The latest round of funding from the federal Airport Improvement Program will help pay for on-the-ground improvements as well as planning and studies for future enhancements.
Recently completed work includes the construction of towers in Buckfield, Charleston, Dexter and Dresden, as well as upgrades in a dozen other Maine communities.
Fifteen Maine nonprofits and municipalities were named recipients of grants aimed at improving the health and well-being of older adults while they continue to live in their communities.
Mayo, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Dover-Foxcroft, and Northern Light, the state’s second-largest health care system, have completed their merger, concluding a lengthy process of discussions, votes and regulatory approval.
Health centers in Cumberland and Piscataquis counties will receive a total of $2.1 million in federal funding to support their care for underserved Mainers.
A total of over $5.1 million in financing will go to improve water and wastewater infrastructure in Penobscot, Oxford, Washington and Aroostook counties.