The second-most expensive car I was handed the keys to last year was, no big surprise, a Mercedes-Benz—specifically a battery-electric SUV, specifically the…
Commerce
The Georges River Land Trust is working on a new video series. Each video will focus on a single business serving the communities in the Georges River watershed and promote the business’…
Join the Maine Department of Labor for no-cost upcoming trainings in January 2024.
Upcoming classes:
Forklift Operator Safety -
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Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
There are two niggles on the recently updated Tundra, Toyota’s large pickup truck. One is the message that appears on the big touchscreen when the engine starts: …
ROCKLAND — Not only do you not need to be deceased to be on the Memorial Wall in Rockland, you don’t have to be a native of the city either. As the Mid Coast Area Veterans Memorial works toward…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Subaru is in an enviable position among carmakers. Virtually all of them aspire to impress young, hip Gen Y and Z buyers who partake of an “active lifestyle”; Subaru…
BELFAST — Local arts nonprofit Belfast Flying Shoes (BFS) has received a $5,000 grant from the Maine Expansion Arts Fund of the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) to support participatory social…
ROCKLAND — Possible grant funding and loan opportunity from an affordable housing program has triggered a shuffle in construction plans for a proposed residential building project, and that…
Finding Our Voices has received a $7,500 grant from Camden National Bank. The donation will boost two key programs of the grassroots nonprofit breaking the silence of domestic abuse across Maine:…
Board President Vera Rand Roberts was one of five winners of the 2023 Leaders & Luminaries Awards
Vera Rand Roberts, of New Hope Midcoast, has been awarded a Spotlight Award and a $2,000 grant as part of the Camden National Bank’s 2023 Leaders & Luminaries Awards.
Camden National…
CAMDEN — United Midcoast Charities’ annual “Day of Giving” was held Saturday, December 9, and a record-setting 88 local retailers and restaurants from Thomaston to Belfast donated part of the day’…
materials spanning from the mid-1970s to 2017
BELFAST — The Belfast Community Co-op and the Belfast Museum announce the completion of The Belfast Co-op History Project. Three Co-op board member alumnae, Kate Hanson, Debbi Lasky and Bindy…
“Inspections and damage assessments are dynamic and cannot be completed until the water recedes”
In coordination with the Maine Emergency Management Agency and other public safety officials, the Maine Department of Transportation is working to assess and repair damage caused by yesterday's…
Maine Forest Service provides storm cleanup tips
Periods of rain and wind, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, have caused multiple trees and wires to fall, briefly closing roads in multiple Midcoast towns until firefighters, Public Works, and Central Maine…
On Saturday, December 9, Watts Hall Community Players, in Thomaston, hosted Merry Mannequins, an Evergreen Extravaganza where 12 individuals or teams put all of their creative talents to work to…
“I leave this role with great pride in the organization that KCHC has become”
ROCKPORT — Steph Primm, the executive director of Knox County Homeless Coalition (KCHC), has announced her retirement in early 2024. Primm, who has been at the forefront of KCHC's development…
Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital announces a generous matching challenge gift to finish the Building on a Promise campaign. Longtime Maine Coast Hospital supporter and local philanthropist…
BANGOR — The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing both sides of I-95 in Bangor for several hours on Wednesday night, Dec. 20, 2023, as part of the ongoing work to replace the bridge…
WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre is the recent recipient of a $5,000 grant from the Maine Community Foundation’s Theatre Fund. This grant will be used to grow the community theatre program at The…
The Pen Bay Council of the Mid-Coast Board of REALTORS announces its new leadership team for 2024. The official installation of the officers took place at a recent event at the Cellardoor Winery…
Spotlight Award winner is Vera Rand Roberts of New Hope Midcoast
Camden National Bank announces the winners of the 2023 Leaders & Luminaries Awards and provide $22,000 in grants for their respective nonprofit organizations.
The 2023 honorees include…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Bronco Sport Heritage models are distinguishable by their Oxford White accents, including the grille with this Race Red lettering and the 17-inch aluminum throwback wheels…
WALDOBORO — “The Waldo Theatre is excited and proud to announce that they are the recent recipient of a multi-year grant from The Onion Foundation,” said The Waldo, in a news release.
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ROCKPORT — A Midcoast escape room business will be changing hands in January. Trapt Escape Rooms, located on Commercial Street in Rockport, was founded by current owner Tiffany Ford. Ford, who…
providing home repairs for low-income residents in Franklin, Knox, Penobscot, and Piscataquis counties.
After a week of intense weather across Maine, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Maine State Director Rhiannon Hampson shared good news for many rural Maine residents. On Dec…
SEARSMONT — On Saturday morning, December 9, a group of about 18 Waldo County Democrats gathered at the Waldo County Woodshed processing site in Searsmont to help turn logs into stove-ready…
CAMDEN — The Town of Camden is one of several coastal municipalities that are receiving USDA funds coastal Water…
ROCKLAND — “It’s gut wrenching, and we only act when the house gets to the point of no return,” said Wyatt Philbrook, of the Rockland Code Enforcement Office.
A house on the Bog Road…
Medomak Valley High School Principal Linda Pease presents the annual $100 donation from the staff to the food pantries from each town in the RSU 40 district.
Left to Right: Jan Visser…
The American Lighthouse Foundation recently presented Peter Ralston a Keeper of the Light award during the organization’s year-end gala, which was held at the Nonantum Resort in Kennebunkport.…
SEARSPORT — The Wreaths Across America's Arlington Escort will be coming through Searsport on Sunday, December 10, 2023, between 11:30 and 11:45 a.m. There will be no detour this weekend.
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Camden National Bank announces two promotions to retail senior leadership positions. Geoffrey Grayson has been promoted to senior vice president, director of retail sales strategy, and Christopher…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library is closed as of Friday, December 8, 2023 due to a broken sewer line. An excavator will be onsite Tuesday, Dec. 12 to…
ROCKLAND — Later this month, Pen Bay Medical Center will begin renovating space in the Rockland Plaza at 75 Maverick St., in Rockland, that will become the new home of Pen Bay Walk-in Care. The…
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — Five care team members from Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital were recently honored with employee awards during ceremonies held on the hospital
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Elaine Ng of Hope, Heather Wyman, of Appleton, and Julia Maher, of Owls Head, are the newest members of the Maine Community Foundation’s (MaineCF) Knox County Grantmaking Committee.
MaineCF…
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center welcomes Victoria Hoch, MD, as an intensivist.
Hoch received her Doctor of Medicine from Chicago Medical School in North Chicago, Illinois, in 2017…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
As before, the Prius is a hybrid front-wheel-drive hatchback with comfort for four and ample cargo space, especially with the rear seats folded down. But now Toyota has…
Something did not feel as peppy, Midcoast Railservice Vice President and co-founder George Betke recalled an engineer saying after the last Coastliner passenger run in October, a Damariscotta…
CAMDEN — The MidCoast Regional Housing Trust (MCRHT) has named Camden resident Mary Beth Leone Thomas to its Board of Directors.…
Each fall Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District holds an election for one three-year position on the five-member Board of Supervisors. This year’s candidate for the open position of…
THOMASTON — The Town of Thomaston's Community & Economic Development Committee introduces the Small Business Micro-Grant Program, an initiative aimed at empowering local entrepreneurs and…
Creative Midcoast chefs helped collect $24,000 for Maine’s domestic abuse survivors from the Finding Our Voices “Into the Light!” Foodie Fiesta, according to a Finding Our Voices press release.…
Maine Dept. of Labor’s free SafetyWorks classes for December 2023 are as follows:
Public Sector Compliance -
December 4, 2023 I 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. VIRTUAL…
Driving across a glacier in a jeep at night to capture Eyjafjallajokull’s eruption
This week’s West Bay Rotary meeting featured Meg Weston, who shared her stories of chasing volcanoes whenever and wherever she could, along with many trips to her beloved Iceland, where a series…
community can also donate to Healthy Snack Drive without a membership
ROCKPORT — The Penobscot Bay YMCA launched their fall membership drive with a new twist this year. New and lapsed Y members can join the Y for free and pay $0 in 2023 when they donate to the Y’s…
CAMDEN — West Bay Rotary Satellite Club is holding a “Hearth-Warming Raffle” to support two local charities, AIO Food & Fuel Assistance and The Shields Fund. The two charities will receive the…
ROCKLAND — Rockland City Council decided Nov. 20, 2023 on their new mayor for the 2023-24 year. At the same time, two new Council members were sworn in following their wins during the November 8…
Maine lobstermen who fish in federal waters have only a few weeks left until the Dec. 15 deadline to install and activate recently distributed tracking devices on their boats to comply with a…
