AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 19 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * In partnership with Team Harris-Walz, the Maine Democratic Party is offering a Voter Assistance Hotline. This free resource provides Maine voters with answers to common voting questions and will help Mainers exercise their right to vote in this election. * * * WHAT: Voter Protection Hotline CALL OR TEXT: 207-977-4451 HOURS: 7 Days a Week | 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. ET ELECTION DAY HOURS: 7 a.m. - 9 p.m.   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 19 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address on Oct. 18, 2024: * * * Well, we're making pretty good progress shifting to other sources of energy to heat our homes, but Maine is still one of the most heating oil dependent states in the country. This reliance on heating oil makes us very vulnerable to shifts in global energy markets that drive up costs for Maine people and businesses. Maine people know firsthand that oil and kerosene, for instance, are  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 19 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2023-00024) involving (Entity): * * * PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, Commission Initiated Investigation Pertaining to Electricity Maine, LLC ORDER BARTLETT, Chair; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY By this Order, the Commission accepts the September 23, 2024, Amended Stipulation put forth by Advocacy Staff, the Office of the Public Advocate (OPA), and Electricity Maine, LLC (EME or Ele  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 19 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine - At its annual Membership Awards Banquet on Wednesday, the Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce recognized Rep. Lori K. Gramlich, D-Old Orchard Beach, with its 2024 Excellence in Municipal Leadership Award. "It is the honor of my lifetime to represent our beautiful seaside community at the State House," said Gramlich. "I am grateful to the OOB Chamber of Commerce   more

ORONO, Maine, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: American lobsters along Maine's coast have relocated to new habitats, while the population simultaneously shrunk in abundance and grew older, according to a new study by University of Maine researchers. For decades, the vast majority of adult lobsters resided in boulder shelter habitats. This knowledge helped inform longtime conservation efforts and regulations within the more than $740 million fishery  more