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Align and Shine, a new exercise class, is now offered in Camden and Belfast. This class emphasizes deep core work and includes cardio, strengthening, and mindfulness.

Lisa Lyons, of…

Dr. Aliza Gentili-Lloyd has joined the PenBay Vets practice, in Rockport, and is now available for appointments.

Gentili-Lloyd obtained her DVM from Tufts University…

2004 through 2017, and 550,000 complaints later

Attorney General Janet Mills requests all Mainers who were scammed out of money and asked to utilize Western Union as a payment method to contact her office as they may be eligible for restitution…

USDA Rural Development Acting State Director Tommy R. Higgins today announced that seven Maine businesses have been selected to receive Rural Energy for America Program grants totaling…

Hurricane Island Outward Bound School, an adventure-based educational organization with several program bases in Maine, today announced that Kathleen Gilbert, of…

AUGUSTA - The 2017 Maine Governor's Conference on Tourism will be held at the Augusta Civic Center March 14 and 15. This year's full program of speakers, workshops and breakout sessions will…

LINCOLNVILLE — The ad hoc Lincolnville Energy Committee, which spearheaded the successful project to bring solar energy to the community to provide power to a handful of municipal properties,…

Sales of single-family existing homes in Maine remain stable and healthy. The Maine Association of Realtors reported a 7.87 percent increase in…

As many of you are aware, change is inevitable at our Mid-Coast Solid Waste Facility over the next few years. In the spring of 2018 we will begin trucking our household trash to the ecomaine waste…

The committee charged with implementing the legalization of marijuana in Maine will be taking public comment on Tuesday, February 28, in Augusta to gather citizen input on the issues…

How did $500 million in taxpayer money get spent?

The Legislature’s Government Oversight…

Neither Economic releases nor…
14,000 pieces of pie consumed

On Feb 8, 2017, innkeepers, restaurant owner and business members who participated in the 13th Annual Pies on Parade Pie Tour presented a check to the Area Interfaith Outreach (AIO)…

The Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development, along with its partners, the University of Maine, Lewiston/Auburn Economic Growth…
ReVision Energy workshops

Join representatives from ReVision Energy for two upcoming solar workshops on how homeowners can use the sun to power all their energy needs here in Maine.

The focus of each workshop will…

Public voting is open for the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation’s annual Community Matters More grant-making initiative. Through this charitable program, Maine residents decide the 40…

Citizen sifts through redevelopment bookkeeping, cites fiscal drain on town

CAMDEN — In mid-January, the Camden Select Board voted unanimously to spend $12,000 from its own contingency on an audit of the Snow Bowl’s $6.8 million redevelopment project, which has been…

Maine ranks No. 6 among the U-Haul Top 10 U.S. Growth States. U-Haul locations in Idaho saw 51.5 percent of one-way truck rental customers coming into the state as opposed to leaving, according to…

The Points North Institute/Camden International Film Festival has received a Special Event Grant of $50,000 from the Maine Office of Tourism. The festival has set goals to achieve 25 percent…

Changing landscape on southwesterly side of Rockport Village

ROCKPORT — A busy corner on Route 1 is poised for a major transformation, as ideas percolate among the landowners who have purchased key properties at the south end of Rockport Village known as…

Town grants approval, licenses for Cold Toes Tacos, Sidecountry Sports

CAMDEN — Sidecountry Sports and Cold Toes Tacos received approval to set up shop at the Camden Snow Bowl this weekend. While the…

ROCKPORT - The weather was touch and go during construction, but in the end Samoset Resort chef Tim Pierce successfully transformed 20,000 pounds of ice into the 2017 Glacier Ice Bar. Sculptures…

I was asked by a friend if I had any advice on the best way for an investor to "play" Trumps tweets.  I had to consider how to best answer this question.  Was there a way to play the tweets? …

‘we can’t make it happen... but can we let it happen”

CAMDEN — Following impassioned pleas from 19 citizens, who championed the need to support creative businesses and growth at the Snow Bowl, to honor agreements and to stop "micromanaging," the…

Adding commercial laundry facility to support its rental operations

ROCKPORT - Workers broke ground Jan. 6 on a 2,000-square-foot expansion of On the Water in Maine's Rockport headquarters.

The expansion will allow On the Water in Maine to add a commercial…

Recently, talking heads have spent way too much time discussing…

Need special exceptions from Zoning Board of Appeals

CAMDEN — Since snow began to cover Camden Snow Bowl slopes, Andrew Dailey, co-owner of Sidecountry Sports in Rockland, has been gearing up for the weekends when he moves his fat bike and ski demo…

The 76th Annual Maine Agricultural Trades Show will be held Tuesday, January 10, through Thursday, January 12, at the Augusta Civic Center. Hosted by the Maine Department of Agriculture,…

New business: Coastal Maine Yoga offers variety of classes

CAMDEN - The Coastal Maine Yoga studio opened its doors on Mechanic Street in the Knox Mill Complex in December. Classes include, but will not be limited to, vinyasa, Kundalini, heated yoga,…

Next stop: Planning and Select board reviews

At its mid-December meeting, the Rockport Ordinance Review Committee voted to recommend that the town place an amendment before voters that, if approved, would allow up to 40 hotel…

The final two weeks of 2016 was quiet.  The few economic releases did little to affect the expectations on the economy or move the markets.  As typical, the last couple of weeks of the year are less…

With a New Year approaching, it’s time for resolutions.  While most  think of resolutions related to their physical health, such as eating better and getting back in shape,…

The Rockland CareerCenter, part of the Maine Department of Labor, and in conjunction with its partners offer a variety of services to help…

CAMDEN — The Knox Mill has come to life once more with Ebantide, a new restaurant that officially opens next weekend. More than just a play on words (named after co-owner Joseph Goudreau’s three-…

Crafted in Wisconsin, trucked to Maine, assembled on site

ROCKPORT — With a 92-foot hull under construction inside the boat barn, and a new pier in the works, Rockport Marine today also expanded its capacity to launch and haul larger vessels by…

You have to ski up to get your taco fix, sorry

CAMDEN — The Camden Snow Bowl just got a new eatery. The only thing is, you can’t get to it by walking.

Brian Beggarly, owner of Boynton-McKay in Camden, just opened a pop-up weekend taco…

From Washington, D.C.

U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced Dec. 19 that the U.S. Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works a $125,950,046 contract modification. The funding will be used to continue…

Red Barn Baking Co.’s other half: the antique marketplace

LINCOLNVILLE — It’s a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it building, but well worth circling back around to. The Red Barn Baking Co., just on the Camden/Lincolnville town line on Route 1, is known for its…

Projects, Inc. a nonprofit community development organization based in Camden, said Dec. 15 that the Passamaquoddy Indian Tribe has been awarded a renewal grant of $1.9 Million from the…

U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced Dec. 9 that Bath Iron Works has been awarded a $10.9 million order against an existing Navy basic ordering agreement related to the…

DECD to produce more research and analysis

The Maine Department of Economic and Community Development announced a new public-private partnership with Live and Work in Maine to help identify and deliver a larger and more skilled workforce…

ROCKPORT (Dec. 7, 9:35 a.m.) — Just over 48 hours since…

‘We will table it, but we have it on our radar’

In the aftermath of the Nov. 8 statewide vote that approved a measure that legalizes cultivating, using and selling recreational marijuana and paraphernalia, town and cities are gulping, trying to…

opinion

Leaders of unions representing telecom workers in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont responded to the announcement by…

ROCKLAND - Kimberly Snow owns and operates Snowdrop Confections at 377 Main St. in Rockland. The window decorations alone are enough to draw you into the store, but once inside you not only feel…

Camden National Bank has expanded its customer service commitment by increasing its Customer Assistance Center hours to 24 hours a day,…

The gastroenterology practice of Neil D. Smith, M.D., at 823 Commercial Street, Rockport,…

ROCKLAND — A silent auction of nine uniquely decorated wreaths was featured Nov. 19 at St. Peter's "Unique Boutique" holiday shopping event at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Rockland. The event…

Thanks to a little help from its customers, Camden National Bank donated extra support to Maine's homeless shelters in honor of National…