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Bill Kitchen, the Machias town manager, airport manager — and a volunteer fireman — said he’s been on calls where the weather and those precious minutes mattered.

Over the past year, there have been 168 critically ill patients in the Machias area who spent an hour or more traveling by helicopter to a hospital.

Plans have begun for a project designed to help those in emergency situations, but total funding still has to be procured.

Read Article At the February 25, 2019 Board of Selectmen’s meeting Guy Rouelle employed by Dubois-King, the Town’s airport consultant at the time, presented a solar array update.  Mr. Rouelle provided information about FAA funding available to locate a solar farm at Rangeley’s Stephen A. Bean Municipal Airport. The Selectmen voted 3-2 to have Dubois-King move forward with an $18,240.00 solar feasibility study at their May 6, 2019 meeting.  Board member Cynthia Egan suggested that the B...