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PublishedJuly 24, 2024
Island communities ask Gov. Mills to intervene to get ferry service back on track
The ferry service to islands in Penobscot Bay has been plagued by cancellations due to staff shortages.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2024
Maine State Ferry Service hampered by staffing shortages
After repeated trip cancellations, the state-run ferry service in Penobscot Bay has contracted with an Indiana company to provide temporary workers.
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PublishedJune 6, 2024
Energy company wants Maine to use its port instead of Sears Island for offshore wind hub
Competition for Maine's offshore wind port is sharpening with Sprague Operating Resources proposing Mack Point as an alternative to the state's preferred site on nearby Sears Island.
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PublishedApril 14, 2024
Maine researchers, students are sorting through muck and slugs to study baby scallops
The Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries hopes the work will strengthen what could become a complicated relationship between fishermen and farmers who depend on the same juvenile scallops to do their work.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2023
Environmentalists criticize public feedback process for deciding future site of port for offshore wind industry
Maine officials are accused of long favoring Sears Island, the largest undeveloped island in Penobscot Bay, as the future site of the port.
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