ROCKPORT — The Rockport Library Foundation (RLF) is entering the final weeks of its “The Last Mile Challenge,” a 1:1 donation match toward reaching its fundraising goal of $225,000 for furniture…
Work
Piscataqua River Bridge
KITTERY — Work on the Piscataqua River (I-95) Bridge will result in significant lane closures and traffic shifts this week to accommodate median work. This median work is expected to continue…
PORTLAND — After 20 years leading state and national campaigns for safe food, safe drinking water, and toxic-free products, the Portland-based organization, Environmental Health Strategy…
‘we need far more trained workers to fill good quality jobs in our state.’
CAMDEN — The Camden Rotary Club focused this past week on ways to open up better job opportunities for Mainers, particularly those in the Midcoast.
Guest speaker Dr. Jason Judd, executive…
more and more animals being surrendered to the shelter every day
CAMDEN — With a shelter full of animals and three fundraising events cancelled this year due to COVID-19, this has been an especially challenging year for PAWS Animal Adoption Center, according to…
candy canes, streamers, wreath displays, carols, ice carving, tree lighting
WISCASSET — The Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest tradition continues in 2020. Visitors can expect a delightful shopping experience with added seasonal activities to bolster Christmas cheer, according…
PORT CLYDE — Herring Gut Learning Center promotes Sally Crusan to Coordinator of Development and Marketing. Crusan has been part of Herring Gut’s staff since May 2019 as executive…
Boots-2-Bushels: Boot Camp for Market Gardeners and Farmers
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer training in small-scale farming for market sales to military veterans and family members, and farmers with disabilities, starting in January.…
‘Down East will always be here, a part of our community and we of it’
ROCKPORT — Bob Fernald, president of Down East Enterprise, Inc…
‘This isn’t my barbershop, it belongs to the people of our community’
ROCKLAND — The soon to be launched Dark Harbor Barber Company bears a name designed to intrigue the Midcoast community, according to its owner Sam Weldon.
The name behind the new…
one fuel voucher OR one electricity disconnection per season
ROCKLAND — The colder temperatures are approaching and volunteers at AIO Food and Energy Assistance have begun making appointments with clients to discuss fuel and energy needs for the 2020-2021…
Toni Goodridge of Lincolnville and John Fromer of Appleton have been elected to the Board of Trustees at Merryspring Nature Center.
Goodridge currently serves as managing director of…
ROCKLAND — Do you need help signing up for health insurance? The Knox Clinic is now a designated organization for the ACA Insurance Marketplace. The Clinic’s Certified Assister, Lisa Mele, is…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending November 7, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 2,300 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 300 initial claims filed for federal…
A visionary for Rockland.
The City of Rockland is on its way to renaming one of its essential infrastructure facilities for the director who heads it – a man who, according to City…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins welcomed the news Wednesday the European Parliament’s trade committee voted 40-2 in support of an agreement to eliminate tariffs on live and frozen…
ROCKLAND – Another month. Another 180 days. More discussion.
Rockland City Council is taking steps to slow down a partial building demolition being proposed on Main Street after the owner…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine lobstermen have been awarded a total of $36,284,110.12 to date to help offset the financial harm they have experienced due to China’s retaliatory tariffs, according to a…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine farmers have been awarded a total of $48,890,321 to date to help offset the financial harm they have experienced due to COVID-19, according to a news release.
The…
one of the oldest surviving Friendship Sloops designed by Wilbur Morse
ROCKLAND — The Friendship Sloop Blackjack, owned and restored by the Sail, Power, and Steam Museum of Rockland, was recently listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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The New England Real Estate Company said Nov. 4 that Sandy Cox, of Camden, is its newest member of its senior management team and Designated Broker for the state of Maine.
A lifelong…
opinionated at any speed
Sheer presence on the road is worth something, certainly—status expressed in acres of gleaming sheet metal set off by polished accents of metal and glass. Although the new Genesis G90 is a couple…
Trail steward volunteers are needed to help the Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition maintain the Little River Community Trail.
A trail steward will inspect a portion of the trail on a weekly (…
Maine Department of Labor
WorkShare is an unemployment option through Maine Department of Labor that helps businesses retain their workforce during a temporary slowdown in work.
The program allows employers to…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending October 31, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,700 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 470 initial claims filed for federal…
the outcome remains the same — safe, emergency shelter during the cold winter months
Community Emergency Shelter Committee has submitted the following:
ROCKLAND — The Community Emergency Shelter Committee is grateful for the overwhelming community support and now…
Mainers Feeding Mainers
On October 19, Knox County Gleaners, Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) staff and volunteers loaded over 1,000 lbs. of winter squash into AIO Food and Energy Assistance’s new root cellar in…
ROCKLAND — The U.S. Coast Guard employed one of its aircraft today, Oct. 30, flying over the Rockland Breakwater, in search of a possible person in the water. By early afternoon, however, the…
ROCKLAND — At the November 3 Rockland Planning Board meeting, board members will hear proposals for two organizations related to health and wellness that are seeking new locations for their…
AUGUSTA — Maine's Drought Task Force met virtually Thursday to discuss the drought conditions across the state.
Since the Task Force met two weeks ago, conditions have improved across much…
parks, public lands, walking trails, water access
The Owls Head Conservation Commission announces the availability of a web page which describes the mission, membership, and activities of the Commission.
The web page includes…
Update Nov. 3: Maine State Lottery spokesman Angie Helton confirmed Tuesday morning, “the winner did claim the ticket,” but no name or other information has been released. Due to a five-day wait…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine farmers have been awarded a total of $40,588,764 to date to help offset the financial harm they have experienced due to COVID-19, according to a news release.
The…
Extended Benefit Program likely to end mid-November
AUGUSTA — For the week ending October 24, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,500 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 700 initial claims filed for federal…
impaired lake, out-of-date management plan
The Waldo County Soil and Water Conservation District has been awarded $45,508 in USEPA Clean Water Act Section 604(b) grant funds to create an updated Watershed-Based Management Plan (WBMP) for…
Learning new skills, bringing ideas to life
SEARSPORT — The Searsport District Middle and High School makerspace, the STEAM Lab, has been awarded a $20,000 Innovation Grant from technology and energy infrastructure company Siemens.
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Allege the Corps and CMP coordinated behind closed doors, away from public scrutiny
The Appalachian Mountain Club, Natural Resources Council of Maine and Sierra Club Maine are challenging the Army Corps for, “failure…
ROCKLAND — A commercial property owner in Rockland proposing to partially demolish a building in order to create a parking lot will return before the Planning Board, Tuesday, Nov. 3.
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AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) seeks the public’s help in locating ash trees sold at Lowe’s stores in Maine during spring and summer 2020,…
pandemic emphasizes inequities between areas with and without high-quality internet service
CAMDEN — Continuing education, workforce housing, and high-speed internet access emerged as potential drivers of improved work opportunities during a recent presentation to Camden Rotary Club by…
CAMDEN — Big ideas are flowing from developers and community members for the former Apollo Tannery site, and now Tannery Park, on Washington Street, in Camden. The deadline for proposals was Oct.…
HAMPDEN — As part of the ongoing work on the Hampden Bridge Bundle Project, the Maine Department of Transportation will be shifting northbound traffic on I-95 to a temporary diversion road on…
In 1937, famed yacht designer Clinton Crane built a fast 12-meter still being talked about today. He designed the Gleam, the first 12-meter to charter Newport, Rhode Island. Crane built…
‘We have so much gratitude for our community’
NORTHPORT — Though the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect small business across the state, one Waldo County business opened up a new space for its business this month and celebrated with a…
opinionated at any speedted at any speed
Let’s imagine that Honda has a minivan-design team of young parents who meet (or used to, anyway) in a well-lit, pastel-hued room where the electrical outlets are plugged and the floor is littered…
Press release
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced Friday that the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay is set to receive a total of $878,514 to conduct research on a new…
closing was not an option: ‘The Only Doughnut is a Belfast icon’
BELFAST — A little more than a year ago, PenBayPilot.com introduced our readership to …
I KNOW ME
BELFAST — Youth from the Game Loft’s sister program, I Know ME, have launched a “Campaign for Civic Engagement” this election season. Kids from the program are creating “I voted!” pins available…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending October 17, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,300 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 500 initial claims filed for federal…
Searsport, Vinalhaven, and St. George are among 13 communities across Maine to be awarded Community Broadband grants through the Maine Community Foundation. A total of $117,793 in grant money was…
