Applications are now being accepted for selection as the beneficiary of proceeds from its June 2024 concert by Midcoast Community Chorus (MCC). For this upcoming year, the choral group will…
Commerce
The State of Maine has joined 16 other states and the Federal Trade Commission in suing Amazon.com, Inc., alleging that the online retail and technology company is a monopolist that uses a set of…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Aha, so this is how it’s done—elevating a vehicle from mid-grade to luxury: Just add a zero to the badge! For 2024, Mazda’s long-running CX-9 three-row crossover SUV has…
an outreach program of the First Congregational Church of Camden
For over twenty years the Shields Fund has helped people in the Knox County (and Lincolnville) community who find themselves in financial crisis for any number of reasons...the need for a security…
OUT Maine has received generous support from Jane’s Trust Foundation in the amount of $25,000 to continue its work with and for LGBTQ+ youth in Maine.
OUT Maine was founded in 1996 as a…
Fourteen employees receive awards
Camden National Bank announces the 14 employees recognized at its annual employee appreciation event. The Commitment Awards honor a select group of employees who…
two Board seats remain open
BELFAST — Belfast Senior College’s Board of Directors elected a slate of officers and members at its annual meeting, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at the Belfast Boat House. With a full house of over…
CAMDEN — Finding Our Voices has its first full-time, paid staff member.
In a news release, the group’s president and founder, Patrisha McLean, said she is grateful to United Midcoast…
Remote Work through Libraries grant
ROCKLAND — Rockland Public Library now offers The Office for rent by the hour; reduced rates apply for daily and weekly rentals.
Furnished with funds from the Rockland Public Library…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District as one opening on its five-member Board of Supervisors. The volunteer board, which is responsible for guiding the District’s business affairs…
WALDO — Epsilon Chapter members met at Stonecrest Event Center, in Waldo, on Monday September 11, 2023 to bring two new members into Delta Kappa Gamma Society International.
Christi Goosman…
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital welcome Lexi Carter, DNP, to their Rheumatology teams.
Carter began her career as a registered nurse at Creekside…
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital welcome Benjamin Mason, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, to their Diabetes and Nutrition care teams.
Mason began his medical career…
40 years of flying floatplanes in the north Maine woods, as well as flying the islands of Penobscot Bay
James Strang, of Millinocket, long-time owner/operator of Katahdin Air Service is the 2023 Gadabout Gaddis Cup Award recipient. The Award is presented bi-annually by the Maine Aeronautics…
facing barriers that prevent access to health care, such as transportation, insurance, or discomfort with navigating the medical system
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — Sometimes the biggest barrier to taking care of your health is knowing how to begin. Thanks to a new Community Health initiative at two local hospitals, figuring that out…
Maine CDC has available a limited amount of funding to award to a nonprofit, a not-for-profit, or a local/county government within each public health district to help communities improve their…
in business
Cody Wilson, of Camden, was one of eight recent graduates from the Downeast School of Massage. The school held commencement exercises for the new massage therapists as the 71st graduation class…
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 (…
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…
one of 64 quarterfinalists, including St. George school
PORT CLYDE — Herring Gut Coastal Science Center has been selected as one of 64 quarterfinalists for the Yass Prize for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless Education (STOP…
United Midcoast Charities Announces 42 Grant Recipients for 2023
CAMDEN— September 13, 2023 – United Midcoast Charities has awarded grants totaling $597,000 to 42 agencies providing the…
VINALHAVEN — Following the expansion of its Board of Directors, the Star of Hope Foundation has taken a step and recently hired its long-time consultant Carole Martin to manage the day-to-day…
500 line crews and 300 vegetation management crews will continue working around the clock assessing damage and then making repairs
The following statement was issued this evening, Sept. 16, 2023, at approximately 7 p.m., by CMP spokesperson Jon Breed:
“We are currently responding to damage in the wake of Hurricane Lee…
ELLSWORTH and BLUE HILL — Winners have been announced for the local 2023 Northern Light Health True North Awards in Blue Hill and Ellsworth. Over 60 employees and departments were nominated for…
Five Maine service programs have been accepted into the Maine Climate Corps Network. The kick-off meeting, Sept. 14, hosted Downeast Community Partners Climate Corps, Friends of Cobbossee…
marking a milestone
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center will mark a milestone in its Emergency Department (ED) expansion with the opening of 11 additional exam rooms on Monday, Sept. 18.
The work is part of a…
USDA pilot program
As the state prepares for a major weekend storm, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Maine State Director Rhiannon Hampson announced Sept. 14, 2023…
a can-do spirit and a willingness to listen
BELFAST — Waldo County General Hospital care team members were honored with employee awards during a ceremony held Tuesday, Aug. 29, on the hospital campus. The ceremony was the first in-person…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
This is a paradigm-buster. At first glance, it might be taken for a roller skate, a value-priced hatchback. It’s a Kia, too—aren’t they just low-budget Korean knock-offs…
Applications due October 2, 2023
BELFAST — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has designated available funding of $12,886 through Phase 40 to be distributed through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) to…
Camden National Bank hires Matthew Witten as Senior Vice President, Director of Information Security
Matthew Witten has joined Camden National Bank as senior vice president, director of information security.
“With two decades of experience, Witten brings a deep understanding of how an…
‘to be able to contribute to their mission was a great opportunity’
NORTHPORT — “The Scone Goddess is thrilled to announce the recent success of our fundraising campaign with all proceeds benefiting the Belfast Soup Kitchen,” said Scone Goddess, in a news release…
SPRUCE HEAD — This has been a banner year for the Spruce Head Community Hall & Historical Association, according to the Association, in a news release.
“Built in 1923, the shingled Hall…
THOMASTON — In a company news release issued Sept. 6, Dragon Products Company, Inc. ("Dragon"), a subsidiary of Giant Cement Holding, Inc. ("GCHI"), said it would gradually idle production…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Denali is a mountain in Alaska—the tallest in North America and the centerpiece of a 6-million-acre national park. (No connection to Denial, which is a state of mind and a…
MONROE — The Monroe Community Library has been awarded funding from The Maine State Library and the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development as part of the “Remote Work through…
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital announce a new partnership with Transport1, a Yarmouth-based wheelchair transportation service.
Beginning…
BELFAST — Waldo County General Hospital’s Sleep Lab has received accreditation through the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC). This accreditation reflects WCGH’s dedication and…
steering the ship
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center care team members were honored with nursing awards during a ceremony held Monday, Aug. 21, on the hospital campus. The ceremony was the first in-person awards…
‘helping any way she can’
CAMDEN — Care Team members at Quarry Hill gathered together on August 21, 2023, to celebrate DAISY Award nominee Margie Placides, RN. Placides was nominated by a nurse colleague at Quarry Hill,…
Maine Dept. of Labor announces its upcoming no-cost trainings for September 2023 safety classes.
Upcoming classes:
- 10-Hour Construction Standards: …
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Such a caring, customer-centered and safety-conscious carmaker is Volvo that it has somehow infused this family wagon with vitamin B5, presumably to help us fight heart…
Nicole Hotchkin has joined Maine State Credit Union and will lead the residential lending efforts across Maine.
“We are happy to have someone with Nicole's experience and knowledge of the…
Saturday morning, Wiscasset’s Jan Flowers said she and husband Larry had just seen “things we never get to see from the road ... Beautiful, lot of pines, we saw the backs of houses that we’ve…
More than $100,000 has been distributed from Finding Our Voices to bring safety, freedom, and comfort to Maine women and children survivors of domestic abuse through the group’s Get Out Stay Out…
‘We have constant requests for spaces in which to conduct business calls, online meetings, and work areas’
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library has been awarded funding to support “Remote Work through Libraries” through a grant from the Maine State Library. The grant will be used to create remote-working…
Why don’t they learn about our town before they move here, try to change us?
OWLS HEAD — Owls Head Select Board member Linda Post, who has lived in this area all of her life, and in Owls Head for 50 years, can understand why people move here – the harbor, the airport, the…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
It’s another of those age-related disconnects that crop up more and more often: People in their 20s and 30s don’t know the Alfa brand. And a vanishingly small handful of…
Appoints Simon Griffiths as Successor to CEO
CAMDEN — The Board of Directors of Camden National Corporation (NASDAQ: CAC) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Camden National Bank, announced Aug. 21 the appointment of…
The Rankin’s Difference will remain the same
Rankin’s Hardware and Supply, on Union Street in Camden, counts amongst the friendliest stores in the Midcoast. Customers are greeted as…
