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Tipoffs for Bangor, Maine (New England) Newsletter for Saturday June 21, 2025 ( 9 items )  

2025 ABCA NCAA Div. III Region All-Defensive Teams Announced
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, June 21 -- The American Baseball Coaches Association issued the following news on June 19, 2025: * * * 2025 ABCA NCAA Div. III Region All-Defensive Teams Announced The 2025 ABCA NCAA Div. III Region All-Defensive teams have been announced in all 10 regions. The teams are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Div. III All-America & Coach of the Year Committee. The Chair of the ABCA NCAA Div. III All  more

23andMe Interim CEO Selsavage Testifies Before House Oversight & Government Reform Committee
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following written testimony by Joseph Selsavage, interim CEO and CFO of 23andMe Inc., from a June 10, 2025, hearing entitled "Securing Americans' Genetic Information: Privacy and National Security Concerns Surrounding 23andMe's Bankruptcy Sale": * * * Chairman Comer, Ranking Member Lynch, other members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. My name is Joseph Selsavage, a  more

College of William & Mary Law Professor Testifies Before House Oversight & Government Reform Committee
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following written testimony by Margaret Hu, a law professor and director of the Digital Democracy Lab at College of William and Mary, from a June 10, 2025, hearing entitled "Securing Americans' Genetic Information: Privacy and National Security Concerns Surrounding 23andMe's Bankruptcy Sale": * * * Good Morning, Chairman Comer, Ranking Member Lynch, and Members of the Committee: I am Margaret Hu, Davison M  more

Five teams that won the NFL offseason: Will Bears, Raiders hype translate into wins?
CANTON, Ohio, June 20 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Five teams that won the NFL offseason: Will Bears, Raiders hype translate into wins? * Former NFL player and scout Bucky Brooks knows the ins and outs of this league, providing keen insight in his notebook. Today's installment covers the teams that earn his highest marks for their offseason moves... Offseason hype can be a blessing and a curse. Just ask last year's Chicago Bears. The v  more

Former Haitian Mayor and Human Rights Violator Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Lying about Past Involvement in Political Violence
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Former Haitian Mayor and Human Rights Violator Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Lying about Past Involvement in Political Violence * Note : See indictment here (https://www.justice.gov/d9/2025-06/viliena_indictment_508_compliant.pdf). Jean Morose Viliena, the former Mayor of Les Irois, Haiti, was sentenced today to nine years in prison followed by three years of supervised release by Chief J  more

Massachusetts Teamsters Demand Passage of Worker Protection Package
WASHINGTON, June 20 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Teamsters Demand Passage of Worker Protection Package * Press Contact: Matt McQuaid Phone: (771) 241-0015 Email: mmcquaid@teamster.org (BOSTON) - Teamsters across Massachusetts descended on Beacon Hill to demand lawmakers enact two critical bills to improve workplace safety. At the Massachusetts General Court's Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Dev  more

New Solar Programs to Provide $300 Million a Year in Savings and Benefits for Massachusetts
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 20 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * New Solar Programs to Provide $300 Million a Year in Savings and Benefits for Massachusetts * Boston -- The Healey-Driscoll Administration is advancing a bold series of solar programs to lower costs and bring more energy into Massachusetts. This effort includes new regulations to accelerate solar development while also removing or significantly reducing solar-related charges on cust  more

Outlining Maine Economic Benefits of Foreign Students, Senator King Urges Secretary of State Rubio to Reconsider Harmful Pause
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Outlining Maine Economic Benefits of Foreign Students, Senator King Urges Secretary of State Rubio to Reconsider Harmful Pause * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) called on the State Department to reinstate student visa programs for the benefit of Maine schools and the state's local economy. In a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, King outlined the immediate impact of revoki  more

UNE Faculty Secure Grants to Advance Coastal Resilience Through Student-driven Research
BIDDEFORD, Maine, June 21 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * UNE faculty secure grants to advance coastal resilience through student-driven research University of New England faculty members Will Kochtitzky, Ph.D., and Emily Kelting, Ph.D., have secured two grants to advance Maine's understanding of coastal erosion and changing ocean conditions -- work that will engage UNE students in applied research and benefit local communities. Kochtitzky, an assistant prof  more