HALLOWELL, Maine, Sept. 21 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release: The Maine Public Utilities Commission (Commission) approved a settlement this week in Northern Utilities, INC. d/b/a Unitil's distribution rate case. The Parties in the case and the Commission agreed that the terms of the settlement are in the public interest. The settlement was not opposed by any party involved in the case. The settlement reduces the rate increase from the initial request by more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 21 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order approving stipulation (No. 2023-00051) on Sept. 20, 2023: * * * NORTHERN UTILITIES, INC., D/B/A UNITIL, Petition for Approval of Rate Change (35-A M.R.S. Sec. 307) ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION BARTLETT, Chairman; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY In this Order, the Commission approves the stipulation filed on August 31, 2023 (the Stipulation) that was entered into by Northern Utilities, I more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 21 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2022-00338) on Sept. 20, 2023: * * * LISA DANFORTH, ET AL. v. CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY, 10-Person Complaint Related to Routing of Section 31 Related Nonwires Alternative ORDER BARTLETT, Chairman; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY In this Order, the Commission dismisses for lack of merit the 10-person complaint filed by Lisa Danforth and 9 other customers against Central Maine Pow more PR

FARMINGTON, Maine, Sept. 20 -- The University of Maine Farmington campus issued the following news: Nature-based education is the focus of a new childhood and early education center set to open at UMF later this fall, according to a recent broadcast on News Center Maine. Anna Ploug was an ed tech when she started working toward getting her bachelor's degree in early childhood education at UMF. Initially, she had some doubts about that career path. "Do I feel comfortable putting small childre more PR