Morning Links - Thursday January 30, 2025

Thursday, January 30, 2025

Arts

King Kyote drops by with new music on 207 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Asylum Seekers

Teenager detained by ICE in Massachusetts held at Cumberland County Jail 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Teenager being held at Cumberland County Jail for ICE, sheriff says - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Maine refugee agencies scramble to preserve basic services after State Department cuts off funding 🏛 Maine Public

Trump vows to build migrant detention center at Guantanamo Bay as he signs Laken Riley bill 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Penobscot Nation chief urges members to carry tribal IDs 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Members of Penobscot Nation urged to carry tribal IDs amid immigration crackdown 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine agencies that help immigrants and refugees settle in suddenly lose funding - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Business

Science drives Maine’s economy. Congress must protect it. 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine dairy farmers fight for survival as costs rise and workforce dwindles 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

US-Canada lobstermen discuss climate change, tariffs, industry future at annual conference 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Buy Local

Recent Closings: Gus and Ruby Letterpress 🏛 Portland Old Port

City

Mayor Mark Dion discusses the Portland city budget - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Portland jetport parking expansion earns planning board approval 🏛 Maine Public

Portland Jetport’s controversial parking expansion OK’d despite environmental concerns 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

We are seeing how warming waters might affect fishing 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Utility concerns delay Passamaquoddy solar project 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Earthquake

Another earthquake reported off New England overnight — did you feel it? 🏛 New England Cable News

Small earthquake reported off York County coast likely an aftershock 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Experts explain Maine's recent earthquakes, potential for future aftershocks - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Education

Maine advocates, schools prepare to respond to possible ICE enforcement 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Opinion: Portland Public Schools must face the music 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine students score lowest in three decades on nation’s report card 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Electric school bus issues continue; Maine’s DOE Commissioner seeks EPA aid - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Some Maine school districts may face costly setbacks due to Lion Electric school buses - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Environment

South Portland petitions Maine DEP to take action on unused oil tanks 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environmental advocacy organization sues salmon producer for polluting Maine water - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Land trust acquires 1,400 acres in western Maine 🏛 Maine Public

Food and Drink

Portland-based chef to compete on Top Chef TV series 🏛 Maine Public

Six up-and-coming Greater Portland chefs to watch 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Local Flavor: Blaze closing in Biddeford 🏛 Saco Bay News

Guns

Maine Gov. Janet Mills critiques prospective red flag referendum during budget address 🏛 Maine Public

In budget address, Gov. Mills takes swipe at gun safety citizen initiative 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Opinion: Actually, Governor Mills, you’re wrong. We do need a red flag law. 🏛 Maine Beacon

Health Care

Maine bill would help protect drug discount program, advocates say more transparency is needed 🏛 Maine Public

Maine health groups push for law to protect access to discount drug program 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Democrats and Republicans unite on bill to defend drug pricing program 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Nurse practitioners needed across Maine to help support patients - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Housing

How can Maine fix its housing crisis? A new report has dozens of ideas 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Report outlines how Maine can increase housing production - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Insurrection

Letter: Just what do Maine Republicans stand for? 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Justice

Maine Senate Republicans fined for inadvertent campaign contribution 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Man gets 15 years in Maine cold-case slaying 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Gov. Mills doubles down on urging Maine’s public defense agency to relax rules 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Meet the man helping Maine’s illegal weed growers get licenses 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine's high court strikes down removal of time limits on child sex abuse lawsuits 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Sex trafficking a growing problem, midcoast district attorney says - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Labor

Trump's plan to reduce the federal workforce faces criticism from Maine labor unions 🏛 Maine Public

LGBTQIA+

How Trump's executive order on transgender care could impact Maine - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Maine Republicans urge Department of Education to enforce executive order on gender - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Outdoors

Photographer captures stunning image of Maine lynx 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Happy Snow! 🏛 Reddit

Went back and re-edited some phone shots from this past fall. 🏛 Reddit

Snowy Portland Harbor 🏛 Reddit

Good morning 🏛 Reddit

Portland Harbor Snowglobe 🏛 Reddit

Frozen Tide Pool 🏛 Reddit

Police

Maine police shooting review panel says agencies need to call for backup more often 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Politics

State of the Budget - YouTube - Maine Public

How Gov. Mills, Maine Legislature move forward after State of the Budget - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Letter: Maine Legislature must properly fund child care 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Trump’s attempted funding freeze is direct assault on our Constitution and Congress 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Second federal judge seems to be prepared to block Trump spending pause 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Mills, Pingree, King condemn federal funding freeze 🏛 Mainebiz

Maine's domestic violence resource centers concerned about potential funding freeze - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Trump administration rescinds federal funding freeze 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine officials welcome reversal of federal funding freeze 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Reject Kash Patel as FBI director 🏛 Portland Press Herald

50501 is only happening 2/5 🏛 Reddit

Public Safety

Reported flu cases in Maine double over 2 weeks 🏛 Portland Press Herald

American Lung Association gives Maine mixed grades in annual tobacco report 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Report urges Maine to raise tobacco taxes to ease health burdens - YouTube - CBS 13 News

New bill would add testing, regulation to Maine's medical marijuana industry - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Social Safety Net

Maine Veterans’ Homes is finally getting aid lawmakers approved in 2023 🏛 Bangor Daily News

More children exited Maine’s child welfare system than entered it last year 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Things to Do

Maine Things To Do | Hollandstrong Fishing Derby, Moosestompers Weekend, U.S. National Toboggan Championships 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Reading with the farm animals at Pineland Farms - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Della Mae LIVE STREAM 🏛 One Longfellow Square

Tricky Britches LIVE STREAM 🏛 One Longfellow Square

Julia Gagnon LIVE STREAM 🏛 One Longfellow Square

Transportation

American Airlines flights canceled at Portland Jetport after deadly DC crash 🏛 Portland Press Herald

American Airlines flights from Maine to DC canceled after deadly plane crash 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Vacationland

Maine Tourism Association unveils free 2025 guide to exploring Vacationland's best spots - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Voter Suppression

Douglas Rooks: Voter ID and red flag initiatives are good for Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Morning Links - Wednesday January 29, 2025

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Arts

Penobscot basket maker Theresa Secord wins national award 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Asylum Seekers

Maine resettlement agencies told they can no longer support refugees already here 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Refugee Resettlement Update 🏛 Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine

Letter: Immigration in Maine is hardly a catastrophe 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Business

Fidium promotes digital education as tool for equity, data privacy amid fiber access growth 🏛 Piscataquis Observer

Buy Local

If you ever need to move a 9-foot gorilla statue, this gift shop has tips - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Climate Emergency

Utility concerns delay Passamaquoddy solar project 🏛 Maine Public

With Erosion Comes Need for Sustainable Trail Use and Design 🏛 Maine Audubon

Community

Upcoming ‘Fuel Rally’ in Scarborough aims to help heat homes of neighbors in need 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Earthquake

Another, weaker, earthquake shakes same area off coast of York 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine's earthquake: Unpacking the science and the risks 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Earthquake rattles parts of Maine 🏛 WGME

Second earthquake reported in same area off Maine coast within 2 days - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Education

More than 33,000 Mainers affected by PowerSchool data breach 🏛 Maine Public

More than 33,000 Mainers affected by school cyber breach 🏛 Portland Press Herald

More than 33,000 Maine residents affected by PowerSchool data breach - YouTube - WMTW-TV

More than 33,000 Mainers affected by PowerSchool data breach, new filing shows - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Environment

Brunswick residents concerned about plan to expand sludge digester - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Food and Drink

Mimi Weissenborn on Top Chef 🏛 Portland Food Map

Southern Maine chef to compete on new season of ‘Top Chef’ 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Pomelia Opens in Brunswick 🏛 Portland Food Map

Carter’s Greenmarket Closing; Other Changes for Businesses At 18 Elm Street 🏛 The Gorham Times

Guns

Janet Mills defends her controversial budget and criticizes ‘red flag’ referendum 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Gov. Mills' addresses the red flag proposal during State of the Budget address - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Health Care

Trump’s funding pause strikes Medicaid websites across the US 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Planned Parenthood calls Trump's global gag rule ‘dangerous’ - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Robert Kennedy is the wrong person for the job when people’s health is on the line 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Opinion: RFK Jr.’s confirmation will threaten Mainers’ lives 🏛 Portland Press Herald

History

USM Civil War Project Looking for Help 🏛 The Gorham Times

Housing

Maine housing authorities can’t access funds after Donald Trump freezes grants 🏛 Bangor Daily News

New report outlines how Maine can increase housing production 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Read the report recommending how Maine can build more housing 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine lawmakers get sobering recommendations to create new housing before 2030 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

We’re working with Rep. Cheryl Golek on a bill to protect people who live i… 🏛 Bluesky - Maine People's Alliance

Justice

Maine supreme court strikes down law that allowed civil lawsuits for decades-old sexual abuse claims 🏛 Maine Public

Maine supreme court rules 2021 child sex abuse law is unconstitutional 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine's highest court strikes down removal of time limits on child sex abuse lawsuits - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Man to serve 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to 2008 Portland homicide - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Labor

Can businesses with existing paid family leave programs avoid Maine's new payroll tax? - YouTube - CBS 13 News

LGBTQIA+

Letter: Executive order on genders is an abuse of power 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Outdoors

Walk off cabin fever with these winter treks 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Take a crack at ice climbing in the Camden Hills 🏛 Bangor Daily News

“Duck”-ing Maine’s Winter 🏛 Natural Resources Council of Maine

Snowy Owls in Winter 2024/25 🏛 Maine Audubon

A Moment of Awe 🏛 Portland Trails

Photography

Midnight 1/20/2025 🏛 Reddit

I see your adorable Puppy, and raise you two adorable Puppies ♠️ 🏛 Reddit

Kennebunkport 🏛 Reddit

Wood Island Lighthouse in Saco 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Letter: Ethics questions should not be political 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Legislative Republicans oppose new taxes, increased fees in state budget 🏛 Bangor Daily News

2025 State of the Budget Address - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Gov. Mills delivers State of the Budget address - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Gov. Mills delivers State of the Budget address - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Watch: Gov. Mills calls on lawmakers to compromise in annual address 🏛 Portland Press Herald

WATCH: In budget speech, Gov. Mills urges lawmakers to work together on spending plan 🏛 Maine Public

Acknowledging ‘pain and frustration,’ Mills defends proposed cuts and tax hikes in budget 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Governor Mills: Coming Together to Pass a Balanced Budget Will Be Hard Work -- But We've Done It Before 🏛 State of Maine

Day care providers raise alarm about Gov. Mills' budget proposal - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Trump's attempt to freeze federal aid causes confusion and concern in Maine 🏛 Maine Public

Gov. Mills said she’s ‘deeply concerned’ about Trump administration spending freeze 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Uncertainty rattles Maine after Donald Trump orders freeze on government funding 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Hiring freeze, executive orders create uncertainty for federal workers in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Governor Mills' Statement on Trump Administration's Pause on Federal Funding 🏛 State of Maine

Watch: Angus King calls Trump’s federal loan freeze ‘unconstitutional’ 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Susan Collins calls Trump’s federal aid freeze ‘far too sweeping’ 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Pingree: Federal Funding Freeze an Unprecedented and Unlawful Assault on Congressional Power 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Maine leaders voice concern over Trump's attempt to freeze federal funding 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine leaders and groups concerned about potential funding freeze - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Maine joins multistate lawsuit against federal funding freeze 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Judge suspends Trump funding freeze as Maine, other states challenge order’s legality 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Seeking Sen. Collins’ position on tax cuts 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sears Island / Mack Point Wind Port

Group of Maine lawmakers trying to block Sears Island wind port 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Social Safety Net

Mainers’ heating assistance in limbo amid freeze on federal funds 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Things to Do

Weekend Guide: January 31st – February 2nd, 2025 🏛 Portland Old Port

The Live Music Guide: January 29th – February 4th, 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

Drew and Ellie Holcomb - Portland 🏛 State Theatre

Cold Cave with Buzzkull 🏛 SPACE

La Luz 🏛 SPACE

little house creates 🏛 SPACE

Kathleen Edwards 🏛 One Longfellow Square

Utilities

Maine Senate confirms former state lawmaker, brewery owner as new public advocate 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Morning Links - Tuesday January 28, 2025

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Arts

Portland Ballet goes to Colby College. The assignment? Create a new work from scratch. 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Asylum Seekers

ILAP Community Update: More Immigration News from Week One 🏛 Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project

Maine faith leader responds to new immigration directive 🏛 Maine Beacon

Brunswick 'ICE raids' are just rumors, police say 🏛 Portland Press Herald

U.S. Border Patrol installs barriers in northern Maine to help curb illegal crossings - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Business

Indoor mini-golf course, bar and restaurant on tap for Marginal Way in Portland 🏛 Mainebiz

Buy Local

Empire Comedy Club brings laughs and entertainment to Portland - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Climate Emergency

A year of extremes: 2024 was Maine’s hottest on record 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Once poised to lead in offshore wind, Maine has stumbled 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine's offshore wind ambitions: Big ideas tempered by setbacks and competition 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Questions about how updated definition of ‘coastal wetland’ would impact landowners, developers 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Nature-based Shoreline Rules Protect Maine’s Waterways 🏛 Natural Resources Council of Maine

Opinion: Solar power not to blame for Mainers’ rising electricity bills 🏛 Portland Press Herald

1 year later: Popham Beach still recovering from historic storm surge - YouTube - CBS 13 News

CMP Corridor

Delays to NECEC project in Maine will cost Massachusetts ratepayers more than $500M 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Community

Supporting survivors of trafficking 🏛 Preble Street

The Telling Room in Portland, Maine | On A Mission to Amplify Young Voices 🏛 New England

Fundraiser for Maine Needs at Portland House of Pizza 🏛 Reddit

Earthquake

3.8 magnitude earthquake rattles Maine and is felt far beyond 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Offshore earthquake shakes southern Maine and other parts of New England 🏛 Maine Public

Earthquake shakes New England. Did you feel it? 🏛 New England Cable News

‘Trees were shuddering': Reaction to the earthquake off coast of Maine 🏛 New England Cable News

Maine earthquake: Shaking felt from Boston to Portland in New England 🏛 CNN

How common are earthquakes in Maine? 🏛 WMTW

Earthquake reported off coast of York County 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Earthquake rattles Maine and beyond 🏛 Saco Bay News

Rare Maine earthquake leaves Harpswell unscathed 🏛 Harpswell Anchor

Maine earthquake: USGS reports magnitude 3.9 quake off York coast - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Magnitude 3.8 earthquake hits off coast of southern Maine, USGS says - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Earthquake rattles parts of Maine - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Maine earthquake shakes webcam on Appledore Island - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Maine's first earthquake of 2025 one of state's most powerful in last 30 years - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Earthquake in Maine | Where it hit and where it could be felt - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

3.8 magnitude earthquake strikes southern Maine #earthquake #maine #surprise - YouTube - Bangor Daily News

Maine earthquake rattles webcam - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Earthquakes are common in Maine, but they oftentimes go unfelt - YouTube - WMTW-TV

See and hear Maine earthquake on crib cam - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Monday's earthquake was fifth-strongest in Maine history, experts say - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Did you feel the earthquake? Magnitude 3.8 quake rattles Maine - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Why does Maine get earthquakes? - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Fast facts about 3.8M earthquake off Maine coast - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

3.8 magnitude earthquake hits off York Harbor, Maine - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

'I felt the whole building shake:' Mainers shaken up by earthquake off coast of York - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Mainers shaken up by earthquake off coast of York - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Earthquake in Maine 🏛 Reddit

Education

Gorham High School students sent home after threatening voicemail 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Gorham High students dismissed early due to threatening voicemail - YouTube - WMTW-TV

UMaine awarded $1.8M to research tick mitigation through invasive plant removal 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine DOE Commissioner seeks EPA aid amid electric school bus issues - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Environment

Still reeling from PFAS spill, Brunswick residents push back on plans for sludge treatment plant 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Residents discuss proposed digester upgrades at Brunswick Landing - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Fearing flight hazards, bill would end some habitat protections at Maine airports 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine airports seek exemption from wildlife protection laws 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Mining company to sell some land in Penobscot County 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Food and Drink

Rooted Heart Cafe ＆ Apothecary 🏛 Portland Food Map

New restaurant Vesta opens in North Yarmouth with Mediterranean comfort cuisine - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Health Care

Social work is at the heart of the MaineHealth 🏛 Preble Street

Maine researchers monitor Trump administration’s pause on health communications 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Insurrection

U.S. Senate Dems push for vote on condemning Trump Jan. 6 pardons 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Justice

Bill would allow some Maine teens facing adult charges to stay in youth detention 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Criminal justice reform focus of five legislative bills 🏛 Daily Bulldog

Man sentenced to 15 years for 2008 Portland homicide 🏛 Portland Press Herald

LGBTQIA+

DOE responds to executive order on gender - YouTube - WMTW-TV

PRIE update: Looks like Brewer's up 🏛 Reddit

Outdoors

Where to go cross-country skiing in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Guide Mondays: Nighttime adventure in Old Town - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Photography

My Maine This Week: Baxter State Park by Mark Fochesato 🏛 Natural Resources Council of Maine

Post earthquake Springvale sunset 🏛 Reddit

Nubble Lighthouse 🏛 Reddit

Nubble Lighthouse in Winter 🏛 Reddit

Puppy 🏛 Reddit

Moose Pond winter sunset 🏛 Reddit

Marsh Sunset on the Quiet Side August 2021 🏛 Reddit

The Golden Road (but make it cinematic) 🏛 Reddit

The Marshall Point Lighthouse in Port Clyde in late afternoon 🏛 Reddit

Politics

State budget cuts could mean higher taxes in Portland, council says 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland city leaders work to navigate budget concerns 🏛 WGME

Portland officials say state budget cuts could impact property taxes - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Portland Deserves a Fair Tax System—Here’s How We Get There 🏛 Kate Sykes for District 5

Mills to deliver State of the Budget address on Tuesday evening 🏛 Maine Public

Gov. Mills set to deliver annual address to Legislature. Here’s what to look for. 🏛 Portland Press Herald

What to watch for as Janet Mills pitches her $11.6B budget to lawmakers 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Watch: Janet Mills delivers Maine’s State of the Budget Address 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Mainers object to proposed program cuts ahead of governor’s budget address 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Advocates outline concerns about plan to reduce child care worker stipends 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Letter: Maine can achieve economic fairness 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Democratic Party elects new leadership aiming to ‘unite all corners of the state’ 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine Democrats choose new party leaders 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Democrats choose new party leaders 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Higher taxes on cigarettes will benefit Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Jared Golden and Donald Trump’s tariff plans would harm Mainers 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Here’s a look at the busy week ahead for Trump’s Cabinet nominees 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Trump, trade, and immigration: What might be in store for Maine? 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Public Safety

Some island-based EMT's criticize state plan to dock ferries overnight on mainland 🏛 Maine Public

Trump halts efforts to treat and track diseases. People will suffer. 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sports

Sea Dogs Partner with Red Cross to Host Valentine's Day ... 🏛 Minor League Baseball

State

Did you hear that Direct File is now available in Maine?? Starting today, y… 🏛 Bluesky - Maine People's Alliance

Things to Do

Jack's Mannequin - State Theatre, Portland Maine 🏛 State Theatre

Badfish - A Tribute to Sublime - State Theatre, Portland Maine 🏛 State Theatre

An Evening with Winemaker Michele D’Aprix 🏛 Rosemont Market

French Winemakers in Maine 🏛 Rosemont Market

Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse 🏛 SPACE

Going 2 Hell, Bmola, TheWorst 🏛 SPACE

Kevin James 🏛 Merrill Auditorium

WMPG Mardi Gras Cajun Cookin’ Contest returns! Tuesday 3/4/2025 from 11am- 2pm 🏛 WMPG

Studio 51 ＆ WMPG present a Karaoke/Open Mic Night – Thursday Feb. 6th 🏛 WMPG

Local Event: Candlelight: Queen vs. ABBA - Portland 🏛 Patch

Winter goat yoga brings business and fitness to Smiling Hill Farm 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

The week of January 27th Part 2 🏛 Bluesky - Portland Noise

Tuesday, January 28th *Underlining represents Maine based musicians #portl… 🏛 Bluesky - Portland Noise

‼️New book club alert‼️ WTF book club will be focusing on a different bizar… 🏛 Bluesky - Print: A Bookstore

Tribal Sovereignty

Wabanaki Alliance: Trump comments on birthright citizenship 'extremely troubling' 🏛 Maine Public

Tribe's revenue from online sports betting stirs questions 🏛 Quoddy Tides

Unhoused

We all need a safe place to call home 🏛 Preble Street

Utilities

Maine Senate confirms Heather Sanborn as state’s public advocate 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Vacationland

An All-Female Snow-Sculpting Team Is Carving Out a Niche 🏛 Down East

This Maine spot is one of the best places in the world for a proposal 🏛 Boston.com

Maine’s largest ice fishing derby shatters attendance records 🏛 The County

Hundreds come out for Long Lake 20th anniversary ice fishing derby 🏛 The County

Morning Links - Monday January 27, 2025

Monday, January 27, 2025

Arts

How the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles came home to Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Buy Local

Barber Shop to Replace Rosemont Market ＆ Bakery on Hill 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

City

Portland landowner balks at Downeaster train station proposal 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Welcome to the District Five Insider, a newsletter about the big decisions… 🏛 Kate Sykes for District 5

Climate Emergency

Our View: Maine is a casualty of Trump opposition to offshore wind energy 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Donald Trump’s wind order puts Maine’senergy future in question 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Do the Little Things – They Matter! 🏛 American Lighthouse Foundation

Letter: Dangerous to backpedal on energy progress 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Community

Portland-area repair fairs offer fixing for free 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Mainers unite to fix items and build skills at Ripe to Repair event in Portland - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Education

Uncertainty over immigration enforcement raises concerns in Maine schools - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Environment

Lawmakers to propose bills addressing toxic firefighting foam 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Mining company to sell over 3,000 acres in Penobscot County 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Court ruling delays action on aging Ellsworth dams 🏛 Maine Public

Maine DEP announces funding for dune restoration projects - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Food and Drink

Let us guide you through happy hour specials across southern Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

To Abstain in Portland, Maine: Where to Find Craft Mocktails 🏛 Portland Old Port

Happy hour-maxxing: An Old Port bar crawl that gets you more for less 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine's craft beer industry slows as growth stabilizes after decade-long boom 🏛 WGME

Guns

Letter: Gun waiting period should not be reversed 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Opinion: Firearm rights are under continued assault in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

History

Throwback photos: Winter in Portland in the ’50s and ’60s 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Opinion: Could Maine’s Katherine Cornish be pardoned today? 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Health Care

Group issues recommendations to address long hospital ER stays for Maine children 🏛 Maine Public

Letter: Maine legislators must support family planning 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Housing

Maine needs more housing, fast. Two companies are turning to the assembly line. 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Insurrection

Letter: Maine senators were right about Jan. 6 pardon 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Justice

Letter: Maine’s shoreline should be open to all 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Labor

Letter: BIW bites hand that feeds it with family leave lawsuit 🏛 Portland Press Herald

LGBTQIA+

What do Trump’s executive orders mean for LGBTQ+ Mainers? 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Photography

Sunday Photos: January 25th, 2025 🏛 Daily Bulldog

View from Sand Beach 🏛 Reddit

Mossy Wonderland 🏛 Reddit

Bass Harbor 🏛 Reddit

Wonderland Mist 🏛 Reddit

Moody Jordan Pond 🏛 Reddit

Lots of Love for Valley Cove 🏛 Reddit

Timelapse of fog coming in over Bass Harbor 🏛 Reddit

Fall Cliffs 🏛 Reddit

Jordan Pond 🏛 Reddit

Thunder hole 🏛 Reddit

The view from Beech Mountain toward Blue Hill: 🏛 Reddit

From a trip in 2021 🏛 Reddit

Dogs Love Acadia Too 🏛 Reddit

Cobblestone Bridge on a late fall morning 🏛 Reddit

Some photos from a past trip to Isle au Haut. 🏛 Reddit

Five Islands, Georgetown, ME 🏛 Reddit

Bubble Pond 🏛 Reddit

Perspective 🏛 Reddit

The view from Ship Harbor Trail 🏛 Reddit

Fall 2023 Acadia Photography Workshop 🏛 Reddit

Castine Sunrises 🏛 Reddit

Winter woods walks! 🏛 Reddit

Ship Harbor Trail 🏛 Reddit

Various pics from a fall trip with my friend, October 2024. 🏛 Reddit

The big dipper framed between Bernard and St Sauveur at Long Pond, and the Milky Way above, desperately edited to look as close to how it did to my eyes. 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Bipartisan tax break for retirees on the chopping block 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Which taxes would increase under Gov. Mills’ budget proposal? 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter to the Editor: Governor Janet Mills’ Fiscal Leadership and Budget Expansion 🏛 Daily Bulldog

Opinion: Maine Right to Repair law is worth celebrating, defending 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Group rallies in Portland against some of Trump's recent executive orders - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Social Safety Net

Opinion: Social Security Fairness Act will be tricky to implement 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do

Half Waif live in Portland, new indie folk from Mainer Schmoon 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Comic Kevin Hart, Portland Sea Dogs and Billy Idol with Joan Jett 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Spend time with Irish storytellers, the Lost and Found vintage market or pianist Jeeyoon Kim 🏛 Portland Press Herald

haydn, beethoven, ＆ boulogne - Portland 🏛 Merrill Auditorium

Heroscape Learn-to-Play this Saturday in Westbrook, Maine! 🏛 Reddit

Winter goat yoga brings business and fitness to local Maine farm - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Utilities

Some Mainers frustrated over high demand and delivery delays for heating oil and propane - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Vacationland

Maine’s largest ice fishing derby shatters attendance record 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Morning Links - Sunday January 26, 2025

Sunday, January 26, 2025

Arts

Grime Studios in Portland sees rent increase, faces $30K funding gap 🏛 WGME

Asylum Seekers

'We are a nation of laws:' Maine AG challenges Trump's order on birthright citizenship - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Business

Maine is a proving ground for commercial chaga farming 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Community

South Portland hosts 'Repair Fair' to help extend life for broken items 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Repair Fair hosted in South Portland to combat waste - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Education

Westbrook School Department letter regarding Trump executive order to allow immigration enforcement actions to take place in schools and places of worship 🏛 Reddit

Food and Drink

Anthony's Italian Kitchen in Portland closing next month - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Maine Food ＆ Dining News: Northport, Yarmouth, Wiscasset, Waterville 🏛 Portland Food Map

History

A Look Back to Maine's First Portland On Tap, 10 Years Ago 🏛 WCYY

Insurrection

Maine man pardoned for role in Jan. 6 riot speaks at Topsham church 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Outdoors

The evolution of ice cleats involves Maine and the Vikings 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Want to give Maine wildlife a hand? Here’s how. 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Photography

On Capisic Pond 🏛 Reddit

Quiet snowy sunset on the marsh, Scarborough 🏛 Reddit

Vaughan Woods, Hallowell's Hobbit Land 🏛 Reddit

Politics

How Maine’s legislature works 🏛 The Maine Monitor

These are 31 bills to watch in the 132nd Legislature 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Hegseth confirmed as Pentagon chief after Vance breaks tie vote in U.S. Senate 🏛 Maine Morning Star

U.S. Senate advances Noem’s nomination to head Department of Homeland Security 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Things to Do

The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays: Music of The Beatles + More for Kids 🏛 Tixr - Portland House of Music

Amiright record release with Space Camp, Pond 1000, and Otis 🏛 SPACE

ESPRESSIVO! Piano Quartet 🏛 Portland Ovations

Life Be Lifin’ Starring Monét X Change 🏛 Portland Ovations

CONTRA-TIEMPO “joyUS justUS” 🏛 Portland Ovations

Drag Storytime - February 2 🏛 Portland Ovations

Dance Workshop with CONTRA-TIEMPO 🏛 Portland Ovations

Drag Storytime - February 8 🏛 Portland Ovations

“The Cher Show” 🏛 Portland Ovations

Drag Storytime - February 22 🏛 Portland Ovations

Vacationland

Mainers embrace the cold at Camden Winterfest 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine