WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation expressing its opposition to a petition filed by CSX Transportation. CSXT is seeking approval to discontinue or modify a signal system in Scarborough, Maine. The railroad's request involves retiring the Rigby West signal location at milepost PLD-15.10 and removing track control to extend other than main track limits from milepost PLD-15.10 to Control Point C  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Streamline Information-Sharing Between Community Care Providers and VA Medical Centers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) have introduced legislation to require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) implement guidelines to streamline information-sharing between community care providers and VA medical centers. The Coor  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Releases Statement Amid Growing Nutrition Crisis in Gaza * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Amid the growing nutrition and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) released the following statement severing his support for the current Israeli government and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "I cannot defend the indefensible. Israel's actions in the conduct of the war in Gaza,   more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Pingree: Trump's EPA Just Made Climate Denial Official US Policy * MAINE-Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, released the following statement in response to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin's formal decision to revoke the scientific determination that underpin  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins' Statement on Retirement of MaineDOT Commissioner Bruce Van Note * Photos ( Clockwise from top left ): Commissioner Van Note Visiting Washington, D.C. - 2022 ; Road Improvements in Augusta - 2022 ; Dredging of the Port of Searsport - 2021 ; Casco Bay Lines Terminal Renovation - 2019 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued the following statement in response to the an  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, July 30 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * UNE launches 'Science Cafe' series to engage public in 'wonders' of scientific research To engage its home communities in the broad world of scientific research and inform the public of its own groundbreaking initiatives, the Center for Excellence in the Neurosciences (CEN) at the University of New England will launch a new series of upcoming Science Cafes, held at local venues this summer, to engage c  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 -- UScellular issued the following news release: * * * UScellular Donating Mini Golf Courses to Boys & Girls Clubs of America The company is giving parts of its GUINNESS WORLD RECORDSTM Title holding golf hole to six Clubs * CHICAGO (July 29, 2025) - After setting a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS Title for the longest temporary mini golf hole in the world, UScellular is donating the hole to Boys & Girls Clubs of America. The company is dividing the 507-foot hole into smal  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Baldwin, Risch, Collins, Introduce Bipartisan DAIRY PRIDE Act to Stop Mislabeling of Dairy Imitation Products * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, along with U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) reintroduced the bipartisan Defending Against Imitations and Replacements of Yo  more