Jared Golden

Five years after the closure of a post office in May 2021, the 1,700-population town of West Paris has a new post office that opened over the weekend.

The spending minibus passed the House with bipartisan support, 341-88, and now moves to the Senate.

A $1 million appropriation will fund the American Lobster Settlement Index Maine Collector Survey, which would support staffing, equipment and supplies to better track juvenile lobster populations in the Gulf of Maine.

If passed, the legislation would boost funding for soil and water testing, monitor PFAS levels in individuals’ blood, and upgrade equipment to help farmers stay profitable.

Known as the Gray Zone, the 277-square-mile area of ocean is fished by both countries and remains one of America’s only contested maritime borders. 

The Brunswick space includes training space for traditional skills like welding and metal work, but also robotics, hydraulics and pneumatics.

Boston-based New Balance athletic footwear manufacturer has just completed a 120,000-square-foot expansion to its Skowhegan factory.  

Modern manufacturing increasingly uses “smart” robotics and automation technology, known as “Industry 4.0.” The facility is designed to strengthen the worker pipeline.

U.S. Rep. Jared Golden is lending his support to legislation aimed at preventing federal Customs and Border Protection from forcing local ports, including Eastport, to shoulder additional costs and responsibilities.

Current law excludes loggers from the kinds of disaster relief and assistance available to other industries, including fishermen and farmers, when natural disasters strike.  as a result of storms and other natural disasters.