AUGUSTA – Monday night, the Maine Department of Labor distributed a one-time $600 emergency relief payment to about 40,000 Maine people unemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a news…
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NORTHPORT — The next time your child or grandchild asks you for sports apparel, it might not be of their favorite sports team. Rather, the apparel might be coming from the online clothing store,…
WATERVILLE — The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing the northbound I-95 on-ramp at Exit 130, in Waterville, on Tuesday, Dec. 22, between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
This ramp brings…
Hampden Bridge Bundle Project
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…
nearly 700 raffle tickets sold
West Bay Rotary raised more than $6,000 in about a month to benefit the Camden Area Christian Food Pantry, One Less Worry, and the Shields Mission Project.
The club encouraged their…
In business
NORTHPORT — Hana Thurston has been baking cakes for the last eight years, and formally launched her Hana Cakes business two or three years ago after always wanting to launch a cake business. …
Sock pile grows to dwarf store’s owner as annual drive wraps up
BELFAST — As Christmas draws closer, shoppers searching for last-minute holiday treats and treasures will see a curious sight in the window of Belfast’s…
‘Without electricity, we can’t ensure the safety of our food supply, use our computers, or work in an unheated office.’
CAMDEN — The Camden Rotary Club’s COVID emergency task force has awarded $5,000 to Knox County Homeless Coalition to help the organization safeguard food supplies for a growing number of homeless…
Grants of up to $10,000 from Maine Community Foundation’s Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Fund are available to nonprofit programs or organizations that are led by, and serve, people of…
Carver Memorial Library outlines its color-coded service plan for the pandemic
Carver Memorial Library in Searsport has developed a color-coded service level plan for the pandemic…
Knox County received a drought declaration
AUGUSTA — Maine’s Drought Task Force met virtually Thursday to discuss the drought conditions across the state. Since the Task Force met a month ago, drought conditions have significantly improved…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending December 12, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 3,100 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 900 initial claims filed for federal…
lack of up-to-date data hindering efforts to eliminate inequalities
Black Mainers are less likely to own a business than white residents, and those who do report earning substantially less money than white peers, according to publicly available data.
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Opinionated at any speed
At 159.1 inches long—just 131/4 feet—this subcompact Hyundai crossover is nearly a foot shorter than a Mini Countryman.
The Venue is the smallest ute I’ve ever driven…
Grocery Voucher and Small Business Grant Program open for Third Round of Applications Today
On Dec. 16, the City of Belfast began accepting applications for the third round of the Belfast Keep the Faith Fund: Grocery Voucher and Small Business Grant Program following approval of the City…
The Kennebec Valley Council of Governments (KVCOG) has announced that Charles Tetelman and Jeff Sneddon have joined the team.
“KVCOG is excited to have Charles and Jeff join the team,”…
AUGUSTA — Sen. Chip Curry, D-Belfast, has been appointed to serve as Senate chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business (IDEA) for the 130th…
ROCKLAND – Rockland City Council has extended the City’s retire/rehire policy for all employees, but one in particular.
Rockland Police Chief Chris Young is scheduled to retire in January…
‘How do we communicate this better so that the community understands what we are talking about?’
ROCKLAND — In response to the various interpretations by residents of a December agenda item, the Rockland City Council has postponed readdressing a proposed Accessory Apartment amendment until…
watch video of small private ribbon cutting ceremonies
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) is celebrating the opening of a new 42,000-square-foot Health Center on its Rockport campus – and the opportunity it presents to expand and improve access…
CAMDEN — Daulton Wickenden, a personal insurance account executive at Allen Insurance and Financial, has graduated from the Safeco Producer Development program.
The Safeco program supports…
$17,000 remain toward the $157,000 goal
WALDOBORO — In 2018, The Waldo Board of Directors launched a three-phase capital campaign to save the historic movie house that stands at the center of the town of Waldoboro and was built during…
Blueberry Moose a small retail shop at Watts Building, Thomaston
THOMASTON—Like so many enterprising crafter/artists before her, Jo Ann Hoppe, an artist and entrepreneur from South Thomaston, has made a career from her hobbies. Refusing to let a pandemic…
eight million metric tons of mismanaged plastic waste from land enters oceans each year
U.S. Senators Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Angus King, I-Maine, applauded the passage of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act by the U.S. Senate. The bipartisan bill, …
AUGUSTA – The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's (DACF) Bureaus of Agriculture and Forestry are continuing to increase access to mental health resources for farming and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine farmers have been awarded a total of $50,329,634 to date to help offset the financial harm they have experienced due to COVID-19, according to a news release.
The…
supporting the musical instrument lending library
SEARSPORT — Carver Memorial Library is auctioning a very special guitar donated by James Hyland, of the Makers Guild of Maine, according to the Library, in a news release.
The guitar is a…
aiming to better meet the needs of the community
ROCKPORT — Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) has launched a short online survey to collect feedback from visitors of Erickson Fields Preserve, in Rockport. Located at 164 West Street (less than a…
SEARSPORT — Louise Seekins possesses enthusiasm for sewing — expected when one has been sewing for more than five decades — and uses her affinity for the craft to spread cheer and love to her…
In a move that capitalizes on collective forestry knowledge and a commitment to smarter, sustainable use of natural resources, Finland and the states of Maine and Michigan are elevating a…
ROCKLAND — Anne Wunderli, Charly Haversat and Nina Durgin have joined the Board of Directors of AIO Food and Energy Assistance.
“As AIO expands its client services in the community, our…
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) welcomes Karl Santiago, MD, as it continues to expand its pediatric practice to meet the growing demand for pediatric care in the Midcoast region.
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AUGUSTA - For the week ending December 5, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 3,000 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 1,200 initial claims filed for federal…
ROCKPORT — Members of Rockport’s Zoning Board of Appeals voted Dec. 9 to continue in two weeks its review of an appeal brought against municipal approval of a new downtown hotel, rather than…
VINALHAVEN — When Vinalhaven’s An Hanna was searching for collars for the sight hounds she raises, she looked for the best, highest quality collar possible that looked good and would keep the dogs…
The Maine Department of Labor continues its careful review of all claims as it investigates unemployment imposter fraud.
During the week ending December 5, the Department cancelled 518…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills and Commissioner of Labor Laura Fortman announced Wednesday the State will provide certain individuals who are unemployed due to COVID-19 with a one-time direct…
THOMASTON — Lyman-Morse Boatbuilders, in Thomaston, launched in October a Hood 57, designed by CW Hood Yachts and Stephens Waring Yacht Design.
“Lyman-Morse has been working with the Hood…
SEARSPORT — Upstream Watch members and supporters are meeting at Sears Island in Searsport, Thursday, December 10, at 12:30 p.m., to assist in cleaning up plastic. The waste spill occurred from a…
‘Every time you walk by a piece of my furniture you will think of the ocean’
FRIENDSHIP — Duff Powell, a resident of Friendship, has been an artist and craftsman his entire life, and is sharing his creations made from driftwood found on Maine’s islands and coastlines…
United Midcoast Charities (UMC) has earned a 2020 platinum seal of transparency from GuideStar, a leading source of information about nonprofit organizations.
Having received gold seals in…
Small and micro business owners around the United States are struggling to stay afloat and find a sense of normalcy amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
From restaurateurs to artists, and…
Dec. 22, 6:30 p.m.
ROCKPORT — On Dec. 9, the Rockport Zoning Board of Appeals will continue its consideration of citizen objections to the approval that the town’s Planning Board gave last spring for the…
putting patients first everyday
BLUE HILL — Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital was named a Top Rural Hospital nationally by The Leapfrog Group.…
Sharing best practices with each other
The Leapfrog Group has named four MaineHealth hospitals – LincolnHealth, Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC), Waldo County General Hospital (WCGH) and Stephens Memorial Hospital – as Top Rural Hospitals…
Maine Center for Disease Control Director Dr. Nirav Shah announced Dec. 7 the CDC has launched an investigation into East Boothbay shipyard Washburn & Doughty for a COVID-19 outbreak.
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‘The best part of online sales is the reach to people who may otherwise not come across my work in person’
ROCKLAND — During fishing season, Rockland’s John Coppola can be found on waters from Casco Bay to Penobscot Bay chartering fishing trips for striped bass, bluefish and bluefin tunas.
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CarQuest Belfast, a division of Quirk Auto Group, will relocate from its current Belfast location at 105 High Street to Reny’s Plaza, Suite 1D, Belmont Avenue, Belfast, December 14.
“To…
Opinionated at any speed
“G” in Mercedes-speak is for geländewagen, which means “off-road vehicle” in German. At 41 years of age, the original G-Class is the second-oldest model in M-B’s lineup—a boxy, body-on-frame ex-…
focused attention on group working to stimulate state’s economy; raised money to help businesses, families weather COVID-19
During the height of the protests over the police killing of George Floyd in May, Rose Barboza felt conflicted. She wanted to join the demonstrations but had a four-year-old at her Saco home and…
