BRUNSWICK — The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing the northbound off ramp to Route 196 West and the northbound on ramp from Route 196 East overnight on…
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Rockland installs sidewalk connecting Peasley Park to shopping center
Maverick Street will be closed for most of the day Monday, October 27, from Birch Street to North Main Street for road work.…
The state’s largest driver of workforce development and research-informed innovation, the University of Maine System (UMS) also powers Maine’s economy through its…
Tour, Talks, and Happy Hour Showcase Maine’s Path to Low-Carbon Housing
Join GO Logic and Midcoast Climate, Energy + Green Building Happy Hour for ScaleUp, CarbonDown: From Vision to Action — an afternoon of hands-on learning,…
BRUNSWICK — The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing the northbound off ramp to Route 196 West and the southbound off ramp to Cooks Corner overnight on…
honoring the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the roughly 1,280 Carnegie Libraries still serving their communities
The Rockland Public Library will receive a $10,000 gift from …
The Town of Wiscasset has been made aware of a fraudulent scheme involving the distribution of invoices to Planning Board applicants, falsely requesting payment…
Wiscasset's non-disclosure agreement with whoever is eying putting a data center off Old Ferry Road obligates neither party to make further agreements, or to "proceed with any possible…
Three of Maine’s community colleges are in the first cohort of New England colleges recognized by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) as…
Maine Department of Labor announces its no-cost trainings for November 2025.
Upcoming classes:
Incident Investigation/Injury…
Belfast's annual Winter Parking Ban goes into effect on November 1and remains in effect until April 30. Any vehicle parked overnight on any city street for more than…
Midcoast Conservancy will be hosting an outdoor gear sale – featuring used cross-country skis, boots, and poles, snowshoes, and mountain and fat tire bikes – on November 21 and 22, at their…
ORONO — Students and alumni will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from more than 150 companies and organizations during the University of Maine’s 2025 Engineering and Computing…
SOUTH PORTLAND — The Bureau of Motor Vehicles’ Enforcement Division (BMV) and Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) will team up to host a free catalytic converter etching event on Wednesday,…
October 20 through November 1
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing several roadway ramps and approaches in Augusta starting on October 20 through November 1. These closures are…
'Housing is a major challenge in the midcoast, and we’re glad our work to address it is being recognized'
The City of Rockland has been awarded a 2025 Maine Smart Growth Award for their 2025 $10 Million Bond for Affordable Workforce Housing. In particular, the judges were…
proposed remediation activities, abatement for two properties
The City of Belfast, Maine has been awarded a United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Brownfields Cleanup Grant to fund proposed remediation activities,…
Broadway will be closed to all vehicular traffic
BANGOR — The Maine Department of Transportation will be implementing nighttime closures of Broadway in Bangor from Sunday, October 19 through Thursday, October 23,…
BELFAST — MaineHealth Waldo Hospital welcomes Benjamin Moore, MD, to its Hospitalist Medicine team. As a hospitalist, Dr. Moore cares for patients admitted to the hospital, managing their…
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals have announced the addition of Meredith Jones; Brad Samojla, DPM, FACFAS; and Nir Harish, MD, to the Pen Bay-Waldo Community Board.…
"marries a relaxed cup of ‘java’ with the tools to find employment"
Coastal Recovery Community Center (CRCC) announces a new workforce development program to assist its participants in gaining and retaining employment. Java Junction…
up-to-date cancer statistics, interactive dashboards, and insights to help communities and providers
Maine Cancer Foundation (MCF) is announcing the launch of its new website, …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service reminds individuals who filed extensions for tax year 2024 that their tax returns are due tomorrow, Oct. 15, 2025…
Mainers unsure if they are registered to vote or if their voter registration is up to date should contact their municipal clerk’s office
The deadline to utilize online voter registration at …
Dress up the family (don’t forget the dog!) and stroll the street at the final Sunday Stroll of 2025 on October 19, from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., on Main Street in Rockland.…
Money raised all season from the 50/50 raffle at Goose River Golf Club's Ladies League, amounting to $1200, has been donated to AIO food…
Latest scams involve misleading solicitations and invalid payments
In a Friday, Oct. 10, 2025 news release, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows warned of one scam targeting Maine notaries public and marriage officiants and a…
expanding short-term construction training opportunities
An innovative partnership bringing together more than 50 leaders from Maine’s construction industry, education and workforce organizations, and the Maine…
The Maine Association of Realtors has named Martin Cates, a long-time member of the Midcoast community, the 2025 Maine State Realtor of the Year.
“Martin embodies the…
A Rockport dentist has donated $10,000 to Penobscot Community Health Care in support of PCHC’s Seaport Smiles Campaign.…
'He understands the assets and challenges of our coast and islands'
Island Institute has named Charles Eichacker as the next editor of its signature publications, The Working Waterfront …
'Each year, several thousands of people descend to Cedar Street for trick or treating'
Our Town Belfast is holding its 2025 Cedar Street Halloween Candy Drive. Each year, several thousands of people descend to Cedar Street for trick or treating. To help residents out, OTB is…
creating maps that foreground Indigenous peoples’ understanding of land and place
Cartographer Margaret Wickens Pearce, an M.A. 1995 and Ph.D. 1998 alumna of …
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
For the first time in 30-some years, upon my return from Alaska there was no press vehicle waiting for me at the airport to drive home. The NEMPA—New England Motor Press Association—fleet is…
YARMOUTH — The Maine Department of Transportation will be reducing both northbound and southbound traffic on I-295 to a single lane between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m., beginning…
BRUNSWICK — The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing three ramps in Brunswick overnight on October 8, 2025, from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. The southbound off ramp to…
ROCKPORT — MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital welcomes Kim Spectre, NP, to its Pediatrics Rockport practice.
Spectre moves to MHPBH full time from MaineHealth Waldo Hospital, where she worked as…
170 Pleasant Street is the proposed site. 270 Pleasant Street is City Hall
Rockland Police Dept. has been working out of a rainwater-saturated basement for years. Multiple patches have been attempted. Carpets have been stripped. Walls have been gutted. Yet, every time it…
BRUNSWICK — The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing two ramps in Brunswick overnight, October 7, 2025, from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. The off ramps from Route 1…
Midcoast residents are invited to gather for a public demonstration, Saturday, Oct. 18, at Noon, in Rockland, as part of a second national No Kings Day of Action with…
Meeting People Where They Are
MaineHealth invites medical professionals, behavioral health clinicians, advocates, and community members to attend the 2025 Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Conference on…
help identify purchasing patterns and uncover opportunities to grow local food procurement
Food and beverage establishments and organizations across New England are invited to participate in the upcoming …
BRUNSWICK — The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing two ramps in Brunswick overnight on October 6, 2025, from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.
The…
As part of the continuing Oak and Orient Street Water Main Replacement and Street Improvement Project, Main Street between Park Street and Winter…
BELFAST — MaineHealth Dental Care Clinic Belfast, formerly Waldo County Dental Care, has received a $16,000 grant from United Midcoast Charities. The clinic seeks to increase access to dental care…
Registered voters previously enrolled as No Labels Party updated to unenrolled
No Labels party has officially withdrawn as a political party in Maine. Secretary of State Shenna…
YARMOUTH and FREEPORT — The Maine Department of Transportation will be limiting traffic on US Route 1 to one lane of alternating traffic from October 6, 2025 to May 15,…
New Maine law requires large food generators, like schools, to keep food out of the trash
Every year in Maine, …
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host the annual Maine Forage Conference on Monday, Oct. 27, from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., at the Governor's Ballroom…
describes himself as someone who 'leads from the front'
THOMASTON — A new police chief has begun his tenure with the Town of Thomaston. Eric Quatrano assumed the role last week.
Quatrano has been a patrol…
