Are we going to maintain our wonderful community or develop it into a tiny house consortium with a city full of accessory dwellings? The Rockland City Council just passed the…
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AUGUSTA — Maine has been awarded $1,215,000 from the U.S. Department of Labor to continue to combat identity theft unemployment insurance fraud through identity verification, according to a news…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced Friday the fire departments in Rockland and Westbrook will receive a collective total of $34,351 in grant funding for the Federal…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) is preparing to place another order for first doses…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 19, 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. 19, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 656.
On Feb. 7, the Maine CDC removed a death from…
pursuing careers in farming, agriculture, or natural resources
Graduating seniors from Maine high schools who are National FFA (Future Farmers of America) Organization members and interested in pursuing a career in farming, agriculture, or natural resources…
eight plots available to garden
BELFAST — In 2019, a small group of Belfast citizens started searching for a suitable location for a community garden that would allow the growing of food by individuals who did not have access to…
BRHS boys basketball
The Medomak Valley Panthers outscored the visiting Boothbay Region Seahawks 43-20 in the second half and went on to win, 76-46, in Waldoboro Monday, Feb. 15.
Trevor Brown led the Panthers…
ROCKLAND — Rockland police say a medical emergency may have caused a Rockland woman to lose control of a vehicle on Main Street, midday Thursday.
According to Patrol Sergeant Kenneth J.…
‘His unique approach to exploration, innovation, and culture has been integral’
ROCKLAND — After 18 years of dedication to furthering the organization’s mission and values, with eight of those as president, Island Institute President Rob Snyder has announced he will be…
GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania — Trevor Iltis, from Rockport, a junior Electrical Engineering major at Grove City College, has been named to the Dean's List with Distinction for the Fall 2020 semester…
Feb. 18, 2021- The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and the Office of Chief Medical Examiner have released drug overdose data for January 2021, which draws attention to the continued…
FARMINGTON — Alpine skiers representing Camden Hills and Islesboro competed Wednesday, Feb. 17 at Titcomb Mountain as part of a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference event.
In the boys…
TURNER — The Camden Hills nordic ski team traveled Wednesday, Feb. 17 to Turner to compete in the Maine Outdoor Winter Center Classical.
In the boys division, Camden Hills placed fourth of…
AUGUSTA — A group of state lawmakers has introduced LD 231 “An Act To Establish Open Primaries” to pave the way for semi-open primaries in Maine elections.
The bill would allow, if passed…
The Maine Public Utilities Commission (Commission) opened a case Feb. 18 to investigate the future design and operation of the electric distribution system in Maine.
The Commission will…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending February 13, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 2,000 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 450 initial claims filed for federal…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Feb. 18, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 655.
On Feb. 7, the Maine CDC removed a death from…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 18, 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…
ROCKPORT — Camden-Rockport Police Chief Randy Gagne has identified the woman who died Feb. 17 in a Route 17 car crash as Elizabeth Sherfey, 26, of Hope.
Gagne…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills …
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills extended Wednesday the State of Civil Emergency through March 18, according to a news release.
The Governor’s decision to extend the emergency is in line with…
BELFAST — Upstream Watch, a nonprofit dedicated restoring the Little River, which empties into Penobscot Bay in Belfast, will be arguing Feb. 18 before the Belfast Zoning Board of Appeals as to…
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NORTHPORT — Two candidates will be appearing on the ballot for the Town of Northport special select board election Wednesday, April 14.
Breanna Pinkham Bebb and Ann Frenning Kossuth are…
ORONO — The University of Maine has unveiled its transformative $110 million athletic facilities master plan, an initiative honoring Harold Alfond’s legacy of support for Maine education and…
Water is life.
Jan Dodge proposed these two pieces of legislation:
LD1474: An Act To Ensure Water Equity and Accountability for the People of the State of Maine
LD197: An Act…
Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services has opened registration for Criminal Law and Child Protection minimum standards training, to be held March 4-5, 2021.
If you would like to attend…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland City Council will take up the topic of gas pipelines Feb. 23 when it discusses a proposal from Summit Natural Gas, the company that announced Feb. 8 that it hoped to extend…
ROCHESTER, New York — The following local residents made the Dean's List at Rochester Institute of Technology for the 2020 Fall Semester: Noah Carrier, of Rockland, who is in the computer…
UNION — The Town of Union is requesting that residents complete a brief online survey to help identify deficiencies in high-speed internet access.
The survey is a…
FREEDOM – On one side of a window, an elderly person with dentures looks out at the same time as a mini horse with no top teeth peers in.
Belfast nursing home residents will soon have a day…
The Oceanography Society recently announced that Bigelow Laboratory President Deborah Bronk has been elected as…
THOMASTON — Nomination papers for two municipal and two school board seats in Thomaston will be available Monday, March 1 for the forthcoming June elections.
The following elected…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Feb. 17, 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. 17, an additional three COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 654.
On Feb. 7, the Maine CDC removed a death…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Jan. 25-Feb. 8.
Alicia Averill, 29, of Union, disorderly conduct, offensive words and gestures in Warren Sept.10…
ROCKPORT — On February 12, 2021, Town Manager William Post and Select Board Chair Debra Hall presented Rockport Postmaster Steve Culpovich with an Honorary Rockport Resident award for his…
Five Town CSD Adult Ed kicks off its latest spring-summer semester on March 1 with new remote classes for both yoga and Pilates.
“This is the first time we have been able to offer these and…
The Beacon Project, of Islesboro, has been awarded $5000 to provide residents with safe transportation from Islesboro to appointments on the mainland during the pandemic…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District (KLSWCD) is once again sponsoring an annual trout stocking sale for homes and farm pond. KLSWCD offers two sizes, 4-6” rainbow trout and 7-9”…
‘This is an extraordinary change for AIO’
“Maine winter can be hard for many of our Knox County neighbors,” said AIO, in a news release. “Add a pandemic to this season, and many in our community are experiencing unusual, and sometimes new…
March 15 deadline
Recognizing diversity is an essential element of academic excellence, the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) is offering Equity and Inclusion scholarships to students whose academic achievement…
ROCKPORT — With a fire glowing and snow falling outside the window of her cozy Rockport home, Dorothy (Dottie) Arseneau fell into a deep sleep on February 2, 2021 with her partner of many years,…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services and the Maine Department of Education announced Tuesday new COVID-19 testing options to support schools in Maine, strengthening Maine’s…
SEARSPORT — Martha McLain of Searsport, Maine passed away on February 4, 2021 at the age of 87.
She was born Martha Frances Jones on June 8, 1933 to Hobart and Louise Jones of Darien,…
positions span archives, judicial, education, agriculture, efficiency
AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate will convene for a confirmation session on Thursday, February 25 at 5 p.m. in the House Chamber to vote on several gubernatorial nominations, one nomination from the…
NORTHPORT — While talk of increasing broadband internet capacity to homes and businesses in Midcoast Maine is a high 2021 priority in many towns, a Northport resident decided not to wait, and has…
APPLETON — The school committee for Appleton Village School will be holding a budget workshop Friday, Feb. 26 at 9 a.m. over Zoom.
Agenda
1. Call to Order
2. Public Comment…
APPLETON — The agenda has been set for the next school committee meeting for the Appleton Village School to be held Monday, Feb. 22.
The meeting will be held at 5 p.m. via Zoom.
…
