ROCKLAND – Trackside Station in Rockland will see train passengers arriving and departing once again next spring. Representatives of the rail service Downeaster have approached Rockland officials…
Commerce
All aboard: 5.5-hour train ride to and from Boston
Two years ago, Stacy Moore was working as a home healthcare provider, caring for a woman in Harpswell who had suffered a stroke. The woman had been told she’d never…
On Thursday, November 9, Camden National Bank presented awards and $22,000 in grants to seven Maine nonprofits at the annual Leaders & Luminaries Awards Luncheon.…
THOMASTON – Three years of road construction in downtown Thomaston is coming to an end, and businesses are showing signs of bouncing back, with new enterprise and owners taking over or filling…
Sandra L. Hoekstra’s store offers a fascinating glimpse into the past
THOMASTON—This past weekend November 3-4, Thomaston welcomed a new addition to its Main Street boutiques and restaurants. Sandra L. Hoekstra Booksellers held a grand opening on both floors at the…
ROCKPORT – The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce Year in Review Awards Gala and Annual Meeting took place at the Samoset Resort on Saturday, November 4, with more than 300 chamber member…
ROCKLAND – Plans are in process for storm water separations on South Main Street. Conversations continued regarding a possible bathroom near the Breakwater. Police and fire responded to more than…
LINCOLNVILLE — After ten years of stewarding the conservation easement on the Dickerson-Redfield-Lipmanowicz property in Lincolnville, the Georges River Land Trust (GRLT) has assigned the easement…
From Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that Phoebe Ferraiolo has been hired as a press assistant in her Washington, D.C., office. Phoebe is the daughter of John and Tammra…
CAMDEN — On Saturday Nov. 4 and Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017 Camden Rotarians Tom Pine (left) and David Vaughn kicked off the club's annual holiday nut sale.
Nuts will be for sale on Saturdays in…
Central Maine Power Co. restored service to more than 460,000 homes and businesses after five days following a windstorm that knocked out power to more than half the homes and businesses in the…
LINCOLNVILLE — If you are looking for a good book, a new book or a used book, or if you want to sit in a comfortable chair and read from a great selection of Mane authors, Beyond the Sea at 2526…
NOAA Fisheries has released the “Fisheries of the U.S.” 2016 report, and once again New Bedford, Mass. was the leading U.S. port by value for the 17th consecutive year and American…
Community gathering place opens Nov. 1
ROCKLAND — Jenn Rockwell, along with her father Rick Rockwell, of Rockland Realty, are on a mission. Their current goal? To bring increased vibrancy and visibility to the north end of Rockland…
New iteration of historic store was six years in the making
LINCOLNVILLE CENTER – The long awaited grand opening of the Lincolville Center General Store took place on Friday, October 27. It was a perfect day for it as a steady stream of people came and…
Camden National Bank announced that Kevin Boggs has joined the Residential Mortgage Lending department as Mortgage Loan Officer. In his new role, he is responsible for serving customers in Maine's…
Heavy winds, rain, cause outages
Working diligently, crews from Central Maine Power had restored electricity by 8:50 a.m. to approximately two-thirds of the customers in Knox and Waldo Counties that were previously without power…
ST. GEORGE — The Marshall Point Lighthouse & Museum Committee is pleased to announce that it has received a $10,000 grant from the Borman Family Foundation in support of the fundraising…
CAMDEN— Camden National Bank announced that Kevin Boggs has joined the Residential Mortgage Lending department as Mortgage Loan Officer. In his new role, he is responsible for serving customers in…
Annual scorecard
AUGUSTA – Sales of new upholstered furniture containing flame-retardant chemicals is to be prohibited in Maine. People with solar panels will incur charges for the electricity they generate…
The legendary crew of Maine comic book publisher, Alpha Productions, is celebrating more than 25 years since they started producing comic books here in Maine.
On Sunday October 29, at the…
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) and Waldo County General Hospital (WCGH) would like to thank United Midcoast Charities (UMC) for $19,000 in grants recently received. UMC supports agencies…
Multiple workshops offered, free enrollment
ROCKPORT — Open enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace for 2018 is November 1 through December 15, 2017. Enrolling or re-enrolling may seem a bit daunting — trying to understand all your…
Two local residents who are employees of Ocean State Job Lot have been named as 2017 "Three Square Meals" Food Ambassadors by the Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation. Julie Philbrook, of…
LINCOLNVILLE BEACH— Local resident Susie Barnes is the new owner of Dot's Café and Market in Lincolnville Beach. The chef-turned-massage-therapist said in a news release that she is excited to get…
Separate No. 1 Plastic from 3-7, and continue tossing No. 2 as usual
ROCKPORT — Because residents of Camden, Hope, Lincolnville and Rockport want to recycle their trash, but because the market demand for plastic has diminished, and because plastic is ubiquitous,…
AUGUSTA — Once again, special interest groups are not being honest and upfront about a ballot initiative.
Hello, this is Governor Paul LePage.
Question 1 on the ballot this…
From Washington, D.C.
PORTLAND— Congresswoman Chellie Pingree released the following statement today on the Trump Administration's decision to withdraw the USDA's Farmer Fair Practice Rules, which would have helped…
Fishermen's Association stands with local community opposition of the Maine Aqua Ventus wind project
At its Annual Meeting held on October 10, 2017, the Maine Coast Fishermen's Association's Board of Directors unanimously passed a resolution expressing its opposition to the Maine Aqua Ventus…
State Ballot Question
On November 7, Maine voters will be asked whether to allow a "certain company" to operate table games and/or slot machines in York County. If passed, a portion of the proceeds from this venture…
CAMDEN – Horsefeather Grille celebrated its grand opening Friday, October 13, in the former Elm St. Grille, in the Cedar Crest Motel at 115 Elm Street. Richard Eaton the chef/owner, said the…
BELFAST — Colburn Shoe Store celebrated its 185th anniversary Oct. 14, drawing a crowd of more than 300 to Belfast’s United Farmers Market, on Spring Street.
The sound of…
Colder temperatures are on the horizon, and we’re all starting to prepare for another Maine winter. At the top of most of our lists is making sure we’ll stay warm.…
No moratorium necessary, town leaders say
CAMDEN — While a Maine legislative committee fine-tunes state rules to govern sales of recreational marijuana, the Town of Camden has voted not to extend its own moratorium on the matter; instead…
In business
Early last spring, on May 4, crews at Rockport Marine gently pulled a new 91-foot cold-molded hull from the shed and lowered it into Rockport Harbor. Brad and Adam Scott, two brothers who own Two…
CAMDEN — Jennifer Mirabile, of Rockport, has been named Managing Director of Camden National Wealth Management. In her new role, Mirabile will lead the team of 19 professionals providing wealth…
On the off-chance you haven't noticed, there are changes occurring at Boothbay Center, or Village Square, as it’s now called.
Paul Coulombe has purchased much of the real estate along Route…
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Pies, lobster rolls, cinnamon buns....
BELFAST – Unique as far as farmers markets go, the United Farmers Market in Belfast, on Spring Street, is a feast of produce, with even an indoor sunroom that serves as a cafe where visitors can…
ROCKLAND – The chemical explosion caused by acetone vapors Thursday, Sept. 28 in Rockland was accidental, according to Sgt. Joel Davis of the Maine Fire Marshal’s Office.
The first…
CAMDEN — Architectural plans for a 100-plus-seat new restaurant for currently empty space at the 87 Elm Street building (formerly referred to as HAVII on Route 1 in Camden) arrived at the town’s…
CAMDEN — Camden National Bank named Patricia "Trish" Rose as the new Executive Vice President of Retail and Mortgage Banking earlier this month. Rose joined Camden National Bank with over 30 years…
Odds of trapping a white lobster is 1 in 100 million
THOMASTON – It is the rarest of rare lobsters, and the chances of catching one are 1 in 100 million, but that's what Desiree Smith, of Rockland, did. She found in his traps an albino/white lobster…
ORONO — Increasing environmental uncertainty coupled with rapidly changing market conditions in the Gulf of Maine raise important questions about the ability of Maine's commercial fishermen to…
AUGUSTA — Three days after implementing a recall of mussels because of Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning, the Maine Department of Marine Resources, working with dealers, has recovered 98 percent of the…
CAMDEN— The Board of Directors for Camden National Corporation (NASDAQ: CAC; "Camden National" or the "Company"), elected Lawrence "Larry" J. Sterrs to succeed Karen Stanley as Chair of the…
From Augusta
PORTLAND — Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) released the following statement on a leaked report from the Department of Interior concerning the future of recently designated National Monuments…
ROCKPORT - Mr. Wat Sushi & Noodles at 106 Commercial Street in Rockport opened its doors in 2012. As of Friday, September 15, Tomi Sushi and Noodle Bar will replace Mr. Wats', which is being…
