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At the Direction of the Maine Gov. Mills, MEMA Requests Federal Government Initiate Preliminary Disaster Assessment for Last Week's Devastating Storm and Flooding (10)
AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 18 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2024:
At the direction of Governor Janet Mills, Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) today requested that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) begin conducting a Preliminary Damage Assessment of last week's storms that caused significant flooding and infrastructure damage along the Maine coast. The request is the first formal step toward requesting another Major Disaster Declaration more PR
Bowdoin College: Literary World Buzzes Over New Book by Professor Nadia Celis (10)
BRUNSWICK, Maine, Jan. 16 (TNSres) -- Bowdoin College issued the following news:
By Rebecca Goldfine
Since publishing her groundbreaking book about Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Professor Nadia Celis has been in demand.
Television, radio, and print media--including Semana, El Espectador, Las dos orillas, El Universal (Colombia), Repeating Islands, El Heraldo, and El Tiempo--have featured reviews and articles about her book, with some even reprinting entire chap more PR
Maine Agriculture Dept.: Maine State Parks See Slight Decline in Use During 2023, Anticipates Continued Upward Trend in Visitation and Camping (10)
AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 18 -- The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry issued the following news on Jan. 17, 2024:
The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's Bureau of Parks and Lands (BPL) Director Andy Cutko announced a slight decline in visitation to Maine State Parks during 2023, with 2.93 million visitors spending time at the bureau's 48 state parks and historic sites (2.64 million day-use visitors and 291K campers). While visitation fell below the more PR
Maine PUC Issues Order Approving Interconnection Agreement Involving Consolidated Communications of Northern New England, Barr Tel USA (10)
AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 18 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order approving interconnection agreement (No. 2024-00011) on Jan. 16, 2024:
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CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND COMPANY LLC, Request for Approval of Interconnection Agreement with Barr Tel USA, LLC
ORDER APPROVING INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT
BARTLETT, Chair; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners
I. SUMMARY
Pursuant to 47 U.S.C. Sec. 252(e), the Director of Telephone and Water Utility Indu more PR
University of Maine System Trustees Recommend Sale of Land for Bangor Affordable Senior Housing (10)
BANGOR, Maine, Jan. 18 -- The University of Maine System issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2024:
Amid a critical affordable housing shortage in the state, a University of Maine System Board of Trustees committee today unanimously approved the sale of campus property in Bangor to enable the development of an affordable senior housing project.
The vote by the Trustees' Finance, Facilities and Technology Committee recommending that the full Board authorize the University of Maine at A more PR
University of Maine System's Public Universities Directly Invested More Than $630 Million in the Maine Economy in FY23 (10)
ORONO, Maine, Jan. 18 -- The University of Maine System issued the following news release:
The University of Maine System (UMS) invested more than $630 million directly into the Maine economy last fiscal year through payroll and purchasing, a new analysis shows.
UMS is among the state's largest employers and in FY23, System payroll directly supported 14,640 faculty, staff and student workers, providing $526 million in total compensation and benefits.
Beyond its payroll, UMS spent $327.5 milli more PR
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