Morning Links - Thursday, May 9, 2024

Thursday, May 9, 2024

Arts

Portland Symphony Orchestra takes audience from Spain to Austria 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Michael Corleto shares new music with 207 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Portland’s Museum of Beadwork calls for work from newcomers 🏛 Spectrum News

Precious Lives, Stolen Dreams 🏛 SPACE

Climate Emergency

South Portland unveils new maps that detail what future flooding will look like in coming decades 🏛 Maine Public

South Portland, Maine, educates residents on flooding concerns 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Deadline for FEMA storm assistance approaches 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Subsidized heat pump installation is driving growth of clean energy jobs in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

More than 15,000 people now work in Maine's clean energy sector 🏛 Maine Public

Report: With over 15,000 jobs, Maine’s green energy workforce fastest growing in New England 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Opening date set for Maine Wildlife Park following April storm 🏛 WMTW

Maine's fishing industry works around damaged wharves after January storms - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Education

Fewer Maine students applying for federal financial aid amid FAFSA application problems 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Elections

What to know about voting in the June 11 primary in Maine 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Environment

‘They told us that this material would be safe.’ Toxic PFAS discovered on US farms 🏛 CNN

Portland closes community garden due to contaminated soil 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Deadline nears to comment on relicensing 4 Kennebec River dams 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Fuel spill in Westbrook forces evacuations during cleanup - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Food and Drink

Coming Soon: Liquid Riot Sold and Set to Reopen as Camp Pennant 🏛 Portland Old Port

Liquid Riot Sold to Michael Fraser 🏛 Portland Food Map

Luna Bangladeshi Cuisine 🏛 Portland Food Map

Chinese-Cambodian restaurant Oun Lido’s opening Thursday in the Old Port 🏛 Portland Press Herald

9 places to nosh on bagels in southern Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Guns

Opinion: Bump stocks and conversion devices pose real threat to public. Where is the concern? 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Deputy who was blamed for failing to confront Lewiston gunman says commission distorted facts 🏛 Maine Public

Reports outline new details about Cumberland County's response during Lewiston manhunt 🏛 WGME

Bowling alley on Mollison Way in Lewiston, Maine, reopens 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Gunfire closes Maine college campus, delays local schools 🏛 WMTW

Housing

New Bath affordable housing complex opens 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

LGBTQIA+

York schools to pay former teacher $237,500 to settle gay discrimination lawsuit 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Boothbay denies local man's request to honor LGBTQ Pride 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Boothbay man on mission to get local communities to celebrate Pride - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Justice

Portland man pleads not guilty to murder in St. John Street shooting 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Man to be arraigned for Portland murder 🏛 WGME

Judge denies Portland man’s attempt to rescind guilty plea in killing of his kids’ mother 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Labor

Wednesday Sit-Down: Teacher pay in Maine 🏛 WGME

Outdoors

Use this duct tape trick to protect yourself from tick bites 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Puffin watch: Crews work to repair cameras damaged by winter storms - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Photography

Since you guys were so nice with my Milky Way picture yesterday here is another couple pics I took up in Baxter State Park a while ago. 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Maine lawmakers recommend funding for rape kit tracking system 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Eight Investigates: A state bill to track rape kits may get a second chance - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Maine bill for licensing contractors essentially killed by committee 🏛 WGME

Topsham representative resigns from House seat 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Gov. Mills slams lawmakers for advancing more spending bills 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Mills administration warns of budgetary 'breaking point' as lawmakers propose more spending 🏛 Maine Public

Maine high court hears case challenging Democrats’ budget maneuver 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Austin Theriault highlights Donald Trump endorsement in TV ad for Maine’s 2nd District race 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Conservative Maine PAC that spent big in 2022 election now launching voter ID initiative 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Letter: Sustain Janet Mills’ veto of tax bill 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Public Safety

Spike in road fatalities prompts Maine officials to urge driver safety 🏛 Portland Press Herald

It has been a deadly year so far on Maine roads 🏛 WMTW

Sports

Mayer homers in 4-3 loss to Rumble Ponies 🏛 Minor League Baseball

Watch Binghamton Rumble Ponies vs. Portland Sea Dogs | 05/08/2024 🏛 MLB

Sea Dogs fall to Binghamton 4-3 despite a homer by Mayer 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sea Dogs lose second in a row 🏛 WMTW

Brayan Bello rehabs with Sea Dogs 🏛 WMTW

State

Real ID: How to get one in Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

State of Maine ship makes its last voyage at sea 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Things to Do

Soul Glo with Upchuck 🏛 SPACE

Rachel Alexandrou – Cake For Birds @ Fore River Trail Parkway 🏛 SPACE

Jon Steinman – Who Owns Your Grocery Store?: The Promise of Food Co-Ops 🏛 SPACE

Black Narcissus 🏛 SPACE

Buccaneers' Bash w/ The Mermaids & The Shank Painters 🏛 Mayo Street Arts

Big Yellow Taxi: The music of Joni Mitchell 🏛 Visit Portland Maine

Less than 10 days away: All Roads Music Festival where dozens of local acts descend upon Belfast, Maine. 🏛 Reddit

Transportation

Metro to temporarily take over South Portland Bus Service 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Imagine relocating Portland rail station to old Union Station site 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Vacationland

Cruise Ships Will Visit Portland 23 Out of 30 September Days 🏛 WCYY

The Best Places to Stay in Portland, Maine 🏛 Vogue

Morning Links - Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Bears, Sharks, and Zombies

Strange Maine: In review: International Cryptozoology Conference 2024 🏛 Strange Maine

Bear spotted running around in Scarborough 🏛 WGME

Bear spotted in Scarborough neighborhood off Pine Point Road 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Scarborough police say bear seen in Pine Point neighborhood returned to woods 🏛 WMTW

Business

Maine Marijuana Sales Top $19 Million in April 🏛 Marijuana Herald

City

Public Meeting for Major Site Plan Application From Avesta Housing 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Portland Museum of Art building demolition still up in the air 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

The History Behind the Building in Portland, ME Facing Demolition 🏛 WJBQ

Climate Emergency

MaineHealth scientists investigate link between ticks in Maine, climate change 🏛 WGME

Students to help Casco Bay communities plan for a warmer, wetter future 🏛 Portland Press Herald

South Portland educates residents on coastal flooding concerns 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine Natural Areas Program Launches Marsh Migration Model to Address Sea Level RiseRelated Documents 🏛 State of Maine

Education

New principal appointed for Portland’s Casco Bay High School 🏛 Portland Press Herald

'Live and Teach in Maine Campaign' hopes to keep teaching tourists in Maine 🏛 WGME

Maine promotes youth apprenticeships to build green economy workforce 🏛 Maine Beacon

Environment

UMaine researchers developing wood-based alternative to PFAS 🏛 Maine Public

Food and Drink

New Raw Bar Opening at Porttown Public House 🏛 Portland Old Port

The Garden to Open on Saturday 🏛 Portland Food Map

Rooted in Excellence: A Recap on Bissell Brothers' The Garden Dining Experience 🏛 Portland Old Port

Portland, Maine Approves New, Unique Outside Seating Bar 🏛 WJBQ

Oun Lido's Opening for Takeout 🏛 Portland Food Map

Guns

Sagadahoc deputy criticized by Lewiston shooting commission blasts its report as ‘misleading’ 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Health Care

Opinion: Legislature must address unsafe staffing levels at state psychiatric facilities 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Housing

Falmouth residents speak out against workforce housing project 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Justice

Sister of Portland man convicted of manslaughter says she gave false testimony against him 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Labor

Pushing back on veto, farmworker advocates say Mills’ proposal scaled back labor rights 🏛 Maine Morning Star

LGBTQIA+

Lawsuit dismissed against Damariscotta school, gender identity 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Teen gender expression suit dismissed 🏛 Spectrum News

Letter: Maine leaders stepped up to protect access to care 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Moral Panics

Angus King is introducing a new bill to curb social media use among children 🏛 Maine Public

Outdoors

Rain-swollen Kingsbury Stream made our annual paddle exciting 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Hiking Squirrel Point/Bald Head in Arrowsic 🏛 Wiscasset Newspaper

Maine’s North Woods is a bird sanctuary. Let’s keep it that way. 🏛 Forest Society of Maine

Photogrphy

Picture I took of the Milky Way up in Baxter St Park. Thought you might enjoy it. 🏛 Reddit

From the Old Port today...the tourists have arrived 🏛 Reddit

Police

Three charged in connection with February shooting in downtown Saco - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Politics

Dozens of bills left in limbo now have chance to be enacted this session 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Lawmakers on budget committee move to fund dozens of additional bills 🏛 Portland Press Herald

More than 200 bills up for Maine state funding 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Green Party Candidate Jill Stein Advocates for Environmental Protection and Universal Healthcare 🏛 WGAN

About 200 attend vigil at Colby College for those killed in Gaza 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Bowdoin College students vote: request college divests and condemns violence in Gaza 🏛 Maine Public

Veterans for Peace kick off walk from Ogunquit to D.C. to urge end of war in Gaza 🏛 Maine Public

Sports

Rumble Ponies Gallop Past Sea Dogs 4-1 🏛 Minor League Baseball

Red Sox starting pitcher Brayan Bello allows three runs in rehab start with Sea Dogs 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Boston Red Sox pitcher Brayan Bello making rehab start for Portland Sea Dogs 🏛 WGME

State

Sec. of State reminds Mainers that REAL ID enforcement begins in one year 🏛 Maine Morning Star

New Real ID deadline one year away 🏛 Maine Public

Only 1 in 5 Mainers are compliant with federal Real ID law 🏛 Bangor Daily News

What Mainers need to know about applying for a Real ID 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine’s health commissioner is stepping down to lead a think tank and teach at Harvard 🏛 Bangor Daily News

DHHS chief who oversaw MaineCare expansion, pandemic response to step down 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine DHHS commissioner stepping down 🏛 Maine Public

Maine health and human services commissioner is stepping down 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine DHHS commissioner leaving position at end of May 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Things to Do

The Live Music Guide: May 8th - 14th, 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

Feel Good Funk Fest Returns: 3 Days of Live Music, Food and Art 🏛 Portland Old Port

The Weekend Guide: May 10th - 12th, 2024 🏛 Portland Old Port

Sun Ra Arkestra @ First Parish Chuch 🏛 SPACE

Makers on Main 🏛 Visit Portland Maine

Military Appreciation Day 🏛 Visit Portland Maine

WHEEL OF FORTUNE LIVE! 🏛 Visit Portland Maine

PMA Films: Ken Loach's touching final film and Bates Film Festival brings Chris Cooper and John Sayles to the PMA! 🏛 Portland Museum of Art

Morning Links - Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Arts

Maddy's Theatre in Portland has a new home 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

What's in a name? For this author, it's an interesting story 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Bears, Sharks, and Zombies

Why the power is out in Harpswell 🏛 Reddit

Business

Barnes & Noble Sets Opening Date for South Portland, Maine Store 🏛 WJBQ

Buy Local

Stonewall Kitchen Returning to Portland 🏛 Portland Food Map

City

Portland City Council set to vote on school budget 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland councilors plan to review 2025 school budget - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

City council postpones decision on future of Portland art museum expansion 🏛 Maine Public

Portland City Council delays vote on future of former Children’s Museum 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Debate over demolition of historic Portland building continues - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Fate of 142 Free Street remains undecided 🏛 WMTW

No Parking While Poor 🏛 The Bollard

Maine's First Ship, The Virginia, Arrives at Portland Yacht Services for Maintenance & Inspection 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Community

Anyone missing a cat? 🏛 Reddit

Education

Campaign to recruit more teachers to Maine unveiled at Portland Jetport 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine apprenticeship programs are showing great promise and outcomes 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Need for more space driving school referendum in MSAD 51 - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Environment

Letter: Maine made PFAS law more workable for businesses 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey collects money owed to Long Creek Watershed Project 🏛 Maine Public

Long Creek watershed violations cost landlord $650,000 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Food and Drink

Low Key Opening on Thursday 🏛 Portland Food Map

Major in Beer 🏛 The Bollard

Guns

Maine could join states that let residents waive right to buy guns 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sheriff, Portland police chief meet after release of report outlining Lewiston response concerns - YouTube - CBS 13 News

'I don't think it's really necessary:' Maine gun owners express concern over waiting period law - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Health Care

$3.1M expansion doubles Portland recovery center’s detox capacity 🏛 Mainebiz

MaineHealth opens comprehensive addiction treatment facility 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Opinion: We must solve Maine’s crisis of access to health care 🏛 Portland Press Herald

History

Exploring Maine on Paper: Local author writes about Maine's sights 🏛 FOX 23

Housing

Portland couple says their landlord retaliated after they complained of rent hike 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Penalty unlikely for Portland landlord who flouted rent control rules 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Local public housing efforts get a $11.6M boost for development and modernization 🏛 Mainebiz

Mills Administration and MaineHousing launch statewide housing data portal 🏛 Mainebiz

Greater Portland Council of Governments Housing Summit - YouTube - Portland Media Center

Bath community supports 31st 'Spring Walk to Build' for affordable housing 🏛 WGME

Justice

Portland-based BerryDunn faces lawsuits over data breach affecting 1.1M people 🏛 WGME

U.S. attorney, DEA getting tough on illegal marijuana operations across Maine 🏛 Mainebiz

Labor

Despite vetoes, labor rights for some Maine farmworkers will increase under new federal rule 🏛 Maine Morning Star

LGBTQIA+

A judge has dismissed a parent's lawsuit against a school over her child's gender transition 🏛 Maine Public

Outdoors

This short hike near Ellsworth offers rewarding views 🏛 Bangor Daily News

How to tell which Maine birds are serenading you this spring 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Mild winter cause of increase in seal rescues, experts say 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

The Piping Plovers' Favorite Habitat 🏛 Maine Audubon

Photography

PHOTOS: Baby foxes at play 🏛 Ellsworth American

Woodpeckers are back in Maine - YouTube - Bangor Daily News

Talkative coyotes communing in the Maine woods - YouTube - Bangor Daily News

Maine deer welcome warmer weather - YouTube - Bangor Daily News

Maine fox snags a meal - YouTube - Bangor Daily News

Baby squirrels in a Maine chicken coop - YouTube - Bangor Daily News

Big mammals are on the move in Maine - YouTube - Bangor Daily News

The Birds are Back in Town - YouTube - Bangor Daily News

Maine eagle swoops gracefully over Maine's York River - YouTube - Bangor Daily News

Politics

A ‘Rubik’s cube’: Lawmakers reconvene as more than 200 bills await legislative action 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Opinion: Legislators ‘take a walk’ to avoid Maine’s child protection problem 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Establishment campaign or ‘lemonade stand’? A look at fundraising behind Maine’s CD2 primary 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Public Safety

MaineHealth helping test new Lyme vaccine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Two injured in crash on I-295 offramp in Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

I-295 crash in Portland closes Washington Avenue exit 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Crash closes exit on I295 in Portland Monday morning 🏛 WMTW

Two hospitalized with injuries after crash on I-295 in Portland 🏛 WGME

Hurricane Awareness Tour warns Maine to prepare for upcoming hurricane season 🏛 Maine Public

Hurricane Awareness Tour stops in Portland ahead of season 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Hurricane Hunters tour stops in Portland, urges Mainers to prepare for hurricane season 🏛 WGME

Sports

Red Sox' Brayan Bello to pitch for the Portland Sea Dogs 🏛 WMTW

Sports Digest: Red Sox pitcher Brayan Bello scheduled for rehab start with Sea Dogs 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Watch a Portland Sea Dog Game - Support The Opportunity Alliance 🏛 WJBQ

State

Gov. Mills asks president for disaster declaration for April 3-4 storm 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do

Jo Koy 🏛 Cross Insurance Arena (Cumberland County Civic Center)

Comedian Jo Koy to Peform Live in Portland This November 🏛 WJBQ

Real Computer People: A Night Under the Stars 🏛 SPACE

Rosémont FREE Wine Tasting with Sopo Wine Co. - West End 🏛 Rosemont Market

Rosémont FREE Wine Tasting with Pine State - Scarborough 🏛 Rosemont Market

Rosémont FREE Wine Tasting with VIAS Imports - Cape Elizabeth 🏛 Rosemont Market

Unhoused

Understanding low barrier shelters 🏛 Preble Street

Proposal calls for 30 Housing First apartments in Sanford 🏛 Maine Public

Vacationland

Cadillac Summit Road closed for paving 🏛 Mount Desert Islander

Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport opens for 2024 season 🏛 WGME

Morning Links - Monday, May 6, 2024

Monday, May 6, 2024

Business

Opinion: A responsible cannabis industry in Maine – if we can keep it 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environment

High levels of forever chemicals in Maine birds add to concern about food chain 🏛 Portland Press Herald

History

Throwback Photo: Girl Scouts tend to a school garden in the ’60s 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Justice

Maine may mandate timelines to speed up criminal trials 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Labor

Letter: L.L.Bean should follow CBD’s move to unionize 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Outdoors

Insects cause Maine beachgoers' feet to turn black 🏛 WGME

Photography

You will appreciate the power and grace this eagle demonstrates 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sports

Bello scheduled to make rehab start for Sea Dogs on Tuesday 🏛 Minor League Baseball

Lugo's seventh homer lifts Sea Dogs to 2-1 win 🏛 Minor League Baseball

State

Maine’s First Ship to visit Portland for maintenance, inspection 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do

GoldenOak, Gary Clark Jr. and other tickets on sale 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Here's who is playing at Thompson's Point this summer 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Nab $25 tickets to Bangor’s big summer concerts this week 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do: Murder mystery in Biddeford, Taylor Swift dance party, Mother’s Day market 🏛 Portland Press Herald

This year’s Bates Film Festival reunites old Hollywood friends 🏛 Portland Press Herald

The Fogcutters revive Big Band Syndrome, Footlights Theatre celebrates Mama Cass 🏛 Portland Press Herald

In June, seize the Windjammer Days 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Tribal Sovereignty

Promotion of Wabanaki cultural tourism gains momentum in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Evening Links - Sunday, May 5, 2024

Sunday, May 5, 2024

Arts

Students show off their artwork at Portland City Hall - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Business

Defense workforce boost: A newly formed coalition seeks to increase workforce training for Maine’s defense industry 🏛 Mainebiz

Buy Local

Maine Street Saturday: Plant Office in Portland 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

City

Letter: What about a compromise for the PMA? 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

Winter storms will change summer experience for some state park visitors 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Community

Futsal at Kennedy Park - 🏛 Amjambo Africa

First Annual Abyssinian Meeting House Block Party May 11th on Newbury Street 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Foundation Brewing debuts beer to help animal outreach groups 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Just a reminder that I photograph pets that are elderly or terminally ill for free <3 🏛 Reddit

Public Library 3d Printer 🏛 Reddit

Education

Overwhelmed Maine educators have ‘nothing left’ for kids 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Graduation season begins as hundreds receive degrees from the University of Southern Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

USM holds commencement ceremony for Class of 2024 🏛 WMTW

UMaine graduates celebrated during 2024 commencement ceremony 🏛 University of Maine

Environment

Windham unveils 700-acre conservation area: Boost for Maine's outdoor recreation economy 🏛 WGME

Deadline firm for Bucksport landfill closure amid buyer questions 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Food and Drink

Dine Out Maine: If you missed Paella Seafood in its first run, go now 🏛 Portland Press Herald

What if there were no more good coffee? - 🏛 Amjambo Africa

Guns

Our View: On gun safety, Gov. Mills fell short 🏛 Portland Press Herald

'I don't think it's really necessary:' Gun owners express concern over waiting period law 🏛 WGME

Health Care

Letter: More must be done for mental health in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Labor

At home at the retirement home: In a recruiting bid, retirement community offers workers housing at below-market rates 🏛 Mainebiz

Outdoors

18 jaw-dropping views from Katahdin to help you plan for warmer weather 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

"Beautiful as they are, these tidal places are often moody and strange. Sometimes you can feel the bittersweet tang of your mortality rubbing up against a beachhead of infinity." 🏛 Reddit

Boot Head Preseve 🏛 Reddit

Low Tide in Bar Harbor. Great time to visit before the season starts! 🏛 Reddit

The Daffodils of Laurel Hill 🏛 Reddit

Sunday Photos: May 5th, 2024 🏛 Daily Bulldog

Politics

Presidential candidate Jill Stein in Portland Saturday 🏛 WGME

Stein and Mapstead, third-party candidates, promise alternative options to Maine voters 🏛 WGME

2024 Libertarian Party of Maine Convention | By Libertarian Party of MaineFacebook 🏛 Reddit

Demonstrators rally in Portland to demand permanent cease-fire in Gaza 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Bowdoin College professors sign letter supporting Gaza protesters 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sports

Our View: Professional soccer will be a boon to Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Gonzalez, Zeferjahn dominant in Game 2 as 'Dogs split twinbill 🏛 Minor League Baseball

Sea Dogs split doubleheader 🏛 WMTW

Sports Digest: Sea Dogs split doubleheader against Fighting Phils 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sports Digest: Matthew Lugo home run propels Sea Dogs over Fightin Phils 🏛 Portland Press Herald

State

Maine’s liquor prices are a mystery, and some say unfair. That may change. 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Mainers call for transparency in child welfare system 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Small earthquake hits Maine Saturday evening - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Things to Do

Fresh Air Yoga in Payson Park 🏛 Portland Downtonwn

Joe Henry and Ross Gallagher’s ‘neon night’ with strings 🏛 SPACE

Unhoused

As student homelessness rises, so do challenges for Biddeford and Saco schools 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Utilities

State's aging wastewater facilities adjust to meet new challenges 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Vacationland

Summer days and childhood shenanigans: Youthful memories of Bailey Island and Mackerel Cove 🏛 Harpswell Anchor