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V O L . X X I X N O. I JA N UA R Y 9 , 2 0 2 3 6 The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry received $1.1 million from the National Park Service's Land and Water Conservation Fund State and Local Assistance Program to repair, renovate or improve four recreational fa- cilities. The Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands received $500,000; the town of Skowhegan, $330,633; the town of Jay, $206,624; and the town of Cher- ryfield, $40,000. The Dunkin' Joy in Childhood Founda- tion awarded a total of $18,000 in grant funding to the Alfond Youth & Commu- nity Center in Waterville and the Dream Factory – Portland Chapter. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins announced that the Ellsworth Housing Authority and the Housing Authority of the City of Brewer each received $130,297 through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Devel- opment's Resident Opportunity and Self- Sufficiency Service Coordinator Program. FirstLight, a provider of digital infrastruc- ture services to enterprise and carrier customers throughout the Northeast and B U S I N E S S M A I N E Business news from around the state B I Z M O N E Y Midcoast convenience store chain is sold to Georgia conglomerate B y A l e x i s W e l l s M aritime Farms, with 13 convenience stores on the midcoast, has been sold to Majors Management LLC, of Georgia. It is Majors Management's first foray into the state of Maine. In the past three years, Majors Management has completed 17 investments in 13 states, according to a news release. With the deal, Maritime's parent company, Maritime Energy, will refocus on its core energy business. "I feel that we have found the best match to continue to put our people first, care for the properties and set the stage to lead the business into the future," said Susan Ware Page, president of Maritime Energy. "We will continue to be delivering motor fuels, fuel oils and propane to the stores, so customers can expect the same high-quality fuel products." Roland G. Ware, the father of present owner John Ware, founded Maritime Oil in 1939 in Rockland. Maritime Farms stores are in Newcastle, Searsport, Montville, Belfast, South China, Nobleboro, Jefferson, Belmont and Warren. Rockport and Rockland each have two locations. Maritime Farms has 170 employees. With the acquisition of the Maritime Farms stores, Majors now operates from Florida to Maine. Majors Management is an owner, developer and operator of convenience stores and a distributor of branded motor fuels, including BP, Shell, Chevron, Exxon, Marathon, Citgo, Mobil, Texaco, Valero, Phillips, Sunoco, 76, and Alon. Majors and its affiliates supply fuel to over 1,300 convenience stores in 18 states. P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F M A R I T I M E E N E R G Y The original Maritime Farms convenience store, which opened in 1939 in Rockland. N O T E W O R T H Y S T A T E W I D E S T A T E W I D E

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