Morning Links - Friday December 27, 2024

Friday, December 27, 2024

Arts

Falmouth studio offers lifeline for budding musicians with new nonprofit 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Buy Local

Freeport businesses see shopping rush continue after Christmas 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Civil Rights

It must become unthinkable for men to abuse and harass women, or anyone else 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Climate Emergency

Maine energy agency asks for major battery storage buildout 🏛 Bangor Daily News

The oil and auto industries’ inconvenient truth 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Letter: Save Maine winters and Maine livelihoods 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Unusual winter drought persists across Maine 🏛 Maine Public

How a sand dune in Wells needed state government to change 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Justice

Maine’s high court says Legislature can’tsee confidential child death files 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Politicians on oversight panel can't see confidential records used to investigate child deaths 🏛 Maine Public

High court says Maine lawmakers not entitled to child protective records 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Labor

Maine's minimum wage is going up on Jan. 1 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Media

Stephen King to sell Bangor rock station to local businessmen 🏛 Portland Press Herald

'Rock 'n' roll, silliness, and fun': Stephen King's WKIT radio station lives on 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Outdoors

Great Back Lots and Valiant Trail Loop (Small-Burnham Conservation Area) 🏛 Hiking in Maine

Photography

Sunrise waves at Ram Island Ledge Light 🏛 Reddit

Far away shot of katahdin 🏛 Reddit

Christmas in Kennebunkport 🏛 Reddit

Nothing like a white Christmas ⛄🎁 🏛 Reddit

These were my pictures from last year, but I wanted to share since they make me happy🎄❤️ 🏛 Reddit

Police

Multiple shots fired into Portland apartment building 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Police investigating overnight shooting at apartment building in Portland, Maine 🏛 New England Cable News

Someone fired more than dozen bullets into Maine apartment building 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Shots Fired Into Apartment Building at 139 Cumberland Avenue This AM 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Things to Do

Maine Things To Do: ​Climb For A Cure, Finale 5K, The Silver Circus 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Katie Matzell and Friends pay tribute to Bonnie Raitt 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

BLK Plutoh 🏛 SPACE

Utilities

Iberdrola completes $2.5 billion acquisition of CMP parent company 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Morning Links - Thursday December 26, 2024

Thursday, December 26, 2024

Bears, Sharks, and Zombies

Rabid raccoon warning in Cape Elizabeth 🏛 WGME

Climate Emergency

Maine's nature-based shoreline rules face pushback 🏛 Maine Public

How common is a white Christmas in Maine? 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Community

As Christmas winds down, Portlanders welcome Hanukkah 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Harpswell man's luminous legacy brings joy to community year after year - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Food and Drink

At Magissa, homey and agreeable Greek food inspired by family recipes 🏛 Portland Press Herald

The Send Opens Friday 🏛 Portland Food Map

1142: Michael and Siobhán Sindoni Owners Wayside Tavern - YouTube - Restaurant Unstoppable

1138: Alex Wight, Owner of Crown Jewel - YouTube - Restaurant Unstoppable

1136: Krista Cole Owner of Sur Lie and Gather & Co-Owner of Catface Cafe - YouTube - Restaurant Unstoppable

1123: Arlin Smith, Partner at Big Tree Hospitality - YouTube - Restaurant Unstoppable

Housing

3 comparisons putting Maine’s housing crisis into perspective 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Justice

North Yarmouth widower sues J＆J for $25M over talcum powder 🏛 Portland Press Herald

LGBTQIA+

How Trump could try to ban trans athletes from school sports — and why it won’t be easy 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Photography

Today's Christmas morning at Eastern Promenade @ 6:22 am. 🏛 Reddit

Merry Christmas from Dock Square in Kennebunkport, Maine! 🏛 Reddit

Happy holidays from snowy Acadia! 🏛 Reddit

Merry Christmas, life as it should be 🏛 Reddit

Merry Christmas to all and to all a goodnight from Athens. 🏛 Reddit

Throw back to a warmer day at Acadia - May 2024 🏛 Reddit

Police

Man arrested in shooting of South Portland woman 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Sears Island / Mack Point Wind Port

Letter: State should cut losses and look to Mack Point for offshore wind facility 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Things to Do

Maine Things To Do: ​Climb For A Cure, Finale 5K, The Silver Circus - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

DIJ Two Piano: Russ Lossing ＆ Charles Farrell - Portland 🏛 Merrill Auditorium

Choir! Choir! Choir! 🏛 One Longfellow Square

Unhoused

Letter: Portland, stop clearing tents of homeless 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Support your local homeless shelters 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Afternoon Links - Wednesday December 25, 2024

Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Asylum Seekers

Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center offices burglarized, vandalized - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Business

Saco medical spa closes without warning, leaving gift cards and prepaid treatments useless - YouTube - CBS 13 News

City

165 Washington Avenue Public Meeting Raises Parking Concerns of Neighbors 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Greater Portland Landmarks' new leader aims to balance legacy amid city change 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Climate Emergency

Maine energy agency asks for major battery storage buildout 🏛 Maine Public

NOAA predicts above-normal temperatures for Maine's ... 🏛 WGME

Food and Drink

The Send Brewing Co. to open Friday in South Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sichuan-style hot pot restaurant coming to Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

The Wrap: Portland on Tap returns; a potluck with a twist 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Best Tea House/Shop in Portland ME? 🏛 Reddit

History

Portland’s famous Christmas Eve shipwreck tale is worth repeating 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Media

Maine business owners take over Stephen King’s ‘rock ‘n roll’ radio station 🏛 Piscataquis Observer

Outdoors

How to tell if it’s too cold outside for your dog 🏛 Bangor Daily News

You can have a fantastic time cross-country skiing on these Penobscot River trails 🏛 Bangor Daily News

2024 Whitewater Highlights: Canoeing 10 Maine Rivers [+BONUS] - YouTube - River Metimbers

Photography

Portland International Jetport's Christmas "Tree" 🏛 Reddit

Frosty sunrise at Long Sands Beach, York, ME 🏛 Reddit

Southwest Harbor is looking lovely this afternoon. 🏛 Reddit

Sunset at Indian Point 🏛 Reddit

Bar Harbor in the Christmas Eve snow storm 🏛 Reddit

Aroostook Christmas eve snow. 🏛 Reddit

Maine delivers a spectacular white Christmas! 🏛 Reddit

Latest Snow in Bar Harbor 🏛 Reddit

Merry Christmas Maine! 🏛 Reddit

Police

Suspect arrested in Portland immigrant center burglary 🏛 Mainebiz

Man arrested in Portland shooting that left woman wounded 🏛 WMTW

Portland police arrest suspect in Sanborn Street shooting incident 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Politics

UMaine System board says it won't divest financially from Israel 🏛 Maine Public

Public Safety

Crews respond after 3 people, 2 dogs fall through ice at Cumberland 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Social Safety Net

More than 25K Mainers to get Social Security boost after repeal of 2 provisions 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Thousands of Mainers expect to see boost in Social Security under bill before President Biden 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Transportation

Holiday schedule changes for public transportation in Greater Portland - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Morning Links - Tuesday December 24, 2024

Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Arts

Maine authors publish multilingual children's book, bringing immigrant stories to the page 🏛 Maine Public

Asylum Seekers

Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center vandalized in weekend burglary 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Immigration drives nation’s population growth 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Letter: My grandfather would have been deported under Donald Trump’s immigration plans 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Business

Janet Mills signs executive order to establish artificial intelligence task force 🏛 Maine Public

Buy Local

Marden’s bargain hunters relish 60 years of fabulous finds 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine wreath-makers ring in the holiday season with balsam fir tradition 🏛 Portland Press Herald

City

Residents of Portland's 'crime central' neighborhood take action 🏛 WGME

Meet Portland's new fire chief - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Portland officer spreads holiday cheer. Check out the caroling cop. - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Climate Emergency

Maine’s Shellfish at Stake: Scientists Tackle Ocean Acidification Together 🏛 Friends of Casco Bay

Opinion: I hope Mother Nature might teach Maine to cooperate 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Is sea level rise greatly exaggerated? Debunking common climate myths 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Cryptocurrency Scams

Maine Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection Announces Consent Agreement and Order with Kraken 🏛 State of Maine

Education

Sex Ed empowers young people to make responsible decisions in a post Roe v. Wade world 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Environment

Maine ban on PFAS-laden products moves forward 🏛 Maine Public

$4.3 million grant secured to protect Maine's oldest forests 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Third right whale entanglement reported in a week 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Advocates cheer possible end of genetically modified salmon 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Health Care

Opinion: HIV medication decision a symptom of a larger issue 🏛 Portland Press Herald

History

How Ski Bums Bucked State Control and Founded the Town of Carrabassett Valley 🏛 Down East

Housing

Maine is lagging the lofty housing goals it set last year 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine sells old courthouses in Sanford, Biddeford to turn into housing 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Photography

Mornin' 🏛 Reddit

Athens Energy from the porch at 5am. 🏛 Reddit

Baby Sea Smoke at Nubble Light yesterday before dawn 🏛 Reddit

Augusta Maine 😎 🏛 Reddit

Kennebec river in bath 🏛 Reddit

Solstice vibes in Acadia NP 🏛 Reddit

Christmas Magic 🎄✨ 🏛 Reddit

My Maine This Week: Sunset on Madawaska Lake by Brenda Ketch 🏛 Natural Resources Council of Maine

Scarborough couple turns their home into a holiday display - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Police

23-year-old woman shot in Portland 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Portland Police Respond to Shooting This Afternoon 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Woman shot in Portland, suspect detained 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Suspect detained in Portland shooting incident; one person found injured 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Politics

King, colleagues introduce bipartisan “Preserving American Dominance in AI Act” 🏛 Daily Bulldog

Musk and Ramaswamy to confront Congress in struggle for control of the public purse 🏛 Maine Morning Star

UMaine System board says it won’t consider divesting from Israel 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Public Safety

Portland man found dead after fire in basement 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Fatal Portland Fire Investigated by Fire Marshall’s Office 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Man dies after Portland basement fire 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Man's body found in basement of Portland home where fire occurred 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Social Safety Net

More than 25,000 Mainers to get Social Security boost after repeal of two provisions 🏛 Maine Public

Mainers could see more out of their Social Security thanks to new law 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Letter: Close to achieving Social Security fairness 🏛 Bangor Daily News

State

How Maine’s 1st violence prevention director is envisioning her new role 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Things to Do

Nothing But a Man 🏛 SPACE

Morning Links - Monday December 23, 2024

Monday, December 23, 2024

Buy Local

STRATA: Premier Place for Holiday Shopping; Samauri Swords on Display Early Next Year 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Local businesses finally feel 'normalcy' as shoppers fill Portland's Old Port 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Shoppers look for last-minute gifts at Portland Makers Market - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

City

Residents of Portland’s 'crime central' neighborhood take action 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Greater Portland Landmarks gets new executive director amid lawsuit 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Civil Liberties

Jared Golden faces criticism for supporting ‘terror-financing’ bill 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Climate Emergency

Maine fishing piers still rebuilding from last winter’s storms 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Food and Drink

Get in on taco Tuesday deals at El Rayo Taqueria in Portland and Scarborough 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Wood-fired pizza adds to the menu at reopened Noble 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Restaurants taking reservations for Christmas & New Years 🏛 Reddit

Health Care

Total Maine Dec. 22, 2024: The future of abortion rights in Maine - YouTube - WMTW-TV

History

Throwback photo: Bonnie Raitt’s 1999 visit to Boys & Girls Club of Portland 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Labor

Maine news layoffs loom 🏛 Patch

LGBTQIA+

A states' rights legal war is brewing. Trump DOJ pick has blasted California shield laws 🏛 San Francisco Chronicle

Outdoors

One Bird’s Winter is Another Bird’s Summer 🏛 Maine Audubon

Scarborough Beach winter access? 🏛 Reddit

Photography

Nonantum Resort Lighthouse, Kennebunkport, ME 🏛 Reddit

Sunday Photos: December 22nd, 2024 🏛 Daily Bulldog

Politics

Letter: Campaign finance suit a sad commentary 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Public Safety

Emergency overnight warming shelter opens in Portland as temperatures drop - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Fire badly damages 2 Ogunquit businesses 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Crews battle large fire in Ogunquit 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Ogunquit residents react to fire that destroyed two local businesses - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Crews respond to fires in Scarborough and Westbrook Saturday night - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Things to Do

This New Year’s Eve, skip Times Square and watch a local spectacular 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Pull tickets out of your hat for Champions of Magic 🏛 Portland Press Herald

On New Year’s Eve, party like a Mainer 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Talking Heads, Willard Beach Polar Bear Dip and an old-fashioned radio show 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Katie Matzell pays tribute to Bonnie Raitt with One Longfellow Square show 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Tickets on sale for Shania Twain in July, 12/OC in August 🏛 Portland Press Herald