WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. AB 1117) entitled "St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad Co. - Abandonment Exemption - in Cumberland County, Maine": * * * St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad Company (SLR) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to abandon its perpetual freight easement over an approximately 24.23-mile rail line between milepost 1.7  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release on March 28, 2025: * * * U.S. Department of Education Launches Investigation into Maine Department of Education for Alleged FERPA Violations Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO) launched a directed investigation into the Maine Department of Education for alleged violations of the Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (FERPA). This investigation comes amid report  more