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Free program helps aspiring aquaculturists launch shellfish or seaweed businesses
Island Institute aquaculture business program accepting applications
Tue, 02/25/2020 - 7:30am

ROCKLAND — Have you ever thought about gaining a new source of income by growing mussels, oysters, or seaweed? Island Institute is now accepting applications for its 2020 Aquaculture Business Development (ABD) program and is looking to support coastal and island residents who are highly motivated to start shellfish or seaweed aquaculture businesses within the next two years. To be considered for the program, those interested must submit a short, six-question application by March 13. Aquaculture...
several demonstrations during the public event
Well and Good Natural Medicine to hold grand opening
Wed, 02/19/2020 - 12:00pm
ROCKLAND — A center in Rockland that focuses on natural medicine, acupuncture, fertility education, craniosacral therapy, herbalism, and bodywork will hold a Grand Opening on Saturday, Feb. 29, from 2 -5 p.m. There will be treats, talks and demonstrations all afternoon. “If you’re curious about our work, or our clinic, this is the perfect opportunity to pop in and say hello, check out our space and learn what we’re up to,” said Well and Good Natural Medicine, in a news release. Gabrielle Jansen...
Rockland Planning Board turns down permit application for Route 1 monopole
Wed, 02/19/2020 - 10:00am

ROCKLAND — In a 3 - 0 vote, with one abstention, an application to construct a cell tower on Camden Street in Rockland was denied by the Rockland Planning Board, Tuesday, Feb. 18. The applicant’s lawyer, however, has mentioned the right to appeal the vote in federal court, according to Board Chair Erik Laustsen. Despite the absence of two board members and the abstaining of a third member during the vote at the three-hour meeting, the Rockland Planning Board still held the quorum necessary to...
Open discussion in Warren to focus on regulating cannabis industry
Tue, 02/18/2020 - 1:00pm
WARREN — Healing Tree Farms will host an open discussion and education on regulating the cannabis industry in Warren on Sunday, March 1, from 2 to 4 p.m. Presenters will be local caregivers Dan Cellcci and Michelle Bennett. Representative William Pluecker is scheduled to attend. Healing Tree Farm is located at 672 Atlantic Highway, Route 1, in Warren. Complimentary food and beverage will be available. For more information call (508) 524-8144 or (610) 888-4966.
Father, daughter safe after snowmobiles break through ice near Millinocket
Tue, 02/18/2020 - 12:15pm

NORTH TWIN LAKE — A father and daughter from Manchester, Connecticut, were treated for mild hypothermia after their snowmobiles broke through ice Monday, Feb. 17. Brian Sutch, 53, and his daughter Falen, 16, were traveling northwest on North Twin Lake, near Baxter State Park, when they broke through thin ice shortly before 7 p.m. Both were operating their own machines when they quickly became submerged, according to the Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, in a news release. The pair...
Snow Bowl closing early
Parts of Camden, Hope, Lincolnville to undergo power outage today
Mon, 02/17/2020 - 2:45pm
MIDCOAST — Central Maine Power will be shutting down power starting sometime between 3 and 4 p.m., this afternoon to repair a broken transmission pole along the line that feeds the Camden substation, according to a news release. The outage is expected to last about two hours. This outage will affect approximately 6,000 customers, including most of Camden, parts of Hope, and parts of Lincolnville. Pen Bay Medical Center is not expected to be affected. The Snow Bowl will be closing early. ...
seeking public input on current Short Term Rental ordinance
Rockland’s Short Term Rental Task Force to hold public meeting
Mon, 02/17/2020 - 10:15am
ROCKLAND — The Short Term Rental Task Force and Study Group for the City of Rockland is holding a public meeting on Monday, Feb. 24, at 6 p.m., in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The Task Force has been studying the current regulations for short term rentals in Rockland and is seeking public input before making recommendations to the City Council to refine our current Short Term Rental ordinance. If you are unable to attend the meeting, send your comments to: RocklandSTR@gmail.com
gaining exposure to innovative Maine companies and building strong networks
Innovate for Maine Fellows opens applications for students, companies
Mon, 02/17/2020 - 10:00am
ORONO — The University of Maine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation seeks Maine students and Maine companies to participate in the 2020 Innovate for Maine Fellows internship program. Innovate for Maine Fellows connects the best and brightest Maine college students with the state’s most exciting companies as a way to grow and create jobs in Maine through innovation and entrepreneurship. The program is looking for student fellows to join the 2020 cohort and a variety of for-profit companies...
March deadline, new Community Grant Reader role
United Midcoast Charities announces 2020 grant cycle, updates
Fri, 02/14/2020 - 3:45pm

CAMDEN — United Midcoast Charities has announced its 2020 grant application cycle, which includes a number of updates from past years. UMC’s competitive grant process is open to 501(c)(3) organizations and groups with fiscal sponsorship. United Midcoast Charities' grantmaking is focused on making maximum impact in Knox and Waldo counties in its focus areas of Food, Housing, Health and Safety, and Economic Security. Of special interest are proposals that take a coherent approach to making a...
‘Maine Ocean School is both educating and inspiring our students’
Sen. Herbig, Rep. Cuddy co-sponsor bill supporting Searsport school
Thu, 02/13/2020 - 2:00pm

AUGUSTA — Senator Erin Herbig, D-Belfast, introduced a bill Wednesday, Feb. 12, to support Maine Ocean School in Searsport, a magnet public high school that focuses on marine science, technology, transportation and engineering. The bill, LD 2020, “An Act To Strengthen Maritime Education by Amending the Laws Governing the Maine School for Marine Science, Technology, Transportation and Engineering,” received a public hearing before the Legislature’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee. Sen...
Four Unique Approaches to Serving Up Hospitality in St. George
St. George Business Alliance panel to discuss local inns, restaurants
Thu, 02/13/2020 - 10:45am
TENANTS HARBOR— The St. George Business Alliance (SGBA) invites members, aspiring entrepreneurs, and the public to a panel discussion titled “A Question of Focus: Four Unique Approaches to Serving Up Hospitality in St. George” on Tuesday morning, February 25. The presentation will take place during SGBA’s monthly member meeting, scheduled for 9 a.m., at the Craignair Inn and Restaurant, 5 Third Street, in Spruce Head. How do local inns and restaurants attract customers when they’re located “off...
2 Anonymous Donors to match March donations
Homeless Coalition birthday fundraising challenge to match all donations up to $25,000
Thu, 02/13/2020 - 10:00am
ROCKPORT — Thanks to two anonymous donors, all donations to the Knox County Homeless Coalition will be matched dollar for dollar up to $25,000 through the end of March. These matching donations are in honor of KCHC’s sixth birthday. “Despite assisting more than 1900 individuals and helping more than 900 people find new homes over the last 6 years, we run into people every day who are shocked to find there are homeless families here in the Midcoast,” said Becca Gildred, director of Development,...
Can robust dialogue fit within Rockland Council Chambers?
Wed, 02/12/2020 - 12:30pm

ROCKLAND — Newly elected Rockland City Council member Nate Davis is on a mission to generate robust conversation within the confines of formal Rockland City Council meetings. Though workshops and discussion-type sessions are more lenient and allow for more back-and-forth conversations, Davis views the regular meetings on the dais as too restrictive. Currently, the Council has a twice-per-topic speaking limit for each councilor, as well as a clause restricting each speaker to 10 minutes or less...
Sherree L. Craig now licensed as an insurance consultant in Maine
Wed, 02/12/2020 - 12:15pm

Sherree L. Craig, CEBS, Senior Account Executive in the Benefits Division at Allen Insurance and Financial, is now a licensed insurance consultant in Maine. "Sherree's efforts demonstrate her deep commitment to continuing professional development," said Mike Pierce, company president, in a news release. "This commitment is important to all of our insurance divisions but it is especially so in the always-changing field of employee benefits." Craig holds Fellowship standing in the International...
Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce
Exhibitor registration open for Business, Community Expo in Rockport
Wed, 02/12/2020 - 9:45am

ROCKPORT — Registration is now open for exhibitor booths at the 27th Annual Business and Community Expo, presented by the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce. The Expo will be held on Wednesday, April 1, from 2 to 7 p.m., at the Samoset Resort. While attendance at the event is free and open to the public, exhibitors must be members of the Chamber. To select your booth, simply log on to your business profile on the Chamber website, www.CamdenRockland.com . Booths are available on a first-...
Maine Lobster Festival names 2020 Grand Marshal
Tue, 02/11/2020 - 3:00pm

ROCKLAND — This year’s grand marshal for the Big Parade during the 2020 Maine Lobster Festival will be Virginia Oliver, aka The Lobster Lady. Virginia Oliver is a Rockland native and has been lobstering for 91 years. She may be turning 100 in June, but Oliver has not let her age slow her down, according to the Festival, in a news release. The Lobster Lady, as Oliver is affectionately known, has worked as a sternman for her son on the F/V Virginia for 13 years. “Virginia is a...
Pope Memorial Humane Society welcomes two new Board members
Tue, 02/11/2020 - 11:00am

THOMASTON — The Pope Memorial Humane Society announce that P.J. Walter and Melody Wolfertz have been elected to its Board of Directors. “We are excited to have P.J. and Melody join our Board,” said Tracy Sala, PMHS executive director, in a news release. “Their combined experience, knowledge, as well as their strong commitment to giving back to our community will help lead the shelter in furthering its mission to help homeless animals. I look forward to working with them and to the many ways...
Entries for Maine elver license lottery due Feb. 21
Mon, 02/10/2020 - 5:45pm
The Department of Marine Resources' lottery for the right to apply for an elver license will conclude at 4:30 p.m., February 21. Lottery winners will have the chance to apply for a license prior to the upcoming season, which starts March 22 and runs through June 7. Nine Maine residents will be selected join the state’s lucrative elver fishery. The lottery, authorized by the legislature in 2017, is available to Maine residents who are at least 15 years of age by the start of the 2020 season, and...
2020 U.S. National Toboggan Championship winners
Mon, 02/10/2020 - 2:15pm

The results are in and posted: ( Camden Snow Bowl ) 2-Person Division 1st: #19 – Twice Baked, 9.45, 9.45, 18.9 Jay McCrum, Christine Whitmore (Bridgewater, ME) 2nd: #74 – Two Wingnuts, 9.4, 9.52, 18.91 Jim Jefferson, Jon Mitchell (Searmont, ME) 3rd: #17 – Bolt 2, 9.45, 9.5, 18.95 Jay McCrum, Christine Whitmore (Bridgewater, ME) 3-Person Division 1st: #179 – Schooner Olad, 9.34, 9.39, 18.73 Joseph Drenski, Jason Lincoln, Mark Embury (Hope, ME) 2nd: #140 – Spudrunner 3, 9.36. 9...
Marshall Wharf, along with Three Tides bar, will be open for business by spring
Former employee of Marshall Wharf Brewing Co. and wife bring Belfast business back to life
Mon, 02/10/2020 - 1:00pm

BELFAST—The sound of construction can be heard in and around the two buildings that comprise Marshall Wharf Brewing and Three Tides these days. It’s business as usual for builder Daniel Waldron, co-owner of Whitecap Builders; but he isn’t just working on the buildings. He and his wife, Kathleen Dunckel, recently purchased the brewery building and property prior to a public auction on January 29. They also purchased the brewery business and Three Tides business. As a former employee of Three...
Unitarian Universalist Church to affirm Lane Fisher
Sun, 02/09/2020 - 9:15am

BELFAST — The Unitarian Universalist Church of Belfast will affirm the professional ministry of Lane Fisher, Sunday, March 29, at 4 p.m. “This event is more than a celebration,” said the Church, in a news release. It is more than a rubber stamp event. “It is a special and significant event, not only for the ordained but for the whole church. We are the only ones in a position to bestow the title of Reverend. When we do that we are saying that we see and trust Lane as a minister who will live...
Registration deadline is March 24
Septic installation workshop in Thomaston, March 31
Sun, 02/09/2020 - 9:00am

THOMASTON — Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District is sponsoring a day-long training in Basic Septic System Installation for contractors and site evaluators on Tuesday, March 31, at Watts Hall, in Thomaston. The course will run from 8 am to 4 p.m., and includes morning refreshments, lunch and snacks. Presenters Glenn Angell, Retired State Site Evaluator, and Dave Rocque, State Soil Scientist, both have many years of experience as licensed site evaluators and State employees to...
650 pie-eaters, More than 50 varieties of pies, estimated 15,000 pieces consumed
Pies on Parade raises nearly $31,000 for food pantry, fuel assistance
Fri, 02/07/2020 - 11:00am

ROCKLAND — On Feb 4, 2020, innkeepers, restaurant owners, volunteers, and business members who participated in the 16th Annual Pies on Parade Pie Weekend presented a check to the Area Interfaith Outreach (AIO) Food Pantry and Fuel Assistance Program for $30,987, representing all ticket sales, silent auction, raffle sales, cash donations and Camden Scavenger Hunt proceeds from the annual pie tour. This brings the total donations for AIO’s food and fuel assistance programs to more than $250,000...
Colburn Shoe Company in Belfast offers a year-round donation of shoes for those in need
If the shoe fits...take it for free, or whatever you can afford
Thu, 02/06/2020 - 1:30pm

BELFAST—Every year, Colburn Shoe Store, on Main Street in Belfast, has a February sale on shoes. This year, owner Colby Horne, a fifth generation owner of the oldest shoe store in America, had a great idea. After watching a segment on Channel 2 about a woman in Maine who sells cheesecake out of her garage bakery on the honor system, Horne took a look around at all the inventory that he knew wasn’t going to sell and decided to emulate the woman’s goodwill by giving...
Rockport Marine celebrates the little potato
Paying homage to the illustrious Tater Tot in Rockport
Thu, 02/06/2020 - 12:30pm

ROCKPORT – One thing we enjoy in the Midcoast is a good festival and we certainly have our share. One of the lesser-known festivals, now in its third year, is the Tater Tot Festival that takes place at Rockport Marine, 1 Main Street, at Rockport Harbor. I would have missed it entirely had someone not posted the flyer on Facebook. It’s not really a festival in the true sense of the word and it’s not really about glorifying Tater Tots. It is about the employees of Rockport...
Lincoln County Publishing printing our papers again
Thu, 02/06/2020 - 9:30am

What goes around, comes around. From about 1982 to 1993, Lincoln County Publishing Company (LCPC) in Newcastle printed the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper, along with The Lincoln County News. Since early 1994, the Times Record in Brunswick, and later its printing company, Alliance Press, has printed the Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper. Maine-OK Enterprises Inc. (publisher of Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper) is announcing this week, LCPC will once again print the newspapers...
Rockland streetlight conversion moves forward despite latest curveball
Wed, 02/05/2020 - 7:15pm

ROCKLAND — As the City of Rockland votes next Monday to circulate bid invitations for its streetlight conversion, an unexpected project cost recently surfaced. In preparation for the full conversion, installers of the fixtures discovered a dilemma: A lot of the streetlights aren’t properly grounded. It’s been an issue around the state, according to Rockland City Manager Tom Luttrell, and confirmed by City Attorney Mary Costigan, during the Monday, Feb. 3 Rockland City Council agenda-setting...
workshop especially recommended for those planning to apply for 2020 UMC grants
United Midcoast Charities offers Grantseeking: Goals and Objectives
Wed, 02/05/2020 - 4:30pm

CAMDEN — United Midcoast Charities offers its next free Learn with UMC event, Grantseeking: Goals and Objectives. The workshop will be offered Friday, Feb. 28, at 3 p.m. at the Picker Room of the Camden Public Library. UMC program coordinator Kelly Carey will offer hands-on coaching about writing a winning grant application with concrete goals and objectives. All around the nation, funders are increasingly moving to data-informed, outcome-focused grantmaking strategies. That means that it’s...
Maine Lobster Festival presents donations to local organizations
Wed, 02/05/2020 - 4:15pm

MIDCOAST — The Maine Lobster Festival recently presented $500 to local youth basketball organization MidCoast Elite and $2,500 to Simonton Corner Community Association. MidCoast Elite offers basketball programs and competition opportunities to more than 40 kids in grades four through nine in Midcoast Maine. “MidCoast Elite allows local kids to participate in a high level of basketball throughout the state of Maine and New England without the high costs of similar basketball...
To pay college costs, Maine student draws portraits
Wed, 02/05/2020 - 12:15pm

WARREN—University of New England college student William Cox, 19, has found a novel way to offset the cost of his college books and materials. He’s offering custom hand-drawn portraits to the Midcoast community. Without a website or professional presence, he recently posted on Midcoast Message Board, a FB group with almost 26,000 members, that he was looking for commissions in order to pay for his college supplies. He posted some of his recent portraits and the response from the community was...
New changes at Re/Max Jaret & Cohn
Wed, 02/05/2020 - 11:30am

Re/Max Jaret & Cohn has announced business leadership changes to begin the new year. In 1981, Ellis Cohn and Joe Jaret built their Maine real estate company on a foundation consisting of, “hard work, integrity and excellence,” according to a news release. “Their original goal was to provide the best real estate experience possible by making each client feel like a part of the family,” the release said. “And now part of that family has returned, as we welcome Zac and Marlene Cohn back into...
foundations, lasting impact, intervention strategies for domestic abuse
Hutchinson Center presents two-day training on intimate partner violence
Tue, 02/04/2020 - 2:00pm

BELFAST — The University of Maine Hutchinson Center, in partnership with New Hope for Women of Rockland, will offer a professional development program, Intimate Partner Violence, March 12 -13, at the Hutchinson Center, in Belfast. The two-day program, from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. each day, is designed for social workers, substance abuse counselors and other mental health professionals, as well as clergy, police officers and first responders. The fee is $150 per person; $60 per University of Maine...
enriching the lives of those living here
Belfast ‘Old School’ store supports RSU 71 students, teachers
Tue, 02/04/2020 - 12:30pm

BELFAST — A new nonprofit store filled with antiques and vintage collectibles opened over the summer to provide financial support to the students and teachers of Regional School Unit 71, the school district serving Belfast, Belmont, Morrill, Searsmont and Swanville. Old School, located on High Street in Belfast, sells treasures, including comic books, trading cards, action figures, sports memorabilia, clothes, books and jewelry, among other items. When opening its doors in June, the store was...
connect rural areas that currently have insufficient broadband service
Application window open for second round of USDA ReConnect funding
Mon, 02/03/2020 - 4:30pm
MAINE — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin taking applications for the second round of $550 million in ReConnect Program loan and grant funding. These funds will enable the federal government to continue to partner with the private sector and rural communities to build modern broadband infrastructure in areas with insufficient internet service, according to the USDA, in a news release. Insufficient service is defined as connection speeds of less than 10 megabits per second...
Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Midcoast municipalities awarded grants for stream, culvert upgrades
Mon, 02/03/2020 - 4:30pm
AUGUSTA — Appleton, Brooks, Prospect, and Union have been awarded Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) grants. Maine voters approved a bond package in November 2017 that included $5 million dollars for vital improvement projects including stream crossing and culvert upgrades, according to DEP, in a news release. These monies fund competitive grants that match local funding for the upgrade of municipal culverts at stream crossings and must be located on a municipal road. The...
make a bottle of syrup from start to finish
Community invited to try maple sugaring at Aldermere Farm
Mon, 02/03/2020 - 4:15pm

ROCKPORT — Cabin fever setting in? Looking for a sweet pick-me-up? During the month of March, Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) invites all ages to try out making maple syrup from scratch (i.e. sap) at Aldermere Farm, 70 Russell Ave, in Rockport. Individuals may schedule times to join MCHT Farm Manager Aaron Englander in the sugaring process – identifying and tapping sugar maples, hauling buckets of sap, tending the evaporator, and tasting the final product. “Thanks to the generosity of...
With no agricultural knowledge, turning a rundown farm into a model of harvesting
Free screening in Whitefield: The Biggest Little Farm
Mon, 02/03/2020 - 7:30am

WHITEFIELD — Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District is partnering with Sheepscot General Store and Coyote Center for Carnivore Ecology & Coexistence to present the film Biggest Little Farm, Sunday, Feb. 16, at 1 p.m., at Sheepscot General Store, in Whitefield. (Snow date, Feb 23 at 1 p.m.) This film chronicles eight years in the life of John and Molly Chester – and their dog – who leave Los Angeles and, with no agricultural knowledge or experience, take on the task of...
WCAP welcomes new resource developer
Mon, 02/03/2020 - 7:15am

BELFAST — Dorothy Havey has joined Waldo Community Action Partners (WCAP) as their new resource developer. This is part of a long-range plan to grow and strengthen the organization, which will be celebrating its 55th anniversary later this year, according to WCAP, in a news release. The resource developer’s responsibilities will include planning, implementing, and evaluating development, communications, and public relations opportunities for the organization. WCAP looks to build on current...
improving connectivity for first responders, rural business, students, telehealth
Monhegan awarded $600,000 internet grant from U.S. Agriculture
Sat, 02/01/2020 - 12:15pm
MONHEGAN — Monhegan Plantation will use a $626,298 ReConnect Program grant to connect the entire island community in Lincoln County, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in a news release. Monhegan is home to a school, power district, municipal office, museum, post office, library, and several inns and small businesses. The project’s service area includes 40 households, an educational facility, a critical community facility, 11 pre-subscribed farms, and 15 pre-subscribed...
Maine Public Utilities Commission
MPUC docks CMP shareholders $10 million
Sat, 02/01/2020 - 10:15am

Completing its examination into Central Maine Power’s high billing and metering issues from late 2017 to date, Maine Public Utilities Commission on Jan. 30 found no systemic metering or billing problems. However, the commission found CMP bears full responsibility for sporadic and random problems. MPUC Chair Phil Bartlett said the examination was one of the most thorough, exhaustive reviews in MPUC history. “There were an unacceptably high number of billing errors. Delayed and estimated bills...
Maine Dept. of Marine Resources closes parts of Penobscot Bay to scallop harvest
Fri, 01/31/2020 - 5:30pm

Effective Feb. 2, parts of Penobscot Bay are closed to scalloping, as the state attempts to protect the scallop broodstock. “The Commissioner adopts this emergency rulemaking to establish scallop conservation closures within Middle Penobscot Bay Islands, and also, Somes Sound and Cranberry Isles in Zone 2,” said the DMR in a Jan. 30 announcement. “The Department is concerned that continued harvesting for the remainder of the 2019-2020 fishing season in these areas will reduce scallop broodstock...
Empowering the voters of tomorrow
League of Women Voters to carry out youth voter registration at schools
Fri, 01/31/2020 - 11:30am

MIDCOAST — The Midcoast Chapter of League of Women Voters is carrying out voter registration work locally to help high school and college students register to vote for the first time. League volunteers are working with student peers and faculty to organize student registration drives. League volunteers will be at the Watershed School, Monday, Feb. 3, from noon - 1:30 p.m., and University College in Rockland, from 3 – 4 p.m. On Wednesday, Feb. 5, they will be at Camden Hills Regional High School...
Facts About Internet Fiber
Cheaper, Faster, Better Internet
Fri, 01/31/2020 - 10:15am
There is no question that Internet access is playing a larger role in our lives every day, and that its positive impacts will continue to grow. At times we seem bombarded with terms not clearly defined, such as “broadband,” “fiber,” “DSL,” “wireless,” “satellite” – but what do these terms mean and what do we really need to know about them? It comes down to this: Experts agree that fiber (bundles of tiny strands of glass which transmit data via light) is the key link to all modern...
United Midcoast Charities elects new officers, directors
Fri, 01/31/2020 - 8:00am

CAMDEN — United Midcoast Charities (UMC) elected two new members to its board of directors at the organization’s Annual Meeting in December. They are Rockport resident Frank Hackett and Mary Sargent of Lincolnville. Hackett relocated in 2018 from the Hudson Valley. He has experience from past roles as partner at a CPA firm, COO of a leather design firm, CFO of a lamp manufacturer and a consultant to many for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Sargent is the executive director of Penobscot...
Agriculture Education
Scholarship available for National Future Farmers of America
Thu, 01/30/2020 - 4:00pm
MAINE — Graduating seniors from Maine high schools who are National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Organization members and interested in pursuing a career in farming, agriculture, or natural resources are invited to apply for a Ronald P. Guerrette FFA Scholarship through the Maine Community Foundation. The Guerrette FFA Scholarship Fund provides one $1,000 scholarship per year. The application deadline is March 1, 2020. To learn more, visit the statewide scholarships section of MaineCF’s...
Grantseeking with Foundation Directory Online
Learn with UMC workshop: Funding your nonprofit
Thu, 01/30/2020 - 10:00am

BELFAST — United Midcoast Charities is offering another session of Learn with UMC: Grantseeking with Foundation Directory Online (FDO). This workshop will take place Tuesday, Feb 11, from 2 - 3:30 p.m., at Social Capital Community Space, 28 Spring St, Belfast. Certified Expert FDO Trainer Kelly Carey will offer an interactive, hands-on workshop to introduce the grant prospecting tools available through UMC’s partnership with Candid’s Foundation Center Online. Attendees will access the database...
Rockland Planning Board postpones next review of cell tower application
Wed, 01/29/2020 - 12:00pm

ROCKLAND — A Rockland Planning Board meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 4, to continue review of a proposed cell tower on Camden Street has been postponed until further notice while the City awaits the completion of an appraisal. Once the appraisal is done, the Planning Board will reschedule the meeting, according to the Rockland Code Office, in a news release. The Board intends to compare a still-pending independent housing appraisal by Bucklin LLC with that of two appraisals by the applicant...
Belfast offers common ground space with The Commons
Wed, 01/29/2020 - 11:30am

BELFAST— Belfast just got a new co-working space. “The Commons,” a ground floor space at 158 High Street in downtown Belfast next to the vinyl record shop, opened to the public on Monday, January 20, during a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The 375-square foot room is a cross between a shared workspace and a hub for community, particularly those who are involved with climate, environmental, and social justice work. The space is a welcome addition, as evidenced by the nearly 100 citizens who came to...
Community Building Grant Program
Grants available for Knox County nonprofits
Tue, 01/28/2020 - 7:00am

KNOX COUNTY — Nonprofit and public organizations seeking funding for projects that strengthen communities are encouraged to apply to Maine Community Foundation’s Community Building Grant Program. The deadline for applying is February 15, 2020. Application, guidelines, and a list of recent grants are available at www.mainecf.org . A volunteer committee of Knox County community leaders reviews grants and makes recommendations for funding, according to MaineCF, in a news release. In 2019, the...
Plus a species seen in the area for the first time
Christmas bird count in Belfast breaks record
Mon, 01/27/2020 - 4:15pm

BELFAST — A team of Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition volunteers participated along with other bird counters in the 120th Christmas Bird Count, the oldest citizen science bird project on the planet. The Belfast Circle is a 15-mile diameter circle from Belfast to Stockton, Frankfort, Monroe, and Waldo. The center of the circle is Mt. Ephraim. Watchers stalked their sections all day January 4 tallying birds by species. The weather was mild with no wind, and participants didn’t feel threatened to be...

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Event: Sat, Mar 7 - 10:00 am
The Four Voices Workshop

Event: Tue, Mar 3 - 9:30 am
The Four Voices Workshop

Event: Tue, Mar 3 - 9:30 am
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Event: Fri, Feb 28 - 6:30 pm
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Event: Sat, Mar 21 - 7:00 am
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Event: Sat, Mar 14 - 10:00 am
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Event: Sat, Feb 29 - 5:00 pm
Belfast Parkinson’s Disease support group resumes monthly meetings

Event: Wed, Feb 26 - 10:30 am
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Event: Fri, Mar 6 - 6:30 pm
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Event: Mon, Mar 9 - 6:00 pm
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Event: Sat, Mar 28 - 6:00 pm
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Event: Sat, Mar 7 - 9:00 am

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