Camden National Wealth Management continues to grow with the addition of its newest Vice President, Client Advisor, Audrey Klein-Leach. Klein-Leach brings over 25 years of experience stewarding…
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ROCKPORT - The 43rd annual Fishermen’s Forum got to a great start Thursday night, March 1, at the Samoset Resort with a reception and seafood demonstration. Guests at the reception sampled…
‘change is inevitable and we must be prepared’
Maine commercial fishermen once again landed more than a half-billion dollars’ worth of marine resources in 2017, according to the state Department of Marine Resources, in a March 2 press release…
March 1-3 in Rockport
ROCKPORT — Maine fishermen are gathering this week and weekend at the Samoset Resort in Rockport for their 43rd annual Fishermen’s Forum. The annual congregation draws hundreds of fishermen, gear…
Attorney Margaret Machaiek, of the law firm Briggs & Wholey, LLC, in Rockport, has been elected to the Board of Governors of the Maine Trial Lawyers Association. This is a significant…
A new small batch craft beer brewery is coming to Boothbay Harbor, and it’s named for one of the best-known icons in the harbor.
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CAMDEN — Coastal Mountains Land Trust appointed three new members to its board of directors: Gianne P. Conard and David Thanhauser, of Belfast, and Judy Wallingford, of Harpswell.
A…
Coastal Connector will run between Boston, Rockland three weekends in August
PORTLAND — On Monday, Feb. 26 members of the Northern New England Passenger Rail Association (NNEPRA) voted in favor of a truncated pilot program that would test running Amtrak’s Downeast Coastal…
Down to the sea
Most everyone in this vicinity is familiar with the large wooden building, on Atlantic Avenue in Camden, just beyond the steps that go down into Harbor Park…
ROCKLAND — Have you ever thought about gaining a new source of income through growing mussels, oysters, or seaweed? The Island Institute is now accepting applications for its 2018 Aquaculture…
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro’s Select Board will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27 and will immediately enter executive session to discuss the town manager’s contract. Once the executive session — the…
BANGOR — At a roundtable discussion in Bangor on Thursday, Feb. 22 hosted by the Maine Small Business Coalition, Eastern Maine municipal officials and small business owners met to discuss their…
Below is the report from Rockland City Manager Tom Luttrell for the week of Feb. 23, 2018.
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
- Fiscal Year 19 Budget work continues. The…
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA), in Rockland, has hired Sam Vail as its new Director of Marketing and Development.
Vail, who is a graduate of Camden Hills Regional High School…
BELFAST — An informational session about a Norwegian company’s plan to build one of the world’s largest land-based salmon farms was held at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center February 21…
Harbor Master to conduct fish pier cost analysis
ROCKLAND –The Rockland fish pier needs a lot of work. Of interest is replacing the asphalt deck with concrete to make it less porous and longer lasting. Also of interest are electrical system…
Question of whether it is even necessary
ROCKLAND – An application by the Pen Bay and River Pilots Association to have an area of Rockland Harbor classified as a federal anchorage site is still being deliberated, according to a…
Feb. 20 meeting
ROCKLAND – Representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard will meet with the Rockland Harbor Management Commission, at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 20, in City Hall chambers for a question and answer session…
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, was awarded a $14.9 million firm-fixed-price contract for Guided Missile Frigate Conceptual Design. …
Decision anticipated at Feb. 26 board meeting
The Board of Directors of the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority is seeking public comment regarding the proposed seasonal weekend expansion of…
Owls Head Transportation Museum presents ‘Niche Purveyors’ Saturday Feb. 17
OWLS HEAD— Each of Owls Head Transportation Museum’s four speakers this Saturday, Feb. 17, has vastly different interests ranging from pet supplies and organic chocolate to hand tools and premium…
ROCKLAND - The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce held its Business After Hours at 250 Main Street on February 15. The new hotel's lobby overflowed with people who enjoyed…
Washburn and Doughty in East Boothbay to get the contract
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Transportation sent a Notice of Intent to Award an $8.8 million contract for the construction of a new Maine State Ferry Service vessel to…
CAMDEN — Deb McDonald, a business insurance account manager at Allen Insurance and Financial recently achieved the designation of Accredited Customer Service Representative in Commercial Lines…
From Augusta
AUGUSTA – The Maine House unanimously passed a resolution sponsored by Rep. Mick Devin, D-Newcastle, asking President Trump to exclude Maine from any future…
HARRINGTON – The body of 62-year old Delbert Caler of Harrington was discovered this morning by a local fisherman working with Maine Marine Patrol to locate the shellfish harvester, missing since…
In December, Erik Carlson pulled the plug on his fledgling wood pellet business due to high electrical costs. Carlson, a certified forester and logger for two decades, began a journey in 2016 he…
CAMDEN — Last week, Camden National Bank launched their newest innovation in consumer banking services: Pay Up. A person-to-person payment system, Pay Up makes squaring up with friends and family…
BANGOR — Do you have an idea that could improve conservation in Maine?
The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is announcing availability of Conservation Innovation Grants…
Yachting Solutions and Rockland City Council meet Feb. 14
ROCKLAND – As the Midcoast-based boating company Yachting Solutions presents plans for a harbor redesign and marina expansion Feb. 14 at the Rockland City Hall, a citizens group called Sensible…
ROCKLAND – Beginning March 15, no new non-owner occupied short term rental applications may be processed in Rockland.
During the Monday, Feb. 12 City Council meeting, councilors voted three…
AUGUSTA — Rep. Owen Casas wants constituents to know that Maine State Treasurer Hayes has announced $11.6 Million in new unclaimed property.
Unclaimed property can be cash and other…
SOUTH THOMASTON — After 27 years as president of the Maine Lobstermen's Association (MLA), the state's oldest fishermen's organization, lobsterman David Cousens of South Thomaston will step down…
ROCKLAND — University College at Rockland's student body continues to change. Enrollment for this spring semester which started January 22 is steady with just under 500 students enrolled and close…
Start dreaming of spring!
It's that time of year again! Even though it is still snowing, it's not too early to plan for spring. This year we have our largest offering ever: 167 varieties, 36 of them brand new – 59 bareroot…
CAMDEN — The Camden Rotary Club reminds nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations in Knox County and Lincolnville that grant applications for 2018 are due by February 17.
Available grants include…
SEARSMONT — Threshers Brewing Co, a craft beer brewery co-owned by Ethan Evangelos and Scott Bendtson, announced that Marcus Carter has joined the team as Director of Sales.
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Midwinter in Maine, on the water
FRIENDSHIP — Videographer Terry Boivin went out with his drone and camera before dawn on Monday Jan. 29, with the lobster/tuna boat Victorinox, a Mussel Ridge 48 built by Hutchinson…
LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER IS FOUNDER OF KARL’S KIDS
DAMARISCOTTA— State Senator Dana Dow representing the members of the Senate and House of Representatives for the State of Maine joined in recognizing Michael Hall, owner of Hall Funeral Homes with…
UNION — Most are familiar with the wildly popular “farm to table” food movement that sprang to life several years ago and has continued to gain traction around the world. In Union, one family is…
Agricultural producers wanting to enhance current conservation efforts are encouraged to apply for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP).
Through this program, USDA's Natural Resources…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Angus King today applauded an announcement from the Unicode Consortium that it will include a new lobster emoji in the 2018 release of its standard character set.…
ROCKLAND – The downtown merchants who spoke to council on Monday, Feb. 5, don’t object to a proposed single-use plastic bag ban in Rockland. In fact, several of them took steps toward conservation…
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ three-day Winter Auction on Feb. 16-18 will present an array of traditional and modern artwork, antiques, decorative items and ethnographic…
Actress/comedian Amy Poehler first coined the term “Galentine’s Day” in a 2010 Parks and Recreation episode as a way to celebrate one’s girlfriends on …
Tori Willaeur of Owls Head has joined the Trekkers’ Board of Directors.
Willauer is an experienced facilitator, climber and wilderness instructor.…
Bangor Savings Bank Foundation Program Now in New Hampshire
Voting is open for the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation’s annual Community Matters More grant-making initiative. Through this charitable program,…
Midcoast Athletics
ROCKPORT — Midcoast Recreation Center, on Route 90 in Rockport, has been recognized by the United States Tennis Association as the 2017 New England Organization of the Year, as well as the 2017…
AUGUSTA – Rep. Paige Zeigler, D-Montville, urges Maine residents to check the state database for unclaimed property. Search for unclaimed property at the…
