BRUNSWICK, Maine, June 11 -- Bowdoin College issued the following news: * * * Students In Advanced GIS Mapping Class Boost Local Conservation By Rebecca Goldfine This spring, students in the course Applied GIS and Remote Sensing worked collaboratively to provide the town of Topsham with updated maps and data for key environmental, conservation, and development areas. Senior Lecturer in Environmental Studies Eileen Sylvan Johnson taught the course this year and last to give students with pri  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission has approved Networkmaine's annual plan for the Maine Schools and Libraries Network Program, allocating up to $6,060,054 from the Maine Telecommunications Education Access Fund for the fiscal year running from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. This approval comes via an order issued on June 11, 2025, titled "Networkmaine Annual Proposal of Dept. of Education and the Maine State Library (FY 2025-2026)". Networkmaine, operating on be  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission has approved a proposed reorganization involving Public Service Co. of New Hampshire, Manchester, a public utility that owns transmission and distribution plant within Maine. The approval, issued on June 11, 2025, comes in an order titled "Public Service Co. of New Hampshire Request for Waiver of 35-A M.R.S Sec. 708 or Approval of Reorganization". PSNH, though a New Hampshire corporation serving electric customers there, is subject to  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission has granted approval for Bolt Hill Substation project of Central Maine Power Co., Augusta, located in the towns of Eliot and Kittery. The decision, issued in an order on June 11, 2025, titled "Central Maine Power Co. Request for Approval Regarding Bolt Hill Substation Project Pursuant to 35-A M.R.S. Sec. 3132-A", allows the utility to proceed with upgrades to its transmission infrastructure. CMP filed its request on November 20, 2024,  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission has approved a proposal by Versant Power, Bangor, Maine, to combine specific large customer classes from its Bangor Hydro District and Maine Public District. This consolidation aims to standardize the recovery of post-restructuring stranded costs for these customers, a move adopted in an order on June 11, 2025, titled "Follow-On Proceeding to Further Investigate Stranded Cost Rate Design". The decision follows an April 30, 2025, Order  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission has approved a Pole Attachment License for the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian Township, operating as Indian Township Tribal Government. The decision, issued on June 10, 2025, allows the Tribe to attach its facilities to utility poles across the state. The Tribe submitted its request on May 15, 2025, seeking authorization to conduct pole attachment and network maintenance work. Its application identified Trenchworks, Inc. as its designa  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission has approved funding requests for the Efficiency Maine Trust, allocating electric procurement and natural gas assessment funds for fiscal year 2026 of the Trust's Sixth Triennial Plan. The approval, issued on June 11, 2025, in an Order titled "Procurement of Electric Resources and Assessment for Natural Gas Resources for Sixth Triennial Plan FY 2026-2028", includes a request to carry forward unspent funds from FY 2025. On May 8, 2025,  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, June 12 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * UNE joins global entrepreneurship network through Babson Collaborative membership The University of New England has been accepted into the Babson Collaborative for Entrepreneurship Education, a global network of higher education institutions committed to advancing entrepreneurship teaching and practice. Administered by Babson Academy at Babson College, one of the world's leading institutions for entr  more