CAMDEN - Wolfie’s Wheels, a Camden taxi service, will offer free rides to and from voting at the Camden Fire Station for any Camden resident that needs transportation on Tuesday, November 8, by…
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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…
conserving land in 12 Waldo County towns for wildlife conservation, recreation, outdoor learning and climate mitigation
On November 2, Coastal Mountains Land Trust launched the Waldo County Conservation Initiative, a community-based effort to increase the conservation of natural lands in Waldo County for the…
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…
A group of organizations in Maine on Nov. 1 opened registration for a training program designed for fishermen to learn how to farm seafood. Maine’s vibrant working waterfront, including…
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…
Ballots will be counted November 16
Each fall Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District holds an election for one three-year position on the five-member Board of Supervisors. This year’s candidate for the open position of…
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.…
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CAMDEN HARBOR — The sailing vessel Maiden, first made famous in 1989 during the Whitbread Round the World race as her first all-…
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…
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…
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…
CAMDEN — Camden Hills State Park is adding yet another distinction to its growing list. It has already welcomed the highest number of visitors among Maine’s state parks for the last three years…
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…
VINALHAVEN – Maine Game Warden Divers recovered the body of a missing Vinalhaven man earlier today, Oct. 18.
Owen Adair, age 31 of Vinalhaven, was last seen by his family on Thursday,…
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…
Wildflower Seeds
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…
‘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…
ROQUE BLUFFS — Cool sea breezes off Englishman Bay graced the fields of Welch Farm on a piercing blue, mid-September day, revealing nothing of the heaving, dry summer months before. It was the…
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.…
SEARSMONT—Waldo County Woodshed, a volunteer-run nonprofit that works to provide free firewood for people in Waldo County, is about to trade wood splitters for aprons for one night.
On…
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…
fall celebration October 15 at Erickson Fields Preserve
ROCKPORT — Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT), a statewide land conservation organization, has announced that it will celebrate two landmark Midcoast Maine preserves – Aldermere Farm and Erickson…
Belfast Area High School students and staff of the Belfast Marine Institute have been hard at work at the start of the school year. They have been preparing several seawater aquaria for a kelp…
‘Your voice needs to be heard, your ideas and personal impacts need to be shared’
Please see the notice below from NOAA regarding an in-person scoping session in Maine. NOAA has scheduled this scoping session because Governor Mills worked with the Secretary of Commerce to…
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.…
