WATERVILLE, Maine, May 23 -- Colby College issued the following news: In another sign of the city's vibrant and growing business environment, Cushnoc Brewing Co. and Colby College announced that the popular and successful Augusta-based brewery will open Cushnoc Cantina in downtown Waterville. The new brewery, restaurant, and bar, opening this fall, will be located at the Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons. While the new Waterville location will include some of the brewery's signature beers  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 23 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news on May 22, 2024: Governor Janet Mills today announced the launch of the Maine Funding Network, a new online portal designed to be a one-stop shop to connect Maine businesses to financing options to help them grow and succeed. The new resource, an initiative of the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) and the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME), is a centralized, easy-to-use platform designed t  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 22 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2024-00039) on May 20, 2024: * * * BRIAR HYDRO ASSOCIATES, LP, Request for Approval of Certification For RPS Eligibility (Penacook Upper Falls Hydroelectric Facility) ORDER GRANTING NEW RENEWABLE RESOURCE CERTIFICATIONS BARTLETT, Chairman; and SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY On February 16, 2024, Briar Hydro Associates, LP requested certification of its 3.02 megawatt (MW) hydroelect  more

CASTINE, Maine, May 23 -- The Maine Maritime Academy issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: On Tuesday, May 21, MMA President Jerry Paul announced his intent to retire this summer due to extenuating family circumstances. The MMA Board of Trustees assembled a special meeting today to finalize a transition plan for presidential leadership at the Academy. In a message to the community, Board Chair Wayne Norton said, "Through many of Paul's initiatives, hard work, and vision, he has be  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 23 (TNSres) -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Data from the Energy Information Administration's (EIA) "Electric Power Monthly" reports finds that residential electric rates in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island have all increased at a substantially greater rate than New Hampshire from 2017 to 2024. The data finds that on a cents-per kilowatt-hour basis for residential customers: * Rhode Island rates   more