BRUNSWICK, Maine, July 22 -- Bowdoin College issued the following news: * * * Lam-Hill Observatory Nears Completion as New Steel Dome Moves into Place By Tom Porter With unnerving precision and skill, the three-ton steel dome was lowered into place and anchored to the masonry. With its aluminized coating to prevent corrosion, this new shelter now sits atop Bowdoin's renovated observatory. Once the dome was fitted, a new telescope was then hauled into position and winched down into an openin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * More Than $52 Million for UMaine System Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bills * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $52,350,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for the University of Maine (UMaine) System in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) and Agriculture, Rural Developmen more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Protecting Veterans from "Claim Sharks," Senator King and Colleagues Introduce Bill to Fight Unaccredited Claims Representatives * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC), has introduced legislation to protect veterans from unaccredited claims representatives seeking to defraud them of their benefits. The VA Claim Sharks Effectiv more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins and Colleagues Successfully Secure the Release of Crucial Education Funding for Schools and Afterschool Programs * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Education announced it will officially release critical Fiscal Year 2025 funding to support 21st Century Community more PR