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Maine Office of Marijuana Policy Clarifies Track and Trace Costs
Mon, 09/16/2019 - 7:15pm
AUGUSTA – The Maine Office of Marijuana Policy, a part of the Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, conducted a demonstration of BioTrackTHC at a track and trace kickoff event in Augusta. BioTrackTHC is a cloud-based software product which will use barcode-based tags and labels to track the growth and distribution of marijuana and marijuana products throughout Maine. The use of a track and trace system is required by law in the Marijuana Legalization Act and the Maine...
Medical marijuana facility proposal to return to Rockland Planning Board
Mon, 09/16/2019 - 12:00pm

ROCKLAND — Rockland residents hoping to develop the city’s second medical marijuana storefront will return before the planning board Tuesday, Sept. 17. In May 2018, Kristine and Charles Doherty, IV, proposed “Highbrow” as a potential tenant of the renovated CN Brown building at 696 Main Street. At that time, the planning board approved many of the property-related aspects in a 4-1 vote. However, the 1,300 square foot building failed to meet the 20-ft rear setback requirement. The Dohertys will...
A Learn with UMC Event
United Midcoast Charities offers Board Boot Camp
Sun, 09/15/2019 - 5:00pm

CAMDEN — United Midcoast Charities’ October offering in its free educational series will be Learn with UMC: Board Boot Camp for Beginners, Thursday, October 17, from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center, in Belfast. This event is offered in partnership with Maine Association of Nonprofits. Do you ever worry about whether the board you’re on is covering all of its bases – or whether there’s some outstanding risk or liability that you’ve overlooked? This workshop will...
Workshop on ‘Quieting Your Inner Critic’ in Belfast, Sept. 26
Wed, 09/11/2019 - 2:30pm

BELFAST — inspireal, llc announced a free talk for women at the Hutchinson Center on September 26. Jill Parker, inspireal Chief Inspiration Officer, describes the program as a: “super real discussion of one of the major roadblocks to success for women both personally and professionally. We all have an inner critic. Sometimes that critic can be helpful in allowing us to reflect on ways to achieve our goals. Other times, she's just plain nasty and needs to pipe down. This workshop will talk about...
Maine joins attorneys general coalition suing SEC for putting brokers ahead of investors
Wed, 09/11/2019 - 1:15pm
AUGUSTA — Maine Attorney General Aaron M. Frey joined a coalition of eight attorneys general from around the nation in filing a federal lawsuit, in the Southern District of New York, challenging the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) "Regulation Best Interest" for failing to meet basic investor protections that were laid out in the historic 2010 Dodd-Frank Act. "Important fiduciary regulations were adopted as a result of the Dodd-Frank Act, which passed in partial...
tour the facility, win prizes!
Rockland’s Planet Fitness eager for Sept. 23 grand opening celebration
Tue, 09/10/2019 - 7:15pm

ROCKLAND — Planet Fitness is celebrating the launch of their new Rockland location with a Grand Opening Celebration on Monday, Sept. 23 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event will feature music, food and multiple chances to win a free membership, gift cards to area restaurants, Bluetooth speakers and many other items. Guests can tour the new facility and learn why Planet Fitness is the Judgement Free Zone, a press release noted. New members can join for $1 down and then $10 a month with no commitment...
New Ventures Maine welcomes new regional manager
Tue, 09/10/2019 - 11:30am

MIDCOAST — New Ventures Maine welcomes Lisa Archer as its new Midcoast Regional Manager/Workforce Specialist. The region served by the Midcoast team includes Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox, and Waldo counties. Archer is based at UMA’s Brunswick Center at Brunswick Landing. She will be providing career and education planning and financial education and asset building training and coaching services. Archer is a native to Maine and has worked in the nonprofit community in Bath as the Community Services...
free four-week class to help gain skills and confidence to stretch money
New Ventures Maine to offer My Money Works course
Tue, 09/10/2019 - 11:15am

CAMDEN — Do you need to review your financial life and get a fresh start? Starting Tuesday, Sept. 24, New Ventures Maine (NVME) in partnership with the Camden Public Library will offer My Money Works, a free four-week class to help you gain the skills and confidence to stretch your money, pay your bills, reduce your debt, find money for savings, plan for retirement, and set personal financial goals. The class will be held at the Camden Public Library, Main Street, in Camden, on Tuesdays from 10...
Rockport man puts rental safety first
Tue, 09/10/2019 - 7:15am

ROCKPORT – Justin Ford, of Rockport, is no stranger to rental properties, nor to safety. With more than 20 years of combined experience as a member of the United States Coast Guard, a volunteer firefighter and the owner of a successful vacation rental agency, Ford’s unique experience has bestowed him with a unique skill set and a passion for a niche that Ford said is often overlooked: vacation rental safety. “Rental safety is huge at the moment; vacation rentals are currently the most dangerous...
Meet With Your State Legislators at Vose Library
Mon, 09/09/2019 - 7:45pm
UNION — A Meeting With Your State Legislators will be offered at the Vose Library, 392 Common Road, Union, Saturday, September 14, at 10 a.m. Stop by for an opportunity to have one-on-one discussions with your state representatives. You can share any problems that you may be having with a government agency and get updates on current legislation. FMI: 207-785-4733.
Local bank named one of 2019’s Best Places to Work in Maine
Mon, 09/09/2019 - 11:00am

MIDCOAST — Damariscotta Bank & Trust was recently named as one of the 2019 Best Places to Work in Maine. This statewide survey and awards program was created in 2006 to identify, recognize, and award the best places of employment in Maine that benefit the state’s economy, its workforce, and business. Damariscotta Bank & Trust was honored in the medium-sized category (50-249 U.S. employees). The survey is presented by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) – Maine State Council...
Looking to remove an unwanted critter?
New business works to remove bats, other nuisance animals from homes
Mon, 09/09/2019 - 10:15am

BROOKS — Northeast Wildlife Services has launched a business to help remove bats and other nuisance animals from area homes. Ray Losnes, a wildlife control specialist based in Brooks, is determined to get wildlife critters out of houses safely, ethically – and most importantly – quickly, according to Wildlife Services, in a news release. His new business, Northeast Wildlife Services, northeastwildlifeservices.com, officially launched on August 10, 2019. For the last year and a half, Losnes has...
six-year grant will bring advanced cancer clinical trials, typically only available in major metropolitan areas, to patients in rural Maine
MaineHealth Cancer Care receives $5.1 million grant
Fri, 09/06/2019 - 10:30am
PORTLAND — Cancer patients across Maine and Carroll County, New Hampshire will have access to far more advanced clinical trials in their home communities, thanks to a major federal research grant awarded to the MaineHealth Cancer Care Network (MHCCN). The six-year, $5.1 million award from the National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) is the single largest grant ever extended by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for clinical cancer research and cancer clinical...
Lincolnville Center Indoor Flea Market
Fri, 09/06/2019 - 10:15am
LINCOLNVILLE — Lincolnville Center Indoor Flea Market to be held Saturday, September 21, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Community Building located at 18 Searsmont Road, Rt 173, in Lincolnville Center. A full house of vendors offering a wide array of merchandise plus fresh baked goods and breakfast casseroles. “This is not your usual flea market,” said a press release. This event will be held the third Saturday of the month through October. All welcome. No admission fee. Sponsored by the United...
Touring Peninsula Art opens St. George studios to public
Thu, 09/05/2019 - 4:15pm

ST. GEORGE — If you love art, don’t miss the St. George Business Alliance (SGBA)’s “Touring Peninsula Art” event on Saturday, September 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., according to SGBA, in a news release. From the St. George town line to the tip of the peninsula in Port Clyde, SGBA member studios, galleries, and shops will be open and displaying a wide variety of work by local artists. Colorful “ART TOUR” lawn signs and event maps will identify participating locations on both the east and west...
Unsung hero award, grant recipients, music by the Right Track
Midcoast Charities to hold 2nd annual Community Celebration
Tue, 09/03/2019 - 3:00pm

ROCKPORT — United Midcoast Charities (UMC) will reveal its 2019 grant award recipients at its Community Celebration, Thursday, September 19, at the Samoset Resort. Representatives from dozens of local organizations receiving 2019 UMC grants will be present and the public is invited to join the grantees, from 5 - 7:30 p.m., to celebrate their tireless work in the community. The evening will include a hosted bar, heavy appetizers, the presentation of grants and premier of a short video about the...
And other diminutive structures by custom furniture maker Tom Dahlke
A boathouse that opens up to a bar
Mon, 09/02/2019 - 1:30pm

BELFAST—From the outside, custom furniture maker Tom Dahlke’s miniature houses and barns resemble child’s dollhouses. But inside each custom structure, there are adult prizes to discover. Dahlke, who lives in Brunswick, was one of the artists on hand at the Maine Crafts Guild show at United Farmers Market Event Center, August 16-18. When the boathouse opens, one expects to see a miniaturized floor plan, perhaps some Lilliputian boats, but instead, lo and behold, there’s a bottle of Jameson and...
Hutchinson Center offers one-week grant writing program
Fri, 08/30/2019 - 9:00am

BELFAST — A grant writing certificate program will be offered Monday through Friday, Sept. 30 – Oct. 4, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. Nonprofit leaders, executive directors, municipal officials, board members and others interested in creating high-quality grant proposals for their organizations are invited to register. This is an intensive program and participants can expect to walk away with a well vetted grant proposal. Course instructor Jack Smith, M.P.A...
Loyal Biscuit Co. awards more than $11,000 to four Maine animal nonprofits
Mon, 08/26/2019 - 1:45pm

Heidi and Joel Neal of Rockland, first purchased the Loyal Biscuit Co. in January of 2009. What was then a single retail location with one employee has since grown to add five additional locations with twenty eight employees. The primary focus of the Loyal Biscuit Co. is to not only supply Maine communities with healthy dog and cat supplies, but to provide support to the local humane societies with donations of healthy pet food, financial support, and promoting adoption of companion animals. As...
providing food to families in need, helping develop aspirations in youth
Midcoast nonprofits receive bank’s Foundation Grants
Fri, 08/23/2019 - 9:45am
BANGOR — The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation recently awarded grants to several nonprofit organizations in central and eastern Maine. The Foundation awards grants to nonprofits with worthy initiatives that make communities more prosperous, more livable, and more vibrant. Grant applications are reviewed quarterly. Waldo Community Action Partners received a grant to support the Heroes 4 Hunger program, which provides boxes of healthy foods to families in need throughout Waldo County. Trekkers, Inc...
deterioration of a ‘much photographed and artistically rendered bell tower’
Wessaweskeag Historical Society donates to ‘Help Save Our Steeple’ campaign
Fri, 08/23/2019 - 9:45am

SOUTH THOMASTON — Wessaweskeag Historical Society has donated a large amount of money to help restore a nearby landmark. People’s United Methodist Church is a small New England church located on the edge of the Weskeag River in South Thomaston, Maine. Built in 1877, it is the most visible and well-known site in South Thomaston and is the center of activity for many outreach organizations in our area. Over the past several years its much photographed and artistically rendered bell tower, cupola...
In business: ‘We simply want to take down any barriers to getting people outside’
Tops’l Farm offers glamping experience in Waldoboro’s woods
Thu, 08/22/2019 - 2:00pm

WALDOBORO — Heading into the Maine woods, sipping on a cocktail and being fed by a private chef is not your ordinary camping experience. At Tops’l Farm in Waldoboro, however, the ordinary and more traditional camping experience is not what Sarah and Joshua Pike aim to provide. Rather, they provide glamping, a new way of camping. “We are more proudly offering a very rustic ‘more-like-camping-experience’ with comfy bedding and extra pillows to give people a soft space to land,” Sarah said. Both...
Company will manufacture construction insulation made from softwood chips
Belfast-based GO Lab, Inc., buys former paper mill in Madison
Thu, 08/22/2019 - 10:15am
GO Lab, Inc., a building products manufacturer in Belfast, closed on its purchase of the former Madison Paper Industries mill, along the Kennebec River in Madison. The company said Aug. 22 it will make three wood fiber insulation products at the facility: EM Board, EM Batt and EM Pack, all under the brand name Timber Pure Technologies. GO Lab has been working for months with its engineering and construction partners on plans to retrofit the mill, install a line of manufacturing equipment...
Stone structure on site once used as an animal pound to temporarily secure wandering livestock
Waldoborough Historical Society to host Waldoboro Business Association
Mon, 08/19/2019 - 9:45am

WALDOBORO — On Wednesday, August 28, at 6 p.m., the Waldoborough Historical Society will host the Waldoboro Business Association for the general monthly meeting. The Waldoborough Historical Society Museum, consists of three buildings and a Town Pound, located on RT. 220 South, just off Route One, and a two-minute drive from Moody’s Diner. For those who have never toured the museum, this will offer an opportunity to see the buildings and exhibits first hand. The Museum is open to the public free...
NNEPRA ‘hoping for’ 2020 Midcoast passenger rail service
Fri, 08/16/2019 - 7:15am

If you thought you saw Amtrak coming down the rails Wednesday morning, Aug. 14, you weren’t seeing things, except maybe the future. And the views from aboard were great, according to a Rockland official who took the trip from Brunswick to Sagadahoc, Lincoln and Knox counties and back. The trip gathered information on travel times and track conditions on the seasonal, weekend passenger service route Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority has been considering , NNEPRA’s executive director...
a long-time volunteer for Bowl for Kids’ Sake
Former ‘Beauty, Brains and Heart’ winner joins Big Brothers Big Sisters board
Thu, 08/15/2019 - 3:30pm

MID-MAINE — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine (BBBSMM) welcomes Sarah Peabody as the newest member of its Board of Directors. Peabody is a vice president at Bank of America, where she has worked for more than 24 years, currently serving as a strategies analyst. She has been an active volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine for more than a decade, serving as a school-based program coordinator as well as a Big Sister. She serves on the Board’s Governance Committee and is a long-...
Rockland announces Fiscal Year 2020 mil rate
Tue, 08/13/2019 - 2:30pm
ROCKLAND — Tuesday, Aug. 13 is Tax Day. During the Monday, Aug. 12, Rockland City Council meeting, City Manager Tom Luttrell announced the expected mil rate for the 2020 Fiscal Year. Previously, after months of springtime deliberation, the City acknowledged that the new rate would be in the $25 range, according to Luttrell. As of Monday night, the new rate is expected at $24.76 per mil. However, Luttrell reasoned that the rate could change again by Tuesday morning. Breaking down that numbers,...
Thrift shop purchases accumulate into large donation to Homeless Coalition
Tue, 08/13/2019 - 2:15pm

CAMDEN — Heavenly Threads, a thrift shop and outreach program of the First Congregational Church of Camden, recently presented the Knox County Homeless Coalition with a donation of $3000. Since 1995, Heavenly Threads has supported many local organizations by donating proceeds from the sale of gently-used treasures received from the community. “The First Congregational Church and its outreach program do so much for our community,” said Elinor Weissman, case manager at KCHC. “We greatly...
Maine Community Foundation
Maine Expansion Arts Fund seeks grant applicants
Tue, 08/13/2019 - 1:15pm
ELLSWORTH and PORTLAND — The Maine Community Foundation’s Maine Expansion Arts Fund is accepting applications from nonprofits for grants of up to $5,000 that support indigenous, ethnic, or rural arts programs or projects, particularly those that serve areas with limited access to arts events. The deadline for grant applications is September 15, 2019. An online application, guidelines and a list of recent grants are available at www.mainecf.org . The Maine Expansion Arts Fund is a collaborative...
Maine transportation agency to distribute $3 million in VW settlement funds
Tue, 08/13/2019 - 11:30am
The Maine Department of Transportation will distribute approximately $3 million in Volkswagen environmental mitigation settlement funds. This money is what's remaining in the Appendix D-2 Eligible Mitigation Action category. An eligible party still operating a vehicle with a diesel engine from 2009 or earlier may receive between 25 and 80 percent of the base price of a new vehicle through this settlement fund. This is the second round of competitive funding. The first round, announced last year...
Rockland police officer recognized for 20 years’ service
Tue, 08/13/2019 - 8:45am

ROCKLAND — What’s the easiest way for a police officer to divert attention away from himself during a commendation ceremony in his honor? Announce his son’s current accomplishment. Sgt. Kenneth Smith and his family received an additional thundering round of applause during the Monday, Aug. 12, Rockland City Council meeting, where Smith was recognized for 20 years of service as a Rockland police officer. As Council members, Police Chief Chris Young, and Smith’s family gathered around Smith for a...
nominate an Unsung Hero community volunteer
United Midcoast Charities to hold Community Celebration
Mon, 08/12/2019 - 2:00pm

ROCKPORT — The 2019 United Midcoast Charities annual Community Celebration will take place Thursday, Sept. 19, from 5 - 7:30 p.m., at the Samoset, in Rockport. UMC will recognize its 2019 grant recipients and supporters with an evening of fun, dancing, food and drink, including music by The Right Track. The Unsung Hero community volunteer of the year, a joint project of Courier Publications and UMC, will also be awarded at the Community Celebration. Nominations are being accepted now...
The Waldo Theater appoints new executive director
Mon, 08/12/2019 - 1:45pm

WALDOBORO — After a four month search that attracted more than 50 applicants from throughout the U.S., The Waldo’s board of directors has appointed Kate Fletcher as the organization’s new executive director. Fletcher brings an impressive breadth of experience to The Waldo, according to the Board, in a news release. She has worked in arts administration, programming, and development with theater, visual arts, and educational organizations for over 25 years, including the Long Wharf Theatre (New...
‘Must be Nice’ owner hauls, cooks, shucks lobster, and runs her own business
Sadie Samuels’ new lobster shack opens in Belfast
Mon, 08/12/2019 - 9:30am

BELFAST— She works hard for the money, that’s for sure. Captain Sadie Samuels catches lobster all week on her own boat, FV Must Be Nice . The afternoon I’d stopped by her new lobster shack, located right on the Harbor Walk in Belfast, she’d already been up at 4 a.m. to go haul. “The bait guys were late this morning, like 5 a.m., so I got a late start,” she admitted. Yet, by 10 a.m., when most of America is only an hour into their work day, Sadie got off the boat, and headed for her...
‘Sometimes the best way to find what you're looking for is to make it yourself’
Nomad Pasta introduces fresh, local organic pasta to Maine
Thu, 08/08/2019 - 9:00pm

BELFAST — Every entrepreneur sources passion for their business in a completely unique method. For Nick Grim and Noelle Wingate, they sourced the passion behind their business, Nomad Pasta, during a recent three week trip to Europe. After starting in Zurich, Switzerland, the pair took a train down through Italy, stopping in Venice, Florence, Riomaggiore (Cinque Terre), Rome and Sicily. (The trip’s final stop was to Malta.) “We were so inspired by the hand-made, high quality...
It’s about good food and people who care
Community gets to the heart of the Saint George River Cafe
Wed, 08/07/2019 - 5:00pm

WARREN – I didn’t really know what to expect when I walked into the Saint George Café at 310 Main Street, but what I found was a true gastronomical delight in a warm environment built and supported by the love of a community. It’s a story worth telling and exemplifies small-town America. We start in Seattle, Washington, where current owner Ann Gonzales was living with her partner, Fanny Faye Davis. Gonzales worked as a psychotherapist and Davis worked for the school district...
Islesboro Central School hires new counselor
Wed, 08/07/2019 - 1:00pm

ISLESBORO — Islesboro Central School recently hired Lindsay Dakers as their Middle School and High School counselor. Dakers is joining Islesboro Central School with a background in career and technical education, alternative education, and the coordination of middle and high school career and college readiness programs for rural Maine schools. Most recently she served as the multiple pathways coordinator for Mount Abram Regional High School, located in Franklin County. Dakers is from the...
Not until December, PUC says
Maine PUC to decide CMP metering, billing case prior to action on company’s rate hike request
Tue, 08/06/2019 - 1:15pm
The Maine Public Utilities Commission said Aug. 6 that it expects to rule on the controversial metering and billing case in December 2019, and shortly thereafter take action on CMP’s proposed rate request. “In the interest of transparency and making the best decision possible for Maine ratepayers, the Commissioners agreed that the results of the metering and billing case must be thoroughly understood before proceeding to the rate case,” stated Philip Bartlett, Chairman of the Commission, in a...
‘disappointed that we haven’t been talking all along’
RSU 13 request for McLain School status raises ire of Rockland Council
Tue, 08/06/2019 - 12:15pm

ROCKLAND — A request made by RSU 13 for a status update of McLain School RFQs has led to an angry backlash by some members of Rockland City Council. Two years ago, the Rockland City Council agreed to take back the unwanted school building from the school district. For more than a year, a task force made of Rockland residents has met bi-monthly at the school, on Lincoln Street, in an attempt to determine the best use of the property. During those two years, RSU 13 has continued to use the school...
Community Foundation seeks grant applications from LGBTQ-related nonprofits
Tue, 08/06/2019 - 12:00pm
ELLSWORTH and PORTLAND — The Maine Community Foundation’s Equity Fund is accepting applications from nonprofits for project and capacity-building grants that address lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) issues and needs. The Equity Fund helps strengthen LGBTQ organizations in Maine and supports initiatives that work toward inclusive, diverse, prejudice-free communities for the LGBTQ population and all people in Maine. Grant awards of up to $7,500 are available, with priority...
Maine Water appoints Mike Ames as Camden-Rockport division superintendent
Mon, 08/05/2019 - 10:00am

Maine Water Company said Aug. 5 that Mike Ames has been appointed the new Superintendent of the Camden Rockland Division. Ames was formerly at Farley, Inc. where he gained more than 20 years of experience as a team leader and project manager, according to a news release. “We are pleased to have Mike on board and contributing to Maine Water,” said Rick Knowlton, President of Maine Water. “Mike has track record of service to his community and to the environment that aligns perfectly with our...
in business
In demand and expanding: Craft Delivery Service delivers the goods, on time and with a smile
Fri, 08/02/2019 - 3:00pm

CAMDEN- When Sue Craft started her Camden-based delivery service it was on a vision, she said. “It was interesting how I got started,” she said. “I get these ideas that sometimes run away with me.” She explained that about two years ago she approached John McCluskey, co-owner of Camden House of Pizza, about offering pizza delivery for his customers. “He turned me down,” she said. That is, until about two weeks later when she ran into him on the street and he asked if they could have a further...
Applications accepted through August 15
Camden Rotary seeks emerging young leaders for development opportunity
Fri, 08/02/2019 - 2:15pm
CAMDEN — Are you an emerging leader between the ages of 18-35? Are you entering the workforce or currently in an entry-level job, but want to learn the skills to grow professionally? Rotary Youth Leadership Awards participants are exposed to values that Rotarians deem essential for those who hold leadership roles: ethical behavior, integrity of character, and a commitment to community service. The program gives awardees an opportunity to: Develop leadership skills Increase self-confidence and...
collaborating of phase two in progress; fall/winter use anticipated
Sidecountry Sports pledges $10,000 to Georges River Land Trust trails program
Fri, 08/02/2019 - 1:45pm

ROCKLAND — Sidecountry Sports owners Andrew Dailey and Brian Kelley have pledged of $10,000 to the Georges River Land Trust trails program. Georges River Land Trust manages more than 60 miles of trails. Recently, the land trust started building multi-use trails in the Thomaston Town forest. This summer, Georges River Land Trust is completing a second phase. These trails are aimed at entry into outdoor sports, and allow youth to ride their bikes on trails that have been optimized through removal...
spreading the word about the challenges of youth
Chorus grant confirms community support of beneficiary
Fri, 08/02/2019 - 9:45am

ROCKLAND — Thanks to Midcoast Community Chorus’ (MCC) June beneficiary concert, Spheres, OUT Maine’s statewide work supporting and empowering lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) youth has stronger local community support, according to OUT. Each year, the MCC donates a portion of its concert proceeds to an area nonprofit. This year, OUT Maine was chosen from more than a dozen organizations applying for support. From the ticket sales, OUT received a $5,000 MCC grant...
Meeting the Maine elements with the right systems and materials
Building an energy efficient, Yankee-sensible house in Camden
Fri, 08/02/2019 - 5:00am

CAMDEN — David Kibbe decided last year to move to Maine from North Carolina, where he had been happily immersed in a medical and IT career, and raising a family for 30 years. But the prospect of living on the Maine coast, combined with the ability to work from home courtesy of steady internet, compelled him to scout for land in Camden, where he decided to build a sensible, energy efficient, and green-as-possible new home. Being a sailor, Penobscot Bay called to him. But he was not inclined to...
Rockland Library announces new children’s librarian
Thu, 08/01/2019 - 10:30am

ROCKLAND — Rockland Public Library has announced their new full-time children's librarian. Katie Drago has worked at Rockland Library as a reference library tech since April 2017. She previously worked at Camden Public Library as a children's library assistant and at Victorian Public Library (Texas) as head children’s librarian. “If you’ve been to the Library recently, you know that Katie provides exceptional customer service to both children and adults,” said Rockland Library, in a news...
board member Pete Orne raises questions
Five Town School Board votes 7 to 1 to shape a solar farm contract agreement
Wed, 07/31/2019 - 9:30am

CAMDEN — The Five Town CSD School Board, which governs Camden Hills Regional High School, voted 7 to 1 at a special meeting July 29 to pursue a contract with ReVision Energy, of Liberty, to construct a 1.5 to 1.8 megawatt solar farm on a portion of land owned by the CSD on Route 90 in Rockport. The Five Town CSD comprises Appleton, Camden, Hope, Lincolnville and Rockport, whose taxpayers fund the public high school. ReVision Energy and investment group Aligned Climate Capital LLC would be the...
building a network of informed, committed, and engaged community leaders
Midcoast Leadership Academy accepting applications
Tue, 07/30/2019 - 4:45pm

CAMDEN — Midcoast Leadership Academy (MLA) is accepting applications for its tenth program year. Applications are due by August 14. The program begins September 19 and meets monthly until June 7, 2020. Designed to strengthen our community leadership network in the Midcoast, MLA is an adult, experiential, 9-month program. Existing and emerging community leaders from Knox and Waldo counties meet on a monthly basis to challenge and expand their knowledge of issues affecting daily lives in the...
Rockland Main Street announces planned departure of executive director
Tue, 07/30/2019 - 4:15pm

ROCKLAND — One of Rockland’s organizations for the revitalization and economic development in the downtown district has announced that its long time executive director is planning to step down in early 2020. Gordon Page, Sr. joined the organization in 2014 and notified the group’s board of directors last December of his intention to retire. The president of Rockland Main Street, Inc., Jake Miller, said in a news release, that while the board is sorry to see Page leave, they are very happy that...

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Event: Sat, Sep 21 - 10:00 am
Evening Writing Workshop

Event: Thu, Sep 26 - 6:00 pm
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Event: Thu, Sep 19 - 12:00 pm
Teen vlogging workshop at Belfast Free Library

Event: Fri, Sep 20 - 2:00 pm
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Event: Sun, Oct 6 - 3:00 pm
Community ice cream social, lawn games planned for Penobscot Language School

Event: Sun, Sep 22 - 2:00 pm
‘Neuroscience and the Brain’s GPS’ at Lincolnville Community Library

Event: Wed, Sep 18 - 7:00 pm
Waldoboro Business Association hosts family potluck picnic

Event: Wed, Sep 25 - 5:00 pm
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Event: Sun, Sep 29 - 10:00 am
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Event: Thu, Oct 17 - 9:00 am
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Event: Sun, Sep 29 - 10:00 am
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Event: Wed, Sep 18 - 8:15 am
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