WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSFR) -- The Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor, Maine, will be repatriating 16 funerary objects. These items have a cultural affiliation with the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, Mi'kmaq Nation, Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Penobscot Nation. Among the 16 funerary objects are two red ochre samples, three charcoal samples and three hide and hair samples. Also included are two hair samples, one straw and pyrite sample and one pyrite, hide and hair sample. A stone plummet and other ite  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Enforcement Order Addresses Unauthorized Release of PFAS-Containing Foam into Maine Waters * BOSTON (Sept. 11, 2025) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an agreement with the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority (MRRA) addressing an August 2024 accidental release of 1,450 gallons of firefighting foam that contained per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) f  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is conducting a competitive, sealed bid sale of eight healthcare mortgage loans. The loans are secured by properties that include skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota and Missouri. The sale, known as HLS 2026-1, involves first-lien mortgage notes sold without Federal Housing Administration insurance. The sale is structured as a competitive auction, which allo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Maine's high school sports are at risk, and Jared Golden is staying silent * Maine is STILL refusing to rescind its radical policy allowing men to play girls' sports. Now, the Maine Principals' Association, the group that oversees high school sports in Maine, isn't cooperating with the DOJ, further jeopardizing high school sports. And where is Jared Golden? He's nowhere to be found. W  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes King-led Bipartisan Bill to Improve Ocean Navigation and Safety * WASHINGTON, D.C. --The U.S. Senate passed bipartisan legislation to improve ocean navigation and safety in federal waters. The Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act (MAPOceans) led by U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME), Chair of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, and Ted Cruz (R-TX), would modernize mapping inf  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, Shaheen Urge Secretary of State to Report to Congress on Expiring and Destroyed Lifesaving Foreign Aid * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Jeanne Shaheen sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio following reports that significant quantities of U.S.-purchased lifesaving commodities, including food aid and contraceptive supplies, have been allowed to expire  more