WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine farmers have been awarded a total of $19,704,833 to date to help offset the financial harm they have experienced due to COVID-19, according to a news release.
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AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Marine Resources has issued a Notice of Public Comment regarding the City of Rockland Dredge of the Fish Pier off Commercial Street in Rockland.
Pursuant…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With millions of Americans now receiving taxable unemployment compensation, many of them for the first time, the Internal Revenue Service is reminding people receiving…
September town meeting warrant article proposes municipal land lease
THOMASTON — Like his father before him, Michael Hall, president of Hall Funeral Home and Midcoast Crematory, Inc., knows how families want to prepare their loved ones for burial, and how much…
Maine’s financial stability depends on further federal action
A committee of Maine economic experts and industry representatives this month outlined a $1.1 billion plan to steady the state economy in July.
The plan from the …
ROCKLAND — In July, a property assessor, KRT, distributed its findings from a recent assessment of property valuations in Rockland. The results sent residents into a frenzy, with many in the South…
former teacher at American Embassy School, India
ISLESBORO — Islesboro Central School has hired a new K-5 school counselor.
Karin Lockwood and her family have recently relocated to Midcoast Maine from New Delhi, India, where she worked…
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The new Jeep Wrangler may be “little” next to an SUV, but it is still an outsize vehicle. Modernizing it with seat heaters, LEDs and a Web-linked computer is putting lipstick on a pig. A rutted…
UNION — Organizers of the Third Annual Union Fair Gigantic Yard Sale are accepting vendor reservations for the Sale, which will be held on Saturday, Sept. 12, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine…
AUGUSTA — The Office of Marijuana Policy, a part of the Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, unveiled plans Friday for the issuance of Maine’s first active licenses for adult…
veteran and military historian for most of his life
THOMASTON — On August 9, at the Department of Maine Headquarters in Winslow George Robinson, Jr., Williams-Brazier Post 37, Thomaston, was appointed as the American Legion’s Department of Maine…
previous work with Microsoft, NASA research scientists
ISLESBORO — Peggy Shea has joined Islesboro Central School as its new Technology Integrator and Teacher.
Shea holds a Masters in English from the University of New Hampshire. Prior to…
Warren Congregational church donates parsonage, barn for reuse; Green Beret steps up
WARREN — Robin Milliken and Pat Weaver are salt of the earth Maine women — smart, with with a lot of common sense, and humor. Together, their laughter shakes the steeple at the…
BELFAST — Belfast Area High School students Tommy Littlefield and Jonah Lovejoy joined veteran ROV pilot student Sawyer Carson and Marine Studies instructors Dave Thomas and Chip Lagerbom aboard…
The University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) Education Program has received State Board of Education approval for minors and certificates of study that will streamline the license certification…
Teen Center to move to the Bus Barn, owned by SAD 28
CAMDEN – The Teen Center, at 10 Knowlton Street, is changing hands again. According to an Aug. 13 announcement, the Penobscot Bay YMCA is selling the property to one of its current tenants, …
AUGUSTA —For the week ending August 8, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,500 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 280 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…
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ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines Target: Stroke Honor Roll Silver Plus Quality Achievement…
THOMASTON — Do you have questions about the new crematory proposed to be built in Thomaston?
Hall’s of Thomaston is inviting residents to attend one of their informational meetings…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following a push by Maine’s Congressional Delegation and Governor Janet Mills, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Wednesday producers of maple sap used to make…
‘Education is in his DNA’
ISLESBORO — TJ Reap has joined Islesboro Central School as the K-12 Health/Physical Education teacher.
Born and raised in the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania, Reap is the son of a math…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Labor has announced the State has partnered with Coursera, a leading online learning platform, in its Coursera Workforce Recovery Initiative.
This…
Ocean State Job Lot, which has a location in Rockland and Belfast, is distributing more than $1.5 million worth of PPE to police and fire departments in the 142 communities where Ocean State Job…
Applications due by 5 p.m., Sunday, August 23
United Midcoast Charities has convened a Local Board and applications are now open for Federal Emergency Food and Shelter (EFSP) funding. Knox County was awarded $29,912 through the current EFSP…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine farmers have been awarded a total of $14,062,098 to date to help offset the financial harm they have experienced due to COVID-19, according to a news release.
The…
bottle drive, book sale table, continuation of curbside pickup
The Mildred Stevens Williams Memorial Library-Appleton Library has submitted the following:
Appleton Library, located at 2916 Sennebec Road, is now open on Saturdays from 10 a.m.…
Engages engaged Rep. Genevieve McDonald as fisheries liaison
Private companies are working with the University of Maine to engineer and erect a demonstration offshore wind power platform two miles south of Monhegan Island in the Gulf of Maine. Proponents of…
helping Maine people access and connect to the outdoors
The Maine Community Foundation has launched the Conservation for All and the Maine Land Protection grant programs to support organizations and projects in Maine dedicated to helping Maine people…
community members invited to share stories, images, other items
BELFAST — The Belfast Free Library has begun a new digital archives project, called the “Belfast Free Library COVID-19 Community Archives.”
In an effort to document and preserve stories of…
AUGUSTA — The Department of Labor is reinstating the work search requirement on Aug. 9 for some individuals receiving unemployment benefits, according to a news release.
The reinstatement…
WASHINGTON D.C. — Those mysterious seeds from China have been in the headlines, but the Federal Trade Commission is also hearing about other stuff that people are receiving that looks connected to…
$68,000 to raise by December 31, 2020 to reach $700K goal
WALDOBORO — An anonymous donor has offered the Waldo Theatre a challenge grant to help complete the third phase of the theatre’s renovations and to reopen The Waldo’s doors to the…
AUGUSTA — Maine's Drought Task Force convened Thursday by virtual meeting, as drought conditions continue across the state for a sixth week.
The Task Force met two weeks ago and since then…
Newly enacted federal law clarifies billing for direct reimbursable employers
AUGUSTA — For the week ending August 1, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,600 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 470 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…
new 73-acre woodland addition now allows for nearly 200 acres of woodland habitat
Georges River Land Trust submitted the following:
Protecting frontage along the Dead River, headwater stream of the St. George River and the woodlands that buffer it, has been a…
revisit one of Camden’s hidden treasures
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library encourages the community to revisit one of Camden’s hidden treasures, the newly restored Fauns Garden double staircase. Made possible by a $12,000 grant from the…
AUGUSTA — During August, the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and the United States Department of Agriculture are asking the public to take a couple of minutes to check…
Rockland to consider Basic Income Program and Senior Citizen Property Tax Deferral Program
ROCKLAND — Maine citizens who have been affected by COVID-19 and are having trouble paying rent can apply for rent assistance of up to $1,000 per month for three months through a…
AUGUSTA — Starting today, Aug. 4, recipients of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), whose income documentation was not automatically matched to their claim, can upload their tax documents…
unique qualifications and skills
Mark Vannoy has been named vice president of Maine Water.
Vannoy has served as Maine Water’s director of Administrative Services since October 2019. Prior to joining Maine Water, he served…
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One of the pleasant “little things” in the Subaru Outback is the switch for the e-brake, which is near the shift lever on the console.
E-brake means emergency brake or electronic brake. To…
CAMDEN — West Bay Rotarians spent a very hot Saturday morning, Aug. 1, doing a little yard work at PAWS Animal Adoption Center. They raked and cleared and even installed wooden walkways for the…
“The role of community health workers is critically important.”
Rotary International’s long-standing partnership with the Gates Foundation in the worldwide effort to end polio is well known. But today, Rotarian…
HARPSWELL — The Maine Department of Marine Resources continues to urge caution for people recreating in and around coastal waters, in light of new shark sightings.
“Two unconfirmed shark…
keeping older community members socially connected
For the 2020 grant cycle and in light of COVID-19, MaineCF’s Maine Charity Foundation Fund will support community-based transportation programs, including changes in response to the pandemic, and…
Researchers have advanced a new way to see into the ocean’s depths, establishing an approach to detect algae and measure key properties using light. A paper published in …
AUGUSTA – On July 29, the Revenue Forecasting Committee projected that State General Fund revenues will decrease by $524 million in Fiscal Year 2021, $434 million in Fiscal…
Popham, ankle-deep only; Reid State park, waist-deep only
Beaches in Maine owned by the state are limiting immersion in the water for safety’s sake. In response to the…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending July 25, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 2,000 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 600 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…
