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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 9 A U G U S T 8 , 2 0 1 6 forward in replacing the bridge, improv- ing public safety, increasing connectiv- ity between the island and the main- land, and helping to create jobs in rural Maine," Collins said in a statement. Collins has secured more than $112 mil- lion through the TIGER program for projects throughout Maine, including the replacements of bridges in Kittery, Dresden-Richmond and Rumford, and the breakwater in Eastport. N O T E W O R T H Y M I D C O A S T & D O W N E A S T The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce was awarded a Maine Tourism grant of $7,000 from the Maine Offi ce of Tourism to be used for marketing the region during the upcoming fall shoulder season. This is a matching grant, with another $7,000 being committed to the effort by the Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Joint Economic Development Committee. U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said that the Atlantic Salmon Federation received a grant of nearly $393,000 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to partially fi nance the removal of Coopers Mills Dam on the Sheepscot River in Whitefi eld to allow passage of Atlantic salmon, herring and other fi sh. Total cost of the project is estimated at $800,000. The First Bancorp, the parent company of First National Bank in Damariscotta, announced operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, the best quarter in the bank's history. Net income was $4.6 million, up $550,000 or 13.5% from the second quarter of 2015 and earnings per common share on a fully diluted basis of 43 cents a share were up 5 cents or 13.2% from the same period in 2015. Tedford Housing, a nonprofi t agency in Brunswick working to fi nd solutions to end homelessness in Midcoast and central Maine, said it received $37,500 from Doree Taylor Charitable Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee; $15,000 from the John T. Gorman Foundation; and $8,000 from the Moser Family Foundation. The grants will be used to support operations. Maine Media Workshops + College in Rockport was selected as the perma- nent host of the Arnold Newman Prize for New Directions in Portraiture. The $20,000 prize is the second largest photo prize in the country. You've worked, sweated, and sacrificed. You've made good on a few of life's dreams. Our team will honor this lifelong effort with the same level of dedication —and the same work ethic—that it took to realize your dreams. First Advisors PERFORMANCE YOU CAN TRUST First Advisors Investment Management. Retirement Planning. Trust Services | firstadvisorsonline.com | 866-563-1900 PROTECTING DREAMS | Securities and investment products are not bank deposits, are not insured by the FDIC or any other government agency, are not obligations of, nor guaranteed by, any bank or bank affiliate, and may involve investment risk, including the possible loss of value or principal amount invested. YOUR LIFE'S WORK IS OUR LIFE'S WORK. IS OUR LIFE'S WORK. Guy-Charles Valois, CFA AND THE HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS. Ask high-net-worth investors why they work with investment managers with the CFA ® designation and they'll tell you that those letters represent a proven understanding of investment management, commitment to ethics, and always putting clients' interests first. Which means they can be relied on to stay true to an investor's financial goals. Because, for our charterholders and their clients, those three letters are making a real difference every day. I OFFER MY CLIENTS UNPARALLELED SERVICE © 2016 CFA Institute. All rights reserved. #CFAdifference CFAsociety.org/maine