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Cheapest midgrade gas in cities across Cumberland County in week ending May 20

By Portland Maine News | May 23, 2023

The lowest price of midgrade gas in cities throughout Cumberland County was found at one gas station in the week ending May 20, according to GasBuddy.com.

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Pingree: House GOP Budget Cuts Would Have Devastating Impacts for Maine

By Portland Maine News Report | May 23, 2023

After House Republicans unveiled their first batch of Appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2024, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, is calling attention to the devastating impacts their proposed budget cuts would have for Maine

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1 gas station in cities throughout Cumberland County had the cheapest e15 gas in week ending May 20

By Portland Maine News | May 22, 2023

The lowest price of e15 gas in cities throughout Cumberland County was found at one gas station in the week ending May 20, according to GasBuddy.com.

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Following Pingree Push, USDA Announces Aid for Organic Dairy Farmers

By Portland Maine News Report | May 22, 2023

In December 2022, Pingree led a group of 25 Members of Congress in a push to get emergency relief for U.S. organic dairy and poultry farmers amid skyrocketing feed costs that are impacting the future viability of the industry

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Where could drivers find the cheapest gas in cities within Cumberland County in week ending May 20?

By Portland Maine News | May 21, 2023

The lowest price of diesel in cities throughout Cumberland County was found at three gas stations in the week ending May 20, according to GasBuddy.com.

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Portland Maine News area weekly mass times

By Portland Maine News | May 20, 2023

The following parishes in the Portland Maine News coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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With Food Security Programs Under Attack, Pingree Appointed to New Agriculture and Nutrition Task Force

By Portland Maine News Report | May 19, 2023

Leader Jeffries says the task force will help push back aggressively on GOP threats to nation’s critical food security programs

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Maine Congressional Delegation Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Support Maine Veterans’ Homes

By Portland Maine News Report | May 18, 2023

Maine Veterans’ Homes is losing over $100,000 a month after the Department of Veterans Affairs stopped reimbursing domiciliary care for veterans with dementia

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Pingree Applauds USDA Efforts to Enhance Organic Markets and Support Producers

By Portland Maine News Report | May 16, 2023

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a longtime organic farmer and member of the House Agriculture Committee and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, on May 10 applauded the additional steps taken by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to strengthen the market for domestically grown organic goods, and to support producers seeking organic certification. Pingree released the following statement

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Windham Student to Attend Naval Academy

By Portland Maine News Report | May 15, 2023

Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree nominated Windham High School senior Roman O. Thomas Jr. to the Academy

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Maine Delegation to VA: Support Maine Providers Treating Veterans with Mental Health Conditions

By Portland Maine News Report | May 15, 2023

Lawmakers spotlight how reimbursement for in-home care has been impacted by a change in procedure

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Pingree Condemns ‘Cruel’ GOP Immigration Bill, Says It Will ‘Will Only Create More Chaos’

By Portland Maine News Report | May 14, 2023

“H.R. 2 is a cruel bill designed to delay the overdue and commonsense immigration reform we truly need and will only create more chaos,” Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree said

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Portland Maine News area weekly mass times

By Portland Maine News | May 13, 2023

The following parishes in the Portland Maine News coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Pingree’s Bill to Support Coastal Communities Impacted by Ocean Acidification Passes House

By Portland Maine News Report | May 13, 2023

The bipartisan Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act would require NOAA to collaborate with state, local, and tribal government entities on ocean acidification vulnerability assessments, research planning, and information sharing

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Pingree Announces $3.5 Million for Maine Volunteer Programs Aimed at Boosting Climate Resilience, Strengthening Education

By Portland Maine News Report | May 12, 2023

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) on May 9 announced $3,457,812 in AmeriCorps funding for environmental stewardship and child development programs in Maine

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Maine Congressional Delegation Presses Biden Administration to Expand Markets for Maine Blueberries

By Portland Maine News Report | May 11, 2023

In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative, Maine’s lawmakers call for the chance for frozen blueberries to “compete on level terms”

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Pingree, Newhouse, Blumenthal Reintroduce Bicameral Bill to Standardize Food Date Labels, Cut Food Waste

By Portland Maine News Report | May 10, 2023

The Food Date Labeling Act aims to end consumer confusion around food date labeling and ensure Americans don’t prematurely throw away food

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King, Pingree Celebrate Groundbreaking of Acadia Maintenance Facility With Deputy Secretary of the Interior Beaudreau

By Portland Maine News Report | May 5, 2023

The new facility is funded by the Great American Outdoors Act and will help the park address maintenance backlogs

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Pingree, Massie Lead Bipartisan Push to Empower Local Farmers, Meet Consumer Demand

By Portland Maine News Report | May 4, 2023

The PRIME Act would give individual states freedom to permit intrastate distribution of custom-slaughtered meat such as beef, pork, or lamb to consumers, restaurants, hotels, boarding houses, and grocery stores

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Pingree, ~200 House Democrats Call for Congress to Reject Republican Debt Ceiling Demands and Avoid Economic Default

By Portland Maine News Report | May 3, 2023

House Dems demand a clean debt ceiling increase and separately “welcome an open and productive debate…on approaches to address both federal spending and revenues"