Morning Links - Monday February 3, 2025

Monday, February 3, 2025

Arts

Portland studio launches the ‘Netflix of Maine,’ a streaming platform for and about the state 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine’s Amy Allen wins songwriter of the year Grammy 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Life on the commune took 50 years to make it onscreen 🏛 Portland Press Herald

TEMPOArt Hires First Full-Time Executive Director to Start Next Month 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

New exhibit features photography from Portland Camera Club - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Asylum Seekers

Massachusetts teen being held by ICE released from Cumberland County Jail 🏛 Maine Public

Teenager detained by ICE officials at Cumberland County Jail has been released - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Plan for traffic stops 🏛 Amjambo Africa

Business

What businesses Mainers want to see set up shop 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Buy Local

Looking for books — with a little extra? Here’s what some southern Maine bookstores have to offer 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Climate Emergency

Welcome to the Portland Climate Action Team! 🏛 Sierra Club Maine Chapter

PCAT Meeting with Portland's Sustainability Director 🏛 Reddit

Renewable energy generation grew again in New England last year 🏛 Maine Public

What Can We Do About Climate Policy in Trump’s America? Act Locally 🏛 Rolling Stone

Community

FormerMaine lawmaker with leukemia needs a bone marrow donor 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Education

Portland schools welcome a new bus driver 🏛 Amjambo Africa

History

What unearthing odd discoveries tells us about Portland's past 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Throwback photos: Snowy activities across several decades 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Housing

4 big housing ideas from Maine lawmakers 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Insurrection

Letter: Pardon of Jan. 6 rioters is infuriating 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Justice

Opinion: Maine’s statute of limitations ruling a cause for great concern 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Outdoors

A guide to Sugarloaf’s après-ski scene 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Photography

Deering Oaks Stone house Snowglobe, Portland 🏛 Reddit

Venus in view 🏛 Reddit

Slowdive show was wild… 🏛 Reddit

Visitors have fun playing in the snow at Winter Fun Day at Bradbury Mountain 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Sunday Photos: February 2nd, 2025 🏛 Daily Bulldog

Frank J Wood Bridge Replacement Project Update 🏛 Reddit

Snow and Sand 🏛 Reddit

Police

South Portland police find teen missing since Friday 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland police say they're making progress on unsolved homicides - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Politics

Gov. Mills says Maine will get fewer crisis receiving centers than planned due to budget - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Gap in Maine’s mandated reporter law raises questions about accountability for missed reports 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Letter: Susan Collins impresses this lifelong Democrat 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Trump says Americans could feel ‘some pain’ from his new tariffs 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Opinion: All this governing by vendetta may not last that long 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Public Safety

South Portland woman killed in Brighton Avenue crash 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Police investigate fatal crash in Portland 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Things to Do

Edgar Allan Poe speakeasy, ‘No Other Land,’ and ‘The Cher Show’ 🏛 Portland Press Herald

‘Menopause the Musical 2,’ Fraggle Rock Live, Cypress Hill 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Max Garcia Conover and Heather Maloney play Portland shows 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Next month I'll do songs at you at BPM. After that, I'll probably go to Otto. I'm very excited. Tickets in the comments 🏛 Reddit

Morning Links - Sunday February 2, 2025

Sunday, February 2, 2025

Arts

Peace Mountains of Peace 🏛 The Bollard

Asylum Seekers

Massachusetts teen detained by ICE at Cumberland County Jail released 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Business

Interest in Maine's New Space industry will skyrocket 🏛 Mainebiz

City

Cribstone Bridge inspires Roux Institute’s Alfond Center 🏛 Harpswell Anchor

Climate Emergency

Letter: Offshore wind development pause is short-sighted 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Seawall Road 'bigger than Southwest Harbor' 🏛 Ellsworth American

Earthquake

Boston College professor says Maine leaders should develop earthquake safety plan - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Education

Our View: Maine in no position to shrug at ‘nation’s report card’ 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Food and Drink

Opinion: How to prevent the Maine restaurant apocalypse 🏛 Portland Press Herald

New board game café opening in Westbrook 🏛 WGME

Gambling

Maine’s first sports betting parlor pauses wagers after state revokes license 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Guns

Letter: Gun rights column missed the mark 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Health Care

New bill would protect federal program providing lower cost proscriptions to rural Mainers - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Early Stage Dementia Program 🏛 Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine

Housing

Our View: Less reporting on housing, more housing 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Modular housing can work for Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Justice

How a Maine court ruling on child sex abuse claims compares with the rest of the country 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Opinion: Maine court ruling ignores hard realities of child sexual abuse 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Outdoors

Here are some of the winter pleasures of Moosehead Lake 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Some pics of the sky that I took 🏛 Reddit

Nice morning, it was a little chilly 🥶 🏛 Reddit

Police

South Portland teen, 17, missing since Friday 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Facial recognition in policing is getting state-by-state guardrails 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Letter: Car takeover swarms need to be addressed 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Politics

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard boundary dispute reignites as New Hampshire makes another push 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

The Maine Millennial: Checking in on Sara Gideon’s campaign millions 🏛 Portland Press Herald

The rogue presidency: How Biden and Trump both pushed the limits of the Oval Office during the transition 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Federal judge blocks Trump plan to freeze spending on grants, loans 🏛 Maine Morning Star

‘Do we hit pause? Do we pull the plug?’: In Maine, questions follow federal funding freeze 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Donald Trump sparks trade war by imposing tariffs on Canada, Mexicoand China 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine political leaders react to Trump's executive order to impose steep tariffs 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Jared Golden cheers Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Rural Maine to Suffer from Trump’s Tariffs Says Congresswoman Pingree Today 🏛 Munjoy Hill News

Letter: Was Susan Collins’ Hegseth vote all for show? 🏛 Portland Press Herald

State

Tax season just got easier: IRS expands free filing program to Maine - YouTube - CBS 13 News

South Portland

'Everybody's upset': South Portland residents caught off guard by tree clearing project - YouTube - WMTW-TV

Things to Do

Love Market Feb 7th 6-9pm at 179 Woodford St 🏛 Reddit

Cool Things Happening in Portland This Week! 🏛 Reddit

Tribal Sovereignty

Opinion: Return of land to Penobscot Nation will make history 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Vacationland

Northern Maine group will make 1st ever international ice carousel 🏛 The County

Morning Links - Saturday February 1, 2025

Saturday, February 1, 2025

Arts

Engine, an arts nonprofit that helped revitalize Biddeford, dissolves 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Merrill Auditorium outing rivals Met Opera 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Asylum Seekers

'I was sworn to uphold the laws:' Some Maine jails holding inmates for ICE 🏛 WGME

Misinformation about ICE can be just as harmful as actual immigration raids 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Trump cancels flights, leaving Bangor refugee arrivals in limbo 🏛 WGME

Business

Economic contribution of snowmobiling slid last winter, study finds 🏛 University of Maine

Economic contribution from snowmobiling in Maine was down $130 million last winter 🏛 WGME

Snowmobile season stalls in southern Maine as trails remain closed due to lack of snowfall 🏛 WGME

City

New landmark in Portland has a familiar name: Amanda Hill - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

City News Round Up: Friday, January 31, 2025 🏛 City of Portland

Climate Emergency

Maine Republicans call for Trump to revoke existing offshore wind permits 🏛 WGME

Record low snowfall this winter in Portland area 🏛 Maine Public

Introducing our Climate Financing Program 🏛 Gulf of Maine Research Institute

Harpswell still navigating recovery a year after destructive storms 🏛 Harpswell Anchor

Massive solar farm proposal alarms a tiny Aroostook town 🏛 The County

Community

Azerbaijan Society of Maine rings in the New Year 🏛 Amjambo Africa

Consumer Protection

Automakers sueMaine over new ‘right to repair’ law 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Automakers sue Maine over 'right to repair' law 🏛 Maine Public

Automakers seek to overturn Maine’s ‘right to repair’ law 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Education

Maine education officials uncertain about impact of Trump orders on diversity, school choice 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Portland schools address bus driver shortage with new program - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Bill would add to hotel sales tax to fund school construction 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Letter: Electric buses not worth the investment 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environment

New bills could allow towns to come together and take over abandoned dams 🏛 The Maine Monitor

Appeals court reinstates lobster fishing limits to preserve right whales 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Plans are underway for a bio-fuel plant to open in Millinocket 🏛 Maine Public

Opinion: Nordic Aquafarms saga should serve as a warning 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Food and Drink

Craving a dozen bagels? Here’s a dozen places in Maine to get them. 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Maine’s restaurant goers should brace themselves 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Brew of the Week: Second Rodeo Coffee in South Portland - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Health Care

'I came back to my culture, and I healed.' - ... 🏛 Native News Online

Outdoors

Strap on your snowshoes and hike Eagles Crag in Acadia 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Teams competing in the 34th National U.S. Toboggan Championships make practice runs 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Frozen Sebago Lake 🏛 Reddit

Ship Harbor Trail 🏛 Reddit

Psspsspss (he didn't come visit for pets) 🏛 Reddit

Bangor Airport after a night landing in the snow. 🏛 Reddit

Police

Portland police say they're making progress on unsolved homicides 🏛 WGME

Politics

Maine Audubon Supports Bills to Designate a State Amphibian and Reptile 🏛 Maine Audubon

Contractor complaints continue to rise, Maine lawmakers once again push for licensing - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Opinion: Keep the French doors closed to Charles Kushner 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Hegseth approval a dereliction of duty by Senate GOP 🏛 Portland Press Herald

White House announces tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico that could increase costs for Mainers 🏛 Maine Morning Star

What Donald Trump’s new tariffs will mean for Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Local experts say tariffs will hurt Maine families, businesses 🏛 WGME

Susan Collins, Janet Mills decry Donald Trump’s Canada tariff 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Gov. Mills blasts Trump plan for tariffs on Canadian imports 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Governor Mills' Statement on Trump Administration's Tariffs Announcement 🏛 State of Maine

Peace and justice advocates speak out against Trump Administration executive orders 🏛 Maine Public

Shock, but not awe, from President Trump 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Trump’s funding freeze and the clarion call for Maine, national Dems 🏛 Maine Public

NO KINGS: An Anti-Trump Rally in Monument Square next SATURDAY (not Friday), February 8th at 11am 🏛 Reddit

Sears Island / Mack Point Wind Port

Bill proposed to block Sears Island wind port 🏛 Maine Public

Things to Do

Hit a happy hour, or shop for vintage goodies 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Moonshake with Poole Music and Cecil G. 🏛 SPACE

NEA Big Read – Book Giveaway: Ilya Kaminsky’s ‘Deaf Republic’ 🏛 SPACE

Moonshake with Justin Miller and Dad’s Denim 🏛 SPACE

NEA Big Read: Poetry That Grew from the Paint: Meditative Foot Painting ＆ Writing Workshop with Signature MiMi @ Mechanics’ Hall 🏛 SPACE

Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story 🏛 SPACE

Murder By Death - Portland 🏛 State Theatre

Eephus 🏛 SPACE

Family Pickleball 🏛 Visit Portland

We are so excited to have Sarah V. Schweig here at Print to present THE OCE… 🏛 Bluesky - Print: A Bookstore

Longform improv group Big Shirt has a show Thursday 2/6 at the Portland Media Center at 7pm $5! Two new members! 🏛 Reddit

Transportation

Poll shows more residents oppose Gorham Connector 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Jetport tree removal under scrutiny by South Portland officials 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Tribal Soveriengty

Birthright citizenship battle ignites questions about Wabanaki rights 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Utilities

CMP spent $24.5 million on storm cleanups in Maine in 2024 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Vacationland

‘A Town Built by Ski Bums’: The Story of Carrabassett Valley - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Morning Links - Friday January 31, 2025

Friday, January 31, 2025

Arts

‘Wish You Were Here’ premiers in Portland on Thursday - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Asylum Seekers

Massachusetts teen being held by ICE in Maine appears to be in country legally - YouTube - CBS 13 News

Massachusetts teenager being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Cumberland County Jail 🏛 Maine Public

Donald Trump blocked more than 100 refugees from settling in Bangor 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine Legislature to consider proposals to cut housing ... 🏛 Amjambo Africa

No spike in immigration arrests in Maine yet, but Trump's national crackdown sparks widespread fear 🏛 Maine Public

Business

US-Canada lobstermen discuss climate change, tariffs, and industry future at annual conference - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

How Maine's craft beer industry is helping this entrepreneur make soap 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

City

Sarah Michniewicz: “You Don’t Have to Leave Your Neighborhood to Live in a Better One” 🏛 The West End News

Western Cemetery Approved for National Register of Historic Places 🏛 The West End News

Rent Control Year 5 –Opinions Differ on Progress Implementing Portland’s Rent Control Ordinance 🏛 The West End News

Portland Jetport to move forward with $8 million project to add more parking 🏛 FOX 23

Climate Emergency

Climate Action Fund: Celebrate Local Climate Wins 🏛 The West End News

Maine Republican legislators write Trump asking for further action to stop offshore wind 🏛 Maine Morning Star

How Offshore Wind Can Lower Electricity Prices in New England 🏛 Natural Resources Council of Maine

So far, Portland has seen less snowfall than any winter in the last decade 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine's lighthouses added to world monuments watch list 🏛 Mainebiz

Letter: Don’t let MainePERS get away with fossil fuels 🏛 Portland Press Herald

This Was Never Going to Be Easy – Climate Advocacy in the New Normal 🏛 The West End News

Community

TD Beach to Beacon 10K announces this year's beneficiary 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Education

Maine school districts consider tighter restrictions or bans on cellphone use 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Maine students record lowest average math and reading scores in three decades 🏛 Maine Public

Maine 4th graders’ math and reading skills are among the lowest in the country 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Lewiston private school sues state, family over ‘stay put’ rule for disabled students 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Environment

Brunswick waste digester proposal sparks debate 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Letter: Inhumane killing of coyotes must be stopped 🏛 Portland Press Herald

2025 Environmental Priorities in Maine 🏛 Natural Resources Council of Maine

Maine Rivers Annual Meeting: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 🏛 Maine Rivers

Food and Drink

Hand-picked new owners take over iconic Portland breakfast joint 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine Food ＆ Dining: Rockland, North Yarmouth, Biddeford, Lisbon, Fort Fairfield, Wiscasset, Lewiston, Brunswick, Buxton 🏛 Portland Food Map

Portland, Maine, Bartender Close to Winning 20 Grand 🏛 WOKQ

Health Care

Maine’s congressional delegation pushes to repeal anti-abortion pact reinstated by Trump 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Advocates urge Maine lawmakers to protect drug discount program 🏛 Bangor Daily News

History

Throwback Thursday Photo: Eastern Promenade 1960 ＆ 2025 🏛 Portland Old Port

Innsurrection

Letter: GOP no longer party of law and order 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Opinion: Time for Republicans to come clean on voter fraud allegations 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Justice

Laws partially decriminalizing prostitution shift focus to those who exploit survivors 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Labor

MaineHealth language interpreters continue to push for union contract 🏛 WCSH News Center Maine

Lewiston Mass Shooting

What the Lewiston shooter’s brain injury can tell us about blast exposure in the military 🏛 Maine Public

LISTEN: 'Breakdown' podcast concludes six-episode exploration into Lewiston shootings 🏛 Maine Public

LGBTQIA+

Maine DOE pushes back on Republicans’ call to end gender support in schools 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Advocates in Maine denounce Trump's executive order cutting federal funding to gender-affirming care 🏛 Maine Public

Outdoors

You can find these entertaining birds in the North Maine Woods 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Photography

Beach in the winter ＞ Beach in the summer 🏛 Reddit

Cold Stream Pond 🏛 Reddit

Last night's sunset from Levant 🏛 Reddit

Politics

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is in Maine. NH lawmakers want to change that. 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Maine’s already got 31 state symbols. A reptile, amphibian and dog could be next. 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Before we name an official Maine reptile, let’s prioritize our emblems 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Remind me again why we can’t raise taxes on millionaires 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Letter: No Mainer wins with proposed child care budget cuts 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Gov. Mills says Maine will get fewer crisis receiving centers than planned due to budget 🏛 WGME

Opinion: Funding freeze could have had fatal consequences in Maine 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Trump tariffs may roil Maine energy prices, and lobster, lumber markets 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Donald Trump’s OMB nominee would harm Maine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

3 lessons from Susan Collins and Angus King’s questioning of Tulsi Gabbard 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Watch Live: Susan Collins joins colleagues at Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation hearing 🏛 Bangor Daily News

Maine's senators press Tulsi Gabbard on Edward Snowden and other intelligence issues 🏛 Maine Public

Sen. King questions Trump's national intelligence director pick Tulsi Gabbard - YouTube - NEWS CENTER Maine

Intel nominee Gabbard tries to win over skeptics in U.S. Senate confirmation hearing 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Susan Collins asks RFK Jr. if he would oppose development of Lyme vaccine 🏛 Bangor Daily News

GOP members of U.S. Senate probe RFK Jr. on his history of vaccine denial 🏛 Maine Morning Star

Susan Collins questions Tulsi Gabbard, RFK Jr. at separate confirmation hearings 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Opinion: Kennedy is the wrong choice for HHS secretary 🏛 Portland Press Herald

Call to Action 02/05/2025 6pm-8pm 🏛 Reddit

Public Safety

Working group recommends regulating intoxicating hemp 🏛 The Maine Monitor

State

Letter: Fix chronic problems in Maine child welfare system 🏛 Bangor Daily News

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