CAMDEN/ROCKPORT/ROCKLAND – Shop animals do not receive regular paychecks, although many may consider them staff and members of the business community. They are usually at their offices daily and…
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‘THEY JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE AREN’T VISITING OR PETTING THEM’
Cloth face coverings are not a replacement for adhering to physical distancing protocols.
Following her announcement Tuesday that she would extend Maine’s stay-at-home order, Governor Janet Mills…
PORTLAND – The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA) said April 29 that the temporary suspension of all Amtrak Downeaster passenger rail service, will remain in effect through May…
ROCKLAND — It is with great sadness that Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors has cancelled its 2020 Maine Boat & Home Show in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, said the magazine, in an April 29…
JACKSON — Harold E. Moore II, 42, of Jackson, passed away on April 28, 2020 at his home.
He was born on September 12, 1977, in Bangor.
A full obituary will follow. …
THOMASTON — Katherine Christine Adams, 57 of Thomaston, died in her home, Saturday, April 25, 2020.
Katherine was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Duarte, California. She graduated…
The 58th Windjammer Days Festival set for June 21-29 was canceled Wednesday, April 29.
According to Capt. Pete Ripley, board member of Friends of Windjammer Days, the decision was made…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 29, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 52.
The individual, a female in her…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 29, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,056 cases confirmed across the state.
Across the…
Prospective students get a personal tour of the campus, talk with president, via internet
UNITY — Embarking on a trip to tour a college campus is, for the majority of high school students nearing graduation, is a ritual. This is when juniors and seniors attempt to envision…
Application deadline May 15
WASHINGTON, D.C. — FEMA has announced that it will make $100 million in emergency funding available for firefighters to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE). FEMA began accepting…
Looking forward to Aug. 4-8, 2021
The Maine Lobster Festival’s board of directors has been closely monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic in hopes that it would be able to safely offer its event to visitors from all over the world,…
68 acres on Ducktrap in conservation, 4.34 acres public seaside park
LINCOLNVILLE — If Lincolnville voters approve at their July 14-16 town meeting, the town will exchange ownership of its 68 acres of wooded…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services has issued an emergency rule to further protect the health and safety of Maine's nursing home residents against the spread of COVID…
ROCKLAND — Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 North Atlantic Blues Festival slated to be held in mid-July in Rockland has been canceled.
“…
BELFAST — The number of COVID-19 cases at the Tall Pines Retirement and Healthcare Community in Belfast has increased by one, to a total of 43, according to the Maine CDC in a daily…
CAMDEN — Bonnie Ogden Burns, 69, passed away at her home on Saturday, April 11, 2020 in Camden.
Bonnie was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on June 1, 1950.
She grew up in Bedford,…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills presented her Administration’s plan to gradually and safely restart Maine’s economy April 28.
The plan, which comes as the State appears…
SOS messages to women trapped at home with controlling and/or violent boyfriends or husbands are in 6,000 mailboxes or homes today due to a combined effort of Finding Our Voices and the Camden…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Labor will begin accepting applications for the new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Friday, May 1 at 8 a.m.
People whose claim does not require…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 28, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,040 cases confirmed across the state.
Across the…
Dillan Joseph Springer, 28, of Belfast and Bangor, died on Saturday, April 18, 2020 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.
He was born November 17,1991, in Lincoln, Maine, son of…
SOUTH THOMASTON — Burton H. Hendricks, 87, passed away peacefully with his family at his side, due to complications of a stroke, Saturday, April 18, 2020 at the Maine Veterans Home in Augusta…
AUGUSTA — Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap has announced that seven additional Maine towns have launched Rapid Renewal, the Department of the Secretary of State's online service for the renewal…
UNION — Chrystal A. Athearn, 73, of Union, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at the Sussman House in Rockport.
Born on January 13, 1947, in Hope, she was the daughter of Oliver J…
BELFAST — Elizabeth Armstrong Kimball Howard, 95, of Belfast, Maine, died Thursday, April 23, 2020, at her residence, Tall Pines, in Belfast.
She was born on June 30, 1924, to Parker S. and…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills noted during the April 27 daily COVID-19 briefing a final decision on whether to extend her existing stay at home mandate will likely come Tuesday, April 28.…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 27, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 51.
The individual, a male in his…
WALDOBORO — Nathan Eugene Miller, known as “Nate,” 46, of Waldoboro died unexpectedly on Friday, April 24, 2020.
Nate was born January 14, 1974 in Rockport, Maine to Marie and Wayne C.…
Governor renews calls on feds to provide states with flexibility to use funding
AUGUSTA — Maine’s Consensus Economic Forecasting Commission and Revenue Forecasting Committee are to convene off-cycle to examine the economic…
staying home, sorta .... hanging out in the garden .... sharing seeds, hoping for chicks
My youngest granddaughter turned two on St. Patrick’s Day. We –grandma, aunts, uncles, cousins –weren’t there, even though she lives in Rockland. We’ve only glimpsed her sleeping in her car seat…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 27, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,023 cases confirmed across the state.
Across the…
FORRES, Scotland — Jenny Smith, born February 13, 1951, younger sister of Margie Spencer-Smith of Belfast, Maine, died peacefully on March 30, 2020 in Forres, Scotland.
Margie was her…
WARREN — A young Warren girl is selling her toys and donating the proceeds to the local Warren food pantry and to the Penobscot Bay Medical Center to buy more personal protection equipment (PPE).…
‘April distance brings May existence’
LINCOLNVILLE — The Lincolnville Selectmen will take up the matter of postponing annual town meeting, currently scheduled for June, when they convene via Zoom April 27.
The meeting will take…
BELFAST — City of Belfast Mayor Eric Sanders delivered over $3,500 in provisions and monetary donations Friday, April 24 to Tall Pines and Harbor Hill to support their workforce during…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service has announced significant enhancements to the “Get My Payment” tool to deliver an improved and smoother experience for Americans eligible to…
The Small Business Administration will resume accepting Paycheck Protection Program applications from participating lenders beginning Monday, April 27 at 10:30 a.m.
This loan provides small…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 26, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,015 cases confirmed across the state.
Across the…
Before the first case of the coronavirus hit Maine in March, U.S. Senate hopeful Tiffany Bond was on track to have the 4,000 signatures she needs to get on the November ballot. Unaffiliated with a…
BELFAST —
The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity March 28 - April 13. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity March 30 - April 13. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Feb. 24 (late…
Opinion
On April 2, Gov. Janet Mills put a Maine stay-at-home order into effect, joining in the third wave of states issuing those orders to limit the spread of COVID-19.
States began acting when…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 25, an additional three COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 50.
The individuals were…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 25, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine. Additionally, a new interactive data feature has been released by the Maine CDC, which…
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Maine is blessed this year with a slow, easy venture into spring, and Mainers, sensible and naturally inclined to being outside more than inside, are moving around, working, walking, running,…
CAMDEN — It’s the final housecleaning at Camden-Rockport Middle School in Camden before the buildings start getting demolished. In preparation,
“We are selling items and offering some for…
The following is a transcript of a Friday, April 24 radio address presented by Governor Janet Mills:
Hello, it’s finally spring. The crocuses and tulips are poking their…
NAPLES, Florida — Florence Carolyn (Mullen) Metzger, 93, loving mother, sister and friend to many, passed peacefully into heaven, Thursday, April 16, 2020.
Born in Vineland, New Jersey…
Due to recent COVID-19 guidelines and in an effort to keep all members of our community safe and healthy, the memorial service for Sallie Craighead Leighton, which was scheduled for May 16,…
