Ken Gricus recently received a special award honoring his 52 years as a Rockland Rotarian, with 50 years of Perfect Attendance.
Gricus joined Rockland Rotary in 1972 at the invite of Ed…
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ROCKPORT — Granite Coast Orthodontics announces the addition of Dr. Emily Leach, DMD, MS, to its team.
"Leach brings an outstanding academic record, a passion for patient care, and a deep…
NORTHPORT— Spark Bagel, owned by Shawn Williams, is the latest addition in Northport for anyone looking for a sweet or savory breakfast treat.
The bagel shop recently opened to the public…
CAMDEN — United Midcoast Charities' next LEARN@UMC workshop, “Grant Writing for Nonprofits”, will be held Wednesday, Feb. 12, from 9 to 10:30 a.m., at the UMC office in Camden.
UMC is…
ROCKLAND — Shannon Crute, from the Rockland Career Center, will be available to provide one-on-one assistance with Drop-In Career Center Services, Fridays…
Maine State Credit Union will match donations to $3,000
Maine State Credit Union has launched “People Helping People,” a new charitable giving initiative dedicated to helping people through donations and…
responding to aging adults struggling with mental health challenges
The Office of Aging and Disability Services is offering a virtual training opportunity scheduled for Friday, March 14, 2025 - Mental Health First Aide. This training is…
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide provides tax assistance to anyone, free of charge, with a focus on taxpayers who are over 50 and have low to moderate income. You…
Maine Department of Labor offers no-cost upcoming trainings in February 2025.
Upcoming classes:
Mine Safety & Health Administration: Refresher…
MIDCOAST—Coming up in February, Midcoast Mainers will see their favorite Maine shrimp on the market again—for a very short time.
Only seven fishermen were chosen out of 40 applicants to…
Phoenix McLaughlin, Director of Strategy Implementation at the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development, will update Camden Rotary Club members and guests on Maine’s 2020 –…
Last week, the Maine Dept. of Marine Resources advised lobstermen that 90 or more North Atlantic right whales were feeding within Jeffreys Basin, in the Gulf of Maine, in an area overlapped with…
PORTLAND — MaineHealth has hired Matthew Wolden as the new chief operating officer for MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland (MHMMC).…
LIBERTY — Liberty Graphics, a Maine T-shirt printing company, announces the appointment of Scott McCormac as the new General Manager. McCormac officially began his…
Over next 14 years, Rockland to receive $350,000 in Opioid Settlement funds
ROCKLAND — Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, the City of Rockland Ad Hoc Opioid Settlement Participatory Budgeting Committee will hold a community workshop in the Council Chambers of Rockland’s City Hall.…
Larry Wold has joined Bar Harbor Bank & Trust as Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending. In this role, Wold will bolster the Bank’s commercial…
featuring four local singer-songwriters
ROCKPORT — On February 8, The Good Trouble Project will present a fundraiser concert featuring four local singer-songwriters to benefit Homeworthy - formerly the Knox County…
ROCKLAND — Good Tern Co-op will host the second annual backyard chickens class on Saturday, Feb. 8, from 2:30 to 4 p.m., at Hole in the Wall Bagel Shop, 754 Main Street, in Rockland.
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The Maine County Commissioners Association held their annual meeting in Augusta on Tuesday, January 8, and selected their leadership for 2025. Commissioner Andre Cushing of Penobscot County was…
the first point of contact for most educators and school staff across Maine
ROCKLAND — OUT Maine has hired Soren Erwich (he/him), as the organization’s new School Engagement Coordinator as of January 2025.
Soren is a 2022…
Deadline April 1, 2025
ROCKLAND — As of January 10, OUT Maine is now accepting applications for its annual college scholarship fund for Maine students.
Thanks to a…
expanding its reach to all of Knox County, Lincoln County, Waldo County, and beyond
UNION — As the State of Maine designated home of the Maine Wild Blueberry Festival since 1959, and to align with Wild Blueberry Weekend established by Maine Governor Janet…
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…
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…
