ELLSWORTH and PORTLAND — The Maine Community Foundation’s Equity Fund is accepting applications from nonprofits for project and capacity-building grants that address lesbian, gay, bisexual,…
Commerce
Maine Water Company said Aug. 5 that Mike Ames has been appointed the new Superintendent of the Camden Rockland Division. Ames was formerly at Farley, Inc. where he gained more than 20 years of…
in business
CAMDEN- When Sue Craft started her Camden-based delivery service it was on a vision, she said.
“It was interesting how I got started,” she said. “I get these ideas that sometimes run away…
Applications accepted through August 15
CAMDEN — Are you an emerging leader between the ages of 18-35? Are you entering the workforce or currently in an entry-level job, but want to learn the skills to grow professionally?
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collaborating of phase two in progress; fall/winter use anticipated
ROCKLAND — Sidecountry Sports owners Andrew Dailey and Brian Kelley have pledged of $10,000 to the Georges River Land Trust trails program.
Georges River Land Trust manages more than 60…
spreading the word about the challenges of youth
ROCKLAND — Thanks to Midcoast Community Chorus’ (MCC) June beneficiary concert, Spheres, OUT Maine’s statewide work supporting and empowering lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and…
Meeting the Maine elements with the right systems and materials
CAMDEN — David Kibbe decided last year to move to Maine from North Carolina, where he had been happily immersed in a medical and IT career, and raising a family for 30 years. But the prospect of…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Public Library has announced their new full-time children's librarian.
Katie Drago has worked at Rockland Library as a reference library tech since April 2017. She…
board member Pete Orne raises questions
CAMDEN — The Five Town CSD School Board, which governs Camden Hills Regional High School, voted 7 to 1 at a special meeting July 29 to pursue a contract with ReVision Energy, of Liberty, to…
building a network of informed, committed, and engaged community leaders
CAMDEN — Midcoast Leadership Academy (MLA) is accepting applications for its tenth program year. Applications are due by August 14. The program begins September 19 and meets monthly until June 7,…
ROCKLAND — One of Rockland’s organizations for the revitalization and economic development in the downtown district has announced that its long time executive director is planning to step down in…
Eighteen Community Leaders
BELFAST — Midcoast Leadership Academy (MLA) has announced the completion of the Academy’s 9th program year. A graduation ceremony was held on June 7 in Belfast.
The organization’s mission…
‘I have been honored by the trust you all have given me to be part of your musical journey’
CAMDEN — Harvey Curtis has bittersweet feelings about the closing of his longtime business, K2 Music, the popular Camden store at Reny’s Plaza that he owns with his wife, Jody. Harvey wants to…
Special meeting, July 29, with Revision Energy
Private entities pitch building 2,000,000 kWh solar farm on Camden Hills Regional High School campus
ROCKPORT — The Five Town CSD Board of Directors will convene July 29 to consider a proposal initiated by the private company…
This family-owned business has been in operation for 28 years
NORTHPORT—It’s been 10 years in the making for Carl Kosmo to fully realize his dream of being a fully stocked hunting, fishing, archery and camping outfitter, and on Saturday, July 20, Outdoor…
Summer 2019
“Humidity and me are not friends.”
A sweat bead ran down Wiscasset Transfer Station Superintendent Ron Lear’s right temple Saturday morning as the station opened for a day the…
Being a voice and providing an essential
ROCKPORT — A woman who works in Rockport displayed her commitment to community organizations recently by presenting checks to support two local causes.
Through the State Farm Quotes for…
The Ripple Initiative
ROCKLAND — The Ripple Initiative’s (TRI) Furniture Bank is now open by appointment, serving Knox and Waldo Counties. Operating on the same business model as a food pantry; the Furniture Bank will…
honoring the dorman family legacy
THOMASTON — Significant changes continue to occur at Dorman’s Dairy Dream this summer.
After…
Show is to go on in Thomaston after that town invites the circus
ROCKLAND — Those anticipating a family circus in Rockland – that is not Lobster Festival related – will have to travel a little further this summer.
Tuesday, July 16, in a 3 - 2 vote,…
CAMDEN — The Captain Swift Inn has been awarded the four-diamond rating by AAA. The Inn, which reopened in November 2018 after a complete renovation, has joined the select…
A safe port in an unsafe world
ROCKLAND — Matt Vokey, former owner of Thorndike Creamery, is at it again. Instead of building the sandwiches and pizzas that once fed diners in a former Main Street hotel, Vokey has set up shop…
Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce Monthly Event
ROCKPORT – Maine Sport, in Rockport, hosted the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours Wednesday, July 10. The popular monthly event assembles business owners together for…
STOCKTON SPRINGS — A grant from the Davis Family Foundation has enabled the Stockton Springs Community Library (SSCL) to make improvements to “Mary’s Room,” the library’s Children’s Room.
…
‘Nothing should stand in the way of a student being provided a nutritious meal’
MIDCOAST — An issue that continuously sparks debate, outrage over children allegedly being shamed for carrying negative school meal balances, and comparisons to how…
Membership presale underway
ROCKLAND — Those in the Midcoast in search of a new fitness facility or finally want to fulfill that New Year’s Resolution will be able to enjoy a new fitness facility in Rockland next month. …
CAMDEN — Construction of a new, two-story Health Center in Rockport begins this month, and will be ready for occupancy in late summer 2020. The facility is to help Pen Bay Medical Center meet the…
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Library took another big step toward its fundraising goal, thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation.
“This generous grant really…
Mascot to appear at local businesses all summer
ROCKPORT — Midcoast Recreation Center’s ice arena is proud to be introducing a massive, 20-foot-tall inflatable hockey player by the name of Mr. Colossus, aka Mr. C…
Hope@Home giving program
ROCKPORT — Camden National Bank’s Hope@Hope giving program benefits homeless families served by KCHC.
Camden National Bank recently presented the Knox County Homeless Coalition with a…
CAMDEN — Knowlton Street, in Camden, will be closed to through traffic, Monday, July 8, for the day.
A detour through school property will be available should someone turn down Knowlton…
ISLESBORO — Islesboro Central School (ICS) welcomes another addition to its teaching staff.
Arla Casselman will be teaching High School Sustainability courses and Middle School Science…
‘This scholarship isn’t just a signed check; it’s a deep-rooted connection to the community”
ROCKLAND — Rachel Johnson, a 2015 graduate of Oceanside High School, May 2019 psychology graduate from the University of Maine, and Worthington Scholarship recipient, has joined the Worthington…
Company requests changes to distribution rate as part of October 2018 rate case filing
Central Maine Power Co. (CMP), a subsidiary of AVANGRID Inc. (NYSE: AGR), said July 1 that residential customers will be seeing an average increase of 85 cents to their monthly bills effective now…
ROCKLAND — The sounds and smells of summer were in the air outside of Café Miranda on June 7 as Hannaford once again partnered with Chef Kerry Altiero’s restaurant and area businesses to support…
Investing, educating, entertaining
KNOX COUNTY — The Knox County Committee of the Maine Community Foundation’s Community Building Grant Program has awarded $47,888 in grants to 11 nonprofits.
Grant recipients in Knox…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Rotary Club honored Brian Harden as the 2019 Community Person of the Year at its recent Change of Command ceremony on Thursday evening, June 27,…
Coastal Critters Care Center exhibit: live web cam of seabirds and ocean creatures, and hands-on, pretend Marine Life Vet Clinic
ROCKLAND — The Coastal Children’s Museum, a nonprofit organization now celebrating its 10th anniversary on the Midcoast, is the recipient of $10,000 thanks to the Fisher Charitable Foundation. The…
Board-Certified Nurse Practitioner Jennie K. McNeil is joining the Skin Klinic and Day Spa team in Rockland in early July.
McNeil’s focus is on…
$20,000 total awarded to four local nonprofits
CAMDEN — Camden National Bank is now accepting nominations for the 2019 Leaders & Luminaries Awards. This year, the bank will award a total of $20,000 to four local nonprofits on behalf of…
Construction targeted for July
ROCKPORT – Pen Bay Medical Center will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on June 26 at 1:30 p.m. to mark the start of construction on a 41,513-square-foot Health Center on its Rockport campus…
policy foundations and recognition practices necessary for fiscally-sound planned giving
TOPSHAM — Allen Financial advisors and wealth managers Abraham Dugal and Sarah Ruef-Lindquist, JD, CTFA, were speakers for a session at the Maine Land Trust Network’s day-long Land Conservation…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection recently announced the second round of grant award recipients for recycling and organics management projects. These projects are targeted…
‘it’s a school bus, it’s not a kitchen, but we’ve designed a kitchen in there’
ROCKPORT — The latest eatery to join the trend of food trucks appearing in the Midcoast is actually not a truck. It’s a converted school bus painted blue.
The Rockport Harbor Food Bus is…
Market and cafe to offer fresh local provisions and more
LIBERTY — When Alexandra and Francis Stewart first spied a sign advertising land for sale along Route 3 in Liberty while camping in 2017 they couldn’t help but take a look. The couple, both 27,…
WALDOBORO — There is a collaboration taking place in Waldoboro.
The Board of the Medomak Arts has designed a program to partner with other nonprofit organizations in the Waldoboro Area. It…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Marine Corporation has been awarded $351,956 to purchase new equipment to boost production, create efficiencies, and become more competitive from the U.S.…
BELFAST — The Belfast Maskers announces the appointment of Meg Nickerson as their new artistic director.
Nickerson studied and graduated from The University of Maine at Portland/Gorham in…
left a lasting impression on thousands of students
AUGUSTA — On Thursday, June 13, Sen. Erin Herbig, D-Belfast, honored Pat Clark, of Unity, for her 37 years of teaching at Unity College. Clark traveled to Augusta to receive a legislative…
Jeffrey Chapman, President of Alterity Financial Group has announced that Lowrie B. Sargent, MBA, has been promoted to First Vice President. Lowrie has…
