MATTOON, Illinois, April 30 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Consolidated Communications, a broadband and business communications provider, posted the following news release: * * * Brewer ready for future as Fidium delivers multi-gig, all-fiber connectivity All-fiber, symmetrical speed network from Fidium offers new opportunities for entertainment, economic development, remote learning, telehealth and more, with plans as low as $30 BREWER, Maine -- April 30, 2025 -- Fidium, Maine's best  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 1 -- The Maine Judicial Branch issued the following news on April 30, 2025: * * * Courthouse Greeter Pilot Program Launching at the York Judicial Center in Biddeford The Maine Judicial Branch is "looking for a few good volunteers" to help launch a pilot program at the York Judicial Center in Biddeford. The goal of the pilot is to help court visitors navigate the courthouse, find the legal resources they need, and be a welcoming presence for visitors. "The York Judicial Ce  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 30 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved Northern Utilities, Inc.'s final Targeted Infrastructure Replacement Adjustment (TIRA) rate adjustment. This adjustment allows the utility to recover costs associated with a 14-year program to replace leak-prone cast iron and bare steel gas pipes in greater Portland and Westbrook. In an order dated April 29, 2025, the PUC approved Northern's proposed rate schedules, finding that the 2025 TIRA adjustment was cal  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 30 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved a stipulation agreement allowing Maine Natural Gas Corporation (MNG) to adjust its rates, effective May 1, 2025. The decision, detailed in an order dated April 29, 2025, follows MNG's February 28, 2025, filing requesting approval of its annual distribution rate adjustment. The PUC's order approves the stipulation entered into by MNG and the Office of the Public Advocate (OPA), the sole intervenor in the case. T  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 30 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved new Cost of Gas Factor (CGF) rates for Northern Utilities, Inc., doing business as Unitil, for the 2025 summer period, running from May 1, 2025, through October 31, 2025. The PUC's decision, detailed in an order dated April 29, 2025, also approves Unitil's updated Environmental Response Cost (ERC) revision, Re-Entry Rate, Conversion Rates, and Energy Efficiency Rate Assessment (EERA). Unitil's initial filing, m  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 30 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has suspended a request from The Maine Water Company, Oakland Division, to implement a water infrastructure surcharge. The suspension, detailed in an order dated April 29, 2025, delays the proposed charge from its requested effective date of May 15, 2025. The PUC is required by Maine law to make a determination on infrastructure surcharge requests within 75 days of filing. The Commission stated that the suspension is neces  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 1 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) has approved the final Targeted Infrastructure Replacement Adjustment (TIRA) rate for Northern Utilities, Inc. d/b/a Unitil, effective today, May 1, 2025. This adjustment marks the culmination of a 14-year Cast Iron Replacement Program (CIRP) aimed at replacing leak-prone pipes in greater Portland and Westbrook. In its order issued April 30, 2025, the Commission granted Northern's request, finding that the proposed 2025 TIRA   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 1 -- The Maine Secretary of State issued the following news release on April 30, 2025: * * * Pine Tree license plates to begin replacing retiring Chickadee plates tomorrow Mainers will gradually receive their plates as they register their vehicles AUGUSTA, Maine - Beginning tomorrow, Mainers will have the option to choose either a "Pine Tree" design as the standard license plate offering or "No Tree" - a classic plain plate with text and numbers in blue and green and no   more

FARMINGTON, Maine, May 1 -- The University of Maine Farmington campus issued the following news: * * * UMF proudly announces Dr. Nirav Dinesh Shah, former principal deputy director of the U.S. CDC, as the 2025 UMF Commencement Speaker FARMINGTON, ME (April 30, 2025)--The University of Maine at Farmington is pleased to announce that Dr. Nirav Dinesh Shah, former principal deputy director of the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and voice and face of the pandemic response in Maine  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, April 30 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * UNE researchers now tracking real-time seismic activity off Maine's coast The project aims to measure earthquake and large-wave activity to better track climate change along the Maine coast By Deirdre Fleming Stires RAM ISLAND -- RB3CB: remember that name. That's the handle for the University of New England's newest piece of research equipment that was installed on April 24 on Ram Island to allow a  more