âGood news for Massachusettsâ: Population tops 7 million, as state keeps 9 congressional seats after 2020 Census
By Matt Stout Globe Staff,Updated April 26, 2021, 2 hours ago
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Bill Galvin, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
Massachusettsâ population grew to slightly more than 7 million people last year, a 7.4 percent jump from 2010 and a large enough increase to ensure the state keeps its nine seats in the US House of Representatives for the next decade, federal US Census officials announced Monday.
No New England state lost, or gained, seats in their congressional delegation with the U.S. Census Bureauâs long-awaited release of population figures Monday, showing growth nationwide slowed to its second lowest rate in the countryâs history.
Calvin Ball wins Northland Young Farmer of the Year
19 Apr, 2021 01:30 AM
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Winner of the Young Farmer of the Year Northern Regional Final, Calvin Ball. Photo / Supplied
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Calvin Ball has been crowned Northland FMG Young Farmer of the Year.
Ball will now head to the Grand Final in Christchurch in July to battle it out for the FMG Young Farmer of the Year national title.
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Although Ball was pretty chuffed with his win, he also admitted to having slightly mixed emotions, about the final. I know I ve got a lot of work to do ahead of the grand finals - have to change up the diary a bit - but it s such an achievement, he said.
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Body found in search for man missing in Waikato River
22 Feb, 2021 05:31 AM
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Police have located a body during a search for a man who has been missing since coming off a jet ski in the Waikato River. Photo / File
Police have located a body during a search for a man who has been missing since coming off a jet ski in the Waikato River. Photo / File
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A body has been found during the search for Calvin Harimate, who has not been seen since falling off the back of a jet ski near Port Waikato on Saturday.
Maryland County Voters Seek to End Sanctuary Status
Maryland County Voters Seek to End ‘Sanctuary’ Status
By US Incorporated Staff, February 16, 2021
On December 10th, 2020 Howard County, Maryland Executive Calvin Ball signed CB-63, inappropriately named The Liberty Act, which prevents County employees from asking about the immigration status of residents, prohibits cooperation among law enforcement agencies, and requires that certain information related to citizenship be kept confidential in Howard County.
This draconian action resulted in HoCo becoming a “sanctuary” for illegal aliens.
But some residents are having none of it.
There is an ongoing petition initiative to send CB-63 to “referendum,” and let the citizens decide!