Senator Collins Visits the Town of Newport

NEWPORT, ME – U.S. Senator Susan Collins was in Newport yesterday to visit the Newport Community Center, the Newport Fire Department, and the Newport branch of the Sebasticook Valley Federal Credit Union. Click HERE and HERE for individual photos. Senator Collins joined Newport Town Manager Dylan Lajoie to see the progress that has been made on renovating the Newport Community Center. Through her role on the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Collins secured $935,000 in the Fiscal Year 2023 funding bill to renovate the Center, including making improvements to handicap accessibility and creating new athletic fields. In addition to the Town of Newport, the Center will serve the nearby communities of Plymouth, Etna, Corinna, St. Albans, Palmyra, and Hartland. Click HERE , HERE , and HERE for individual photos. Senator Collins then visited the Newport Fire Department to thank first responders for their work responding to fires and medical emergencies in Newport. During her visit, she toured the facility and spoke with Fire Chief Jeff Chretien, Fire Captain and EMT Amanda Chretien, and other members and supporters of the Department. Click HERE and HERE for individual photos. She also stopped by Sebasticook Valley Credit Union’s Newport branch to meet with staff and discuss issues affecting Maine’s credit unions. Senator Collins’ work with credit unions includes authoring the bipartisan Senior $afe Act , which was signed into law in 2018 and helps credit unions and other financial institutions identify and report suspected financial exploitation of seniors while protecting trained employees from liability for reports made in good faith and on a reasonable basis to the proper authorities. ###