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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

The Independent UK

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

As of March 7, 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

On tap: Booze still allowed on Amtrak in New Hampshire

Riders on an Amtrak train that runs from Maine to Boston can continue buying alcoholic beverages during the 35-mile stretch of the trip that goes through New Hampshire as officials work out a “creative solution” to avoid violating a state liquor law

The Independent UK

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Live free or dry: No buying booze on Amtrak in New Hampshire

Riders on an Amtrak train that runs from Maine to Boston will soon have to hold off on buying alcoholic beverages during the 35-mile stretch that goes through New Hampshire

The Independent UK

Luka Samanic gets 43 with Maine Celtics – potential option for Boston’s last roster spot?

Samanic shone in the loss, putting up 7 rebounds and 2 assists to go with 15-of-21 shooting from the floor, 5-of-8 efficiency beyond the arc, and a near-perfect 7-of-8 shooting from the charity stripe.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Maine lobstermen have slower year amid industry challenges

Fishers of Maine lobster had a smaller haul during a year in which the industry battled surging fuel and bait prices, rebukes from key retailers and the looming possibility of new restrictions to protect whales

The Independent UK

Right to Repair Act initiative certified to the legislature in Maine

On Feb. 21, 2023, the Maine secretary of state announced that enough valid signatures were submitted for the “Right to Repair Act” initiative, allowing it to be certified to the Maine State Legislature.

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Two Maine women found safe after going missing in New England storm five days ago

Kimberly Pushard, 51, and Angela Bussel, 50, were rescued from a remote snowmobile trail

The Independent UK

California and the Northeast are hit with major winter storms

Facing a drought, California sees back-to-back snowstorms that have helped build up the Sierra Nevada snowpack. After an uneventful winter in the Northeast, snow is falling from New Jersey to Maine.

WEKU

Two missing women found alive in their Jeep after getting stuck in snow for FIVE days

Kimberly Pushard, 51, and Angela Bussell, 50, from Midcoast, got stuck with their car in the snow in a remote area near Nicatous Lake in Hancock County, Maine

Daily Mirror

Starbucks, Dunkin' and more: Who has the best frozen coffee drink?

It's winter in the United States, and while that may mean something different in California than it does in, say, Maine, it's still cold. The Chicagoan in me hangs his head in shame as the 50-degree temperatures feel like a polar vortex to my now-tender skin.

Los Angeles Times

Girl 'won't be able to smile again' after dog attack leaves her with 1,000 stitches

WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGES Toddler Lily Norton, from Maine US, was on a play date with a friend when she was viciously mauled by a pit bull. She suffered wounds under her eyes and to the top of her throat

Daily Mirror

Insane Maine HS basketball finish features 4 lead changes in final 21 seconds

The Maine high school playoff game between Thornton Academy and Bonny Eagle had one of the most exciting finishes of the season.

USA Today Sports Media Group

ICYMI: Top stories of the week

Of the 192 officeholders currently occupying the top four executive positions in each state—governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and secretary of state—184 have a bachelor’s degree, 58 have a master’s degree, and 93 have a law degree. Nine such officeholders have a Ph.D., and one has a medical degree. Eight…

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2023 high school basketball playoff brackets: Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Virginia, Miss., and S.C.

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A look at Tuesday’s Wisconsin Supreme Court primary results

Welcome to the Thursday, February 23, Brew.

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

As of Feb. 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.

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New England Ice Storm To Trigger Major Hazards, Power Outage Risk

Northern New England and New York state will experience a big ice storm starting Thursday night and continuing into Friday

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Maine tribes hampered by 40-year-old law

MICSA empowers Maine to block the applicability of virtually all federal Indian self-determination policies

The Conversation

Tribes in Maine left out of Native American resurgence by 40-year-old federal law denying their self-determination

Hundreds of the 574 federally recognized Indian nations in the U.S. now routinely provide their citizens with the full array of services customarily expected from state and local governments, from tax collection to environmental protection regulations. At the same time, many tribes are becoming the economic engines of their regions.

The Independent UK

Maine blueberries vs. fly: US senator files bill to help

Maine’s Republican senator is introducing legislation that calls on the federal government to step up research and prevention efforts for a pest that could jeopardize the state’s wild blueberry crop

The Independent UK

A few poems Maine Gov. Janet Mills wrote over the years

Maine’s Democratic Gov_ Janet Mills says poems “elevate our soul.”

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State legislative candidates won by an average margin of 27.7 percentage points in 2022

Welcome to the Friday, February 10, Brew.

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

As of Feb. 7, 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.

Tribune News Service

Teen accused of trying to kill police officers in NY's Times Square faces more terrorism charges

NEW YORK — The Maine teenager accused of trying to murder NYPD officers on New Year’s Eve in Times Square pleaded not guilty to state terrorism charges Wednesday.

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