CAMDEN — The Camden Area Christian Food Pantry (CACFP) Board of Directors recently hosted a thank-you luncheon for their volunteers. The event was hosted by Debbie Milliken, CACFP board volunteer…
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more than a dozen individuals who show up week after week
The Mid-coast Recovery Coalition (MCRC) Board of Directors announces Chris Young, Chief of the Rockland Police Department, as a newly elected Board member.
“Substance Use Disorder…
‘We owe everything to the communities that have supported us...and that is why we are protecting our community’s safety’
The 17th edition of the Camden International Film Festival, the Maine-based documentary event produced by the Points North Institute, will be an expanded hybrid festival, and the largest in person…
with more donations the club can purchase additional backpacks and supplies
“It’s that time of year again and, no matter what back to school will look like this year, West Bay Rotary’s Backpack Program is back!” said West Bay, in a news release.
In 2012, Barbara…
for folks who intend to manage their woodlot and process firewood
JEFFERSON — Midcoast Conservancy is offering an advanced chainsaw course on Saturday, November 6, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson. This one day course is…
UPDATE: The beginning date of the closure has changed from August 16 to August 23.
EDGECOMB — The Maine Department of Transportation wants members of the traveling public to be…
offering a second chance to animals like Wrigley
CAMDEN — PAWS Animal Adoption Center received a challenge from one of its donors this past week. The challenge came with one stipulation; that the donor will match up to $5,000 of what PAWS can…
WISCASSET — The Maine Department of Transportation is making improvements to three intersections along Route 1 in Wiscasset. This work will improve safety and traffic flow, according to MDOT, in a…
New Hope for Women, Midcoast Maine’s only Domestic Violence Resource Center, will hold its annual Pop Up Shop August 19-21 at the Flanagan Community Center, 61 Limerock Street in Rockland.
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check out the new studio space Saturday, August 28
ROCKPORT — “Rockport Dance Conservatory is moving!” said the Conservatory, in a news release.
After many years at MidCoast Rec Center, Rockport Dance Conservatory will be moving to a new…
‘strengthening our ability to build resilience along the Maine coast’
ROCKLAND — The Island Institute, a community development nonprofit serving Maine’s island and coastal communities, announced Aug. 16, that Dr. Anthony (Tony) Chatwin has been selected as its new…
sometimes volunteers are the only people the meal recipients see in a day
KNOX COUNTY — “As we strive to return to a pre-pandemic normal, MCH Meals on Wheels is working to bring its meal delivery schedule back up to its ideal five hot meals, five days a week schedule ……
HOPE — The Hope Town Office will be closed until Wednesday, August 25, 2021 “as the result of someone who has been in the office between August 10-11 receiving a positive COVID result,” said the…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending August 7, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 800 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 100 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…
The Maine Community Foundation awarded $282,500 in grants to 21 Maine organizations to support animal welfare, including five organizations with ties to Midcoast Maine.…
up to $1,500 grants to new hires between June 15 and July 25, 2021
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Labor (MDOL) announced August 11 that it is extending the application deadline for the State’s “Back to Work” grant program to Friday, August 20, 2021. The…
VINALHAVEN — Vinalhaven has been awarded a $1 million State Economic & Infrastructure Development (SEID) grant from the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) to upgrade the town’s…
industry pioneers and leaders
The National Energy & Fuels Institute (NEFI) announced its slate of Legends Award honorees to pay tribute to energy industry leaders in each state for 2021. Susan Ware Page, president of…
The Maine Community Foundation’s Maine Theater Fund is accepting grant proposals from local, regional and statewide nonprofit theaters or theater groups in Maine.
Funds will be awarded for…
deadline for the next round of scholarships is May 1, 2022
The Maine Community Foundation announces $77,500 in awards from the Ira M. Cobe Scholarship Fund, which supports Waldo County students under the age of 23 who are pursuing post-secondary education…
serving communities, minorities with limited access to the arts
The Maine Community Foundation’s Maine Expansion Arts Fund is accepting proposals from nonprofits for grants of up to $10,000 for arts organizations and arts-based programs in Maine serving rural…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending July 31, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 800 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 100 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…
Plus other Midcoast farms and businesses participating
HOPE—Maine’s first Wild Blueberry Weekend is rolling out this weekend August 7 and 8 just in time for wild blueberry processing season with more than 15 farms and 40 businesses planning to…
...with a restaurant and distillery planned for Camden in spring, 2022
HOPE—Blue Barren Distillery, formerly based in Camden, has gotten a new lease on life in Hope, and is once again, is open to the public.
Many businesses have suffered during the COVID-19…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, reported Aug. 4 that all five of the Congressionally Directed Spending requests that she submitted…
Good Natured hosted its Grand Opening July 31
LIBERTY—The quiet little inland town of Liberty certainly has it going on these days. Good Natured, a home goods and artisan shop with nature-inspired crafts and decor held its Grand Opening on…
BATH – The Coast Guard responded to a report of a capsized schooner in the Kennebec River, Friday evening, July 30.…
The congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Churches of Castine, Ellsworth and Belfast will be ordaining Ariel Aaronson-Eves on Sunday, August 15, at 4 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist…
BREWER — The Maine Department of Transportation will be opening a new bridge on Route 1A, Wilson Street, which carries traffic over I-395 in Brewer.
The bridge is anticipated to open on…
LINCOLN COUNTY — On Monday, August 2, the Maine Department of Transportation will celebrate the opening of the Barters Island Bridge, which connects Barters Island with Hodgdon Island over the…
Featuring a brew-pub style tasting room with all Maine-sourced food and beverages
WISCASSET—Lobster. Blueberries. Beer. Maine’s most well-known fare is synonymous with the state. But, what about sea salt? Seaweed? Kombucha and Jun? The native products that can be derived from…
When the Americans with Disabilities Act became law July 26, 1990, it concerned access to physical property, but an area business was recently threatened with an accessibility lawsuit due to its…
Workers Compensation, Property & Casualty Pool, Unemployment Compensation
ROCKLAND — Municipal officials has announced that the City of Rockland has received an $8,669 dividend check from the Maine Municipal Association because of its good performance and loss…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending July 24, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 900 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 100 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…
opinionated at any speed
For the 2022 model year, the Outlander completes a remarkable, three-year ugly-duckling-to-swan transformation. No more does my heart sink when I see an Outlander arrive—in fact, with its squared-…
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 third of four temporary diversion…
meeting urgent needs in 2020
CAMDEN — United Midcoast Charities has awarded $464,750 to 34 nonprofits that address the most basic needs for food, housing, health and safety, and economic security in Knox and Waldo counties.…
Effective July 30, Respiratory Health Center becomes part of WCGH Walk-In Care
BELFAST — COVID-19 drive-thru testing at Waldo County General Hospital (WCGH) will be largely unaffected when the hospital folds the department that has performed the tests since the beginning of…
This year, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will present its eleventh annual Heafitz lecture, “Planting Your Path,” with Abra Lee, online and in-person at the Gardens, Aug. 12, 2-3:30 p.m.
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Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
A new $5 million grant will support the efforts of Bigelow Laboratory scientists to reduce methane emission by cattle — one of the largest human-caused sources of the greenhouse gas. The…
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…
With Maine’s blueberry season just around the corner, Governor Janet Mills declared August 7-8, 2021 as Maine’s first annual Wild Blueberry Weekend.
The Governor made the announcement…
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…
Town of Lincolnville now owns a 4.34-acre park, Land Trust now owns a 68.8-acre property
LINCOLNVILLE — Coastal Mountains Land Trust and the Town of Lincolnville have finalized an exchange of two properties, creating a new Town Park and conserving wildlife habitat along the Ducktrap…
building a high-quality hiking trail, rebuilding a bridge, and adding signage
SEARSPORT — Coastal Mountains Land Trust has acquired a 25-acre property along Mill Brook, just minutes away from town off the Mount Ephraim Road, thanks to a generous…
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…
