Photographer Fred Field, a Mainebiz contributor, made several trips to the Piscataquis County town of Monson to see its progression as an arts community and home to a James Beard Award-winning restaurant.
Unity, which describes itself as "America's Environmental College," has offered most of its curriculum either on campus or via distance learning. Now the school will begin a hybrid program at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester.
At 22 years old, he's already been working for years to figure out a way of converting hemp stalks into an efficient-energy product. Now he's on the verge of succeeding at his quest.
The grant is the latest step forward for the Waterville startup, which also won the Big Gig pitch competition in Orono earlier this month and was awarded an MTI grant in August.
Activity is underway at the former Grant's Dairy at Bangor's Hildreth North Business Park, which is now under the ownership of Pineland Farms Dairy Co.
Penobscot Community Health Care announced this week it has received two grants in support of its work as a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center serving the Bangor area, Belfast and Jackman.
Maine's Libra Foundation, as part of its broader efforts to rekindle new activity and investment in Piscataquis County, is constructing a state-of-the-art ice arena in Dover-Foxcroft on property adjacent to Foxcroft Academy.