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Biden issues second veto of his presidency

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Ballotpedia

Update on this year’s and next year’s ballot measure certifications

As of April 9, 2023, six statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in three states for elections in 2023. That’s the same as the average number (6) certified at this point in other odd-numbered years from 2011 to 2021.

Ballotpedia

Maine city reopens arena to hundreds of asylum seekers

Hundreds of asylum seekers have filed into a basketball arena in Portland as Maine’s largest city deals with a months-long surge in immigration that has taxed its already limited housing market

The Independent UK

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Mark your calendars! A total solar eclipse is coming one year from now

Viewers located in a strip of the mainland U.S. stretching from Texas to Maine will be able to see the moon pass directly in front of the afternoon sun.

WEKU

Maine teen pleads guilty to charge in plot to attack Chicago mosque

Xavier Pelkey faces up to 15 years in prison.

Chicago Sun-Times

A new solar energy deal will bring power to 140,000 homes and businesses in 3 states

The agreement calls for Qcells and Virginia-based Summit Ridge Energy to deploy community solar projects capable of generating 1.2 gigawatts of electricity in Illinois, Maine and Maryland.

WEKU

Maine Mom: School wrong to help, hide gender transition

A Maine woman is suing a school district saying a counselor encouraged her teen’s social gender transition without consulting her

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Update on this year’s and next year’s ballot measure certifications

As of April 4, 2023, six statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in three states for elections in 2023. That’s the same as the average number (6) certified at this point in other odd-numbered years from 2011 to 2021.

Ballotpedia

Maine ice disk on frozen lake measures 541 meters across

Volunteers in the state of Maine have reclaimed a world record in a category that few people know exists: The biggest ice carousel

The Independent UK

Charter Buys Maine’s Bee Line Cable

Acquisition of Central Maine operator accompanies an $82 million investment to compete more forcefully against fiber rivals in the region

Multichannel News

States seek to ease child care crunch

States are spending more money and creating new incentives to ease the severe child care crisis, with most federal pandemic aid set to dry up in September.

Tribune News Service

Update on this year’s and next year’s ballot measure certifications

As of March 21, 2023, five statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in three states for elections in 2023. That’s the same as the average number certified at this point in other odd-numbered years from 2011 to 2021.

Ballotpedia

Maine asks vegan man to remove ‘inappropriate’ LUVTOFU custom license plate

‘We have a public interest in keeping phrases and words that are profane or may incite violence off the roadways,’ Maine secretary of state says

The Independent UK

Last wild Atlantic salmon can survive Maine dams, feds say

The federal government says endangered Atlantic salmon can coexist with dams on a river in Maine, dealing a blow to environmentalists who want to remove the dams

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Zenger

Stranded Couple, Children Rescued From Icy Maine Lake During Nor’easter

A family of three was rescued after being stranded while ice fishing amid a fierce nor'easter.

Fortune

Cases of tickborne disease babesiosis are surging in the U.S. Northeast, the CDC warns. Here’s what you need to know

Historically, Babesiosis wasn’t considered to be endemic in Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire. But it is now, the CDC says in a new report.

Zenger

Powerful Late-Winter Nor’easter Blankets Northeast In 3 Feet Of Snow

A nor'easter dumped up to three feet of heavy, wet snow across the Northeast.

Roll Call

Efforts to boost Pentagon budget may start with Navy - Roll Call

As it has in recent years, Congress may increase the Navy's shipbuilding accounts above what the Pentagon requested.

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WEKU

The Maine lobster industry sues California aquarium over a do-not-eat listing

Industry groups are suing the Monterey Bay Aquarium for defamation, arguing that their prized catch shouldn't be on a "red list" published by Seafood Watch, a conservation program it operates.

USA Today Sports Media Group

High School Esports 2023 regional/state rankings: ‘NBA 2K23’

The top gamers in each region for the Spring 2023 "NBA 2K23" season.

Zenger

New England On Alert For Robust Nor’easter Early Week

Residents in the Northeast and New England are bracing for a powerful nor'easter as this week kicks off.

The Independent UK

Maine college goes into lockdown after shot fired on campus

The campus of a liberal arts college in Maine was put on lockdown early Saturday after a shot was fired in a student housing complex during what one student called a massive annual party

The Independent UK

10-year-old student arrested for having gun at Maine school

Police say they arrested a 10-year-old student in Maine on Friday after the student arrived on school grounds with a firearm

Tribune News Service

Rocket launch on East Coast will be visible more than 600 miles inland, NASA says

A rocket launch will have people seeing a fiery streak in the sky Saturday from north Georgia to southern Maine, according to NASA.

The Independent UK

Maine motorists appeal to keep naughty vanity license plates

A handful of motorists in Maine are appealing to keep their custom license plates after the state cracked down on naughty words, including unabbreviated expletives

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