WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board plans to meet Dec. 12, 2017, in Washington to determine the probable cause of the October 2015 sinking of the cargo ship El Faro in the…
Commerce
ROCKLAND – From the middle of September through late October, the port of Rockland will welcome thousands of passengers from seven larger cruise ships into the Camden-Rockland Region for day-long…
From Augusta
GARDINER – Following news of a massive file breach at credit reporting agency Equifax, the Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection, which administers the Fair Credit Reporting Act in Maine, is…
ST. GEORGE — Marshall Point Lighthouse and Museum is preparing to build a 18' x 25' replica of the original Keeper's Barn and Workshop, which stood behind the keeper's house for over 74 years. The…
ROCKLAND – The City of Rockland hinted at a negative opinion of a permit-fee waiver for the People’s Sculpture Race, which took place in August. However, the owner of Rotary Pizza…
Keeping business in Rockland
ROCKLAND – For Rockland Animal Hospital, business is good. So good that staff have outgrown the office space, surgery, and two exam rooms at the Old County Road clinic. Veterinarian Phil Caron…
AUGUSTA — Maine has joined 31 other states in a settlement with technology company Lenovo Inc. to resolve allegations that the company violated state consumer protection laws by pre-installing…
Blaze Brewery, Hoxbill and Kurafuto located in the Bayview Landing in Camden
CAMDEN—Many have wondered what would become of the old Atlantica building on the Bayview Landing area in Camden. Starting Labor Day weekend, the public had a chance to find out. Maine restaurateur…
‘Anyone can learn to be airborne in this space, even an elephant’
HOPE — A space created to house a pair of retired circus elephants is realizing a renaissance at the hands of Rockport couple Jonas and Stacey Contakos. They will hold a grand opening celebration…
CAMDEN— Wendy Byrd of Appleton has joined Allen Insurance and Financial as an account manager in the company's insured benefits division.
Byrd, a graduate of Lewiston High School and the…
CAMDEN — United Midcoast Charities (UMC) elected six new members to its board of directors at the organization's annual meeting in August. They are Rockport residents Lori Alexander, Leni Gronros…
The Midcoast Connection: Occupational hazards
ROCKLAND – After firefighters extinguished a blaze in Rockland two months ago, eyes occasionally turned toward a nearby roof. The structure was not in the line of fire. Rather, it contained a…
GARDINER – Maine Securities Administrator Judith Shaw announced that Robert H. Edmunds III, formerly of Nobleboro, has been sentenced in Lincoln County Superior Court to 18 months in…
A consignment boutique for the discerning shopper, The Lady’s Room in Damariscotta, isn’t your typical second hand…
Spring, summer and fall beauty spills over parking lot, footbridge, downtown
CAMDEN — Tucked in on the north side of town, the Camden Riverhouse Hotel may be best known by locals for its arresting gardens. Owner David Dickey, who said the hotel was constructed 22 years ago…
From Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and more than two dozen federal lawmakers from across New England sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary…
ROCKLAND — Granite Coast Orthodontics, located at 1056 Commercial Street in Rockland, is celebrating their five-Year Anniversary August 21 through August 23, 2017. The free celebration includes…
From Augusta
AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate President has appointed Sen. Dave Miramant, D-Camden, to represent the Maine Senate on the Maine Citizen Trade Policy Commission.
The CTPC is comprised of members…
‘We used to knock on doors ... before the American Pickers were even born
ROCKLAND — Walking into the Rockland Elks Lodge when Bruce Gamage, Jr., is conducting his monthly auction is always an adventure since you never know what fascinating pieces he will be auctioning…
The Governor's Energy Office conducted its weekly heating fuel price survey on Monday, August 14,, and found the current statewide average cash price for No. 2 heating oil was $2.03 per gallon, 7…
ROCKLAND – During their Monday, Aug, 14, meeting, City Council members voted to postpone a decision regarding fee increases for cruise ships visiting Rockland Harbor. After hearing from various…
LIBERTY — From the moment you step through the doors of Lake St. George Brewing, it's evident that the handsomely renovated old…
TENANTS HARBOR — If you’ve never seen the fanciful designs of Lamp Revival, it’s because Tenants Harbor lamp maker Maurice Klapfish doesn’t do much advertising. As a part-time business, it suits…
Customers urged to report calls to utility and law enforcement
AUGUSTA, ME — Central Maine Power (CMP), a subsidiary of AVANGRID Inc. (NYSE: AGR), reminds customers to be wary of phone scammers posing as utility company representatives.
The scam…
AUGUSTA — A project to provide faster internet service for homes and businesses on Islesboro has reached another milestone. Central Maine Power Co. (CMP), a subsidiary of AVANGRID Inc. (NYSE: AGR…
Planning board meeting Tuesday, Aug 15
ROCKLAND –Noise pollution, fire risks, and environmental drawbacks compete against economic growth, job creation and convenience as the Rockland Planning Board considers an application for Tire…
Rockland planning board meeting Tuesday, Aug 15
ROCKLAND – Once completed, the new Midcoast School of Technology building in Rockland will use solar panels for hot water along with geothermal heating and cooling, according to the Planning Board…
There were few economic releases this week, but none of those releases mattered to the capital markets. In the U.S.,… |
McLean Hospital, the largest psychiatric affiliate of Harvard Medical School, is America's best hospital for psychiatric care, according to the U.S. News & World Report annual "best hospitals…
Hans Albee, PE of ReVision Energy teaches local firefighters about solar energy
LIBERTY — Bangor area firefighters are attending one of four training sessions, starting this week, to learn the basics of solar technology.
"Solar installations in Maine have grown rapidly…
Annual contest features customer submissions
DAMARISCOTTA – First National Bank is proud to announce the winners of its tenth annual Customer Photo Calendar Contest. Fourteen color photographs have been chosen from over 150 entries, and each…
Owner says more people moving in ‘pretty quickly’
CAMDEN — Camden Villa owner Joe Goudreau said Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 9, that his business, the Camden Hills Villa, Inc., an independent senior facility in downtown Camden, would not be…
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's American Lobster Management Board initiated Draft Addendum XXVII to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for…
Grant will assist with improved housing for seniors
Camden Rotary Club recently award a $5,000 grant to Sixty-Three Washington Street for renovations that will help finance improved housing for seniors. Sixty-Three Washington Street Board of…
From Augusta
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of the Secretary of State received a second letter from Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach on Wednesday, July 26, requesting voter data from the States for the…
Their barn sale is July 27-29 with all kinds of vintage oddities and artist work
THORNDIKE— Way out in the heart of farm country, OJ Farwell & Sons general store and mill are relics, built in 1873. The general store, relatively untouched, still has canned goods on the…
BELFAST — The City of Belfast was recently selected by the ConnectME Authority as a recipient of a Community Broadband Planning Grant in the amount of $15,000. The City of Belfast will be using…
From Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) issued the following statement in response to Senate's vote on the motion to proceed on the House-passed American Health Care Act:
"…
From Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today announced his support for the Jobs for Our Heroes Act of 2017, bipartisan legislation that would exempt qualified active-duty military…
History
For more than four years, the MSAD 28 board has been working on a new middle school construction project. On September 18, 2014, the board engaged the project…
Perspective: When one of my neighbors. Tom, sees me at the Bagel Cafe in the morning, he always asks what I expect the stock market to do. As a reader of my Comments, he should…
ROCKLAND— Rockland’s North End just took one more step in recreating Boston’s North End and its “Little Italy” with the addition of Gelato Rose (483 Main Street) on July 20 for its Grand Opening…
Where are all the finance directors? In city manager positions
ROCKLAND – Filling the empty positions within Rockland’s City departments is a high priority for the newly appointed City Manager.
A day after signing a five-year, $105,000 annual contract…
Telephone Scam alert
Acting on authorization from Congress, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently hired four private debt collection agencies to pursue overdue federal taxes. Unfortunately, this new activity has…
From Augusta
AUGUSTA — The office of the Maine Attorney General is calling on the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to maintain important consumer protections for internet service customers and an open…
2017 is 145th anniversary of U.S. lobster conservation efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Angus King and Susan Collins today introduced a resolution that would designate September 25, 2017, as "National Lobster Day." Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.),…
From Augusta
AUGUSTA —The Unemployment Insurance Commission will be holding a hearing in Augusta in August for public comments on revisions to four chapters of rules governing the state's unemployment…
ROCKLAND—Approximately 500 people went through the doors of the brand new Rockland Rock Harbor Brewing Co. facility and tasting room the weekend of July 14-16 for the Grand Opening, just in time…
Charles White has joined Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. as a financial advisor. He has formed Bayview Financial Management, a financial advisory…
