Ken Gricus recently received a special award honoring his 52 years as a Rockland Rotarian, with 50 years of Perfect Attendance.
Gricus joined Rockland Rotary in 1972 at the invite of Ed…
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ROCKPORT — Granite Coast Orthodontics announces the addition of Dr. Emily Leach, DMD, MS, to its team.
"Leach brings an outstanding academic record, a passion for patient care, and a deep…
NORTHPORT— Spark Bagel, owned by Shawn Williams, is the latest addition in Northport for anyone looking for a sweet or savory breakfast treat.
The bagel shop recently opened to the public…
CAMDEN — United Midcoast Charities' next LEARN@UMC workshop, “Grant Writing for Nonprofits”, will be held Wednesday, Feb. 12, from 9 to 10:30 a.m., at the UMC office in Camden.
UMC is…
ROCKLAND — Shannon Crute, from the Rockland Career Center, will be available to provide one-on-one assistance with Drop-In Career Center Services, Fridays…
Maine State Credit Union will match donations to $3,000
Maine State Credit Union has launched “People Helping People,” a new charitable giving initiative dedicated to helping people through donations and…
responding to aging adults struggling with mental health challenges
The Office of Aging and Disability Services is offering a virtual training opportunity scheduled for Friday, March 14, 2025 - Mental Health First Aide. This training is…
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide provides tax assistance to anyone, free of charge, with a focus on taxpayers who are over 50 and have low to moderate income. You…
Maine Department of Labor offers no-cost upcoming trainings in February 2025.
Upcoming classes:
Mine Safety & Health Administration: Refresher…
LIBERTY — Liberty Graphics, a Maine T-shirt printing company, announces the appointment of Scott McCormac as the new General Manager. McCormac officially began his…
PORTLAND — MaineHealth has hired Matthew Wolden as the new chief operating officer for MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland (MHMMC).…
Over next 14 years, Rockland to receive $350,000 in Opioid Settlement funds
ROCKLAND — Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, the City of Rockland Ad Hoc Opioid Settlement Participatory Budgeting Committee will hold a community workshop in the Council Chambers of Rockland’s City Hall.…
Larry Wold has joined Bar Harbor Bank & Trust as Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending. In this role, Wold will bolster the Bank’s commercial…
featuring four local singer-songwriters
ROCKPORT — On February 8, The Good Trouble Project will present a fundraiser concert featuring four local singer-songwriters to benefit Homeworthy - formerly the Knox County…
The Maine County Commissioners Association held their annual meeting in Augusta on Tuesday, January 8, and selected their leadership for 2025. Commissioner Andre Cushing of Penobscot County was…
the first point of contact for most educators and school staff across Maine
ROCKLAND — OUT Maine has hired Soren Erwich (he/him), as the organization’s new School Engagement Coordinator as of January 2025.
Soren is a 2022…
Deadline April 1, 2025
ROCKLAND — As of January 10, OUT Maine is now accepting applications for its annual college scholarship fund for Maine students.
Thanks to a…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
The nomenclature first: Acura is to Honda as Lexus is to Toyota, Genesis to Hyundai, etcetera, etcetera. The MDX is a biggish three-row SUV — Acura’s gussied-up $52,000-and-up version of the…
contribute unique skills to a positive and inclusive environment
ROCKLAND — The Knox Clinic and Coastal Recovery Community Center (CRCC) are calling for volunteers to join the Wellness Wednesday program. Held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month from 1-3…
The projects will create about 25 short-term jobs and ultimately will provide power to more than 1500 homes
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development is investing $8.7M in Fox Islands Electric Cooperative (FIEC).
The …
One Monhegan business and four Waldo County businesses are among 16 awardees and one loan being distributed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural…
BANGOR — The Maine Department of Transportation will be performing work on the bridges that carry I-95 traffic over Broadway in Bangor. Traffic will be reduced to a…
MaineHealth has promoted from within to fulfill the role of director of communications and public affairs assigned to MaineHealth Pen Bay and MaineHealth Waldo…
public is invited to visit the memorial and sign and pay tribute to President Carter
ROCKPORT — Midcoast Habitat for Humanity has erected a memorial door inside the Midcoast Habitat ReStore, located at 799 West Street in Rockport, to honor the life and legacy…
Camden National Bank, in celebration of its 150th anniversary, kicks off its year-long celebration by increasing its community commitment to fighting homelessness…
Past grant recipients in Maine include RSU 10
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Dr. Basil Gooden invites grant applications to improve access to remote education and health…
ROCKLAND — A Supply Drive for Rockland's Emergency Warming Center will be held Friday, Jan. 17, from 3 - 6 p.m., at the Flanagan Community…
other classes available around the state
Rockland is one of the locations at which Maine Department of Labor is offering no-cost Wage and Hour Compliance classes in the state during January and February 2025…
Governor Janet Mills announced January 6, 2025 that Heather Johnson, Commissioner of the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), will step down from her position on March 1…
ROCKPORT — As part of the hospital’s ongoing commitment to increasing access to care and services, MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital added a new pharmacist on Jan. 6, 2025, and expanded hours at its…
ROCKPORT — MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital announces a new partnership with Quirk Chevrolet GMC of Rockland that will help increase access to care and resources for patients and community members. As…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Its name is longer than its wheelbase! Honda’s award-winning 2025 lineup of Civics spans 10 different models and begins with the $25,000 LX, so no surprise that the other end of the trim…
Camden National Corporation, the bank holding company for Camden National Bank (NASDAQ: CAC), announced Jan. 2 its merger with Northway Financial, Inc., the parent company of Northway…
MaineHealth Behavioral Health (MHBH) has selected Dr. Melissa Bowker-Kinley for the role of Vice President of Medical Affairs (VPMA), Child and Adolescent…
ROCKLAND — Almost one month ago, the Board of Directors governing the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce announced that organization's dissolution following its financial collapse. It came…
ROCKLAND — A proposal for a 12-unit apartment house in Downtown Rockland will go before the Rockland Planning Board on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. If approved, the project will renovate an existing…
Wiscasset planning board
Hopefully mid to late January, Maine Department of Environmental Protection will approve Tucker Chevrolet’s proposed dealership and service center on Bath Road, a project representative told…
the first farmer to lead MFT
On Jan. 2, 2025, Maine Farmland Trust announced that Stacy Brenner is the organization’s new President and CEO. Brenner has been involved with Maine Farmland…
Payroll, HR solutions, Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program
CAMDEN — United Midcoast Charities (UMC) announces its next LEARN@UMC workshop, “HR for Nonprofits”, which will be held on Wednesday, January 8, from 9 to 10:30 a.m., at the UMC office in Camden…
ROCKPORT— MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital welcomes Elizabeth Thompson, MPAS, PA-C, to its Urology department.
Thompson comes to MHPBH from PPH Urology/Northeast Indiana Urology, where she…
ROCKPORT — MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital welcomes Magan Hoffman, FNP, to its Rheumatology department.
Hoffman comes to MHPBH from Rheumatology Associates in Portland, where she…
Flags to remain lowered until January 28, 2025
In accordance with a directive of President Biden, Governor Janet Mills has ordered that the United States and State of Maine flags be lowered to half-staff statewide…
The OSHA investigation into a worker’s death in Rockport, May 31, 2024, has resulted in citations for the…
Maine Department of Labor announces its no-cost upcoming trainings for January 2025.
Upcoming classes:
Bloodborne Pathogens Train…
Saco & Biddeford Savings (SBSI) employees are celebrating their strongest year ever of recorded service hours in the community, totaling more than 2,000 hours among…
PORTLAND — MaineHealth has chosen a practicing primary care physician with a history of leadership in quality and safety as its next Chief Medical…
Islandport Press announces a leadership transition with the hiring of KJ Grow as publisher.
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MaineHealth Maine Medical Center named a Top Teaching Hospital
ROCKPORT — MaineHealth…
