WATERVILLE, Maine, Nov. 29 -- Colby College issued the following news: At its recent fall marquee sales in Hong Kong, Phillips auction house sold $31 million of 20th-century and contemporary art to buyers worldwide. Works by some of the most trending international artists dominated the top-10 sellers list. Sandy Ma '08 can take pride in these numbers. She was part of a small team that founded Phillips' Asian business in Hong Kong almost eight years ago. She even headed the first three years of more PR

LINCOLN, Maine, Nov. 29 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Nov. 28, 2023: Governor Janet Mills joined community leaders today in Lincoln at a ribbon cutting ceremony marking the completion of a major expansion of Northern Penobscot Tech Region III funded by a $570,000 investment from the Governor's Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan. The Governor's investment enabled Northern Penobscot Tech Region III to significantly expand its welding program, adding nearly 600 square more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 29 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: The Legislative Council recently approved a bill from Rep. Colleen Madigan, D-Waterville, that would make it easier for more MaineCare members to have a loved one accompany them to a medical appointment. Currently, MaineCare members are not permitted to have a family member ride with them to appointments, if the transportation is paid for by MaineCare, which provides for contracted ride services to transpor more PR

HALLOWELL, Maine, Nov. 29 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release on Nov. 28, 2023: The Maine Public Utilities Commission (Commission) accepted bids today for the remaining half of the electricity supply requirement for 2024 Standard Offer service for residential and small non-residential customers of Versant Power, Bangor Hydro District (BHD), as well as the medium and large commercial BHD classes. The bidding process this year for Versant's residential and s more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 29 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order approving stipulation (No. 2023-00224) on Nov. 28, 2023: * * * PLUS POWER, LLC, Request for Declaratory Order Finding Line Exempt from CPCN Approval Under 35-A M.R.S. Sec. 3132(1-B) ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION BARTLETT, Chair; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY By this Order, the Commission approves the November 14, 2023 Stipulation entered into by Cross Town Energy Storage LLC d/b/a Plus  more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 28 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2023-00113) on Nov. 27, 2023: * * * EAST VASSALBORO WATER COMPANY, LLC Request for Approval of Sale of Utility Property ORDER BARTLETT, Chair; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY By this Order, the Commission approves, pursuant to 35-A M.R.S. Sec.Sec. 708 & 1101, the sale of the East Vassalboro Water Company, LLC (East Vassalboro or the Company) to Justin Ahmann and Marc Liechti (colle more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 28 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2023-00181) on Nov. 27, 2023: * * * SAIL PORTLAND MAINE, LLC Request for Authorization to Provide Charter Service in Casco Bay ORDER BARTLETT, Chair; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY By this Order, and pursuant to 35-A M.R.S. Sec. 5101-E and MPUC Rules, ch. 520, the Commission grants the request of Sail Portland Maine, LLC (Sail Portland) for authorization to provide charter service more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 29 -- The Maine Secretary of State issued the following news release: The official tabulation of the votes cast for the Nov. 7, 2023 Referendum Election has been posted on the Secretary of State's website. The tabulation is available here (https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/index.html), and was communicated to Gov. Janet Mills yesterday, Monday, Nov. 27. Gov. Mills has 10 days from yesterday to proclaim the results of the ballot questions. There were 410,040 total ballots more PR