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Maine joins 16 states, Federal Trade Commission in taking legal action against Amazon.com
Tue, 09/26/2023 - 6:00pm

The State of Maine has joined 16 other states and the Federal Trade Commission in suing Amazon.com, Inc., alleging that the online retail and technology company is a monopolist that uses a set of interlocking anticompetitive and unfair strategies to illegally maintain its monopoly power. The Federal Trade Commission said in a Sept. 26 news release that it and 17 state attorneys general sued Amazon.com, Inc., saying, “Amazon’s actions allow it to stop rivals and sellers from lowering prices,...
protecting key habitat and blueberry lands
Conservation groups purchase 263-acre property at Clarry Hill
Tue, 09/26/2023 - 1:45pm

UNION and WALDOBORO — “With views of the White Mountains, Muscongus Bay, and the Camden Hills, Clarry Hill is an iconic landscape where agriculture, wildlife, recreation, and Maine’s natural splendor converge,” said Midcoast Conservancy, in a news release. On September 15, Midcoast Conservancy purchased the 263-acre property from Coastal Blueberry Services to conserve its habitat value and to support the region’s working landscapes. Maine Farmland Trust simultaneously purchased an agricultural...
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Mazda CX-90 PHEV Premium Plus
Tue, 09/26/2023 - 10:30am

Aha, so this is how it’s done—elevating a vehicle from mid-grade to luxury: Just add a zero to the badge! For 2024, Mazda’s long-running CX-9 three-row crossover SUV has morphed into the bigger, cushier and pricier CX-90. Especially in Premium Plus trim, the difference between the two is substantial. Ours is also a PHEV, a plug-in hybrid, which is one of three powertrain options in the CX-90. The hybrid CX-90 has a high-test-burning 2.5-litre 4-cylinder engine good for a mere 150 horsepower,...
an outreach program of the First Congregational Church of Camden
Shields Fund seeks boat donation in fundraising effort
Mon, 09/25/2023 - 5:15pm

For over twenty years the Shields Fund has helped people in the Knox County (and Lincolnville) community who find themselves in financial crisis for any number of reasons...the need for a security deposit that they cannot afford, a water pump for the truck that is needed to get to work, a clamming license, food for the children, oil or gas for the furnace; just simple identifiable items that are essential and needed right away. Through the Shields Fund, often a last resort when other possible...
OUT Maine awarded $25,000 to support LGBTQ+ youth in Maine, improve mental health
Mon, 09/25/2023 - 5:00pm

OUT Maine has received generous support from Jane’s Trust Foundation in the amount of $25,000 to continue its work with and for LGBTQ+ youth in Maine. OUT Maine was founded in 1996 as a volunteer-run organization that provided support for Midcoast LGBTQ+ youth. Since 2016, OUT Maine has been a fully-staffed, statewide organization with a four-pronged rural-community-focused model. The four prongs are (1) building youth capacity and self-esteem, (2) improving school climate, (3) weaving a safety...
Hope Historical Society to tour Moody Cranberry Farm
Mon, 09/25/2023 - 5:00pm

LINCOLNVILLE — The public is invited to join the Hope Historical Society on Wednesday, Oct. 11, at 1 p.m., for a tour of the Moody Cranberry Farm (154 Heal Road, Lincolnville). The tour will be preceded by a light lunch at 11:30 a.m. featuring cranberries and will be held at the Hope Historical House at 479 Camden Road, Hope.
Cameron Mountain blueberry field restoration work day seeks volunteers
Mon, 09/25/2023 - 5:00pm

LINCOLNVILLE — Cameron Mountain Blueberry Field Restoration work day will be held Saturday, Oct. 7, from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. “Help knock back the encroaching forest so that this can continue to be a scenic and delicious destination,” said Erik Brooks, in a news release. Join Lincolnville Hills Project volunteer members and Park staff to cut, drag, and chip saplings. FMI contact CamdenTrails@gmail.com
planning, development, and public-private partnerships
Public invited to hear update about RES community park project
Mon, 09/25/2023 - 4:00pm

ROCKPORT — The Town of Rockport and The Lesher Family Foundation invite residents to a meeting Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 5:30 p.m., at the Rockport Public Library on the lower level. The purpose is to update the community on the RES park project's next steps and to identify how individuals can get involved. Specifically, the project team led by Viewshed (formerly Terry DeWan's firm TJD&A), will present a preliminary timeline and overview of the process – touching on planning, development, and...
Fourteen employees receive awards
Camden National Bank celebrates employees with 2023 Commitment Awards
Sun, 09/24/2023 - 7:00pm

Camden National Bank announces the 14 employees recognized at its annual employee appreciation event. The Commitment Awards honor a select group of employees who demonstrate and serve as role models of the bank’s vision and core values, and who provide outstanding work, excellent customer service, and a dedication to promoting inclusion and belonging in the workplace. “We are delighted to celebrate our stakeholders’ devotion to our values, and their efforts to go above and beyond to support our...
two Board seats remain open
Belfast Senior College names new Board of Directors during annual meeting
Sat, 09/23/2023 - 5:00pm

BELFAST — Belfast Senior College’s Board of Directors elected a slate of officers and members at its annual meeting, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at the Belfast Boat House. With a full house of over 75 members and friends in attendance, Mayo Bulloch was elected to become the next Senior College president, and Martha Laitin and Samantha Causon have been re-elected as vice-president and treasurer, respectively. Nancy Perkins, who has just completed her term as president, was elected secretary of the...
Finding Our Voices grows with help of $7,500 grant
Sat, 09/23/2023 - 4:00pm

CAMDEN — Finding Our Voices has its first full-time, paid staff member. In a news release, the group’s president and founder, Patrisha McLean, said she is grateful to United Midcoast Charities for the $7,500 grant that helped the nonprofit bring Mary Kamradt on as her executive assistant. Finding Our Voices is the grassroots and survivor-powered nonprofit breaking the silence of domestic abuse across Maine. Kamradt’s promotion comes as the group is filling more and more gaps in the safety and...
Remote Work through Libraries grant
Rockland Public Library now offers office rental
Fri, 09/22/2023 - 5:00pm

ROCKLAND — Rockland Public Library now offers The Office for rent by the hour; reduced rates apply for daily and weekly rentals. Furnished with funds from the Rockland Public Library Endowment Association, supplemented by the Maine State Library’s Remote Work through Libraries grant, The Office is an inviting and private space designed for remote work, small meetings, and collaborative work. Among the amenities — a large monitor with cables to connect your laptop, both a reading lamp and task...
Knox-Lincoln Soil Water Conservation District seeks nominations for Board of Supervisors seat
Thu, 09/21/2023 - 8:00am

Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District as one opening on its five-member Board of Supervisors. The volunteer board, which is responsible for guiding the District’s business affairs and operations in its mission to provide assistance to the community in conservation of land and water resources, is comprised of three elected and two appointed supervisors, who each serve overlapping three-year terms. This year KLSWCD is seeking nominations for one elected position. Anyone interested...
Epsilon Chapter, DKG inducts new members
Wed, 09/20/2023 - 5:30pm

WALDO — Epsilon Chapter members met at Stonecrest Event Center, in Waldo, on Monday September 11, 2023 to bring two new members into Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. Christi Goosman, who teaches history and drama at Searsport High School, and Maylinda Boynton, who teaches music at Mattanawcook Middle and High Schools, joined other Waldo County women educators in the local chapter of the Maine State Organization of DKG. A brief ceremony for the occasion was held before members enjoyed a...
Benjamin Mason joins Pen Bay Diabetes, Nutrition Care Center
Wed, 09/20/2023 - 5:15pm

ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital welcome Benjamin Mason, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, to their Diabetes and Nutrition care teams. Mason began his medical career serving for three years as an Advanced EMT for North East Mobile Health services in Biddeford. After receiving his nursing degree, Mason worked as a medical/surgical registered nurse at Maine General Medical Center in Augusta. He then moved on to emergency department nursing, working for three years in Maine...
Lexi Carter, DNP, joins PBMC, WCGH Rheumatology teams
Wed, 09/20/2023 - 5:15pm

ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital welcome Lexi Carter, DNP, to their Rheumatology teams. Carter began her career as a registered nurse at Creekside Behavioral Health in Kingsport, Tennessee, where she worked for a year before moving to Holston Valley Medical Center, also located in Kingsport, for three years. From there she became a traveling nurse, working at The Johns Hopkins Hospital University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Most recently...
40 years of flying floatplanes in the north Maine woods, as well as flying the islands of Penobscot Bay
Penobscot Island Air director to receive award
Wed, 09/20/2023 - 2:00pm

James Strang, of Millinocket, long-time owner/operator of Katahdin Air Service is the 2023 Gadabout Gaddis Cup Award recipient. The Award is presented bi-annually by the Maine Aeronautics Association to an individual or organization who contributes significantly to the well-being of Maine’s aviation community. The award luncheon will take place on October 1, at 11:30 a.m., at North Country Rivers, Patrick’s Restaurant, located at the Gadabout Gaddis Airport in Bingham. The award is given in the...
facing barriers that prevent access to health care, such as transportation, insurance, or discomfort with navigating the medical system
PBMC, WCGH launch Community Health Worker Program to meet patients where they are at
Wed, 09/20/2023 - 1:30pm

ROCKPORT and BELFAST — Sometimes the biggest barrier to taking care of your health is knowing how to begin. Thanks to a new Community Health initiative at two local hospitals, figuring that out has become a little easier for those who might not otherwise seek out health care for a myriad of reasons. Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital launched their Community Health Worker (CHW) program in August. CHWs are able to travel out into the community to meet with participants and...
Maine CDC announces funding opportunity for public health post-pandemic
Wed, 09/20/2023 - 8:00am

Maine CDC has available a limited amount of funding to award to a nonprofit, a not-for-profit, or a local/county government within each public health district to help communities improve their ability to respond to public health emergencies such as the recent COVID pandemic. During the pandemic many organizations found that the lack of equipment or supplies restricted their efforts to help people, especially people in rural communities or people that already faced economic or social challenges...
in business
New Downeast School of Massage graduate opens business in Camden
Tue, 09/19/2023 - 1:00pm

Cody Wilson, of Camden, was one of eight recent graduates from the Downeast School of Massage. The school held commencement exercises for the new massage therapists as the 71st graduation class July 15, at the school in Waldoboro. As an LMT and Fitness Trainer, Wilson runs On Point Massage at a private studio five minutes from downtown Camden. He enjoys helping people with chronic stress, orthopedic challenges, sports injuries, acute and chronic illness. Wilson uses various massage techniques...
one of 64 quarterfinalists, including St. George school
Herring Gut Coastal Science Center among quarterfinalists for Yass Prize
Tue, 09/19/2023 - 8:00am

PORT CLYDE — Herring Gut Coastal Science Center has been selected as one of 64 quarterfinalists for the Yass Prize for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless Education (STOP). This national competition recognizes organizations that deliver programs tackling big education challenges with a commitment to new ideas, technologies, and approaches to learning that bring education into the 21st century. Herring Gut Coastal Science Center was chosen from nearly 2,000 applications...
Waldo County Dental Care receives United Midcoast Charities grant
Tue, 09/19/2023 - 8:00am

BELFAST — Waldo County Dental Care, which seeks to increase access to dental care for low-income uninsured adults in Waldo County, has received a grant of $16,000 from United Midcoast Charities (UMC). The funds will be used to offset general expenses. Waldo County Dental Care is part of a countywide initiative by Waldo County General Hospital (WCGH) to increase access to health care for people regardless of their ability pay. According to a news release, research shows a strong relationship...
Belfast Public Health Nursing receives United Midcoast Charities grant
Tue, 09/19/2023 - 8:00am

BELFAST — Belfast Public Health Nursing Association, which has provided health care and other critical support services to the most disadvantaged and vulnerable members of the community for more than 100 years, has received a grant of $10,000 from United Midcoast Charities (UMC). The funds will be used for operating support. Belfast Public Health Nursing Association is a 501(c)(3) private nonprofit organization supported by Waldo County General Hospital, The City of Belfast, and through the...
self-guided tours, Meet a Belted Galloway, enter a free raffle, explore the teen-ag garden
Aldermere-Erickson Fall Celebration 2023 planned for Oct. 14
Tue, 09/19/2023 - 8:00am

ROCKPORT — Maine Coast Heritage Trust, a statewide land conservation organization, invites the public to Aldermere Farm & Erickson Fields’ Fall Celebration on Saturday, Oct. 14 (rain date Oct. 15). This free, family-friendly event will be held from 1 to 4 p.m., at Erickson Fields Preserve, 164 West Street, Rockport. “It’s fall harvest time and there’s a lot to celebrate,” said Aaron Englander, interim director of Aldermere Farm and Erickson Fields Preserve. September through early November...
Medicare info session offered in Lincolnville, Sept. 27
Mon, 09/18/2023 - 8:00am

LINCOLNVILLE — Lincolnville Community Library is hosting an information session with a Jeanne McIntyre, Aging and Disability Resource Counselor, Wednesday, Sept. 27, at 6 p.m. McIntyre will answer all your questions and offer guidance for you to help you through this process. Please stop in or call the library (207-706-3896) or email ( questions@lincolnvillelibrary.org ) for sign up. Do you have questions about Medicare? Are you ready to sign up but don’t know how or what exactly you are...
Vinalhaven’s Star of Hope Foundation announces hiring, board members
Mon, 09/18/2023 - 8:00am

VINALHAVEN — Following the expansion of its Board of Directors, the Star of Hope Foundation has taken a step and recently hired its long-time consultant Carole Martin to manage the day-to-day operations for the Foundation. As the managing director, Martin will be the liaison with the Town of Vinalhaven as it pursues its downtown renovation plan, and which the Star of Hope must understand fully before it moves ahead with any more significant plans for its real estate assets, according to the...
United Midcoast Charities announces 42 grant recipients for 2023
Mon, 09/18/2023 - 8:00am

United Midcoast Charities Announces 42 Grant Recipients for 2023 CAMDEN— September 13, 2023 – United Midcoast Charities has awarded grants totaling $597,000 to 42 agencies providing the basic needs of food, housing, health & safety, and economic security to residents of Knox and Waldo counties. “We’re beyond proud to be supporting local nonprofits for more than 81 years,” said UMC President John Viehman, “and this year thanks to the generosity of our donors we increased our grantmaking by...
State fish passage funding includes projects in Washington, Palermo
Sun, 09/17/2023 - 8:45pm

On Sept. 13, Maine announced $3.7 million in funding from the Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan to restore access to habitat for the state’s sea-run fish species. The investment is to also leverage tens of millions of dollars in additional federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. The Maine Department of Marine Resources awarded funding to 12 projects that include the construction of fishways, removal of obsolete structures, and enhancement of in-stream or...
500 line crews and 300 vegetation management crews will continue working around the clock assessing damage and then making repairs
CMP reports restoration for 84,000 of 126,000 customers impacted by Hurricane Lee
Sat, 09/16/2023 - 7:15pm

The following statement was issued this evening, Sept. 16, 2023, at approximately 7 p.m., by CMP spokesperson Jon Breed: “We are currently responding to damage in the wake of Hurricane Lee, and our crews are working to restore power to those impacted by this storm. The vast majority of outages today are the result of fallen branches and trees. Despite the challenging conditions, we have made great progress by restoring 84,000 customers of the 126,000 impacted as of early this evening. Crews...
Northern Light Blue Hill, Maine Coast Hospitals announce True North Awards
Sat, 09/16/2023 - 10:00am

ELLSWORTH and BLUE HILL — Winners have been announced for the local 2023 Northern Light Health True North Awards in Blue Hill and Ellsworth. Over 60 employees and departments were nominated for one of five individual and one team awards recognizing behaviors and accomplishments that exemplify a profound and impactful dedication to the Northern Light Health promise. The six categories, related to “Making Healthcare Work for you,” include Raising Quality, Making Access Easy, Guiding the Way,...
Five Maine service programs accepted into newly launched Maine Climate Corps Network
Fri, 09/15/2023 - 3:45pm

Five Maine service programs have been accepted into the Maine Climate Corps Network. The kick-off meeting, Sept. 14, hosted Downeast Community Partners Climate Corps, Friends of Cobbossee Watershed Youth Conservation Corps, Island Institute Fellows Program, Maine Conservation Corps, and WindowDressers Community Build Program. These five Maine programs are taking action on climate change, engaging the local community, and providing benefits and training to the members who serve. The Maine...
marking a milestone
PBMC to open 11 new Emergency Department rooms, Sept. 18
Fri, 09/15/2023 - 3:15pm

ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center will mark a milestone in its Emergency Department (ED) expansion with the opening of 11 additional exam rooms on Monday, Sept. 18. The work is part of a three-phase construction project that will nearly double the size of the PBMC Emergency Department when completed in 2024. The opening of the new exam rooms are part of Phase II and include three rooms designed specifically for providing care to behavioral health patients. “The ED expansion is necessary for...
‘Because we just don’t know’: Preparing for tropical storm force winds, heavy rain, ocean surge
Thu, 09/14/2023 - 7:45pm

Thursday afternoon, the harbors in the Midcoast were getting cleared of dinghies and sailboats, in anticipation of rolling oceans and heavy winds. The path of Hurricane Lee shifted again slightly eastward, after shifting westward Wednesday, and sending harbor masters into high gear. The theme of Hurricane Lee, since it started making a beeline for the Maine and Canadian Maritime coastline, was, ‘We don’t know what it will do, what the effects might be, but we’re preparing for the worst.’ After...
USDA pilot program
Funds available to help low-income Mainers repair storm-damaged homes
Thu, 09/14/2023 - 5:00pm

As the state prepares for a major weekend storm, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Maine State Director Rhiannon Hampson announced Sept. 14, 2023 that the Department has launched a pilot program to make it easier for rural Mainers to repair and rebuild storm-damaged homes in presidentially declared disaster areas. The pilot program covers disasters since July 18, 2022, and may include future natural disasters declared through the next two years. “The Biden-Harris...
Rockport Harbor Master requests boat removal with shift in Hurricane Lee path
Wed, 09/13/2023 - 12:00pm
From Abbie Leonard, Rockport Harbor Master: Hurricane Lee has made a shift to the west. While the direction of the winds (northeast/east) is beneficial for Rockport Harbor we will see more wind and rain and sea than initially thought. I am asking that everyone haul ther boats if possible. If not, make sure that all canvas is off the boat, your batteries are charged and inspect chafe gear on your mooring- a secondary pennant is not a bad idea. I am asking that all dinghies be pulled out of the...
a can-do spirit and a willingness to listen
WCGH care team members honored with awards in 2023
Tue, 09/12/2023 - 4:45pm

BELFAST — Waldo County General Hospital care team members were honored with employee awards during a ceremony held Tuesday, Aug. 29, on the hospital campus. The ceremony was the first in-person awards event since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Emily Evans, RN, a nurse at WCGH Primary and Walk-in Care, won the Standing Ovation Award. Standing Ovation Awards recognize care team members who display MaineHealth values, extraordinary service, an exceptional attitude, a can-do spirit, and a...
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Kia EV6 GT AWD
Tue, 09/12/2023 - 10:45am

This is a paradigm-buster. At first glance, it might be taken for a roller skate, a value-priced hatchback. It’s a Kia, too—aren’t they just low-budget Korean knock-offs of the Japanese brands? But it’s electric, so it must be trying to elbow its way into the sub-Tesla end of that market. Wrong, wrong, wrong. Closer inspection shows this is no grocery-getter; it’s much (much) more sophisticated than that. And in recent years, Kia—and corporate cousin Hyundai—haven’t been imitating anyone so...
New boater safety and education requirement becomes effective Jan. 1, 2024
Tue, 09/12/2023 - 8:00am

This January, Maine will join 44 other states in requiring some level of boater education for those operating a boat on Maine’s waters. The boater education law was recently passed by the legislature, and goes into effect in 2024. Beginning January 1, 2024, a person born on or after January 1, 1999, may not operate a motorboat of twenty-five (25) horsepower or greater for recreational boating purposes on inland waters of this State or territorial waters, unless that person is 12 years of age or...
Applications due October 2, 2023
Waldo County organizations invited to apply for food, shelter program funds
Sun, 09/10/2023 - 8:00am

BELFAST — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has designated available funding of $12,886 through Phase 40 to be distributed through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) to organizations who provide emergency food and shelter services in Waldo County. Applications are now open through October 2, 2023. EFSP funds are Federal funds made available through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency. EFSP funding supports special emergency assistance...
schedules series of public meetings
Waldo Community Action Partners considers land project in Belfast
Fri, 09/08/2023 - 4:15pm

BELFAST — Waldo Community Action Partners (WCAP) announces a series of three community meetings aimed at engaging residents and stakeholders in the development of a 78-acre land project in Belfast, which will also serve as the new headquarters for WCAP. The meetings are designed to provide an opportunity for community members to actively participate in shaping the future of this significant project, which holds the potential to address a range of community needs, including housing,...
City of Rockland prepares for revaluation, invites residents to public meeting, Sept. 18
Fri, 09/08/2023 - 4:00pm

ROCKLAND — The City of Rockland, the City Assessor, and Vision Government Solutions invite residents to a Public Meeting that will present an overview of the revaluation project, details of the data collection phase, and a timeline of events. This meeting will take place Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, at 5:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers, located at 270 Pleasant Street, in Rockland. “This public meeting will be the first public informational meeting and there will be more public meetings forthcoming...
‘to be able to contribute to their mission was a great opportunity’
The Scone Goddess gives back to Maine nonprofit
Fri, 09/08/2023 - 1:30pm

NORTHPORT — “The Scone Goddess is thrilled to announce the recent success of our fundraising campaign with all proceeds benefiting the Belfast Soup Kitchen,” said Scone Goddess, in a news release. In partnership with First National Bank, The Scone Goddess was able to raise $3320 with the sales of their Lavender Lemon Cream Scone Mix. In an effort to support other Maine businesses, this mix also featured Maine Grains organic wheat flour and Glendarragh Farm lavender. “We are so happy with the...
Camden National Bank hires Matthew Witten as Senior Vice President, Director of Information Security
Fri, 09/08/2023 - 1:30pm

Matthew Witten has joined Camden National Bank as senior vice president, director of information security. “With two decades of experience, Witten brings a deep understanding of how an organization’s commitment to maintaining the integrity and confidentiality of customer financial data empowers users to confidently utilize services without the fear of cyber risks,” said Camden National, in a news release. In his new role, Witten will be responsible for maintaining the bank’s industry-leading...
Spruce Head Community Hall and Historical Association to elect officers Sept. 9; celebrates centennial year
Thu, 09/07/2023 - 5:00pm

SPRUCE HEAD — This has been a banner year for the Spruce Head Community Hall & Historical Association, according to the Association, in a news release. “Built in 1923, the shingled Hall is the centerpiece of the tight-knit coastal fishing village,” said the release. “Now, a century later, its schedule has been packed with lively events geared toward recognition of this local landmark’s anniversary. Dozens of residents and visitors have joined the celebrations . . . and they are not over yet...
Dragon Cement to idle its Thomaston plant
Thu, 09/07/2023 - 7:45am

THOMASTON — In a company news release issued Sept. 6, Dragon Products Company, Inc. ("Dragon"), a subsidiary of Giant Cement Holding, Inc. ("GCHI"), said it would gradually idle production operations beginning December at its Thomaston plant. Roberto Polit, v ice president of operations, said Sept. 7 that Dragon employees 72, including those in sales. The closing of the plant will take place over the next few years. Mining for limestone at the quarries will be discontinued and Dragon is now...
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
GMC Canyon 4WD Denali Crew Cab
Tue, 09/05/2023 - 10:30am

Denali is a mountain in Alaska—the tallest in North America and the centerpiece of a 6-million-acre national park. (No connection to Denial, which is a state of mind and a river in Africa.) Denali was christened Mt. McKinley in 1896 by a wandering gold prospector, evidently a Republican promoting his candidate in the upcoming presidential election. Alaska and finally the Dept. of the Interior began reverting to the Kuyukon People’s name for the mountain, Denali, as far back as 1975. The most...
Forestry companies granted state funds despite environmental violations
Mon, 09/04/2023 - 9:15pm

Two forestry companies that were announced as recipients for hundreds of thousands of dollars in state grant money last December were issued environmental violations at their Maine facilities over the past several years. One of the companies, ND Paper Inc., had a $101,400 state penalty finalized in late August for chemical spills at its Old Town mill in 2020 and 2022. This story was originally published by The Maine Monitor , a nonprofit civic news organization...
‘I built a greenhouse, and my whole life changed’
Charlie Costello to speak on seed-saving and community resilience
Mon, 09/04/2023 - 8:00am

ROCKPORT — On Wednesday, Sept. 13, at 6 p.m., the Rockport Public Library will host Charlie Costello for a presentation about seed-saving, community seed banks, and regenerative agriculture. Costello will discuss these practices through the lens of community resilience-building. The program will also include demonstrations of seed-saving techniques. “In 2009, I built a greenhouse, and my whole life changed,” says Costello, in a RPL news release. “My eyes were opened to the magic of a tiny seed...
Monroe Community Library receives “Remote Work through Libraries” grant
Sun, 09/03/2023 - 4:30pm

MONROE — The Monroe Community Library has been awarded funding from The Maine State Library and the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development as part of the “Remote Work through Libraries” initiative. The library is one of thirty-nine public libraries across the state which received funding to be used over the next three years to establish or expand services and physical space to support remote and hybrid workers, as well as business owners and entrepreneurs. The grant awards,...
Schooners make snug, festive fit in Camden Harbor for Windjammer Festival
Sun, 09/03/2023 - 1:00pm

CAMDEN — There could not have been a finer weekend to celebrate Camden’s most storied legacy, the windjammers that make their trade where the mountains meet the sea, and contribute to the town’s unique schooner culture. But to start the annual Windjammer Festival, always taking place on the few days just before the Labor Day holiday, the vessels first need to nestle in tight quarters at the head of Camden’s inner harbor, where the Megunticook River empties into the seawater,...

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Event: Mon, Oct 16 - 6:00 pm
Hike, picnic Sheepscot Headwaters with Midcoast Conservancy, Oct. 14

Event: Sat, Oct 14 - 10:00 am
Speaker Series, Boothbay: Dr. Nan Stein of the Wellesley Centers for Women

Event: Thu, Sep 28 - 4:00 pm
Speaker Series, Rockland: Dr. Nan Stein of the Wellesley Centers for Women

Event: Wed, Sep 27 - 4:00 pm
Of Cod and Communities, a traveling exhibit at Belfast Free Library

Event: Fri, Oct 6 - 4:00 pm
Heather Cox Richardson to speak at Camden Opera House

Event: Thu, Oct 26 - 6:00 pm
Explore All Things Electric at Rockland Electrification Expo, Oct. 14

Event: Sat, Oct 14 - 10:00 am
Williams-Brazier Post 37 continues supper fundraisers for Santa’s Workshop, Oct. 7

Event: Sat, Oct 7 - 5:00 pm
Lise Becu, Rosey Gerry bring music to Appleton, Sept. 29

Event: Fri, Sep 29 - 5:00 pm
Hope Historical Society to tour Moody Cranberry Farm

Event: Wed, Oct 11 - 1:00 pm
Cameron Mountain blueberry field restoration work day seeks volunteers

Event: Sat, Oct 7 - 9:00 am
Midcoast Climate, Energy and Green Building Happy Hour planned for Oct. 5

Event: Thu, Oct 5 - 5:00 pm
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Event: Sat, Oct 7 - 11:00 am
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Event: Sat, Oct 14 - 10:00 am
Coastal Mountains nature walk to focus on Geology of Sears Island

Event: Sat, Oct 7 - 10:00 am
Belfast Flying Shoes co-hosts “10-4 Hoedown: Old Time Square Dance at the Shores”

Event: Wed, Oct 4 - 5:00 pm
Christmas Tree Choir rehearsals begin at Thomaston church, Oct. 5

Event: Thu, Oct 5 - 6:30 pm
Russian journalist Sergei Medvedev to speak in Camden, Oct. 21

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