MATTOON, Illinois, March 7 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Consolidated Communications, a broadband and business communications provider, posted the following news release: * * * Fidium to begin expansion in Gardiner, bringing fiber access and connectivity More than 9,300 homes and businesses in Gardiner will be connected to Fidium's all-fiber network GARDINER, Maine - March 7, 2025 - Fidium, Maine's best internet provider, is expanding its all-fiber internet network in Gardiner, bring  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 7 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address: * * * Maine Maple Syrup Always Makes Life Sweeter Hello, this is Governor Janet Mills and thank you for listening. You know, just across from the Maine State House in Augusta is the Blaine House. The Blaine House has been home to every governor of Maine since Governor Carl Milliken and his family moved in there back in January 1920. The Blaine House grounds have also long been home to a big old maple t  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 8 -- The Maine Secretary of State issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * Citizen initiative found valid with 74,888 signatures AUGUSTA -- The citizen initiative petition "An Act to Protect Maine Communities by Enacting the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act" has been found valid, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows confirmed today. On Jan. 23, 2025, the Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions received 5,581 petition forms containing 79,981 sign  more

ORONO, Maine, March 7 -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: * * * Seeking to improve services for students with autism, UMaine Counseling Center taps special education professor's expertise On a recent Friday morning, the staff of the University of Maine Counseling Center gathered in the office common room. Over coffee and pastries, they listened as Sarah Howorth, an associate professor of special education at UMaine, talked about the challenges people with autism and   more

ORONO, Maine, March 7 -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: * * * AI isn't a shortcut: How Mainers can unlock its potential Artificial intelligence is poised to transform how people live and work. Nearly one-quarter of Maine's workers face significant AI-related job changes, according to a 2024 report published by the U.S. Office of Economic Policy. To stay competitive, researchers from the University of Maine offer leaders in business, policy and education various r  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Will Jared Golden keep his word? The Trump administration found that Maine's radical policy allowing men in girls' sports is a violation of Title IX, and Maine Republicans are now calling on Democrats to repeal it. Will Jared Golden keep his word and join Republicans? Remember, Golden flip-flopped his position just days ago saying, "biological boys shouldn't compete in sports against b  more