WALDOBORO — For the 35th consecutive year, Northeast Transport of Waldoboro has brought Christmas presents to children in need from the Bruce Roberts Fund in Portland, to several Head Starts and…
Commerce
Letters: home to some 200 seniors from all walks of life
Anniversaries of all sorts – weddings, birthdays, business openings – often prompt us to take a nostalgic walk down memory lane.
Not so with Quarry Hill. Even as the retirement and long-…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
The first touchpoint on any car is the door handle: Is it easy to find, nicely sculpted, comfortable? Does the door open promptly, seamlessly? Can we just grab and go? The…
ROCKLAND — The new owners of 500 Main Street are already receiving positive feedback for their renovation and business proposal despite still needing to return before the Rockland Planning Board…
Both hospitals recently recognized by Money.com
PORTLAND — Maine Medical Center (MMC) and Southern Maine Health Care (SMHC) each have been named a 2022 Top Teaching Hospital by The Leapfrog Group. This national award is widely acknowledged as…
ROCKLAND — A four-legged officer might one day join the Rockland Police Department if Police Chief Tim Carroll is successful in persuading councilors and citizens of the value of a K9.
In…
‘we have so much of which to be proud’
UNION — The town of Union was founded in July 1774 and will be recognizing that history in July of 2024 with the theme Looking Back to Look Ahead. Planning is underway by a group of volunteers who…
‘There’s a place for you! You are needed!’
Since 2005, the Restorative Justice Project Maine has offered restorative processes to juveniles and adults involved in the legal system, inviting the community to hold them accountable for their…
engaging residents about what they love about their town and their hopes for the town’s future
LINCOLNVILLE — The Select Board has authorized Town Administrator David Kinney to sign a grant agreement with Community Heart & Soul for $10,000. Developed and field-tested over a decade in…
‘the holidays only sharpen the violence’
Finding Our Voices has been awarded $10,000 from the Sam L. Cohen Foundation. The grant will bring safety and freedom to Maine women and children trapped in domestic abuse, through the Finding Our…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Eighteen hours of travel and five hours of jet lag may have contributed, but it took time to find this car in the airport parking lot, small as it is (the parking lot). I…
frozen yoga, dance party, s’mores, steel drum band, and more
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre seeks local businesses and organizations to help present “The Big Rockland Chill,” a new winter festival that will take place on Saturday, Jan. 21. Taking place in…
raises money, generates altruistic initiatives in other people
CAMDEN — For the fourth time in three years, the mysterious and stealthy Otto the Cat has come forward with a challenge to benefit Camden Area Christian Food Pantry (CACFP).
For every $1…
100 percent of proceeds go to the hospital
PORTLAND — Chaval restaurant, at 58 Pine Street in Portland, is offering home-grown holiday spirit this weekend, selling Christmas trees to benefit …
WASHINGTON– The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) launched a …
‘We don’t bring our politics into it. We bring only our heart and soul.”
ROCKLAND – “This is going to be a great year,” said Rockland City Council member Louise MacLellan-Ruf.
In a 4-1 vote by council members, Monday, Nov. 21, MacLellan-Ruf became custodian of…
FALMOUTH — The Maine Department of Transportation is replacing the bridges that carry Bucknam Road and Johnson Road over I-295 in Falmouth. The existing bridges date back to the creation of the…
STOCKTON SPRINGS — Stockton Springs Regional Health Center welcomes Margaret Klepack, MD, to the team. Stockton Springs Regional Health Center is one of Waldo County General Hospital’s rural…
BELFAST — Waldo County General Hospital welcomes Kaitlyn LaMarche, MD, to the Hospitalist Services team.
Before coming to WCGH, Dr. LaMarche worked in inpatient, outpatient and obstetrics…
Donations sought; Belfast Hannaford grocery bag fundraiser
For the past four years, students at Waldo County Technical Center (WCTC) have left for their holiday vacation armed with warm clothes and a little extra food, thanks to the Tech Center’s annual ‘…
BELFAST — The City of Belfast has installed a new 3-way stop at the Salmond Street, Congress Street intersection in Belfast, across from the former Public Works Facility lot.
Belfast City…
Belfast Rotary Club this month presented a $10,000 gift, proceeds from Rotary’s Harbor Fest “Evening by the Bay” gala and auction, to the Waldo County Technical Center. Bonnie Klein, WCTC’s…
fifth consecutive six-month period of recognition from The Leapfrog Group
PORTLAND — Maine Medical Center (MMC) was awarded an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group for fall 2022, the highest grade that Leapfrog offers. Leapfrog, an independent national…
Midcoast home prices are rising sharply, new construction has slowed to a crawl, and studies predict a need for 800 new hires in the near future
ROCKLAND — “Two teachers moving here this year would together earn $86,000, but they probably won’t find any place to live, especially if we look at realistic housing cost,” said Jonathan Goss. “…
While most kids spent hot summer days cooling off in lakes, Finn Bennett, of Lincolnville, spent them on a mission to make a difference.
Finn took the entrepreneurial skills he learned in…
BELFAST — WCGH Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Practice, located on the main floor of the hospital’s Ludwig Building, will begin seeing patients in an expanded office Monday, Nov. 14. The new…
BELFAST — Waldo County General Hospital welcomes Maura Adams, MD, to its anesthesiology team.
Before coming to WCGH, Dr. Adams was an anesthesiologist at Exeter Hospital in Exeter, New…
BLUE HILL — Bennett Konesni has been named interim Executive Director at Bagaduce Music following the retirement of Teresa Myrwang.
Konesni most recently served as a trustee for the…
Nurse practitioner
BELFAST — Waldo County General Hospital welcomes Elissa Tremblay, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, to the Waldo County General Hospital Primary and Walk-in Care team.
Before joining Primary and Walk-in…
‘There is no one else in this community who deserves this award more’
BELFAST — Waldo County General Hospital announces that Belfast Public Health Nurse Susan Dupler was named Citizen of the Year at the Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Chamber Awards Gala,…
First National Bank is donating $300,000 to the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA). The donated funds will take the form of a $150,000 direct donation to the MLA’s Save Maine Lobstermen campaign…
Members of the Christmas By the Sea committee recently presented a donation in the amount of $930 to the Knox County Homeless Coalition. The donation was made possible through the sale of 2021…
CAMDEN — Children’s House Montessori School (CHMS) welcomes Rachel Nixon as the new Head of School.
According to CHMS, in a news release, Nixon, a longtime Midcoast resident, is known for…
works with GWI to raise connectivity funding
ROCKPORT — The Midcoast Internet Development Corporation, comprising Camden, Rockport, Rockland and Thomaston, has expanded its membership to include Cushing, Morrill, Belmont and Starks. This…
THOMASTON — Jessica Gordon has joined Dream Local Digital, a Maine-based digital marketing agency that offers a variety of tools and services to small and medium-sized businesses. Its digital…
Transportation for Camden residents
CAMDEN – A new private car service has been established in Camden. Called Wollfie’s Wheels, it is a collaboration of Chris Wolf and Joe Harris. The Camden cab company offers private car service…
need for financial assistance and wellness services has increased dramatically
Each year the Knox County Homeless Coalition (KCHC) holds its Adopt-A-Family program, giving community members an opportunity to purchase holiday gifts for the families they serve in the Midcoast…
ROCKLAND — Pen Bay Medical Center welcomes Adam Messier, PA-C, to the team at Walk-in Care.
Messier received his bachelor’s degree in medical biology/pre-physician assistant studies and…
look for remaining "Odd" or "Even" spaces
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department has issued a reminder to all Belfast residents that the Winter Parking Ban goes into effect on November 1 and will remain in effect until April 30, 2023.…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Good heavens, another car with a clutch pedal—this is beginning to feel like physical therapy. That’s what M/T signifies: manual transmission. This one has six speeds,…
OUT Maine welcomes its new Finance Coordinator, Jamie Knowles.
Knowles has spent most of his life in the Midcoast Maine region, and after several moves and trips around North America, came…
CAMDEN — United Midcoast Charities (UMC) received recognition as a 2022 “Top Rated” Nonprofit by Great Nonprofits. UMC has been recognized as “Top-Rated” since 2017.
“We are extremely…
Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) welcomes Alexander Abud, MD, to Pen Bay Neurology. As a specialist in multiple sclerosis, Dr. Abud will be able care for Knox and Waldo County patients close to home…
relief from the pain, symptoms, and stress of serious illness
Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) and Waldo County General Hospital (WCGH) welcome Marjorie Zyirek-Bacon, MD, to their palliative care teams.
Dr. Zyirek-Bacon received her doctor of medicine…
AUGUSTA — Home prices may be stabilizing, according to the Maine Association of Realtors. Sales remain strong; Maine Listings today reported a median sales price (MSP) of $330,000 for the 1,890…
inviting businesses and organizations of Camden, Rockport, and Lincolnville
CAMDEN — According to a news release, a much loved holiday tradition is gearing up once again to bring good tidings to the Camden area during the first weekend in December, as the Camden Area…
Rockland’s Public Works explains reason for questions, lists problematic roads/sidewalks
Rockland Public Services has outlined three bond questions that will appear on the November 2022 City ballot. The three bond questions address issues with Storm Water Management, Landfill, and…
As the economy took center stage in Maine’s gubernatorial race, attention focused on how the two major party candidates responded to very different economic challenges that took place during their…
ROCKLAND — City of Rockland’s annual municipal paving will begin Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, according to the Department of Public Services, in a news release.
Hours of operation will be from 6…
