CAMDEN — Gartley and Dorsky Engineering and Surveying, Inc., of Camden and Damariscotta added three new professionals to its growing engineering team: Stephen G. Mischissin, P.E., Senior…
Commerce
AUGUSTA – Maine Conservation Voters (MCV) and Maine Conservation Alliance (MCA) have hired Kathleen Meil, of Rockport, as Director of Policy & Partnerships, and will be managing the…
From Washington, D.C.
Bath Iron Works has been awarded a $126 million sole source contract to continue integrated planning yard services for…
BAR HARBOR — The Maine Seacoast Mission has announced that John Zavodny will be its new president beginning February 19, 2019. He assumes the Mission’s position following the retirement of the…
According to the Humane Society of the United States, there are approximately 70 million stray cats and dogs living in the U.S. Only about six to eight…
For individuals, collaborators in social and environmental justice work
MIDCOAST— Do you have a great idea to help your community but just need that leg up to find more support and collaboration? New England Grassroots Environment Fund, an organization dedicated to…
ROCKLAND — Local manager of Bangor Savings Bank, Corey Belcher and Foundation Representative, Danielle Ahern recently presented Knox County Homeless Coalition (KCHC) with a grant to continue…
BANGOR – Voting will open Feb. 1 for the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation’s 12th annual Community Matters More (CMM) grant program.
Maine and New Hampshire residents can cast votes for their…
Deadline for applications is Feb.15
PORTLAND and ELLSWORTH—Nonprofit and public organizations seeking funding for projects that strengthen communities are encouraged to apply to Maine Community Foundation’s Community Building Grant…
Publishers Weekly, the magazine for writers, announced its shortlist for the 2019 PW Bookstore of the Year Awards, and Rockland’s hello hello books is one of the five nominees. The awards…
Boat breaks apart on North Haven shore
ROCKPORT - F/V La Boat III, of Rockport, was lost to the sea after its personal float in Rockport broke free overnight on Thursday, January 24. The boat was discovered broken apart on the…
concepts, practices, and skills required to manage an enterprise
BELFAST — A three-day certificate program in Project Management will be offered March 22, March 29, and April 5, at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center.…
ROCKPORT — Rockport Town Manager Rick Bates issued a statement on Thursday, January 24, stating that he will retire from from his position effective June 30. Bates’ statement is as follows:…
Trekkers’ LEAP Program
MIDCOAST — Trekkers’ LEAP (Launching Empowered and Aspiring Professionals) is a program designed to help Trekkers’ students gain the real-life experience necessary to make informed decisions about…
“Give a girl the right support and watch her conquer the world.”
There are many rites of passage in our lives. For most girls, their first bra marks the first rite of puberty. Most girls will always remember wearing that first bra - and depending on what…
ROCKLAND — As Dream Local Digital continues its North American expansion, they have created a leadership position for a chief revenue officer and hired Ron Belyea, formerly digital director of the…
At least $200,000 needed
LINCOLNVILLE — As the Lincolnville Community Library prepares to celebrate the five-year anniversary of its opening, the board of directors is also working to ensure…
More than $4 million in grant awards made during last decade
CAMDEN – Grant applications will be available beginning on Feb. 4 at unitedmidcoastcharities.org for the organization’s 2019 grant cycle. The deadline for all grant applications is Tuesday, March…
BELFAST — The Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP) offers free Family Law clinics throughout Maine, and is now extending its services to the residents of the Restorative Justice Project’s (RJP) Re-…
tremendous job keeping costs down for taxpayers in the three towns
THOMASTON — “It’s exceptional, some of the cleanest material that we’ve received down at ecomaine,” said Lissa Bitterman, business development manager of ecomaine, the landfill and trash…
HOPE — Georges River Land Trust and Kelly and Oliver Perkins, who run a farming business called A Small Good that produces charcuterie, have announced the permanent protection of Taylor Place Farm…
ROCKLAND – “Something is desperately wrong with our country if we can’t pay the people who are protecting us,” said Ret. Air Force Major and Rockland resident Christopher Carroll.
Carroll…
In business
The Salty Dog, a a full-service pet grooming shop in Camden, has expanded, and acquired the Appleton Ridge Pet Care kennels and grooming business, on Route 17 in Union.
With more than 25…
From Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Wednesday, January 16, at approximately 11:45 a.m., U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), will speak on the Senate floor to talk about the effect the government shutdown is…
CAMDEN — James “Jim” M. B. Wickenden, Sr., has joined the Harmon, Jones and Sanford, in…
ROCKPORT — Bettina Doulton, owner of Phi Builders + Architects, appointed Charles “Charlie” Frattini as director of general contracting. He succeeds Rob Troxler and Will Power, “who have dedicated…
submissions due by Saturday, February 16
CAMDEN — Applications are now available on the Camden Rotary Club website (www.camdenrotary.org) for its annual charitable grants program.
There are four categories of grants available:…
January 25 - 27, scavenger hunt, auction, gala, pie
ROCKLAND — Dubbed “Pie Town USA” by the Food Network, Rockland is going pie-wild for the 15th annual Pies on Parade celebration of National Pie Day (…
BELFAST - On January 4, 2019, with a mixture of loss and deep appreciation, the Waterfall Arts Board of Directors announced the departure of Executive Director, Martha Piscuskas. Martha informed…
Bids accepted through January 17
THOMASTON - Now through Wednesday and Thursday, January 16 and 17, Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ “Wanderlust” two-day online auction presents a large collection of fine and decorative items…
Major art destination
AUGUSTA — The William A. Farnsworth Library and Art Museum is among several organizations in Maine to receive Enterprise Grants from the Maine Office of Tourism.
Of the more than $46,000…
career started with five years in army nurse corps
CAMDEN — Heather Quesnel, MS, RN, NEA-BC, has joined Quarry Hill as the Camden senior-living community’s director of nursing.
…
From small bite to large slice
ROCKPORT — During the next Rockport Planning Board meeting, board members will review an application for a new takeout pizza site on West Street. The applicant is a familiar name to many in the…
Leaders and Luminaries
BELFAST — This October, Camden National Bank recognized six outstanding nonprofit board leaders with their 2018 Leaders and Luminaries Awards and $22,000 in grants to the winners’ respective…
Central Maine Power Co., a subsidiary of the Spanish company AVANGRID Inc. (NYSE: AGR), circulated a Dec. 27 press release to media in order to tell customers about higher bills coming.
“…
Equinox Guiding Service takes people up on vertical adventures
CAMDEN— Thanks to the Banff Film Fest, many equate ice climbing with hanging by ice picks on a trecherous overhang of frozen water.
“People have described ice climbing as this really…
ROCKPORT — Dr. Jonathan Goss, DDS, and his team have welcomed Dr. Adam L’Italien, DMD, join the practice of Camden Hills Dental Care at 200 West Professional Offices on Route 90 in Rockport.
…ROCKLAND — The Rockland CareerCenter, part of the Maine Department of Labor, and in conjunction with its partners offer a variety of services to help people find employment or upgrade skills and…
For the month of December, we continue our “Shop Local” series to shine the spotlight on local craftspeople who make things by hand. So each week, until Dec. 25, we will bring you this series…
CAMDEN — Six certified nursing assistants (CNAs) and one Activities Department staffer at Quarry Hill in Camden have completed the certification process required by the Maine Department of Health…
Award based on outstanding reviews
CAMDEN — United Midcoast Charities has been designated as a “2018 Top-Rated Nonprofit” by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews of charities and nonprofits, according to a news…
Store fronts in downtown Rockland, along with a couple displays captured in Waldoboro, shimmer and shine this holiday season.
Sometimes a display requires an entire scene to create an…
Twenty-four Downtown businesses are participating in a little friendly competition to see who has the best holiday window decoration.
In order to determine the winner,…
working to help children of Waldo County get nutritious meals
SEARSPORT — Each year the employees at Hamilton Marine vote for a local charity of their choice to have the company donate money to. It’s the company’s way of giving back to the community.
…
‘Only 12 percent of the parcels in Rockland are commercial and industrial’
ROCKLAND — As of Monday, Dec. 10, no business has vocalized wanting to move operations to Pleasant Street; therefore, Rockland City Council has no true feel for whether an ordinance to rezone the…
AUGUSTA — Maine corporations have recently received misleading solicitation mailings from a business operating under the name Workplace Compliance Services (…
Working waterfront in a residential neighborhood
ROCKLAND — In a move that Councilor Ed Glaser believes might one day send the City of Rockland down “that slope,” four of five councilors voted in favor of continuing the discussion of rezoning 84…
6.7 percent monthly bill increase
In competitive solicitations concluded Dec. 10, the Maine Public Utilities Commission accepted bids and set new prices for standard offer electricity supply for customers of Central Maine Power (…
CAMDEN — The first generation of the Camden municipal website has come to the end of its useful life, and the Select Board unanimously agreed Dec. 4 to overhaul it, contracting with a Troy,…
