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Permanent lowering of excise tax and collaborative beer are shot in the arm
Ten months ago, Maine’s brewing industry came to a screeching halt the day after one of the biggest beer-drinking days of the year, St. Patrick’s Day, when the novel coronavirus pandemic prompted…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending January 9, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 3,700 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 700 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…
Vose asks, What makes for a ‘wicked good’ website?
UNION — Vose Library has been selected as one of 200 libraries to participate in “Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries,” an American Library Association (ALA)…
ROCKLAND – One burden has been lessened for the fledgling Rockland Historic Preservation Commission as it continues its work to identify local landmarks within the Downtown District and Tillson…
“I wear a lifejacket for my own safety, of course, and most importantly, I wear it for my family and loved ones. Fishing is important, and so is coming back safely.” Captain Stefanie…
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation has leveraged its global supply chain to provide hundreds of thousands of pieces of personal…
HAMPDEN — The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing Emerson Mill Road to traffic at the I-95 bridges as needed to accommodate ongoing construction work on the Hampden Bridge Bundle…
finish the course with keen awareness of how to evaluate practices and equipment for safety
JEFFERSON — Join Midcoast Conservancy, April 17 and 18, for this one-and-a-half day course designed for beginners at Hidden Valley Nature Center, in Jefferson.
Most participants have…
ROCKLAND – On Friday, December 31, 2020, Sierra Dietz of the Grasshopper Shop of Rockland presented a check to United Midcoast Charities for $1,717.84. The gift represented customer donations of $…
Corinna Whitehill started the service while working for Mid-Coast Connector
WARREN—It’s been just over a year that Corinna Whitehill started her personal cab company called Corie’s Rides. It’s a service that has been fundamental to the Midcoast community in the midst of…
Opinionated at any speed
The license-plate holder on the car reads, “Feel Alive”—evidently the latest take on Zoom-Zoom, Mazda’s tagline from its “What Do You Drive?” campaign. Which continues, “At Mazda, we believe if…
ISLESBORO — In a Jan. 8 joint announcement, the chair of the Islesboro Select Board, Gabe Pendleton, and the executive…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending January 2, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 3,900 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 250 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…
ROCKPORT — Kate Swayze, of Phi Builders + Architects, has recently passed her exams to become a certified interior designer.
According to the Council for Interior Design, an interior…
ROCKLAND — Kicking the can down the road, and a kid throwing a wallet into the road with a string attached, acting as a lure that yanks away the wallet each time a grab is attempted. Rockland City…
To see ‘what’s going on’
LINCOLNVILLE — The effort to expand broadband capabilities across Lincolnville is gaining traction, and in the words of Select Board member Mike Ray, that technological landscape is “changing fast…
downtown rockland
ROCKLAND — A proposal to partially demolish the “Sears Building” at 279 Main Street, in Rockland, has been withdrawn permanently.
Maine Sport Outfitters, of Rockport, has purchased the…
Eight grants to be awarded
CAMDEN — Nonprofit organizations in Knox County and Lincolnville can apply for Camden Rotary Club grants from now until February 27.
This year’s grants will focus on organizations that…
TOPSHAM — The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing the right-hand, northbound lane of traffic on I-295 at Exit 31 on Thursday, Jan. 7.
The lane closure will extend for…
public access on trails to be developed
WALDOBORO — On December 23, Midcoast Conservancy accepted a donated conservation easement on 49 acres owned by Jim Doble in Waldoboro. The property is near Clarry Hill Preserve as well as several…
New Ventures Maine is launching an online, on-demand Grow Your Business Online course designed to provide small business owners the tools, skills and mentorship to build a successful digital…
‘I have always been a creative person, and I always feel the need to create’
NORTHPORT — Jason Thurston is a Northport artist, using his drawing skills to draw Midcoast scenery on shells.
The idea to create art on shells came a few years ago when Thurston’s wife,…
STOCKTON SPRINGS — The Stockton Springs Town Office will be closed Monday, January 4 in observance of New Year’s Day and Monday, January 18 in observance of Martin Luther King Day, according to…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Labor is reminding business owners that Maine’s new Earned Paid Leave Law, which ensures employees of businesses with more than 10 employees can earn up to 40…
CASTINE — On Friday, December 18, Maine Maritime Academy received a call from the U.S. Coast Guard requesting assistance for FV Eastern Star, a disabled vessel off of Cape Rosier in Penobscot Bay…
Markham Starr is a photographer/author and Suzanne Starr is a portrait artist
COREA—Markham and Suzanne Starr are two different artists inspired by the same source material—the Maine lobstering way of life. In 2011, Markham published a photography book titled Finest…
AUGUSTA — The U.S. Department of Labor has issued the first of several expected guidance documents that provides overarching implementation information about unemployment insurance (UI) provisions…
service employee minimum wage to be $6.08 per hour
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Labor is reminding business owners that effective January 1 the state minimum wage increases from $12 to $12.15 per hour.
This increase is pursuant to…
ROCKPORT — Atlas Naturopathic Health Center opens January 4, and is now booking in-person and tele-health visits.
AUGUSTA — For the week ending December 26, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 2,700 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 1,800 initial claims filed for federal…
AUGUSTA — Amid an increase in Maine’s COVID-19 positivity rate and a continued high rate of hospitalizations, Governor Janet Mills announced Wednesday she will extend the requirement for certain…
delivering fresh produce, dry goods, books, sanitary items, prepared meals
BELFAST — To meet the expanded needs caused by the Covid-19 pandemic the Game Loft/I Know ME has increased its food program.
For the past 20 years the Game Loft has provided free meals…
The Maine Dept. of Labor has arranged a series of online job fairs for early 2021, where employers in various industries can meet and interview potential workers.
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CAMDEN — Penbay Estate Planning Law Center, located in Camden, has announced the addition of Eric Lyerly to the firm as an associate estate planning attorney.
Lyerly holds a …
shining a light on the good work of these nonprofits
On Saturday, December 26, 2020, Lucky the Duck and West Bay Rotarian Ray Fink presented checks in the amount of $2,003.30 each to representatives of Camden Area Christian Food Pantry, One Less…
AUGUSTA – With President Donald Trump signing bipartisan COVID-19 relief legislation, extending federal unemployment programs Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and Pandemic Emergency…
Opponents plan to appeal Belfast Planning Board approvals, as well
BELFAST — While Belfast City Hall and the privately-held Nordic Aquafarms, Inc., announce the Dec. 22 Belfast Planning Board approval of Nordic’s indoor salmon raising venture, opponents have…
opinionated at any speed
Knowing that Acura is Honda’s upmarket brand, you might expect its re-designed and re-engineered new TLX to be a plush and whisper-quiet “mature” sedan—a Lexus by another name, perhaps. But you’d…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, in a news release, welcomed the finalization of the agreement to eliminate tariffs on live and frozen American lobster, which will help to…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending December 19, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 2,950 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 1,900 initial claims filed for federal…
On Tuesday, United Midcoast Charities and Midcoast Habitat for Humanity received holidays gift from author and State Representative Vicki Doudera when she presented them with checks totaling $2,…
$2.6 million grant boosts Goodwill Northern New England’s Workforce Solutions
Hundreds of people affected by the opioid crisis in Maine are beginning to receive much-needed help through a $2.6 million grant from the United States Department of Labor. Hoping to help more…
seal of approval
ROCKPORT — Reflecting its commitment to quality patient care, the Vascular Lab at Pen Bay Medical Center has earned reaccreditation in the area of superficial venous treatment and management.…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) announced the COVID-19 relief package that passed Congress and was signed into law included $200 million…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Angus King, I-Maine, are applauding the signing into law of their Save Our Seas 2.0 Act. The bipartisan bill, …
Emerging Leaders
Louie Koll has re-joined OUT Maine as a volunteer in OUT Maine’s Emerging Leaders Program.
“I'm so grateful for the work that OUT Maine is doing and am very excited to be a part of it,”…
Dedication to teaching
Daniel Schaeffer, who has been Waldo County Technical Center’s Electrical Trades instructor since 2008, was recently awarded the 2020 CareerSafe Finalist Achievement Award.
CareerSafe,…
Policy and Management Bureau
The New England Fishery Management Council met on December 1-3 via webinar. Much of the current work of the Council is focused on identifying…
