Morning Links - Thursday February 13, 2025

Thursday, February 13, 2025

Asylum Seekers

Governor Mills appoints PhD student first director of Maine Office of New Americans 🏛 University of Southern Maine

Business

Tesla files building permits for Portland dealership 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Buy Local

Record Stores in Portland? 🏛 Reddit

Constitutional Crisis

Zoom In/Zoom Out: Big Tech's MAGA Takeover, Taxes and Deficits 🏛 Dear Mainer

Letter: Golden seems too willing to work with Trump, Musk 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Susan Collins decries DOGE-imposed funding caps that could impact Maine biomedical research 🏛 Bangor Daily News

USM grad testifies at hyperpartisan congressional hearing on government efficiency 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Indian Health Service Programs Are Exempt from Trump's ... 🏛 Native News Online

World Affairs Council of Maine - Great Decisions 2025 - William Cohen - YouTube - Portland Media Center

Letter: Members of Congress failing their constitutional oath 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: USAID overhaul paints a disturbing picture 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Education

Career and Technical Education enrollment in Maine increases more than 20% over 6 years 🏛 Maine Public

Proposed bill could help students with intellectual disabilities go to college 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Recent reports show a decline in literacy scores for Maine students 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Environment

Biosolids plant raises concerns in post-PFAS spill Brunswick 🏛 Maine Public

Penobscot Nation to alter 3 midcoast dams to make them fish-friendly 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine train derailment that spilled 500 gallons of fuel caused by beaver dam, officials say 🏛 Piscataquis Observer

Food and Drink

Portland market Fresh Approach at risk of closing after SNAP benefits sting 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Crafted Conversations Series 🏛 Portland Food Map

1157: Damian Sansonetti, Chef/Owner of Chaval and Ugly Duckling - YouTube - Restaurant Unstoppable

Sissle and Daughters Cafe Closing 🏛 Portland Food Map

10 Essential Bars in Portland, Maine 🏛 Wine Enthusiast

Best Sandwich in Portland? 🏛 Reddit

Portland's Another Round offers unique experience with over 150 board games - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Health Care

Stopgap bill to address Maine Medicaid shortfall stalls as Republicans withhold support 🏛 Maine Public

Congressional Republican plan threatens health insurance affordability for Mainers 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Hospitals warn of financial challenges without emergency MaineCare funding 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Insurance Superintendent Warns Mainers About "Self-Funded" Health Plans Offered to Individuals 🏛 State of Maine

Maine Bureau of Insurance Approves 2025 Health Insurance Rates for Individuals and Small Groups 🏛 State of Maine

Bureau of Insurance Recovers Over $5 Million on Behalf of Mainers in 2024 🏛 State of Maine

Housing

Yarmouth village condo project is moving forward 🏛 Mainebiz

Maine housing leaders and developers say modular units can help housing crisis 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Justice

Douglas Rooks: More money is not the answer for Maine’s indigent defense cases 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Labor

Maine labor unions oppose 'right to work' bill - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Photography

Big bird! 🏛 Reddit

Police

Portland apartment tied to several arrests over drug trafficking 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Alleged drug trafficking operation dismantled in Portland apartment raid, 7 arrests 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Police, agents bust suspected Portland drug operation - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Seven Arrested at 658 Congress Street, Portland and Jailed 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Maine State Police K9 killed in the line of duty honored in funeral service 🏛 Maine Public

Maine State Police lay to rest K9 Preacher, killed in line of duty 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Hundreds gather to honor Maine State Police dog killed in action 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Politics

Maine lawmakers clash over support for supplemental budget 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine GOP, Dems blame other side for failure to reach budget agreement - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Members of Maine legislative watchdog push for access to confidential information 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Recreational cannabis brought in millions last year. Maine towns could finally get a cut. 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Bipartisan lawmakers want to prohibit Maine troops from foreign deployment absent act of Congress 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Opinion: Rep. Golden’s tariff plan can rebuild America 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Susan Collins votes to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as intelligence director 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Susan Collins’ voting game has become clear 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Senator Collins Votes the Low Road to Defeat in 2026 Senate Race 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Angus King blasts RFK Jr. as a ‘danger’in floor speech 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sen. Angus King among senators voicing opposition to RFK Jr.'s health secretary nomination - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Sen. Angus King urges colleagues to not confirm RFK Jr. as HHS Secretary - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Collins and King split votes as Senate confirms Gabbard to be director of national intelligence 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Kennedy and Oz nominations undermine trust in our public health system 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Public Safety

Avian Flu in Maine 🏛 Maine Audubon

Increased tobacco tax will improve the health of Mainers 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Support Maine’s tobacco cessation efforts 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sports

Hearts of Pine release Valentines Bandit inspired away kit 🏛 Reddit

Things to Do

Sweet! Maple Season, Annual Event On Tap 🏛 Real Maine

Valentine’s Day on Main Street Maine! 🏛 Main Street Maine

Share the Love at Maine Roller Derby’s February Bout 🏛 Maine Roller Derby

Ms. Ezra Furman - State Theatre, Portland Maine 🏛 State Theatre

PCM Spring Benefit 🏛 Merrill Auditorium

St. Patrick's Day Weekend with Bailey's Mistake 🏛 Mayo Street Arts

Michael Kebede ＆ Tom Kovacevic with the Stomp Street ... 🏛 Mayo Street Arts

Maine Mariners vs. Reading Royals 🏛 Cross Insurance Arena (Cumberland County Civic Center)

Hura Collective's ERBEN: HAIR – Mayo Street Arts 🏛 Mayo Street Arts

Haus of 1000 Sarahs – Mayo Street Arts 🏛 Mayo Street Arts

We are thrilled to welcome Christine Murphy here for the launch of NOTES ON… 🏛 Bluesky - Print: A Bookstore

March 3 - Portland Contra Dance 🏛 Reddit

Utilities

Peaks, other Casco Bay islands are without water after main break 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Boil water notice issued for Casco Bay islands 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Handful of Casco Bay islands under boil water order due to broken main - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Morning Links - Wednesday February 12, 2025

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Asylum Seekers

Trump Administration goes after "sanctuary" jurisdictions. But what does the term actually mean? 🏛 Maine Public

Bears, Sharks, and Zombies

Haunted places in Portland? 🏛 Reddit

City

Snow problem? Tow problem? Portland plows struggle to keep pace. 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Civil Rights

Why we must resist the backlash against diversity, equity, and inclusion in education 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Houlton officials knew of facial recognition on disabled cameras 🏛 The County

Climate Emergency

Regulators to investigate Passamaquoddy solar dispute 🏛 Maine Public

Community

South Portland Food Cupboard and shoppers feel the strain of grocery price hikes 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Constitutional Crisis

We just blocked Trump's birthright citizenship ban. 🏛 ACLU of Maine

ACLU of Maine helps block Trump’s birthright citizenship order 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Letter: We must stop Trump’s coup 🏛 Bangor Daily News

'We do not agree with what's going on:' Rep. Pingree outlines plan to take on DOGE, Musk - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Sen. Collins calls on Trump to consult with Congress on federal budget cuts - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Education

Letter: Dismayed by cuts to school budget in Falmouth 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Ban or embrace? School board debates classroom AI policy 🏛 Harpswell Anchor

Environment

Take Action to Protect Maine’s Water from Toxic Firefighting Foam 🏛 Friends of Casco Bay

Opinion: Let’s keep the door closed to nuclear energy in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

2024 Casco Bay Ecosystem Monitoring Report 🏛 Gulf of Maine Research Institute

Guns

Federal judge considers whether to pause Maine’s 72-hour gun-purchase waiting period amid lawsuit 🏛 Portland Press Herald

MGSC Launches Initiative for ERPO 🏛 Maine Gun Safety Coalition

Box of military grenades, mortars left at Goodwill store in Maine 🏛 New England Cable News

Goodwill store in Augusta evacuated after discovery of grenade 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Health Care

Democrats advance budget filling MaineCare gap over Republican opposition 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Healthcare payments for thousands of Mainers will be disrupted by Republican holdup 🏛 Maine Beacon

Payments to MaineCare providers still in jeopardy after Republicans reject short-term funding fix 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Congressional Republican plan threatens health insurance affordability for Mainers 🏛 Maine Center for Economic Policy

Governor Mills and Northeast Delta Dental Announce Extension of Maine Veterans' Dental Network 🏛 State of Maine

Sen. Collins introduces bill to support maternal health at rural hospitals 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Augusta Rally Urges Lawmakers Prioritize Family Planning Health Care Funding 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

New Dempsey Center facility to open in Westbrook - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Justice

Maine's high court asked to reconsider ruling on statute of limitations in child sexual abuse claims 🏛 Maine Public

Group suing Maine’s Catholic Church asks high court to reconsider statute of limitations ruling 🏛 Portland Press Herald

LGBTQIA+

EqualityMaine and Maine Council of Churches Stand United Against Discrimination in Schools 🏛 Equality Maine

New FREE download: know your rights cards! Get an overview of student right… 🏛 Bluesky - OUT Maine

Outdoors

Here is the star of the old-fashioned saying ‘crazy as a coot’ 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Chasing Sunrise: A Frosty Morning Shoot on Long Lake 🏛 Reddit

Acadia After Last Week’s Snow 🏛 Reddit

Top of Pleasant Mountain. ft. the sunset and fresh snow. 🏛 Reddit

The lighthouses of Nubble and Whaleback 🏛 Reddit

Cape Elizabeth, Maine sea smoke just before dawn yesterday. 🏛 Reddit

Police

Several agencies involved in high-risk search warrant in Portland - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Some people were curious about Congress today 🏛 Reddit

preacher funeral - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Politics

Governor Mills Calls for Bipartisan Passage of Supplemental Budget 🏛 State of Maine

Maine Democrats reluctantly choose to negotiate with Republicans over short-term budget 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine lawmakers advance budget but without support to enact it immediately 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Democrats postpone final supplemental budget votes, buying more time to negotiate with Republicans 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Opinion: Maine’s proposed pharmacy tax puts small businesses at risk 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Proposed bill would give Maine cities first chance to buy university buildings for sale 🏛 Portland Press Herald

How Susan Collins and Angus King have voted on Trump’s nominees 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Susan Collins will vote to confirm RFK Jr. as health secretary 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sen. Collins to vote for RFK Jr., Trump's pick to lead health agency 🏛 Maine Public

Sen. Susan Collins will support RFK Jr. as US health secretary 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Susan Collins needs a reality check 🏛 Portland Press Herald

It’s time for Susan Collins’ ‘Declaration of Conscience’ moment 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Bowdoin pro-Palestinian activists end 5-day encampment 🏛 Maine Public

Public Safety

Flu continues to surge in Maine 🏛 Maine Public

More avian flu found in wild birds in Maine as state urges precautions 🏛 Portland Press Herald

DACF and MDIFW News -- Maine Health Officials Urge Precautions For Public as Avian Influenza Is Confirmed in Maine 🏛 State of Maine

Letter: Medical cannabis program must require testing 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Social Safety Net

Man claims roadblocks prevented him from getting needed support in Maine - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

State

Child safety roadmap outlines how agencies, communities can better support Maine families 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Things to Do

Maine Things To Do: Valentine’s Day Dance Party, Maine Pond Hockey Classic, Winter in the Woods 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

PMA Films: The Oscar Shorts arrive! Plus, Universal Language delights and beguiles. 🏛 Portland Museum of Art

Simple Plan - State Theatre, Portland Maine 🏛 State Theatre

Sleep Theory - State Theatre, Portland Maine 🏛 State Theatre

Demetri Martin 🏛 Merrill Auditorium

Unhoused

Concerns rise over safety of unhoused community in Portland after recent deaths 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Morning Links - Tuesday February 11, 2025

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Arts

idiot boy by mike babbitt - YouTube - edward babbitt

Business

Letter: Maine needs to expand its economy 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Civil Rights

Inclusion Maine conference abruptly postponed 🏛 Mainebiz

Climate Emergency

Relief groups say they're struggling to keep pace with rise in natural disasters 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Constitutional Crisis

Maine group wins court order pausing Trump restrictions on birthright citizenship 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Federal Court Blocks Trump Birthright Citizenship ... 🏛 ACLU of Maine

NH judge third to block Trump’s ban on birthright citizenship 🏛 Maine Morning Star

NH judge latest to block Trump's order ending birthright citizenship 🏛 Maine Public

Maine joins 21 states to sue Trump administration over NIH fundingcuts 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine, 21 other states get restraining order to halt medical research funding cuts 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine universities would lose $7.5M under Donald Trump’s research cuts 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Sues Trump Administration for Defunding Medical and Public Health Innovation Research 🏛 State of Maine

Frey joins 20 other AGs asking to halt Trump administration federal employee ‘buyout’ offer 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Judge finds Trump administration hasn’t fully followed his order to unfreeze federal spending 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Uncertainty around federal funding leaves Maine nonprofits in limbo 🏛 Maine Public

USDA grant halt squeezes farmers, threatens rising consumer costs 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

How would federal education changes impact Maine schools? 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: DOGE should investigate Elon Musk’s government contracts 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Trump’s tariffs leave Americans paying the price 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine farmers report impacts from Trump's federal funding freeze - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Sen. King joins group trying to protect veterans' personal info from DOGE - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Maine nonprofits forced to end some work abroad amid USAID uncertainty - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Rep. Golden praises Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as agency targeted by Musk, DOGE - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Elections

Maine super intendents oppose making Election Day a school holiday 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Environment

Harpswell has 44 of Maine’s 600 remaining overboard discharge systems 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Stricter lobster fishing rules scrapped after complaints from fishermen about harm to industry 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Food and Drink

Food Stamp Snafu May Doom Portland Neighborhood Market 🏛 The Bollard

Help save Fresh Approach! 🏛 Reddit

Health Care

GOP lawmakers threaten Medicaid funding, putting rural hospitals at risk 🏛 Maine Center for Economic Policy

Opinion: MaineHealth is abandoning adults with ADHD 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Justice

Defamation lawsuit over lobster sustainability certification to go forward 🏛 Maine Public

Massachusetts men face slew of drug charges after Maine chase 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Outdoors

Winter is Prime Time for Birding in Maine 🏛 Down East

Acadia National Park in Winter is a Little-Visited Marvel 🏛 Down East

Police

2 bodies found in Portland woods, police investigating 🏛 WGME

Portland police: 2 bodies found in woods behind Hannaford 🏛 WMTW

Police Investigate Deaths of Two Homeless Men in Riverside Street Area 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Police: Two men found dead in wooded area in Portland 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Photography

Wilson’s Cove Trail, Harpwell — by Anne Rankin 🏛 Natural Resources Council of Maine

Crescent beach tonight. 🏛 Reddit

Wherever the scenic stop is south of Alfred this morning as sun rose 🏛 Reddit

"Nonantum Light" - Kennebunkport, Maine. 🏛 Reddit

Moonlight on my farmhouse, Albion 🏛 Reddit

Mooonset with sea smoke over Portland Harbor this morning! 🏛 Reddit

Sea smoke seen over Casco Bay in Portland - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Politics

‘Ounce of prevention worth pound of cure’: tensions arise in hearings on Mills’ budget plan 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Debate heats up over time-of-use electricity pricing in Maine sessions 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

LD 246: An Act to Establish the Option of Sentencing Alternatives for Primary Caregivers; Family-Focused Sentencing Reform 🏛 Daily Bulldog

Bill sparked by Hutchinson Center flap would give towns 'right of first refusal' on university sales 🏛 Maine Public

Bill aims to end yearly vehicle inspection requirements in Maine - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Letter: Disappointed in Golden’s response to Trump 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Susan Collins is too often submitting to Trump 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Susan Collins needs to stand up to Donald Trump 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Susan Collins calls Trump’s biomedical research funding cuts ‘poorly conceived’ 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Opinion: Susan Collins is actively strengthening Maine communities 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Collins’ support for Gabbard not surprising 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine Sen. Collins says she supports RFK Jr. for HHS secretary 🏛 FOX 23

Opinion: What exactly happened on Nov. 5, 2024? 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Bowdoin pro-Palestinian activists face suspension after 5-day encampment 🏛 Maine Public

Students inside encampment suspended as Bowdoin College President Zaki aims to bring demonstration to a close 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Bowdoin students conclude pro-Palestine protest, call action an ‘immense success’ 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Manifest Destiny and its echoes: from the Trail of Tears to a Riviera in the Middle East 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Make Maine Canadian again 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Public Safety

Working group recommends regulating intoxicating hemp products 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

South Portland drug bust raises concerns over lookalike packaging 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Sports

Sea Dogs Partner with Tec Academy to Host Summer ... 🏛 Minor League Baseball

Portland Sea Dogs to host blood drive in honor of Valentine's Day Bandit - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Skijoring returns to Topsham - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Great snow conditions for annual Topsham skijoring event - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

State

Maine counties received $261 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Things to Do

R.A.P. Ferreira and BLAX: The Situations ＆ Spectacle Tour 🏛 SPACE

MPA Basketball Regional Championships 🏛 Cross Insurance Arena (Cumberland County Civic Center)

MPA Basketball Tournament 🏛 Cross Insurance Arena (Cumberland County Civic Center)

MPA Basketball State Championships 🏛 Cross Insurance Arena (Cumberland County Civic Center)

YES＆Co. with Leonard Kimble - Portland 🏛 Merrill Auditorium

yes＆Co improv comedy with storyteller, sallyann gray 🏛 Merrill Auditorium

Puppy Snuggles 🏛 Visit Portland

Pride Portland! 🏛 Visit Portland

Tom DiMenna Sings Story Songs of the 70s LIVE STREAM 🏛 One Longfellow Square

The week of February 10th Part 1 *underlining represents Maine based musici… 🏛 Bluesky - Portland Noise

The week of February 10 Part 2 *underlining represents Maine based musician… 🏛 Bluesky - Portland Noise

~~ This Sunday! FREE Show! ~~ Improv-A-Ganza! A "Whose Line is it Anyway?" Style Comedy Show! 🏛 Reddit

Hellp Portland! Join us for a night of LONGFORM IMPROV next Thursday 2/20 at Novel on Congress St! Witness 3 local improv troupes present an entire comedic performance based off just one suggestion. Located downstairs in the Speakeasy! 🏛 Reddit

Celebrate love, kindness, and self-appreciation at Maine Children's Museum

Celebrate love, kindness, and self-appreciation at Maine Children's Museum - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Voter Suppression

Maine lawmakers debate bill to end same-day voter registration - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Morning Links - Monday February 10, 2025

Monday, February 10, 2025

Arts

Maine filmmaker’s movie ‘Killing Mary Sue’ was a miracle of his own making 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Asylum Seekers

Total Maine: Leader of immigrant outreach group cautions against sharing unverified ICE sightings - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Business

Tesla dealership coming to Portland, according to building contractor 👀 🏛 Reddit

Climate Emergency

Donald Trump says he’s serious about Canada becoming 51st state in Super Bowl interview 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Community

Gen Z Mainers embrace Valentine’s Day – in their own way 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Education

Maine colleges are meeting students where they are: online 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environment

Opinion: There are no easy answers when it comes to forest fire 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Right whales are losing the battle 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Using the ‘Magic’ of LiDAR to Map Maine’s Old-Growth Forests 🏛 Inside Climate News

History

Throwback photos: A multi-decade look at Valentine’s Day in Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Housing

Even Maine’s cheapest new homes need subsidies to get built 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Outdoors

This historic park off the Maine coast is a joy to visit, even in the dead of winter 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

❄️Winter Wonder Woodfordsland❄️ 🏛 Reddit

Why isn’t this being talked about?! 🏛 Reddit

Jackson, ME 2/8/25 🏛 Reddit

Winter Landscapes 🏛 Reddit

Mornin' 🏛 Reddit

Winter Wonderland in Biddeford Pool 🏛 Reddit

Sunday Photos: February 9th, 2025 🏛 Daily Bulldog

Viewers share snowy scenes after Sunday's storm 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Police

Portland police investigating two bodies found in woods 🏛 Portland Press Herald

New body armor approved for Farmington police officers 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Politics

Priority Bills in the 131st Maine Legislature 🏛 Wabanaki Alliance

State lawmakers consider proposal cracking down on barking dogs 🏛 Bangor Daily News

New bill would end inspection requirements in Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Pingree going live Feb 11 🏛 Reddit

"Now is the time to establish a redline — the Constitution itself," Says Sen. King on Senate Floor - YouTube - Senator Angus S. King, Jr.

Lawsuits multiply against Trump barrage of orders as Democrats struggle to fight back 🏛 Maine Morning Star

What does Maine’s ‘resistance’to Donald Trump look like now? 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Hundreds of protestors attend Anti-Trump rally in downtown Portland 🏛 Maine Public

Crowds rally in Portland, Maine, against Trump's polices, executive orders - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Bowdoin Shaban Al-Dalou Campers: "We are not afraid. We are not in a hurry." 🏛 Went 2 the Bridge

Social Safety Net

Maine’s new public advocate wants to help low-income residents pay electric bills 🏛 Portland Press Herald

South Portland

Letter: Time for a new vision for South Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sports

Puppy Bowl: Tula, from Maine, gave it her all for Team Ruff - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Things to Do

Flying solo for Valentine’s Day? There’s plenty to do in Southern Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Get tickets for John Waters, Outlaw Music Festival and Kevin James 🏛 Portland Press Herald

St. Patrick's Day Party 🏛 Visit Portland

Family Paddle Palooza 🏛 Visit Portland

Valentine's Day Weekend Special 🏛 Visit Portland

‘Murder on the Links,’ Maine Tattoo Arts Festival, Shrek rave and Lady Lamb 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Winter Lecture Series 🏛 Visit Portland

Valentines Day at Evo 🏛 Visit Portland

Morning Links - Sunday February 9, 2025

Sunday, February 9, 2025

Business

Aldi expected to open first location in Maine 🏛 WGME

Community

Opinion: What can we do to address the loneliness epidemic in Maine? 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Education

Letter: Maine legislators must reject child care cuts 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Literacy education needs to be a priority 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environment

York County will use ARPA-funded dredge machine to fight coastal erosion 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Health Care

Expand access to non-opioid pain treatment 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Discount drug program is at fault, not providers 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Moral Panics

Letter: Our education system requires a course correction 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Justice

Maine Mall shooting suspect being held on $250,000 cash bail 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Kennebunk River Reflections 🏛 Reddit

Portland 🏛 Reddit

4:30pm 🏛 Reddit

Logging in Bangor, ME 1982 🏛 Reddit

Some great pics from Sept 🏛 Reddit

In honor of SuperbOwl weekend! 🏛 Reddit

Anti-Trump Protest Happening Now 🏛 Reddit

Anti-Fascism Protest Happening in Portland 🏛 Reddit

NO KINGS: Monument Square 🏛 Reddit

Morning twilight at Nubble Light, York, ME. 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Maine could soon have an official state reptile ＆ amphibian - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Advocates ask Maine lawmakers to create statewide missing persons database - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Two bills aim to end daylight saving time in Maine - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Maine bill would cap interest rates on credit cards at 24.9 % - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Maine lawmakers discuss bill to eliminate multiple fees for same overdraft - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Maine leaders debate changes to Maine's FOAA law - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Our View: It’s a ‘yes’ for Sen. Bennett’s light-bulb moment 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Automakers Sue To Kill Maine’s Hugely Popular ‘Right To Repair’ Law 🏛 TechDirt

Letter: Maine senators must reject RFK Jr. nomination 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Federal judge blocks Elon Musk’s DOGE from accessing sensitive Treasury material 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Our View: Maine delegates rightly assume united front on Musk, Gaza 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Stand up, Senator Collins 🏛 PenBay Pilot

A Maine border town finds itself on the front line of a looming trade war 🏛 Portland Press Herald

In photos: Maine border town on the front line of a looming trade war with Canada 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Despite Trump’s claims, fentanyl smuggling not a major problem at northern border 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Opinion: Trump has started us down the road to fascism 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Public Safety

Public safety expenses make up largest share of Maine counties’ ARPA budgets 🏛 The Maine Monitor

State

Dig into Maine counties’ stimulus spending with this ARPA project database 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Transportation

Rep. Pingree concerned about lack of air traffic controllers in U.S. - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Vacationland

The Best Times to Visit Maine - Travel 🏛 Travel and Leisure