Maine
Supreme Court rules Maine violated Constitution by excluding religious schools in aid program
The Supreme Court docket on Tuesday dominated that Maine can not exclude spiritual faculties from a state tuition assist program, saying that doing so violates the First Modification.
The massive image: In a 6-3 opinion, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that Maine’s program “operates to determine and exclude in any other case eligible faculties on the idea of their spiritual train.”
Catch up quick: This system permits mother and father who stay in areas with out public excessive faculties to obtain state help to cowl tuition prices at public or non-public faculties in different communities, so long as they’re thought of “nonsectarian.”
- In Carson v. Makin, the plaintiffs are two households who ship or what to ship their youngsters to spiritual faculties and challenged this system by arguing that it violated a number of parts of the Structure.
- The colleges within the case, Temple Academy and Bangor Christian Colleges, each give attention to instructing a Christian philosophy to college students.
Value noting: In a quick submitted by the state of Maine, state Lawyer Normal Aaron Frey wrote that each faculties “candidly admit that they discriminate in opposition to homosexuals, people who’re transgender, and non-Christians with respect to each who they admit as college students and who they rent as academics and employees.”
What they’re saying: Within the courtroom’s opinion, Roberts known as consideration to a 2020 case the place the courtroom dominated that states should enable spiritual faculties to take part in packages that give scholarships to college students attending non-public faculties.
- “‘A State needn’t subsidize non-public schooling,’ we concluded, ‘[b]ut as soon as a State decides to take action, it can not disqualify some non-public faculties solely as a result of they’re spiritual,’” Roberts wrote, quoting from the 2020 opinion on the case, Espinoza v. Montana Division of Income.
In his dissenting opinion, Justice Stephen Breyer wrote that almost all “pays nearly no consideration” to the primary clause of the First Modification, which prohibits the federal government from making a legislation establishing a faith.
- “[W]e are as we speak a Nation of greater than 330 million individuals who ascribe to over 100 completely different religions. In that context, state neutrality with respect to faith is especially necessary. The Faith Clauses give Maine the correct to honot that neutrality by selecting to not fund spiritual faculties as a part of its public faculty tuition program. I imagine the bulk is unsuitable to carry the opposite,” Breyer stated.
Maine
2024 Maine Pasture Walk Series
Five events, all of which will start at 11 a.m., will be held
University of Maine Cooperative Extension welcomes local farmers, service providers, and Ag stakeholders to participate in the 2024 Maine Pasture Walk Series. (photo University of Maine Cooperative Extension)
ORONO, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension welcomes local farmers, service providers, and Ag stakeholders to participate in the 2024 Maine Pasture Walk Series.
Five events, all of which will start at 11 a.m., will be held on the following days and farms:
- The Milkhouse, 445 South Monmouth Road in Monmouth, on Jul 10.
- Springside Farm, 577 Anson Valley Road in New Vineyard, on Jul 23.
- Faithful Venture Farm, 17 Borough Road in Searsmont, on Aug 06.
- The Wolfe’s Neck Center, 184 Burnett Road in Freeport, on Aug 13.
- Grace Pond Farm, 530 Main Street in Thomaston, on Aug 20.
Attendees will learn about dairy production systems, pasture management, forage species identification, climate-smart practices, regenerative grazing, and more from forage producers and Assistant Extension Professor Jaime Garzon.
The 2024 Maine Pasture Walk Series is open and free for all participants. Visit the event webpage for more information and registration. To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact Melissa Babcock at 207.581.2788 or melissa.libby1@maine.edu.
About University of Maine Cooperative Extension: As a trusted resource for over 100 years, Extension has supported UMaine’s land and sea grant public education role by conducting community-driven, research-based programs in every Maine county. UMaine Extension seeks to build thriving communities and grow the food-based economy, focusing on aspects from production and processing to nutrition, food safety and food security. Extension also conducts the most successful out-of-school youth educational program in Maine through 4-H which offers hands-on projects in areas like health, science, agriculture and civic engagement and creates a positive environment where participants are encouraged to take on proactive leadership roles.
About the University of Maine: As Maine’s only public research university and a Carnegie R1 top-tier research institution, the University of Maine advances learning and discovery through excellence and innovation. Founded in 1865 in Orono, UMaine is the state’s land, sea and space grant university with a regional campus at the University of Maine at Machias. Our students come from all over the world and work with faculty conducting fieldwork around the globe — from the North Atlantic to the Antarctic. Located on Marsh Island in the homeland of the Penobscot Nation with UMaine Machias located in the homeland of the Passamaquoddy Nation, UMaine’s statewide mission is to foster an environment that creates tomorrow’s leaders. As the state’s flagship institution, UMaine offers nearly 200 degree programs through which students can earn bachelor’s, master’s, professional master’s and doctoral degrees as well as graduate certificates. For more information about UMaine and UMaine Machias, visit umaine.edu/about/quick-facts/ and machias.edu/about-umm/umm-facts/.
–University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Maine
Share Your Photos From Hootie!
South Carolina’s Hootie & The Blowfish took a, we’ll call it a break, in 2008. They kicked off a reunion in 2019 and ever since, us fans have let them know that WE. LOVE. HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH! Maine Savings Amphitheater and Waterfront Concerts were well aware of that and once again put on an epic show for us Mainers.
Maine Fans Showed Up Early to See Hootie Openers Edwin McCain and Collective Soul
Mainers of all ages took advantage of another amazing show put on by Waterfront Concerts and packed the Maine Savings Amphitheater for three perfect acts, and if you were raised on 90’s music, this show was especially nostalgic.
The venue was packed early to enjoy the two openers Edwin McCain and Collective Soul. There truly isn’t a bad seat in Maine Savings Amphitheater. Each section offers a unique concert viewing perspective and the sound is top-notch which assists in creating summer memories that you will cherish forever. Such memories were born Friday night while hearing McCain sing his monster hit, “I’ll Be,” while Collective Soul had everyone dancing to “Shine.”
Hootie & The Blowfish at Maine Savings Amphitheater
Hootie & The Blowfish at Maine Savings Amphitheater
Gallery Credit: David
Hootie & The Blowfish Never Sounded Better Than on the Waterfront in Maine
Lots of work has been put into the Maine Savings Amphitheater and Hootie & The Blowfish took advantage. Maine Savings Amphitheater has been designed and perfected by Bangor-based Ervin Architecture and the minds at Waterfront Concerts. All attendees Friday night were spoiled hearing hits like “Hold My Hand,” “Time,” and “Let Her Cry” through the best sound any venue in the world can offer.
Our next show that we will review will be Lainey Wilson on June 29th, and after watching Hootie & The Blowfish, it is clear that we are in for one wild and fun summer thanks to Waterfront Concerts!
2024 Bangor, Maine Waterfront Summer Concert Lineup
Here are the performers who will be coming to the Maine Savings Amphitheater on the Bangor Waterfront in the summer of 2024.
Gallery Credit: Jordan Verge
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Gunman In Maine’s Auburn Shoots At Cops, Sets Homes Ablaze, Causes Series Of Blasts – News18
Auburn firefighters hose down the remains of a home in Auburn, Maine. Police reported that an armed person was in an area where a series of explosions and a house fire erupted early Saturday. (Image: AP Photo)
The police cancelled a shelter-in-place order and said that the incident has been brought under control.
Police in Maine have cancelled a shelter-in-place order in the city of Auburn after reporting that an armed person was in an area where a series of explosions and a house fire erupted early Saturday.
#BREAKING: Multiple houses have been set on fire caused by active shooter gunman as he is on shooting rampage shooting towards police while propane tanks are exploding ⁰⁰#Auburn | #MaineCurrently, numerous law enforcement and emergency personnel are on the scene in… pic.twitter.com/kPKho8DMlw
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) June 15, 2024
The Auburn Police Department said on Facebook that the situation had been resolved and that there was no threat to the public.
BREAKING THIS MORNINGActive Shooter situation in Auburn, Maine. Suspect is believed to be a convict recently released after a 15-year prison term. Suspect has fired at police and is believed to have exploded propane tanks setting several houses on fire.
At least 2 dead with… pic.twitter.com/IjY0PHZjRn
— Conservative Brief (@ConservBrief) June 15, 2024
Earlier Saturday, the department had warned residents to stay in place while authorities dealt with an emergency situation involving an armed person. No other details were released.
BREAKING THIS MORNINGActive Shooter situation in Auburn, Maine. Suspect is believed to be a convict recently released after a 15-year prison term. Suspect has fired at police and is believed to have exploded propane tanks setting several houses on fire.
At least 2 dead with… pic.twitter.com/IjY0PHZjRn
— Conservative Brief (@ConservBrief) June 15, 2024
Homes were evacuated and a section of the avenue was blocked off by police. Auburn Fire Department Capt. Chris Moretto said there were three explosions around 2:15 a.m. that were believed to be related to the fire, the Lewiston Sun-Journal reported.
Another explosion was heard shortly before 3 a.m., the newspaper reported.
The Maine State Police and the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department also were at the scene, the Sun-Journal reported.
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