WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden's bill to restore federal workers' union rights clears threshold to force House action * WASHINGTON A bipartisan bill by Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) to repeal an executive order that stripped federal workers' union rights is on track for a vote in the House after months of delay by Speaker Mike Johnson. The Protect America's Workforce Act of 2025 (link is external), which has enough cosp  more

PORTLAND, Maine, Nov. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine posted the following news release: * * * Greene Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Drug Trafficking John Labbe carried a handgun while distributing drugs * A Greene man was sentenced on October 8, 2025, in U.S. District Court in Portland for possessing controlled substances with the intent to distribute and for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a federal drug trafficking crime.   more

PORTLAND, Maine, Nov. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine posted the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine Conspiracy Rocky Buth distributed approximately 1 kilogram of methamphetamine pills * A Lowell, Massachusetts, man pleaded guilty on November 12, 2025, in U.S. District Court in Portland to one count of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and three counts of distributing methamphetamine. According to court re  more

PORTLAND, Maine, Nov. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine posted the following news release: * * * Peru Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Drug Trafficking Adam Gill middled drug transactions for Trinitarios and their associates * A Peru man was sentenced on October 14, 2025, in the U.S. District Court in Portland for his involvement in trafficking dangerous drugs, including fentanyl and methamphetamine. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Lance E. Walker sentenced Adam G  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Pingree: Trump Administration Turning NEH Into a Slush Fund * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, says the Trump Administration's unprecedented and legally dubious grantmaking practices have called the integrity of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) into question.   more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Nov. 17 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Southport Swing Bridge Wins Top ACEC Prize in Maine * VHB won the Grand Conceptor Award for the Southport Swing Bridge project last week at the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Maine's Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA). The Grand Conceptor Aw  more

PORTLAND, Maine, Nov. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine posted the following news release: * * * United States Attorney's Office Announces Appointment of Andrew B. Benson as U.S Attorney The United States Attorney's Office announced that Andrew B. Benson has taken the oath of office to become the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine. U.S. Attorney Benson was nominated for the position of United States Attorney for the District of Maine by President Donald J. T  more