AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services and the Maine Department of Education advised Maine school units and child care providers on Wednesday that effective March 9 universal…
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Despite a rocky start in high school, she has thrived at BCOPE in Belfast
BELFAST—Mia Fay, a junior at Belfast Community Outreach Program in Education (BCOPE) in Belfast, is headed for big things this spring, representing Maine at the…
Both advocate for own June town meeting referendums
CAMDEN — Restore Megunticook and the Save the Dam Falls Committee are two homegrown citizen groups with separate goals about the future…
AUGUSTA — With the U.S. CDC announcing Friday it is relaxing its mask guidance for communities where hospitals aren’t under high strain, Governor Janet Mills is calling on the Maine CDC to review…
Backyard flocks infected by wild ducks and geese
Duck, geese and chicken owners along the Cushing peninsula are distressed these days as the Maine Dept. of Agriculture arrives to…
opinion
It can be difficult to watch a loved one being abused, especially if they are a teenager.
It…
Chimney fires: Safety tips to prevent them at home
A structure fire in Hope early in February that burned a cabin to the ground is but one fire that Midcoast fire departments have responded to over this past winter with the probable causes…
Midcoast Entrepreneurs
THOMASTON—One Midcoast man is on a mission to free up landfills from junked computers and to turn those parts into usable devices for people who can’t afford a new computer.
Gordon Knowlton…
‘Live while you are living. (But save for the future)’
CAMDEN — Few have loved and honored one’s hometown more steadfastly than Barbara F. Dyer, who died Feb. 2, 2022, peacefully at the…
Twenty-four U.S. counties are named Lincoln, according to e-Reference Desk; 16 are named after the 16th President Abraham Lincoln. Maine is one of seven not named after the “Great Emancipator.”…
Each month Waterfall Arts will host the outdoor firepits with a theme
BELFAST—Anyone who has ever cozied up to a blazing campfire with s’mores anticipating a story will surely enjoy Waterfall Arts’ latest offering: monthly Fireside Chats, “meant to ignite…
Parking study, number of hotel rooms issues still on the table
ROCKPORT — Three hours of deliberation and discussion ended Thursday evening, Jan. 27, with four members of the Rockport Planning Board agreeing to continue their meeting until Feb. 3, when they…
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Planning Office has, so far, circulated to approximately 200 citizens via email an invitation to weigh in with opinions about the future of the former Rockport Elementary…
ROCKLAND – Knox County Commissioners and the county’s Budget Committee met via Zoom on Thursday, January 20, in a joint session designed…
Specializing in books that explore, heal and edify
ROCKLAND—It’s never a bad thing to have another independent bookstore open in the Midcoast and Arctic Tern Books is the newest bookstore to cement Rockland’s reputation as a thriving cultural…
Single-family existing homes across Maine remained in very high demand during the full sales year of 2021. According to Maine Listings, the statewide median…
Betty White Challenge calls on fans to donate to animal shelters on Jan. 17
On January 17, actress and legend Betty White would have been 100 years old.
While she was well known for her role on The Golden Girls and The Mary Tyler Moore show,…
Well, hello, January! You’re looking at your treadmill over there in the corner, which serves as a better laundry rack than an exercise machine. Boredom over the same old…
‘all about maximizing corporate profit and is an assault on character and beauty of Rockland Harbor’
ROCKLAND — A group of 16 Midcoast…
BROOKS—As Marsh River Cooperative’s manager Matthew McKillop will tell you, “You’d be surprised to know there’s a lot going on in Brooks.”
A tiny town in Waldo County with a population of…
A strong mid-January cold front is moving into the area, causing temperatures to drop into the single digits and below zero from now through Tuesday morning, according to the US National Weather…
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office has received reports of a new scam. The callers are claiming to be Knox Sheriff's Office employees.
The impersonators state that the person they called has…
Welcoming Year 2022 with a bang, pop and boom
ROCKPORT — The initial date for Rockport’s annual Holiday on the Harbor, with its full regalia fireworks show, was set for Dec.11, but bad weather pushed it ahead to Dec. 12. That didn’t work,…
Based on numbers over the last three years, Knox County is seeing an increase in motor vehicle rollovers. At the same time, the statewide totals are decreasing, as are vehicle-related fatalities.…
ROCKLAND – “They stole our nickname for the field,” said Susan Beebe.
Beebe is one of several Rockland residents protesting a proposed subdivision at…
Hobbyist photographer Josh Povec captures Gatsby-esque green light across the water
CAMDEN—There’s a passage in “The Great Gatsby” where the narrator Nick observes Jay Gatsby reaching his arms out at the end of a dock to embrace what looks like green light across the water. The…
cites noncompliance with state statute
BELFAST — Saying a privately held conservation easement that spans an intertidal zone on the shores of Penobscot Bay remains valid, Maine…
A round of pickleball, a weekend in a yurt, and a lovely picnic in a meadow
For the holidays and to highlight activities and adventures, we’re shining the spotlight on Maine craftspeople. Shop locally and support innovators and entrepreneurs who keep the creative…
As the winter season continues, and in the face of ongoing challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services reminds all…
Satori makes a sophisticated “Holiday Stimulus”
BELFAST—Wind Tracy, co-owner and bartender for Satori, a Sushi restaurant and cocktail bar in Belfast, has put a Japanese spin on the holiday cocktail for the season—with a wry name perfect for “…
Find out where the women-owned businesses are in The Midcoast
PORTLAND—Sometimes a brilliant idea for a new business is just a phone call away.
For Sarah Guerette, Director of the CEI Women’s Business Center, that idea sprung from multiple phone calls…
ROCKLAND — It was a highly anticipated Zoom session this afternoon, Dec. 15, with Justice Bruce Mallonee and his call for a court hearing on how he would proceed with the specifics of his Dec. 1…
Kelley: Information from meetings should be shared with public sooner
ROCKPORT — On Dec. 13, members of the Rockport Select Board voted to table a motion asking that they approve the “mission” of the Town’s Parking Task Force, citing a lack of communication or…
Lobster buoys, sailcoth bags, and lobster rope wreaths
For the holidays, we’re shining the spotlight on Maine craftspeople. Shop locally and support innovators and entrepreneurs who keep the creative economy alive in this state. Each week, until…
‘More people are showing up seeking care, and that’s going to continue for a long time’
MaineHealth invited Maine media to a Wednesday morning Zoom news conference to describe a…
Dec. 15 hearing
ROCKPORT — 20 Central LLC principal Stuart Smith appreciated a portion of the rulings made by Justice Bruce Mallonee Dec 2 concerning the ongoing court battle over his new 26-room Rockport Village…
For the holidays, we’re shining the spotlight on Maine craftspeople. Shop locally and support innovators and entrepreneurs who keep the creative economy alive in this state. Each week, until…
Cites Off-site parking, architectural harmony as up for review
ROCKPORT — Knox County Superior Court Justice Bruce Mallonee issued his decision and order Dec. 2 concerning the town’s approval of a new…
Positive Vibes Only
ROCKPORT — The Camden Hills swim team has a new head coach, one who is familiar with the program and has a handful of state championships to his name.
Two years ago, being a swim coach was…
Rockland Historical Society spearheaded the addition
ROCKLAND—For Midcoast history buffs, a new Family History Center built into the lower level of the Rockland Public Library is sure to be a treasure trove. Spearheaded by the…
Equalization is the goal in both towns
CAMDEN/ROCKPORT — This week, the tax assessor for Camden and Rockport will put his head down and begin a week’s worth of local real estate sales analysis, hoping to even out any increased…
Midcoast Entrepreneurs
ROCKPORT—Sometimes you just want to say things you can’t out loud. Liz Polkinghorn, a knitter, understands that need, and designs the type of hat that ”allows you to put all the things you'd like…
Specializes in outdoor apparel and provisions
CAMDEN—The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. In this case, the tree is Cynthia Trone, a long-time resident of Camden and the apple is her son, Jackson Berger, whose Oregon-based outdoor…
‘confident that this matter will be resolved amicably between the parties very soon’
CAMDEN — The Town of Camden and Charles and Laura Lee Hefner, who own property on Atlantic Ave. in Camden, are working toward a resolution to an issue that almost landed in Knox County Superior…
Town Select Board, Town Manager emphasize they will go slow in considering river recommendations
CAMDEN — In early September, Rockport resident Emily Lusher composed and circulated a citizen survey focusing on the Montgomery Dam,…
SEARSPORT—Just five minutes over the Belfast bridge heading north on Route 1 sits the newly opened Rio’s Spiked Café, a European-style tapas bar and eatery. Owners Oana and Russell Manton who also…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control…
decrease of 584 in the midcoast
There are fewer publicly funded students registered through the Maine Department of Education this school year than has been recorded since the 2012-2013 academic year, according to data released…
Decision follows Camden rejecting interlocal wastewater agreement
On Nov. 1 members of the Rockport Select Board unanimously approved a proposed $64,600 engineering report for expanding the town’s sewer service along Route 90. The decision comes weeks after the…
