WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following the Wednesday afternoon release of the American Jobs Plan by President Joe Biden, which calls for $80 billion of railway infrastructure upgrades, Amtrak released its…
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Mt. Battie Star Team, Liz Jenkins, Mid-Coast School of Technology, Sidecountry Sports recognized
The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce Virtual Awards Gala premiered on the Chamber’s YouTube channel on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at 7 p.m.
The Virtual Awards Gala was an…
ROCKLAND — The owners of Home Kitchen Café, in Rockland, are proposing to build a two-story structure on an adjacent parcel with the intention of using the first floor as a bakery.
Co-owner…
THOMASTON — A published author at age 17 — not very many teens can make that claim. But that is just what Alexa Barstow became last August when a…
ROCKLAND — Principal partners for the proposed Breakwater Commons on Cranberry Isles (off of Old County Road) return before the Rockland Planning Board Tuesday, April 6, for further review of…
BELFAST — The Regional School Unit 71 food service department is pleased to offer complimentary meals for children 18 years of age or younger during April vacation.
The program will…
AUGUSTA — Senator Chip Curry, D-Belfast, will hold virtual public office hours Wednesday, April 7 via Zoom at 7 p.m.
Public office hours provide local residents a chance to meet with…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — To help taxpayers, the Internal Revenue Service announced Wednesday it will take steps to automatically refund money this spring and summer to people who filed their tax return…
substantially improved historic properties, Leaders long-term impact
The Maine Preservation Honor Awards celebrate excellence in historic preservation rehabilitation, craft, and leadership. Since 1998, Maine Preservation has recognized historic preservation…
waiting list formed after creation of ‘Trans Youth Support Group’
OUT Maine is a recipient of John T. Gorman Foundation support for its work with LGBTQ+ youth throughout the pandemic. OUT Maine received $25,000 to help support queer youth, providing connection…
OWLS HEAD — Virginia Saastamoinen Crute, 93, wife of Douglas W. Crute, died Friday, March 26, 2021, at Anderson Inn at Quarry Hill in Camden, where the Crute’s have resided the past two years.…
LINCOLNVILLE — The school committee agenda for the next Lincolnville Central School meeting has been released.
The meeting will take place virtually Monday, April 5 over Zoom at 6 p.m. …
public can still board ferries in Rockland; fares paid at island terminals
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Transportation closed the Maine State Ferry Service Rockland Ferry Terminal Wednesday morning in response to an employee testing positive for COVID-19, according…
‘The crowbar to open the door to the issue of affordable housing’
UPDATE: Affordable and workforce housing emerge as Camden high priority during Tannery decision vote
CAMDEN — The challenge of what to do with Camden’s lien-acquired former tannery land on Washington Street has been decades long in meeting, and heavily scrutinized. But it is inching closer to…
APPLETON — The school committee for the Appleton Village School will be holding a special meeting Friday, April 2.
The meeting, a budget workshop, will be held over Zoom beginning at 5 p.…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 31, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, March 31, an additional five COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 743.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19…
ROCKLAND — For the second year in a row, the Maine Lobster Festival will not be held because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival’s board of directors announced.
“The Maine Lobster…
AUGUSTA — State Representative Bill Pluecker (I-Warren) continued Monday his legislative agenda of helping Maine farmers and families by introducing two measures to the Legislature’s policy…
appreciating the collective power of local people banding together
PORTLAND — Michelle Hauser, of South Thomaston, is exhibiting a selection of photographs from Meeting Hall Maine that records for posterity the documentation of hundreds of meeting halls found…
introducing teens to their culturally-different peers around the world
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering a virtual cultural exchange club for youth, best suited for ages 12–18 years, with its first meeting scheduled for Saturday, April 24,…
‘our commitment to guest and community health’
CAMDEN — Elms of Camden Bed and Breakfast is the first lodging establishment to be awarded the Knox County Community Health Coalition Partnership Tobacco-Free Mini Grant for upgrading its tobacco-…
A letter to George Fernald Jr.
Jan 5 1947 - March 29 2021
My true love, best friend, soulmate, my "boon companion" and my problem solver. You are now at peace and pain…
in business
CAMDEN—Maine Seaside Treasures, a Rockland-based shop, moved into its second location on 14 Main Street in Camden and opened its doors on Friday, March 27.
Owner Connie Sawyer also runs the…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Golf Club will open for the 2021 season Wednesday, March 31 at 8 a.m. with all 18 holes open for walking.
No riding carts will be available for the first few days,…
ROCKLAND — The agenda for the Thursday, April 1 Regional School Unit 13 school board meeting has been released.
The meeting will be held virtually on…
Lincolnville reported March 31 that all the 140 available slots are filled.
In partnership with the Northeast Mobile Health Services, the town’s ambulance service provider,…
opinionated at any speed
Two impressions always come up upon sliding behind the wheel of a Forester: First, it’s like sitting in a fishbowl, or a penthouse apartment—it’s so open and airy-feeling. The Forester’s tallish,…
The 16th annual Maine Photography Show (MPS) opens April 10 at Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) and will continue through May 7, subject to COVID-19 restrictions.
Juror…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, March 30, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 738.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 30, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court March 19-25.
Nathan A. Gilbert, 45, of Searsmont, operating under the influence in Morrill Nov. 10, 2018, license…
WARREN — Travis Lee Thorbjornson, beloved husband, father, grandfather and son, perished at sea tragically Friday, March 26, 2021 in Port Clyde.
Born in Rockland, August 12, 1966, he was…
The Maine Principals’ Association announced March 26 that Jamie Stone, Principal at Camden Rockport Middle School, in Camden, has been named Maine’s NASSP Principal of the Year for School Year…
CAMDEN — The ongoing Maine Department of Transportation project in the Town of Camden will begin affecting downtown traffic again during the…
helping LifeFlight purchase a faster, more advanced helicopter
Maritime Energy and Maritime Farms convenience stores are once again supporting LifeFlight through gasoline and diesel sales at their 13 Maritime Farms convenience stores. This program, titled “…
hardly a vernal pool ..... an animal-beleaguered kid ... March Hill again
The puddle in our front yard has reappeared right on time, just as it has every spring for the past 50 years. It forms in the corner where the driveway joins Beach Road, more of a pond these days…
Donations benefited Camden Snow Bowl’s Ski Patrol
CAMDEN—Chef Josh Hixon, owner of 40 Paper, in Camden, and Chuong Thien Nguyen, both volunteers of the Camden Snow Bowl’s Ski Patrol and Mountain Steward program, have a friendly rivalry going on:…
ROCKLAND — The City Council in Rockland is hosting a Zoom meeting with area select boards and municipal officials to talk about clean energy options.
The meeting begins at 6 p.m., March 30…
CAMDEN — Town Manager Audra Caler said in the following report that Rockland will be hosting a Midcoast gathering March 30, via Zoom, of area select boards to talk specifically about clean energy…
ROCKLAND — The Knox County grand jury met March 23-27 and issued 103 counts against 47 defendants. An indictment does not imply guilt.
Audria Ariza, 34, of Bangor, aggravated trafficking in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 29, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
UNION — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting, to be held April 1, has been released.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. with the public participating…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 28, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
WASHINGTON — Gwenith Neal Gee passed away March 25, 2021, at the age of 91 at Pen Bay after a period of declining health.
She was born October 19, 1929 in Dexter to Joel Neal and Doris…
an enthusiastic and passionate person who can’t say ‘no’ when it comes to plants
After 10 years of service as district coordinator promoting conservation and farming in the Midcoast area, Hildy Ellis has retired from the Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District (…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Feb. 20 - March 25. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
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BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity March 18-22. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
March 18
April Pickering, 34, of Morill, was issued…
We are working around the clock to get as many people vaccinated against COVID-19 as quickly as possible.
Right now, more than…
