Local, county and state agencies urge residents to start preparing now for what may well be an expensive heating oil surprise in a few months. According to the Governor’s Energy Office on June 27…
Commerce
improving Maine National Guard’s responses to assault and harassment within its ranks
Appointments to Maine’s permanent Advisory Council on Military Sexual Trauma were announced Friday, July 8, 2022. The Council, established by an Executive Order signed by the Governor, will work…
permanent closure of adult group homes
BANGOR — Sweetser, one of Maine’s largest nonprofit mental health providers, has announced plans to discontinue providing adult developmental services in Bangor and Belfast. The decision will…
ROCKLAND — The City of Rockland is experimenting with a change in hours for City Hall, according to City Manager Tom Luttrell, in a news release.
…ST. GEORGE — Absentee Ballots are available for the St. George Municipal School Unit School Construction Referendum Election that will be held on July 19, 2022, from 4 to 8 p.m.
The article…
ROCKLAND — Deputy Chief Metcalf hired Tim Carroll as a fledgling patrol officer in 1991. Most recently, Chris Young held the position of chief for the same Rockland Police Department. On Wednesday…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
There’s no need to rehash last week’s explanation of PHEVs—Plug-in Electric Hybrid…
Community Engagement Director
Spectrum Generations, Central Maine’s Area Agency on Aging and Disability Resource Center serving residents in Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Somerset, Waldo counties, part of Sagadahoc county and the…
Several organizations in the Midcoast area are expected to benefit from a new Maine Outdoor Learning Initiative that launched June 27, 2022.
Herring Gut Coastal Science Center in Port…
ROCKLAND – Knox County Sheriff Tim Carroll is about to switch uniforms and shorten his morning commute by a smidge. In a move that creates a full-circle effect, Carroll has been hired to become…
preventing overdoses and infections through harm reduction programs
MaineHealth has received a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for a statewide overdose and…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
“At 60 miles an hour the loudest noise in this new Rolls-Royce comes from the electric clock.” You’re likely too young to remember this famous tagline from adman David…
BLUE HILL — Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital has received a $1 million pledge from philanthropists Neil and Trudie Prior in support of the Next Century of Care: Keeping Our Promise campaign. The…
Registration deadline July 15
BOOTHBAY — Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District and Maine DEP are co-sponsoring a four-hour classroom and field event hosted by Boothbay Region Water District on Thursday, July 21,…
majority of scholarships funded through the annual Blueberry WingDing
Six members of the 2022 Camden Hills Regional High School senior class have been awarded scholarships by the Lincolnville Improvement Association (LIA). Recipients of the awards were selected on…
PORTLAND — Next week, June 26 - July 1, the Maine Department of Transportation will be doing paving work on the new Veranda Street Bridge, which carries I-295 over Route 1 (Veranda Street) in…
Opinionated at any speed
Push the start button on the new MDX Type S and its electronic dashboard lights up in angry red—it means business! As the first Acura SUV to wear the Type S badge, it is…
CAMDEN — State Farm Agent January Peavey has a strong history of demonstrating what it means to be a Good Neighbor. Peavey recently presented PAWS Animal Adoption Center with a $10,000 grant from…
ROCKLAND — Newly opened to the public Saturday, June 18, 2022, Wing on Wing, a boathouse at Sail Power & Steam Museum in Rockland, has been christened by way of community members taking a…
ST. GEORGE — With the announcement earlier this month of a …
CAMDEN — The Maine Department of Transportation is beginning two projects to make improvements in Camden next week.
One project will involve drainage, sidewalk, and signal work on the part…
BRUNSWICK — The Maine Department of Transportation will be replacing a culvert on Route 1 (Old Portland Road) in Brunswick next week. The new culvert will be bigger than the existing one to…
WALDOBORO — The Board of Directors at The Waldo Theatre in Waldoboro is announcing the departure of Executive Director Kate Fletcher.
Fletcher is widely regarded as being instrumental in…
four-week Course for Nonprofits
Are you a member of a nonprofit which needs to write a grant or needs help with the process?
“Whether you don’t know where to start or have begun on a grant proposal this class is for you…
ROCKLAND — A proposal for a 53-unit affordable senior housing site to be built along Maverick Street between North Main and Birch streets goes before the Rockland Planning Board, Tuesday, June 21…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
First, the sad news: Even the F Sport version of the ES 250 sedan is bog-slow. Now the glad news: It’s pretty, it’s built well and said to be utterly reliable, it’s…
Make-A-Wish Maine is pleased to share the results of the largest fundraising event in the chapter’s history, the 30th Anniversary Gala. On June 3, the celebration took place at the Samoset Resort…
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre was recently awarded a $7,500 grant from the Maine Arts Commission to support its general operating expenses for the coming fiscal year.
The Maine Arts…
ROCKLAND — The Board of Directors of the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce has appointed Gordon Page, of Owls Head, to the role of interim president and CEO of the chamber following the…
‘I keep doubling my production and it just keeps selling out’
THOMASTON – Laurel Cristopher is business owner, baker, dishwasher, and as it turns out, she’s a good carpenter to boot. Christopher is from Winthrop; she was scouting places where a small…
ROCKLAND — The Board of Directors of the Sail, Power & Steam Museum recently added Tom Norton, of Islesboro, to their ranks.
“We are delighted to add Tom to our Board,” said Captain Jim…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Infiniti, Nissan’s luxury brand, has had a thing for the letter Q that began with its first offering, the 2006 Q45, a full-size sedan with four doors. Today, Infiniti’s…
CAMDEN — Deb McDonald, a member of the business insurance team at Allen Insurance and Financial, has earned the designation of Certified Insurance Counselor, one of the insurance industry’s most…
In business
Kirkpatrick Sales & Rentals of Union, has been named an authorized dealer for Bobcat Company, a global leader in compact equipment. Founded in 2018, Kirkpatrick Sales & Rentals serves…
June 6 in Rockport and June 7 in Belfast
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) and Waldo County General Hospital (WCGH) will hold open houses on June 6 and 7 to celebrate a MaineHealth program that for 20 years has…
‘Our City is now about 97% generating from our own solar. it’s terrific.’
BELFAST — The City of Belfast is opening two new electric vehicle charging stations available for public use near the Belfast Footbridge. These electric vehicle charging stations consist of two…
the only safety net dental clinic in Waldo County
BELFAST — Waldo County Dental Care (WCDC) has received a $7,500 grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation provides support to organizations…
Opinionated at any speed
The top of the Jeep model lineup needs a bit of explication: Once upon a time, there was the full-size Wagoneer, favored by summer residents of big old seaside cottages in…
ORONO—The University of Maine Alumni Association’s board of directors has selected Thomas G. Peaco as the organization’s next president…
ROCKLAND — Those who attended the “Ukuleles for Ukraine” concert at The Strand Theatre on May 22 saw artist Claudia Rosti’s painting “Prayers for Ukraine” displayed on the stage. The Thomaston…
‘another great day for duck-kind’
CAMDEN — “The 2022 Duck Derby went off without a hitch this past Sunday in Camden, although there were plenty of feathers flying throughout the race,” said West Bay Rotary…
The Maine Office of Tourism visitor research conducted in 2021 reported an estimated 10.1 million travelers from the U.S. and Canada visited Maine on tourism-related trips last May through August…
The Maine Lobster Festival donated $1,000 to Oceanside Project Graduation and $750 to the Coastal Children's Museum at its recent Board of Directors meeting.
The $1,000 donation to…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills is asking Central Maine Power, a publicly traded utility serving geographically half of the Maine state with electricity, not to file a rate hike request with the Maine…
BLUE HILL — On Thursday, May 26, Northern Light Health and Blue Hill Hospital leaders gathered with staff, donors, and community members to celebrate the start of construction on the region’s new…
BOOTHBAY — The Maine Department of Transportation will be making improvements on River Road in Boothbay next month. The specific project area is about a half-mile north of the intersection of…
AUGUSTA — Since the Coronavirus pandemic began in 2020, Maine has recorded 259,058 cases of COVID-19 and sadly 2,343 deaths. Doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers have been on the…
Hampden Bridge Bundle Project
HAMPDEN — The Maine Department of Transportation opened the new East Souadabscook Stream Bridge to traffic on the southbound side of I-95 this morning, May 24. This is the first of four new…
