ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines Target: Stroke Honor Roll Silver Plus Quality Achievement…
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THOMASTON — Do you have questions about the new crematory proposed to be built in Thomaston?
Hall’s of Thomaston is inviting residents to attend one of their informational meetings…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following a push by Maine’s Congressional Delegation and Governor Janet Mills, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Wednesday producers of maple sap used to make…
‘Education is in his DNA’
ISLESBORO — TJ Reap has joined Islesboro Central School as the K-12 Health/Physical Education teacher.
Born and raised in the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania, Reap is the son of a math…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Labor has announced the State has partnered with Coursera, a leading online learning platform, in its Coursera Workforce Recovery Initiative.
This…
Ocean State Job Lot, which has a location in Rockland and Belfast, is distributing more than $1.5 million worth of PPE to police and fire departments in the 142 communities where Ocean State Job…
Applications due by 5 p.m., Sunday, August 23
United Midcoast Charities has convened a Local Board and applications are now open for Federal Emergency Food and Shelter (EFSP) funding. Knox County was awarded $29,912 through the current EFSP…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine farmers have been awarded a total of $14,062,098 to date to help offset the financial harm they have experienced due to COVID-19, according to a news release.
The…
bottle drive, book sale table, continuation of curbside pickup
The Mildred Stevens Williams Memorial Library-Appleton Library has submitted the following:
Appleton Library, located at 2916 Sennebec Road, is now open on Saturdays from 10 a.m.…
Engages engaged Rep. Genevieve McDonald as fisheries liaison
Private companies are working with the University of Maine to engineer and erect a demonstration offshore wind power platform two miles south of Monhegan Island in the Gulf of Maine. Proponents of…
helping Maine people access and connect to the outdoors
The Maine Community Foundation has launched the Conservation for All and the Maine Land Protection grant programs to support organizations and projects in Maine dedicated to helping Maine people…
community members invited to share stories, images, other items
BELFAST — The Belfast Free Library has begun a new digital archives project, called the “Belfast Free Library COVID-19 Community Archives.”
In an effort to document and preserve stories of…
AUGUSTA — The Department of Labor is reinstating the work search requirement on Aug. 9 for some individuals receiving unemployment benefits, according to a news release.
The reinstatement…
WASHINGTON D.C. — Those mysterious seeds from China have been in the headlines, but the Federal Trade Commission is also hearing about other stuff that people are receiving that looks connected to…
$68,000 to raise by December 31, 2020 to reach $700K goal
WALDOBORO — An anonymous donor has offered the Waldo Theatre a challenge grant to help complete the third phase of the theatre’s renovations and to reopen The Waldo’s doors to the…
AUGUSTA — Maine's Drought Task Force convened Thursday by virtual meeting, as drought conditions continue across the state for a sixth week.
The Task Force met two weeks ago and since then…
Newly enacted federal law clarifies billing for direct reimbursable employers
AUGUSTA — For the week ending August 1, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,600 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 470 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…
new 73-acre woodland addition now allows for nearly 200 acres of woodland habitat
Georges River Land Trust submitted the following:
Protecting frontage along the Dead River, headwater stream of the St. George River and the woodlands that buffer it, has been a…
revisit one of Camden’s hidden treasures
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library encourages the community to revisit one of Camden’s hidden treasures, the newly restored Fauns Garden double staircase. Made possible by a $12,000 grant from the…
AUGUSTA — During August, the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and the United States Department of Agriculture are asking the public to take a couple of minutes to check…
Rockland to consider Basic Income Program and Senior Citizen Property Tax Deferral Program
ROCKLAND — Maine citizens who have been affected by COVID-19 and are having trouble paying rent can apply for rent assistance of up to $1,000 per month for three months through a…
AUGUSTA — Starting today, Aug. 4, recipients of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), whose income documentation was not automatically matched to their claim, can upload their tax documents…
unique qualifications and skills
Mark Vannoy has been named vice president of Maine Water.
Vannoy has served as Maine Water’s director of Administrative Services since October 2019. Prior to joining Maine Water, he served…
SILVIO CALABI: OPINIONATED AT ANY SPEED
One of the pleasant “little things” in the Subaru Outback is the switch for the e-brake, which is near the shift lever on the console.
E-brake means emergency brake or electronic brake. To…
CAMDEN — West Bay Rotarians spent a very hot Saturday morning, Aug. 1, doing a little yard work at PAWS Animal Adoption Center. They raked and cleared and even installed wooden walkways for the…
“The role of community health workers is critically important.”
Rotary International’s long-standing partnership with the Gates Foundation in the worldwide effort to end polio is well known. But today, …
PENOBSCOT BAY — In the days following the…
HARPSWELL — The Maine Department of Marine Resources continues to urge caution for people recreating in and around coastal waters, in light of new shark sightings.
“Two unconfirmed shark…
keeping older community members socially connected
For the 2020 grant cycle and in light of COVID-19, MaineCF’s Maine Charity Foundation Fund will support community-based transportation programs, including changes in response to the pandemic, and…
Researchers have advanced a new way to see into the ocean’s depths, establishing an approach to detect algae and measure key properties using light. A paper published in …
AUGUSTA – On July 29, the Revenue Forecasting Committee projected that State General Fund revenues will decrease by $524 million in Fiscal Year 2021, $434 million in Fiscal…
Popham, ankle-deep only; Reid State park, waist-deep only
Beaches in Maine owned by the state are limiting immersion in the water for safety’s sake. In response to the…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending July 25, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 2,000 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 600 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…
distributing to providers of emergency food and shelter in Knox County
United Midcoast Charities is convening the Local Board for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) to distribute federal funding for emergency food and shelter in Knox County. These funds…
‘LGBTQ use tobacco and vape at higher rates than other youth’
Grace Hansen has joined the OUT Maine team as a youth health educator. Hansen’s work will focus on reducing smoking and vaping among LGBTQ+ youth as part of a new partnership with the Center for…
The Maine Marine Patrol is continuing to conduct targeted patrols in southern Maine after a…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine farmers have been awarded a total of $9,472,586 to date to help offset the financial harm they have experienced due to COVID-19, according to a news release.
The…
supporting indigenous, ethnic, or rural arts programs or projects
The Maine Community Foundation’s Maine Expansion Arts Fund is accepting applications from nonprofits for grants of up to $5,000 that support indigenous, ethnic, or rural arts programs or projects…
shark yet to be caught or seen again
7/28, 1:30 p.m. Update: Officials identified the shark as a great white shark during a noon press conference in Augusta.
The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) confirmed…
a particular interest in improving access to healthcare in rural areas
Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital (MCH) and Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital (BHH) have appointed Joseph Gaetano, MS, FACHE as the new Vice President of Operations.…
First National Bank and First National Wealth Management recently donated $3,000 to Trekkers in sponsorship of the Trekkers Art Auction 2020.
Join in on August 1 through August 8 to preview…
honoring a legacy as well as those who continue the mission today
ROCKLAND — On Saturday, July 25, the Rockland District Nursing Association (RDNA) Board, garden committee and friends planted the first 70 trees and bushes, the anchor, of the Eliza Steele…
July 30 to September 25
KNOX COUNTY — The Maine Department of Transportation will be doing paving work along Routes 73 and 131 in Knox County. Work is scheduled to begin on July 30 and be finished by September 25.
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AUGUSTA — Maine's Drought Task Force convened Friday by virtual meeting to address continuing drought conditions across the state.
The state remains, per a news release, mostly in moderate…
ROCKLAND — AIO Food and Energy Assistance welcomes Ted Long to its Board of Directors.
Long is an active community member and brings a lot of experience to AIO’s Board, according to AIO, in…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine farmers have been awarded a total of $8,588,357, to date, to help offset the financial harm they have experienced due to COVID-19, per a news release.
The funding…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending July 18, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 2,200 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 1,600 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Labor is ready to update the weekly benefit payments for Maine people currently enrolled in the federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, according…
Silvio Calabi: Opinionated at Any Speed
To anyone who enjoys cars, the Si—the sporting Honda Civic—strikes the right balance between old-fashioned, involved, three-pedal driving and creeping digitalis, the blight of beeps, chimes, LEDs…
self-funded pools for municipal and quasi public entities
The Knox County Commissioners have received a $6,205 dividend check from the Maine Municipal Association as a result of its good loss experience and loss prevention programs, according to the…
