ROCKLAND – Doreen Leavitt, President of the American Legion Auxiliary presents a plaque to Marcia Whitten from Rockland Savings Bank FSB…
Commerce
THOMASTON — Signs for Aspen Dental and Mattress Firm will be appearing alongside that of Walmart and Tractor Supply Company as early as late spring, according to Thomaston Code Enforcement Officer…
In business
Christine Annis has worked professionally with animals for more than 35 years, including at animal hospitals, where she did everything from setting appointments to assisting with…
Through Jan. 4, operators of local fishing vessels can apply to harvest a limited number of shrimp, and help scientists learn about the Gulf of Maine’s shrimp population.
It has become so…
The first winter snowstorm has arrived in the Midcoast, bringing with it snow early Tuesday that will turn to sleet and possibly freezing rain after noon. A large portion of the state is expected…
Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting
HALLOWELL —…
Maine’s Securities Administrator Judith Shaw, who serves as President of the North American Securities…
A rundown of where to go if you don’t feel like staying home
The uptick of Christmas music, movies and holiday stories this week would have you believe everyone in the world will be home on Dec. 24-25 celebrating with family. But what if you don’t celebrate…
Going shopping
Listen. There’s some things that women of a certain age never used to talk about, bras being one of them. You might mention lingerie on occasion, but, in talking about undergarments at all, you…
In the window this holiday season
ROCKLAND — Store windows are sparkling this month, with the holidays in full swing, and in Rockland, judges for the annual Main Street Window Decoration Contests decided that one of this year’s…
Advocates call for statewide minimum wage increase
Members of the Maine People's Alliance hosted a news conference…
Display ‘Hate Has No Business Here’ signs at stores, restaurants
Across the country Dec. 17, business owners displayed signs at their stores to show their opposition to the increasingly hateful and violent rhetoric from national political leaders, according to…
PechaKucha presenter Rafi Baeza: “When I can introduce an element of magic in to a brand I know I’ve got something good.”
Behind the Slides, our ongoing feature, is where we meet up with an artist who presented at a PechaKucha event and find out the deeper story beneath the images they chose to portray.
Rafi…
21 New Rooms and a Rooftop Bar
CAMDEN — Christmas by the Sea was much to many, but something out of the ordinary was an open house hosted by Stuart and Mary Ann Smith at their newest hotel, 16 Bay View Street. The renovated…
Old houses can be energy efficient
We love old houses but is a warm, energy efficient, old home... possible? …
Last call, before December closes
ROCKLAND — An old-fashion cash register sits opposite the modern credit card swipe in the store formerly known as the Reading Corner. Although this store on Rockland’s Main Street has catered to…
Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
AUGUSTA —…
In response to the depleted condition of the northern shrimp resource, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section extended the moratorium on commercial fishing for…
The O’Brien’s take on the movie: “Weave it, and someone will eventually come and buy it”
For repeat customers of Diane and Wally O'Brien of Lincolnville, it's no mystery who the weaver of Sleepy Hollow Rag Rugs is. But for others, it's a surprise.
Since he retired from education…
Candy from every era for every age
CAMDEN — Handy, dandy, it's as sweet as candy. No Christmas stocking is complete without a heaping helping of sweets. We're talking…
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE LOWEST SINCE 2002
The preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 4.3 percent for October was little changed from 4.4 percent in September and down…
The Maine Preservation Honor Awards this year recognized 16 projects from around the state, including the Unity Food Hub, in Unity. Maine…
Coastal Healthcare Alliance
ROCKLAND — Pen Bay Healthcare and Waldo County Healthcare have been notified by the Department of Health and Human Services that the…
Meeting tonight
CAMDEN — The Camden Planning Board convenes tonight to talk about the ordinances guiding short-term rentals, lodgings and other transient accommodations and locations.
The meeting begins in…
Plan to save Mainers $870+ million on energy bills advances
AUGUSTA - Efficiency Maine’s Board of Trustees recently voted unanimously to adopt a new three-year plan and budget, which the agency said…
Parker Laite Sr.: ‘You've got to be a friend, to have a friend’
CAMDEN — Family and friends of Charles Cawley, co-founder of MBNA, philanthropist and Camden resident, are mourning his death Wednesday morning.
Cawley, 75, died Nov. 18 at his home in…
Honorees included Harris J. (Pete) Bixler of Bay Chamber Concerts
PORTLAND – On Thursday, Nov. 5, Camden National Bank joined leaders and representatives from Maine’s nonprofit community for the 2015…
solution to bird problem offered
ROCKLAND — Birds need not fear the partially-reflective glass façade of the Starfire five-story art management building, slated for groundbreaking in April 2016 and completion in March 2017. After…
This past week in Rockland...the harbor master spent time tracking down the owner of a boat left for several days at Snow Marine Park. Turns out, the owner was in jail. Fire/EMS responded to a 3 a…
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
The federal Department of Energy has granted Maine $3.7 million to further research and development offshore wind…
ROCKLAND — The ordinances for Transient Residential Accommodations, aka AirBnB, will continue to be hashed out in Rockland. Yet, following a public hearing during the December 14, 6 p.m., council…
Business and building in exchange for well-written essay
HOULTON — The winner of an essay contest will become the new owner of the historic Temple Theatre in Houlton. …
Minimum Wage Ballot Campaign
On Wednesday, the campaign to place a minimum wage increase on the ballot in 2016 announced that it had collected more than 30,000…
Department of Marine Resources
AUGUSTA – Rep. Pinny Beebe-Center, D-Rockland, is appealing the Legislative Council’s rejection of her bill to give the commissioner of the…
BELFAST — The former Crosby School in Belfast will be up for auction December 2 at the school. Open houses are scheduled for November 12 and 18 between 10 a.m. and 11…
ROCKLAND –- The women behind Maine Country Home, a specialty paint and refinished furniture shop, were in such a hurry to commence operation in…
Clamming has been good in Wiscasset this year, very good.
A few years ago, one or one and a half bushels would have been a digger’s likely take from a tide, Wiscasset Shellfish Committee…
Gordon and Lynne Kontrath were recording the Patriots-Jets game Sunday afternoon to avoid missing the end, in case it came when Maine Eastern Railroad’s Brunswick-Rockland excursion was making its…
Camden National Corporation
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ROCKLAND — A week after RSU 13 school board candidate Esther “Tess” Kilgour of Rockland withdrew from her electoral race, Rockland City Council candidate Deborah O. Atwell has also pulled out.…
Rockland Harbor Master Ed Glaser sent his letter of retirement to the city manager during the week of October 18-24. Glaser’s retirement will start Jan. 1, 2016. Det/Sgt. Thompson was sworn in as…
Camden National Corporation (NASDAQ: CAC), the parent company of Camden National Bank, completed its acquisition of SBM…
ROCKLAND — A workshop called Transient Residential Accommodations will be conducted in City Hall’s Council Chambers, 270 Pleasant Street, in Rockland on Wednesday, October 28 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p…
ROCKLAND — A special meeting of the Rockland City Council will be held Thursday, Oct. 22, 5 p.m., in the Board Room of the Rockland Public Library.
The City Council will devote this time to …
ROCKLAND — As of October 19, 2015, Esther M. "Tess" Kilgour has withdrawn her candidacy for RSU 13 school board. Kilgour's name will still appear on the November 3 Municipal Election ballot.…
Financially speaking
When you suffer a casualty loss—a robbery, perhaps, or hurricane damage, Uncle Sam is willing to help you recover from the loss—in a rather limited manner.
You can claim a loss to the extent…
