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Tipoffs for Bangor, Maine (New England) Newsletter for Saturday November 01, 2025 ( 4 items )  

Bezos grant fuels AI project to turn EVs into mobile grid batteries
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 31 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Bezos grant fuels AI project to turn EVs into mobile grid batteries * A Cornell research project exploring how electric vehicles (EVs) can serve as a flexible, dispatchable network of mobile energy storage to strengthen and decarbonize the power grid is advancing with a $1.8 million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund. The project, led by Eilyan Bitar, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, wa  more

Bryant Selected for Inclusion in FIFA World Cup 26 Base Camp Brochure
SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, Nov. 1 -- Bryant University issued the following news on Oct. 31, 2025: * * * Bryant selected for inclusion in FIFA World Cup 26 Base Camp brochure Oct 31, 2025, by Director of Communication and Brand Strategy Casey Nilsson, 401-232-6130 * Bryant President Ross Gittell, Ph.D., General Treasurer James Diossa, and Governor Daniel McKee jointly announced today that Bryant University is the first site in New England to be selected for inclusion in the expanded FIFA Wor  more

DATTCO Smithfield School Bus Teamsters Ratify Strong New Contract
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * DATTCO Smithfield School Bus Teamsters Ratify Strong New Contract * Press Contact: Lena Melentijevic Phone: (347) 208-2279 Email: LMelentijevic@teamster.org (SMITHFIELD, R.I.) - Members at DATTCO Smithfield, represented by Teamsters Local 251, have overwhelmingly ratified a three-year successor agreement that secures significant wage increases of over 30 percent, acc  more

Reed & Whitehouse Demand Trump Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse Demand Trump Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases * WASHINGTON, DC - In response to leaked plans that the Trump Administration wants to open up offshore drilling along the East and West coasts, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), the top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today joined over 100 lawmakers in dema  more