Muoio tabbed to D3football Preseason All-America team

BIDDEFORD, Maine -- University of New England junior offensive tackle Ily Muoio has been named to the D3football.com Preseason All-America 3rd Team, as it was released on Wednesday (Aug. 12).

Muoio returns from a 2025 season

Senator Collins Announces More Than $5.5 Million for Improvements at Bangor International Airport

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that Bangor International Airport will receive a total of $5,534,795 to support important infrastructure improvements. The funding comes from the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Fiscal Year 2026 Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) Program, which Senator Collins helped to establish.

“Ensuring that transportation needs across the State of Maine are met has been a

Senators Collins, King Announce More than $600,000 in Innovation Awards to Support Maine’s Forest Economy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) applauded a U.S. Forest Service announcement that Avedis Zildjian Co., ND Paper, Inc., and Robbins Lumber East Baldwin, LLC. have been awarded a combined $622,999 through the U.S. Forest Service’s Wood Innovation Grant Program. These grants will support environmentally sustainable innovation and help expand markets for Maine’s forest products.

“Maine’s forest products industry is a vital part of our state’s economy, and it is

Mainehousing Awards More Than $2 Million To Help Prevent Student Homelessness In Maine Schools

AUGUSTA, Maine — MaineHousing is pleased to announce it has awarded more than $2 million to seven Maine school districts through the Student Homelessness Prevention Program, supporting local efforts expected to serve nearly 1,300 students and their families who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

The one-year awards will help school administrative units hire or retain homelessness

Maine field hockey announces 2026 schedule

Black Bears open regular season Aug. 28 at home

ORONO, Maine -- The University of Maine field hockey program announced its schedule for the upcoming 2026 season on Wednesday.

The schedule features 16 regular season games, including nine at the Maine Field Hockey Complex, with five America East conference showdowns.

The Black Bears will open the season with four home matches including the season opener

Senator Collins’ Bipartisan Bill to Allow Early Childhood Educators to Deduct Out-of-Pocket Purchases of Classroom Supplies Passes Senate

Bill would expand tax credit available to K-12 teachers to include pre-K and other early childhood educators.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that the Senate passed the Supporting Early-Childhood Educators’ Deductions (SEED) Act by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 86 to 11. This legislation, which Senator Collins introduced last year with Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), would ensure that early

Senator Collins Introduces Bill to Combat Medicare Home Health Fraud

Bill would protect the integrity of the Medicare home health care program by stopping fraud before payments are made and helping ensure legitimate providers are fairly reimbursed.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins introduced legislation today to protect the Medicare home health program from fraud and strengthen access to these important services for the Americans who need them. The Medicare Home Health Payment Integrity and Protection Act would give the Centers for Medicare and

Senator Collins Delivers Floor Remarks Ahead of Unanimous Senate Passage of Her Bill to Combat Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases

Bill passage follows a year in which Maine set another record for reported Lyme disease cases.

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Click HERE to watch and HERE to download video of her remarks.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that the bipartisan Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act she introduced with Senator Tina Smith (D-MN)—with Senator Angus King (I-ME) joining them as an original cosponsor—passed the Senate unanimously. Senator Collins spoke from the Senate floor prior to passage of the bill.

The bill reauthorizes initiatives and programs to combat tick-borne diseases first

King, Pingree Lead Push to Protect Federal Workforce at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

Lawmakers join New Hampshire officials to oppose proposed rule that could undermine recruitment, retention, and naval readiness

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and U.S Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME-01), are urging the administration to withdraw a proposed rule that would weaken longstanding civil service protections for federal employees, including the nearly 8,000 civilian workers at

MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital Advances New Regional Model for Women’s Health Care

Regional approach preserves local prenatal and postpartum care, expands gynecologic services and transitions inpatient Labor and Delivery services to MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital beginning Dec. 18, 2026.

Damariscotta, Maine – MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital will move forward with a new regional model for women’s health services that preserves comprehensive prenatal and postpartum care in Damariscotta, expands local gynecologic services and transitions inpatient Labor and Delivery services to MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital effective Dec. 18, 2026.

The model was endorsed by the local board overseeing MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital and

A Message on MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital Labor and Delivery

What it takes to promise safe, reliable maternity care

By Andrew Mueller, MD, President and CEO, MaineHealth

Over the past several months, I have heard from many people deeply concerned about the future of Labor and Delivery services at MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital. I understand that concern.

As a physician, I know there are few healthcare services more personal than the place where

FAME Announces Billion-Dollar Milestone for College Savings Plan

Maine - The Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) announced today that the number of Maine-based NextGen 529® accounts now exceeds 80,000, with more than $1 billion in education savings assets, marking a significant milestone for Maine families planning for education after high school. Those assets include family contributions, Alfond Grants, Maine Matching Grants and investment earnings on these accounts.

“FAME has been honored to administer Maine’s NextGen 529® plan since its inception 27

FAME Named One of Best Places to Work in Maine for 12th Consecutive Year

Maine - The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Best Companies Group and BridgeTower Media have recognized the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) as one of the 2026 Best Places to Work in Maine. The program honors companies that foster a positive environment that allows employees to thrive.

“This is the 12th straight year FAME has been honored with this recognition and we

Constant AI Named 2026 Finovate Awards Finalist for Best Fintech Partnership, Recognized Alongside Eltropy

Recognition highlights Constant AI's loan servicing sub-agent, Nia, embedded in Eltropy's Agentic AI Platform reaching more than 750 credit unions

A credit union using Eltropy can put Nia to work without a separate sales process, a separate contract, or a separate login. That type of functionality is only possible with a true partnership”

— Greg Palmer, Finovate VP and Director of Fintech Strategy

PORTLAND, ME, UNITED STATES, August 4, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Constant AI, the agentic AI company for credit union loan operations, today announced it has been named a finalist in the 2026 Finovate Awards in the Best Fintech Partnership category, recognized