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A nonprofit is taking over a few dozen rental units in Thomaston under a first-of-its kind model for preserving affordable housing properties. State officials and housing advocates believe that same model could be used to rescue the hundreds of other federally subsidized rentals at risk of being sold across rural Maine in the coming years.
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USDA Rural Housing Service Administrator Joaquin Altoro, who visited Maine this week, acknowledged federal and state officials must develop better ways for businesses to cope with housing and workforce challenges.
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Some 4500 rural homes and 215 businesses will soon have internet connections as part of a pilot USDA Rural Development project. Four projects based in…
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FORT KENT, Maine - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing grants and loans totaling more than $11 million to six communities in rural Maine to…
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BANGOR, Maine - The application window for small, rural businesses and agricultural operations to apply for an energy grant from the U.S. Department of…