WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * Drowned in Lies: Maine Fugitive "Surfaces" in Missouri * Portland, ME - The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Maine Violent Offender Task Force (MVOTF) announces the arrest of Gregory Heimann, 51, on a federal arrest warrant for Making False Statements. Heimann was a fugitive for over a year evading law enforcement after the issuance of an April 29, 2024, arrest warrant from the Departm  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Northeast Wholesalers Association, Portland, Maine, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voicing strong opposition to a proposed rule that would mandate the manufacture and sale of only very low nicotine cigarettes and certain other combusted tobacco products. According to NEWA, the rule, if enacted, would have dire consequences for legal businesses, state and local tax revenues, and public safety across the Northeast. The   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Collins, Reed, Shaheen Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Extend the Weatherization Assistance Program * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the federal government's cornerstone energy efficiency initiative - the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP  more