Morning Links - Monday April 21, 2025

Monday, April 21, 2025

Business

Maine marijuana stores see business boost on 4/20 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Feeling angry? A new rage room in Topsham is ready for you 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

Resiliency Begins With Us 🏛 American Lighthouse Foundation

Constitutional Crisis

Donald Trump is playing a role in Maine’s softening housing market 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: We’re better than recent attacks on our libraries 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Trump’s attack on public lands is an attack on public health | Opinion 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Unions, not tariffs, will help American workers 🏛 Bangor Daily News

4/19/25 protest in Portland (1/2) 🏛 Reddit

4/19/25 protest in Portland (2/2) 🏛 Reddit

Education

Some parents and teachers want phone-free Portland schools. The district just took the first step. 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Why financial education matters 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Environment

Facing new spruce budworm outbreak, Maine foresters look to history as a guide 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Volunteers clean Old Orchard Beach ahead of Earth Day 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Old Orchard Beach businesses brace for impact of tariffs 🏛 WGME

Food and Drink

The Best Donut Shop in Portland, Maine, is Officially For Sale 🏛 WJBQ

History

Watch for the legacy of Maine’s ‘forced Americanization’ | Opinion 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Housing

Maine’s pro-housing movement needs some ‘Hands Off!’ energy | Opinion 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Outdoors

Stroudwater River Trail 🏛 Hiking in Maine

Scenes from the 2025 Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Mt Washington from the Western Prom today 🏛 Reddit

A mystery animal swoops past a deer in this Maine trail cam photo 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Police

Police: Portland man arrested after woman shot in apartment 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Portland man arrested after two-hour standoff with police 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Portland Man Arrested Following Standoff Early This Morning 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Portland Man Arrested Following Shooting This Morning on Oak Street 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Public Safety

More abandoned boats are causing hazards off Maine’s coast 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Things to Do

Frank Hurricane ＆ Ralph White 🏛 Mayo Street Arts

tilt, Kafari, and Annie Dodson 🏛 SPACE

Jane Ira Bloom’s Shift 🏛 SPACE

Marc Ribot: Map of a Blue City 🏛 SPACE

Unhoused

DHHS approves new rule cutting state reimbursement for local emergency shelters 🏛 Portland Press Herald