WATERVILLE, Maine, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- Colby College issued the following news: * * * Associate Professor Arnout van der Meer takes a closer look at the legacy of tourism in colonial Indonesia * * * By Abigail Curtis Traveling to faraway, exotic lands sounds appealing and aspirational. Who wouldn't welcome the opportunity to go to beautiful places, see the sights, and return home replete with photos and memories of adventures? But the full picture can be more complicated. That's what Asso  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 11 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following statement on Oct. 10, 2024: * * * Statement from Maine Democratic Party Executive Director Tim Grose: "The blatant conspiracies and misinformation being spread by some Republican candidates & officials about these devastating natural disasters are dangerous. "The lies and falsehoods peddled by Maine GOP House candidate Wendy Lee MacDowell, Marjorie Taylor Greene, & Donald Trump are sowing chaos and distrust that are h  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 11 -- The Maine Department of Education issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2024: The Maine Department of Education (DOE) and Educate Maine have named Wiscasset Elementary School fourth-grade teacher Becky Hallowell as Maine's 2025 Teacher of the Year. The announcement was made during a surprise ceremony Thursday with students and educators at Hallowell's school in Wiscasset. "The Maine Teacher of the Year program recognizes exemplary educators in our state and p  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 11 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news on Oct. 10, 2024: Esbjerg, DENMARK -- Governor Janet Mills today praised the Maine Senate's confirmation of Sara Gagne-Holmes of Readfield to serve as Commissioner of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. The Senate confirmed her nomination by a vote of 24 to 8. "I thank the Maine Senate for their bipartisan vote to confirm Sara Gagne-Holmes as the next Commissioner of the Department of Health and Huma  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 11 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that the Rockingham County Grand Jury has returned indictments against Tracy Lowell, age 54, and William Bodeau, age 60, both of Brownfield, Maine. Ms. Lowell has been indicted on one count of Conspiracy to Possess a Controlled Drug with Intent to Distribute; Subsequent Offense and one count of Possession of a Controlled Drug with Intent   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news on Oct. 9, 2024: In case you missed it...Maine Wire is out with a new op-ed authored by former Governor LePage laying out his endorsement of Austin Theriault in Maine's second congressional district race: * Austin puts people before politics * Jared Golden has flip flopped on the Second Amendment, border, inflation and spending * Jared Golden is part of the problem, not the solution Read more   more