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,…
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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…
First National Bank’s Chief Information Officer, Tammy Plummer, was recently presented Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve’s honored Patriot Award.
The Patriot Award reflects the…
future accessibility to the public for hiking and hunting
Last week, Midcoast Conservancy purchased a high priority 57-acre addition to its Reverend Joseph Barth Memorial Demonstration and Experimental Forest from Nick and Sandra Barth. Reverend Joseph…
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…
Plus resources for financial support
CAMDEN—Peanut, a Calico-colored senior cat, had a good life for 15 years until her owner died this year. She landed at PAWS Adoption Center in Camden, where she now lives.
“I believe…
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 …
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Boothbay region fishermen and community members are expressing concern over the New England Aqua Ventus project, a floating offshore wind turbine to be built two miles south of Monhegan. NEAV is a…
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…
in business
BELFAST — There’s a new rowing business navigating the waters of Belfast Bay, launched by Nicolle Littrell. She is offering rowing lessons and guided rowing tours in the Bay, and efforts are…
Two Dudes Tacos debuted soft opening August 28
CAMDEN— A shuttered food stand, formerly Deirdre’s Roadside Takeout, opposite of…
The Belvedere Traditional Handcrafts Fund of the Maine Community Foundation has awarded $107,901 to 12 organizations across Maine that promote traditional handcrafts.
2021 Grants…
Get With The Guidelines-Stroke GoldPlus award
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s GoldPlus Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Quality Achievement Award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients…
Belvedere Historic Preservation, Energy Efficiency Fund 2021 awards grants to 22 Maine organizations
Grants totaling $334,202 have been awarded through the Belvedere Historic Preservation and Energy Efficiency Fund of the Maine Community Foundation. MaineCF donors made an additional two grants…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending August 21, the Maine Department of Labor recorded for federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). These numbers represent claim applications; claims are then…
opinionated at any speed
Electric vehicles never used to reach me in Midcoast Maine. They didn’t have enough range for the run from the press garage near Boston—…
Farm-related entities in Androscoggin, Aroostook, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset and Waldo counties that have suffered financial losses as a result of the drought…
helping Maine people access and connect to the outdoors
The Maine Community Foundation’s Maine Land Protection grant program seeks proposals from organizations and projects in Maine dedicated to helping Maine people access and connect to the outdoors…
investing in the next generation
ROCKPORT — Seacoast Security, Inc., of West Rockport, presented two scholarships to deserving young students pursuing the trades in secondary education programs.
Jacob Lawrence, of…
AUGUSTA – The employment situation in Maine continued to gradually improve in July from the effects of the pandemic:
Payroll jobs increased by 1,200
Labor force participation…
helping prevent spread of the virus
Temporary modifications for Waldo County General Hospital have been added to the bottom of this article.
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — In response to the COVID-19 status in the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is extending the face mask requirement for individuals across all transportation networks throughout the United States,…
once a children’s home, now a home base for family-focused programs
WATERVILLE — Maine Children’s Home (MCH), a 122-year-old nonprofit that provides a variety of programs for supporting families and children, is…
supporting community-based transportation programs
The Maine Charity Foundation Fund of the Maine Community Foundation is accepting grant proposals from nonprofit organizations that support community-based transportation programs, which help…
ecomaine reports increase in per-ton revenue for recyclable commodities, more than three years after market turmoil
PORTLAND — A protracted slump in the markets for recyclable materials may be reversing course, according to ecomaine, the Portland-based nonprofit processor of single-sort recyclables. Following…
The Penobscot Bay YMCA Board of Directors said Aug. 20 that Sabrina Murphy, Bath Area Family YMCA’s current CEO, has been appointed as the Interim CEO. Through February 2022, Murphy will serve in…
combating two globally significant Atlantic salmon pathogens
In an effort to support Maine and the nation’s growing finfish aquaculture industry, University of Maine scientists seek to develop more effective, safe, sustainable and affordable fish vaccines…
