CAMDEN — First National Bank recently donated $5,000 to the PAWS Animal Adoption Center towards their PAWS Cares program.
PAWS Animal Adoption Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated…
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PAWS Cares Community Clinics: meeting the needs of the community
PORTLAND — Business to business panel discussions, hands on workshops, and information on market trends are some of the sessions offered for value-added food and beverage producers attending the…
Some Quarry Hill residents unhappy with the idea
Quarry Hill, the Camden retirement community, sustained $4.4 million in operating losses over the past five years, while the Knox Center, in Rockland, lost $5.3 million over the same period,…
How a side job became a full-time vocation for this fiber artist
ROCKLAND—We first encountered Rachel Jones at a beer-drinking knitting group called “Unraveled” several years ago in a story, …
Pre-order deadline is April 20
ROCKPORT — Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District (KLSWCD) is once again sponsoring an annual trout stocking sale for the home or farm pond. KLSWCD offers two sizes, 5-6” rainbow…
CAMDEN — Sarah Ruef-Lindquist, JD, CTFA will be serving as president of the Maine Planned Giving Council in 2020.
A financial advisor and wealth manager at Allen Financial in Camden, Ruef-…
Free program helps aspiring aquaculturists launch shellfish or seaweed businesses
ROCKLAND — Have you ever thought about gaining a new source of income by growing mussels, oysters, or seaweed? Island Institute is now accepting applications for its 2020 Aquaculture Business…
ROCKLAND — In a 3 - 0 vote, with one abstention, an application to construct a cell tower on Camden Street in Rockland was denied by the Rockland Planning Board, Tuesday, Feb. 18. The applicant’s…
NORTH TWIN LAKE — A father and daughter from Manchester, Connecticut, were treated for mild hypothermia after their snowmobiles broke through ice Monday, Feb. 17.
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Snow Bowl closing early
MIDCOAST — Central Maine Power will be shutting down power starting sometime between 3 and 4 p.m., this afternoon to repair a broken transmission pole along the line that feeds the Camden…
gaining exposure to innovative Maine companies and building strong networks
ORONO — The University of Maine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation seeks Maine students and Maine companies to participate in the 2020 Innovate for Maine Fellows internship program.
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March deadline, new Community Grant Reader role
CAMDEN — United Midcoast Charities has announced its 2020 grant application cycle, which includes a number of updates from past years.
UMC’s competitive grant process is open to 501(c)(3)…
‘Maine Ocean School is both educating and inspiring our students’
AUGUSTA — Senator Erin Herbig, D-Belfast, introduced a bill Wednesday, Feb. 12, to support Maine Ocean School in Searsport, a magnet public high school that focuses on marine science, technology,…
2 Anonymous Donors to match March donations
ROCKPORT — Thanks to two anonymous donors, all donations to the Knox County Homeless Coalition will be matched dollar for dollar up to $25,000 through the end of March. These matching donations…
ROCKLAND — Newly elected Rockland City Council member Nate Davis is on a mission to generate robust conversation within the confines of formal Rockland City Council meetings. Though workshops and…
Sherree L. Craig, CEBS, Senior Account Executive in the Benefits Division at Allen Insurance and Financial, is now a licensed insurance consultant in Maine. …
Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce
ROCKPORT — Registration is now open for exhibitor booths at the 27th Annual Business and Community Expo, presented by the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce. The Expo will be held on …
ROCKLAND — This year’s grand marshal for the Big Parade during the 2020 Maine Lobster Festival will be Virginia Oliver, aka The Lobster Lady.
Virginia Oliver is a Rockland native…
THOMASTON — The Pope Memorial Humane Society announce that P.J. Walter and Melody Wolfertz have been elected to its Board of Directors.
“We are excited to have P.J. and Melody join our…
The Department of Marine Resources' lottery for the right to apply for an elver license will conclude at 4:30 p.m., February 21.
Lottery winners will have the chance to apply for a…
Marshall Wharf, along with Three Tides bar, will be open for business by spring
BELFAST—The sound of construction can be heard in and around the two buildings that comprise Marshall Wharf Brewing and Three Tides these days. It’s business as usual for builder Daniel Waldron,…
650 pie-eaters, More than 50 varieties of pies, estimated 15,000 pieces consumed
ROCKLAND — On Feb 4, 2020, innkeepers, restaurant owners, volunteers, and business members who participated in the 16th Annual Pies on Parade Pie Weekend presented a check to the Area Interfaith…
Colburn Shoe Company in Belfast offers a year-round donation of shoes for those in need
BELFAST—Every year, Colburn Shoe Store, on Main Street in Belfast, has a February sale on shoes. This year, owner Colby Horne, a fifth generation owner of the oldest shoe store in America, had a…
Rockport Marine celebrates the little potato
ROCKPORT – One thing we enjoy in the Midcoast is a good festival and we certainly have our share. One of the lesser-known festivals, now in its third year, is the Tater Tot Festival that takes…
ROCKLAND — As the City of Rockland votes next Monday to circulate bid invitations for its streetlight conversion, an unexpected project cost recently surfaced.
In preparation for the full…
MIDCOAST — The Maine Lobster Festival recently presented $500 to local youth basketball organization MidCoast Elite and $2,500 to Simonton Corner Community Association.
MidCoast…
WARREN—University of New England college student William Cox, 19, has found a novel way to offset the cost of his college books and materials. He’s offering custom hand-drawn portraits to the…
Re/Max Jaret & Cohn has announced business leadership changes to begin the new year.
In 1981, Ellis Cohn and Joe Jaret built their Maine real estate company on a foundation consisting…
What goes around, comes around.
From about 1982 to 1993, Lincoln County Publishing Company (LCPC) in Newcastle printed the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper, along with The Lincoln…
foundations, lasting impact, intervention strategies for domestic abuse
BELFAST — The University of Maine Hutchinson Center, in partnership with New Hope for Women of Rockland, will offer a professional development program, Intimate Partner Violence, March 12 -13, at…
enriching the lives of those living here
BELFAST — A new nonprofit store filled with antiques and vintage collectibles opened over the summer to provide financial support to the students and teachers of Regional School Unit 71, the…
connect rural areas that currently have insufficient broadband service
MAINE — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin taking applications for the second round of $550 million in ReConnect Program loan and grant funding. These funds will enable the…
Maine Department of Environmental Protection
AUGUSTA — Appleton, Brooks, Prospect, and Union have been awarded Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) grants.
Maine voters approved a bond package in November 2017 that…
make a bottle of syrup from start to finish
ROCKPORT — Cabin fever setting in? Looking for a sweet pick-me-up? During the month of March, Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) invites all ages to try out making maple syrup from scratch (i.e.…
BELFAST — Dorothy Havey has joined Waldo Community Action Partners (WCAP) as their new resource developer. This is part of a long-range plan to grow and strengthen the organization, which will be…
improving connectivity for first responders, rural business, students, telehealth
MONHEGAN — Monhegan Plantation will use a $626,298 ReConnect Program grant to connect the entire island community in Lincoln County, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in a…
Maine Public Utilities Commission
Completing its examination into Central Maine Power’s high billing and metering issues from late 2017 to date, Maine Public Utilities Commission on Jan. 30 found no…
Effective Feb. 2, parts of Penobscot Bay are closed to scalloping, as the state attempts to protect the scallop broodstock.
“The Commissioner adopts this emergency rulemaking to establish…
Empowering the voters of tomorrow
MIDCOAST — The Midcoast Chapter of League of Women Voters is carrying out voter registration work locally to help high school and college students register to vote for the first time. League…
Facts About Internet Fiber
There is no question that Internet access is playing a larger role in our lives every day, and that its positive impacts will continue to grow. At times we seem bombarded with terms not clearly…
CAMDEN — United Midcoast Charities (UMC) elected two new members to its board of directors at the organization’s Annual Meeting in December. They are Rockport resident Frank Hackett and Mary…
Agriculture Education
MAINE — Graduating seniors from Maine high schools who are National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Organization members and interested in pursuing a career in farming, agriculture, or natural…
ROCKLAND — A Rockland Planning Board meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 4, to continue review of a proposed cell tower on Camden Street has been postponed until further notice while the City…
BELFAST— Belfast just got a new co-working space.
“The Commons,” a ground floor space at 158 High Street in downtown Belfast next to the vinyl record shop, opened to the public on Monday,…
Community Building Grant Program
KNOX COUNTY — Nonprofit and public organizations seeking funding for projects that strengthen communities are encouraged to apply to Maine Community Foundation’s Community Building Grant Program…
Plus a species seen in the area for the first time
BELFAST — A team of Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition volunteers participated along with other bird counters in the 120th Christmas Bird Count, the oldest citizen science bird project on the planet…
bringing a fresh perspective and a variety of skills
ELLSWORTH and BLUE HILL — Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital (MCH) and Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital (BHH) have appointed Lori Jewett, MSN, RN, LSSBB as the new vice president of operations…
MAINE — The Maine Press Association is awarding $5,000 in scholarships to five journalism students this month.
Recipients of 2020…
former chief operating officer of new york hospital
ROCKPORT — Garry Schwall, of Lincolnville, was elected as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce at the board’s annual business meeting Thursday. Schwall…
