AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 4 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: Samantha Horn to lead establishment of new, standalone office that will partner with Maine communities to strengthen local planning, helping Maine better tackle common challenges, pursue solutions, and create more resilient communities Governor Janet Mills today announced that she has appointed Samantha Horn, an expert in land use and natural resource policy and planning, to lead the Maine Office of Community Affai  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 4 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following statement on Oct. 3, 2024: * * * Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement today applauding the U.S. Department of Energy for awarding a $425 million capacity contract -- one of the largest Federal investments in energy development in Maine ever -- to advance the Aroostook Renewable Project, a proposed clean energy transmission line project in northern Maine: "This unprecedented investment from the Biden-Harri  more

ORONO, Maine, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: If you were to visit the University of Maine's Witter Farm in the quiet hours before sunrise, you would see bleary-eyed students shuffle through their morning chores. At 4:30 a.m., students bring the farm's dairy cows into a tie-stall barn for the first of their twice-per-day milking. The next will take place at 4:30 p.m., then the process repeats -- "even on Thanksgiving," said Patricia Henderson '17, f  more

MOBILE, Alabama, Oct. 4 -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release: Approximately 45,000 dockworkers at 36 ports from Maine to Texas, including at the Port of Mobile, walked off the job this week -- the first time members of the International Longshoremen's Association have gone on strike in nearly a half century. The work stoppage, depending on how long, could lead to supply shortages and higher prices. Dr. Peter Simonson, assistant professor of marketing, supply cha  more