KNOX COUNTY — The Knox County Committee of the Maine Community Foundation has awarded $43,284 in grants to eight nonprofits through the Community Building Grant Program.
MaineCF donors…
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A citizens’ group of Camden residents held its first meeting July 21 to gather information on how best to preserve Montgomery Dam and the waterfall at the head of Camden Harbor.
The…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending July 17, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,200 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 100 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…
meeting this evening
ROCKPORT — The Planning Board in Rockport will hear plans from KJK Wireless for Maine to erect a 150-foot cell tower on a portion of a 25-acre lot on Vinal Street when it meets this evening. The…
Take your small business back to school. Starting September 14, New Ventures Maine will offer a free 12-week course in business planning.
If you are a new entrepreneur or existing business…
two more locations opening this summer
ROCKLAND—When Sherman’s Books & Stationary closed its Camden location…
on Mount Desert Island, from 2000 to 2016, home values went up 120%, while median income increased by 44%
CAMDEN — Marla O’Byrne, executive director of the Island Housing Trust on Mount Desert Island (MDI), spoke recently to the Camden Rotary Club about the Trust’s promotion of viable, year-round…
‘LGBTQ+ youth are twice as likely to feel unsafe at school’
OUT Maine is a proud recipient of a generous grant from The Florence V. Burden Foundation to make Maine rural schools more welcoming and affirming for LGBTQ+ youth, according to OUT, in a news…
The cost of City Council service
ROCKLAND – “I would really like to have diverse voices,” said Council member Sarah Austin, during the July 12 Rockland City Council meeting. “I want people who can represent more of our community…
Rabbi Lily Solochek (they/them pronouns), of Rockland’s Adas Yoshuron Synagogue, has joined the Board of Directors of OUT Maine. As a Jewish educator for over a decade, Rabbi Lily brings…
ROCKPORT— Pen Bay Birth Center has been recognized with an international award for excellence in lactation care.
The International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE) and the…
first of four temporary diversion roads
HAMPDEN — As part of the ongoing work on the Hampden Bridge Bundle Project, the Maine Department of Transportation will be shifting southbound I-95 traffic to the first of four temporary diversion…
Maine’s Public Utilities Commission said July 15 that five storms in 2020, plus rising transmission rates approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, has resulted in an approved Central…
UNION — The new facility owned by Come Spring Food Pantry, located at 27 Common Road in Union, is now serving Midcoast residents in need after many decades operating out of the Thompson Community…
PORT CLYDE — Herring Gut Learning Center announces Tom Mullin as their new executive director.
Mullin’s career has been working in the environmental education/natural…
Growing concern that municipal funding will get stricken from federal infrastructure bill
The flow of federal money to the states for broadband…
ROCKLAND – A 2017 idea to create a trail connecting Rockland’s harbor to a parcel of land known as the Bog may soon see its first completed trail segment, the Bog Overlook Trail.
Rockland’…
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This Performance Red Metallic clear-coat paint helps our 2022 MDX make a brilliant first impression. Even the crew at the boatyard zeroed in on it—three of them were admiring the vehicle when we…
AUGUSTA — After a long period of closure do to the COVID-19 pandemic and a significant facility relocation, the Maine State Library reopened its doors to the public on July 12 at 242 State Street…
Members of the Knox County Art Society “KCAS” have elected Officers and Board of Directors for the 2021-22 year.
The new president is Ann O’Hara, vice-president is Wendy Jablow, and Kris…
UPDATE: The start date for this project has been pushed to Sunday, July 18, according to The Maine Department of Transportation, in a news release.
Initial press release:
…WHITEFIELD — The Maine Department of Transportation will be installing a large culvert on Route 194 in Whitefield. The project area is approximately three quarters of a mile south of Jewett Lane.…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending July 3, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,200 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 100 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…
AUGUSTA — The Senate has voted to enact and fund a bill from Senator Chip Curry, D-Belfast, and have sent the bill to Governor Janet Mills.
LD 1517, “An Act To Establish the Maine…
‘the largest investment in clean drinking water in American history’
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced July 7, 2021, that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $307 million to modernize rural drinking water and wastewater…
ROCKLAND—A wild idea turned out to be the smartest thing that Richard Curtis, a lobsterman out of Friendship, ever had.
He’d never run a food truck before. “One day, I found a truck for…
now open every day at 9 a.m.
ROCKLAND — To celebrate what is a major expansion of health care in Knox County, Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony this morning for its new Walk-In Care facility in…
Left to right: Kellie Russomano of Horch Roofing, Peter Horch of Horch Roofing, and…
Flanagan Community Center opens July 12
ROCKLAND — The City of Rockland has hired Donald Prescott as their new Parks and Recreation Supervisor.
“Prescott brings a lot of energy and enthusiasm to the position,” said the City, in…
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Having earned my license 55 years ago, I can say that I’ve driven probably every generation of Mustang beginning with Lee Iaccoca’s mid-‘60s original. But in college, I discovered cars from…
non-life threatening injuries and illnesses that do not require an emergency department visit
ROCKLAND — In what is a major expansion of health care in Knox County, Pen Bay Medical Center will open its new Walk-In Care practice in Rockland next week.
PBMC Walk-In Care will be…
joyful in-person musical experiences for older adults in assisted living
BELFAST — Belfast Flying Shoes (BFS), a local nonprofit focused on participatory music and dance, was awarded a $5000 Community Building Grant from the Waldo County Fund of the Maine Community…
Wine slushies are the rage on a hot summer day
UNITY—The rolling vineyards and farmhouse that once was the site of Clem and Jeri Blakney’s Younity Winery have gotten new owners and a new business. Now called Stone Tree Farm & Cidery, the…
July 6 - July 8
YARMOUTH — Next week, ongoing work on the Bayview Street Bridge in Yarmouth will require overnight lane closures on I-295. Single lane closures will occur on both the northbound and southbound…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending June 26, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,400 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 700 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…
The Waldo County Committee of the Maine Community Foundation has awarded $43,000 in grants to eight local nonprofits through the Community Building Grant Program.
Grant recipients…
supporting individuals in Knox and Waldo counties with reentry after incarceration
Thanks to the support of the Maine Community Foundation’s Waldo County Fund ($9010) and the Emily and William Muir Community Fund ($990), The Restorative Justice Project Maine brings the Open…
ROCKLAND — Main Street from the intersection of Park Street and Main Street to the intersection of Summer Street and Main Street will be closed this Friday, July 2, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m., for…
future satellite Club for people unable to attend lunch meetings? Future sponsorship of interact club for youth?
The Belfast Rotary Club’s annual dinner on June 23 celebrated the group’s 96-year history of service to the Belfast Community. Nearly 60 people attended in person at the Belfast Shrine Club or…
two-year project gets underway July 5
ROCKPORT — An overhaul and expansion of the Pen Bay Medical Center’s Emergency Department is due to get underway July 5, a redesign that…
The University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) has been recognized by Military Times as Best for Vets, for its exceptional service to veterans, military service members, and their families.
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Rooftop solar array, subdivision proposal also heard
ROCKPORT — On June 24 the Rockport Planning Board gave consideration to a pre-application submitted by Stephanie Turner to operate a take-out food business from a 20’x20’ building at 330…
Liberty Graphics, a Midcoast Maine-based screenprinting business specializing in nature and science-themed T-shirts, has recently become an employee-owned cooperative. Worker cooperatives are…
Maine Coast Heritage Trust to fundraise for property purchase
ROCKLAND — A project is being considered that will ensure public access to the harbor and waterfront in Rockland’s North End for generations to come. The project is a collaborative effort of the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced Friday three federal grants from the Economic Development Administration are coming to Maine’s First Congressional District, totaling an…
BELFAST — Waldo County General Hospital (WCGH) welcomes Jen Williams, MSN, CNM, who joined the Waldo County Medical Partners Women’s Health in early June. She is accepting new patients.
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sexual assault forensic examiner
ROCKPORT— Julie LeBlanc, RN, a charge nurse in the Emergency Department at Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC), has been named SAFE Nurse of the Year, for 2020, by the Maine’s Department of Health and…
And two reopen
CAMDEN—Two new businesses have filled the vacant storefronts left from the pandemic in Camden and two stores have re-opened. All of these businesses opened after we published our annual Midcoast…
Oh no they didn’t. Oh yes they did
BELFAST—Restaurants and businesses in Belfast are going toe to toe and pun to pun with an emerging sign war.
As we reported…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending June 19, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,500 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 100 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…
