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Third Keeper of the Maine Outdoors Experience contest underway
Tue, 09/17/2019 - 3:15pm

AUGUSTA — The third opportunity to win a Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (MDIFW) Keeper of the Maine Outdoors Experience is a fishy one. The winner of the Keeper of the Maine Outdoors Maine Fisheries Experience contest, and a friend, will get a day in the field with a MDIFW biologist collecting fish samples and data, visiting a regional fish hatchery, or observing fish stocking. MDIFW began the Keeper of the Maine Outdoors Experience contests in the spring to give the public...
putting the gastric mill aging method to the test
Lobsterman’s research broadens insight into growth, aging of lobsters, crabs
Tue, 09/17/2019 - 9:45am

WALPOLE — Carl Huntsberger, who for three years studied the challenge of crustacean age determination, earned a Master of Science in marine biology at the University of Maine. Huntsberger grew up lobstering on the coast of Maine. After completing his bachelor’s degree in marine science at Roger Williams University in 2012, he worked at a nonprofit research lab on Cape Cod, conducting seasonal surveys on commercial scallop boats. “The Maine coastal fishing community is very important to me,”...
Annual trawl survey of commercial fisheries in Gulf of Maine scheduled for late September
Mon, 09/16/2019 - 8:15pm
The Fall Maine – New Hampshire trawl survey conducted by the Maine Department of Marine Resources is scheduled to begin September 23 in New Hampshire and work east to Lubec. The trawl survey provides information for the management of commercially harvested species. Gear in the path of scheduled tows can cause delays or cancellation and could jeopardize the use of quality data for state and federal lobster and finfish management. Organizers are asking fishermen to move gear that is set within...
From Augusta
Maine Office of Marijuana Policy Clarifies Track and Trace Costs
Mon, 09/16/2019 - 7:15pm
AUGUSTA – The Maine Office of Marijuana Policy, a part of the Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, conducted a demonstration of BioTrackTHC at a track and trace kickoff event in Augusta. BioTrackTHC is a cloud-based software product which will use barcode-based tags and labels to track the growth and distribution of marijuana and marijuana products throughout Maine. The use of a track and trace system is required by law in the Marijuana Legalization Act and the Maine...
Medical marijuana facility proposal to return to Rockland Planning Board
Mon, 09/16/2019 - 12:00pm

ROCKLAND — Rockland residents hoping to develop the city’s second medical marijuana storefront will return before the planning board Tuesday, Sept. 17. In May 2018, Kristine and Charles Doherty, IV, proposed “Highbrow” as a potential tenant of the renovated CN Brown building at 696 Main Street. At that time, the planning board approved many of the property-related aspects in a 4-1 vote. However, the 1,300 square foot building failed to meet the 20-ft rear setback requirement. The Dohertys will...
A Learn with UMC Event
United Midcoast Charities offers Board Boot Camp
Sun, 09/15/2019 - 5:00pm

CAMDEN — United Midcoast Charities’ October offering in its free educational series will be Learn with UMC: Board Boot Camp for Beginners, Thursday, October 17, from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center, in Belfast. This event is offered in partnership with Maine Association of Nonprofits. Do you ever worry about whether the board you’re on is covering all of its bases – or whether there’s some outstanding risk or liability that you’ve overlooked? This workshop will...
MaineCF’s fund for Maine land conservation accepting grant applications
Fri, 09/13/2019 - 11:15am
PORTLAND and ELLSWORTH — The Fund for Maine Land Conservation, a component fund of the Maine Community Foundation, is accepting grant applications to support projects that encourage preservation of Maine’s land. The fund has four objectives: help preserve traditional uses of land and working landscapes; provide for continued public access and recreational use; protect sensitive ecological areas; and promote greater appreciation of the environment. Eligible organizations include land trusts and...
Farm Hands, an experiential calf program for youth
Free afterschool programs available at Aldermere Farm
Fri, 09/13/2019 - 10:15am

ROCKPORT — This October, Maine Coast Heritage Trust invites youth ages 10 to 18 to get up close and personal with the Belted Galloway calves at Aldermere Farm, a historic saltwater farm preserve located at 20 Russell Avenue. Starting October 8, Aldermere Farm will host a three-week long session of Farm Hands, a free, experiential program for youth to practice haltering, grooming, and leading young calves. Participants will learn about agriculture and best practices for handling livestock while...
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District teamS up with Bremen Library and Appleton Library
Environmental book club to meet in October
Thu, 09/12/2019 - 12:00pm
APPLETON and BREMEN — Once again Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) is teaming up with Bremen Library and Appleton Library to present an environmental book club in Knox and Lincoln Counties focused on environmental issues. The Bremen Library group will meet October 2 and 16, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.; and the Appleton Library group will meet October 3 and 10, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. This month’s book features a keystone species and ubiquitous mammal around Maine – the beaver...
How did he re-discover unique varieties of apples?
John Bunker talk: Apples and the Art of Detection
Thu, 09/12/2019 - 11:45am

BELFAST — Apple expert John Bunker will offer a talk based on his new book, Apples and the Art of Detection: Tracking Down, Identifying and Preserving Rare Apples, Tuesday, September 24, at 6:30 p.m., at the Belfast Free Library. Bunker writes in the introduction to Apples and the Art of Detection: “For forty-five years I’ve been pulling over by the side of the road to marvel at ancient apple trees. I’ve knocked on a thousand strangers’ doors, picked my way through old books...
Workshop on ‘Quieting Your Inner Critic’ in Belfast, Sept. 26
Wed, 09/11/2019 - 2:30pm

BELFAST — inspireal, llc announced a free talk for women at the Hutchinson Center on September 26. Jill Parker, inspireal Chief Inspiration Officer, describes the program as a: “super real discussion of one of the major roadblocks to success for women both personally and professionally. We all have an inner critic. Sometimes that critic can be helpful in allowing us to reflect on ways to achieve our goals. Other times, she's just plain nasty and needs to pipe down. This workshop will talk about...
Maine joins attorneys general coalition suing SEC for putting brokers ahead of investors
Wed, 09/11/2019 - 1:15pm
AUGUSTA — Maine Attorney General Aaron M. Frey joined a coalition of eight attorneys general from around the nation in filing a federal lawsuit, in the Southern District of New York, challenging the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) "Regulation Best Interest" for failing to meet basic investor protections that were laid out in the historic 2010 Dodd-Frank Act. "Important fiduciary regulations were adopted as a result of the Dodd-Frank Act, which passed in partial...
tour the facility, win prizes!
Rockland’s Planet Fitness eager for Sept. 23 grand opening celebration
Tue, 09/10/2019 - 7:15pm

ROCKLAND — Planet Fitness is celebrating the launch of their new Rockland location with a Grand Opening Celebration on Monday, Sept. 23 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event will feature music, food and multiple chances to win a free membership, gift cards to area restaurants, Bluetooth speakers and many other items. Guests can tour the new facility and learn why Planet Fitness is the Judgement Free Zone, a press release noted. New members can join for $1 down and then $10 a month with no commitment...
First-year students dive into marine science during Darling Marine Center boot camp
Tue, 09/10/2019 - 12:15pm

WALPOLE — The University of Maine Darling Marine Center hosted a three-day orientation program the last week of August for 30 first-year students in the School of Marine Sciences. William “Wge” Ellis, associate director of UMaine SMS, leads the annual boot camp program. “We have an amazing facility on the Midcoast, the Darling Marine Center, and I just love being able to bring students to Walpole as part of their introduction to UMaine,” said Ellis, in a news release. Ellis is also an associate...
New Ventures Maine welcomes new regional manager
Tue, 09/10/2019 - 11:30am

MIDCOAST — New Ventures Maine welcomes Lisa Archer as its new Midcoast Regional Manager/Workforce Specialist. The region served by the Midcoast team includes Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox, and Waldo counties. Archer is based at UMA’s Brunswick Center at Brunswick Landing. She will be providing career and education planning and financial education and asset building training and coaching services. Archer is a native to Maine and has worked in the nonprofit community in Bath as the Community Services...
free four-week class to help gain skills and confidence to stretch money
New Ventures Maine to offer My Money Works course
Tue, 09/10/2019 - 11:15am

CAMDEN — Do you need to review your financial life and get a fresh start? Starting Tuesday, Sept. 24, New Ventures Maine (NVME) in partnership with the Camden Public Library will offer My Money Works, a free four-week class to help you gain the skills and confidence to stretch your money, pay your bills, reduce your debt, find money for savings, plan for retirement, and set personal financial goals. The class will be held at the Camden Public Library, Main Street, in Camden, on Tuesdays from 10...
Rockport man puts rental safety first
Tue, 09/10/2019 - 7:15am

ROCKPORT – Justin Ford, of Rockport, is no stranger to rental properties, nor to safety. With more than 20 years of combined experience as a member of the United States Coast Guard, a volunteer firefighter and the owner of a successful vacation rental agency, Ford’s unique experience has bestowed him with a unique skill set and a passion for a niche that Ford said is often overlooked: vacation rental safety. “Rental safety is huge at the moment; vacation rentals are currently the most dangerous...
Meet With Your State Legislators at Vose Library
Mon, 09/09/2019 - 7:45pm
UNION — A Meeting With Your State Legislators will be offered at the Vose Library, 392 Common Road, Union, Saturday, September 14, at 10 a.m. Stop by for an opportunity to have one-on-one discussions with your state representatives. You can share any problems that you may be having with a government agency and get updates on current legislation. FMI: 207-785-4733.
Local bank named one of 2019’s Best Places to Work in Maine
Mon, 09/09/2019 - 11:00am

MIDCOAST — Damariscotta Bank & Trust was recently named as one of the 2019 Best Places to Work in Maine. This statewide survey and awards program was created in 2006 to identify, recognize, and award the best places of employment in Maine that benefit the state’s economy, its workforce, and business. Damariscotta Bank & Trust was honored in the medium-sized category (50-249 U.S. employees). The survey is presented by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) – Maine State Council...
Looking to remove an unwanted critter?
New business works to remove bats, other nuisance animals from homes
Mon, 09/09/2019 - 10:15am

BROOKS — Northeast Wildlife Services has launched a business to help remove bats and other nuisance animals from area homes. Ray Losnes, a wildlife control specialist based in Brooks, is determined to get wildlife critters out of houses safely, ethically – and most importantly – quickly, according to Wildlife Services, in a news release. His new business, Northeast Wildlife Services, northeastwildlifeservices.com, officially launched on August 10, 2019. For the last year and a half, Losnes has...
six-year grant will bring advanced cancer clinical trials, typically only available in major metropolitan areas, to patients in rural Maine
MaineHealth Cancer Care receives $5.1 million grant
Fri, 09/06/2019 - 10:30am
PORTLAND — Cancer patients across Maine and Carroll County, New Hampshire will have access to far more advanced clinical trials in their home communities, thanks to a major federal research grant awarded to the MaineHealth Cancer Care Network (MHCCN). The six-year, $5.1 million award from the National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) is the single largest grant ever extended by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for clinical cancer research and cancer clinical...
Lincolnville Center Indoor Flea Market
Fri, 09/06/2019 - 10:15am
LINCOLNVILLE — Lincolnville Center Indoor Flea Market to be held Saturday, September 21, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Community Building located at 18 Searsmont Road, Rt 173, in Lincolnville Center. A full house of vendors offering a wide array of merchandise plus fresh baked goods and breakfast casseroles. “This is not your usual flea market,” said a press release. This event will be held the third Saturday of the month through October. All welcome. No admission fee. Sponsored by the United...
Touring Peninsula Art opens St. George studios to public
Thu, 09/05/2019 - 4:15pm

ST. GEORGE — If you love art, don’t miss the St. George Business Alliance (SGBA)’s “Touring Peninsula Art” event on Saturday, September 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., according to SGBA, in a news release. From the St. George town line to the tip of the peninsula in Port Clyde, SGBA member studios, galleries, and shops will be open and displaying a wide variety of work by local artists. Colorful “ART TOUR” lawn signs and event maps will identify participating locations on both the east and west...
guiding Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District’s business affairs and operations
Conservation District seeks nominations for board of supervisors
Thu, 09/05/2019 - 4:00pm
ROCKPORT — Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District, whose mission is to provide assistance to the community in conservation of land and water resources, has openings on its five-member Board of Supervisors. The volunteer board, which is responsible for guiding the District’s business affairs and operations, comprises three elected and two appointed supervisors, who each serve overlapping three-year terms. This year the District is seeking nominations for one appointed and two...
Study reveals new patterns of key ocean nutrient
Thu, 09/05/2019 - 8:45am

The important nutrient phosphate may be less abundant in the global ocean than previously thought, according to a new paper in Science Advances. The researchers compiled data collected using highly sensitive techniques that measure phosphate to create a more accurate dataset to power global ocean models. “This is a bit of a wake-up call that, as technology advances, we need to update the underlying data and processes that fuel ocean models to ensure they yield the best possible predictions,”...
Unsung hero award, grant recipients, music by the Right Track
Midcoast Charities to hold 2nd annual Community Celebration
Tue, 09/03/2019 - 3:00pm

ROCKPORT — United Midcoast Charities (UMC) will reveal its 2019 grant award recipients at its Community Celebration, Thursday, September 19, at the Samoset Resort. Representatives from dozens of local organizations receiving 2019 UMC grants will be present and the public is invited to join the grantees, from 5 - 7:30 p.m., to celebrate their tireless work in the community. The evening will include a hosted bar, heavy appetizers, the presentation of grants and premier of a short video about the...
And other diminutive structures by custom furniture maker Tom Dahlke
A boathouse that opens up to a bar
Mon, 09/02/2019 - 1:30pm

BELFAST—From the outside, custom furniture maker Tom Dahlke’s miniature houses and barns resemble child’s dollhouses. But inside each custom structure, there are adult prizes to discover. Dahlke, who lives in Brunswick, was one of the artists on hand at the Maine Crafts Guild show at United Farmers Market Event Center, August 16-18. When the boathouse opens, one expects to see a miniaturized floor plan, perhaps some Lilliputian boats, but instead, lo and behold, there’s a bottle of Jameson and...
U.S. Coast Guard releases 2018 Recreational Boating Statistics Report
Fri, 08/30/2019 - 4:45pm
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard released its 2018 Recreational Boating Statistics Report Tuesday, revealing that there were 633 boating fatalities nationwide in 2018, a 3.8 percent decrease from 2017. From 2017 to 2018, overall recreational boating injuries also decreased 4.5 percent (2,629 to 2,511), and the total number of accidents decreased 3.4 percent (4,291 to 4,145). “While these decreases are encouraging, there are still too many deaths and injuries that could be avoided through the...
ATV Task Force to discuss rising popularity of all-terrain vehicles
Fri, 08/30/2019 - 4:00pm

AUGUSTA — ATV use is rapidly increasing in Maine, and with registrations now totaling over 70,000 annually, Governor Janet Mills has created an ATV task force that will look at a variety of issues associated with the growth in ATV use in the state, including a focus on ATV use on private land. The first meeting of the Task Force is Thursday, September 5, at 1 p.m. at the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine headquarters in Augusta. “The growth in ATV use is a boon to many Maine businesses and small...
Hutchinson Center offers one-week grant writing program
Fri, 08/30/2019 - 9:00am

BELFAST — A grant writing certificate program will be offered Monday through Friday, Sept. 30 – Oct. 4, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. Nonprofit leaders, executive directors, municipal officials, board members and others interested in creating high-quality grant proposals for their organizations are invited to register. This is an intensive program and participants can expect to walk away with a well vetted grant proposal. Course instructor Jack Smith, M.P.A...
Public comments sought as Land Trust applies for re-accreditation
Wed, 08/28/2019 - 9:30am
ROCKLAND — Land trusts who meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever are recognized with accreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission. Georges River Land Trust is applying for renewal of accreditation. A public comment period is now open. The Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance, conducts an extensive review of each applicant’s policies and programs. “The rigorous...
POSTPONED: Maine lobster industry continues Right Whale protection talks, Sept. 3, Waldoboro
Tue, 08/27/2019 - 1:30pm
Last week, DMR sent a notice that the Lobster Zone Council meetings scheduled for the current week had been postponed. At this time, DMR is advising the industry that the entire schedule of meetings is currently on hold. The Commissioner regrets the delays but wants to ensure that we develop a proposal for submission to NMFS that reflects a thorough review of all data. “Please be assured that we will share with you an updated meeting schedule when it becomes available,” said DMR, in a news...
Loyal Biscuit Co. awards more than $11,000 to four Maine animal nonprofits
Mon, 08/26/2019 - 1:45pm

Heidi and Joel Neal of Rockland, first purchased the Loyal Biscuit Co. in January of 2009. What was then a single retail location with one employee has since grown to add five additional locations with twenty eight employees. The primary focus of the Loyal Biscuit Co. is to not only supply Maine communities with healthy dog and cat supplies, but to provide support to the local humane societies with donations of healthy pet food, financial support, and promoting adoption of companion animals. As...
$20 million grant from National Science Foundation
Darling Marine Center, Bigelow Lab co-lead major new project
Fri, 08/23/2019 - 2:00pm

WALPOLE — The University of Maine and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences are co-leading a five-year initiative that aims to revolutionize environmental monitoring, ecological understanding and sustainability of coastal ecosystems. A $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation will fund the project, which involves collaborators in research, education, government, community and economic development, and marine-related businesses statewide. As the University of Maine’s marine...
providing food to families in need, helping develop aspirations in youth
Midcoast nonprofits receive bank’s Foundation Grants
Fri, 08/23/2019 - 9:45am
BANGOR — The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation recently awarded grants to several nonprofit organizations in central and eastern Maine. The Foundation awards grants to nonprofits with worthy initiatives that make communities more prosperous, more livable, and more vibrant. Grant applications are reviewed quarterly. Waldo Community Action Partners received a grant to support the Heroes 4 Hunger program, which provides boxes of healthy foods to families in need throughout Waldo County. Trekkers, Inc...
deterioration of a ‘much photographed and artistically rendered bell tower’
Wessaweskeag Historical Society donates to ‘Help Save Our Steeple’ campaign
Fri, 08/23/2019 - 9:45am

SOUTH THOMASTON — Wessaweskeag Historical Society has donated a large amount of money to help restore a nearby landmark. People’s United Methodist Church is a small New England church located on the edge of the Weskeag River in South Thomaston, Maine. Built in 1877, it is the most visible and well-known site in South Thomaston and is the center of activity for many outreach organizations in our area. Over the past several years its much photographed and artistically rendered bell tower, cupola...
Taking the galloways on the road
Aldermere Farm's Friday Tours to return next summer
Fri, 08/23/2019 - 9:30am

ROCKPORT — Aldermere Farm held its last Friday Farm Tour for the year on August 16. Now that fair season is in full swing, the Aldermere Achievers 4-H Club are on the road with their Belted Galloway cattle to attend agricultural fairs around the State including the Union Fair, Windsor Fair and Fryeburg Fair. The free Friday Farm Tours will resume next summer. Aldermere Farm is located at 20 Russell Ave in Rockport and is a preserve of Maine Coast Heritage Trust, a statewide land conservation...
‘I’ve always been fascinated with the concept of sharing one’s life world-wide’
Oceanside valedictorian Gabby Simmons uses YouTube to showcase passion for creating content
Thu, 08/22/2019 - 8:00pm

BOSTON — From early on in her life, 2018 Oceanside High School graduate and valedictorian Gabby Simmons has known she has wanted to be an entrepreneur, though her latest passion of being a YouTuber has blossomed substantially since she uploaded her first video at the start of August 2018. “I’ve always known I wanted to be my own boss in life, take on entrepreneurship, and avoid corporate America and a 9-5 at all costs,” she said. After her 2022 graduation from Bentley University in Boston,...
In business: ‘We simply want to take down any barriers to getting people outside’
Tops’l Farm offers glamping experience in Waldoboro’s woods
Thu, 08/22/2019 - 2:00pm

WALDOBORO — Heading into the Maine woods, sipping on a cocktail and being fed by a private chef is not your ordinary camping experience. At Tops’l Farm in Waldoboro, however, the ordinary and more traditional camping experience is not what Sarah and Joshua Pike aim to provide. Rather, they provide glamping, a new way of camping. “We are more proudly offering a very rustic ‘more-like-camping-experience’ with comfy bedding and extra pillows to give people a soft space to land,” Sarah said. Both...
Company will manufacture construction insulation made from softwood chips
Belfast-based GO Lab, Inc., buys former paper mill in Madison
Thu, 08/22/2019 - 10:15am
GO Lab, Inc., a building products manufacturer in Belfast, closed on its purchase of the former Madison Paper Industries mill, along the Kennebec River in Madison. The company said Aug. 22 it will make three wood fiber insulation products at the facility: EM Board, EM Batt and EM Pack, all under the brand name Timber Pure Technologies. GO Lab has been working for months with its engineering and construction partners on plans to retrofit the mill, install a line of manufacturing equipment...
Camden Yacht Club Sunset Seminar Series
Crossing the Atlantic in ‘Snow Star’
Wed, 08/21/2019 - 11:30am

Camden Yacht Club members Tom Kiley and Ry Hills will give a slide presentation of their memorable voyage on their 37 foot wooden sailboat, Snow Star, Wednesday, August 21, 7–8:30 p.m. at the Camden Yacht Club. The trip included two transatlantic crossings, cruising in the Azores, Madera and the Canary Islands in the summer of 2017. In the fall of 2017, the couple were joined by two more crew members and sailed west from the Canary Islands to Antigua, a passage of 3200 miles in 25 days. They...
$20M grant awarded to Maine institutes for DNA-based ocean monitoring
Wed, 08/21/2019 - 10:45am

A $20 million grant announced today from the National Science Foundation will fund a five-year initiative by Maine science institutes to revolutionize the understanding and management of coastal ocean ecosystems. This is the first large-scale effort to develop a cutting-edge, DNA-based toolset for states to monitor aquatic life in their coastal waters. Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and the University of Maine will lead the project in conjunction with collaborators in education,...
farm tour, open discussion, fiddlers
Knox-Lincoln Extension Association to hold annual meeting
Wed, 08/21/2019 - 10:15am
WISCASSET — Morris Farm in Wiscasset will host the Knox-Lincoln County Extension Association annual meeting, Wednesday, Sept. 11, from 5 – 7 p.m., at 156 Gardiner Road. Morris Farm board president and University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Merry Fossel will lead a farm tour, followed by refreshments and open discussion with UMaine Extension staff and Extension Association members. Fossel will also give a talk about the farm’s educational programs and their partners...
Animal Wellness applauds Reps. Chellie Pingree, Jared Golden for working to protect iconic American horses
Wed, 08/21/2019 - 9:45am
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act, H.R. 693, by a vote of 333 to 96 . Both U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden were cosponsors of the measure and voted in support of the bill, according to a news release from the Animal Wellness Action group. The PAST Act seeks to strengthen the Horse Protection Act and end the torturous, painful practice of soring Tennessee Walking, Racking, and Spotted Saddle Horses. Soring, the intentional...
Stone structure on site once used as an animal pound to temporarily secure wandering livestock
Waldoborough Historical Society to host Waldoboro Business Association
Mon, 08/19/2019 - 9:45am

WALDOBORO — On Wednesday, August 28, at 6 p.m., the Waldoborough Historical Society will host the Waldoboro Business Association for the general monthly meeting. The Waldoborough Historical Society Museum, consists of three buildings and a Town Pound, located on RT. 220 South, just off Route One, and a two-minute drive from Moody’s Diner. For those who have never toured the museum, this will offer an opportunity to see the buildings and exhibits first hand. The Museum is open to the public free...
NNEPRA ‘hoping for’ 2020 Midcoast passenger rail service
Fri, 08/16/2019 - 7:15am

If you thought you saw Amtrak coming down the rails Wednesday morning, Aug. 14, you weren’t seeing things, except maybe the future. And the views from aboard were great, according to a Rockland official who took the trip from Brunswick to Sagadahoc, Lincoln and Knox counties and back. The trip gathered information on travel times and track conditions on the seasonal, weekend passenger service route Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority has been considering , NNEPRA’s executive director...
a long-time volunteer for Bowl for Kids’ Sake
Former ‘Beauty, Brains and Heart’ winner joins Big Brothers Big Sisters board
Thu, 08/15/2019 - 3:30pm

MID-MAINE — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine (BBBSMM) welcomes Sarah Peabody as the newest member of its Board of Directors. Peabody is a vice president at Bank of America, where she has worked for more than 24 years, currently serving as a strategies analyst. She has been an active volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine for more than a decade, serving as a school-based program coordinator as well as a Big Sister. She serves on the Board’s Governance Committee and is a long-...
Maine Boat and Home Show at a glance
Wed, 08/14/2019 - 11:45am

ROCKLAND — For some, the world of boating extends far beyond the hull and oars, as seen during 2019 The Maine Boat and Home Show, Aug. 9 - 11. The Show, hosted by Maine Boats, Homes, and Harbors magazine, provided an all-inclusive setting for everything marine-relatable, as well as some items that had nothing to do with the water. Through the three-day event, the sun and rain played tag while visitors and vendors kept pace with the marine industry.
Rockland announces Fiscal Year 2020 mil rate
Tue, 08/13/2019 - 2:30pm
ROCKLAND — Tuesday, Aug. 13 is Tax Day. During the Monday, Aug. 12, Rockland City Council meeting, City Manager Tom Luttrell announced the expected mil rate for the 2020 Fiscal Year. Previously, after months of springtime deliberation, the City acknowledged that the new rate would be in the $25 range, according to Luttrell. As of Monday night, the new rate is expected at $24.76 per mil. However, Luttrell reasoned that the rate could change again by Tuesday morning. Breaking down that numbers,...
Thrift shop purchases accumulate into large donation to Homeless Coalition
Tue, 08/13/2019 - 2:15pm

CAMDEN — Heavenly Threads, a thrift shop and outreach program of the First Congregational Church of Camden, recently presented the Knox County Homeless Coalition with a donation of $3000. Since 1995, Heavenly Threads has supported many local organizations by donating proceeds from the sale of gently-used treasures received from the community. “The First Congregational Church and its outreach program do so much for our community,” said Elinor Weissman, case manager at KCHC. “We greatly...

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Rockland Library STEM Workshop: Slingshot Rockets

Event: Wed, Sep 25 - 3:45 pm
Belfast citizens to rally in solidarity with global climate strike

Event: Fri, Sep 20 - 12:00 pm
Arts in action project, conference for substance abuse to be held in Belfast

Event: Fri, Nov 1 - 6:00 pm
Waterfall Arts’ annual chalk walk returns to Belfast Harbor Walk

Event: Sat, Sep 21 - 10:00 am
Evening Writing Workshop

Event: Thu, Sep 26 - 6:00 pm
9/19: Scientifically Based Optimal Brain Health Talk at the Lincoln Home

Event: Thu, Sep 19 - 12:00 pm
Teen vlogging workshop at Belfast Free Library

Event: Fri, Sep 20 - 2:00 pm
Singer registration open for 3rd annual Belfast Choral Festival

Event: Sun, Oct 6 - 3:00 pm
‘Neuroscience and the Brain’s GPS’ at Lincolnville Community Library

Event: Wed, Sep 18 - 7:00 pm
Community ice cream social, lawn games planned for Penobscot Language School

Event: Sun, Sep 22 - 2:00 pm
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Event: Wed, Sep 25 - 5:00 pm
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Event: Sun, Sep 29 - 10:00 am
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Event: Thu, Oct 17 - 9:00 am
Merryspring lecture: Gifford Pinchot, his lasting environmental legacy

Event: Tue, Oct 1 - 12:00 pm

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