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Mid-Coast Health Net among recipients of health initiative grants
Mon, 04/19/2021 - 5:15pm
LEWISTON — Mid-Coast Health Net (doing business as Knox County Health Clinic) is one of eight Maine nonprofit agencies working in community health that have been awarded grants by Lewiston-based Community Health Options (Health Options). Community Health Options is the state’s only nonprofit, member-led health insurance organization, according to the company, in a news release. The other grant recipients include Bangor Region YMCA, Town of Cranberry Isles Fire & Rescue Auxiliary, National...
Rope Co. produces minimalist designs
Tenants Harbor lobstering entrepreneur ropes in home decor market with handcrafted doormats
Mon, 04/19/2021 - 12:00pm

TENANTS HARBOR—Logan and Hannah Rackliff, co-owners of The Rope Co., have fostered a unique home decor business around an unlikely source—float rope, used by lobstermen to attach to lobster traps to the buoy and from trap to trap. Logan, a fifth generation lobsterman, comes by the profession naturally, both as a working lobsterman and as the descendant of entrepreneurs who started rope companies in Maine. His grandfather started Crowe Rope which became the largest rope manufacturer in the...
Warm meals and helping hands throughout the pandemic
Spectrum Generations continues to adapt for sake of community
Sat, 04/17/2021 - 5:15pm
Since the very beginning of the pandemic, Spectrum Generations has been a resource that some of central Maine’s most vulnerable population – older adults – have been able to count on for support. Even at the outset of the pandemic, Spectrum Generations never closed its doors, instead quickly pivoting staff and resources to provide much-needed services to the community as evolving needs were presented, according to Spectrum, in a news release. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Spectrum...
Sen. Miramant introduces bill to support Maine wineries
Sat, 04/17/2021 - 4:00pm

AUGUSTA — Senator David Miramant, D-Camden, introduced a bill this week to allow wineries to ship their products in and out of Maine. LD 1093, “An Act To Expand the Options for Shipping Wine Directly to Customers," was the subject of a public hearing before the Legislature’s Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs. “As it stands now, out-of-state wineries and wine clubs have greater freedom to deliver wine in Maine than our own local wineries,” said Miramant. “Changing this law will help us...
nearly 250,000 feminine hygiene products distributed
One Less Worry to celebrate 5th anniversary with outdoor event
Fri, 04/16/2021 - 4:45pm

ROCKLAND — One Less Worry will celebrate its 5th birthday with a celebration, Sunday, April 25, from 1 to 3 p.m., at Rockland’s Chapman Park, at the corner of Main and Park Streets. The Period Friendly Birthday Bash will recognize 1,750 days of providing pads, tampons, and toilet paper to Knox County folks who need them. The event also encourages period normalization. There will be free access to pads, tampons, and menstrual cups. Attendees have an opportunity to write postcards to their...
Opinionated at any speed
Toyota Tundra SR5 Crewmax 4x4 Limited
Fri, 04/16/2021 - 4:30pm

A pickup truck that’s spec’ed out as a work machine rather than a statement is pretty rare, at least in U.S. press fleets. It’s possible to glam up a top-line Tundra with the Nightshade Special Edition package, but even with every possible option (a combination safe in the center console, anyone?) I was able to boost the price tag to barely above $61,000. That’s atop a starting price of $41,020 for the Crewmax 4x4 Limited, with its generous four-door, four-seat cab and running boards. And it is...
Northern Light Pediatric Care moves to Maine Coast Hospital Campus
Fri, 04/16/2021 - 1:45pm
ELLSWORTH — Northern Light Pediatric Care, currently located at Resort Way in Ellsworth, is moving to 50 Union Street. Starting April 26 pediatric services will be offered in Suite 3200 in the Northern Light Health Center (formally named the Medical Office Building). “The providers and staff are excited to welcome patients to the newly renovated space,” said Northern Lights, in a news release. Additional parking is available to accommodate the expected increase in visits to the campus. Patients...
‘lack of housing is an ongoing challenge for the region’
Camden Rotarians explore Midcoast housing challenges
Fri, 04/16/2021 - 1:30pm

Camden Rotary Club focused on the local housing crunch during a recent meeting, Midcoast Realtor Martin Cates explained the current housing shortage and the need for attainable workforce housing. His talk was the seventh in a monthly series the club hosts to foster understanding and seek solutions to local economic and workforce development challenges. The talk focused on changes in the market during the past year, some due to the influx of city dwellers concerned about the COVID pandemic...
local dentists volunteer services to Knox Clinic patients
Dentists bring new smiles to community
Fri, 04/16/2021 - 1:00pm

ROCKLAND — Beth is a mom to five children. Her children qualify for MaineCare, but she has no dental or medical insurance through her part time job working nights at a grocery store. She was so grateful when she connected with the Knox Clinic and was able to get long awaited restorative dental care from a volunteer dentist at Midcoast Family Dentistry. “I can’t thank you enough for taking me in and doing some work on my teeth,” she said. Beth wrote in a thank you note. “It’s beneficial in so...
Animal Welfare Fund
Grants available for Maine organizations addressing population control for cats, dogs
Thu, 04/15/2021 - 1:30pm

The Animal Welfare Fund of the Maine Community Foundation is seeking applications from Maine organizations that address population control for cats and dogs. The deadline for applications is June 1, 2021. For application, guidelines, and a complete list of 2020 grants, go to www.mainecf.org . The Animal Welfare Fund awarded $140,870 in grants to 11 nonprofit organizations in 2020, including: Greater Androscoggin Humane Society, Lewiston, to purchase equipment to expand the medical services that...
Labor officials provide April 15 unemployment update
Thu, 04/15/2021 - 8:45am

AUGUSTA — For the week ending April 10, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 2,050 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 200 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). In total, approximately 2,600 people were filing an initial claim or reopening their unemployment claim. About 15,100 weekly certifications, or continued claims, were filed last week for state unemployment, with another 13,200 weekly certifications filed under PUA. In...
creating a beautiful outdoor space for a healthier community
Eliza Steele Memorial Garden receives donation from local bank
Wed, 04/14/2021 - 7:00pm

ROCKLAND — “We’re honored to contribute to the development of the Eliza Steele Memorial Garden,” said Susan Norton, Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer of First National Bank, in a news release. “It is a great way to honor founding Rockland District Nursing Association nurse, Eliza Steele, RN, and further RDNA’s mission by creating a beautiful outdoor space for a healthier community. Join us in supporting this great project!” To learn more about the Eliza Steele Memorial...
‘rallying around the vaccination effort’
PBMC, WCGH celebrate COVID-19 Clinic volunteers
Wed, 04/14/2021 - 6:45pm

As a growing number of community volunteers descend on the MaineHealth COVID-19 clinics in Knox and Waldo counties, a common theme has emerged. Volunteers see the clinics as the largest – and most important – community events that Knox and Waldo counties have ever experienced. And they want to be a part of it. “It absolutely feels like a community event where everyone is pulling together for the sake of the town,” said volunteer Sandy Cox, in a MaineHealth news release. Cox is a Camden resident...
Maine to receive $56 million to support small businesses
Wed, 04/14/2021 - 9:45am

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Treasury will allocate at least $56,234,176 to Maine businesses through the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI), according to a news release. The SSBCI is designed to leverage additional funding sources for small businesses, and is expected to help provide at least $503 million in capital to support Maine small businesses and entrepreneurs as the state continues its recovery from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. The program was...
UPDATED: Rockland councilor defends ad hoc committee as council seeks partial street closure revisions
Mon, 04/12/2021 - 6:00pm

ROCKLAND (4/13/2021) – “I would like to take a moment to briefly point out the irony that we’re now passing an order to close a portion of Winter Street,” said Councilor Ben Dorr, “but I’m stoked to go to this party for CMCA, and I’m glad that they are a member of our Downtown community. On April 12, Rockland City Council approved a closure of Winter Street for June 27, when Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) holds an outdoor party. The vote comes days after CMCA went before Council in...
Wilson Street/Route 1A westbound to I-395
Overnight ramp closures at Brewer’s Wilson Street Bridge, April 12-14
Mon, 04/12/2021 - 4:30pm
BREWER — The Maine Department of Transportation's ongoing work on the new Wilson Street Bridge will require overnight ramp closures this week while the contractor, Wyman & Simpson, Inc., installs structural steel. The I-395 ramps under the bridge will be closed to traffic from 9 p.m., on Monday, April 12 to 6 a.m. on Tuesday, April 13, and then again from 9 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13 to 6 a.m. on Wednesday, April 14. Traffic that normally uses the ramp from Wilson Street/Route 1A westbound...
public safety, feasibility, community resilience, economic vitality
Jersey barriers, parklets and pocket parks: Rockland Downtown Traffic Committee makes recommendations
Sun, 04/11/2021 - 6:00pm

ROCKLAND — “It does not have to be a tourist town that we sell to others but avoid ourselves,” said Connie Hayes, Rockland resident and member of the 2021 Planning Committee for Downtown Rockland. On Wednesday, April 8, the 22-member committee, facilitated by Rockland Main Street’s David Gogel and City Councilor Louise MacLellan-Ruf, presented recommendations to Council regarding a plan for road and sidewalk use in the downtown area, infrastructure and beautification improvements, what was best...
Yankee Clipper Pet Grooming relocates, changes name
Sun, 04/11/2021 - 11:00am

UNION — Yankee Clipper Pet Grooming, in Rockport, announced that after more than 40 years they are moving to a new location at 3121 Heald Highway, in Union. “The staff from Yankee Clipper will all remain to take the same exemplary care of Midcoast pets they have offered for over four decades,” said the business, in a news release. The new location will be owned and operated by Megan King, the current manager of Yankee Clipper, and will be called Home Away Pet Grooming and Day Boarding. Along...
Rockland City Manager’s March 2021 Report: Paving bids, future uses of Knox Center, police recruitment, spring debris clean-up
Sun, 04/11/2021 - 10:45am

Finance Department: The annual budget is well underway. We began the development at the department level, in early January, by sending out historical reports in the form of an excel template that could be completed with a preliminary FY22 budget. The package also included a CIP (Capital Improvement Plan) template, and a proposed schedule of budgeting events through completion. Parallel to this, all wages and benefit information was gathered and input into our accounting system...
application deadline is June 1, 2021
Scholarships available for Maine students pursuing business degrees
Fri, 04/09/2021 - 4:30pm

Applications are currently being accepted for the Maine Community Foundation’s Patriot Education Scholarship Fund. This renewable scholarship supports graduates of a Maine high school who are enrolled part time (minimum of nine credit hours) or full time in pursuit of a business degree and who will be entering their freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior year at a Maine college or university. Preference is given to applicants who have a demonstrated interest in personal and commercial insurance...
Since PPP reopening, 15K Maine small businesses approved for $886 million in forgivable loans
Fri, 04/09/2021 - 10:00am

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Since the Paycheck Protection Program reopened in January, 15,515 Maine small employers have been approved for a total of $885,814,126 in forgivable loans, according to the latest data from the U.S. Small Business Administration. Combined with 2020 data, there have been more than 43,800 loans totaling upwards of $3.15 billion approved for Maine small employers. Last week, President Biden signed into law the PPP Extension Act of 2021 to extend the PPP application deadline by...
Belmont Inn receives Knox County Community Health grant
Thu, 04/08/2021 - 5:00pm

CAMDEN — The Belmont Inn has been awarded a Knox County Community Health Coalition Partnership Tobacco-Free Mini Grant for upgrading its tobacco-free policy to a model level. It now protects its guests and staff from both smoking and vaping products. “This is such an important step to protect the lives and health of people in Knox County from the impact of second-hand smoke,” said owner Kim Caffe, in a news release. “I have had family members who suffered from health consequences of smoking, so...
children with healthy starts more likely to live healthy adult lives
Pen Bay Pediatrics recognized for providing exceptional care
Thu, 04/08/2021 - 4:45pm

PeROCKPORT — The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center recently recognized Pen Bay Pediatrics for delivering exceptional pediatric primary care to the coastal communities. To qualify for 2020 The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital Excellence in Pediatric Care honors, Pen Bay Pediatrics, a department of Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC), had to meet specific goals. These included scheduling patients for all recommended well child visits, screening for adverse childhood experiences...
accepting new patients
Certified nurse midwife Shannon Axelson joins Waldo County General Hospital
Thu, 04/08/2021 - 4:30pm

BELFAST — Waldo County General Hospital has welcomed Shannon Axelson, CNM, who recently joined the WCMP Women’s Health department and began seeing patients in early April. Before joining WCGH, Axelson saw patients at Waterville Women’s Care in Waterville. She also has seen patients at Maine General Medical Center in Augusta and at the Gallup Indian Medical Center on the border of the Navajo Reservation in Gallup, New Mexico. Axelson earned her master’s degree from the University of Rhode Island...
Labor officials report uptick in unemployment claims
Thu, 04/08/2021 - 8:45am

AUGUSTA — For the week ending April 3, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 2,100 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 200 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). In total, approximately 3,000 people were filing an initial claim or reopening their unemployment claim. The increase in state unemployment initial claims is due to layoffs in retail trade, administrative and support and waste management and remediation Services, and...
The big lie is that 100% of recycled plastic is being re-used
Belfast’s The Green Store tackles plastic waste with dispense-your-own soap
Wed, 04/07/2021 - 9:45am

BELFAST—Think you’re being a good consumer by dropping your plastic recycling off at a Transfer Station each week? Well, don’t wipe your hands and be on your merry way, yet. A Pew Charitable Trust study, “Breaking The Plastic Wave” revealed that in 2016, 11 million metric tons of plastic leaked into the ocean with 45 percent of those leakages coming from rural areas, such as our own communities in Maine. In the last 60 years, consumers have been sold a lie that the plastic they buy will be...
application deadlines: June 15 (fall semester entry), November 15 (spring semester entry)
Adult Learner Scholarships available from MaineCF
Tue, 04/06/2021 - 1:30pm

The Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) seeks applications to its Adult Learner Scholarship Fund, which supports non-traditional students who want to change their lives for the better through education and training. MaineCF offers two types of Adult Learner scholarships. A degree-seeking scholarship supports two- and four-year degree programs and certificate courses that are a semester in length or longer or would need renewal to be completed. The application deadlines for these scholarships...
geting students and adult clubs re-energized and active during the final months of winter
Friendly, spirited competition reinvigorates two coastal Maine Lions Clubs
Tue, 04/06/2021 - 1:15pm

Along Midcoast Maine, winter time tends to slow down the recreational scuba diving opportunities. But for two scuba dive buddies, their time out of water, gave them the chance to do some community service. Divers Sean Kelly and Chip Lagerbom, who also happen to be Lions Club members from the nearby coastal towns of Camden and Belfast, talked about some sort of collaboration between their two organizations and communities. They hit upon the idea for their respective school districts to run an...
Waldoboro Village Bookshop reopens April 13
Mon, 04/05/2021 - 1:15pm

WALDOBORO — Busy volunteers from the Waldoboro Public Library will again be hanging out the open sign on the Village Bookshop at 25 Main Street, where it shares space with the Waldoboro office of the Midcoast Conservancy. All proceeds from book sales benefit the library. Opening day is Tuesday, April 13. The secondhand bookshop, which originally opened in July 2019, has taken precautions over the past year due to Covid-19 by using curbside pickup, closing for periods of time, and setting up...
April 30 application deadline
Seacoast Security launches scholarships supporting the skilled trades
Mon, 04/05/2021 - 1:00pm

On March 26, 2021 Seacoast Security, Inc. of Rockport, launched a scholarship program to help fund further education in the skilled trades. The program offers two $1,000 scholarships to students pursuing a career in the trades at a Maine technical school in the Fall of 2021. Recognizing the shortage of skilled tradesmen, Seacoast Security is taking proactive steps to encourage more young people to enter these fields and pursue fulfilling careers here in New England. According to The Association...
graduating seniors from high schools in Maine
Scholarships available to young Maine women pursuing science or engineering degrees
Fri, 04/02/2021 - 2:00pm

Applications are currently being accepted at the Maine Community Foundation for the Lydia R. Laurendeau Scholarship Fund. Established in 2013, the Laurendeau Fund provides renewable scholarship support to young women who are graduating seniors from high schools in Maine pursuing post-secondary education in science or engineering at a four-year university. There is a preference for applicants demonstrating an interest and/or actively participating in their Franco-American heritage. The deadline...
requesting small items to keep friends and neighbors safe in the heat
Health Equity Alliance holds Summer Gear Drive
Fri, 04/02/2021 - 1:30pm
As the weather gets warmer , and the pandemic remains present and challenging for many , Health Equity Alliance announces its Summer Gear Drive e vent to support unhoused and under-resourced community members in Bangor, Down East, and Midcoast Maine . Collection for the Summer Gear Drive is ongoing through Sunday, May 16 . Health Equity Alliance is collecting items for Summer Care Bags, with requested donations of: NEW sunscreen, bug spray, water bottles, deodorant, nonperishable and easy-to-...
Labor officials provide April 1 unemployment benefits update
Thu, 04/01/2021 - 8:30am

AUGUSTA — For the week ending March 27, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,600 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 400 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). In total, approximately 2,400 people were filing an initial claim or reopening their unemployment claim. About 14,800 weekly certifications, or continued claims, were filed last week for state unemployment, with another 13,500 weekly certifications filed under PUA. In...
Mt. Battie Star Team, Liz Jenkins, Mid-Coast School of Technology, Sidecountry Sports recognized
Kerry Altiero is Community Person of Year 2020 at Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce Gala
Wed, 03/31/2021 - 9:00pm

The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce Virtual Awards Gala premiered on the Chamber’s YouTube channel on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at 7 p.m. The Virtual Awards Gala was an opportunity to recognize those who have made extraordinary contributions to our community in 2020. The event can still be viewed online at http://bit.ly/PenBayChamberAwards The top award of the evening, the prestigious Community Person of the Year Award, was presented to Kerry Altiero, of Owls...
Rockland demolition, rebuild proposal returns bakery closer to home
Wed, 03/31/2021 - 7:45pm

ROCKLAND — The owners of Home Kitchen Café, in Rockland, are proposing to build a two-story structure on an adjacent parcel with the intention of using the first floor as a bakery. Co-owner James Hatch is proposing a teardown of a house at 19 North Main Street, which abuts the rear of his current café at 650 Main Street. His establishment has been using the North Main Street building for several years as office space and as an ice cream parlor. His plan is to relocate his bakery to the parcel...
Planning Board awaits peer-reviewed traffic study before next meetings with proposed Rockland nursing facility
Wed, 03/31/2021 - 7:00pm

ROCKLAND — Principal partners for the proposed Breakwater Commons on Cranberry Isles (off of Old County Road) return before the Rockland Planning Board Tuesday, April 6, for further review of their 96-bed long-term care facility licensed for nursing care. If the project meets Planning Board approval, the 69,356 square-foot facility, placed on approximately 21 acres of land (912,582 square foot), would replace Rockland’s Knox Center. At an estimated construction cost of $19,500,000, it would...
substantially improved historic properties, Leaders long-term impact
Nominations open for Maine Preservation 2021 Honor Award
Wed, 03/31/2021 - 12:45pm

The Maine Preservation Honor Awards celebrate excellence in historic preservation rehabilitation, craft, and leadership. Since 1998, Maine Preservation has recognized historic preservation successes across the state and celebrated the people that make them happen. “The Awards program powerfully illustrates how adaptively using and updating vacant and underutilized historic structures is an essential ingredient for community revitalization and vigor,” said Maine Preservation, in a news release...
waiting list formed after creation of ‘Trans Youth Support Group’
OUT Maine receives John T. Gorman Foundation grant
Wed, 03/31/2021 - 12:45pm

OUT Maine is a recipient of John T. Gorman Foundation support for its work with LGBTQ+ youth throughout the pandemic. OUT Maine received $25,000 to help support queer youth, providing connection and support to counter rising mental health challenges. According to the Gorman foundation, the funding came in response to rising concerns about the well-being of young adults, who are suffering from the mental health effects of the prolonged pandemic as they are disconnected from school and other...
market review of existing home sales and inventory of the Camden-Rockport area
Cates Real Estate founder to discuss local housing market with Camden Rotary Club
Tue, 03/30/2021 - 4:45pm

The Camden Rotary Club has invited Cates Real Estate Founder Martin Cates to its noon meeting on Tuesday, April 6, to offer insights about the Midcoast housing market. His presentation is the seventh in a series the club is hosting about local economic and workforce development. Cates will present a market review of existing home sales and inventory of the Camden-Rockport area. He will also talk about what buyers are looking for, particularly individuals in the workforce versus retirees or...
‘The future of shellfishing across Maine and Wabanaki homelands is uncertain’
Mitchell Center talk: strengthening Maine, Wabanaki shellfisheries through collaboration
Tue, 03/30/2021 - 4:15pm
The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk on learning, equity and collaboration in Maine and Wabanaki wild shellfisheries, Monday, April 12, from 3 - 4 p.m. The future of shellfishing across Maine and Wabanaki homelands is uncertain, as wild clam and mussel fisheries face pressures from warming ocean temperatures and unsustainable economic and social conditions, according to the Center, in a news release. “There is room for...
‘our commitment to guest and community health’
Elms of Camden receives Health Coalition community grant
Tue, 03/30/2021 - 4:00pm

CAMDEN — Elms of Camden Bed and Breakfast is the first lodging establishment to be awarded the Knox County Community Health Coalition Partnership Tobacco-Free Mini Grant for upgrading its tobacco-free policy to a model level. “We value the health and well being of all our guests,” said co-owner Gary Born, in a KCCHC news release. “We take extra efforts, such as using fragrance-free laundry detergent to protect guests with allergies. Therefore, updating our 100% smoke- and vape-free policy to...
in business
Maine Seaside Treasures opens in Camden
Tue, 03/30/2021 - 12:15pm

CAMDEN—Maine Seaside Treasures, a Rockland-based shop, moved into its second location on 14 Main Street in Camden and opened its doors on Friday, March 27. Owner Connie Sawyer also runs the sea-themed Seagull Cottage in Rockland, and the new store is similar in decor. Her husband told her about a space in Camden that was for rent even though she wasn’t looking to open a new store. “The pandemic has brought pros and cons to everyone in their lives and I was just very fortunate that this could...
opinionated at any speed
Subaru Forester Limited
Tue, 03/30/2021 - 8:30am

Two impressions always come up upon sliding behind the wheel of a Forester: First, it’s like sitting in a fishbowl, or a penthouse apartment—it’s so open and airy-feeling. The Forester’s tallish, squared-off cabin is not large, but there’s head-, elbow-, shoulder- and legroom, a bit of extra height, and what feels like acres of glass. For a compact SUV, the Forester punches above its weight, space-wise. The second impression is that Subaru has made good use of time. This fifth-generation 2021...
helping LifeFlight purchase a faster, more advanced helicopter
Maritime Energy supports LifeFlight with ‘Pennies for Life’ campaign
Mon, 03/29/2021 - 12:45pm

Maritime Energy and Maritime Farms convenience stores are once again supporting LifeFlight through gasoline and diesel sales at their 13 Maritime Farms convenience stores. This program, titled “Pennies for Life,” donates one cent for every gallon of gasoline and diesel fuel sold during the months of April and May. “LifeFlight receives a request for transport about every four hours, every day of the week,” said President of Maritime Energy, Susan Ware Page, in a Maritime news release. “It has...
an enthusiastic and passionate person who can’t say ‘no’ when it comes to plants
Hildy Ellis retires from Knox-Lincoln Soil, Water Conservation District
Sat, 03/27/2021 - 6:45pm

After 10 years of service as district coordinator promoting conservation and farming in the Midcoast area, Hildy Ellis has retired from the Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District (KLSWCD). In this time of pandemic precautions, colleagues and friends are taking to local forums to honor Ellis’s heartfelt labor and energetic advocacy. Liz Stanley, Horticulture Program Coordinator with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Knox and Lincoln Counties, said in a KLSWCD news release...
search begins for next executive director
Chamber of Commerce executive director announces retirement
Fri, 03/26/2021 - 1:00pm

BELFAST — The executive director of the Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce is announcing his retirement and departure from the Chamber at the end of July. For nearly four years on the job, Steve Ryan has been a presence around Waldo County as the Chamber has increased its membership and helped businesses tackle challenges, including the ones associated with the pandemic of 2020. “I’m pleased that we have built a great team of staff to run the Chamber, a strong Board to oversee and direct, and an...
Build back better: Solar energy in Waldo County
Thu, 03/25/2021 - 2:45pm

Jennifer and Hans Albee, of Brooks, will talk about the opportunities and challenges of solar energy in Waldo County on Saturday April 3, at noon via Zoom. The event is sponsored by the Waldo County Democrats and is free and open to the public. They will speak about how the solar industry is growing in Maine and in Waldo County. They will discuss how the solar industry developed locally and the promise that renewable energy can bring to the rural Maine economy with an emphasis on workforce...
Labor officials provide unemployment benefits update; site launched to assist benefit fraud victims
Thu, 03/25/2021 - 8:45am

AUGUSTA — For the week ending March 20, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,400 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 300 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). In total, approximately 2,500 people were filing an initial claim or reopening their unemployment claim. About 14,650 weekly certifications, or continued claims, were filed last week for state unemployment, with another 13,100 weekly certifications filed under PUA. In...
online read-aloud, Zoom group meetings, story times and crafts in the amphitheater
Camden Public Library celebrates National Library Week, WeLoveCPL fundraising drive
Wed, 03/24/2021 - 1:30pm

CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library is celebrating National Library Week from April 4-10. The library will be welcoming neighbors to discover the many unique programs and services available to enjoy, whether at the library or at home. This special week is held annually to highlight the valuable role that libraries and their staff play in transforming lives and strengthening communities. "This year's theme, 'Welcome to Your Library,' finds us at a threshold – looking back at our course through...
State awards 91 Knox, Waldo county businesses economic recovery grant aid
Wed, 03/24/2021 - 9:45am

MIDCOAST — A total of 91 businesses in Knox and Waldo counties received aid money from the second phase of the Maine Economic Recovery Grant Program. The grant program, backed by $200 million in Federal CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funds, provides some financial relief for businesses and non-profit organizations that incurred business disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The second phase of the program expanded access to funds by increasing the number of eligible organizations. Under the...

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Springtime nature walk at Merryspring

Event: Sat, May 1 - 10:00 am
SoundCheck: Gordon Thomas Ward

Event: Fri, May 7 - 7:30 pm
One Less Worry to celebrate 5th anniversary with outdoor event

Event: Sun, Apr 25 - 1:00 pm
Linda Redman to discuss ‘twigs and things’ in outdoor talk

Event: Thu, Apr 22 - 9:30 am
Searsport Cleanup Day, April 24

Event: Sat, Apr 24 - 9:00 am
Craig Harris to present America’s Musical Roots

Event: Wed, Apr 28 - 6:30 pm
Free Baked Bean Supper at Union Masonic Lodge 31

Event: Sat, Apr 24 - 4:30 pm
Author talk with Dr. Kahn: ‘The Unpublished Work of Jeremiah Barker’

Event: Mon, Apr 26 - 2:00 pm
Aldermere Farm Calf Unveiling, May 8

Event: Sat, May 8 - 9:45 am
Zoom-In: Marine mammal response in the northern half of Maine, April 27

Event: Tue, Apr 27 - 6:30 pm
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Event: Thu, Apr 29 - 6:30 pm
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Event: Fri, Apr 23 - 7:30 pm
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Event: Tue, Apr 20 - 6:30 pm
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Event: Sun, Apr 25 - 5:00 pm
Tick Talk: Lyme disease 101 with Bea Szantyr

Event: Tue, May 4 - 6:30 pm

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