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Friday Food Insider Notebook: One closing, two awards and lots of apples

This week's Friday Food Insider rounds up a selection of foodie business news from southern Maine and the midcoast.

Good news for gourmands: James Beard Awards name 10 Maine semifinalists

The 2024 James Beard Foundation Award semifinalist list includes 10 contenders, from Portland to Piscataquis County, who made the cut to advance to the next round.

USDA Rural Development names new director for Maine, Rhiannon Hampson

USDA Rural Development has named Hampson as state director, with a mandate to invest in and advocate for rural Mainers. Mainebiz talked with her Wednesday about how she hopes to achieve that goal.

Vassalboro extends winning streak in annual report competition

The town of 4,300 along the Kennebec River has won its division eight years in a row in the Maine Municipal Association contest ranking annual town reports. Other winners are Freeport, Mount Desert, Alna and Swan's Island.
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Eight ConnectME broadband grants awarded to towns, regions

Eight towns and regions in the state will share $731,775 in grants for broadband infrastructure and planning, awarded by the ConnectME authority last week.

LCI launches fiber optic network for Midcoast towns

LCI, a division of Lincolnville Telephone Family of Companies, said its new O.P.E.N. fiber optic network is now available to many homes and business in some Midcoast communities.
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