BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Medicare Open Enrollment in Maine, 2026 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) offers seniors, people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and people with disabilities several insurance options, including Medicare Fee-for-Service, Medicare Advantage, and Medicare prescription drug plans. The costs and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Maine Delegation Urges Department of Education to Continue Funding USM, UMF Upward Bound Programs * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden wrote to Education Secretary Linda McMahon urging her to reverse the Department of Education's decision to terminate funding for two federally funded TRIO Upward Bound programs in  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Maine Delegation Urges Department of Education to Continue Funding USM, UMF Upward Bound Programs * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden wrote to Education Secretary Linda McMahon urging her to reverse the Department of Education's decision to terminate funding for two federally funded TRIO Upward Bound programs in Maine: th  more

PORTLAND, Maine, Sept. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine posted the following news release on Sept. 25, 2025: * * * Two of Three New Bedford, Massachusetts Men Charged for February 2024 Saco Shooting Plead Guilty Daytime shooting led to shelter-in-place order, school lockdown * Two New Bedford, Massachusetts men pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Portland to a three-count superseding indictment that included charges for conspiring to distribute and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Navy to Christen Future USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. * The principal address will be delivered by Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric Smith; Additional speakers include Governor of Maine, Janet Mills; U.S. Senator of Maine Angus King; Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition, Jason Potter; Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources, Vice A  more