ROCKLAND — Last summer, Keenan Hendricks and Christian Straka were camp counselors and wondered out loud how they could start their own business.
“We’re both physically active and play…
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‘It beats being a camp counselor’
Food is good!
OWLS HEAD — In an era where we have an “Ultimate Airport Dining Survival Guide” for flyers who want more than just “airport food,” Owls Head just got a pleasant addition to the Knox County…
Teens can work in movie theaters, bowling alleys, permanent amusement parks and in certain places in bakeries and hotels
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Labor's bill to modernize the regulations governing youth employment, LD 1564, which was amended by the Senate to include an emergency preamble, is now law and…
Initial reports: increased attendance over last year, despite a government shutdown
AUGUSTA - Maine State Parks are reporting that there was strong attendance during the first four days of July 2017 at Reid, Range Pond and Crescent Beach State Parks. When the figures for…
Richard P. Crossman, of Allen Insurance and Financial, was recently honored by Certified Risk Managers International for leadership and professionalism in the field of risk management.
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The 2017 Beyond the Sea Book Festival at Lincolnville Beach, Saturday, July 22, 10:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., will host more than two dozen Maine authors at book signings and sale.
The Maine…
Effective at 12:01 a.m., July 1, 2017, non-emergency functions of the State of Maine were shut down until further notice. State employees should have been notified by supervisors by the…
in business
Five Midcoast professionals with wide-ranging experience in writing, editing and publishing have joined forces to help novelists, nonfiction writers, screenwriters, business people and media…
LINCOLNVILLE — When Lincolnville’s iconic beach restaurant, the Lobster Pound, announced it was going to close after 80 years, along with the small town’s only brewpub Andrew’s Brewing Co., locals…
Maine’s Treasury has returned more than $18.1 million in unclaimed property to Mainers in FY 2017. This is a new record…
The state gave a Wiscasset panel an on-site look Friday, June 23, at plans for the downtown. The morning walk was a departure from the Public Advisory Committee’s usual setting for talks with the…
One of Maine’s busiest harbors gets ready for summer
CAMDEN — Steve Pixley, Camden’s harbor master, is anticipating a busy summer on the waterfront, and one aspect of that working harbor got well organized more than a month ago: The Camden Day…
SEARSPORT — Habitat for Humanity of Waldo County (HHWC) marked the official groundbreaking of its fourth build June 23.
With a group of more than 200 volunteers making the…
The preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 3.2 percent for May was up slightly from 3.0 percent in March and April and down from 3.9 percent one year ago. The number of unemployed…
NORTHPORT — Anyone wondering why they no longer see those garish lime green and yellow colors of the old Dos Amigos Mexican Restaurant as they pass Route 1 will be happy to know that the…
Maine with JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley
State Treasurer Terry Hayes announced that the state completed its general obligation bond pricing that will fund $114,675,000 of projects previously approved by Maine voters. The projects include…
Nominate a nonprofit board member for outstanding leadership through September 2017
Camden National Bank announced this week they will award a total of $20,000 to five Maine-based nonprofits through their annual Leaders & Luminaries Awards. As part of this…
In business
Yarmouth Boat Yard said June 7 that is has forged a new sales partnership with Yachting Solutions, a yacht services provider based in Rockport. Through the agreement, Yachting…
Camden National Bank welcomed Nicole Gogan as Assistant Vice President, Treasury Management Sales Advisor and Government Banking to its growing treasury management team. Gogan will work…
Sen. President Thibodeau sends Legislative Sentiment to Kinneys...
LINCOLNVILLE — Isabella and Maren, the young daughters of Lincolnville Town Administrator David Kinney, were lauded at the Board of Selectmen's meeting Monday night for their vital roles in saving…
By far, Rockland had the most changes over the winter as we watch this once rough and tumble town continue to evolve into a hot spot. Here's what happened over the fall and winter— what's open,…
For those returning to Maine for the summer, here's what's new
If you're wondering why Camden and Rockland get the Snow Birds moniker and Belfast gets the Snow Bats, it's because years ago, Belfast's champion, Mike Hurley, made up a bunch of bumper stickers…
For those returning to Maine for the spring, here's what's new
Every year Penobscot Bay Pilot does a TV version of a “clip show,” which is an episode of that consists of excerpts from previous episodes. Here's our annual listing of the new businesses and…
Work is part of church’s $538,000 steeple restoration project with financial support from town of Camden
CAMDEN — Just as the early morning risers were making their way downtown to French and Brawn for their 6 a.m. coffee and a stroll, the crew working on the Chestnut Street Baptist Church steeple…
Expect plenty of competition for the best pitch at the Top Gun Entrepreneurship Acceleration Pitch-Off at The Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland May 24. This is the third…
Workforce conditions remained tight throughout much of Maine in April with very low unemployment, particularly in the southwest portion of the state.
The preliminary seasonally adjusted…
From Washington, D.C.
U.S. Senators Angus King, I-Maine, and James Lankford, R-Okla., sent a letter to the leaders of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee urging them to…
From Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Angus King, I-Maine, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Congressmen Andy Harris, R-Md.-01, and Bill Keating, D-Mass.-09, have led a bipartisan, bicameral group of 87…
Just before an all-day retreat for the Board of the Camden Conference on Saturday, a friend approached me asking about my view of the market. What narrative could support valuations of 17.4 times…
Alder & Vine: new store dedicated to artisan goods, oddities and the occult
BELFAST — The tiny, triangular shaped shop at 9 Beaver St., in Belfast, is atypical of the type of retail space in the Midcoast, but it’s a tribute to Maine’s dark side.
Alder & Vine,…
Opening after Mother’s Day
ROCKPORT — For months, we've driven by the plastic-cocooned building that formerly housed Denny's Restaurant, and wondering what its next evolution was to be. Now we know. The restaurant will be…
Rockland-based Island Institute kicked off its seventh annual Island Energy Conference in South Portland on April 28 by recognizing two groups for their work as energy leaders and champions for…
From Augusta
U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) led a group of his colleagues, including Senator Susan Collins, in sending a letter to Senate leadership urging them to come to the aid of Maine…
Soft opening, April 26; Grand opening April 29
On a cold late April morning, when the outside landscape remains brown, there is an explosion of verdant green inside the the former Hoboken Gardens hothouses, in Rockport. Healthy seedlings and…
Reopening May 31
PORT CLYDE – Lexi Rackliff-Zable is the new proprietor of the Dip Net Restaurant in Port Clyde. In February, Rackliff-Zable signed a three-year lease with Linda Bean’s Perfect Maine. Rackliff-…
Megan L. Williams, of Rockland, will join United Mid-Coast Charities as the organization’s first-ever executive director. Founded in 1942, UMCC raises…
Dole & Bailey offered free tastings, beer and spirits to Midcoast restaurateurs and the public
LINCOLNVILLE—With the sun still peeking through atop the summit at Point Lookout dozens of food companies from Texas to Maine were setting up tables overlooking Penobscot Bay with gourmet tastings…
Bangor Savings Bank has invested $75,000 in LifeFlight of Maine, to ensure Mainers have access to critical care and medical transport when needed.
The grant will go toward replacing…
ROCKPORT – The 24th Annual Business and Community Expo, presented by the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce, was held at the Samoset Resort in Rockport on April 12, from 2 to 7 p.m. The…
ROCKPORT – It's called the Muffuletta and it's a traditional New Orleans sandwich. It's featured every Thursday at Maine Street Meats, in the State of Maine Cheese building. Derrick Lynker runs…
Heather Smith, of Warren, is the new owner of Come Spring Cafe in Union.
Born and raised in Calais, she worked as a partner at the Elm Street Grill since 2007 and now…
U.S. Small Business Administration Celebrates Women’s History Month
In celebration of Women’s History Month, on March 20, Amy Bassett, Small Business Administration District Director and Diane Sturgeon, SBA Deputy District Director,…
Online survey. Paper survey. Help them out. Fill it out.
ROCKPORT — Jim Guerra, manager of the Mid-Coast Solid Waste facility on Union Street in Rockport, said a new era has arrived for the community’s collective trash management practices. The…
Consistent, effective marketing for businesses, organizations and public institutions
Penobscot Bay Pilot has a variety of advertising products, including our Affiliate Program, which simultaneously expands a business' name in…
Four Midcoast businesses dedicated to marketing, shellfish cultivation, shipbuilding laminates and fiberboard improvements were among the 25 Maine entities that have received state…
CAMDEN — A near-institution at the intersection of Union, Belmont and Wood streets in Camden has been sold to a neighbor whose plans for the property don't involve towing and repairing cars and…
BELFAST — The Belfast Regional Job Fair, hosted by Belfast’s Hutchinson Center March 7, where approximately 400 participants mingled with 45 area employers.
The event, which…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Democratic Party, headquartered on Water Street in Augusta, said it now has the financial resources to hire a permanent organizing and outreach director, and with…
Lobster leads the market
Maine’s commercially harvested marine resources topped $700 million in overall value in 2016, according to preliminary data from the Maine Department of Marine Resources. The total…
