You’re…
Work
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
The nomenclature first: Acura is to Honda as Lexus is to Toyota, Genesis to Hyundai, etcetera, etcetera. The MDX is a biggish three-row SUV — Acura’s gussied-up $52,000-and-up version of the…
contribute unique skills to a positive and inclusive environment
ROCKLAND — The Knox Clinic and Coastal Recovery Community Center (CRCC) are calling for volunteers to join the Wellness Wednesday program. Held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month from 1-3…
New rules that went into effect in August changing who pays real estate commissions have resulted in more paperwork and some anxiety for home buyers and sellers but…
The projects will create about 25 short-term jobs and ultimately will provide power to more than 1500 homes
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development is investing $8.7M in Fox Islands Electric Cooperative (FIEC).
The …
One Monhegan business and four Waldo County businesses are among 16 awardees and one loan being distributed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural…
BANGOR — The Maine Department of Transportation will be performing work on the bridges that carry I-95 traffic over Broadway in Bangor. Traffic will be reduced to a…
MaineHealth has promoted from within to fulfill the role of director of communications and public affairs assigned to MaineHealth Pen Bay and MaineHealth Waldo…
“Making USDA Work for You” January 14 in Augusta
AUGUSTA — Growing and sustaining a farm business requires planning and partnerships. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) partners with producers to offer…
public is invited to visit the memorial and sign and pay tribute to President Carter
ROCKPORT — Midcoast Habitat for Humanity has erected a memorial door inside the Midcoast Habitat ReStore, located at 799 West Street in Rockport, to honor the life and legacy…
Camden National Bank, in celebration of its 150th anniversary, kicks off its year-long celebration by increasing its community commitment to fighting homelessness…
Past grant recipients in Maine include RSU 10
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Dr. Basil Gooden invites grant applications to improve access to remote education and health…
ROCKLAND — A Supply Drive for Rockland's Emergency Warming Center will be held Friday, Jan. 17, from 3 - 6 p.m., at the Flanagan Community…
other classes available around the state
Rockland is one of the locations at which Maine Department of Labor is offering no-cost Wage and Hour Compliance classes in the state during January and February 2025…
Governor Janet Mills announced January 6, 2025 that Heather Johnson, Commissioner of the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), will step down from her position on March 1…
ROCKPORT — As part of the hospital’s ongoing commitment to increasing access to care and services, MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital added a new pharmacist on Jan. 6, 2025, and expanded hours at its…
ROCKPORT — MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital announces a new partnership with Quirk Chevrolet GMC of Rockland that will help increase access to care and resources for patients and community members. As…
The Sail, Power, and Steam Museum will host its second “Captains’ Quarters” Winter Series, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. The online talk will begin with an introduction by Captain Jim Sharp…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Its name is longer than its wheelbase! Honda’s award-winning 2025 lineup of Civics spans 10 different models and begins with the $25,000 LX, so no surprise that the other end of the trim…
CAMDEN — Jock Robie will lead an indoor Worm Bin Harvest workshop,…
Camden National Corporation, the bank holding company for Camden National Bank (NASDAQ: CAC), announced Jan. 2 its merger with Northway Financial, Inc., the parent company of Northway…
MaineHealth Behavioral Health (MHBH) has selected Dr. Melissa Bowker-Kinley for the role of Vice President of Medical Affairs (VPMA), Child and Adolescent…
ROCKLAND — Almost one month ago, the Board of Directors governing the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce announced that organization's dissolution following its financial collapse. It came…
ROCKLAND — A proposal for a 12-unit apartment house in Downtown Rockland will go before the Rockland Planning Board on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. If approved, the project will renovate an existing…
Wiscasset planning board
Hopefully mid to late January, Maine Department of Environmental Protection will approve Tucker Chevrolet’s proposed dealership and service center on Bath Road, a project representative told…
the first farmer to lead MFT
On Jan. 2, 2025, Maine Farmland Trust announced that Stacy Brenner is the organization’s new President and CEO. Brenner has been involved with Maine Farmland…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension is collaborating with several local organizations in York and Androscoggin counties to present a series of maple…
Building a replica with little more information than a thumbnail sketch and mention of the ship's tonnage
Captains’ Quarters winter 2025 kicks off with Master Shipwright Rob Stevens and "Maine's First Ship”
The Sail, Power, and Steam Museum will resume its online “Captains’ Quarters” winter series, Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.
Building a replica of the first ship built in Bath was no…
Mainers, if you see a rabbit that might be a New England cottontail or an Eastern cottontail (a non-native species that resembles NEC), …
Payroll, HR solutions, Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program
CAMDEN — United Midcoast Charities (UMC) announces its next LEARN@UMC workshop, “HR for Nonprofits”, which will be held on Wednesday, January 8, from 9 to 10:30 a.m., at the UMC office in Camden…
ROCKPORT— MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital welcomes Elizabeth Thompson, MPAS, PA-C, to its Urology department.
Thompson comes to MHPBH from PPH Urology/Northeast Indiana Urology, where she…
ROCKPORT — MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital welcomes Magan Hoffman, FNP, to its Rheumatology department.
Hoffman comes to MHPBH from Rheumatology Associates in Portland, where she…
Flags to remain lowered until January 28, 2025
In accordance with a directive of President Biden, Governor Janet Mills has ordered that the United States and State of Maine flags be lowered to half-staff statewide…
The OSHA investigation into a worker’s death in Rockport, May 31, 2024, has resulted in citations for the…
Maine Department of Labor announces its no-cost upcoming trainings for January 2025.
Upcoming classes:
Bloodborne Pathogens Train…
The U.S. Coast Guard/U.S. Navy Integrated Program Office received approval Dec. 19 to begin to build the first polar security cutter, according to a news release from the Coast Guard.
The…
Saco & Biddeford Savings (SBSI) employees are celebrating their strongest year ever of recorded service hours in the community, totaling more than 2,000 hours among…
PORTLAND — MaineHealth has chosen a practicing primary care physician with a history of leadership in quality and safety as its next Chief Medical…
Islandport Press announces a leadership transition with the hiring of KJ Grow as publisher.
…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Virtual Learning is kicking off 2025 with two opportunities in January, a series on climate civic action and a…
MaineHealth Maine Medical Center named a Top Teaching Hospital
ROCKPORT — MaineHealth…
This Saturday, December 21, United Midcoast Charities (UMC) is hosting its 8th annual Day of Giving event.
Stores and restaurants from Thomaston to Belfast have teamed up with UMC to make a…
Midcoast Habitat for Humanity has announced a 1-to-1 matching donation campaign for the holiday season, offering donors the opportunity to double their contributions.
An anonymous…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
The Sonata Hybrid, which has been available here since 2011, is reportedly the second-best-selling gas-electric vehicle in the US, after the Toyota Prius. For 2024 the car was restyled into…
A Waldoboro farm is one of five Maine agricultural ventures in line for federal funding to expand operations. The $1 million is from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Resilient Food…
BATH — J. Edward Knight Insurance, a leading provider of insurance solutions in Maine, according to a news release, is mergering with Spencer E. Gray, Jr. LLC, a local…
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section is maintaining the current moratorium on northern shrimp fishing through the 2025 fishing year. That makes 11 years of no…
a necessary course for this practice
WASHINGTON — Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District and Maine DEP are co-sponsoring an in-person, day-long training in Basic Sediment and Erosion Control Practices Certification for…
