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POLITICS

NEW BRUNSWICK – Rubber hits road June 6 [The Daily Gleaner]
ST. JOHN’S –
St. John’s aims for massive expansion [CBC]
HALIFAX –
Time for city’s leaders to do more to prevent violent crime [The Chronicle Herald]
FREDERICTON – Mayor says spread cuts around [The Daily Gleaner]

DEVELOPMENT

ST. JOHN’S – Who, what, where, when and Y [The Telegram]
DARTMOUTH –
Sportsplex makeover [The Chronicle Herald]
HALIFAX – COMMUNITY IN BRIEF [The Chronicle Herald]

HALIFAX –
Feeding folks on Gottingen [The Chronicle Herald]
ST. JOHN’S – Revitalizing the west end of downtown [The Telegram]
FREDERICTON – City weighs pros, cons of new tourism map [The Daily Gleaner]
ST. JOHN’S –
Construction delays St. John’s YMCA opening [CBC]
HALIFAX –
Building height, road widening top of mind [Metro]
ST. JOHN’S –
St. John’s OK’s indoor skatepark plan [CBC]

BUILT ENVIRONMENT

SAINT JOHN – Debris on bridge raises concerns [Telegraph Journal]
HALIFAX –
Hydrostone: A national gem [Metro]
ST. JOHN’S –
Pippy Park third in great public place contest [The Telegram]
CHARLOTTETOWN –
New Homburg hotel facing design criticism [CBC]
SAINT JOHN –
Town and city still working on resolving water issue [Telegraph Journal]
HALIFAX –
Store fire shuts down street [Metro]
CHARLOTTETOWN – Charlottetown will fix sewage system: mayor [CBC]
ST. JOHN’S – T
he housing slog [The Telegram]


TRANSPORTATION

HALIFAX – Transit focus of youth summit [Metro]
CHARLOTTETOWN –
City embraces pink buses [The Guardian]

URBAN GREEN

ALL ATLANTIC CITIES – Long weekend gardeners should watch for frost [CBC]
MONCTON –
Tree bylaw being created in Greater Moncton [CBC]

OTHER

HALIFAX – Record set at Halifax marathon [CBC]
ATLANTIC CITIES –
Busy Atlantic hurricane season forecast [CBC]
CHARLOTTETOWN –
Parking lot write-off responsibility unclear [CBC]