Bucksport

The nonprofit group has approached some of Maine’s port communities about hosting visits by the historic sailing vessels, as part of the state’s bicentennial this year. Boothbay Harbor has already signed on.

The Belfast Planning Board is scheduled to hold the last of its public hearings on components of the application to build a salmon farm, and will begin to consider the project as a whole.

The Maine Community Foundation on Wednesday announced more than $100,000 in grant awards to Monson, Portland and seven other beneficiaries, for initiatives aimed at boosting high-speed internet services statewide.

Greenhead Lobster is one of several Maine lobster businesses moving into the processing end of the industry after seeing live lobster export revenues reduced by as much as 80%.

The leases, administered by the state Bureau of Parks and Lands, allow upgrades to existing outfalls and pumps at the former Verso Paper mill site.

Marina Bowie, who was named executive director of Biobased Maine in August, sits down with Mainebiz to discuss the future use of biomass from the state's forests, farms and ocean waters.

The University of Southern Maine has been accepted into the University of the Arctic, a cooperative network of over 200 international schools, research institutes and other organizations focused on education about the North Atlantic region.

The Belfast Planning Board continues to take information on Nordic Aquafarms Inc.’s plans to construct a land-based salmon farm off Route 1, as part of a methodical review of the application.

At its Sept. 3 meeting, the Bucksport Planning Board approved Whole Oceans’ application for the Portland company’s land-based Atlantic salmon aquaculture facility on the former Verso Paper mill site.

Whole Oceans, the developer of a planned recirculating aquaculture system in Bucksport, said the company has nearly completed the permit process and is nearing construction phase.