The Maine Department of Environmental Protection and Land Use Planning Commission held its initial hearing April 1-5, in Farmington, on the New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC). This hearing…
Commerce
The Board of Directors of the Maine Technology Institute (MTI) approved two grants from the Emerging Technology Challenge for Maine’s Forest Resources, each for $750,000. The first $750,000 award…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Lyman Morse Boatbuilding, Inc., in Camden, and DiMillo’s Old Port Marina, in Portland, will be sharing $3 million through a federal grant. The 2019 Boating Infrastructure Grant…
Hip hop artist known for love of community gunned down March 31
ROCKPORT — When Isaac Remsen, 33, of Rockport learned about the death of hip hop artist Nipsey Hussle, who was tragically shot in Los Angeles March 31, he immediately went online. Visiting a…
Wants to incorporate alternative fuels in kiln system
THOMASTON — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is reviewing applications from Dragon Products, LLC, the cement-making plant in Thomaston, to modify licenses to allow combustion of…
From Augusta
AUGUSTA – The Maine House of Representatives voted 87 to 51 Thursday in favor of a bill to ban the use of disposable food service containers made of polystyrene.
“I’m glad that a majority…
‘You never know when that one seizure could take her’
ROCKPORT — If it was not for the online marketplace Poshmark, 33-year-old Rockport resident Sierra Jackson and her husband, Dana, would almost certainly have to skip buying at least some…
Belfast – It is the perfect time to plan ahead for all your 2019 events and conferences! The UMaine Hutchinson Center is the ideal venue for conferences, corporate retreats, business and industry…
BELFAST – The Belfast downtown has been a happening place and opportunities to get into storefronts on Main Street or High Street usually don’t last very long. That was the case when recent…
ROCKLAND — The Rock City Employee Cooperative in downtown Rockland have donated $1,367 to Trekkers from their First Annual Co-op Party on March 9.
Rock City selected Trekkers to be the…
ROCKLAND — Trekkers student, Wyatt Winchenbaugh has joined the Board of Directors as their newest student board member.
Wyatt is a junior at Oceanside High School. Having been in the…
Ownership changes after more than three decades
ROCKPORT — A restaurant that has operated in much the same manner since the 1960s, the Helm, on Route 1 in Rockport, recently changed ownership and is headed in a new direction. Later this year,…
From Augusta: ‘The budget is about Health. It is about Opportunity. It is about Prosperity. It is about Education’
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills signed emergency legislation March 27 to allow the production and sale of food additives and food products that contain hemp or hemp products in Maine. The…
MAR 27 ROCKPORT PLANNING BOARD MEETING
The Rockport Planning Board will convene March 27 to consider applications for new businesses, including a beauty shop and a facility offering aquatic fitness for dogs. The board will also review…
Where to find the ‘Booch’ on tap in the Midcoast
Once known as “the tea of immortality,” Kombucha, a fermented brew thought to be invented by the Chinese more than 2,000 years ago, is experiencing a revival in Maine, and not just for the…
writer for magazine, creator of project videos, builder of furniture
ROCKPORT — Woodworker Tim Rousseau has been appointed lead instructor for the nine-month Comprehensive course at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, in Rockport. At the start of the next…
ROCKLAND — Five Midcoast nonprofits are among grant recipients of the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation’s 2019 Community Matters More program.
The 12th annual grant program awarded…
anticipated upgrades to begin in late spring
CAMDEN — Executives from Camden National Bank have presented the Camden Public Library with a check to support a room refresh and technology upgrades in the Jean Picker Room of the library.
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online service for the renewal of motor vehicle registrations
THOMASTON — Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap will visit the Town of Thomaston, Friday, March 22, to acknowledge the milestone of the 250th town to launch Rapid Renewal, the Department of the…
BELFAST — A Grant Writing Certificate Program will be offered Monday through Friday, April 22–26 and again June 10 – 14, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., at the University of…
A tradition from the start
AUGUSTA — Sen. Erin Herbig, D-Belfast, welcomed Pastor Peter Sheff of Abundant Grace Ministries in Searsmont to the State House on Tuesday, March 19.
Pastor Sheff gave the opening prayer in…
Barefoot In Denim ‘offers affordable curated clothing and accessories’
CAMDEN — Even Camden girls get the blues... denim blues that is. Barefoot in Denim, a new clothing and accessories boutique for women opened at 24 Bay View Street, in the former Theo B. Camisole…
incentive added for those who complete Public Opinion Survey
BELFAST — The Belfast Area…
ROCKLAND — On Tuesday, March 26, New Ventures Maine, in partnership with UMA Rockland Center, will offer “Clean Up Your Credit,” a free workshop open to all.…
ROCKLAND — Sherry Cobb, who headed Area Interfaith Outreach (AIO) from 2014 to 2017, was…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland CareerCenter, part of the Maine Department of Labor, and in conjunction with its partners, offers a variety of services to help people find employment or upgrade skills,…
CAMDEN — Starting Tuesday, March 19, New Ventures Maine, in partnership with the Camden Public Library, will offer My Next Career Move, a free four-week class designed to enable you to take charge…
economic growth envisioned
ROCKLAND — Renovations to four classroom-size units within the Lincoln Street Center may begin as early as April 10, now that the Rockland City Council has approved an ordinance change for the…
BELFAST — Money Matters, a free financial literacy course, is being offered again to help community members better understand how to successfully manage their daily finances. It will once…
CAMDEN — Jim Hengerer, of Rockland, and Steve Kemple, of Lincolnville, have joined the board of directors of United Midcoast Charities. Both have recently relocated to become permanent residents…
ROCKLAND - The Maine Lighthouse Museum (MLM) will re-open on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 10 a.m.
Located at 1 Park Drive in Rockland with free parking in the designated area at the Trade…
Chamber of Commerce event to take place at Samoset
ROCKPORT - Trekkers will be exhibiting at the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce Business & Community Expo at the Samoset Resort on Wednesday, April 10 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. The…
AUGUSTA — A bill by Sen. Dave Miramant, D-Camden, would eliminate the cap on the number of utility customers who can benefit from a single solar energy generation farm. On Tuesday,…
THOMASTON — Susan Grover, of Thomaston, has joined the Trekkers Board of Directors.
Grover was born and raised in Litchfield, and graduated from the University of Maine. While raising her…
Meeting Midcoast housing challenges
ROCKLAND — A proposed affordable housing development in Rockland may one day come to fruition, but only after City Council permits reduction of minimum lot size and setbacks within that…
ROCKPORT — During the months of September through December 2018, the congregation at the Nativity Lutheran Church participated in the Shaw’s Supermarket promotion to earn free food-storage…
Book: One Second Ahead; Enhance Your Performance at Work with Mindfulness
BELFAST — A two-day workshop focused on mindful leadership will be offered this spring at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center at 80 Belmont Ave., Belfast.…
BELFAST — Nancy Bergerson has been appointed coordinator for student services and community education at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center.
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Not just any old pair of glasses
ROCKLAND — Lobstermen and offshore fishermen go see him when they need a new pair of prescription, or even nonprescription, sunglasses. So do mountain climbers, skiers, middle-age bus drivers,…
Free for job seekers
ROCKLAND — While an improving economy and low unemployment figures dominate the news, all types of companies and organizations in the Midcoast region and around the state face a growing demand for…
More than 10 years experience in Knox, Waldo counties
CAMDEN — Heidi Steele has joined the Camden real estate office of Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty. In doing so, Steele takes the position of senior vice president of the luxury…
Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty said Heidi Steele, of Camden, has joined its team as a senior vice president in the Camden office.
Steele joins Legacy Properties as a…
‘Many believe that luthier-built guitars are truer versions of the original models’
CAMDEN — Many in the Midcoast recognize Camden resident Thad Chilton as a Five Town Football youth football program cofounder and as the former varsity head football coach at Camden Hills Regional…
Press release
AUGUSTA (February 21, 2019)—Home values are holding steady in Maine, while sales during the month of January 2019 declined compared to January 2018. According to Maine Listings, sales of…
Ada’s Kitchen spearheads Midcoast non-alcoholic trend with imported flavors
ROCKLAND—This past November, Ada’s Kitchen Bar Manager, Stacy Campbell, was invited to Portland,Oregon, during Portland Cocktail Week, to learn the latest trends in Event Management and mixology…
Wiscasset’s Le Garage at 15 Water St., shuttered since Cheryl Rust closed the 40-year-old restaurant in 2017, has a new owner and a new lease on life.
Ed Colburn and Rust closed on the sale…
Popular September ride heads to Midcoast
ROCKLAND — Snow Marine Park, in Rockland, will be a layover point during the 2019 BikeMaine Trek, September 7 - 14.
Cyclists will start rolling into Rockland on the afternoon of September…
ISLESBORO — Art Teacher Casey Everett has been accepted and awarded full scholarship into the Maine College of Art’s Art Teacher Fellowship Program, according to…
Vera J. hill donates to local cultural, humanitarian organizations
ROCKLAND — The City of Rockland recently accepted a sizable donation bequeathed to the Rockland Public Library by a Midcoast resident. That gift is one of several estate donations from the woman…
‘We are going to do our best and make delicious food’
ROCKPORT – After a year of renovations to the former Hoboken Garden’s building at 310 Commercial Street, in Rockport, Maine Street Meats and Provisions has opened its doors in their new location…
