Sophie Romana is running for a seat on Camden’s Select Board continuing her service to the town. Two years ago, she joined the Budget Committee to learn how the town…
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MIDCOAST — The Babe Ruth baseball season got underway Sunday, May 23 in the Midcoast with four of the area’s five teams in action.
This season, the Midcoast Babe Ruth Baseball League…
WALDOBORO — The Camden-Rockport and Medomak eighth grade softball teams met on the diamond Friday, May 21 in Waldoboro for a nail-biting affair.
In a contest primarily defense-driven, the…
The following is the commencement address of University of Maine valedictorian Bailey West of Stockton Springs:
Dear class of 2021, congratulations!
Our college years have…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from May 10-14 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.
Appleton
Richard E. Sprowl and Jane Sprowl to Michael W.…
On Sunday, May 23, at approximately 4:0 9a.m., Eric Morris, 65, of Portland, apparently fell asleep and drove off the roadway striking the guardrail in the area of mile marker 1.5 southbound on…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 820.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine…
ROCKPORT — The Camden Hills varsity girls lacrosse team collected a victory Saturday, May 22 at home against Bangor.
The host Windjammers bested the visiting Rams 17-6 to improve its…
three UMM associate degrees, five certificate programs
BELFAST — Through a new partnership, students from Midcoast Maine can now earn associate degrees or certificates from the University of Maine at Machias (UMM) at the University of Maine Hutchinson…
first bridge in the nation to use ‘GBeams’ designed and patented by umaine
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins joined Maine Department of Transportation officials, University of Maine researchers, Advanced Infrastructure Technologies (AIT) Bridges and industry partners at the Grist…
BELMONT — Eugene Palmer, of Belmont, Maine passed away peacefully in his sleep at the Maine Veterans home in Augusta on May 19, 2021.
He was born March 27, 1941 in Liberty Maine, to…
BURNHAM — Residents in the Town of Burnham will be tasked with voting on a trio of referendum items related to the RSU 53 school budget Tuesday, June 8.
Voting will be held from 1 p.m. to…
ROCKLAND — Voters in the Regional School Unit 13 school district are being asked to consider approving a $33 million budget for the upcoming school year.
Residents in the communities of…
WALDOBORO — Voters within the Regional School Unit 40 school district will be voting on a nearly $17 million budget Tuesday, June 8.
The communities of Waldoboro, Union, Warren, Washington…
PALERMO — Voters in Palermo are voting on a proposed $24.47 million school budget for Regional School Unit 12.
The budget is an increase of $689,552 from last year, or 2.89 percent. …
The following is a transcript of a radio address presented by Governor Janet Mills:
Maine’s farmers are near and dear to my heart and to my administration. You know, my…
HOPE — Voters in the Town of Hope will participate Tuesday, June 22 in the annual town meeting at the Hope Elementary School.
Below are a pair of highlights of what will be voted on June…
LINCOLNVILLE — Voters in the Town of Lincolnville are being asked to consider a nearly $3.7 million school budget that is 1.93 percent higher than last year’s.
Election Day for this school…
APPLETON — The school committee agenda for the next Appleton Village School meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Thursday, May 27 virtually over Zoom at 5 p.m.
To…
Art and our Natural Environment
LIBERTY — Liberty Graphics T-shirts has announced the winner of their 23rd Annual art contest titled "Art and our Natural Environment." This $1,000 scholarship art contest is open to all Maine…
BREWER — The Searsport track and field program traveled Friday, May 21 to Brewer to compete against Hampden Academy, Brewer and Orono.
In the girls division, Searsport placed fourth with…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced an additional COVID-19 in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 819.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine resulting…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…
WATERVILLE — The Oceanside varsity baseball team traveled Friday, May 21 to Waterville and returned to the Midcoast victorious and sporting a 6-7 record.
The visiting Mariners bested the…
Toad Hall Editions sets up in Northport
NORTHPORT—A new small press has launched in Maine called Toad Hall Editions and its purpose is to give a platform to writers who don’t get noticed in the more traditional publishing arenas.
…
CAMDEN — Ann Linda Williamson passed away quietly at Windward Gardens in Camden on April 6, 2021.
Ann was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Nov 12, 1933, and was the daughter of Archie…
Opinion
Even decades ago, when I was just in grade school and a trip the Smiling Cow in Camden was an exhilarating adventure, I knew the town was someplace special.
I grew up spending my summers in…
CAMDEN — The municipally-owned Camden Snow Bowl is about two acres away from triggering a state requirement for the…
The Pemaquid Art Gallery located at Lighthouse Park will open its doors for a pre-season exhibit over Memorial Day Weekend. Visitors are invited to visit the gallery on Saturday, May 29 to Monday…
ROCKPORT — Ardiah Managed Services welcomes Michelle Martin as the Northeast Business Development & Sales Executive and will oversee Ardiah’s business development efforts for Maine and the…
132,000 Mainers had three or more chronic conditions in 2015
A recently awarded three-year, $1.2 million grant from the Administration for Community Living will allow Healthy Living for ME to strengthen its overall work…
In 2021 alone, AUC responded to 228 calls
Unity Ambulance Corps (UAC) has been hard at work over the past year during the global pandemic to keep the people of Unity and the surrounding communities safe. The hard-working drivers, EMT’s…
AUGUSTA — The semi-open primaries bill, LD 231, sponsored by Senator Chloe Maxmin, D-Lincoln, received a majority ought to pass as amended recommendation Friday out of the Veterans and Legal…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate voted Wednesday in favor of a bill from Senator Chip Curry, D-Belfast, to help Maine veterans and service members and their families find employment.
LD 374, “An…
BELFAST — The Regional School Unit 71 school board will be meeting Monday, May 24, and the agenda for the meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. virtually over Zoom…
ROCKPORT — The school boards for Five Town CSD and SAD 28 will meet in a joint session Wednesday, May 26 virtually with the focal point of the meeting being a pair of executive sessions.
…
Opinion: Bob Falciani and Debra Hall
The voters in Camden and Rockport can take the first step in creating a community-owned municipal utility for affordable, high-speed internet connectivity. …
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 818.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
MIDCOAST — Emma Hallundbaek, an alumna of Camden Hills Regional High School who grew up in Lincolnville, received first place honors in her category at the 2021 Maine NATS Classical Student…
encouraging the next generation of caregivers to consider healthcare as a career
ELLSWORTH — Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital seeks support to strengthen the healthcare team of tomorrow with the launch of their Spring Community Appeal. With a focus on workforce development…
‘waiting lists are skyrocketing’
Penobscot Bay CEO Melissa Bellew characterized safe, affordable childcare as an essential component of workforce development during a recent Camden Rotary Club meeting.
Bellew’s talk…
exterior, interior of buildings
ROCKLAND — The City of Rockland has contracted with KRT Appraisal to update assessment information contained on the city’s property record cards. This information is vital to the assessment…
WARREN — The Midcoast Athletics Center in Warren will be fielding two all-star cheerleading competition teams for athletes ages 6-14 (Level 1) and ages 12-18 (Level 2).
Teams will compete…
BELFAST — Waterfall Arts has received an anonymous contribution of $25,000 for their capital project, Waterfall Rising, as contractors finish the first phase for the new parking lot and landscape…
Maine Water Company (MWC) has announced 14 water infrastructure projects happening this year throughout the state. The company will invest over $8 million to improve service and to replace water…
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — “It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following students on being named to the Winter 2021 President's List,” said…
BELFAST — Shannon Hopkins, the founder of AcceptableME, is proud to announce she will be hosting “A Day to Love Yourself” event Sunday, June 6 at The Belfast Center on Field Street in Belfast. …
Following announcement that his son has been appointed town manager
ROCKPORT — Following the early morning, May 20 announcement that Jon Duke has been hired as the town’s new town manager, effective July 6, his father, Robert Duke, is withdrawing from the Select…
