Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District announces a new fundraiser – native wildflower seeds.
“October is the perfect month to sow wildflower seeds for spring growth,” said the…
Commerce
‘the Center represents permanence, safety, and inclusive acceptance for all’
PORTLAND — The Equality Community Center (ECC), located in downtown Portland will celebrate the grand opening of its new home at 15 Casco Street on Saturday, Oct. 16, at 11:30 a.m., with a ribbon…
300 additional residential and commercial customers in southern Maine
WEST ROCKPORT — Seacoast Security, Maine’s top voted residential and commercial security company across Maine, according to Seacoast, in a news release, has announced its purchase of Rennie…
Launches Fall ‘Way 2 GO MAINE’ Challenge
GO MAINE, the statewide ride sharing and trip planning program, relaunched its Way 2 GO MAINE challenge on Saturday, October 1. The How Green Can You Go competition gives green commuters and…
investing in strategies to engage students through outdoor learning, alternative education, online learning pathways, and more
On October 6, 2022, The Maine Department of Education (DOE) awarded $1.6 million in Rethinking Responsive Education Ventures (RREV) funding to support education innovation in twelve school…
Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) welcomes Brenna Messier, PA-C, to the team at the Pen Bay Surgery.
Before joining PBMC, Messier worked as a primary care medicine physician assistant at…
Wiscasset selectmen
When Wiscasset Speedway needs someone taken to a hospital, that can tie up a Wiscasset ambulance about four hours and cost the town $800 for any mutual aid, Emergency Medical Services Director…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
To help re-boot its sedan business, which industry-wide has been submerged by a tsunami of SUV sales, Acura reached into its archive for a storied badge: Integra, which in…
ST. GEORGE — Shoulder work will begin on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022 for Hart's Neck Road, Taylor Point Road and Harrington Cove Road.
Roads will be reduced to one lane in the work area,…
ROCKPORT — Hands Over Heart Reiki studio celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022.
According to owner Rachel Glaser, the Pen Bay Regional…
Department of Labor Veterans representatives from the six New England states, along with other One-Stop CareerCenter staff, are working together to present the first ever New England Regional…
serve on a steering team, facilitate or mentor, work on advocacy and policy projects
A new session of Foundations in Restorative Justice training is being starts in the middle of this month for local residents who want to become restorative justice volunteers in Midcoast Maine.…
Southwest meets southeast, and it works
ROCKPORT – Street Food 330, where southwest meets southeast. But what does that mean?
This new small eatery, at 330 Commercial Street (Route 1) in Rockport, is a collaboration between two…
CAMDEN — The Boston Celtics and VistaPrint, in partnership with the NAACP, have awarded a $25,000 grant to LooHoo Wool Dryer Balls.
The Power Forward Small Business Grant aims to create a…
Live Training for Businesses and Tax Professionals
Maine Revenue Services (MRS) has scheduled live online training for businesses and tax professionals on how to use the …
Board also welcomes Associate Supervisors, non-voting members
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District as one opening on its five-member Board of Supervisors. The volunteer board, which is responsible for guiding the District’s business affairs…
free conference for high school and college students and their teachers
AUGUSTA — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Campus Compact will hold the two-day 2022 Maine Hunger Dialogue and Climate Action Summit, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21 - 22, starting…
Beam signed by MMC Care Team members added to new Congress Street building
PORTLAND — Construction on Maine Medical Center’s new Malone Family Tower hit a milestone today as construction crews held the traditional “topping off” ceremony, a long-standing practice amongst…
the Dixon Challenge
ELLSWORTH — Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital has received a $25,000 gift to support the Building on a Promise campaign from Machias Savings Bank. This gift, combined with the support of the…
Thirty-nine agencies honored at September 14 breakfast reception
CAMDEN — United Midcoast Charities has awarded $500,000 to 39 nonprofits that address the most basic needs for food, housing, health and safety, and economic security in Knox and Waldo counties.…
recognize your favorite Waldo County businesses or Chamber members
The Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce and Board of Directors announce the 2022 Annual Chamber Award Nominees. Some Chamber businesses, organizations, and individuals will be celebrated at this year…
‘He’s going to make a major impact at the Maine Bureau of Emergency Communications’
The Maine Bureau of Emergency Communications has announced its newest member to the team. “Baxter” is a 5-month-old chocolate lab that will become the state’s first comfort dog for Maine’s three…
AUGUSTA — Sales of single-family existing homes across Maine in August dipped 9.89 percent compared to August 2021, according to Maine Listings. Values remain high in August, as the median sales…
BELFAST — Registration is open for an in-person professional development program, Teaching From the Heart: Nonviolent Communication in the Classroom, through the University of Maine Hutchinson…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
This is Cadillac’s entry in the red-hot midsize, two-row luxury SUV category, which pits it against such stars as the BMW X3, Volvo XC60, Audi Q5, Lexus RS, Mercedes-Benz…
Finding Our Voices, survivors breaking the silence, stigma and cycle of domestic abuse, has been awarded $7,500 from United Midcoast Charities.
“It is so validating to receive this…
The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce said Sept. 15 that it has hired Eric Belley to be the organization’s new President and CEO.
After Tom Peaco departed the position in June,…
for large or small businesses or nonprofits providing goods, experiences or services
Sustainability in Business professional development program offered through UMaine Hutchinson Center
BELFAST — Registration is open for an in-person professional development program, Going Green: Designing a Sustainability Plan for your Business or Nonprofit.
This workshop, part of the…
CAMDEN — Camden Rotary Club’s annual cash Super Raffle concluded this month, awarding the top prize of $1,500 to a Connecticut resident, $1,000 to the California-based son of Camden residents, and…
CELEBRATE THE FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
WASHINGTON, DC — The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution urges Americans to reflect on the United States Constitution during this month’s annual observance in honor this…
ELLSWORTH — Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital welcomes Ellen Gallant, MD, to its cardiology practice.
Dr. Gallant received her medical degree from Columbia University, College of…
Rockland PD received 94 mental health complaints this year, most from the same individuals
ROCKLAND — Despite frustrations from the new Rockland Police Chief and an opinion of opposition by one of the very members, the Rockland Police Review Committee has been granted an extension for…
Waldo County Technical Center (WCTC) has opened its doors to the students of Waldo County for the 2022-2023 school year while welcoming new teachers, piloting new programs and boasting the highest…
rjp public listening circles: ideas for increasing safety and a sense of belonging
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…
KNOX COUNTY — “The awardees are comprised of 22 incredible organizations in the region doing meaningful work for the betterment of their community and the individuals living in it,” said Bangor…
In a Sept. 6 news release, Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey said the nation’s largest telecommunication providers dropped a federal lawsuit challenging a Maine law that limits internet service…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Sedans—front-engine cars with four doors, a trunk and no trace of SUV-ness—have fallen out of favor with most car buyers. Car makers, however, still regard sedans as…
BELFAST — Through a new partnership with the Harold Alfond Center for the Advancement of Maine’s Workforce, funding for professional development programs taken at the University of Maine…
entice and support talented engineering students to enter, persist, and graduate from UMaine
During his tenure, Wilhelm Friess, associate professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Maine, has seen a pattern of talented first-generation, low-income engineering students…
Heading to Boothbay Harbor this summer like they do every year from home in Holderness, New Hampshire to their standing reservation at Brown’s Wharf Inn, Steve and Ellen Jackson were disappointed…
In 1942, a handful of community leaders came together
CAMDEN — The State Of Maine has issued a joint resolution honoring United Midcoast Charities (UMC) for its 80 years of service to the community.
In presenting the joint resolution to UMC,…
BELFAST — Belfast Public Health Nursing Association, which has provided health care and other critical support services to the most disadvantaged and vulnerable members of the community for more…
BELFAST — Waldo County Dental Care, which seeks to increase access to dental care for low-income uninsured adults in Waldo County, has received a grant of $16,000 from United Midcoast Charities (…
Opinionated at any Speed . . . Silvio Calabi
The Forester is a compact crossover SUV—that is, it has two rows of seats, a liftgate and all-wheel drive in a boxy unit-body chassis—and it is powered (at least for now)…
awards for accepted proposals range from $1,000 - $40,000
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is soliciting grant proposals to support the development, implementation or improvement of programs, initiatives or activities designed to increase…
WALDO COUNTY — With overwhelming support from each town’s voters, Freedom, Liberty, Montville, Palermo and Searsmont have formed the Waldo Broadband Corporation (WBC), a nonprofit “Broadband…
State environmental regulators issued a “Notice of Violation” against the developer of an ambitious, $1 billion project in Washington County, after inspectors found the company built several dozen…
CAMDEN — As it enters its 80th year, the Board of United Midcoast Charities announced this year’s grants will provide $500,000 to 39 agencies providing the basic needs of food, housing, health…
CUSHING and HOPE — Cushing and Hope elementary schools are among 160 Maine Public Schools that received funding for their outdoor learning projects.
The shift to outdoor learning during…
Well-known interior designer Michael Hampton, who has led projects all over the United States, is opening a shop in Rockport Village under the name of Hampton & Co. The shop, at 25 Main…
