AUGUSTA -- More than 175 employers have joined 2018's Maine Hire-A-Vet Campaign through the halfway point, with 62 reported hires by the end of October.
APPLETON — Briar Patch restaurant was a vision years in the making said owner Ben Magro, over a cup of coffee in the bright but intimate space that houses his new restaurant venture. The structure, while not new, was a labor of love.
UNION — Voters in Union approved the town’s municipal question about allowing the operation of agency liquor stores within town lines by a vote of 757 to 465.
Beginning Nov. 13, all veterans' plates with red "V" need to switch to new plate design upon renewal.
AUGUSTA — The Town of Warren has launched Rapid Renewal, the Department of the Secretary of Stat's online service for the renewal of motor vehicle registrations.
The Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce has announced its annual Chamber Awards for businesses and individuals who have made significant contributions to the prosperity and vitality of Belfast and Waldo County.
CAMDEN—Skulls and skeletons still linger days after Halloween has passed. On November 1 and 2, the world celebrated Day of the Dead, Dia de los Muertos, a Mexican holiday that honors loved ones who have passed on.
From biker gang hangout to a microbrewery, the building has a colorful history
ROCKLAND — In a long-awaited moment for brewer Rich Ruggerio, the doors of his WW II aviation-themed nanobrewery, Liberator Brewing Co., officially opened to the public Wednesday, Oct. 31.
BOOTHBAY HARBOR — The public is invited to join the more than 20 community artists, artisans and authors for the 9th Annual Gifts For Giving Show to be hosted at Studio 53 in downtown Boothbay Harbor.
37 nonprofits have received $130,000 in donations from CNB to date
CAMDEN — On Wednesday, October 31, Camden National Bank recognized six outstanding nonprofit board leaders with 2018 Leaders & Luminaries Awards and $22,000 in grants to their respective organizations.
Researchers studying the sharp decline between 1980 and 2010 in documented landings of the four most commercially-important bivalve mollusks — eastern oysters, northern quahogs, softshell clams and northern bay scallops – have identified the causes, according to a report of National Oceanic and
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay has announced receipt of a $6 million National Science Foundation grant that will empower the institute to develop new genetic research technologies and build economic capacity in Maine, New Hampshire and Nevada.
OWLS HEAD — The Owls Head Garden Club will host its third annual Craft Show on Saturday, November 17, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Community Building, 224 Ash Point Drive, Owls Head. Admission is free.
