WATERVILLE, Maine, March 22 -- Thomas College issued the following news release: Thomas College is proud to announce that Brian J. King has joined its Board of Trustees. King is a senior executive with Bank of America and the President of Bank America Maine. King returns to his alma mater to serve on the Board of Trustees. He graduated in 1993. "We are thrilled to have Brian join our talented and innovative Board of Trustees," said President Laurie G. Lachance. "Brian has years of experience more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 22 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Attorney General Aaron M. Frey has joined the Justice Department and 15 state and district attorneys general in filing a civil antitrust lawsuit against Apple for monopolization or attempted monopolization of smartphone markets in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act. The complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, alleges that Apple  more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 22 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Governor Janet Mills today signed legislation to create new public defender positions across three Maine counties. The legislation, LD 653 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/*Paper/653?legislature=131), formally renames the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services as the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services and creates 22 new positions, including 10 new public defenders more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 22 (TNSres) -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Legislation sponsored by Rep. Poppy Arford, D-Brunswick, that would require health care entities and private insurers to provide patients with an estimated cost of their health care services, received unanimous final approval by the Maine Legislature on Wednesday. "Imagine a world where you have a right to know the out-of-pocket cost you will have to pay when you schedule or requ more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 22 (TNSres) -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: A bill (https://www.mainelegislature.org/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ID=280085606) sponsored by Rep. Cheryl Golek, D-Harpswell, allowing manufactured housing on single-family lots was signed into law by Gov. Janet Mills on Tuesday. LD 337 will add an affordable homeownership pathway for low-to-middle-income Mainers grappling with the state's housing crisis. As amended, the bill will  more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 22 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on March 21, 2024: On Thursday, the Maine Senate gave bipartisan approval to a bill from Sen. Henry Ingwersen, D-Arundel, that would improve access to long-term disability insurance for state employees. LD 1152, "An Act to Require Public Employers to Provide Long-term Disability Insurance Coverage," received an initial vote of 22-10. "My interest and commitment to long-term disability for MEPERS employees is perso more PR

ORONO, Maine, March 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: Mainers know their maple syrup -- the state is the third-largest producer of it nationwide. The same can't be said in many other places. In parts of the southern and western U.S., many consumers don't realize that maple syrup comes in different flavors based on when it was harvested or how long it ages, or that it can enhance tea, bacon, cocktails or cornbread. Mary Ellen Camire, UMaine professor of  more PR