WATERVILLE — Seven organizations and a Native American tribe in Maine are slated to receive more than $5 million in federal grants and loans that are intended to boost rural institutions.
The largest of the awards is a $2.7 million loan to Regional Transportation Association of Westbrook to construct a new office building and garage. The Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians in Littleton has been selected to receive $50,000 to improve the community center it operates on tribal lands in Houlton.
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