AUGUSTA — Maine's Drought Task Force met virtually Thursday to discuss the worsening drought conditions across the state. Since the Task Force met two weeks ago, much of the state is experiencing…
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AUGUSTA — The United States Department of Agriculture approved Maine's hemp production plans Wednesday, Sept. 2, according to a news release.
With the approval, the Maine Department of…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending August 29, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,200 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and about 2,000 initial claims filed for federal…
Saint George Volunteer Fire Station, in Saint George, has been selected to receive a Community Facilities Direct Loan in the amount of $145,000 and Grant of $65,000. This Rural Development…
Lincolnville Business Group has decided to cancel the Pickles Preserves and Pies event scheduled for October 3, 2020 due to limited vendor interest, according to the Business Group, in a news…
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“That’s a Toyota?”
Yep. It’s the latest Supra, the two-seat sports/grand touring car that Toyota has made, off and on, since Jimmy Carter was President. The last Supra, 1993 to ‘98, was the…
The General Henry Knox Museum has submitted the following:
Despite the constraints of this difficult year and the required 2020 closure of the Knox Museum, the General Henry Knox…
Assisting with Critical Wastewater Planning Activities for Improved Infrastructure
USDA Rural Development State Director Timothy P. Hobbs announced on August 25 the awarding of two Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households (SEARCH) grants totaling $52,…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending August 22, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,100 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 1,300 initial claims filed for federal…
BROOKLIN — Marine Patrol responded to a report of a lobster vessel that sunk Aug. 26 near Naskeag Point, in Brooklin.
The incident occurred at approximately 1:30 p.m. when, according to the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States Department of Agriculture is investing $973,172 to help 33 rural businesses, farms, and organizations in Maine with lowering energy costs, including four in…
AUGUSTA — The Federal Emergency Management Agency informed the Maine Department of Labor and Maine Emergency Management Agency Tuesday night it has approved Maine’s application for Lost Wages…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine farmers have been awarded a total of $22,190,403 to date to help offset the financial harm they have experienced due to COVID-19, according to a news release.
The…
Distinguished Toastmaster Tom Dowd will lead a two-part professional development program, Public Speaking & Online Presentations, on Wednesday, Sept. 9 and 16, from 6 – 9 p.m., through the…
In FY 2019, AIO issued 625 energy assistance vouchers totaling $168,000
ROCKLAND — AIO Food and Energy Assistance has hired Rhonda Nordstrom as its new Energy Assistance Program Manager, a role essential to providing Knox Country families with heating assistance…
New owner is US Army Iraqi war Veteran
BELFAST — Even in these challenging times, entrepreneurs will press ahead and make things happen. In Belfast, a few new businesses have opened up or changed hands despite the uncertain retail…
Economic Recovery Grant Program
Governor Janet Mills has …
ROCKPORT – Salon Suites by the Sea in Rockport, on Commercial Street, is expanding and looking for beauty professionals who want to grow their own business, whether it be hair styling, skincare,…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Labor announced Monday the State Extended Benefit (EB) program, which provides an additional 13 weeks of benefits, will be available for Maine people who have…
The City of Rockland has shared the following letter that it sent to property-owning residents regarding Rockland’s recent revaluation.
August 13, 2020
To the Citizens of Rockland:…
20 passive acoustic receivers to be placed in Maine waters
The Maine Department of Marine Resources will join the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy and the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) in a research effort that will provide information…
‘Strong Commitment to Public Trust and Conservation Excellence’
Coastal Mountains Land Trust has submitted the following:
Americans everywhere value land and their sense of place. As a country, we have been strongly supportive of conserving…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine’s two U.S. Senators and two U.S. Representatives announced the United States and the European Union have reached an agreement to eliminate tariffs on live and frozen…
Silvio CALABI: OPINIONATED AT ANY SPEED
The sedan is dead, they say, killed off by the SUV. But no one told Hyundai, so they upsized their Sonata into a big, sleek car with four doors and a trunk. A modern, grown-up sedan, that is.…
approval would temporarily add $300 to weekly unemployment benefits
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Labor announced Friday it will apply for Lost Wages Assistance funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which would temporarily add $300 to…
AUGUSTA – Workforce conditions continued to recover in July from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a news release from the Maine Deptartment of LAbor
The monthly payroll…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a new training video for pesticide applicators seeking recertification credits.
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in response to student interests and the needs of the Maine workforce
MACHIAS — The University of Maine at Machias is rolling out a newly restructured marine biology program for the fall 2020 semester, adding new concentrations in aquaculture, marine ecology and…
New Hope for Women, Midcoast Maine’s only domestic violence resource center since 1981, according to New Hope, in a news release, has recently added a member to its board of directors and a new…
United Midcoast Charities (UMC) has announced a partnership with Maine artist Eric Hopkins. Hopkins has donated an original framed and matted watercolor entitled “Big Sun Big Sun Across the Bay #2…
reports of dry residential, dug wells in Waldo County
AUGUSTA — Maine’s Drought Task Force convened Thursday by virtual meeting, to discuss the worsening drought conditions across the state.
Since the Task Force met two weeks ago, the area…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Thursday the formation of the Maine Economic Recovery Grant Program to support Maine…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending August 15, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,300 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 1,200 initial claims filed for federal…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Marine Resources has issued a Notice of Public Comment regarding the City of Rockland Dredge of the Fish Pier off Commercial Street in Rockland.
Pursuant…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine farmers have been awarded a total of $19,704,833 to date to help offset the financial harm they have experienced due to COVID-19, according to a news release.
The…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With millions of Americans now receiving taxable unemployment compensation, many of them for the first time, the Internal Revenue Service is reminding people receiving…
September town meeting warrant article proposes municipal land lease
THOMASTON — Like his father before him, Michael Hall, president of Hall Funeral Home and Midcoast Crematory, Inc., knows how families want to prepare their loved ones for burial, and how much…
ROCKLAND — In July, a property assessor, KRT, distributed its findings from a recent assessment of property valuations in Rockland. The results sent residents into a frenzy, with many in the South…
former teacher at American Embassy School, India
ISLESBORO — Islesboro Central School has hired a new K-5 school counselor.
Karin Lockwood and her family have recently relocated to Midcoast Maine from New Delhi, India, where she worked at…
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The new Jeep Wrangler may be “little” next to an SUV, but it is still an outsize vehicle. Modernizing it with seat heaters, LEDs and a Web-linked computer is putting lipstick on a pig. A rutted…
UNION — Organizers of the Third Annual Union Fair Gigantic Yard Sale are accepting vendor reservations for the Sale, which will be held on Saturday, Sept. 12, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine…
AUGUSTA — The Office of Marijuana Policy, a part of the Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, unveiled plans Friday for the issuance of Maine’s first active licenses for adult…
veteran and military historian for most of his life
THOMASTON — On August 9, at the Department of Maine Headquarters in Winslow George Robinson, Jr., Williams-Brazier Post 37, Thomaston, was appointed as the American Legion’s Department of Maine…
previous work with Microsoft, NASA research scientists
ISLESBORO — Peggy Shea has joined Islesboro Central School as its new Technology Integrator and Teacher.
Shea holds a Masters in English from the University of New Hampshire. Prior to…
Warren Congregational church donates parsonage, barn for reuse; Green Beret steps up
WARREN — Robin Milliken and Pat Weaver are salt of the earth Maine women — smart, with with a lot of common sense, and humor. Together, their laughter shakes the steeple at the…
BELFAST — Belfast Area High School students Tommy Littlefield and Jonah Lovejoy joined veteran ROV pilot student Sawyer Carson and Marine Studies instructors Dave Thomas and Chip Lagerbom aboard…
The University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) Education Program has received State Board of Education approval for minors and certificates of study that will streamline the license certification…
Teen Center to move to the Bus Barn, owned by SAD 28
CAMDEN – The Teen Center, at 10 Knowlton Street, is changing hands again. According to an Aug. 13 announcement, the Penobscot Bay YMCA is selling the property to one of its current tenants, …
AUGUSTA —For the week ending August 8, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,500 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 280 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…
