NEW YORK – Black River Gin produced by Union’s Sweetgrass Farm, Winery and Distillery was awarded a Double Gold medal by The Fifty Best, an online guide that rates fine…
Work
Kate McLeer and Heidi Neal
ROCKLAND — Heidi B. Neal of Loyal Biscuit and Kate McLeer of Bixby and Co. were each presented with certificates of commendation during the Monday, May 4, Rockland City Council meeting.…
Around the watercooler
Allen Insurance and Financial agent becomes self-funded certified
CAMDEN — Sherree Craig, senior account executive in the insured benefits division at…
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage announced that Dr. Bruce Williamson, an economist at the University of Tennessee’s Howard Baker Center for Public Policy, has been nominated as Commissioner of…
AUGUSTA -Two Mainers will test their luck on the May 17 TV game show, Monopoly Millionaire’s Club, based on the Monopoly board…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate recognized the Small Business Administration's Small Business Person of the Year for the State of Maine. …
Eight local nonprofits to receive a total of $25,000
CAMDEN — The Camden Rotary Club has selected eight local nonprofit organizations to receive grants totaling $25,000 this year.
A $10,000 grant to Area Interfaith Outreach will support…
MONMOUTH — Farmers must file a Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation Certification form with the USDA Farm Service Agency by June 1 to become or remain eligible for premium…
ROCKPORT and CAMDEN — With the announcement earlier this week that it had selected a contractor to renovate its new home on John Street in Camden, P.A.W.S. Animal Adoption Center said it is also…
HomeFed acquires Leucadia, begins divesting Rockport real estate
ROCKPORT — Maine Media Workshops + College President Meg Weston said Thursday that this week's announcement of the gift of five parcels of land in Rockport to the college shows the important role…
AUGUSTA — Nominations are now open for the Governor's Awards for Environmental Excellence, which will honor entities that go beyond standard techniques or regulatory requirements to meet…
Meeting tonight
ROCKLAND — Rockland City Council members will hold a special meeting today, 5:30 p.m., in council chambers, to authorize an option agreement for sale of city property.
In recent weeks, The…
grand prize: $296 , all recipients receive ‘worst road’ bumper stickers
AUGUSTA — April is the cruelest month, as the weather warms and potholes pop up on local roads and highways like crocuses in the garden. The Maine Better Transportation Association has launched…
the LePage Tax Cut Plan
AUGUSTA — Governor Paul R. LePage will a town hall meeting tonight in Belfast to answer questions about his comprehensive tax reform and relief plan.
The University of Maine…
U.S. Coast Guard: Homeport Rockland news...
ROCKLAND — U.S. Coast Guard cutter Thunder Bay is proud to announce that Machinery Technician First Class Jason Moran was selected as the ship's Sailor of the Year for his…
THOMASTON — Fundraising needed for construction of a dog park in Thomaston has been given a huge leg up thanks to a donation match offer from Thomaston resident and dog lover Nancie Burton. The…
Money to go to domestic and dating violence programming in 109 schools
ROCKLAND — Due to the efforts of the Midcoast Chapter of Maine Women's Network, more than 200 people were recently watched documentary, Miss Representation, at the Strand…
Around the watercooler
Allen Insurance and Financial manager obtains license
CAMDEN — Kimberly Edgar, a group benefits account manager at Allen Insurance and Financial, has obtained her license to…
Anna Remsen specializes in the unusual
ROCKPORT — Anna Remsen, owner of Seasons Downeast Designs on Meadow Street in Rockport, readily admits her garden center is off the beaten path, but because she carries unusual and beautiful…
ROCKPORT — Current Rockport Library Committee Chair Kathleen Meil is not seeking reelection, but is instead laying the groundwork for a 2016 bid for state legislature.
"Rockport residents…
Ribbon-cutting and a proclamation
CAMDEN — The Smiling Cow opened its doors on Saturday, April 25, to its 75th year in business. Third-generation owner Meg Quijano has been the steward of the Cow for 35 years, preceded by her…
Lincolnville — On Tuesday, April 28, at 6 p.m. the Lincolnville Budget Committee will host a public hearing on the 2015/2016 school and town budget proposals. The public hearing will be held in…
Hefty tax increase associated
ROCKLAND — Rockland City Manager James Chaousis presented a proposed 2016 $21.6 million budget at a special meeting of the Rockland City Council, Wednesday, April 22. This budget, Chaousis said in…
Every Bag Feeds Someone in Need
CAMDEN — The Camden Area Christian Food Pantry serves the hungry in its eight town service area: Camden, Rockport, Lincolnville, Hope, Appleton, Union, Searsmont and Washington.…
Shel McAfee offers free household items out of her basement 24-7
UNION — Last summer, single mother and empty nester Shel McAfee took a look around her house at all the stuff that she and her kids had accumulated over the years and realized it had to go.
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Property owner Matt Orne: No plans filed, no contact about development concerns
CAMDEN — Reacting to the possibility of a portion of the Knox Mill on Mechanic Street converting to residential housing, Camden Select Board member Leonard Lookner floated the idea of changing the…
ROCKLAND — City Manager James Chaousis will present the City of Rockland’s fiscal year 2016 budget to members of the City Council in a special meeting this afternoon at 5:30 p.m. The fiscal year …
seeking knowledge and creative ideas to address a need
ROCKLAND — The City of Rockland Community and Economic Development Department is requesting information regarding an opportunity to develop the Rockland waterfront consistent with the purposes and…
Lowest since February 2008
Maine’s Labor Commissioner Jeanne Paquette released March workforce estimates for Maine April 21. …
The Camden Select Board tonight will be considering the fiscal year 2016 municipal budget as new business, as well as countersigning annual meeting warrants for the Five Town Community School…
The Board of Directors of the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce has hired a new executive director, who will begin the job May 18. The chamber announced its news Tuesday…
ROCKPORT — Hillary Gaudio and Caitlyn Schick have joined the Performing Arts Department at the Riley School. …
Central Maine Power’s new round of electric-vehicle grants
AUGUSTA — Central Maine Power Co., a subsidiary of Iberdrola USA, is launching a new phase in its Plug-In Electric Vehicle Grant Program. The utility will offer selected nonprofit organizations…
CAMDEN — The Friends of the Mt. Battie Tower, an all-volunteer group, has announced receipt of a $10,000 challenge grant from the Messler Family Foundation to help support needed repairs and…
Community Builds
ROCKLAND — WindowDressers volunteers are making appointments now in Knox County to measure windows for cost-saving insulating window inserts.
The nonprofit, started at the Unitarian…
OWLS HEAD — The Owls Head Transportation Museum has received of a bequest from the estate of Thomas Appleton Plaisted, a longtime Museum volunteer.
Plaisted’s gift of more…
INVESTING IN THE ECONOMIC SECURITY OF MAINE
PORTLAND — The Maine Women's Fund, the only Maine foundation focused exclusively on advancing women's and girl's economic security, has awarded grants totaling $98,000 to organizations…
Plants Unlimited has all the colors of the rainbow
ROCKPORT — There’s just no denying spring is here when you see Plants Unlimited, 629 Commercial Street, setting up shop for the summer season and putting the pansies out. Emily Buck, general…
Kate McAleer, Bixby & Co. LLC, also recognized
AUGUSTA — Heidi V. Neal, owner of Loyal Biscuit Co. has…
Gateway to employment, resume writing, Myers-Briggs indicator
ROCKLAND—The Rockland CareerCenter,…
Energy-Efficient Housing for Elders and Seniors in Tribal and Island Communities
NORTH HAVEN — Southern Harbor Eldercare Services on North Haven Island is one of the services benefiting from a Genesis Community Loan fund from the USDA Rural Development RCDI grant…
The Smiths are making change on Bay View Street
CAMDEN — Bay View Street Garage, built in 1910, is undergoing an extreme makeover as it is turned into a four-story, 22-room hotel. Construction began this past winter with the installation of a…
ROCKLAND — City of Rockland Code Enforcement Officer John A. Root, Jr., and Kenneth Blackwell, Assistant Fire Chief of the Rockland Fire Department, were honored during the Monday, April 13,…
New brew, revised combination menu
LINCOLNVILLE BEACH — Andy’s Brew Pub/Lobster Pound is reopening at Lincolnville Beach April 15, and has live music that night with Vincent Gabriel, 7 to 9 p.m.
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Laws Governing Workplace Rights
ROCKLAND — The Maine Department of Labor will offer a session of its no-charge course that educates employers and the public about regulations governing the workplace June 10 at the Rockland…
Two-year paid fellowship open to disabled veterans
PORTLAND — Congresswoman Chellie Pingree is seeking a veteran to fill a key role in her Portland office. Pingree's office was selected to be part of the Congressional Wounded Warrior Program…
AUGUSTA — Town of Camden will receive $7,170, and the City of Belfast will get $8,000 through a state community forestry grant. Project Canopy, the Maine Department…
