LYNDHURST, New Jersey, May 16 -- Barnes and Noble, a retailer of content, digital media and educational products, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Barnes & Noble is thrilled to announce the opening of its new South Portland bookstore on Wednesday, May 22nd. The new Barnes & Noble is located in the Maine Crossing shopping center (200 Running Hill Rd, South Portland, ME 04106) in the space formerly occupied by Bed Bath & Beyond, next to Nordstrom Rack in the same center as Targe more PR

BAR HARBOR, Maine, May 17 (TNSres) -- College of the Atlantic issued the following news: College of the Atlantic Charles Eliot Chair in Ecological Planning, Policy, and Design Dr. Brook Muller is honored for his community resilience and building conservation efforts in the UNESCO-protected al-Khalifa neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt. Working on the Athar Lina Initiative historic conservation project, Muller has helped redirect water seeping from an old tenement building and destroying the foundati more PR

WATERVILLE, Maine, May 16 (TNSres) -- Colby College issued the following news: By Kayla Voigt Look at any pre-health requirement list and you'll see courseloads heavy on the sciences: biology, chemistry, physics, psychology, and so on. While intensive study in these disciplines is essential to understanding the mechanics of medicine--how the four chambers of a heart beat, or why the left and right brain process information differently--they leave out the most important part of a doctor's day-t more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 16 -- The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry issued the following news on May 15, 2024: The Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust (MATLT), The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Maine, and the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's (DACF) Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands (BPL) announced today that 2,706 acres have been added to the Mount Abraham Public Reserve Land managed by the State of Maine. Created through the acquisition of multiple propert more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 16 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following statement on May 15, 2024: * * * In response to President Biden's new actions to curb China's unfair trade practices and put American workers first, the Maine Democratic Party released the following statement: "Last summer, President Biden came to Maine to sign his "Invent it Here, Make it Here" executive order supporting American manufacturing, and now he's announcing even more actions to make American companies more c more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 17 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news on May 15, 2024: Governor Janet Mills and State Treasurer Henry Beck announced today that Moody's Investors Service, the global ratings company that analyzes and provides credit ratings for governments, has upgraded Maine's credit rating from Aa2 to Aa1, their second highest possible rating. As a result of the improved rating, Moody's also upgraded Maine's general obligation bond, Maine Governmental Facilities Autho more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 17 (TNSres) -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news on May 15, 2024: Governor Janet Mills today announced that Maine experienced one of the nation's largest percentage decreases in fatal overdoses in 2023, according to a preliminary statistical analysis released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this morning (https://blogs.cdc.gov/nchs/2024/05/15/7623/). Overall, the U.S. CDC found that drug overdose deaths in the United States decreased more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 17 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news on May 16, 2024: Governor Janet Mills announced today that applications are now available for Maine small businesses and municipalities to help them rebuild and recover from the severe storms in December and January. The Department of Economic and Community Development today launched applications for $10 million in funding for Maine small businesses and nonprofit organizations through its new Business Recovery and R more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 16 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order approving issuance (No. 2024-00080) on May 14, 2024: * * * NORTHERN UTILITIES, INC. D/B/A UNITIL, Request for Approval of Issue of Securities ORDER APPROVING ISSUANCE BARTLETT, Chairman; Scully and Gilbert, Commissioners I. SUMMARY By this Order, the Commission authorizes Northern Utilities, Inc. d/b/a Unitil (Northern or the Company) to issue senior unsecured notes in an aggregate amount of up to $5 more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 16 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2023-00332) on May 14, 2024: * * * NAUTILUS SOLAR ENERGY, Request for Determination of Continuous Construction Pursuant to Section 3(K)(4)(c)(ii) of Chapter 313 for Presque Isle 1 Solar , LLC ORDER BARTLETT, Chair; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY The Commission determines Nautilus Solar Energy (Nautilus) has not demonstrated that it has engaged in continuous on-site construction eff more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 16 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2024-00050) on May 14, 2024: * * * NORTHERN UTILITIES, INC. d/b/a UNITIL, Request for Waiver of Chapter 420 (Distribution Integrity Management Program) ORDER BARTLETT, Chair; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY By this Order, the Commission grants the April 22, 2024, Request for a Waiver of MPUC Rules, ch. 420 Sec. 7(d)(1)(g) and Sec. 7(d)(3) concerning the filing of the Transmission an more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- George Washington University issued the following news: According to the Centers for Disease Control, preliminary data shows drug overdose deaths decreased by three percent in 2023. This would be the first annual decrease in drug overdose deaths since 2018. There were an estimated 107,543 overdose deaths in the United States in 2023, according to the CDC. 111,029 deaths were reported in 2022. Nebraska, Kansas, Indiana and Maine saw decreases of more than 15 percent.  more PR

ORONO, Maine, May 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: An $8 million grant from the National Science Foundation will fund a four-year initiative led by the University of Maine to bolster STEM research capacity and education from Kittery to Fort Kent and dismantle systemic barriers to innovation. Maine-SMART, or Strengthening Maine's Research Ecosystem and Pathways Through Strategic Capacity Building, will support more than 200 early career faculty and 2,500 more PR

WATERVILLE, Maine, May 17 -- Thomas College issued the following news release: Thomas College is expanding its extra-curricular athletic offerings, adding six new programs in the 2025-2026 season. The new athletic programs will enhance the student experience and meet increasingly diverse student extra-curricular interests while furthering the College's commitment to its mission. "Thomas College is already seeing high engagement at the NCAA level," said Thomas College VP of Athletics Chris Pars more PR

ORONO, Maine, May 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: Investigating plastic pollution in a Norwegian glacier and teaching English in Taiwan are the plans of a University of Maine Ph.D. student and a recent graduate who both received awards from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Ligia Naveira, a Ph.D. student with UMaine's Climate Change Institute, earned a Fulbright Open Study/Research Award; and Cora Saddler, who graduated in May with a master's degree  more PR