Morning Links - Tuesday April 29, 2025

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Business

LL Bean dismisses trademark lawsuit over tote bag 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Meet the Mainers behind Renys’ ubiquitous, 4-word jingle 🏛 Portland Press Herald

City

Portland City Council hits pause on music venue moratorium 🏛 Portland Press Herald

A busy 2025 cruise ship season is underway in Portland, Maine 🏛 WMTW

3 Breathtaking Views in Portland, Maine, To Visit in 2025 🏛 WJBQ

Constitutional Crisis

Susan Collins and unions try to save funding for massive Maine battery project 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Despite federal funding uncertainty, Efficiency Maine will continue to offer energy incentives 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine nonprofits try to navigate funding cuts, unclear rules and an uncertain future 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Southern Maine municipal group lays of staff and pauses programs after losing federal funding 🏛 Maine Public

Catholic Charities Maine announces closure of Greater Bangor Refugee and Immigration Services office 🏛 Maine Public

Catholic Charities shuts Bangor refugee office amid policy changes 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

USDA cancels grant for Freeport farm, but a new opportunity may be on the horizon 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Federal funding cuts limit at-home medical care program across Maine - YouTube - CBS 13 News

A message for Chief Justice John Roberts | Opinion 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Is the Trump administration saving us or costing us? | Letter 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Education

Cape Elizabeth residents file ethics complaint over school district’s ads on bond referendum 🏛 Portland Press Herald

A practical approach to behavioral issues in Maine schools | Letter 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environment

Sewage winds up in Fore River, Casco Bay due to ruptured pipe, officials say - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Sewage main break in South Portland under repair, officials say 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Fitzpatrick Stadium: Soil found to be contaminated 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Lawmakers consider bill to require legislative approval for Juniper Ridge Landfill contract 🏛 Maine Public

With waste issues piling up, Maine Legislature weighs more oversight of Juniper Ridge 🏛 Maine Morning Star

'We all thought we had more time': Emerald ash borer threatens ash trees on MDI 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Food and Drink

Benny’s to Open May 14th 🏛 Portland Food Map

Coming Soon: Brunswick Restaurant Expanding to Portland 🏛 Portland Old Port

Detroit-style pizza takes center stage at Foundation Brewing - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Guns

What’s next for Maine’s 72-hour gun purchase law 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Health Care

Maine bill offer better recognition and treatment of post-infection related illnesses 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Group screenings help Maine firefighters detect cancer early, but most still pay out-of-pocket - YouTube - WMTW-TV

How to solve Maine hospitals’ financial woes | Letter 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Medicaid: a lifeline for Mainers 🏛 Preble Street

Housing

You have to pay the town to build a house in these parts of Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Bill aims to give Maine mobile home residents first chance to buy parks - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Friendly Village: Gorham residents take steps to buy mobile home park property 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Letter: Mobile home parks are solution to affordable housing in Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

LGBTQIA+

Laurel Libby wants the Supreme Court to hear lawsuit challenging her censure 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Republican legislator appeals to Supreme Court to end censure over social media post 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Rep. Laurel Libby asks U.S. Supreme Court to restore her right to vote in Maine Legislature 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Rep. Laurel Libby trying to get Supreme Court to stop censure - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Appellate court denies Maine lawmaker's expedited appeal of censure order ruling 🏛 Maine Public

Rep Libby’s censure was not enough | Letter 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Outdoors

Maine Guide Mondays: Hiking Mount Desert Island - YouTube - CBS 13 News

See Maine's ospreys up close with Versant Power's 24/7 nest livestream 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Photography

Baxter Boulevard Morning Twilight 🏛 Reddit

Kayak Maine 🏛 Reddit

Police

Survivors and prosecutors push for standardized sex and human trafficking protocols 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Police presence in Capisic Pond Park? 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Here’s how you can weigh in on Maine bill that would ban floating camps 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Bill would require disclosure of 'deepfake' political ads 🏛 Maine Public

In analyzing Maine’s audit results, context matters | Opinion 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Privacy

Data privacy isn’t a partisan issue — it’s a Maine issue | Opinion 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Public Safety

Portland sees a spike in overdoses 🏛 Maine Public

NGOM season ends in sorrow as fleet mourns loss 🏛 National Fisherman

Maine scallop fisherman who died after rope snap had young family - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Maine man seriously injured after SUV pulls out in front of motorcycle in Gray - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Mainers speak out against Coast Guard plan to remove buoys from coastline - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Sports

Hersi's hometown soccer dream with Hearts of Pines 🏛 Amjambo Africa

Things to Do

Get aboard a new Maine film festival that celebrates movies on trains 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Passport to Kingdom Fungi with Gordon Walker 🏛 SPACE

Dustin Lynch and Scotty McCreery 🏛 Cross Insurance Arena (Cumberland County Civic Center)

Saint Motel - State Theatre, Portland Maine 🏛 State Theatre

Tai Chi 🏛 Friends of Congress Square Park

Mysteries of your brain 🏛 Visit Portland

The week of April 28th Part 1 🏛 Bluesky - Portland Noise

The week of April 28th Part 2 🏛 Bluesky - Portland Noise

May 10th Spraltz (Spring Waltz) 🏛 Reddit

Free Evening Group Bike Rides in Biddo 🏛 Reddit

Casting a Variety Show 🏛 Reddit

Unhoused

Maine bill would protect personal belongings during homeless encampment sweeps 🏛 Portland Press Herald

'We need help': Portland restaurant owner raises homelessness concerns in Monument Square 🏛 WGME

Biddeford's partnership with Seeds of Hope to curb homelessness sees progress - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Preble Street Volunteers are #CompassionInAction 🏛 Preble Street

Betty: A volunteer’s story 🏛 Preble Street

Vacationland

Moxie Fest 2025: 'Hang Loose, Drink Moxie!' 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Voter Suprression

Letter: SAVE Act harms our democracy instead of protecting it 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Dear Mainer: The SAVE Act and the politics of fear 🏛 Dear Mainer