AUGUSTA, Maine, Dec. 19 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2024-00174) on Dec. 18, 2024: * * * Unitil Corporation, Northern Utilities, Inc. d/b/a Unitil, Hearthstone Holdings, Inc. d/b/a Hope Companies, Inc., PHC Utilities, Inc. and Bangor Natural Gas Company, Request for Regulatory Approvals Related to a Merger of Bangor Natural Gas Company Into Unitil Corporation and Related Debt and Affiliate Arrangements (35-A M.R.S. Sec.Sec. 707, 708, 901 & 902) ORDE  more