Laurie Schreiber

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Two nonprofits have partnered to bank groundfish and scallop permits on behalf of Maine fishermen, with the idea of ensuring that current and future fishermen will be able to retain access to those fisheries. The Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association in Brunswick and the Maine chapter of the Nature Conservancy said the Fisheries Trust of Maine is designed to ensure that there are permits and quotas available for fishermen to lease.

2 weeks ago | mainebiz.biz | Laurie Schreiber

Maine Savings Federal Credit Union is the latest credit union to open a new branch, at 878 Stillwater Ave. in Bangor. It’s the credit union’s third branch in Bangor, adding to its 671 Broadway and 868 Hammond St. locations, and its 12th overall. Other branches are in Bar Harbor at Jackson Laboratory, Brewer, Corinth, Ellsworth, Hampden, Milo, North Vassalboro, Old Town and Portland.

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Portland-based MaineHealth, Maine’s largest health care system, said its emergency medical services system is expanding its interfacility transport service to MaineHealth Memorial Hospital in Conway, N.H.The goal is to improve response times and ensure that critically ill and specialized-care patients can be transported efficiently without unnecessary delays, said Paul Hughes, supervisor for MaineHealth EMS at Memorial.

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Processing Your Payment Please do not leave this page until complete. This can take a fewmoments. Many dairy producers in Maine have trouble finding the workforce they need to maintain sustainable operations. Could robots step in? The University of Maine recently unveiled a robotic milking barn — the third of its kind in Maine — at Witter Farm, a teaching farm that’s part of the J.

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A seven-unit workforce housing condominium development at 31-33 Booker St. in Thomaston is wrapping up, with five units sold, one on the market and one nearing completion. The Maine Working Homes development, on 1.76 acres, includes a mix of stand-alone cottages and multi-unit buildings. “We chose to create condominiums because we could maximize the density of the 1.76 acre property,” said Merritt Carey, project manager and co-founder of Maine Working Homes.