BRUNSWICK, Maine, June 10 -- Bowdoin College issued the following news: * * * Life Imitating Art, Imitating Life By Tom Porter Like most events planned for 2020, Elise Juska's twenty-fifth college reunion was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "I was working on another novel at the time," she recalled, but as a new idea developed in her head, the original novel seemed increasingly irrelevant. Juska (Bowdoin Class of 1995) visited campus over Reunion Weekend to celebrate her thirtieth  more

MATTOON, Illinois, June 10 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Consolidated Communications, a broadband and business communications provider, posted the following news release: * * * Fidium begins expansion in Van Buren, connecting community to all-fiber network * More than 1,500 homes and businesses will gain access to Fidium's multi-gig internet speeds and future-proof connectivity, bringing opportunity for community VAN BUREN, Maine - June 10, 2025 - idium, Maine's best internet provid  more

MATTOON, Illinois, June 10 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Consolidated Communications, a broadband and business communications provider, posted the following news release: * * * Improved connectivity coming to Old Town and Orono with new fiber expansion from Fidium * Fidium to connect more than 10,700 homes and businesses to multi-gig speeds and future-proof network, bringing opportunity for community OLD TOWN & ORONO, Maine - June 10, 2025 - Fidium, Maine's best internet provider ac  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 11 -- The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry issued the following news on June 10, 2025: * * * More Than 30 Maine Food and Farm Businesses Awarded Grants Through Resilient Food Systems Equipment Program AUGUSTA - The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) today announced that more than 30 projects across the state will receive funding through the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) Equipment-Only Program. The RF  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 10 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop: * * * Maine Senate advances Sen. Hickman bill to fund Maine's elections in unanimous vote AUGUSTA -- On Thursday, June 5, the Maine Senate voted unanimously to advance LD 13, "An Act to Provide Funds Necessary for the Production and Delivery of Election Materials by the Secretary of State." The bill, sponsored by Sen. Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop, would provide  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 5 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Brennan bill to improve reading and math proficiency advances in Maine House and Senate AUGUSTA - A measure sponsored by Rep. Michael Brennan, D-Portland, that would continue funding the Maine Department of Education's (DOE) literacy and mathematics instruction grant program received initial support in the Maine House of Representatives on Monday. The vote was 77-64 with 64 Republican House membe  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 5 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Webb bill to strengthen trade workforce receives support in Maine House and Senate AUGUSTA - Legislation sponsored by Rep. Kilton Webb, D-Durham, to strengthen Maine's pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs received initial support from the Maine House of Representatives on Monday and the Maine Senate on Tuesday. The measure received final, bipartisan approval by the Maine House on Wednes  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 10 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol: * * * Sen. Reny bill to increase child care availability through State contracts with providers heads to Governor's desk AUGUSTA -- On Tuesday, June 3, the Maine Senate and the Maine House of Representatives both voted unanimously to send LD 1736, "An Act to Increase the Supply of Child Care Services Through the Use of Contracts," to the Governor's desk. This   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 6 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Anne Carney, D-Cape Elizabeth: * * * Senate advances Sen. Carney bill to fund services and staff at the new drug treatment court in Aroostook County in unanimous vote The 131st Maine State Legislature passed a proposal to create the new drug treatment court. Senator Carney has sponsored a bill to fund its services and staff. * AUGUSTA - On Wednesday, June 4, the Maine Senate voted u  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 6 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol: * * * Senate unanimously advances Sen. Reny bill to support Maine marinas by requiring full manufacturer reimbursement for repairs under warranty AUGUSTA -- On Tuesday, June 3, the Maine Senate voted unanimously in support of LD 1296, "An Act to Amend the Law Governing Watercraft Franchisor Warranty Reimbursements." This bill, sponsored by Sen. Cameron Reny, D-  more