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mayor and City Council: the current highest, best use of this property is for workforce housing
Belfast to host second listening session regarding Congress Street lot
Sun, 07/12/2020 - 7:15pm

BELFAST — The City of Belfast Mayor, Councilors and staff will facilitate a listening session at 115 Congress Street on Tuesday, July 28, 2020, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. This is the second listening session on the redevelopment of this property for workforce housing. The first took place on October 29, 2019. The City of Belfast recently undertook environmental cleanup and demolition activities at the site of the City’s former Public Works facility. This cleanup, now approaching a successful...
Rounding up in July for Midcoast Music Academy and Cultivating Community
OUT Maine benefits from ‘Round Up’ during Pride Month
Sun, 07/12/2020 - 7:00pm

ROCKLAND — The customers of the Good Tern Co-op raised $891.23 during the month of June for OUT! Maine. OUT Maine works toward a welcoming and affirming Maine for all rural young people of diverse sexual orientations, gender expressions and gender identities. In partnership with their allies and families, OUT Maine supports, educates and empowers these youth in their journey from adolescence to adulthood. For the month of July, the Good Tern Co-op will be rounding up for two organizations,...
Many aspects of trauma surface during an end of life journey
Maine Hospice Council receives grant for trauma-informed care for veterans on hospice
Thu, 07/09/2020 - 7:00pm
The Maine Hospice Council and Center for End-of-Life Care (MHC) has received one of 13 grants to work in partnership with the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s “We Honor Veterans Program” (NHPCO/WHV) and the US Department of Veterans Affairs. The goal is to increase awareness of PTSD, Moral Injury and Suicide and the subsequent impact on end of life and palliative care. This will be accomplished in partnership with community organizations, and MHC’s long-time partners at Togus...
$21.3 million in loans; more than 3,400 jobs retained
790 Lincoln County organizations each received COVID-19 loans of less than $150,000
Thu, 07/09/2020 - 7:45am

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the U.S. Treasury Department, released detailed information about Paycheck Protection Loan (PPP) recipients. The Paycheck Protection Program is a loan designed to provide a direct incentive for small businesses to keep their workers on the payroll. This loan provides small businesses, including eligible self-employed individuals, with funds to cover payroll costs including benefits, utilities,...
72 Lincoln County organizations each received COVID-19 loans of $150K to $5 million
Thu, 07/09/2020 - 7:30am

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the Treasury Department, has released detailed information about Paycheck Protection Loan (PPP) recipients. The Paycheck Protection Program is a loan designed to provide a direct incentive for small businesses to keep their workers on the payroll. This loan provides small businesses, including eligible self-employed individuals, with funds to cover payroll costs including benefits, utilities, mortgage interest and...
Gov. Mills mandates businesses enforce mask requirement, extends state of civil emergency
Wed, 07/08/2020 - 4:45pm

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills issued Wednesday an Executive Order requiring large retail businesses, restaurants, outdoor bars, tasting rooms, and lodging establishments in Maine’s more populous cities and coastal counties to enforce the State’s face covering requirement. The new Executive Order strengthens the enforcement component of the Governor’s face covering requirement. The Executive Order comes as Maine continues to reopen its economy and welcome visitors from other states. Scientific...
meeting a dramatic increase in the demand for colonoscopies and the care of digestive system disorders and colorectal cancer
PBMC opens new gastroenterology suite
Wed, 07/08/2020 - 12:45pm

ROCKPORT — With the clip of an oversized pair of scissors, Pen Bay Medical Center opened a new Gastroenterology suite during a ribbon cutting ceremony earlier this week. The suite, located the Physicians Building on the PBMC campus, will help the hospital meet a dramatic increase in the demand for colonoscopies and the care of digestive system disorders and colorectal cancer, according to PBMC, in a news release “We are committed to meeting the growing health care needs of our community even as...
136 area businesses, nonprofits each received COVID-19 loans of $150K to $5 million
Wed, 07/08/2020 - 10:30am

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the Treasury Department, has released detailed information about Paycheck Protection Loan (PPP) recipients. The Paycheck Protection Program is a loan designed to provide a direct incentive for small businesses to keep their workers on the payroll. This loan provides small businesses, including eligible self-employed individuals, with funds to cover payroll costs including benefits, utilities, mortgage interest and...
nearly $55 million in loans combined; nearly 10,000 jobs retained
SBA provided 2,085 area businesses COVID-19 loans of less than $150,000 each
Wed, 07/08/2020 - 10:30am

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the U.S. Treasury Department, released detailed information about Paycheck Protection Loan (PPP) recipients. The Paycheck Protection Program is a loan designed to provide a direct incentive for small businesses to keep their workers on the payroll. This loan provides small businesses, including eligible self-employed individuals, with funds to cover payroll costs including benefits, utilities,...
Federal government sends $1.6 million to support Maine small businesses, communities during pandemic
Wed, 07/08/2020 - 10:00am
WASHINGTON, D.C. — $1.6 million has been awarded to support the redevelopment and revitalization of small businesses in Maine that have suffered financial harm as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, per a news release. This funding, awarded through the Economic Development Administration’s CARES Act Recovery Assistance Program, will support Androscoggin, Kennebec, Somerset, Waldo, Aroostook, Washington, Penobscot, Oxford, Cumberland, and York counties. This funding will assist the organizations...
Meeting tuesday night
Camden to consider business request for outdoor retail Pop-Up Friday location
Tue, 07/07/2020 - 2:45pm
CAMDEN — This evening, July 7, at a regularly scheduled Camden Select Board meeting, a request from a business owner to set up a mobile boutique on town property will be considered. The query comes as a result of COVID-19, as business owners struggle to limit the number of customers inside stores, and maintain suitable physical distancing. Jennel Johnson-Pendleton, owner of Barefoot in Denim, on Bay View Street, is asking the town to set up a mobile shop on Knowlton Street, below the Teen...
Rockland to consider more Downtown side-street closures
Tue, 07/07/2020 - 12:15pm

ROCKLAND – The next Rockland City Council meeting, July 13, will consider summer street closures for Winter, Myrtle, and Orient streets. Following two experimental weekends of closing Downtown Main Street in its entirety as a way to allow eating establishments to spill out onto the sidewalks this summer, Council has not moved forward with repeat closures. However, other ideas continue to germinate, such as closing small side streets. With Oak Street now closed for Cafe Miranda and Fog, which is...
‘what we are talking about right now is the health of our citizens’
Rockland makes face-coverings mandatory in Downtown Zone
Mon, 07/06/2020 - 8:45pm

ROCKLAND – Following two amendments to a proposed ordinance requiring face coverings in public places, Rockland City Council voted unanimously, July 6, to require all pedestrians, visitors, guests, and employees of the Downtown Zone to wear face coverings while outside in that Zone. This ordinance takes effect immediately. Similar ordinances enacted in Rockland already require masks to be worn inside buildings accessed by the public, though not in back rooms and private offices within those...
supporting nonprofit leaders of color and their organizations
Investing in Leaders of Color program seeks grant applications
Mon, 07/06/2020 - 10:45am

The Maine Community Foundation’s Investing in Leaders of Color Program (ILOC) seeks applications. The program is part of MaineCF’s racial equity strategic work, which is building the field of people and organizations to increase the quality of life for all Maine people, according to MaineCF, in a news release. “Nonprofit leaders of color are core drivers of racial equity work in Maine,” said Senior Program Officer Gloria Aponte C, in the release. “The goal of the ILOC Program is to support...
holding office during the 2020-2021 year
Camden Rotary Club welcomes Chris Richmond as president
Sun, 07/05/2020 - 3:15pm

CAMDEN — Camden Rotary Club has welcomed Chris Richmond as its new president. Once a schooner captain, Richmond is now a commercial marine insurance agent at Allen Insurance and Financial. He joined Camden Rotary in 2012 and has held office as the club's service projects director and chair of youth and international services. He has also served as liaison with the Midcoast Interact Club, a Rotary organization for teens. Born in Harvard, Massachusetts, Richmond graduated from American University...
Rockport Public Library Foundation announces ‘Furniture & Fixtures’ fundraising goal
Sun, 07/05/2020 - 3:15pm

ROCKPORT — The Rockport Library Foundation (RLF) has officially launched its new fundraising campaign to raise $225,000 to cover the cost of furniture and fixtures for the new library. With construction on schedule, the race is on to open the doors October 1. “This is the last ‘mile,’” said capital campaign Co-Chair Joan Welsh, in a news release. “Having successfully met our $2 million goal for construction, we need to make sure there are enough stacks, desks, tables, and chairs inside the...
President Trump extends deadline for PPP loan approvals
Sat, 07/04/2020 - 4:30pm
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Legislation to extend the deadline for businesses to apply for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans was signed into law Saturday by President Donald Trump, according to a news release. The legislation extends the U.S. Small Business Administration’s authority to approve PPP loans through Aug. 8. Previously, small businesses had until June 30 to apply for a PPP loan. Approximately $130 billion in PPP funding remains available to assist small businesses and their employees,...
Rockland Planning Board to hear details of proposed senior care facility that would replace Knox Center
Wed, 07/01/2020 - 5:45pm

ROCKLAND — The Knox Center, in Rockland, may shut its doors and transfer its residents and staff to a new facility, provided that a construction proposal in Rockland meets Planning Board approval. The new facility, if approved, would not be operated by Pen Bay Medical Center, which had been operating the Center. On Tuesday, July 7, a developer of senior care facilities in Maine, Sandy River Company, will go before the Planning Board and formally propose details for a new facility at 41...
providing support services to the most disadvantaged and vulnerable members of the community
Belfast Public Health Nursing Association receives $8,000 United Midcoast Charities grant
Wed, 07/01/2020 - 5:00pm
BELFAST – Belfast Public Health Nursing Association, which has provided health care and other critical support services to the most disadvantaged and vulnerable members of the community for more than 100 years, has received a grant of $8,000 from United Midcoast Charities (UMC). The funds will be used for operating support. Belfast Public Health Nursing Association is a 501(c)(3) private nonprofit organization supported by Waldo County General Hospital, The City of Belfast, and through the...
Governor to sign Executive Order requiring coastal businesses enforce State’s face covering mandate
Wed, 07/01/2020 - 2:15pm

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Wednesday intentions to sign an Executive Order requiring Maine’s large retail stores, lodging establishments, restaurants, and outdoor bars and tasting rooms in the coastal counties of Hancock, Waldo, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Cumberland, and York, and in the more populous cities of Bangor and Brewer and Lewiston and Auburn, to enforce the State’s face covering mandate. The move comes as states across the country in the last week, such as North Carolina...
Thomaston Town Office closed Wednesday, July 1
Tue, 06/30/2020 - 5:45pm
THOMASTON — Thomaston Town Office will be closed Wednesday, July 1, after being closed to the public June 30 for the computer update. “The update has taken longer than anticipated,” said Town Manager Kara George, in a news release. “There was a delay in receiving the conversion data file from our previous vendor and data is still being inputted at the front counter and for the payroll modules. We will need to be closed to the public tomorrow as well to finish the system updates. I apologize for...
serving Kennebec, Somerset and western Waldo Counties
KVCOG wins $400,000 EDA CARES Act award for pandemic economic response, recovery
Tue, 06/30/2020 - 10:45am

The Kennebec Valley Council of Governments (KVCOG) has announced the federal investment of $400,000, over two years, to support KVCOG’s work to help the communities within its region respond to, and recover from, the COVID-19 pandemic. These funds, distributed by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), have been made available through the recent CARES Act, and will advance economic development in the communities which have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, according...
Julz Makes
New sewing, needle crafts store opens in Belfast
Mon, 06/29/2020 - 5:30pm

BELFAST — Even in these challenging times, entrepreneurs will press ahead and make things happen. In Belfast, a few new businesses have opened despite the uncertain retail environment, and Julz Makes is one of these, according to a Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce news release. Occupying the end spot on the Beaver Street Courtyard row below Belfast’s Opera House, the new sewing and needle crafts store is seeking to serve a need around sewing and knitting supplies, featuring Maine-based Done...
$400K awarded to organization supporting Waldo County small business revitalization
Mon, 06/29/2020 - 2:00pm

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Eastern Maine Development Corporation has been awarded $400,000 to support the redevelopment and revitalization of small businesses in Penobscot, Piscataquis, Waldo, and Hancock counties that have suffered financial harm as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding was awarded through the Economic Development Administration’s CARES Act Recovery Assistance Program. This funding will assist the organization with developing an economic recovery plan, deploy disaster...
Extends collection over three years
Going forward, CMP to charge average of $2.50 on electrical bills for Autumn 2019 storms
Thu, 06/25/2020 - 10:15am

Central Maine Power Co. (CMP), a subsidiary of AVANGRID Inc. (NYSE: AGR) announced June 25 the Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) authorized an annual adjustment of overall electric delivery prices for all CMP customers in Maine effective July 1, 2020. When all components of the annual price adjustment are combined, the resulting change will add approximately $2.50 to the average residential customer’s monthly bill, according to a news release from CMP. “This annual adjustment primarily...
helping animals such as Ash, ‘a fighter on the mend’
PAWS receives $5,000 matching gift for Second Chance Fund
Wed, 06/24/2020 - 6:45pm

CAMDEN — PAWS Animal Adoption Center received a challenge from one of its donors this past week. The challenge came with one stipulation; that the donor will match up to $5,000 of what PAWS can raise in the community for its Second Chance Fund. If successful, it would mean $10,000 for the shelter’s Second Chance Fund, which provides life-saving medical care to cats and dogs who enter the shelter in need of a second chance. The Camden-based shelter often takes in displaced animals requiring...
includes bowling alleys, arcades
Indoor amusement businesses receive guidance to reopen
Wed, 06/24/2020 - 5:45pm

AUGUSTA — The checklists for businesses falling under Phase 3 of Maine’s reopening plans have been released. The following is what indoor entertainment and amusement businesses, such as bowling alleys and arcades, must do to reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Phase 3: Indoor Amusement Indoor entertainment and amusement venues bring people from different households into close contact with each other, potentially for a prolonged period, and have the potential to increase COVID-19 transmission...
includes water parks, amusement parks
Outdoor amusement businesses must do this to reopen
Wed, 06/24/2020 - 5:30pm

AUGUSTA — The checklists for businesses falling under Phase 3 of Maine’s reopening plans have been released. The following is what outdoor entertainment and amusement businesses, such as water and amusement parks, must do to reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Phase 3: Outdoor Amusement Outdoor entertainment and amusement venues bring people from different households into close contact with each other and have the potential to increase COVID-19 transmission. The primary tools to control the...
Nearly $140,000 in Grants to 16 Organizations
One Less Worry, Wayfinder, Restorative Justice among recipients of Maine Women’s Fund grants
Wed, 06/24/2020 - 5:15pm

On June 24, the Maine Women’s Fund announced annual grant funding totaling $138,975 to 16 nonprofit organizations dedicated to transforming the lives of women and girls. In the past 30-plus years the Maine Women’s Fund has made over 490 bold investments totaling more than $2.6 million to 230 organizations investing in the power of women and girls across the state. One Less Worry, Wayfinder Schools, and Restorative Justice Institute of Maine are among the recipients. “We are honored to receive...
Evergreen Home Performance reopens while playing it safe
Wed, 06/24/2020 - 4:30pm

Locally-owned contracting company, Evergreen Home Performance, LLC, ( a registered Efficiency Maine vendor) announces resumption of its comfort, energy efficiency, and indoor air quality services with professional energy audits, air sealing and insulation, basement moisture encapsulation, and window and door replacement upgrades. Due to the in-home nature of its business, Evergreen suspended its operations when the pandemic first emerged in Maine in mid-March. During the eight-week downtime,...
This is what movie theaters must do to reopen
Wed, 06/24/2020 - 2:15pm

AUGUSTA — The checklists for businesses falling under Phase 3 of Maine’s reopening plans have been released. The following is what movie theaters must do to reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Phase 3: Movie Theaters General Guidance Require all staff, vendors, and visitors to maintain 6 feet of physical distance from individuals who are not part of their household group whenever possible. Require all staff, vendors, and visitors to wear a face covering, per CDC recommendations and pertinent...
former principal of Jonesport Elementary School
Debra Lay takes position as director of Vose Library
Wed, 06/24/2020 - 1:15pm

UNION — On July 1, Angie McKenna will step down as Vose Library Director and resume her role as Library Assistant. “For Debra Lay, heading back to Maine as the Library Director for Vose Library, in Union, is not simply a career change, but a dream come true,” said the Library, in a news release. A Newburyport, Massachusetts native, her work as a classroom teacher, school administrator, and online instructor for higher education extends over twenty-five years. She holds a Doctorate in...
Treasury clarifies PPP loan forgiveness process
Tue, 06/23/2020 - 5:15pm

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Treasury issued a new rule last night, according to a news release from Senator Susan Collins, specifying small business owners who have received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan can submit a loan forgiveness application immediately after they have spent the funds. At a Small Business Committee hearing earlier this month , Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin was asked whether small businesses must wait for the end of the 24-week duration of the...
30 years of experience within the nonprofit sector
Linda Impagliazzo named executive director of Mid-Coast Recovery Coalition
Tue, 06/23/2020 - 12:45pm

The Mid-coast Recovery Coalition (MCRC) Board of Directors has appointed Linda Impagliazzo as the organization’s new executive director. Substance Use Disorder including addiction to drugs and/or alcohol has become all too common in Midcoast Maine and across the country, taking its toll on individuals and families throughout communities, according to MCRC, in a news release. MCRC is a nonprofit organization that formed four years ago by Ira Mandel, MD, MPH in order to support individuals and...
Update: Site visit scheduled for June 30
Rockland Planning Board questions landscaping of proposed museum boathouse, abutters question ownership
Tue, 06/23/2020 - 10:30am

ROCKLAND – “The last thing I want to do is encourage you to put landscaping somewhere that can’t be maintained to look good, if it’s going to fail,” said Rockland Planning Board member Marcel Valliere, speaking June 2 at a meeting whose agenda included review of a permit application for a Sail Power and Steam Museum on Mechanic Street. While the Planning Board continued review of the proposed project, they also scheduled a June 30 site visit with project proponents Jim and Meg Sharp and their...
Labor officials promote solutions to help businesses, employees return to work
Tue, 06/23/2020 - 9:45am

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Labor is reminding businesses and employees about important policies and programs to support Maine’s workforce during the unprecedented economic disruption caused by COVID-19. As the economy gradually restarts, the Department noted in a news release workers can have part-time employment and not lose unemployment benefits in their entirety. Workers who earn less than $5 over their weekly benefit amount remain eligible for partial unemployment benefits. Plus,...
More than 20 high-quality vendors offer direct delivery to home
New delivery service ‘Belfast Delivers’ brings food, products to Waldo County
Tue, 06/23/2020 - 9:30am

BELFAST—Watch out Grubhub, a new food delivery service is in town. Matt Burke, owner of Sweet Monkey Business, an artisan cookie company and Kate Hall, owner of GRAZE Maine, a producer of microgreens, have teamed up to offer a custom delivery service with their new website Belfast Delivers, which allows customers to shop from more than 20 local farms, food vendors, shops, and restaurants and have it brought directly to their door. The way it works is customers can...
Governor postpones reopening of indoor bar service
Mon, 06/22/2020 - 2:15pm

AUGUSTA — The Mills Administration announced Monday it is postponing the reopening of indoor service at bars to protect public health given the higher risk of COVID-19 transmission in such settings. Under the Administration’s Restarting Maine’s Economy plan, bars across Maine have been able to reopen for outdoor service and were tentatively scheduled to resume indoor service on July 1 as part of Stage 3. However, given the elevated health risk presented by bars, along with major outbreaks in...
Belfast Adventure Education to begin in October
Mon, 06/22/2020 - 8:00am

BELFAST — A three-day-a-week homeschool enrichment program called Belfast Adventure Education will be starting in Belfast on October 7. Learning through place-based skill building, community connections, lived experience, and integration through the arts, the program will run Wednesdays through Fridays, 31 weeks a year. “Community service, science, art, math, social studies, history, geography, language arts, and ecology are all naturally a part of the rich community and landscape the children...
countywide initiative to increase access to health care for people regardless of their ability pay
Waldo County Dental Care receives $16,000 grant from United Midcoast Charities
Thu, 06/18/2020 - 7:30pm

BELFAST — Waldo County Dental Care, which seeks to increase access to dental care for low-income uninsured adults in Waldo County, has received a grant of $16,000 from United Midcoast Charities (UMC). The funds will be used to offset general expenses. Waldo County Dental Care is part of a countywide initiative by Waldo County General Hospital (WCGH) to increase access to health care for people regardless of their ability pay. “Research shows a strong relationship between oral health and overall...
Rockland Chef Melissa Kelly testifies virtually for Congressional committee on PPP loans
Thu, 06/18/2020 - 12:30pm

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Melissa Kelly, a well-known chef and small business owner, testified virtually for a U.S. Congressional committee Wednesday as the committee hosted a remote hearing examining the Paycheck Protection Program’s impact on small businesses. Kelly is the executive chef and proprietor of Primo Restaurant, in Rockland. The U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Committee specifically held the hearing to learn about the issues borrowers and lenders have faced in applying for,...
helping families in need During Pandemic
With every June and July contract, roofing company to donate funds to Good Shepherd
Wed, 06/17/2020 - 12:30pm

You can team up with Horch Roofing to bring food security to the local community while making your own home more secure this summer, according to Horch Roofing, in a news release. Horch, with locations in Warren and Westbrook, has set a goal of raising over $10,000 for Good Shepherd Food Bank. Every year, Horch Roofing’s employees choose a charitable cause, and their Responsible Giving Committee works with local charities to honor that goal. With the COVID-19 pandemic highlighting an even...
Storefront square footage reduces by half as Conklin’s Mercantile takes over other half
A look at Maine Sport Outfitters’ new Main Street renovation
Tue, 06/16/2020 - 10:45am

CAMDEN—Like the bellows of an accordian, Maine Sport Outfitters has expanded over the years and has now contracted, essentially splitting the square footage of the storefront in half and re-opening with renovations to its Main Street, Camden, location. “The original Maine Sport store was in this exact space maybe 25 years ago,” said Tyler Smith, Director of Property Management and Development Bayview Management. “Before that, it had been on Bay View Street in two locations in the mid-1980s,...
addressing economic security and access to childcare and camp
Penobscot Bay YMCA receives $28,000 grant from United Midcoast Charities
Mon, 06/15/2020 - 2:15pm
The Penobscot Bay YMCA, a local nonprofit that fosters partnerships, provides programs and services, and promotes youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility, has received a grant of $28,000 from United Midcoast Charities (UMC). The funds will be used to address economic security and access to childcare and camp for Knox County and Lincolnville families. The Y maintains proudly their licensed, qualified, highly structured childcare and camp programs, and considered widely to be...
Camden girl establishes lemonade stand, dedicates proceeds to social justice, public health
Mon, 06/15/2020 - 11:30am

CAMDEN — One week after participating in the Black Lives Matter gathering in Camden, Mackenzie Lyman and her daughter, Hayden, were having a conversation about how to help social justice and public health efforts. Over the June 14 weekend, Hayden turned 7. But this was not the year for birthday parties, with the COVID 19 pandemic. Instead, Hayden decided to establish a lemonade stand, with proceeds going to an organization that promotes social justice and human rights. With this initial venture...
curbside pickup on Monday and Wednesday
Cushing Public Library reopens in stages
Sat, 06/13/2020 - 9:00am
CUSHING — The Cushing Public Library has begun to open in planned stages. Members of the Library Board have been accepting and processing returned books, and on June 8 the library began its second phase, making available books ordered over the phone for curbside pickup on Monday and Wednesday, between 10 a.m. and noon. The library’s catalog is online at cushing.lib.me.us and books can be ordered at wrobertsmaine63@gmail.com at least two days before pickup. Patrons will call from the parking lot...
Downeaster to resume weekday round trip between Brunswick and Boston
Thu, 06/11/2020 - 10:00am
The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA) announced June 9 that the Amtrak Downeaster will begin Phase 1 of Service Restoration beginning June 15, 2020. Service will resume with one round trip on weekdays only between Brunswick, Maine and Boston, Massachusetts: southbound Train 680 and northbound Train 685. Downeaster service has been suspended since April 13, 2020. A number of protocols and procedures have been implemented to protect the health and safety of passengers and...
in preparation for re-opening services to in-person visits
Knox Clinic receives $25,000 grant from United Midcoast Charities
Wed, 06/10/2020 - 2:45pm

ROCKLAND — The Knox Clinic has been selected by United Midcoast Charities (UMC) for a $25,000 grant to provide local low income, uninsured or underinsured families with medical, dental, mental health and wellness services as well as prescription assistance. The funding arrived at an ideal time as the Knox Clinic is purchasing essential protective gear and cleaning supplies in preparation for re-opening services to in-person visits, according to the Clinic, in a news release. During the current...
launching a capital campaign to raise $100,000 to assist with the building purchase
Ecology Learning Charter School, Unity Foundation collaborate for purchase of new building
Wed, 06/10/2020 - 8:00am

UNITY — The Ecology Learning Center, Maine’s newest public charter school for grades 9 and 10, to open this September, is collaborating with Unity Foundation to secure a new home for their school. Both organizations share a vision for supporting the youth of Unity and surrounding towns to grow a strong, resilient community, according to the school in a news release. The building is located within walking distance to parks, Unity Pond, the Hills to Sea Trail, Unity Barn Raisers, and Unity...
Rockland to try short-duration Main Street closures; allows Oak Street restaurants to use sidewalk, parking spaces
Tue, 06/09/2020 - 12:15pm

ROCKLAND – As a way of attracting customers and pedestrians to Rockland’s Downtown district during the pandemic, Main Street will be closed Friday, June 19, from 5 to 11 p.m., and Saturday, June 20, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. The weekend closure experiment will allow the Main Street closure advisory committee to observe the fruit of their making in real time before providing any tweaks ahead of closures the weekend after. In deference to concerns and opposition to an outright closure of Main...

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Event: Sat, Jul 25 - 9:00 am
Belfast to host second listening session regarding Congress Street lot

Event: Tue, Jul 28 - 5:30 pm
Ashwood Waldorf School Hosts “Joyful Learning:” A Virtual Open House

Event: Wed, Jul 15 - 7:00 pm
Union Masons plan benefit chicken BBQ for July 18

Event: Sat, Jul 18 - 12:00 pm
Online author talk with Irene Drago

Event: Wed, Jul 15 - 6:30 pm
Open Garden Day in Belfast to feature English-style perennial garden

Event: Fri, Jul 24 - 10:00 am
Belfast Summer Nights to feature Muskeg, Shirt Tail Kin

Event: Thu, Jul 16 - 5:30 pm
Bug Safari at Merryspring

Event: Fri, Jul 17 - 10:00 am
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Event: Thu, Jul 23 - 2:00 pm
Yoga on the beach at Sears Island with Missy Hatch

Event: Fri, Jul 24 - 10:00 am
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Event: Thu, Jul 23 - 11:00 am
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Event: Tue, Jul 28 - 6:00 pm
Camden: Vote Absentee July 14

Event: Tue, Jul 14 - 11:45 am
Facebook live author visit, reading with Fran Hodgkins

Event: Wed, Jul 15 - 11:00 am
Rockland Historical Society shares Colin Woodard Bicentennial program

Event: Wed, Jul 15 - 7:00 pm
Acoustic Malletts to perform at Camden Opera House

Event: Wed, Sep 9 - 7:00 pm
Two Searsport gardens open July 17

Event: Fri, Jul 17 - 10:00 am

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