BELFAST—Restaurants and businesses in Belfast are going toe to toe and pun to pun with an emerging sign war.
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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…
CAMDEN — The public is invited to conversations about what river restoration and sea level rise adaptation could look like where the Megunticook River enters Camden…
ROCKLAND — Diane Sternberg has been hired by the Sail, Power, and Steam Museum to run the museum’s Midcoast Sailing Center.
“Our waterfront operations have been growing significantly over…
Scott-Jewett donation to MaineCF will double annual grantmaking
MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett have announced a $2.5 million gift to the Maine Community Foundation’s Maine Expansion Arts Fund. The endowed fund supports indigenous, ethnic or rural arts programs…
people who are living with or at risk of substance use disorders
Lewiston-based Community Health Options (Health Options) announces that its fall 2021 Community Benefit Expenditure (CBE) grant cycle is open for applications. Several grants will be awarded in…
July 2, August 6, September 3 and October 1
ROCKLAND — First National Bank and First National Wealth Management recently contributed $25,000 to the Farnsworth Art Museum in support of First Fridays and other projects.
The First…
ROCKLAND – “I do believe that Mayor Glaser has to stand down from any discussion, formation, or input on this,” said former City Council…
‘Our work and mission is in such wonderful alignment – saving and changing lives’
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Rotary Club held its annual 2021 Change of Command dinner at the Elks Lodge on Friday, June 18, 2021. During the evening’s event, the club announced that Stephanie Primm,…
Construction will be done in three phases
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) will establish a new entrance and parking area for its Emergency Department on July 5 as it prepares for 22-months of construction that will nearly double…
AUGUSTA — A bill from Senator Chip Curry, D-Belfast, was recently signed into law by Governor Janet Mills.
LD 814, “Resolve, Directing the Maine Community College System To Evaluate the…
Terry Boivin video
ROCKLAND — Videographer Terry Boivin was aboard a lobster boat owned by Willie Coombs, of Prospect Harbor, for the June 20 lobster boat races around Rockland Harbor.
opinionated at any speed
Santa Fe is a pleasantly upscale midsize city in New Mexico; calligraphy is the art of well-executed penmanship. Somehow, Hyundai has applied both to a car to denote the top trim level of its…
ORONO — More than 4,000 students across Maine are now receiving Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) thanks to intensive professional development provided by University of Maine…
‘challenged to find enough trained mental health professionals to meet the profound need’
ORONO — University of Maine researchers will train future behavioral health workers specialized in serving rural areas in the state with a new program funded by a four-year, $1.48 million grant by…
Vegan and gluten-free all-natural flavors
BELFAST—Shaved ice, a treat once popular with surfers in California in the 1960s, has made a comeback in 2021 in the form of Belfast Shaved Ice & Provisions, a family-owned concession stand in…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending June 12, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,350 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 300 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…
AUGUSTA — The Maine House of Representatives gave initial approval Wednesday to a measure sponsored by Representative Scott Cuddy, D-Winterport, that would ensure that future renewable energy…
...which is actually in Wiscasset, not Bath
WISCASSET—Ironically, Wiscasset’s first brewery is named after the nearby town 10 minutes away, but there’s a story for that. On Route 1, opposite from the Shaw’s Supermarket, Bath Ale Works, co-…
Patients enrolled in the current patient portal need to register for the new system
Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital is transitioning to a new electronic health record (EHR) software. On June 26, Maine Coast Hospital will join all other Northern Light Health hospitals, con the…
AUGUSTA — Two bills sponsored by State Representative Bill Pluecker, I-Warren, to help farmers with contaminated farmland and to protect existing farmland have been signed into law.
LD …
AUGUSTA — As Maine continues its economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mills Administration unveiled Monday a new program aimed at getting unemployed Maine people back into the…
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife provides the following tips for safe outdoor boating:
Many look forward to spring and summer days to spend time on Maine’s waterways,…
extending add-on payment rates; protecting ambulances from reimbursement changes tied to inaccurate census data
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced bipartisan legislation that would ensure that all communities, including rural and underserved…
shared general manager role opens, former employee returns
ROCKLAND — The Good Tern Natural Food Co-op, at 750 Main Street, in Rockland announces changes in the staffing line-up.
General Managers Brandy Monroe and Laura LaPointe have decided to…
AUGUSTA — Two bills sponsored by State Representative Bill Pluecker (I-Warren) were signed into law this week by Governor Janet Mills.
LD 870, Resolve, “Directing the Permanent…
A national resin shortage is limiting the Maine Department of Transportation's road striping operations this year, according to MDOT, in a news release.
“The February winter storm that…
education for the financially disadvantaged and underrepresented ethnic and racial minorities in Maine
ORONO — Increasing the diversity of Maine’s workforce in nursing is the focus of a more than $1.7 million grant from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration to the University of…
AUGUSTA — A bill from Senator Chip Curry, D-Belfast, to ease the transition into the workforce for veterans was signed into law by Governor Janet Mills.
LD 374, “An Act To Allow Veterans,…
ROCKPORT — A new dental office in Rockport aims to bring state-of-the-art dentistry to Midcoast Maine, according to a news release.
“PenBay Dental, in Rockport, has employed the very…
locally crafted modular, convertible furniture
THOMASTON — The Element Furniture showroom is now open for business at 189 Main Street, in Thomaston, Wednesday - Saturday, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. The showroom features a line of locally crafted modular…
AUGUSTA — A bill from Senator Chip Curry, D-Belfast, was enacted Wednesday by the Maine Senate, according to a news release.
LD 814, “Resolve, Directing the Maine Community College System…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending June 5, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,600 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 150 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…
ROCKLAND — When Jen Chapman approached Rockland City Council for permission to hold a small non-moving parade in the Industrial Park this summer, Council volleyed with a request for bigger and…
ROCKLAND — “In regards to the retail businesses on Main Street, the hours between 5 and 8 p.m. on First Friday Art Walks – those are the busiest days that we ever see in our store over the course…
for those dedicated to helping Maine people access and connect to the outdoors
The Maine Community Foundation’s Conservation for All grant program, launched last year, seeks applications from organizations and projects dedicated to helping Maine people access and connect to…
BELFAST — Business Wise, a professional consulting and marketing agency, is being launched by Belfast entrepreneur George Frangoulis.
Frangoulis is the founder and CEO of Business Wise.…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate passed a bill Thursday from Senator Chip Curry, D-Belfast, to help Maine veterans, service members and their families find employment.
LD 374, “An Act To Allow…
First National Bank recently announced a $25,000 contribution to the Habitat for Humanity towards their capital campaign to construct a ReStore in Waldo County.
Habitat ReStores are…
KNOX COUNTY — The Maine Department of Transportation will be continuing paving work along Routes 73 and 131 in Knox County.
Work began in 2020, and was estimated to be finished by June 4,…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending May 29, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,400 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 100 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…
ROCKLAND — June is now Driving Old Memories month in Rockland, courtesy of a former boy from “The Point.”
Ervin Robinson, whose music video of his hometown has been viewed more…
ELLSWORTH — Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital announces detailed information with respect to upcoming facility projects. With a promise to “make healthcare work for you,” the hospital, along…
‘ready to come together again to enjoy the beauty of the shared experience’
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre will again open its doors for film screenings starting on Friday, June 11. The theater’s new season of films will open with the new release In the Heights, a…
OWLS HEAD — Starting on June 1, John Bottero will take the position as the Owls Head Transportation Museum’s new Director of Operations. Kevin Bedford, Owls Head Executive Director made the…
“The Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the hiring of our new Executive Director, a person who will be familiar to many in our community!” said the Chamber, in a news release…
developing and implementing programs
Maine native and University of Maine alumna Christina Cash has been named assistant director for outreach and communication at the Lobster Institute at UMaine, effective May 17.
Cash…
ROCKLAND – Taps, the ceremonial melody that has trumpeted to familiarity for many Americans, was born of the Civil War, written on the banks of the James River by Union General Daniel…
considered redeveloping site to mixed-use
ROCKLAND — Talon Maine I LLC, a division of Grey Peak Development Company of Las Vegas, Nevada, has acquired title to the Pizza Hut building and additional land behind the building, at 190 and 196…
‘each year we investigate boating fatalities where if someone was wearing their life jacket, they would still be alive.’
AUGUSTA — The Maine Warden Service is urging all boaters to wear their PFD (personal floatation device), abide by the Headway Speed law, and to boat safely.
“With cooler water temperatures…
