SEARSPORT - After nearly two years of debate culminating in a string of sometimes-heated public hearings, the Searsport Planning Board is scheduled to begin…
Commerce
Planning Board chairman: 'It's not going to be a circus'
Comparitive shopping...
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Opponents threaten legal action for second look by Army Corps of Engineers
SEARSPORT - After nearly two years of debate culminating in a string of sometimes-heated public hearings, the Planning Board is scheduled to begin deliberations next week on an…
In business: 'Belfast is awesome, I’m a lifer'
BELFAST — Katherine Loblein and John Gibbs are co-owners of Katwalk, 104 Main Street in Belfast. Katwalk opened its doors in December of 2011. The unique store carries lines of high end designer…
The ballrooms at the Samoset Resort are swarming...
ROCKPORT — Energy is running high in the Midcoast business community that is gathering this afternoon and evening at the annual Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce Business and Community…
Week ending March 8
The US Employment Report capped a week of positive economic news for the U.S. recovery. Elsewhere the releases were mixed, but central bankers across the globe maintained their easing monetary…
Trying to make sense of it all
CAMDEN — H. Thompson Rodman collapsed in a chair in Paul Gibbon's office at 6 p.m., March 5, as if socked in the gut. The deal he had been cultivating since last summer had fallen through twice…
Radio Searsport...
SEARSPORT — In his regular Radio Searsport email dispatches, resident Dick Desmarais seeks to keep the community updated on pending municipal and school board meetings, local fisheries hearings…
Week ending March 1
This week's economic releases confirmed the rebound in U.S. housing, but portrayed softer activity in Europe and Asia. The federal reserve chairman's testimony to Congress identified three risks (…
What are those things?
BELFAST - One of the massive yellow and black things on the Belfast waterfront Thursday was a crane. But you've probably guessed that.
The others, according to James Harkins, project manager…
P.A.W.S. Animal Adoption Center
BELFAST — Loyal Biscuit Co. and Rollie's Bar & Grill teamed together this week to host a standing-room-only fundraiser, "Pints for Paws," to benefit the P.A.W.S. Animal Adoption Center (…
Opponents say testimony was cut short
SEARSPORT - Public hearings by the planning board on a proposed propane terminal officially came to a close on Monday night but not without a fight from opponents who protested with shouts and…
Radio Searsport...
SEARSPORT — In his regular Radio Searsport email dispatches, resident Dick Desmarais seeks to keep the community updated on pending municipal and school board meetings, local fisheries hearings…
One-on-one free business counseling in Camden and Belfast outreach locations
CAMDEN — Whether they're starting small lifestyle businesses or bigger operations with a few employees, women in Maine are proving themselves to be strong entrepreneurs. Former Maine Women's Fund…
In business: Out on a Whimsey
BELFAST — Deb Hall owns and operates Out On A Whimsey at 133 High Street in Belfast. Hall opened her first gift store when she was 17. It was called the Islander and was on Islesboro, where she is…
In business
THOMASTON — KDK llc Apparel Printing & Embroidery in Thomaston opened doors for business in December 2010. Since that time, they’ve enjoyed a steady growth as they offer printed and…
Center for Furniture Craftsmanship requests tax abatement, assessor says no
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Planning Board Feb. 13 approved the addition of a woodturning studio on the …
Presidents Day
Before the 1970s we celebrated George Washington's birthday on Feb. 22 and Abraham Lincoln's birthday on Feb. 12, the actual days of their birth.
The combined holiday is now known as…
SEARSPORT — In his regular Radio Searsport email dispatches, resident Dick Desmarais seeks to keep the community updated on pending municipal and school board meetings, local fisheries hearings…
Make that 485 tons
BELFAST - Front Street Shipyard supersized its plans for a new travel lift this week, upgrading from a 300-ton to a 485-ton (440-metric ton) model.
The hoist is part of a planned expansion,…
Contact Sheet
BELFAST - There's a building just south of Belfast's central intersection best described as home to High Street…
Richard Clarke scheduled to appear at public hearing Monday night
SEARSPORT - Former national security advisor Richard Clarke is expected to testify before the Searsport Planning Board Monday, Feb. 11, as hearings on a proposed large-scale propane terminal…
The food entrepreneurs of Coastal Farms
BELFAST - Julie Romano may not have been the first to ink a deal with Coastal Farms Food Processing, but when the facility's commercial kitchen opened last summer, she was quick to get in the door…
Midcoast Transit Committee hires California consultant
An effort born in conversation 17 months ago to determine if a public transportation system might work again in the Midcoast has resulted in a pending study by…
Here it is, straight from U.S. Postal Service
Press release from the U.S. Postal Service: The United States Postal Service announced plans today to transition to a new delivery schedule…
Runners, strollers, bikers push for alternative routes
CAMDEN — Wheels of change move slowly, sometimes so slowly the momentum is barely noticed; yet, quietly, indicators build. An idea sparks conversation, which builds into a proposal, and then, if…
Week ending Feb. 1
The details of the January U.S. Employment Report were particularly encouraging even though the headline numbers appeared soft. Those details were sufficient to overcome a surprising decline in…
WISCASSET — Boothbay Harbor fisherman Rusty Brewer is baiting and setting just a portion of his shrimp traps this week, knowing he is working with an even more limited catch than expected. The…
Local waitress, Applebee's employee weigh in on national viral debate
On Jan. 25, news spread across the Internet that the Rev. Alois Bell, pastor of the St. Louis-based …
Made you smile
BELFAST - During his 28 years at the U.S. Postal Service's Belfast office, Steve Clark, who is retiring this week, developed a memorable style of customer service.
It wasn't the way he…
Sogno Salon gives women a free mid-winter makeover to beat the blahs
About this time of year, you look at your wind-chapped nose in the mirror while pulling off a wool hat that leaves your hair looking like a cat that just got an enforced bath and you think, "Good…
The food entrepreneurs of Coastal Farms
BELFAST - It was on a break from college, visiting the family of his future-wife, that Brian McCarthy tasted dilly beans for the first time. His thought at the time was: why have I never had these…
Goat hoof trimming lessons, East Corinth Academy yearbooks, fiddlehead or coyote bait cleaning contraption
More and more, people are turning to Craigslist to sell, buy, barter and give away myriad categories of goods and services. Following is a verbatim sampling — typos and all — of some of the posts…
BELFAST – Jan Anderson was serving on the City Council in 2009 when she first shared her vision of Belfast becoming a regional storage and processing hub for farmers and food entrepreneurs. Her…
Week ending Jan. 25
Stronger than expected earnings reports and better economic releases propelled the stock markets and bond yields higher again this week. Many equity markets hit 5-year highs; some neared all-time…
Three Midcoast winter farmer's markets to choose from
Just because it's wicked cold outside and thoughts of the growing and harvesting season seem out of reach, doesn't mean access to locally grown and organic fruits, vegetables and legumes are also…
What's new at the site?
Four months into our new venture, and Penobscot Bay Pilot is happy to report that business is thriving. The participation of readers, businesses and organizations continues to grow on a weekly…
In business
THOMASTON — “I think it’s the first time it’s not a bank.”
So spoke Sean Beaudry, of the Highlands Coffee House at 189 Main Street in Thomaston. Sean and wife Tracey opened the establishment…
A barn, two ugly-comfy chairs, 'Sex and the City' trivia game, bricks circa 1845
More and more, people are turning to Craigslist to sell, buy, barter and give away myriad categories of goods and services. Following is a verbatim sampling — typos and all — of some of the posts…
Week ending Jan. 18
Economic releases this week portrayed recovery of the economies of the U.S. and China, but softness of those in Europe. Equity prices were higher shaking off any worry about the inability of…
CAMDEN — Late December was a good time for Krista Lopez-Brochu of Thomaston. She had scored a perfect 100 on a quiz at her work, Machias Savings Bank in Rockland, the prize being a new iPad. And,…
The business of firearms, the laws, the reactions
Northport business owner Carl Kosmo said gun sales at his store, The Outdoor…
Pulled from the pages of Amazon.com...
Enough of the free junk on Craigslist Maine, we have discovered a new treasure trove of creativity – product reviews on Amazon.com!
If you have ever shopped online, it's likely you have…
ROCKLAND — The Island Institute today announced that Tom Groening will leave the Bangor Daily News and join the company as editor of The Working Waterfront newspaper at the…
Working in Vacationland
MORRILL - Two years ago, Russell Manton was on the verge of making the kind of business decision that might have earned him an invitation to a state functions as an example of Maine, or maybe…
'Two great tastes that taste great together'
ROCKLAND — Guerrilla Marketing seems like one of those hipster terms, but it's been around since 1984, coined by author Jay Conrad Levison. It is all about promoting a product or service through…
Old-school push mower, horse manure, soccer balls, Tagliabue-inked football
More and more, people are turning to Craigslist to sell, buy, barter and give away myriad categories of goods and services. Following is a verbatim sampling — typos and all — of some of the posts…
With a lot of financial footwork and board shakeup, Shaw's Supermarkets across New England are being sold to AB Acquisitions LLC, the parent company of Albertson's LLC. The deal, signed Jan. 10,…
Local brothers get to work renovating Lincoln Street Center
ROCKLAND — Mario Albaldo and crew have a project to keep them busy over the winter, and then some. They purchased the former Lincoln Street Center (and prior to that, the old Rockland High School…
