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A look at the numbers, figures and dollars that shape Maine and the Midcoast, according to stories that appear in The Times Record.
$619 BILLION: Amount of funds in the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act
$3.2 BILLION: Amount in the 2017 NDAA to buy two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers
$271.8 MILLION: Funding under NDAA for Zumwaltclass destroyers under construction at Bath Iron Works
147: Number of crew who sailed the Bath-built destroyer Zumwalt from Bath to San Diego
138: Number of acres of Maine Coast Heritage Trust’s Harriman Point Preserve
26,000: Number of solar panels at Madison Business Gateway’s solar farm, more than twice the size of any other in Maine
13 CENTS: How much more you’re paying per gallon for gas compared to a month ago
$100,000: The amount donated by a Brunswick nonprofit recently to the the Cabin in the Woods veterans project
8: The number of years state legislators are allowed to serve consecutively
100: How many New England workers FairPoint will lay off tomorrow.
30+: Number of Maine municipalities considering moratoriums on marijuana since the Nov. 8 election
$13.4 MILLION: Cost in state funds to bail out biomass plants in northern Maine
60 MPH: Speed limit on parts of Interstate 295 under a proposed bill in the legislature
3 AND 4: Ages of two Brunswick children in need who were given gifts with the help of the Brunswick Fire Department this year
5 CENTS: The amount the Brunswick Town Council is considering charging for paper bags at retail establishments
7: The number of local men and women who experienced homelessness who died this year, recognized at Tedford Shelter’s annual remembrance service
12+: The number of Sagadahoc County residents honored for volunteerism by Spirit of America
15: The anniversary this year of singing Christmas carols at the Brunswick Mall.
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