BRUNSWICK, Maine, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- Bowdoin College issued the following news: * * * Kilani is the guest on the latest episode of the podcast America the Bilingual. * * * Interviewer Steve Leveen recorded the installment, "Meet a Spanish Teacher in Maine," on Bowdoin's campus. Kilani, who majored in Hispanic studies and education, now teaches Spanish at Falmouth Elementary School in Maine. Besides Spanish and English, he speaks Arabic as well as an Iraqi dialect his parents spoke, and  more PR

BRUNSWICK, Maine, Sept. 22 -- Bowdoin College issued the following news: Thomas Brackett Reed Professor Government Andrew Rudalevige is a founding contributor of a new, independent, freely available political news site called Good Authority that replaces The Washington Post's Monkey Cage blog. The site launched this week with a post by Rudalevige looking at the issue of presidential power. Titled "Why the president can't just fire bureaucrats," the post is a response to comments made recently  more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 22 -- The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry issued the following news on Sept. 21, 2023: The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) announced the award of over $3 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support urban and community forestry projects and workforce development initiatives. This funding is part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda to advance environmental justice, generate econom more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 21 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: Governor Janet Mills today announced a $6.5 million Maine Jobs & Recovery program to help Maine businesses update electrical grid capacity at their facilities to expand their operations and workforce. The program - an initiative of the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), the Governor's Energy Office (GEO), and the Maine Technology Institute (MTI) - will provide grant more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 21 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address on Sept. 20, 2023: When you walk into the voting booth this November 7th, there will be a whopping eight referendum questions for your consideration - and a few of them have enormously high stakes for Maine and for our future. Hello, this is Governor Janet Mills and thank you for listening. Now I don't feel the need to weigh in on every question, but there is at least one that I am pretty concerned about more PR

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

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 22 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2023-00163) on Sept. 21, 2023: * * * THE MAINE WATER COMPANY - CAMDEN & ROCKLAND DIVISION, Request for Approval of Water Infrastructure Surcharge ORDER BARTLETT, Chair; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY In this Order the Commission finds and concludes The Maine Water Company - Camden & Rockland Division (the Company) failed to provide the required notice under Chapter 675 of the Com more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 22 -- The Maine Secretary of State issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: As Election Day nears on Nov. 7, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows is reminding all Maine voters of a non-partisan resource that can help them make informed decisions at the polls: the 2023 Maine Citizen's Guide to the Referendum Election. The guide, prepared by the Department of the Secretary of State in collaboration with the Office of the Attorney General and Office of Fiscal and Pr more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 22 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following transcript on Sept. 21, 2023: arlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul announced a series of new commitments on behalf of the U.S. Climate Alliance to decarbonize buildings and quadruple heat pump installations by 2030 alongside Washington Governor Jay Inslee and Maine Governor Janet Mills. Building on this commitment, Governor Hochul also announced a $200 million EmPower+ home retrofits program to reduce energy costs  more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 22 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a series of new commitments on behalf of the U.S. Climate Alliance to decarbonize buildings and quadruple heat pump installations by 2030 alongside Washington Governor Jay Inslee and Maine Governor Janet Mills. Building on this commitment, Governor Hochul also announced a $200 million EmPower+ home retrofits program to reduce energy costs for lo more PR

WATERVILLE, Maine, Sept. 22 -- Colby College issued the following news: Growing up in central Pennsylvania, Thomas R. Rippon dreamed of attending a small liberal arts college in New England. His dream came true when Colby offered a generous financial aid package that allowed him to come to Mayflower Hill, where he received a rigorous education that prepared him for a fulfilling life and career as an entrepreneur, business executive, civic leader, and philanthropist. Grateful for his education more PR

ORONO, Maine, Sept. 22 -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: The University of Maine announced today that through a competitive process, it has been selected to join the National Aspire Institutional Change Network (IChange Network), a nationwide coalition of colleges and universities striving to improve how they recruit, support and retain STEM faculty members from all different backgrounds. As a member of the IChange Network, UMaine can access experts, peers, confere more PR

BRUNSWICK, Maine, Sept. 22 -- Bowdoin College issued the following news: Bowdoin will be staging its first bilingual main season production next year, a reimagining of the seventeenth-century Spanish comedia classic, "Valor, Outrage, and Woman" by Ana Caro de Mallen, and auditions are looming. Guest director Sylvia Cervantes-Blush, a Mexican American artist primarily based in Southern California, will be in residence at Bowdoin for the production starting in January 2024. The play is a subver more PR