AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Georgetown Maine. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/georgetown-me 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/georgetown-me https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:32:45 -0600 Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $1.5 Million for Atlantic Salmon Habitat Restoration Projects Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators https://www.americantowns.com/news/senators-collins-king-announce-more-than-15-million-for-atlantic-salmon-habitat-restoration-projects-31490033-leeds-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senators-collins-king-announce-more-than-15-million-for-atlantic-salmon-habitat-restoration-projects-31490033-leeds-me.html Government and Politics Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Senator Collins Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Health of Newborn Babies Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-collins-cosponsors-bipartisan-legislation-to-improve-health-of-newborn-babies-31490030-lamoine-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-collins-cosponsors-bipartisan-legislation-to-improve-health-of-newborn-babies-31490030-lamoine-me.html Government and Politics Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 AUGUSTA – Attorney General Aaron Frey on Nov 15th, announced that Maine along with 39 other attorneys general, has reached a $391.5 million https://www.americantowns.com/news/40-attorneys-general-announce-historic-google-settlement-over-location-tracking-practices-31490463-augusta-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/40-attorneys-general-announce-historic-google-settlement-over-location-tracking-practices-31490463-augusta-me.html Government and Politics Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Senator Collins was a member of the core group of 10 Senators who negotiated the infrastructure package Mills Administration launches new website https://www.americantowns.com/news/to-mark-one-year-anniversary-governor-mills-and-maines-congressional-delegation-announce-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-has-delivered-966-million-to-date-for-critical-infrastructure-investment-31490467-augusta-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/to-mark-one-year-anniversary-governor-mills-and-maines-congressional-delegation-announce-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-has-delivered-966-million-to-date-for-critical-infrastructure-investment-31490467-augusta-me.html Government and Politics Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that Elizabeth Rowland, a Swans Island native, has been awarded a fall internship in https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-collins-welcomes-swans-island-native-for-fall-internship-31490802-augusta-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-collins-welcomes-swans-island-native-for-fall-internship-31490802-augusta-me.html Government and Politics Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins welcomed Avery Buchanan of Yarmouth to the U.S. Senate Page Program in Washington, D.C. She is https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-collins-welcomes-yarmouth-student-to-senate-page-program-31490805-augusta-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-collins-welcomes-yarmouth-student-to-senate-page-program-31490805-augusta-me.html Government and Politics Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Susan Collins (R-ME), Rob Portman (R-OH), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) https://www.americantowns.com/news/senators-move-forward-on-bipartisan-respect-for-marriage-act-with-protections-for-religious-liberties-31490807-augusta-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senators-move-forward-on-bipartisan-respect-for-marriage-act-with-protections-for-religious-liberties-31490807-augusta-me.html Government and Politics Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement on Nov 16th, on the new standard offer electricity supply rates for 2023: “The standard https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-mills-statement-on-2023-standard-offer-electricity-supply-rates-31491171-augusta-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-mills-statement-on-2023-standard-offer-electricity-supply-rates-31491171-augusta-me.html Government and Politics Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Activists with an axe to grind have weaponized the court system and the Endangered Species Act,” say the Maine Congressional Delegation and https://www.americantowns.com/news/maine-delegation-and-governor-mills-respond-to-suspension-of-lobster-fishery-certification-by-marine-stewardship-council-31491172-portland-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/maine-delegation-and-governor-mills-respond-to-suspension-of-lobster-fishery-certification-by-marine-stewardship-council-31491172-portland-me.html Government and Politics Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Maine Delegation Blasts Inconsistencies of NOAA's Vessel Strike Rule that Treats Lobster Industry Unequally Washington, D.C.—In response https://www.americantowns.com/news/maine-delegation-blasts-inconsistencies-of-noaas-vessel-strike-rule-that-treats-lobster-industry-unequally-31491452-lamoine-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/maine-delegation-blasts-inconsistencies-of-noaas-vessel-strike-rule-that-treats-lobster-industry-unequally-31491452-lamoine-me.html Government and Politics Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Senate Advances Baldwin-Collins Marriage Equality Bill Washington, D.C. – Today, by a vote of 62-37, the Senate voted to advance https://www.americantowns.com/news/senate-advances-baldwincollins-marriage-equality-bill-31491468-rangeley-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senate-advances-baldwincollins-marriage-equality-bill-31491468-rangeley-me.html Government and Politics Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Diabetes Leadership Council Names Senator Collins a 2022 Diabetes Champion Washington, D.C. - The Diabetes Leadership Council (DLC), https://www.americantowns.com/news/diabetes-leadership-council-names-senator-collins-a-2022-diabetes-champion-31491450-fairfield-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/diabetes-leadership-council-names-senator-collins-a-2022-diabetes-champion-31491450-fairfield-me.html Government and Politics Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Religious Organizations, Businesses, and Constitutional Scholars Support Baldwin-Collins Marriage Equality Bill Washington, D.C.—In advance https://www.americantowns.com/news/religious-organizations-businesses-and-constitutional-scholars-support-baldwincollins-marriage-equality-bill-31491465-kenduskeag-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/religious-organizations-businesses-and-constitutional-scholars-support-baldwincollins-marriage-equality-bill-31491465-kenduskeag-me.html Government and Politics Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Collins, King Announce $5 Million to Help Expand Broadband in Rural Maine Communities Both senators co-sponsored bipartisan infrastructure law, https://www.americantowns.com/news/collins-king-announce-5-million-to-help-expand-broadband-in-rural-maine-communities-31491447-gardiner-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/collins-king-announce-5-million-to-help-expand-broadband-in-rural-maine-communities-31491447-gardiner-me.html Government and Politics Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Maine households may order a kit of five rapid COVID-19 tests for home delivery every month from Project ACT Augusta, ME --The Maine Department of https://www.americantowns.com/news/dhhs-encourages-maine-people-to-order-free-athome-covid19-tests-to-prepare-for-safe-holiday-travel-and-gatherings-31491865-augusta-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/dhhs-encourages-maine-people-to-order-free-athome-covid19-tests-to-prepare-for-safe-holiday-travel-and-gatherings-31491865-augusta-me.html Health and Fitness Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600