LEWISTON, Maine, April 10 -- Bates College issued the following news: * * * Angela Duckworth, psychologist and author of the cultural phenomenon 'Grit,' to deliver 2025 Bates Commencement address By Bates News Angela Duckworth, a prominent professor of psychology specializing in the concepts of grit and perseverance and their relationship to education, leadership, and personal development, will deliver the Bates College Commencement address on Sunday, May 25, 2025. Author of Grit: The Powe  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 10 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that Versant Power improperly applied additional screening criteria when evaluating a proposed solar energy project by Sundog Solar LLC. In an order issued April 9, 2025, the PUC directed Versant to promptly review Sundog's project for interconnection as a Level 2 project. The dispute arose after Versant Power indicated that Sundog's 51.9 kW photovoltaic project for the Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry in Ellsworth h  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 10 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has issued a suspension order regarding proposed revisions to the terms and conditions filed by the Guilford-Sangerville Utilities District. The order, dated April 9, 2025, delays the implementation of the District's proposed changes for up to twelve months. According to the PUC, the suspension is necessary because the initial thirty-day investigation period, as outlined in state law (35-A M.R.S. Sec. 307), may not provide   more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, April 9 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * Research by UNE's Sarah Ebel informs fisheries policy in Chile Sarah Ebel, Ph.D., assistant professor in the School of Marine and Environmental Programs at the University of New England, recently embarked on a research trip to Chile, where she was invited to present her research findings to the country's national fisheries service, the Undersecretariat for Fisheries and Aquaculture (SUBPESCA), as the   more