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Friday, March 18, 2022
Volume 18 • Issue No. 11
39th Annual Maine Maple Sunday Weekend Announced STATEWIDE To kick off the state’s annual celebration of pure Maine maple syrup and the Maine people who produce it, Governor Janet Mills and Maine Maple Producers Association President Scott Dunn tapped the Blaine House Maple Tree last weekend ahead of this year’s Maine Maple Sunday Weekend which is March 26-27. “Maine Maple Sunday Weekend is an opportunity for us all to celebrate the world class products – and people – that make Maine unique. Our iconic maple syrup industry supports thousands of jobs, strengthens our economy, and sets us apart nationwide,” said Governor Mills. “One of the benefits of maple syrup in Maine is that we have a diverse climate – colder in the north and warming up in the south – along with mineral enriched soils,” said Dunn. “This leads to unique syrup f lavors, depending on the sugarbush you visit.” Maple syrup producers nationwide grappled with price drops, event cancellations, and restaurant closures during the pandemic. To support Maine’s maple syrup producers, Governor Mills dedicated federal coronavirus relief funds to Maine’s maple producers through her
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Agriculture and Food Processing Infrastructure Reimbursement Program. Governor Mills also called on the USDA to designate maple syrup as an eligible
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) specialty crop. They agreed and made maple sap an eligible commodity for critical economic relief payments. Annually, maple syrup contributes an estimated $49 million in production value, over 800 full- and part-time jobs, and more than $25 million in labor income to Maine’s economy. Maine is the third-largest producer of maple syrup nationwide. “Maple syrup season is just around the corner, which is a good reminder that spring is on its way, too,” said Depart-
ment of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Commissioner Amanda Beal. “Our maple sugaring families across the state make Maine Maple Sunday Weekend a delicious, fun, and educational event, and I hope everyone makes plans to visit some sugarhouses on March 26-27 to partake in the celebration and to support our producers.” Most sugarhouses offer maple syrup samples and demonstrations on how pure Maine maple syrup is made. Many farms offer games, activities, treats, and sugarbush tours. Each site is dif-
ferent, so visitors should review schedules and hours of operation, types of complimentary or ticketed activities, samples, tours, shopping, etc. online before attending. Local sugarhouses include Chase Farm in Wells (making their own maple syrup daily), Maple Moon Farm in Lebanon, Giles Family Farm in Alfred, and Douston Maple & Honey in Arundel. For more information, visit www.mainemapleproducers.com and www.smmsa.org (Southern Maine Sugar Makers Association). Photo from www. realmaine.com.
YCCC & Maine Diner Offer Apprenticeship WELLS York County Community College (YCCC) is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Maine Diner, thanks to the generous funding provided by the Harold Alfond Center for the Advancement of Maine’s Workforce and the Maine Quality Centers. This unique opportunity is a one-year program that will allow participants to be fully employed by the Maine Diner while learning the ins and outs of becoming a successful restaurant manager. At the same time,
apprentices will be completing their Small Business Management Certificate at YCCC. This program is approved by the Maine Department of Labor Apprenticeship Program and is cost-free for qualified and eligible apprentices. Applications are now being accepted. To be eligible, applicants must be at least 18 years old, have a high school diploma or equivalent, and be a resident of Maine. For more information and to apply, visit w w w.yccc.edu/mainediner.
Cait Grant, YCCC Director of Workforce Training & Professional Development with Jim and Karen McNeill of the Maine Diner.
Local Projects Receive Funding YORK COUNTY US Senator Angus King (I-ME) recently announced that 92 Maine projects in his Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests will be receiving a total of $136,002,598 through the bipartisan Fiscal Year 2022 budget that passed by a vote of 68-31. Authorized in 2021 on a bipartisan basis, CDS funding reflects funding priorities advocated for by the lawmakers closest to the projects and initiatives, and is included in annual federal appropriations legislation to provide a specific amount of discre-
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tionary funding to a state, locality, or nonprofit organization for projects with demonstrated civic and community value. Local
projects include: $2,850,000 for the Town of Ogunquit to support structural and mechanical improvements
to the Perkins Cover Pedestrian Footbridge, a key access point to Perkins Cove. The project also includes reconstruction of the harbormaster quarter housing a bait shack for commercial fishermen that is in poor condition. Perkins Cove and the Perkins Cove Pedestrian Footbridge are destination locations along the Southern Maine seacoast region. (Photo of Perkins Cove from www.facebook.com/townofogunquit) $700,000 for the Eastern Trail Management District to support the engineering design of an 11-mile section of planned multiuse recreation trail and See PROJECTS page 12 . . .
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