ROCKLAND — AIO Food & Energy Assistance announced September 30 the appointment of Vera Roberts as Chair of the Board of Directors and the addition of Jake Miller to the nonprofit organization'…
Commerce
Pursue Brownfield grant and clean ‘er up is best option, Councilors agree
ROCKLAND — The idea of creating a parking lot off of a narrow residential street in Rockland has no immediate future after City Council scrapped the notion during a special Sept. 27 meeting.…
AUGUSTA — During the week ending September 25, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 500 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 100 initial claims filed for federal…
ELLSWORTH — Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital welcomes Dylan Jacobus, MD, to its General Surgery practice in Ellsworth.
A graduate of the University of Kansas School of Medicine, Dr.…
accepting donations
ROCKLAND — AIO Food & Energy Assistance announced, Sept. 27, a partnership with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office and The National Diaper Bank Network to support the AIO Diaper Project and…
BELGRADE — Heidi O'Donnell of Camden Troop 200 received the highest award a local Scouting District can bestow upon a volunteer Scouting on Saturday, September 25 when she was presented the…
WALDOBORO — The Maine Department of Transportation is extending the closure of Winslows Mills Road (Route 32) over Hoch Brook in Waldoboro after crews encountered problems with unexpected soil…
ROCKLAND — Rockland City Council will hold a special workshop, Monday, Sept. 27, starting at 5:30 p.m., via Zoom, to discuss Inclusionary Housing and its related zoning.
Councilor Sarah…
First National Bank has made donations totaling over $29,000 to 35 organizations fighting food insecurity in the bank’s market area in response to its program Dream First Community.
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UNION — On Monday, September 27, from approximately 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., weather permitting, Guinea Ridge Road will be closed to traffic to replace a culvert.
opinion
The Maine AFL-CIO applauds the announcement that Maine’s minimum wage will increase from $12.15 to $12.75 per hour, based on data recently made available by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of…
candidates and referendum questions
CANDIDATE LIST
November 2, 2021 Municipal Election
The following…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District, whose mission is to provide assistance to the community in conservation of land and water resources, has one opening on its five-member Board…
AUGUSTA — Pursuant to Maine law (Maine statute 26 MRS §664), effective January 1, 2022, the state minimum wage will increase from $12.15 to $12.75 per hour, based on data recently made available…
AUGUSTA — During the week ending September 18, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 600 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 100 initial claims filed for federal…
PORTLAND — The Telling Room, a literary arts education organization whose mission is to empower youth through writing and share their voices with the world, welcomes Kristina M.J. Powell as its…
UNION — Coggins Hill, in Union, will be closed Wednesday, September 22, for about two hours from 9 - 11 a.m., in order to install a cross-culvert during the road reconstruction.
Maine Heritage Film Grant 2022
CAMDEN, Maine and LOS ANGELES, California — TV5MONDE USA and the Camden International Film Festival (…
WALDOBORO — Ted Mohlie, of Waldoboro, submitted a carving of a loon for Waldoboro Public Library’s online art auction. It is one of the more than 70 original works that will go up for bid…
“The OUT Maine team is very grateful for a generous grant of $11,000 from United Midcoast Charities,” said OUT, in a news release.
United Midcoast Charities recently awarded $11,000 to OUT…
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine was selected as a finalist for one of seven Falling Walls Science Breakthroughs of the Year…
On September 17, 2021, The Maine Department of Labor released the results of a July 2021 survey of unemployment insurance claimants and active jobseekers about barriers preventing them from…
BELFAST — The 14th annual Belfast Harbor Fest, presented to the community by Belfast Rotary Club in August, provided boatbuilding, music, food, crafts, children’s activities and more to nearly 2,…
opinion: Dual-use farmland is an important tool for diversifying a farmer's income
ROCKPORT —A new blueberry solar farm is ready to come online in a field near Route 17, close to Maces Pond.
The blueberry farm is owned by David Dickey. When Alan approached Dickey about…
Before the pandemic, Allen “Big Al” Cohen figured he would keep his Big Al’s Super Values store on Route 1, Wiscasset open another 10 years. Starting Monday, he’s selling everything at 33% off. He…
AUGUSTA — During the week ending September 11, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 600 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 100 initial claims filed for federal…
more than 25 updates within Maine’s income tax code
Maine Revenue Services has opened registration for the 2021 Maine Tax Symposium, a virtual, day-long event…
Get With The Guidelines-AFIB Gold award
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Gold Get With The Guidelines ® -AFIB Quality Achievement Award for their commitment to managing atrial fibrillation…
Next month ushers in a new era for two local public accounting firms. In 1954, Raymond Nickerson started what is now Nickerson Professional Association. Son, Michael Nickerson, came on board in…
‘language, culture, history and traditions which have shaped our state for generations’
In celebration of Deaf culture and the heritage of American Sign Language (ASL) and Deaf literature, art and folklore, Governor Janet T. Mills has issued a proclamation designating the week of…
The Worthington Scholarship Foundation has awarded 215 college scholarships this year totaling $3.4 million to students throughout the Midcoast and Down East.
The Foundation, based in…
Jeffrey Chapman, President of Alterity Financial Group had announced that Lowrie B. Sargent, MBA, has been promoted to Senior Vice President.
Sargent has been with Alterity Financial…
‘an amazing example of what this community can do for each other’
BELFAST — PAWS Animal Adoption Center has received an unprecedented donation from Belfast Co-op's Common Cents program. Every day, co-op shoppers are invited to round up their purchases to the…
upcoming Open Enrollment
ROCKPORT — You are invited to come and learn about your Medicare options for the upcoming Open Enrollment for 2022. Meet Renata Lahner and Nancy Schultz, from J Edward Knight Senior Advantage, who…
UNION — Although the Union Founders Day has been cancelled the last two years due to Covid, the Common Market and Union Masonic Lodge 31 continued the Founders Day chicken barbeque tradition.…
Helping Rural Maine Businesses and Ag Producers
Businesses in Camden, Whitefield, and Damariscotta are among eight Maine enterprises selected to receive REAP Loans and Grants for a total of $7,464,060. The $7 million is…
August Sender (they/them) is joining the OUT Maine team as the Training Coordinator. August comes to OUT from SASSMM (Sexual Assault Support Services of Midcoast Maine) where they were the…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library is seeking applications from local nonprofit civic and cultural groups, clubs, and individuals, to display artwork, collections and other small items and/or…
developing a shared community vision for these properties
ROCKLAND — What is important to you about Rockland’s downtown waterfront?
The City of Rockland’s Ad Hoc Downtown Waterfront Advisory Committee wants to know. Fill out the questionnaire at…
Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce adapts its annual event to a fresh-air setting
ROCKLAND—Nearly 100 businesses and non-profits in the Midcoast took to the open air at the Rockland Plaza on September 8, a departure from the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce’s usual…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending September 4, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 700 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 100 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…
Painted Monarch is a relaxed salon with a cozy atmosphere and boho vibes. Quinn Bunting, a Mainer with entrepreneurial spirits, crafts experiences that allow you to express yourself as…
“J Edward Knight will now be advising our clients on their Medicare plan options,” said Robert Wheeler, president of J. Edward Knight, in a news release.
Wheeler went on to say: “After…
THOMASTON — In light of the recent, and rapid, rise in daily new cases of Covid, the Williams-Brazier Post 37 wishes to inform all of its members, followers, and past, or future, guests that …
A letter of appreciation from MaryAnn and Manuel Mercier
LINCOLNVILLE — To our beloved customers and community,
We came to this special area of Midcoast Maine, 30 years ago with a dream and a baby.
We have seen that baby (Matthew), and his…
Opinionated at any speed
The “L” is for long, and this stretched version of the familiar Grand Cherokee is what Jeep is offering families while they await the arrival of the even larger (and more deluxe and pricier) 2022…
BELFAST — After many years of looking, the Waldo Community Action Partners has settled on a piece of property on Route 3 in Belfast where the nonprofit intends to grow its programs, and perhaps,…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending August 28, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 700 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 100 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…
Are you a member of a nonprofit which needs to write a grant or needs help with the process? Whether you don’t know where to start or have begun on a grant proposal this class is for you. The “…
Having the ability to take action carries the responsibility to take action
ROCKLAND — This is a feel-good story about a local business owner doing well by doing good.
Alvin Chase is the owner of Eastern Tire and Auto Service in Rockland. He has worked there for…
