Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine received a generous $33,000 grant from the Unity Foundation that will enhance and expand its one-to-one youth mentoring services in Penobscot and Northern…
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enhancing and expanding one-to-one youth mentoring services
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Tuesday the Maine Department of Labor is making available up to $12 million in grant funding for Maine businesses to significantly expand apprenticeships…
AUGUSTA — The Ending Hunger in Maine VISTA program, housed within the Commissioner's Office of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, seeks nonprofit organizations and…
Finding Our Voices, a grassroots survivor-powered nonprofit breaking the silence of domestic abuse, was awarded $4,150 from the International Women’s Club of New England at a luncheon January 21,…
Press release
The Maine Tourism Association (MTA) recently polled its members about business over the holidays and what they are predicting for winter and spring business.
According to Tony Cameron,…
On a bright and frigid Friday, with windchill making it feel like 1 degree Fahrenheit and sea smoke in the distance beyond the Rockland Breakwater, 10 staff and boatbuilding apprentices submerged…
KITTERY — The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing travel lanes on the Piscataqua River (I-95) Bridge in Kittery next week to accommodate overhead sign work.
Between Monday,…
Single-family existing homes across Maine remained in very high demand during the full sales year of 2021. According to Maine Listings, the statewide median…
lending a helping hand
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — More than two dozen National Guard troops arrived at Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital on the morning of Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, to lend a helping…
OPINIONATED AT ANY SPEED
Hyundai has done something clever here, and it makes me wonder why these things are still so rare—namely, SUV-based pickups. This is a Tucson, a Hyundai two-row crossover sport-ute, with the rear…
‘get your hands sticky’
JACKSON — David Greeley, who has been tapping trees for more than 50 years, is offering a hands-on course in “Making Maple” at Belfast Senior College beginning Feb. 17. The four-week course on…
CAMDEN — West Bay Rotary is once again accepting grant requests to support local causes, having suspended last year’s grants due to COVID. Twice a year, the Club, through its Charitable Foundation…
The MCH Meals on Wheels program recently received a unique donation check for $121 with a small sticky note attached.
The note reads:
“During the summer my daughter and I potted up…
ROCKLAND – Rockland Fire and EMS lost an employee last week to an aggressive recruitment campaign by another emergency service department. Another employee left due to burnout, and five of the…
AUGUSTA — The Mills Administration announced Thursday a workforce development pilot program to connect Maine people to good-paying jobs and meet the hiring needs of Maine employers.
The two…
ROCKLAND— The Rockland City Council will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, January 10 at 6 p.m. The agenda includes public hearings on ordinances…
Hedrich’s service and contributions span local, state, and national conservation
Mark Hedrich to be inducted into National Association of Conservation Districts’ Hall of Distinction
Both the Knox-Lincoln SWCD Board of Supervisors and staff, and the Maine Association of Conservation Districts (MACD) Executive Committee have announced that Mark Hedrich, of Agricola Farms, in…
KITTERY — Lane closures on the Piscataqua River (I-95) Bridge in Kittery are scheduled for January 12-14, 2022. The lane closures are necessary to facilitate the installation of overhead signage,…
Mid-Coast Solid Waste, Town offices, county courthouse, concerts...
With snow forecasts predicting 4 - 8 inches of snow in the Midcoast today, Jan. 7, 2022, many organizations are closing, cancelling and/or rescheduling their day’s events.
The Mid-Coast …
Finding Our Voices
CAMDEN — Each year, the Camden Rotary Club names one person from the community as a Paul Harris Fellow in recognition of outstanding contributions to the community. Finding Our Voices founder and…
workshop with City council, Wednesday, Jan. 12, at 5:30 p.m.
ROCKLAND — Rockland’s Comprehensive Planning Commission has completed its work updating the 2012 Comprehensive Plan and the Mayor and City Council are inviting the public to attend a workshop via…
Snapshot
ROCKPORT — A January 7 storm did little to halt progress on the rebuild of the Rockport municipal pier, as a Prock Marine crew replaced pilings and the deck through driving snow.
The 30-…
ROCKLAND — A city-wide parking ban is in effect starting Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, at 10 a.m., and continuing until Saturday, Jan. 8.
Parking will be available in the Winter Street parking lot…
The Knox County Administrative Offices, Knox County Superior Court, and Rockland District Court will all be closed, today Friday January 7, 2022 due to the weather. They will re-open on Monday…
Jamie Lucas of Jamie’s Miniatures organized the surprise miniature giveaway
BELFAST—Avonlea Lecher, 10, and her brother, Cole, 12 are big fans of the tiny world of miniatures. Together, they have made their own room boxes out of shoeboxes, filling them with handmade…
CAMDEN — The Camden Rotary Club Foundation invites local nonprofit 501©3 organizations to apply for grants from now until…
October recipient of Co-op for Community
DAMARISCOTTA — Rising Tide’s October Co-op for Community Days (CCD) partner was New Hope Midcoast, Midcoast Maine’s only domestic abuse resource center, which has been open since 1981.
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contributing an all-time high since the program’s inception
Knox County Homeless Coalition and Rockland schools are among this year’s recipients of Maine Water’s Coats for Kids program.
Maine Water and its employees have again provided for the…
opinionated at any speed
You may remember the GV80 as the luxury SUV that Tiger Woods wrecked last February while he was in California for a golf tournament. Genesis—Hyundai’s Lexus, if you will—sponsored the tournament…
NEWCASTLE — Steve Feder, DO, has joined the practice team at Lifespan Family Healthcare, in Newcastle.
“Dr Feder’s patient-centered focus and team-based approach makes him a perfect match…
no requirement for owner-occupied single-family homes that are not part of a rental arrangement
This past June the Maine State Legislature signed into law a new requirement that affects some commercial businesses, rental properties, and certain forms of housing.
The Office of State…
ROCKLAND – “They stole our nickname for the field,” said Susan Beebe.
Beebe is one of several Rockland residents protesting a proposed subdivision at…
raising money for fifteen nonprofits across Maine
Employees of First National Bank raised $11,915 in 2021 through its Casual for a Cause program. Employees make a contribution to a nominated nonprofit organization in exchange for dressing…
From the Desk of the Rockland City Manager
ROCKLAND — As the Covid19 Omicron Variant is ramping up with the holiday surge, the City of Rockland will be requiring all citizens and individuals visiting a public building to mask up starting…
concert available for viewing through January 10
ROCKPORT — On Saturday, December 4, at 4 p.m., the fifteenth ‘Ringing in the Season’ holiday handbell concert was presented to a live audience in the sanctuary of First Congregational Church of…
AUGUSTA — Robert "Robby" Gross will serve as the next Forest Ranger Chief of the Maine Forest Service (MFS). Current Ranger Chief Colonel Bill Hamilton will retire on January 1.
Chief…
opinionated at any speed
Whenever I saw a Ford Bronco Sport on the road—and by now I’ve seen a lot of them—my first thought was always: “Oh, someone who didn’t want a ‘real’ Bronco! Someone who just wanted the look.”…
The First Church recently invited members of the church and the community to help raise funds for the installation of new lights in the First Church steeple or bell tower. The Church projected a…
CAMDEN — United Midcoast Charities recently announced the addition of four new members to its board of directors. The new directors’ diverse professional experiences range from foreign service and…
CAMDEN — Camden National Corporation, the holding company of Camden National Bank, announced Michael “Mike” Archer has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer…
CAMDEN — The Annual Day of Giving on Saturday, December 18 showcased more than 45 area businesses who, in partnership with United Midcoast Charities, supported dozens of Midcoast nonprofits in…
Demand remains strong for existing single-family homes in Maine, while for-sale inventory is lower than a typical, balanced real estate market. According to…
delivering them in hand to locations around Rockland
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Police Department is teaming up with Making Community Happen (MCH) by participating in their community based program Meals on Wheels.
MCH is a nonprofit organization…
‘a testament to our commitment to provide excellent library service’
CAMDEN — For the 14th consecutive year, the Camden Public Library (CPL) has earned the distinction of being a “Star Library” as determined by the …
opinionated at any speed
It’s war in the Compact SUV jungle, where family-friendly crossovers with two rows of seats and all-wheel drive fight it out for billions in sales. Victory hangs on a value triangulation: Buyers…
Joined by Maine Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Heather Johnson, Governor Janet Mills recognized three Maine businesses as recipients of the Governor’s Award for…
ROCKLAND — “Fuller Chevrolet-GMC is proud to announce the sale of our business to Quirk Chevrolet-GMC of Rockland,” said Fuller Chevrolet, in a news release.
The Kolmosky Family provided…
ROCKLAND — City of Rockland has enacted a Winter Parking Ban from 10 p.m., Saturday, December 18, 2021 to 12 p.m., Sunday, December 19, 2021.
‘Without providing safe, sober and supportive housing, most people cannot make progress’
ROCKLAND — Mid-Coast Recovery Coalition has been awarded a $30,000 grant through the application process of the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation. This investment will enable MCRC to upgrade The…
