KITTERY, Maine, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2021: Senators Susan Collins and Angus King hosted Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro in Maine, where they participated in the celebration of the groundbreaking for the multi-mission Dry Dock #1 modernization projectat Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. A $1.7 billion contract was awarded for the construction project last month, and work is expected to be completed by June 2028. The current Dry more PR

KITTERY, Maine, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2021: Senators Susan Collins and Angus King hosted Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro in Maine, where they participated in the celebration of the groundbreaking for the multi-mission Dry Dock #1 modernization project at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. A $1.7 billion contract was awarded for the construction project last month, and work is expected to be completed by June 2028. The current D more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2021: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced more than $3 million in federal funding for Maine fire departments. Fire departments in Falmouth, Kennebunk, Jefferson, and at the Maine State Fire Academy in South Portland will receive a total of $668,604.14 through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). The town of Kennebunk was al more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2021: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $700 million will soon be available to help farm and meatpacking workers who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding will be available through the USDA's new Farm and Food Workers Relief (FFWR) grant program. Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), who is an organic farmer and a member of the House Agriculture Committee  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Angus King, and Congressman Jared Golden announced that Aroostook Mental Health Center has been awarded $1 million to combat the opioid crisis in Northern Maine. The funding was awarded through the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP). The Maine lawmakers sent a letter to HRSA leadership to help make the case f more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Angus King, and Congressman Jared Golden announced that Aroostook Mental Health Center has been awarded $1 million to combat the opioid epidemic in Northern Maine. The funding was awarded through the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP). The Maine lawmakers sent a letter to HRSA leadership to help make the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Angus King, and Congressman Jared Golden announced that Aroostook Mental Health Center has been awarded $1 million to combat the opioid crisis in Northern Maine. The funding was awarded through the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP). The Maine lawmakers sent a letter to HRSA leadership to help make the c more PR