ORONO — The University of Maine football program has been cleared by university officials to host a trio of football games on its home turf this spring.
University of Maine President Joan…
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LINCOLNVILLE — The school committee agenda for the next Lincolnville Central School meeting has been set.
The meeting will take place virtually Monday, March 1 at 6 p.m. over Zoom. …
WARREN — State Representative Bill Pluecker will host a virtual constituent meeting Saturday, March 6 at 10 a.m. for residents of Appleton, Hope, Union, and Warren.
Rep. Pluecker has made…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 23, 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, Feb. 23, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 660.
On Feb. 7, the Maine CDC removed a death…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Feb. 11-18. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Tyler J. Damon, 29, of Stockton Springs, probation violation…
Authorize financing plan for new plow truck
Members of the Rockport Select Board voted Feb. 22 to approve a $5.8 million sewer extension project which would extend the town’s sewer line from Sea Light Lane to South Street. The town received…
developing self-management skills and positive behavior change
“Do you want to feel better, increase your quality of life, or improve your experience with healthcare providers?” asked Healthy Living for ME, in a news release.
Healthy Living will be…
LINCOLNVILLE — Alice R. Merrifield Boody, 84, passed away peacefully and the way she wished, at home on Wednesday, February 17, 2021.
Born in China, Maine May 10, 1936, she was the daughter…
AUGUSTA — As part of its ongoing initiative to improve the experience and usability of its services, the Maine Department of Labor is rolling out updates to the ReEmployME unemployment system and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eleven organizations in Maine have been awarded a combined $280,000 to enhance performing arts and literature programs with the funding awarded through the National Endowment…
‘When we short these workers, we short the programming, and the fundamental mission of our criminal justice system’
AUGUSTA — State Representative Bill Pluecker (I-Warren) presented LD 271, “An Act To Recruit and Retain Department of Corrections Facilities Support Staff” to the Maine Legislature’s Criminal…
a mini mouse invasion...rat redux.....animals all around us
“Wee, sleeket, cowran, tim’rous beastie, O, what a panic’s in thy breastie!”
Robert Burns’ mouse had been disturbed by the plow, while mine cowered in panic under the baseboard…
AUGUSTA — Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows announced Monday, Feb. 22 certification of the citizens' initiative effort "An Act To Require Legislative Approval of Certain Transmission Lines,…
deadline March 3, 2021
The Board of Directors for the Maine Fishermen’s Forum will award $40,000 in scholarships this year, despite having to cancel the live event normally held in March. Applications will be accepted…
print, broadcast, electronic media, or reasonably related field
The Guy P. Gannett Journalism Scholarship Fund and the Agnes Freyer Gibbs Scholarship Fund seek applications from Maine students.
The Gannett Scholarship provides renewable support for…
compost issues in agriculture and waste management
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a three-webinar series about compost issues in agriculture and waste management, Thursday, March 11, and Tuesdays March 23 and March 30, from…
$1500 scholarships to students making profound impacts on their community
Scholarship providers Zoe Siegel and Parker Harnett have submitted the following:
“How to Help in Maine” is so excited to announce the How to Help in Maine Community Outreach Scholarship,…
supporting military service members and veterans, and their families
The University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) has earned the 2021-2022 Military Friendly® School …
ROCKPORT — Dr. Elizabeth “Betty” Eilers Killoran, wife of the late Dr. Paul Killoran, died peacefully at her home in Rockport surrounded by her six children on January 27, 2021, due to…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Feb. 8-19.
Easton Adams, 23, of North Haven, violating condition of release on North Haven Dec. 8, 2020,…
GREENWOOD — Alpine skiers from Camden Hills and Islesboro traveled Friday, Feb. 19 to Greenwood’s Mt. Abram Ski Area to participate in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference meet.
Team…
RUMFORD — The Camden Hills nordic ski team traveled Saturday, Feb. 20 to Rumford to compete in the Sassi Classic at Black Mountain of Maine.
Team results were not available at publishing…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 22, 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…
Letter to the editor: Connie Hayes
How tempting it would be to put in a gas furnace, paid for by Summit Gas with money they dangle in front of you to do so. Oops, that is if you spend your own money even before the pipeline is…
UPDATE — In talking with Rockport citizen Doug Cole this morning, Feb. 22. he said it wasn’t a secret that he is one of the original creators of a petition to get the short-term rental ordinance…
Select Board meeting Feb. 22
ROCKPORT — The Select Board in Rockport will convene Monday evening, Feb . 22, at 5:30 p.m., via Zoom to review three bids to extend the sewer along Route 1 from the existing line terminus near…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 21, 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…
CAMDEN — The agenda for the next SAD 28 school board meeting to be held Feb. 24 has been set.
The meeting will be held virtually over Zoom at 7 p.m.
The meeting will be livestreamed…
ROCKPORT — Maine Coast Storm has announced the winners of the youth hockey organization’s annual raffle.
The winners were drawn Wednesday, February 10 by Troy Curtis, Maine Sport Outfitters…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Feb. 6-17. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Feb. 6
…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Feb. 7-17. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Feb. 7
Michael…
AIO Food and Energy Assistance announced Feb. 20 its appointment of Joe Ryan as the nonprofit’s first Executive Director.
Established in 1990,…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from Feb. 15-19 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.
Camden
David A. Dickey to Tannery Lane Company LLC.…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 20, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 658.
On Feb. 7, the Maine CDC removed a death from…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 20, 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…
CASTINE — William J. Brennan, President of Maine Maritime Academy, announced that the college has hired alumnus Captain Gordon ‘Mac’ MacArthur to serve as master aboard the Training Ship State…
Letter to the editor: Ashley Holmes
Please consider Ann Frenning Kossuth, our friend and neighbor, for election to Northport’s Select Board on April 14. If you know her, you will…
Letter to the editor: Reeves Gilmore
As a Northport resident for more than 10 years, I am pleased to endorse Breanna Pinkham Bebb for election to our Select Board.
In recent years, I…
Letter to the edito: Ian Emmott
Public debate has sufficiently exposed potential environmental impacts of the proposed zoning change, as well as congestion in residential neighborhoods. The endless push for detached apartments…
A college president, city managers and school superintendents, including Kathryn Clark, School Union 69, and Maria Libby, Five Town CSD…
National Invasive Species Awareness Week
AUGUSTA — "Together, we can do more" is the theme under which the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) is rolling out its 2021 National Invasive Species Awareness Week…
ROCKLAND — University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) Provost Joseph Szakas and its UMA Rockland Center announce the 2020 Fall Semester Full-time Dean’s List. Students eligible for the full-time…
original speaker, Vidar Helgesen, unable to attend
Dr. Ulf Svedrup, director of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, will be joining the 2021 Camden Conference’s Saturday morning session, which will focus on…
The first edition of a new podcast, North by Northeast, focuses on Protect Maine’s Fishing Heritage Foundation (PMFHF), with host Crystal Canney, who is also the foundation’s executive director.…
making sure that all Mainers have access to affordable broadband
MACHIAS — The National Digital Equity Center will now be able to offer free tablets to eligible Maine residents thanks to support from the Maine Office of Community Development, a program of the…
The Midcoast Umpire Association of Maine will be providing training for interested new members, or individuals looking to learn more about the game of baseball or softball.
The association…
Letter to the editor: Jim Kalloch
My name is Jim Kalloch and I live at 41 North Main Street in Rockland. I would like to voice my opposition to the latest tiny house plan being put before the City Council again!
This plan…
Letter to the editor: Lawrence Reichard
Well, it's official: the Belfast Water District has officially shed the twin burdens of sanity and reason.
First the district entered into…
