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

Morning Links - Monday April 28, 2025

Monday, April 28, 2025

Arts

Maine singer-songwriter Louisa Stancioff covers an R.E.M. tune 31 years later 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Silverstein at The Aura in Portland, ME 🏛 Loud Hailer Magazine

Asylum Seekers

GOP lawmakers want to make it illegal to restrict compliance with immigration enforcement 🏛 Maine Morning Star

City

Moratorium on new Portland music venues, including Live Nation hall, comes up for a vote 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Want to visit Maine’s children’s museum? You’ll need a kid with you 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Community

Volunteers, families clean up Portland’s Eastern Prom to mark Earth Day 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Constitutional Crisis

Grateful for Maine’s leaders who stand up to Trump | Letter 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Support judges and law firms 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Mistaken deportation case must serve as a warning | Letter 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Could Trump target Maine churches next? | Letter 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Our protest voices are needed more than ever | Letter 🏛 Portland Press Herald

This Thursday in Portland! May Day March 330-530 and Rally 530-630! Details below 🏛 Reddit

Health Care

Letter: Bill could end medical bankruptcy 🏛 Bangor Daily News

History

Throwback photos: Portland’s train history across the decades 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Justice

County jail costs are crippling Maine budgets | Opinion 🏛 Portland Press Herald

LGBTQIA+

First transgender woman competing in Miss Maine USA pageant - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Outdoors

Polarizing pandemic-era glamping trend continues to grow in Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Photo gallery: Kite flying fun at Mitchell Field 🏛 Harpswell Anchor

They’re baaack 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Repealing the Inflation Reduction Act will hurt Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

All-terrain vehicle proposals stir debate; ATVs on roads bill ... 🏛 Quoddy Tides

Here’s what Aroostook would look like if it ever seceded from Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Public Safety

Maine fishing vessel accident leaves one dead, another injured 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Crewmember aboard Maine vessel dies from injuries while scalloping, US Coast Guard says - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Second fire in a month breaks out at Gorham cannabis facility 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do

This week’s best bets: A pair of plays, ‘Star Wars’ music and the Fiddlehead Festival 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Improv-A-Ganza! A "Whose Line is it Anyway?" Style Comedy Show! @Batson River Portland 🏛 Reddit

Two cool things happening in Scarboro this week 🏛 Reddit

Tribal Sovereignty

DEI should not be confused with sovereignty for tribal nations 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Afternoon Links - Sunday April 27, 2025

Sunday, April 27, 2025

Civil Rights

Maine is right to resist pointless autism ‘registry’ | Editorial 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

Portland Climate Action Team 🏛 Facebook - Portland Climate Action Team

Contitutional Crisis

Federal judge denies motion filed by Maine attorney against DOJ lead in Title IX lawsuit - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Cutting funding to libraries is bad for all of us | Opinion 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Feds freeze community paramedicine funding across Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

As Trump attacks DEI, Lewiston students find value in high school’s culture clubs 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Education

New state summary outlines scope of Maine's $11 billion school infrastructure crisis - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Maine bill would eliminate cap on school bus speeds - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Food and Drink

Delicious Musings on The Jewel Box 🏛 Portland Food Map

Housing

Zoning can’t be ignored in Maine’s housing crisis | Letter 🏛 Portland Press Herald

LGBTQIA+

Federal Court of Appeals denies Maine Rep. Libby's motion for emergency injunction - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Photography

Sunday Photos: April 27th, 2025 🏛 Daily Bulldog

Politics

Making Maine’s roads safer will require some discomfort | Editorial 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Public Safety

Maine fisherman reportedly dies after accident while scalloping off Massachusetts 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Things to Do

Noir at the Bar 🏛 Reddit

Sunday, April 27th *underlining represents Maine based musicians 🏛 Bluesky - Portland Noise

Morning Links - Sunday April 27, 2025

Sunday, April 27, 2025

Arts

‘WASHED AWAY” – Important Art Exhibit Opens May 2nd at Portland Public Library 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Business

New ‘human-friendly’ dog park, bar and restaurant coming to South Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

City

Live Nation 🏛 Reddit

Community

Volunteer at the Great Portland Pickup on May 3rd Morning 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Constitutional Crisis

USDA funding uncertainty puts Maine farmers in a bind 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Maine’s farmers and retailers can’t afford cuts to SNAP | Opinion 🏛 Portland Press Herald

MTA says tariffs impacting Maine projects - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Mainers demand the release of man mistakenly sent to El Salvador - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Letter: No matter who you voted for, speak up for America 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Climate Emergency

Storm repairs underway at Prouts Neck in Scarborough 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine’s clean electricity goals face unpredictable costs, availability 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Education

Portland considers collecting students' cell phones to minimize classroom distractions - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Environment

‘We did things backwards here’: Some Maine landowners see a future in ecological forest management 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Coast Guard proposes removal of dozens of buoys in Maine waters 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Coast Guard Proposes Removing Navigation Buoys from Maine Waters 🏛 Bar Harbor Story

Food and Drink

Maine Food ＆ Dining News: Lewiston, Skowhegan, Kingfield, Camden, Phillips, Hallowell, Scarborough, Wells 🏛 Portland Food Map

Portland’s Baking Soul 🏛 Portland Food Map

Guns

Why is Maine urging hunters to switch from lead ammo while allowing it at shooting ranges? - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Health Care

Health care in Maine has become a waking nightmare | Opinion 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Housing

Maine lawmakers consider bills to protect mobile home park residents - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Labor

Maine Democrats say paid family and medical leave program deserves a chance - YouTube - CBS 13 News

LGBTQIA+

First Circuit judges deny emergency motion for pending appeal by Rep. Libby 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Photography

It STILL never gets old... 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Complete Bill Tracker 🏛 ACLU of Maine

Weekly Highlights April 21 – 25 🏛 ACLU of Maine

Democrat Jordan Wood announces 2026 bid to unseat Sen. Susan Collins - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Public Safety

Coast Guard: Two fishermen with life-threatening injuries rescued from Maine vessel - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

One dead, another injured from rope snap on Maine scallop boat - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Sports

Portland Fails to Repeat Hartford Cupset, Falls 2-0 on Road 🏛 Hearts of Pine

Things to Do

Spencer Albee Soundcheck + Austin Street Tap Takeover 🏛 One Longfellow Square

summer concert series: beyond the stars - Portland 🏛 Merrill Auditorium

Stephen Kellogg's Old Friends Tour featuring Javier Colon 🏛 One Longfellow Square

Utilities

Maine’s electricity prices grew at the third fastest rate in the country, analysis shows 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Morning Links - Saturday April 26, 2025

Saturday, April 26, 2025

Arts

matriarch - to see you glow (portland band new album) 🏛 Reddit

'Maine's Sistine Chapel': 70-year-old fresco murals a hidden gem in Solon 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Asylum Seekers

In defense of due process in Waldo County 🏛 Bangor Daily News

GOP lawmaker pushes bill that would require Maine to comply with ICE 🏛 FOX 23

ICE is reversing termination of legal status for international students around US, lawyer says 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine's Cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs ... 🏛 ACLU of Maine

International student at Portland institute loses visa status, ACLU of Maine says 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

ILAP Community Update: April 11 🏛 Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project

ILAP Community Update: April 17 🏛 Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project

Changes to immigration policies are sowing doubt at farms in Maine 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Bowdoin: Commemorating the Genocide Remembrance 🏛 Amjambo Africa

Portland student among those whose legal status has been reinstated by federal government - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Business

L.L. Bean drops lawsuit against canvas tote copycat 🏛 Portland Press Herald

L.L. Bean drops trademark lawsuit against 4Imprint over 'Boat Tote' name 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

L.L. Bean sues 4Imprint for trademark infringement on iconic tote 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

City

Have thoughts about redeveloping Franklin Street? Fill out this survey from the City 🏛 Reddit

PPL Announces Name of E-Truck - YouTube - Portland Public Library

Climate Emergency

Don’t forget that climate change threats still exist | Letter 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Constitutional Crisis

Judge denies request to investigate DOJ attorney in Maine Title IX lawsuit - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Maine will not sign Trump administration letter to remove DEI programs from schools 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Department of Education refuses to sign letter saying DEI programs have been removed - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Maine Department of Education says it won't comply with Trump DEI order - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

The Trump administration cut a key FEMA grant. What does that mean for Maine projects? 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association sue DHHS over withholding of Title X funds 🏛 Maine Public

Maine nonprofit joins lawsuit against Trump administration over reproductive care funding freeze 🏛 Portland Press Herald

I’m embarrassed by our desire to suspend reality | Opinion 🏛 Portland Press Herald

The Endangered Species Act is endangered 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Why Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey is suing President Donald Trump over tariffs 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Sec. Bellows praises judge's ruling blocking Trump order on voter registration - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Maine lawmakers consider bill to help farmers, food banks affected by federal funding cuts - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Maine’s transgender athletes should not be a federal concern | Letter 🏛 Portland Press Herald

“See You in Court” T Shirts Best Sellers at Little Chair Printing says Owner 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Environment

Fitzpatrick Stadium: Soil testing under turf found to be contaminated - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

'Toss the Thanks' campaign ramps up in South Portland 🏛 Maine Public

Maine DEP issues violation notice for former chemical plant in Orrington 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Food and Drink

Zero Bar ＆ Grille on Riverside 🏛 Portland Food Map

Over 30 Maine farmers showcase produce, meats, and crafts at Portland Farmers' Market - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Health Care

Legislative leaders approve path for Medicaid funding to be made available sooner 🏛 Maine Morning Star

A timeline of health care tumult 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Private equity not the answer for cash-strapped Maine hospitals | Letter 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Housing

Maine home sales and prices fell in March 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Proposed 96-unit development draws opposition in Scarborough 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Advocates call on state lawmakers to continue eviction prevention pilot 🏛 Maine Public

Mainers call on lawmakers to protect renters, boost housing production 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Justice

Lawmaker proposal to ease indigent court crisis highlights need for more clerks 🏛 Maine Public

Outdoors

I found a rare salamander in the middle of the night 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine trappers are being suspended from YouTube with little explanation 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Avoid the crowds at Acadia by hiking this steep trail with granite steps 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Winter at Maine Wildlife Park | Borealis Season Two - YouTube - Maine Public

Politics

Support a budget that supports Maine’s communities | Opinion 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Committee backs proposal to decouple Maine’s definition of child neglect with poverty 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Maine bill aims to crack down on illegal cannabis grows by tracking electricity - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Janet Mills has no plans to run for US Senate 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Tax policy, Medicaid funding cuts could scuttle Republicans’ ‘big, beautiful bill’ 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Appreciates Collins’ leadership on border 🏛 The County

Privacy

BMV branches see unprecedented influx of Mainers ahead of Real ID switch 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Public Safety

Ticks from Maine backyard found to carry bacteria that can cause fever in humans 🏛 Boston.com

Whooping cough cases are rising: What Mainers need to know 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Improperly extinguished campfire sparks 7-acre brush fire in Scarborough marsh - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Sports

Sea Dogs walk off with fourth straight win - YouTube - WMTW-TV

State

More people are abandoning their boats off Maine’s coast 🏛 WGME

Things to Do

NEA Big Read | Staged Reading of Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminsky @ Mechanics’ Hall 🏛 SPACE

It’s All Going to Break 🏛 SPACE

Luke Bulla ＆ Michael Daves 🏛 One Longfellow Square

May Open Mic Night 🏛 One Longfellow Square

Maine Wildlife Park in Gray opens for the season 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Ogunquit’s Leavitt Theatre celebrates 100 years 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Seaweed Week returns with unique seaweed creations, events 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

First annual Maine Palestine Film Festival to happen May 1-30 🏛 Daily Bulldog

Want to learn more about Portland's history, urban design, and possible future? SATURDAY MAY 3, join one of these amazing, free, volunteer-led "Jane's Walks" 🏛 Reddit

Cool Things Happening in Portland This Weekend + Monday (April 26–28) 🏛 Reddit

Portland Symphony Orchestra celebrates 100th anniversary with iconic movie music event - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Maine weekend happenings: Sports cards, chowder, fundraising fun - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Vacationland

Moxie Festival organizers announce this year's theme and dates - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Voter Supression

The SAVE Act was poorly named | Letter 🏛 Portland Press Herald