A donation of $100,000 to the Normand Dubreuil Scholarship Fund at Maine Maritime Academy and the Maine Community College System has been approved for distribution by the Maine State Credit Union…
Commerce
Helping Mainers Learn New Skills
helping young people with resilience skills, relationships, and aspirations
ROCKLAND — In early 2023, Rockland-based nonprofit youth mentoring organization, Trekkers, invited businesses from across the community to answer its annual call for support. As of today, several…
The Spring Hop featuring Bonnie’s and five other shops takes place May 6
ROCKPORT—“Living the dream.” That’s what people often say when asked how they are doing. For Bonnie Brooks, owner of Bonnie’s Place, a market for Maine artisans, that sentiment is the truth.
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A city councilor’s annual stipend; a matching gift
ROCKLAND — Rockland City Councilor Penny York presented the Rockland Rotary Club with a $5,000 donation in support of the Rockland Rotary’s Centennial “All-Aboard” Inclusive Playground Project.…
The First Bancorp, parent company of First National Bank, said Wednesday, April 26, that its board of directors has elected Bruce Tindal as the board’s chair.
Tindal served as a Director of…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Cheap and cheerful, yes, but Ford’s new midsize four-door Maverick XL pickup also has a neat party trick: it’s a hybrid! I didn’t realize this until I got in and . . . …
linking arms, hearts, and voices
“Life is getting brighter every day for local domestic abuse survivors through the growing collaboration between Finding Our Voices and the Knox County Homeless Coalition (KCHC),” said Finding Our…
overseeing the company’s business development efforts in Maine and nationally
ROCKPORT — Ardiah welcomes Joe Blakey as the company’s Business Development and Sales Executive. Blakey will also oversee Ardiah’s payments business.
For the last 13 years, Blakey worked…
The Retail Association of Maine (RAM) presented its Jim McGregor Award to Greg Dugal, the now-retired Director of Government Affairs at HospitalityMaine. This award is given to recognize…
ROCKLAND — Rebecca French, of Rockland, is among nine Maine banking professionals who have recently been promoted within Bar Harbor Bank & Trust.
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Goal is to create community center for entertainment, education
Belfast’s Colonial Theatre has enriched the region for over 100 years. Its closure this past September prompted a group of movie-loving and community-minded residents to create the Save…
BELFAST/ROCKPORT – Denise Needham, PharmD, has been appointed as the new president of Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital.
Needham is currently chief operating…
BELFAST — AngelCom IT Services announces the promotion of Josiah Twitchell to manager of the Belfast office location at 107 Church Street. Formally ArchAngel Computers, AngelCom IT Services…
new board position added
ROCKLAND — The Sail, Power, and Steam Museum, of Rockland, announced that its board has expanded in recent months – first with the addition of a new member of the board, and secondly with the…
ROCKLAND – A Rockport pizza joint may soon relocate to Camden Street if approval is granted by the Rockland Planning Board.
Aphiwat Ruklittikul (Mr. Wat) is seeking to bring his takeout…
ROCKLAND — Aaron Chase and Alvin Chase, Jr. have transitioned their company, Eastern Tire and Auto Service, to a 100% employee-owned company through its newly created Employee Stock Ownership Plan…
UNITY — Freedom resident and local attorney Tyler C. Hadyniak, Esq, of Mailloux and Marden, P.A., has joined the Sebasticook Regional Land Trust Board of Directors following the Trust’s monthly…
rebates, tax credits, incentives
“The City’s new Recharge Rockland program will showcase State and federal financial incentives to help make Rockland homes and businesses more energy efficient through weatherization and…
The Megunticook Watershed Association announces the appointment of Tim Trumbauer as the Association's new executive director and lake warden. Trumbauer's experience includes nearly twenty years of…
SWANVILLE — The Monroe Road in Swanville will be closed Wednesday, April 26 and Thursday, April 27, from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., for culvert replacement.
Updates will be posted on the Town…
‘HIOBS is a new adventure, but it feels like I am finally returning home’
CAMDEN — Hurricane Island Outward Bound School (HIOBS), an organization focused on character education through outdoor expeditions, recently welcomed Emily Shames as its new Director of Culture…
AUGUSTA — Rep. Vicki Doudera, D-Camden, House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, and fellow lawmakers welcomed Anna Carpenter of Camden and her parents, Judith Carpenter and Jack Carpenter,…
BANGOR — The Maine Department of Transportation will be performing an inspection of the bridge on I-395 over Main Street in Bangor on the evening of Tuesday, April 25. Work will start at 6:30 p.m…
YARMOUTH — The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing the I-295 Exit 15 northbound off-ramp overnight on Wednesday to make pavement repairs.
The ramp will be closed from 8 p.m.…
CAMDEN — The Camden Rotary Club has awarded six grant awards totaling $30,000 to assist local nonprofit organizations this year.
The Knox Clinic received $10,000 for its…
Steel-Pro, Inc. has announced the promotions of two employee-owners, Dylan Morong and Thomas Kennedy, to Vice President positions. Morong and Kennedy have served the company as Project Manager and…
MONTVILLE — No Greater Love Food Pantry, in Belfast, received a donation from Montville-based ReVision Energy of a 2016 Ford T250 transit van. The van enables the food pantry to continue picking…
The Comprehensive Sexuality Education Conference Awards Committee recently awarded OUT Maine its Community Pillar Award.
The Community Pillar Award recognizes a community organization that…
Interest rates and lower-than-normal inventory led to a single-family existing home sales decline of 16.78 percent in March. According to Maine Listings, 858 homes changed hands last month,…
Firearm detections increased by 10.3%, while rate of firearms detected per million passengers is down
WASHINGTON — Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers intercepted 1,508 firearms at airport security checkpoints during the first quarter of 2023, which ended March 31, averaging 16.8…
KITTERY — The Maine Department of Transportation will be performing an inspection of the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge from April 24 to April 28. This lift bridge carries the Route 1 Bypass over the…
between Brunswick and Topsham
BRUNSWICK/TOPSHAM — The Maine Department of Transportation will be performing a bridge inspection of the Frank J. Wood Bridge between Tuesday, April 25 and Thursday, April 27. This bridge carries…
Loaded with new and used spring and summer outdoor gear and clothing
CAMDEN—With spring gradually fading in, people’s thoughts are turning to outdoor activities, such as hiking, biking, canoeing, kayaking, and other recreation.
Midcoast Sports Exchange, a…
Succeeded by Justin Edelstein
SACO — Maine Water Company has announced that Greg Leighton is retiring on April 20, 2023, after a distinguished 35 year career with Maine Water. Leighton shared his retirement plans in early 2022…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Last week’s CR-V and this Accord Sport both have Honda’s new so-called two-…
Each day, the library will have a theme
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library is celebrating National Library Week this April 23-29 by inviting the public to enjoy the many stories that the library has to offer, as…
funding scholarships so everyone can have a seat in the boat
CAMDEN — Sixty plus rowers ranging in age from 14-70+ are racking up miles on their ergs (rowing machines) in a team effort to row the length of the coast of Maine this April. That’s 3,500 miles…
ROCKPORT — Maine Behavioral Healthcare (MBH) and Pen Bay Pediatrics welcome Psychiatrist Nicole Jederlinic, DO, to their teams.
Dr. Jederlinic earned her bachelor’s degree in biology from…
ROCKLAND – A resolve to accept donations toward the hire of an attorney specializing in fighting cell tower and 5G industries was defeated during a meeting of Rockland City Council, Monday, April…
ROCKLAND — Kimberly Hamilton, Ph.D., has been appointed to serve as Island Institute’s new president, effective April 1, 2023.
Hamilton, who served as interim chief programs officer since…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Is a hybrid vehicle the best of both worlds, internal combustion and battery drive, each neatly positioned to supplement the other? Or is it neither fish nor fowl, a mash-…
The hunt is on for invasive plants, macro invertebrates and local weather statistics thanks to five new grants recently awarded by the Stewardship Education Alliance. This spring students from The…
ROCKLAND — Pen Bay Primary Care, located at 22 White Street in Rockland, welcomes Teagan O’Toole, PA-C, to the team.
Before joining the primary care team, O’Toole worked as a physician…
BELFAST — Heléna Melone, of Datura Arts, has been named 2023 Artist of the Year by The Belfast Arts in the Park Event Committee.
As both a visual artist and a dancer, Melone’s work is…
spent 30 years in Corporate America
The Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce welcomes Chris W. Nickerson to their Board of Directors. Nickerson is the founder of Whale’s Tooth Ventures, LLC, a restaurant and hospitality holding and…
aiming to determine why people with Type 2 diabetes and obesity are at higher risk for Longterm ailments
PORTLAND — The MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR) has been awarded $802,753 by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to explore a theorized cause of Long COVID. The Pathobiology in…
NEW ‘Safety and the Supervisor’ and coming soon ‘Mental Health First Aid at Work’
Join the Maine Department of Labor for no-cost upcoming safety trainings.
Upcoming classes:
Lockout/Tagout – Control of Hazardous Energy: April 3, 2023 from 8:30 a.m…
