WASHINGTON — Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers intercepted 1,508 firearms at airport security checkpoints during the first quarter of 2023, which ended March 31, averaging 16.8…
Work
Firearm detections increased by 10.3%, while rate of firearms detected per million passengers is down
KITTERY — The Maine Department of Transportation will be performing an inspection of the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge from April 24 to April 28. This lift bridge carries the Route 1 Bypass over the…
The Department of Marine Resources’ Maine Coastal Program (MCP) and the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Municipal Planning Assistance Program (MPAP) are each seeking…
between Brunswick and Topsham
BRUNSWICK/TOPSHAM — The Maine Department of Transportation will be performing a bridge inspection of the Frank J. Wood Bridge between Tuesday, April 25 and Thursday, April 27. This bridge carries…
Loaded with new and used spring and summer outdoor gear and clothing
CAMDEN—With spring gradually fading in, people’s thoughts are turning to outdoor activities, such as hiking, biking, canoeing, kayaking, and other recreation.
Midcoast Sports Exchange, a…
Succeeded by Justin Edelstein
SACO — Maine Water Company has announced that Greg Leighton is retiring on April 20, 2023, after a distinguished 35 year career with Maine Water. Leighton shared his retirement plans in early 2022…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Last week’s CR-V and this Accord Sport both have Honda’s new so-called two-…
AUGUSTA — Sen. Chip Curry, D-Belfast, recently introduced LD 1139, “An Act to Improve Ferry Service Reliability by Providing Scholarships at the Maine Maritime Academy,” to the Joint Standing…
Each day, the library will have a theme
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library is celebrating National Library Week this April 23-29 by inviting the public to enjoy the many stories that the library has to offer, as…
Coastal Mountains Land Trust has announced that as of April 1, CMLT has met the goals needed to successfully complete the first year of its new Waldo County Conservation Initiative – a community…
funding scholarships so everyone can have a seat in the boat
CAMDEN — Sixty plus rowers ranging in age from 14-70+ are racking up miles on their ergs (rowing machines) in a team effort to row the length of the coast of Maine this April. That’s 3,500 miles…
ROCKPORT — Maine Behavioral Healthcare (MBH) and Pen Bay Pediatrics welcome Psychiatrist Nicole Jederlinic, DO, to their teams.
Dr. Jederlinic earned her bachelor’s degree in biology from…
ROCKLAND – A resolve to accept donations toward the hire of an attorney specializing in fighting cell tower and 5G industries was defeated during a meeting of Rockland City Council, Monday, April…
ROCKLAND — Kimberly Hamilton, Ph.D., has been appointed to serve as Island Institute’s new president, effective April 1, 2023.
Hamilton, who served as interim chief programs officer since…
Project Canopy
BELFAST — The Maine Forest Service’s Project Canopy and Belfast Free Library are working together to coordinate the giveaway of year-old White Spruce seedlings.
Residents can register to…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Is a hybrid vehicle the best of both worlds, internal combustion and battery drive, each neatly positioned to supplement the other? Or is it neither fish nor fowl, a mash-…
The hunt is on for invasive plants, macro invertebrates and local weather statistics thanks to five new grants recently awarded by the Stewardship Education Alliance. This spring students from The…
ROCKLAND — Pen Bay Primary Care, located at 22 White Street in Rockland, welcomes Teagan O’Toole, PA-C, to the team.
Before joining the primary care team, O’Toole worked as a physician…
BELFAST — Heléna Melone, of Datura Arts, has been named 2023 Artist of the Year by The Belfast Arts in the Park Event Committee.
As both a visual artist and a dancer, Melone’s work is…
spent 30 years in Corporate America
The Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce welcomes Chris W. Nickerson to their Board of Directors. Nickerson is the founder of Whale’s Tooth Ventures, LLC, a restaurant and hospitality holding and…
aiming to determine why people with Type 2 diabetes and obesity are at higher risk for Longterm ailments
PORTLAND — The MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR) has been awarded $802,753 by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to explore a theorized cause of Long COVID. The Pathobiology in…
NEW ‘Safety and the Supervisor’ and coming soon ‘Mental Health First Aid at Work’
Join the Maine Department of Labor for no-cost upcoming safety trainings.
Upcoming classes:
Lockout/Tagout – Control of Hazardous Energy: April 3, 2023 from 8:30 a.m…
creating a community where everyone can feel safe
New Hope Midcoast, the Domestic Violence Resource Center serving Midcoast Maine, is asking everyone to join them in creating a place where people feel safe, supported and included through through…
SEARSPORT — The Town of Searsport has provided information regarding several construction projects lined up to begin in 2023.
“The following is the best information available as of today…
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's (DACF) Maine Forest Service (MFS) announced the expansion of its Emergency Order restricting the movement of ash trees, green ash waste…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Like a robin hopping across a lawn newly free of snow, the first rear-wheel-drive coupe of the year signals the end of winter. Except there’s always at least one more snow…
‘Nearly 40% of food produced in the U.S. is never eaten....Meanwhile, 1 in 5 children in Maine go hungry every day’
The Maine Food Waste Solutions Summit, Maine’s annual food waste education event, is scheduled for …
a portable version of the group’s posters
First National Bank has donated $4,000 to Finding Our Voices to sponsor the 2023 bookmarks that are a chief way the survivor-powered, grassroots nonprofit is breaking the silence of domestic abuse…
THOMASTON — Pope Memorial Humane Society (PMHS) has received a generous $75,000 matching gift from Martine Richard LaBrie and Dr. Henry LaBrie, of Friendship, to support the medical care of…
The last boat parade you’ll ever see once the Footbridge is completed
BOOTHBAY HARBOR—On a chilly but sunny March afternoon, on the deck of Brady’s Restaurant about a…
‘truly a testament to every one of our drivers' attention to safety’
ROCKLAND — Maritime Energy has been awarded the 2022 Fleet Service Award from The Hanover Insurance Group for Two Million Safe Driving Miles in 2022 with One Traffic Incident.
“The award…
‘an opportunity of a lifetime’
Maine Seacoast Mission has hired Simone Babineaux as the nurse aboard the Sunbeam V, the Mission’s 74-foot boat which provides outreach and health services to unbridged islands on the…
Healthy Living for ME has announced several leader trainings occurring throughout 2023 for Mainers who are interested in volunteering with the organization as a workshop…
‘The world is burning, and everything is ending....what do I wish I had done differently in the past 10 years?’
ROCKLAND — Molly Staples coordinates the new Extended Learning Opportunities program at Oceanside High School. She finds professionals in the community who will answer student questions or allow…
Availability of properties for sale continues to be an issue for buyers of single-family existing homes across Maine. According to Maine Listings, Realtors sold 708 homes last month—a dip of 19.4…
The Maine Attorney General’s office has issued a warning about an active online scam involving the fraudulent sale of used and/or antique motor vehicles.
Scammers are using the names of…
bringing together thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators to explore sustainable economic development in Maine's coastal communities
ROCKLAND — Rockland Main Street, the Island Institute, Steelhouse, the Penobscot Bay Chamber of Commerce, the City of Rockland, and Mid-Coast School of Technology, are partnering with Northeastern…
updating equipment and other supporting materials
Avae Traina, Total Energy Management Market Lead for Municipalities and Education at Siemens, presented a Siemens Empower STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) grant to RSU 40…
First National Bank and First National Wealth Management have become the first sponsors of downtown Camden lampposts through the Camden Garden Club’s inaugural lamppost sponsorship program.…
“Special Olympics helps me to believe in myself and do more things that make me happy,” said John Paul Carr, of Belfast.
SOUTH PORTLAND — Bank of America has awarded Special Olympics Maine a $50,000 Neighborhood Champion grant to help the nonprofit organization grow and reach more athletes with intellectual…
Additional two-year grant from Wyeth Foundation helps seed new chapter
CUSHING — In November 2022, the Langlais Sculpture Preserve was selected by the Ruth Foundation for the Arts (Ruth Arts) as an RDK Legacy grantee. The 90-acre former homestead of artist Bernard…
closing the Knox Center in June
ROCKLAND — Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) has retained a real estate broker to sell several properties in downtown Rockland, including the site that houses its long-term nursing care facility at 6…
THORNDIKE — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Waldo County Extension Association are hosting the 29th annual Rural Living Day, on Saturday, April 1, from 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., at Mt…
ROCKPORT — “Buying a home has become increasingly challenging,” said Five Town Adult Ed, in a news release. “Even when prices were lower and there was more housing available it was hard to know…
closures/delayed starts continue into Wednesday
With a winter storm forecasted to bring heavy snow and high winds that will create hazardous driving conditions across the state, Governor Janet Mills has directed all State of Maine offices…
ROCKPORT — In early March, Ann Filley, Treasurer of the Friends of the Rockport Library, presented Library Director Ben Blackmon with a donation check for $10,000, to benefit the library.
…
the only paid library staff member serving Liberty and Montville
LIBERTY — Liberty Library Director Barbara Rehmeyer has been recognized as “Solo Librarian of the Year” by the Association for Rural & Small Libraries. The award honors the solo or nearly-solo…
