BANGOR, Maine, Oct. 4 -- Husson University issued the following news release: Husson University has received a $500,000 grant from the Harold Alfond Foundation to support its School of Technology and Innovation (SoTI). Delivering a variety of technology-focused academic programs, SoTI will use the funds to support student scholarships, prepare students for professional careers in support of Maine's workforce, hire additional faculty and bolster prospective student outreach efforts in Maine and  more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 4 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: Rep. Morgan Rielly, D-Westbrook, joined climate leaders from across the nation at the first-ever White House Summit on Building Climate Resilient Communities on Thursday, September 28. Rielly sponsored legislation to create the Maine Climate Corps, a new program focused on achieving Maine's climate goals while offering participants opportunities for professional growth, and was invited to speak to the program more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 4 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order approving stipulation (No. 2023-00139) on Oct. 3, 2023: * * * CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY, Request for Approval of Accounting Order for Lump Sum Retirement Payments ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION BARTLETT, Chairman; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY By this Order the Commission approves the September 15, 2023 Stipulation entered into by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) and the Office of the  more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 4 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on Oct. 3, 2023: Today, Sen. Teresa S. Pierce, D-Falmouth, and Rep. Amy Kuhn, D-Falmouth, are announcing a Constituent Office Hours event on Wednesday, Oct. 18 at Falmouth Memorial Library from noon to 1 p.m. "As a legislator, it's always important to hear what's going on at the local level," said Sen. Pierce. "I've always enjoyed having office hours where community members can come and share their thoughts. I'm exc more PR

ORONO, Maine, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: When Bob Steneck came to the University of Maine in 1982, there were few marine ecologists in the state, and none interacted with fishermen. He was among the first in Maine to work with lobstermen on research, traveling with them on their boats, diving to the seafloor to study lobsters and sharing his findings with them. At that time, there was a scientific consensus that the lobster population in the G more PR