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As under-staffed ferries cut runs, leaders from Maine islands urge Mills to step in

Ferry cancellations are disrupting life on Maine’s unbridged islands. Challenges to hiring and retaining crew include rates of pay and meeting licensing requirements. But DOT said it's addressing the situation.

🔒Hospitals, health care centers around Maine have a slew of upgrades in the pipeline

Across the state, expansions are planned, underway or recently completed, and range from new rural clinics to Maine Medical Center’s 300,000-square-foot Malone Family Tower in Portland.

Feds award $33M to replace Islesboro ferry with hybrid-electric vessel

The ferry projects are a natural extension of efforts to electrify auto and trucking fleets and expand the state’s network of charging stations.

Islesboro builds ‘digital bridge to the mainland’

At their annual town meeting on Saturday, residents of Islesboro voted decisively, 145-23, to become Maine's first gigabit island.
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Island Institute report cites need for broadband on year-round islands

The Island Institute released a report Wednesday outlining the lack of broadband Internet access on Maine islands, options for solutions and the economic benefits of improved service.

Islesboro OKs first phase of broadband plan

Islesboro voters have approved the first phase of a plan to build a broadband Internet network that...

Maine gets $2.5M for telemedicine programs

Four rural school districts, a community health organization and the Rockland-based Island Institute have received more than...

State ferry projects land $1 million grant

Sen. Susan Collins and Rep. Chellie Pingree have announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation is investing...
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MDOT supports Searsport harbor dredging

Maine Department of Transportation Commissioner David Bernhardt told a nonprofit economic development group on Wednesday that dredging...

Lobstermen, regulators want deeper look at Searsport dredge

A report by federal fisheries regulators is prompting a new look at the Army Corps of Engineers’...
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