AUGUSTA — Maine’s Drought Task Force met virtually Thursday to discuss the worsening drought conditions across the state.
The Drought Task Force is made up of state, federal and private…
Work
Amid record nationwide unemployment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Janet Mills announced Friday her Administration has dedicated an additional $25 million in CARES Act Coronavirus…
Rockland has received a $30,000 grant from the State of Maine to develop an integrated site plan and for a cluster of city-owned properties that is to balance public and working waterfront uses,…
broadening community participation in STEM, economic development, commercialization, best practices for virtual delivery
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the University of Maine more than $700,000 to host the 27th NSF EPSCoR National Conference in Portland next year.
The national EPSCoR (…
DRESDEN — The Maine Department of Transportation will be replacing the concrete wearing surface on the Lower Bridge in Dresden. This bridge carries Route 128 over the Eastern River.
Work…
FAIRFIELD — Kennebec Valley Community College (KVCC) is offering a free aluminum welding training program to the Maine public, generously funded by the Harold Alfond Foundation. This course will…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending September 26, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,600 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 1,200 initial claims filed for federal…
Building Resilient Supply Chains for Sustainable Seafood; Providing Opportunities for Fishermen, Aquaculturists, Blue Economy
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged Maine’s fishermen and coastal communities in an unprecedented way. Diminished demand for Maine’s seafood has left Maine’s marine economy at risk, according to…
more energy efficient and reliable
SEARSPORT — Carver Memorial Library will be installing a new furnace at the end of October. The oil tank will be replaced at the same time.
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BELFAST — Tractor Supply Co. opened its new Belfast store on Saturday, Sept. 26, with a ribbon cutting ceremony by the Chamber of Commerce and the attendance of the majority of the Belfast City…
a third of the way through fundraising efforts
ROCKLAND — Maine Maritime Academy grad and former merchant marine Jay Sawyer is using his second career as a sculptor to erect an El Faro memorial in Rockland.
The ambitious…
Rachel Glaser is opening a new practice, Hands over Heart Reiki, in the front of the building of High Mountain Hall in the Midcoast Medicine and Wellness Office.
High Mountain Hall is on Mountain…
BELFAST — The staff at Belfast Dental Care, under the supervision of Dr. Allison Piper, conducted a day of free dental care for area Mainers on September 11, 2020.
Dr. Piper, who initiated…
Along the busy corridor of Route One from Waldoboro to Rockland, School House Farm has endured selling fresh local product from an 18th century one room schoolhouse, on 55 acres of great farm…
The Camden Rotary Club recently kicked off a monthly series of presentations designed to help its members learn about state and local economic issues and develop practical steps Rotarians can take…
CAMDEN — The recent sale of a watercolor by Maine artist Eric Hopkins has added $5,850 to the United Midcoast Charities Rapid Response Fund (RRF), which provides stopgap support for local…
Council votes Sept. 30 on changing requirements for groundfish monitoring
After returning home for a hot meal and quick snooze following three days alone at sea, Randy Cushman wakes up at 3:30 a.m. to begin the final steps of his fish and data processing in the sleepy,…
Kerry A. Lavigne, M.D. FAAD has announced the addition of Dr. Kimberly Huerth to the physician staff at Camden Dermatology & Mohs Surgery.
Huerth recently completed her dermatology…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending September 19, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,400 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 1,200 initial claims filed for federal…
Silvio CALABI: OPINIONATED AT ANY SPEED
When you drive a Volvo, no one ever asks, “How fast is it?” or “How much horsepower has this got?”
It isn’t that no one cares; it’s that we care about different things in Volvos. The…
Applicants may choose from three tracks
ROCKPORT — Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) is accepting applications for paid farming apprenticeships at Aldermere Farm and Erickson Fields. Applicants may choose from three tracks: cattle…
Rain delay
Due to expected rain, the contractor has pushed back striping operations by one day. Northbound closures are now planned between 11 p.m. on Wednesday, September 23 and 5 a.m. on Thursday,…
public invited to donate
It is a West Bay Rotary meeting tradition that its members donate money to local charities and nonprofit organizations by putting money into Rotary buckets on the table. Because they are meeting…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Monday her Administration will launch a second phase of the Maine Economic Recovery Grant Program beginning Wednesday, September 23.
Phase 2 will…
Rockport Garden Club has submitted the following statement:
The Rockport Garden Club has cancelled its Holly Berry Fair, originally scheduled for Saturday, December 5, 2020, in…
Belast Maskers is one of 20 community theaters across Maine by an anonymous Maine Community Foundation donor. The funds will provide $200,000 in general support grants to help sustain the theaters…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Labor announced Monday that effective January 1, 2021, the state minimum wage will increase from $12 to $12.15 per hour, based on data recently made available by…
‘Candidates need have only an interest in conservation’
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District, whose mission is to provide assistance to the community in conservation of land and water resources, has one opening on its five-member Board…
ROCKLAND — Mid-Coast Recovery Coalition, in Rockland, is one of four Maine communities that will receive a total of $200,000 for upgrades through the USDA Rural Development’s Community Facilities…
ROCKLAND — The Grasshopper Shop of Rockland will celebrate its 45th anniversary Friday, Sept. 18 - Sunday, Sept. 20 with a storewide sale and fundraiser for Area Interfaith Outreach (AIO).
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‘bringing our embroidery work in-house to improve quality and turn-around times for our clients’
ROCKPORT — Adventure Advertising purchased Crowning Touch Embroidery on September 3, 2020 and moved the equipment and inventory to their location at 29 Commercial Street in Rockport.
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Drought declaration enacted in Aroostook County
AUGUSTA — Maine’s Drought Task Force met virtually Thursday to discuss the worsening drought conditions across the state.
Since the Task Force met two weeks ago, more than 56% of the State…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills signed an executive order Thursday reinstating weekly work search activity requirements for all unemployment claimants in order to retain eligibility to receive…
ROCKPORT — Kerry A. Lavigne, M.D. FAAD announces the addition of Dr. Kimberly Huerth to the physician staff at Camden Dermatology & Mohs Surgery (CDMS).
Dr. Huerth recently completed…
ELLSWORTH and BLUE HILL —On October 22, the Northern Light Blue Hill and Maine Coast Hospital Common Board will welcome three new trustees.
Michael Hockenbury, Tyler Smith, and Jake Tyler…
expanding the donor base and launching a significant capital campaign
CAMDEN — The LifeFlight Foundation has selected Maine native Kate O’Halloran to serve as its new executive director. Thomas Judge, founder of LifeFlight of Maine and the LifeFlight Foundation, has…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending September 12, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,400 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 1,000 initial claims filed for federal…
Silvio CALABI: OPINIONATED AT ANY SPEED
This is Mercedes-Benz’s newest and most spectacular SUV—a full-size luxury war wagon with a 603-horsepower chip on its tailored shoulder and a toothy, Killjoy-the-clown grille that will alarm…
The Maine Community Foundation recently awarded thirteen grants totaling $112,807 through its Belvedere Traditional Handcrafts Fund. The fund’s goal is to support projects and organizations that…
ROCKLAND — The Island Institute recently promoted several program staff to leadership positions within the community development organization.
Kendra Jo Grindle was recently promoted to…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three grants from the Economic Development Association have been awarded for Maine’s small business innovation, totaling $1,412,525.
The grants, per a news release, will…
ROCKLAND — The November 3 election ballot for Rockland residents will include a question regarding a possible minimum wage increase for businesses with 25 or more employees. Pending voter approval…
ROCKLAND – Rockland City Council has approved a zone change ordinance for a parcel of land off of Old County Road, effectively removing one big obstacle to a builder of elder care facilities as it…
iX2020: connecting the corners of Maine; raises $300,000
LifeFlight has submitted the following:
In its eighth season, LifeFlight’s annual fundraising event, the Islesboro Crossing, tried a whole new approach. With the pandemic…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine farmers have been awarded a total of $25,159,777 to date to help offset the financial harm they have experienced due to COVID-19, according to a news release.
The…
September 15 to September 25
SOUTH PORTLAND — The Maine Department of Transportation will be doing paving work and making safety improvements along Maine Mall Road in South Portland.
The project area affects the…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Labor has adopted the final rules for Maine’s groundbreaking Earned Paid Leave Law, which ensures employees of businesses with more than 10 employees can earn up…
‘Accessorize!’
Dusk settles early in late September and so Walk Around Wiscasset invites strollers to help light up the Village. “You be the Light” is the evening’s theme with participants carrying – or wearing…
PORTLAND — The Maine Department of Transportation will be performing bridge maintenance work on the southbound side of I-295 in Portland. This project involves the bridges that carry the…
BELFAST — Registration is now open for an in-person project management course, Practical Project Management, offered October 2, 9 and 16, through the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. …
