusta during national day of action 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Mainers protest Pres. Trump's first weeks in office at State House - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Video of last night's Augusta protest and the counter-protest late into the evening 🏛 Reddit

At the Maine Jewish Museum, an art exhibit, a protest – then a conversation 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do

Previewing concerts around Maine over the next two weeks 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Coming to PMA Films in March: "David Lynch: Only in Dreams" 🏛 Portland Museum of Art

Max García Conover ＆ Paula Prieto LIVE STREAM 🏛 One Longfellow Square

Funkationland (Night 1) LIVE STREAM 🏛 One Longfellow Square

Happy Apple 🏛 SPACE

Bonsai Beginner Workshop at Definitive Brewing Company 🏛 Patch

Snow Waltz (Snaltz) - evening of waltzing on Saturday, Feb 8 🏛 Reddit

BANFF Mountain Film Festival bringing top extreme sport films to Maine - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Transportation

Budget airline will offer nonstop flights from Maine to Ohio 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Unhoused

Preble Street takes over Hope House, ensuring vital shelter remains open 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Mission to end homelessness in Maine approaching first target for veterans in June - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Utilities

Regulators seek approval to cut bills for Mainers who use electricity during off-peak hours 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Vacationland

How a Maine ice diver raised a U-Haul from the bottom of a frozen lake 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine Whoopie Pie Festival moving to Piscataquis Valley Fairgrounds 🏛 Piscataquis Observer