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The U.S. Department of Energy is making the funding available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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FEMA is expected to open up additional centers in other counties in the coming days.
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The Biden administration approved Maine's request to declare December's storm and flooding a major disaster. The designation allows for the affected areas in Maine to use federal aid funding to rebuild public infrastructure.
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Supporting Maine farmers with ongoing damages from more frequent extreme weather events was the focus of a discussion with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in Portland on Monday.
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Emergency Management Agency officials estimate $5.7 million in damage to public roads, bridges and buildings from the storm. Much of that is spread across the county, although Rumford was one of the worst hit areas.
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Businesses could receive between $2,500 and $10,000 from the new fund created by Retail Association of Maine and the Maine Grocers and Food Producers Association.
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The Mills administration had requested that FEMA do a damage assessment, which is needed for the state to eventually receive federal funding to help it recover.
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Thursday's gusty winds caused a few thousand additional outages, but the overall number of customers without power continues to fall.
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Gov. Janet Mills was in Skowhegan Thursday morning to survey damage caused by Monday’s storm. She toured a former yarn mill that is being converted into commercial and housing space.
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Two other occupants were able to exit the vehicle. They suffered hypothermia but were rescued.