The Belvedere Traditional Handcrafts Fund of the Maine Community Foundation has awarded $107,901 to 12 organizations across Maine that promote traditional handcrafts.
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Get With The Guidelines-Stroke GoldPlus award
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s GoldPlus Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Quality Achievement Award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients…
The restoration of the Ernestina-Morrissey, the future Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA) training vessel, is coming down the homestretch at Boothbay Harbor Shipyard, according to Bristol…
Belvedere Historic Preservation, Energy Efficiency Fund 2021 awards grants to 22 Maine organizations
Grants totaling $334,202 have been awarded through the Belvedere Historic Preservation and Energy Efficiency Fund of the Maine Community Foundation. MaineCF donors made an additional two grants…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending August 21, the Maine Department of Labor recorded for federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). These numbers represent claim applications; claims are then…
opinionated at any speed
Electric vehicles never used to reach me in Midcoast Maine. They didn’t have enough range for the run from the press garage near Boston—…
Farm-related entities in Androscoggin, Aroostook, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset and Waldo counties that have suffered financial losses as a result of the drought…
helping Maine people access and connect to the outdoors
The Maine Community Foundation’s Maine Land Protection grant program seeks proposals from organizations and projects in Maine dedicated to helping Maine people access and connect to the outdoors…
investing in the next generation
ROCKPORT — Seacoast Security, Inc., of West Rockport, presented two scholarships to deserving young students pursuing the trades in secondary education programs.
Jacob Lawrence, of…
AUGUSTA – The employment situation in Maine continued to gradually improve in July from the effects of the pandemic:
Payroll jobs increased by 1,200
Labor force participation…
helping prevent spread of the virus
Temporary modifications for Waldo County General Hospital have been added to the bottom of this article.
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — In response to the COVID-19 status in the community…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is extending the face mask requirement for individuals across all transportation networks throughout the United States,…
once a children’s home, now a home base for family-focused programs
WATERVILLE — Maine Children’s Home (MCH), a 122-year-old nonprofit that provides a variety of programs for supporting families and children, is…
supporting community-based transportation programs
The Maine Charity Foundation Fund of the Maine Community Foundation is accepting grant proposals from nonprofit organizations that support community-based transportation programs, which help…
ecomaine reports increase in per-ton revenue for recyclable commodities, more than three years after market turmoil
PORTLAND — A protracted slump in the markets for recyclable materials may be reversing course, according to ecomaine, the Portland-based nonprofit…
The Penobscot Bay YMCA Board of Directors said Aug. 20 that Sabrina Murphy, Bath Area Family YMCA’s current CEO, has been appointed as the Interim CEO. Through February 2022, Murphy will serve in…
combating two globally significant Atlantic salmon pathogens
In an effort to support Maine and the nation’s growing finfish aquaculture industry, University of Maine scientists seek to develop more effective, safe, sustainable and affordable fish vaccines…
more than a dozen individuals who show up week after week
CAMDEN — The Camden Area Christian Food Pantry (CACFP) Board of Directors recently hosted a thank-you luncheon for their volunteers. The event was hosted by Debbie Milliken, CACFP board volunteer…
The Mid-coast Recovery Coalition (MCRC) Board of Directors announces Chris Young, Chief of the Rockland Police Department, as a newly elected Board member.
“Substance Use Disorder including…
‘We owe everything to the communities that have supported us...and that is why we are protecting our community’s safety’
The 17th edition of the Camden International Film Festival, the Maine-based documentary event produced by the Points North Institute, will be an expanded hybrid festival, and the largest in person…
with more donations the club can purchase additional backpacks and supplies
“It’s that time of year again and, no matter what back to school will look like this year, West Bay Rotary’s Backpack Program is back!” said West Bay, in a news release.
In 2012, Barbara…
for folks who intend to manage their woodlot and process firewood
JEFFERSON — Midcoast Conservancy is offering an advanced chainsaw course on Saturday, November 6, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson. This one day course is…
UPDATE: The beginning date of the closure has changed from August 16 to August 23.
EDGECOMB — The Maine Department of Transportation wants members of the traveling public to be…
WISCASSET — The Maine Department of Transportation is making improvements to three intersections along Route 1 in Wiscasset. This work will improve safety and traffic flow, according to MDOT, in a…
offering a second chance to animals like Wrigley
CAMDEN — PAWS Animal Adoption Center received a challenge from one of its donors this past week. The challenge came with one stipulation; that the donor will match up to $5,000 of what PAWS can…
New Hope for Women, Midcoast Maine’s only Domestic Violence Resource Center, will hold its annual Pop Up Shop August 19-21 at the Flanagan Community Center, 61 Limerock Street in Rockland.
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check out the new studio space Saturday, August 28
ROCKPORT — “Rockport Dance Conservatory is moving!” said the Conservatory, in a news release.
After many years at MidCoast Rec Center, Rockport Dance Conservatory will be moving to a new…
‘strengthening our ability to build resilience along the Maine coast’
ROCKLAND — The Island Institute, a community development nonprofit serving Maine’s island and coastal communities, announced Aug. 16, that Dr. Anthony (Tony) Chatwin has been selected as its new…
sometimes volunteers are the only people the meal recipients see in a day
KNOX COUNTY — “As we strive to return to a pre-pandemic normal, MCH Meals on Wheels is working to bring its meal delivery schedule back up to its ideal five hot meals, five days a week schedule…
HOPE — The Hope Town Office will be closed until Wednesday, August 25, 2021 “as the result of someone who has been in the office between August 10-11 receiving a positive COVID result,” said the…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending August 7, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 800 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 100 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…
The Maine Community Foundation awarded $282,500 in grants to 21 Maine organizations to support animal welfare, including five organizations with ties to Midcoast Maine.…
up to $1,500 grants to new hires between June 15 and July 25, 2021
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Labor (MDOL) announced August 11 that it is extending the application deadline for the State’s “Back to Work” grant program to Friday, August 20, 2021. The…
VINALHAVEN — Vinalhaven has been awarded a $1 million State Economic & Infrastructure Development (SEID) grant from the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) to upgrade the town’s…
industry pioneers and leaders
The National Energy & Fuels Institute (NEFI) announced its slate of Legends Award honorees to pay tribute to energy industry leaders in each state for 2021. Susan Ware Page, president of…
The Maine Community Foundation’s Maine Theater Fund is accepting grant proposals from local, regional and statewide nonprofit theaters or theater groups in Maine.
Funds will be awarded for…
deadline for the next round of scholarships is May 1, 2022
The Maine Community Foundation announces $77,500 in awards from the Ira M. Cobe Scholarship Fund, which supports Waldo County students under the age of 23 who are pursuing post-secondary education…
serving communities, minorities with limited access to the arts
The Maine Community Foundation’s Maine Expansion Arts Fund is accepting proposals from nonprofits for grants of up to $10,000 for arts organizations and arts-based programs in Maine serving rural…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending July 31, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 800 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 100 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…
...with a restaurant and distillery planned for Camden in spring, 2022
HOPE—Blue Barren Distillery, formerly based in Camden, has gotten a new lease on life in Hope, and is once again, is open to the public.
Many businesses have suffered during the COVID-19…
Plus other Midcoast farms and businesses participating
HOPE—Maine’s first Wild Blueberry Weekend is rolling out this weekend August 7 and 8 just in time for wild blueberry processing season with more than 15 farms and 40 businesses planning to…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, reported Aug. 4 that all five of the Congressionally Directed Spending…
Good Natured hosted its Grand Opening July 31
LIBERTY—The quiet little inland town of Liberty certainly has it going on these days. Good Natured, a home goods and artisan shop with nature-inspired crafts and decor held its Grand Opening on…
BATH – The Coast Guard responded to a report of a capsized schooner in the Kennebec River, Friday evening, July 30.…
The congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Churches of Castine, Ellsworth and Belfast will be ordaining Ariel Aaronson-Eves on Sunday, August 15, at 4 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist…
LINCOLN COUNTY — On Monday, August 2, the Maine Department of Transportation will celebrate the opening of the Barters Island Bridge, which connects Barters Island with Hodgdon Island over the…
BREWER — The Maine Department of Transportation will be opening a new bridge on Route 1A, Wilson Street, which carries traffic over I-395 in Brewer.
The bridge is anticipated to open on…
Featuring a brew-pub style tasting room with all Maine-sourced food and beverages
WISCASSET—Lobster. Blueberries. Beer. Maine’s most well-known fare is synonymous with the state. But, what about sea salt? Seaweed? Kombucha and Jun? The native products that can be derived from…
When the Americans with Disabilities Act became law July 26, 1990, it concerned access to physical property, but an area business was recently threatened with an accessibility lawsuit due to its…
Workers Compensation, Property & Casualty Pool, Unemployment Compensation
ROCKLAND — Municipal officials has announced that the City of Rockland has received an $8,669 dividend check from the Maine Municipal Association because of its good performance and loss…
