MATTOON, Illinois, March 28 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Consolidated Communications, a broadband and business communications provider, posted the following news release: * * * Construction on future-proof fiber network from Fidium to begin in Gorham Fidium to expand symmetrical, multi-gig speed fiber internet access to more than 5,400 Gorham homes and businesses GORHAM, Maine - March 28, 2025 - Fidium, Maine's best internet provider, is expanding its all-fiber internet network in G  more

MATTOON, Illinois, March 28 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Consolidated Communications, a broadband and business communications provider, posted the following news release: * * * Fidium expanding multi-gig speed fiber network to Bucksport and Orland Construction is set to begin in Bucksport and Orland, as Fidium will soon light-up community with future-proof connectivity BUCKSPORT, Maine - March 28, 2025 - Fidium, Maine's best internet provider, is expanding its all-fiber internet net  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 28 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills Swears In Julia Lipez as Associate Justice of Maine Supreme Judicial Court Governor Mills also swears in new and returning members of Maine Superior and District Courts Governor Janet Mills today swore in the Honorable Julia Lipez as an Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. Justice Lipez joins the Supreme Judicial Court from the Maine Superior Court, where she has served  more

MATTOON, Illinois, March 27 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Consolidated Communications, a broadband and business communications provider, posted the following news release: * * * Improved connectivity coming to Richmond with new fiber expansion from Fidium Construction is set to begin in Richmond as Fidium will soon connect more than 3,400 homes and businesses to multi-gig speed future-proof fiber network RICHMOND, Maine - March 27, 2025 - Fidium, Maine's best internet provider, is ex  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 29 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has declined to approve Versant Power's request to revise its Terms and Conditions (T&Cs) regarding overdue operations and maintenance (O&M) payments from interconnection customers, specifically those operating distributed generation facilities. The Commission rejected Versant's proposal to allow disconnection for customers more than 60 days late on their O&M payments. Versant Power had sought to amend its T&Cs to enforce t  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 29 -- The Maine Secretary of State issued the following news release on March 28, 2025: * * * Maine Secretary of State's statement on Executive Order for election administration Augusta -- The Maine Secretary of State Department continues to review and analyze the impact of President Trump's recently signed executive order entitled "Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections." The order impacts both the Bureau of Corporation, Elections, and Commissions  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 29 -- The Maine Secretary of State issued the following news release on March 28, 2025: * * * Public comment period now open on wording of ballot question AUGUSTA -- Secretary of State Shenna Bellows is now accepting public comment on the wording of a citizen initiative question that will appear on the Nov. 4, 2025, General Election ballot, unless enacted by the Legislature as written. The department's Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions certified An Act t  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Maine's high school sports are in jeopardy. Where's Jared Golden? Maine is officially REFUSING to rescind its radical policy allowing men in girls' sports and now, sports are in jeopardy for every single public high school athlete in the state. Why isn't Jared Golden standing up for Maine's athletes? After all, flip-flopping Golden SAID he's against men competing in girls' sports...   more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, March 29 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * UNE students and faculty present research at the 96th Annual Eastern Psychological Association Conference University of New England Professor Jennifer Stiegler-Balfour, Ph.D., the assistant academic director in the UNE School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and several research assistants presented two research studies at the 96th annual Eastern Psychological Association conference in New York City  more