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Oakland to install solar array atop former landfill, cutting town’s electric bill

The move follows a state-wide trend to turn otherwise unusable land into a cost-saving resource for the community. Dylan Clark, the manager...

September 23, 2019

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Oakland to poll community on internet service as it looks to improve broadband access

A couple of Main Street business owners noted that they are excited about the prospect of infrastructure improvements, as their businesses...

September 4, 2019

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Press Release: Town of Oakland Launches Broadband Survey for Residents and Businesses

OAKLAND – The Oakland Broadband and Technology Committee (OBTC) is launching an online take-rate survey to identify the current and...

September 4, 2019

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Cybersecurity firm expands into Oakland, highlighting growth of online threats

Maine Technology Group will add four new jobs to the area as a result of the expansion as more nonprofits and municipalities are targeted...

July 1, 2019

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Oakland-area business owners, officials speak to Golden about labor, broadband

The congressman visited Mount Vernon, Oakland and Gardiner for a “listening tour” Friday afternoon. U.S. Rep. Jared Golden,...

June 14, 2019

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Press Release: Information Technology Firm Maine Technology Group Expands, Relocates to Oakland, ME

June 10, 2019 OAKLAND, ME – Maine Technology Group, an award-winning provider of managed IT, cyber security and business solutions for...

June 9, 2019

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OakFest rated among the “Top 10 Festivals to Come To in Maine” this summer

Press release contacts: Kathy Paradis, Oakfest Committee Chair: 207.465.7357, kparadis@oaklandmaine.us Monica Charette, ShineOnCass...

June 3, 2019

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New businesses, new focus at Oakland’s FirstPark development

OAKLAND — Nearly two decades after the FirstPark business park opened on 285 acres of former farmland and woods on the edge of...

May 8, 2019

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Oakland receives grant to explore improvements to downtown internet access

The town has received $15,000 from the Maine Community Foundation, which it will use to evaluate Oakland’s existing broadband...

February 14, 2019

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Town of Oakland Receives Broadband Planning Grant from Maine Community Foundation

OAKLAND, ME, February 12 – In December of 2018, the Town of Oakland was awarded $15,000 in grant funding from the Maine Community...

February 12, 2019

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