BAR HARBOR, Maine, March 2 -- College of the Atlantic issued the following news: College of the Atlantic is among a group of towns, school districts, and other organizations purchasing long-term renewable energy from the 14,000+ panel facility, which will help the school meet its goals of being fossil fuel free by 2030. An abandoned gravel pit in Hampden is the new home of a community solar farm. In collaboration with Wishcamper Companies Inc., ReVision Energy's Wishcamper Hampden solar array more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 2 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following statement on Feb. 29, 2024: * * * On the final day of Black History Month, Maine Democratic Party Vice Chair Julian Rogers released the following statement: "Maine and the Maine Democratic Party have benefited tremendously from the legacies and leadership of trailblazers like Gerald Talbot, John Jenkins, Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross - and others who continue to make Maine history and shape our state's future. As February more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 2 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address: In January, two very powerful storms brought rain, wind, and flooding that ravaged our state, damaged coastal communities and working waterfronts, and altered the very landscape of our iconic coast. Hello, this is Governor Janet Mills and thank you for listening. We saw storms that swept fish houses into the sea and kicked pilings out from once-sturdy piers and broke dunes and breakwaters and chewed up r more PR

SANFORD, Maine, March 2 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: Today, Governor Janet Mills, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree, announced the Maine Defense Industry Alliance (MDIA), a newly established non-profit coalition of Maine defense companies, state agencies, community colleges and universities, and other vocational training organizations. Based at the York County Community College (YCCC) Instruct more PR

SANFORD, Maine, March 2 -- The University of Maine System issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: University of Maine System (UMS) Chancellor Dannel Malloy and Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation and University of Maine (UMaine) President Joan Ferrini-Mundy joined industry, education and government leaders today for the launch of the Maine Defense Industry Alliance (MDIA) (http://www.mainedefenseindustryalliance.com/) UMS is a founding partner of the new coalition formed to c more PR

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine, March 2 -- The University of Maine's Presque Isle Campus issued the following news release: The University of Maine at Presque Isle will present Henry Dean, Georgia-based artist and Savannah College of Art and Design professor, as a 2023-2024 Libra Distinguished Lecture Series speaker on Wednesday, March 6 at 6:30 p.m. in the Campus Center. During his talk, Sharing a Cosmic Journey, Dean will discuss the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse and the artworks he created--includi more PR