Sixty people attended a march to the Rockland Post Office, May 17, in support of local post offices and their workers. March coordinator Dora Lievow provided pictures…
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ROCKLAND — As the City of Rockland announced its choice for ownership of the former…
ROCKLAND — OUT Maine has received three grants to expand its annual “Read the Rainbow” book program, where funds are raised to send diverse book sets to Maine…
meet some of the company's long-tenured artists at grand opening, May 24
Liberty Graphics, a Maine T-shirt brand specializing in nature and wildlife-themed T-shirts, is opening a new retail store in Freeport. A Grand Opening is planned for Saturday, May 24, from 10 a.m…
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — Five care team members from MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals were recently honored with employee awards during ceremonies held on the hospital campuses.
Each…
The Maine Business School and University of Maine Cooperative Extension have joined forces to create Finances in a Flash, an innovative online training designed…
LINCOLNVILLE — Lincolnville is taking steps to strengthen the community by enrolling in the Community Resilience Partnership, a state-supported program that helps towns plan and fund local…
THOMASTON — Local business owners, nonprofit leaders, and community organizations are invited to the next Thrive in Thomaston gathering, Wednesday, May 28, from 5 to 6:30 p.m…
Increased military activity throughout the state is routine and planned
Maine Army and Air National Guard units are entering their "annual training" window, and Mainers can expect to see increased military presence throughout the state,…
“Working with volunteers and weaving together threads of giving and community is a joy"
CAMDEN — James Cook has been hired as manager of Heavenly Threads Thrift Shop, at The First Congregational Church of Camden. Cook commenced his duties on May 8.
As manager,…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will present a 7-part online lunch and learn series intended to help farmers take their soil health to the…
Midcoast Climate, Energy and Green Building Happy Hour will be held Thursday, May 15, from 5 - 7 p.m., at American Flatbread, Rockport (399 Commercial Street).
Midcoast…
The notice came late Friday, April 25: Federal funding for all eight AmeriCorps programs that Volunteer Maine administers in the state — $2.5 million annually — was being immediately…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
A rear-wheel-drive SUV? What’s the point? Evidently Ford expected us — at least those of us who deal with snow — to ask this very question, so four-wheel drive is available as a $2,000…
THOMASTON — Thomaston Police Department is an eye raiser for members of the Maine Chiefs of Police Association. Three chiefs from the association have been assessing the Thomaston PD for about…
Modern Metalsmith, an independent Midcoast jeweler, has relocated from Rockland to 92 Main Street in Belfast. The new store is nestled at the corner of High and Main Street in the heart of…
Applications are currently being accepted for the Open Air Market, a community tag sale, vintage and makers market, organized by the Friends of the Rockland Public…
For those coming back to Maine, here's what's new...
MIDCOAST—This…
the compelling saga of A Maine-based company daring to rewrite the narrative of domestic production
The Rockport Library Foundation will host an evening with award-winning journalist and author Rachel Slade on Friday, May 23, at 6:30 p.m., at the Rockport Opera House. Slade will give a slideshow…
35 motorcyclists killed in traffic crashes in 2024
May marks the beginning of riding season for many motorcyclists here in Maine. It is also Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. The Maine Bureau of Highway Safety would like to remind all motorists…
ST. GEORGE — Mike Felton will be joining The Saint George Community Development Corporation (CDC) as its Executive Director effective July 1, 2025.
Founded in 2017, the St. George CDC seeks…
ROCKLAND — Rockland residents may now drop off food scraps and other compostable items for free at the Rockland Transfer Station’s new community compost bins. This new…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
We might expect a modern motor vehicle packing a three-cylinder, 1.5-litre gas engine to be an underpowered and dreary bottom-feeder. (Many a motorcycle has a bigger…
'Rebuild, Recharge, Reconnect, Reimagine, and Resist Together'
BELFAST — A Resistance Faire will be held Saturday, May 10, 2025, from 1 - 5 p.m., at UUCB Belfast, 37 Miller…
'Cancer and cardiac diseases are killing more firefighters than any other cause of death'
ROCKLAND — On Monday and Tuesday, May 5 and 6, the Rockland Fire & EMS Department underwent early diagnostic cardiac and cancer screening procedures with…
ROCKLAND — Weekly organized protests in Rockland against the Trump Administration started small in Februrary. By mid April, some people claimed to see an estimated 200 participants on one Saturday…
CAMDEN — Jessica Bryant, of Camden, has joined Allen Insurance and Financial as a commercial lines account manager. She previously worked for U.S. Cellular in sales and customer service.
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Community Can Help Double Donation
CAMDEN — Liberty Mutual and Safeco Insurance have awarded Allen Insurance and Financial a 2025 Make More Happen Award for its partnership with AIO Food &…
ROCKPORT — A sense of continuity and trust has marked a successful ownership transition of the longtime Rockport company Smith and May, Inc., to Midcoast Chimney & Masonry LLC. The business…
Midcoast Music Academy (MCMA) announces new additions to their faculty and Board of Directors.
"Their expertise and experience are certain to…
April 26, 1965, the Waldo County Committee for Social Action signed the Articles of Incorporation
BELFAST — Waldo Community Action Partners kicked off a year of honor and celebration Monday as they embark on their 60th year of service to the people of Waldo County and beyond.
Six…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Unlike the gorgeous GV80 Coupe we oohed and aahed over just before Christmas, this…
Do you know how many 516 is? Of anything?
- 516 Payday candy bars contain 136,224 calories
- …
WALDOBORO — Educational Technician and BHP Kathy Kee has been awarded the 2025 Horace Mann Muggs and Kisses Award for Medomak Valley High School for exemplary service to…
some of the older Chickadee plates are becoming worn, faded, and difficult or impossible to read
AUGUSTA — Beginning Thursday, May 1, 2025, Mainers will have the option to choose either a “Pine Tree” design as the standard…
ROCKPORT — Midcoast Habitat for Humanity was recently awarded a $200,000 Housing for Everyone grant from the…
In 2024, at least 20 Maine workers died
MAINE — April 28 is nationally recognized as Workers Memorial Day, a day to remember those who have died on, or as a result of, their job.
"In 2024, at least 20…
KENNEBEC and SOMERSET COUNTIES — The Maine Department of Transportation will be making pavement improvements on parts of I-95 Southbound in Augusta, Benton, Fairfield,…
'That sense of belonging and purpose is what I’ll remember most'
PORTLAND — During its annual Celebration in Portland, Saturday, April 26, 2025, MaineHealth recognized the 41 students who will be graduating from the…
BELFAST — The entirely volunteer-operated Maine Celtic Celebration is on the hunt for volunteers to join the crew and help bring the 2025 Maine Celtic Celebration to life.
"If you have a…
bringing advanced medical care and surgical facilities under one roof
SCARBOROUGH — A strategic plan has been announced for the building of a state-of-the-art medical office building (MOB) and ambulatory surgery center (ASC) in the Town Center at The Downs in…
AUGUSTA — Julie LeBlanc, RN, ME-SAFE-A, ME-SAFE-P, SANE-A, and Regional Sexual Assault Forensic Nurse Examiner (SAFE) Program coordinator, has been awarded…
After 45 years, Meg Quijano to step down, hands reins to nephew
CAMDEN — After 45 years at the helm of the The Smiling Cow, in downtown Camden, Meg Quijano is handing the business reins to the next generation, to her…
Tractors stand at the ready along rolling wild blueberry barrens Downeast, where fields of naked stems offer no hint of the glorious techno-color display to come. By late spring, roughly 47,…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
When the Acura Legend sedan arrived in the U.S., in 1986, we were already imprinted on Honda cars and motorbikes (not to say lawnmowers, snowblowers and outboard motors), so a luxury brand…
ROCKLAND — Program staff for Trekkers completed a Youth Mental Health First Aid course in March. Delivered by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, the website says, “just as CPR helps you…
ST GEORGE — The St. George MSU Board has approved Dr. Christina Wotton as the next superintendent, effective July 1, 2025. The current superintendent, Mike Felton, who has led the district for ten…
Maine Department of Labor announces its no-cost upcoming trainings for May 2025.
Heat Illness Prevention -
May 6, 2025 l 8:30 a.m. – 12:30…
CAMDEN — The Camden Rotary Club has awarded grant awards totaling $40,000 to 11 local nonprofit organizations.
The Penobscot Bay …
