Morning Links - Tuesday April 22, 2025

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Asylum Seekers

Monmouth and Winthrop police withdraw application to partner with ICE 🏛 Maine Public

Aurora

Aurora in Freeport overnight 🏛 Reddit

Business

Hannaford: New details on parent company's cybersecurity issue - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Vertical Harvest farm nearly ready for first plants 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine Seaweed Week celebrates state's ocean harvest - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Gulf of Maine scallop season resumes with new catch limits - YouTube - WMTW-TV

City

The city of Portland is paying residents to buy e-bikes from local stores 🏛 Bicycle Coalition of Maine

East End Restroom - Gone Forever?! 🏛 Reddit

Climate Emergency

Maine pushes forward with EV charger plans despite federal memo 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Air pollution in Kathmandu provides climate warning for Maine | Opinion 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Constitutional Crisis

USDA cancels $35M climate grant to Freeport demonstration farm 🏛 Portland Press Herald

USDA cancels $35M climate grant to Freeport demonstration farm - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Department of Education changes could harm most vulnerable student populations 🏛 Maine Public

We cannot let Trump erase decades of cultural heritage | Opinion 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Angus King says everyone should fear Trump’s efforts to consolidate power 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sen. Angus King is worried about American democracy. He thinks you should be, too 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

New Hampshire federal judge to rule on whether to block Trump anti-DEI push in public schools 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Trump touts manufacturing while undercutting state efforts to help factories 🏛 Bangor Daily News

At Colby event, Jared Golden showed us another way to do politics | Opinion 🏛 Portland Press Herald

DOGE actions and trade policy push Maine into rough seas | Letter 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Outraged by cuts to the Maine State Library | Letter 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine’s children should not be used as political pawns | Letter 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: We must defend our democracy, and our faith 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Prisons headline wrongly apportioned blame | Letter 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland April 19th 🏛 Reddit

Protesters rally in Portland, advocating for protection of rights amid Trump tensions - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Will Trump’s tariffs affect Old Orchard Beach tourism rates this summer? - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Education

Maine lawmakers consider ban on legacy admissions at colleges and universities 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) Introduces Forgivable Loan Program for Future Educators 🏛 University of Southern Maine

Environment

Scientists monitor PFAS levels in Harpswell Sound months after spill 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Wastewater odors in South Portland prompt need for $50 million upgrade 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

The search for Maine's missing wild mussels 🏛 Maine Public

Lawsuit filed to protect freshwater mussels surviving in Eastern Maine 🏛 Maine Public

Many Maine fishermen applaud Trump order calling for deregulation 🏛 Maine Public

Lobster industry hails executive order easing fishery ... 🏛 Mainebiz

Green crab legislation is a win-win for Maine | Letter 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Developing Community Tree Nurseries Across Maine 🏛 Maine Audubon

Environmental group to purchase land once eyed for Belfast salmon farm 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Food and Drink

Review of Noble 🏛 Portland Food Map

Annual Pizza Challenge: Maine restaurants compete for best pie - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Health Care

Republicans push bad faith bill to further restrict abortion 🏛 Maine Beacon

Priced out and burned out: Mental health in the midst of unattainable goals 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Planned Parenthood of Northern New England expands care to tackle menopause symptoms 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine families face dwindling maternity options amid hospital closures 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

RFK Jr.’s comments were insulting to people with autism, like me 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Raise MaineCare reimbursement rates 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Op-ed: Why Medicare should cover anti-obesity meds 🏛 Bicycle Coalition of Maine

History

Remembering Maine's revolutionary roots on Patriot's Day 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Throwback photos: Portland’s Congress Square Park across the decades 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Housing

'We think we can do it': Gorham mobile home park residents look to buy their community - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Justice

ACLU files class-action suit over revoked student visas throughout New England 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Labor

Maine lawmakers will weigh more than a dozen proposals to modify paid family and medical leave 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine hospitality hiring gains momentum in March 🏛 Mainebiz

LGBTQIA+

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s passport policy affecting transgender Americans 🏛 Maine Public

Trump uses trans people as cover to cut programs for women | Opinion 🏛 USA Today

Outdoors

Proposed Maine legislation would require permit to bait coyote 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Can you survive in the Maine outdoors? Take this quiz and find out. 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Do you have what it takes to survive? 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Get ready, because hummingbirds have been spotted here in Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Photography

‘Marsh Madness’ photo contest celebrates Scarborough’s open spaces 🏛 Portland Press Herald

TIL there are a pair of L.L. Bean boot mobiles 🏛 Reddit

5 minute neutral density 10 filter exposure of PHL this morning 🏛 Reddit

Marshall point lighthouse 🏛 Reddit

Isle Au Haut 🏛 Reddit

Rockland Breakwater 🏛 Reddit

Police

Recreational vehicle driver arrested after standoff with Portland police 🏛 Portland Press Herald

One woman found shot inside of a Portland apartment 🏛 WMTW

Portland man accused of shooting, injuring woman in downtown apartment 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Politics

A big step forward for food sovereignty in Maine | Letter 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine delegation’s visit to Azerbaijan was disgraceful | Letter 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Mainers deserve investment in our health and stability — not family separation 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Sports

Portland Sea Dogs return home with promotions and a need for wins - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Things to Do

This week’s best bets: Sea Dogs and real dogs, ‘Sleeping Beauty’ and singer Mary Fahl 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist with Liz Pelly (in conversation with Damon Krukowski) 🏛 SPACE

DIJ Clifford Cameron Trio - Portland 🏛 Merrill Auditorium

The week of April 21st Part 1 🏛 Bluesky - Portland Noise

The week of April 21st Part 2 🏛 Bluesky - Portland Noise

We are thrilled to welcome Jule Selbo to Print to talk about her 4th book i… 🏛 Bluesky - Print: A Bookstore

Discover Maine's best chowder at Portland Chowderfest - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Tribal Sovereignty

Support Wabanaki Studies in Maine Schools 🏛 Wabanaki Alliance

Unhoused

Handmade blankets on display at Maine Mall to raise awareness of homelessness, domestic violence 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Vacationland

Acadia National Park Carriage Roads Now Open to Pedestrian Use 🏛 Bar Harbor Story

Voter Suppression

Libby playing a duplicitous game on voter ID | Letter 🏛 Portland Press Herald