West Bay Rotary raised more than $6,000 in about a month to benefit the Camden Area Christian Food Pantry, One Less Worry, and the Shields Mission Project.
The club encouraged their members…
HAMPDEN — The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing Emerson Mill Road to traffic at the I-95 bridges as needed to accommodate ongoing construction work on the Hampden Bridge Bundle…
NORTHPORT — Hana Thurston has been baking cakes for the last eight years, and formally launched her Hana Cakes business two or three years ago after always wanting to launch a cake business. …
BELFAST — As Christmas draws closer, shoppers searching for last-minute holiday treats and treasures will see a curious sight in the window of Belfast’s…
CAMDEN — The Camden Rotary Club’s COVID emergency task force has awarded $5,000 to Knox County Homeless Coalition to help the organization safeguard food supplies for a growing number of homeless…
Grants of up to $10,000 from Maine Community Foundation’s Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Fund are available to nonprofit programs or organizations that are led by, and serve, people of…
Carver Memorial Library outlines its color-coded service plan for the pandemic
Carver Memorial Library in Searsport has developed a color-coded service level plan for the pandemic…
AUGUSTA — Maine’s Drought Task Force met virtually Thursday to discuss the drought conditions across the state. Since the Task Force met a month ago, drought conditions have significantly improved…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending December 12, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 3,100 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 900 initial claims filed for federal…
At 159.1 inches long—just 131/4 feet—this subcompact Hyundai crossover is nearly a foot shorter than a Mini Countryman.
The Venue is the smallest ute I’ve ever driven…
On Dec. 16, the City of Belfast began accepting applications for the third round of the Belfast Keep the Faith Fund: Grocery Voucher and Small Business Grant Program following approval of the City…
The Kennebec Valley Council of Governments (KVCOG) has announced that Charles Tetelman and Jeff Sneddon have joined the team.
“KVCOG is excited to have Charles and Jeff join the team,” said…
AUGUSTA — Sen. Chip Curry, D-Belfast, has been appointed to serve as Senate chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement…
ROCKLAND – Rockland City Council has extended the City’s retire/rehire policy for all employees, but one in particular.
Rockland Police Chief Chris Young is scheduled to retire in January…
ROCKLAND — In response to the various interpretations by residents of a December agenda item, the Rockland City Council has postponed readdressing a proposed Accessory Apartment amendment until…
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) is celebrating the opening of a new 42,000-square-foot Health Center on its Rockport campus – and the opportunity it presents to expand and improve access…
CAMDEN — Daulton Wickenden, a personal insurance account executive at Allen Insurance and Financial, has graduated from the Safeco Producer Development program.
The Safeco program supports…
WALDOBORO — In 2018, The Waldo Board of Directors launched a three-phase capital campaign to save the historic movie house that stands at the center of the town of Waldoboro and was built during…
THOMASTON—Like so many enterprising crafter/artists before her, Jo Ann Hoppe, an artist and entrepreneur from South Thomaston, has made a career from her hobbies. Refusing to let a pandemic…
U.S. Senators Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Angus King, I-Maine, applauded the passage of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act by the U.S. Senate. The bipartisan bill, …
AUGUSTA – The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's (DACF) Bureaus of Agriculture and Forestry are continuing to increase access to mental health resources for…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine farmers have been awarded a total of $50,329,634 to date to help offset the financial harm they have experienced due to COVID-19, according to a news release.
The…
SEARSPORT — Carver Memorial Library is auctioning a very special guitar donated by James Hyland, of the Makers Guild of Maine, according to the Library, in a news release.
The guitar is a…
ROCKPORT — Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) has launched a short online survey to collect feedback from visitors of Erickson Fields Preserve, in Rockport. Located at 164 West Street (less than a…
SEARSPORT — Louise Seekins possesses enthusiasm for sewing — expected when one has been sewing for more than five decades — and uses her affinity for the craft to spread cheer and love to her…
In a move that capitalizes on collective forestry knowledge and a commitment to smarter, sustainable use of natural resources, Finland and the states of Maine and Michigan are elevating a…
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) welcomes Karl Santiago, MD, as it continues to expand its pediatric practice to meet the growing demand for pediatric care in the Midcoast region.
…
ROCKLAND — Anne Wunderli, Charly Haversat and Nina Durgin have joined the Board of Directors of AIO Food and Energy Assistance.
“As AIO expands its client services in the community, our…
AUGUSTA - For the week ending December 5, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 3,000 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 1,200 initial claims filed for federal…
ROCKPORT — Members of Rockport’s Zoning Board of Appeals voted Dec. 9 to continue in two weeks its review of an appeal brought against municipal approval of a new downtown hotel, rather than…
VINALHAVEN — When Vinalhaven’s An Hanna was searching for collars for the sight hounds she raises, she looked for the best, highest quality collar possible that looked good and would keep the dogs…
The Maine Department of Labor continues its careful review of all claims as it investigates unemployment imposter fraud.
During the week ending December 5, the Department cancelled 518…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills and Commissioner of Labor Laura Fortman announced Wednesday the State will provide certain individuals who are unemployed due to COVID-19 with a one-time direct…
THOMASTON — Lyman-Morse Boatbuilders, in Thomaston, launched in October a Hood 57, designed by CW Hood Yachts and Stephens Waring Yacht Design.
“Lyman-Morse has been working with the Hood…
SEARSPORT — Upstream Watch members and supporters are meeting at Sears Island in Searsport, Thursday, December 10, at 12:30 p.m., to assist in cleaning up plastic. The waste spill occurred from a…
FRIENDSHIP — Duff Powell, a resident of Friendship, has been an artist and craftsman his entire life, and is sharing his creations made from driftwood found on Maine’s islands and coastlines…
United Midcoast Charities (UMC) has earned a 2020 platinum seal of transparency from GuideStar, a leading source of information about nonprofit organizations.
Having received gold seals in…
Small and micro business owners around the United States are struggling to stay afloat and find a sense of normalcy amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
From restaurateurs to artists, and…
ROCKPORT — On Dec. 9, the Rockport Zoning Board of Appeals will continue its consideration of citizen objections to the approval that the town’s Planning Board gave last spring for the…
BLUE HILL — Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital was named a Top Rural Hospital nationally by The Leapfrog Group.…
The Leapfrog Group has named four MaineHealth hospitals – LincolnHealth, Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC), Waldo County General Hospital (WCGH) and Stephens Memorial Hospital – as Top Rural Hospitals…
Maine Center for Disease Control Director Dr. Nirav Shah announced Dec. 7 the CDC has launched an investigation into East Boothbay shipyard Washburn & Doughty for a COVID-19 outbreak.
…
ROCKLAND — During fishing season, Rockland’s John Coppola can be found on waters from Casco Bay to Penobscot Bay chartering fishing trips for striped bass, bluefish and bluefin tunas.
When…
CarQuest Belfast, a division of Quirk Auto Group, will relocate from its current Belfast location at 105 High Street to Reny’s Plaza, Suite 1D, Belmont Avenue, Belfast, December…
“G” in Mercedes-speak is for geländewagen, which means “off-road vehicle” in German. At 41 years of age, the original G-Class is the second-oldest model in M-B’s lineup—a boxy, body-on-…
Two University of Maine researchers are part of a team of plant geneticists and breeders working to develop tools that will help Maine scientists and farmers become more efficient in breeding new…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Friday she will extend the requirement for certain businesses statewide to close by 9 p.m. through Sunday, January 3, 2021.
The extension is aimed…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending November 28, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,900 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 700 initial claims filed for federal…
PORT CLYDE — Herring Gut Learning Center has promoted Georgie Burruss to the position of Coordinator of Educational Programs. Burruss joined the Herring Gut Learning Center staff in 2018 as an…
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library announces a “gift worthy” book sale just in time for holiday shopping. This special sale will run Monday through Saturday, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., during the…
