AUGUSTA - Rep. Kelly Noonan Murphy, D-Scarborough, was presented with the Maine Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (MAND) Legislative and Public Policy Award for supporting maternal and infant health in her work as a legislator.
Rep. Amy Kuhn, D-Falmouth, (back row, third from the right) joins other legislators on Thursday in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and Ireland.
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Brian Lee [Kuhn], c. 305-965-2744
Rep. Kelly Murphy, D-Scarborough, (back row, second from the right) joins other legislators on Thursday in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and Ireland.
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Brian Lee [Murphy], c. 305-965-2744
Rep. Anne Graham, D-North Yarmouth, (second from left) joins other legislators on Thursday in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and Ireland.
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Brian Lee [Graham], c. 305-965-2744
AUGUSTA - This week, the Maine House and Senate advanced a bill from Rep. Cheryl Golek, D-Harpswell, that would establish a commission to improve tenant-landlord relationships and increase the use of housing vouchers and other rental assistance programs.
Rep. Mo Terry, D-Gorham, (left) joins other legislators on Thursday in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and Ireland.
Rep. Bruce White, D-Waterville, nominated Robert Chenard to be inducted into Maine's Franco-American Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
Chenard is an author, lecturer and instructor with a specialty in Franco-American genealogy. He has volunteered at the Taconnett Falls chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society for the past 32 years, helping to connect many with their ancestry and heritage.
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Brian Lee [White], c. 305-965-2744
Photo: Robert Chenard and Rep. Bruce White.
Rep. Raegan LaRochelle, D-Augusta, nominated Mary Jeanette (Jan) Michaud and her late husband Victor Michaud to be inducted into Maine's Franco-American Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
The Michauds created an oral video history of Franco-American workers in Augustas mills called "Manufacturing Augusta" and raised $20,000 towards preserving the history of the Franco-Americans who worked in the mills.
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Brian Lee [LaRochelle, Bridgeo], c. 305-965-2744
Photo: Rep. Raegan LaRochelle, Mary Jeanette Michaud and Rep. Bill Bridgeo.
L'Heureux, who grew up speaking French, is a retired U.S. Navy master chief who did two tours in Vietnam and a tour at Subic Bay in the Philippines. He has received the Naval Commendation Medal, several Vietnam service medals and the Terence Cardinal Cooke Award for humanitarian support of military families.
LHeureux's wife, Juliana, was also inducted into the Franco-American Hall of Fame in 2016. Currently, she is the vice president of the Franco-American Collection Board of Directors and has written about Maine's Franco-American community in several newspapers since 1988.
AUGUSTA - The Maine House enacted legislation on Tuesday sponsored by Rep. Vicki Doudera, D-Camden, to establish a clean hydrogen pilot program.