ROCKPORT— It’s June and it’s “Grow Time.” Heidi Baker and her two young daughters, Isabelle, 9 and Zoe, 7, have a 3’ x 5’ raised bed at Erickson Fields on Route 90 for 12 weeks they get to call…
Work
WALDOBORO — There is a collaboration taking place in Waldoboro.
The Board of the Medomak Arts has designed a program to partner with other nonprofit organizations in the Waldoboro Area. It…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Marine Corporation has been awarded $351,956 to purchase new equipment to boost production, create efficiencies, and become more competitive from the U.S.…
BELFAST — The Belfast Maskers announces the appointment of Meg Nickerson as their new artistic director.
Nickerson studied and graduated from The University of Maine at Portland/Gorham in…
left a lasting impression on thousands of students
AUGUSTA — On Thursday, June 13, Sen. Erin Herbig, D-Belfast, honored Pat Clark, of Unity, for her 37 years of teaching at Unity College. Clark traveled to Augusta to receive a legislative…
Jeffrey Chapman, President of Alterity Financial Group has announced that Lowrie B. Sargent, MBA, has been promoted to First Vice President. Lowrie has…
ROCKPORT — Avena Botanticals is among 12 Maine businesses receiving USDA Rural Development grants, and will use the designated $14,385 to purchase and install a 15.36 kW solar PV array to benefit…
BELFAST — Maine Integrative Wellness Center officially opened its doors with a ribbon cutting ceremony last Friday, June 7. Dr. Tamara Kennard, owner of Maine Integrative Chiropractic and…
‘I made up my mind that if we had the opportunity to return on a more permanent basis, I would take it’
CAMDEN — A presence in Camden for a century, the Belmont Inn has opened its doors this season under a mother-daughter ownership team.
Kim Caffe…
Sixteen Maine high school juniors completed a week of experiential learning at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences on May…
AUGUSTA — Sen. Erin Herbig, D-Belfast, welcomed Dr. Janis Petzel, of Islesboro, to the Maine Senate as the Doctor of the Day for June 11, 2019.
Dr. Petzel practices psychiatry at Pen Bay…
Calling it a “a seamless partnership of values,” the Law Office of Lee Woodward has joined forces with longtime colleagues attorneys Christopher MacLean, Pamela Terry, Sarah Gilbert, Katherine…
Letters: Town of Union
The Town of Union has honored one of its distinguish citizens, Christine R. Savage, with the dedication of the 2019 Town of Union Annual Report.
Union’s Town Manager wrote:…
$137,500 in grants to 21 nonprofit
BANGOR — The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation recently awarded $137,500 in grants to 21 nonprofit organizations in Maine and New Hampshire.
The Foundation awards grants, ranging from $2,000…
MIAMI — Carnival Corporation reached a settlement with federal prosecutors Monday, June 3, that will see the international cruise ship company pay $20 million due to its ships polluting the oceans…
Save our Steeple initiative
SOUTH THOMASTON — Tuesday, June 11, the iconic steeple and bell tower cupola will be removed by crane from atop the People’s United Methodist Church, located at 13 Chapel Street. As a result of…
From Augusta
AUGUSTA – The Office of Marijuana Policy, a part of the Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, released the provisional adoption of major substantive rules regarding Maine’s…
Designed by Rockland artist
ROCKLAND — The producers of the 2019 Maine Boat & Home Show have unveiled the new poster design for the annual event, to be held on the Rockland waterfront August 9-11. A reflection of the…
Evergreen Home Performance, LLC, a Portland and Rockland-based contractor specializing in residential energy efficiency…
The numbers failed to make it work
NORTHPORT — Just 10 weeks after announcing its acquisition of the 387-acre Point Lookout Conference Center, in Northport, and stating that the event and hospitality business there would continue,…
co-ops from 4 states (ME, VT, NH, and NY)
ROCKPORT — The North East Association of Electric Cooperatives (NEAEC) contributed 32 hours of trail work at the Aldermere Farm preserve in Rockport, according to Maine Coast Heritage Trust, a…
DAMARISCOTTA — Damariscotta Bank & Trust announces the promotion of three bank officers.
“We are proud to be a small community bank that promotes from within and provides a learning…
Maine Homes by Down East magazine won the 2019 Home/Shelter award at the 34th annual…
How are MaineHousing and Department of Economic and Community Development doing?
ROCKLAND — MaineHousing and the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) are asking residents around the state to share their feelings about how these agencies are doing, what they…
ROCKLAND — The Harbor Management Commission plans to send a memo to the Rockland City Council requesting that Council table a Fish Pier permitting decision until winter.
When a permit…
‘The people of Rockland are very progressive, we’ve received a lot of support for all sorts of folks’
ROCKLAND — A new downtown business has opened its doors in Rockland on Main Street, a first of its kind location along the Midcoast.
Scrimshaw Cannabis, a medical marijuana dispensary…
ROCKLAND — By the end of a 90-minute discussion May 28 at a Rockland Harbor Management Commission meeting, the Commission, Yachting Solutions representatives, and opponents of a proposed Yachting…
ROCKPORT — Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School has announced that Josie Davis, originally from Waldoboro, will be joining their staff as Advancement Officer. Davis brings tremendous skills and…
‘State prioritized cash received from sale of this land over highest and best use of site’
AUGUSTA — Two days after receiving a $1 offer from Camden to purchase a 12-acre former Superfund site in South Hope so the town could potentially site a solar farm there, the…
UNION — At the recent Union Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner awards recognizing the Volunteer of the Year, Nonprofit of the Year, Special Recognition, New Business of the Year, and Business…
THOMASTON — The Maine Community Foundation has granted Watts Hall Community Players a $5,000 grant as part of its Community Building Initiative to support the installation of a new heating and…
ROCKPORT — This week Governor Mills announced the appointment of Stephanie Primm as the new chair of the Statewide Homeless Council. Her two-year appointment was effective May 20.
Primm…
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre has been selected as a beneficiary of the Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program for the month of June…
What shifted around last winter, since you’ve been gone
Welcome back Snowbirds. If you've been away all winter and are eager to see what has changed and what’s new in the towns of Camden, Rockport and a bit beyond, read on!
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ROCKLAND — The Rockland CareerCenter, part of the Maine Department of Labor, and in conjunction with its partners, offers a variety of services to help people find employment or upgrade skills,…
The changing business landscape, 2019
There’s been the usual reshuffling of spaces in downtown Rockland over the winter. Here's what happened over the fall and winter— what's open, what's closed, what's new.
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ROCKLAND — Rockland’s Key Bank employees, Manager Lisa Gundel, Bank Teller, Bella Cross and Martha Flint of Key Bank’s “Private Group” department volunteered their time to assist the Coastal…
ROCKLAND — One lobster dealer is currently taking up the two large buying stations at the Rockland Municipal Fish Pier. Another buyer wants one of those spots and is appealing to City Council…
Letters: Belfast Soup Kitchen Board of Directors
BELFAST — The Belfast Soup Kitchen Board of Directors has started construction on a new home for the Belfast Soup Kitchen at 29 Belmont Ave, Belfast. Completion is anticipated by January of 2020…
TENANTS HARBOR – A one-day program at the Tenants Harbor, Fishermen’s, Co-op, town pier at 12 Commercial Road addressed actions critical to surviving an accident or emergency at sea.
There…
summer compensation for drivers, funding for schools
AUGUSTA — Two public school bus drivers from Waldo County joined others in Augusta in support of a bill to address Maine’s shortage of school bus drivers. The bill, LD 1641, “An Act To Strengthen…
Skål! Cheers!
VINALHAVEN — Since Kris Davidson, a seventh generation islander, opened her real estate business, Davidson Realty, in the front of a former hardware store built by Bodwell Granite Co., she knew…
First 300 residents who engage with EcoMaine about program to receive free recycling bins
ROCKLAND — As Rockland kicks off its new single-sort recycling program, Saturday, June 8, at the transfer station, it also embarks on a revenue-sharing program with its recycling middleman,…
CAMDEN – Anna Moorman of Allen Insurance and Financial has received the Silver Award for Medicare Sales for her work with Anthem in 2018. Moorman placed eighth out of 181 brokers for top sales and…
shave and a haircut, two bits
CAMDEN – The Jones Brothers (Roger and Lowell) have cut hair in Camden for longer than most can remember. Their shop is easy to find. Just go around to the side of the building at 1 Elm Street and…
The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce has announced a new partnership with JackRabbit Systems (a subsidiary of Simpleview) to offer live local lodging availability on the Chamber website…
ROCKLAND- Rockland Main Street, Inc. announced this week that applications for street vendors are available for the annual Summer Solstice Celebration.
Featuring street vendors, artisans,…
ST. GEORGE — Heading toward Port Clyde on Route 131, just about a mile past the Route 73 turn off, a big yellow house, circa 1811, sits on the left. Not visible from the road, however is the brand…
The “sentinels of the Maine Coast” are numerous, with a lot of history, and they come in various sizes, shapes, colors and vary in height. All are very popular with tourists and…
In business
VINALHAVEN – Robert Young was born and grew up on Vinalhaven. He married his high school sweetheart, Kristie, and they have two daughters. Young has been lobstering all his life. He started at the…
