AUGUSTA — Despite clear and repeated information about the services provided by Drivers-Licenses.org, Mainers have been calling state officials and complaining when a new, renewed or reinstated…
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Summer Festival street closures approved
Rockland — The Rockland City Council had a busy agenda April 14, but it was a quick meeting in City Hall, where employee Raymond Athearn and Lloyd Daniels were singled out for their dedication to…
From Fear to Success: A practical public-speaking guide
Dizzy head. Pounding heart. Shaking limbs. Sweating body. Shallow breathing. Queasy stomach. These symptoms hold people back from what they really want — SUCCESS. Public speakers of all levels…
Did you invest in Sea Hunters LLC or Deep Sea Hunters?
AUGUSTA — The Maine Office of Securities is seeking information from Maine residents who have invested in, or been approached about investing in the treasure hunting activities of Greg Brooks of…
The economic releases showed improvement in Europe and the U.S.. Nonetheless valuation concerns pulled equity prices lower. In a flight to safety bond yields fell across the globe. Credit spreads…
Coastal Farms and Food Processing to shut doors after two years
BELFAST - After two years in business, Coastal Farms and Food Processing will be closing its doors at the end of the month.
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Bixby & Co. was the only Midcoast business to best 130 Maine entrepreneurs
ROCKLAND — A significant victory came Thursday night for chocolate bar entrepreneur Kate McAleer, founder of Bixby & Co., as well as for the Midcoast. McAleer had been competing in Gorham…
On-site drilling is prompting recyclables bins to be inconveniently, temporarily relocated
ROCKPORT — If you're a regular customer of the transfer station on Union Street in Rockport, Mid-Coast Solid Waste Corporation Manager Jim Guerra is giving you permission to avoid trash duty next…
$3.8 million project expected to benefit Shipyard, McCrum, create 110 jobs
BELFAST - The U.S. Economic Development Administration on Tuesday awarded Belfast $1.9 million for a major overhaul of Front Street.
The grant would cover half the cost of the estimated $3.8…
The economic releases for the U.S. and Europe reflected the firming of the economic expansion, but showed no signs of the hoped-for acceleration. The U.S. Employment Report showed the broadening…
BELFAST — When the staff of Belfast's Army Navy Store gathered in January, it learned that longtime owner Ron Mullen had accepted an offer from his brother, John Mullen, to purchase the commercial…
Web Tech Buzz
Daniel Richman is interested in helping small businesses and start-ups achieve their social media and online marketing goals. Marketing through social media is a great tool if understood and…
Robert Wiggin: Sealer of weights and measures
BELFAST - When you buy a gallon of gas, how do you know it’s really a gallon? And what about a pound of apples?
There’s no guarantee you’ll get what you pay for. But if…
Is your name on the list?
AUGUSTA — Midcoast residents should head to the Maine Treasury’s website as soon as possible, because the state’s Unclaimed Property Fund has increased by $13,506,933.25 since last year, and a…
Stronger economic data from Europe took the spotlight this week. Although the U.S. remained under uncertain influence from severe weather, its releases displayed resilience in the U.S. economy.…
In business: Making the thermal break work
ROCKPORT — Will Dennett of Aurora Sails wanted to relocate his business to a new facility and chose a parcel at Simonton Corner in Rockport on which to build. Then, he met Brennan Black, vice…
In business
NORTHPORT — Doris and Ed Moran didn’t know what type of business they were looking for when they decided they wanted to move from Ohio “back east to Maine,” only that they were on the hunt for a…
Public meeting in Belfast postponed until April 8
BELFAST - In a presentation to the The Propeller Club of Searsport and Bucksport last week, Captain David Gelinas made a lengthy case for the importance of…
Rockland troop sets up at Reny's Plaza
CAMDEN — Girl Scouts and cookies are as synonymous as apple pie and ice cream. And Girl Scouts have been selling them for almost 100 years. Janet Corcoran scout leader of Troop 2117, Rockland,…
PenBayPilot.com News Hour, Mondays and Fridays 7-8 a.m.
ROCKLAND — Did you know that you can listen to the PenBayPilot.com News Hour on WRFR Friday and Monday mornings, from 7 to 8 a.m.? Yes, you can. It's not an April Fools' joke, partly because it's…
Most Economic releases showed no pick-up of activity again this week. The U.S. Initial Jobless Claims was an exception, since it showed the firming of the U.S. employment situation. Nonetheless,…
Long-vacant business gets a new start, and a café
MONROE — The building at the center of town is immediately recognizable in the architectural lexicon of little towns. That residents considered using for something other than a general store…
Requires ordinance change first
LINCOLNVILLE BEACH — Capt. Ray Williamson is asking the town of Lincolnville for permission to operate a day-sailing schooner, the 52-foot Summertime, out of Lincolnville Beach during the…
WiFi cafe, ‘Laptop Ledge’ and more artist-author events in the works
CAMDEN — It's fitting that the transfer of the Owl & Turtle Bookshop to new owners Ricky and Selena Sheaves came about thanks to the sharp ears of a local writer.
Poet and author Dave…
U.S. Economic releases showed resilience in the face of the severe weather; European releases indicated that its economy remained in expansion; but, the decline in the China's PMI caused concern…
Port ‘improvement’ plan elicits many questions, some answers at public meeting
BANGOR - A contentious proposal to expand and deepen the cargo ship channel in Searsport harbor drew around 150 people to the Cross Insurance Center for a public information meeting with federal…
U.S. economic releases were mixed. In the U.S., housing data was weaker, but the Flash PMI and Initial Jobless Claims were better. The cold weather and snow may have obscured a true picture of the…
BELFAST — This year’s winner of the Most Romantic Couple Contest was Amy Taylor and Sean O’Connor of Thomaston.
Amy and Sean met in 2011 via the Internet, chatting all night the first night…
A TIF, a CDBG and an FTZ
BELFAST - A handful of proposals falling under the broad heading of “economic development” came before the Belfast City Council, Feb. 18.
The Council approved a set of changes to the…
Fresh Restaurant to open in April
ROCKLAND — Peter Ott’s Restaurant has enjoyed the same location at 16 Bay View Street for 40 years. Come April, the restaurant’s new address will be 18 Bay View Landing as they take over the…
U.S. economic releases were softer than expected, but European releases were a bit better this week. Nonetheless, the equity markets rallied and the bond markets fell across the globe. Credit…
Since 1990, a part of the Rockland community
ROCKLAND — Mona Stearns owns and operates Mid-Coast Gym at 44 Park Street in Rockland. MCG is an 8,000-square-foot facility. Twenty-four years ago, Mona and her husband, along with her brother-in…
In business
BELFAST — If you’re looking for a piece of beautiful wood product crafted in Maine, look no further than Out of the Woods, a retail store born from a desire to help members of the Maine Wood…
The U.S. Employment report disappointed, but the economic releases indicated that the economy continued to expand, but without any signs of the hoped-for acceleration. Most Purchasing Managers'…
Old style New England is the new style
ROCKLAND — Stuart Smith’s Rockland Harbor Park LLC has submitted plans to the Rockland code enforcement office to construct a 65-room hotel at 12 Water Street on the Rockland waterfront. The…
Softer-to-mixed economic data added to worries about the emerging markets this week. Across the globe, Equity markets declined and credit spreads widened as investors exited the riskier asset…
Slate of proposed zoning changes coming in April
BELFAST - Charges of social engineering and classism featured in a lively Planning Board workshop, Wednesday night. Also mentioned were Jane Jacobs’ “The Death and Life of Great American Cities”…
Kim and Michael Gallagher, of Continuum Physical Therapy answer our questions
ROCKLAND — Kim and Michael Gallagher operate Continuum Physical Therapy at 91 Camden Street in Rockland. Both Kim and Michael hold advanced degrees in physical therapy. Michael holds an additional…
BELFAST - A public auction of the James P. White house on Tuesday attracted 20 people to the landmark mansion but failed to yield any private bids.
The 1840 Greek Revival-style home was run…
‘Where are these $100 million babies? They don’t exist.’
BELFAST - In his office late last week, City Manager Joe Slocum pulled a calculator across his desk and produced a spreadsheet of the city budget.
A day earlier, he had…
Economic releases were somewhat mixed to soft in the developed countries, but concerns about the emerging countries weighed heavily on the markets across the globe. China's Flash PMI for…
Expand and build more pipelines from Pennsylvania to New England
New England’s governors want to build more gas pipelines from Pennsylvania to the six-state region and they are getting ready to circulate proposal requests for new gas and electricity-producing…
Bank foreclosure calls for public sale of landmark property
BELFAST - The historic James P. White House, also known as the White House Inn, may be headed to auction later this month after the property was foreclosed upon late last year.
According to…
Economic releases this week showed strength, which helped to balance the softer U.S. Employment Report released in the previous week. Most equity markets finished the week on a positive note.…
‘Sales are smokin-meltdown hot’
ROCKLAND — Gordon Page, of Owls Head, facilitates a group of ukulele players that meet every Thursday evening at the Hampton Inn in Rockland. It’s not a class and there are no music lessons, but…
Is Wiscasset made for walkin’?
How about its Route 1 neighbor, Belfast?
Both Midcoast communities will get some expert help finding out in March, thank to grants announced January 15…
Lobster, beer and good friends
LINCOLNVILLE BEACH — The pros who know how to make beer in Lincolnville are teaming up with the pros who know how to cook a lobster, and come spring, Lincolnville Beach will be the place to find…
Economic releases were mixed in the first days of 2014. Most Purchasing Managers Surveys remained in the expansion zone; yet, the softness in the U.S. Employment Report was such a surprise that it…
Proposed zoning change would likely allow restaurants as ‘accessory use.’
BELFAST - Maine Maritime Products processes and distributes seafood from a facility in the Belfast Business Park. The company also sells steamed lobsters and other fresh and frozen…
Community meeting, Jan 21
SEARSMONT — A team of engineers remains at a Spectra Energy pipeline compressor station in Searsmont attempting to determine why a pressure valve blew Dec. 31, sending a tower of gas 100 feet into…
