CAMDEN- The Cash for Clothes sale will be held Saturday, May 18 through Monday, May 20 at the American Legion Hall on Pearl street in Camden. You’ll find two floors full of good quality spring and…
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Award Grants $75,000 to New England Nonprofits Based on Fan Votes
BOSTON — The Red Sox Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 5th Annual “IMPACT” Awards (Inspiring More Philanthropy Across Charities Together), which provides Red Sox fans in the five New…
ROCKLAND — By Friday, May 3, the most recent owners of the former Bicknell Building, off of Tillson Avenue, had chosen its successor, halting further hopes and speculation of the lot’s future…
In business
ROCKPORT — For Rockport resident Amanda Amoroso, being environmentally friendly is a way of life and is at the center of her ceramics company, Honey Bee Hill.
Though she is now a skilled…
BELFAST — Waterfall Arts, a nonprofit community arts center in Belfast, has red Kim Fleming as its new executive director, succeeding Martha Piscuskas, who stepped down in February. In…
CAMDEN — Camden National Corporation (NASDAQ: CAC), a $4.4 billion bank holding company headquartered in Camden, reported net income for the first quarter of 2019 of $14.3 million and diluted…
ROCKLAND — The Maine Lobster Festival donated $2,000 to The American Legion and students of Oceanside High School at its recent Board of Directors meeting.
The American Legion Post 1,…
CAMDEN—Directly across from Uncle Willy’s Candy Shoppe, at the corner of Bayview and Frye streets, in Camden, a longtime vacant space is currently being renovated to open as a home decor,…
Thanks departing board members for their service
ROCKPORT– At the April 2nd Annual Meeting, the Penobscot Bay YMCA welcomed aboard three new members to its Board of Directors. Joining the board are Rachel Evangelos, James “Jim” M.B. Wickenden,…
popular demand leads to increased operational hours
THOMASTON — Lovers of ice cream in the Midcoast will now be able to get their frozen treat fill Sunday afternoons at Dorman’s Dairy Dream in Thomaston.
The ice cream stand announced on…
ROCKLAND — A fire on a ferry in dry dock drew firefighters to a Rockland boatyard this morning, April 30. Damage was limited to the ferry’s interior.
Knox Regional Communications Center…
$22,363 to 30 libraries
ELLSWORTH — Vose Library, in Union, and Lincolnville Community Library will both be able to add to their collections, thanks to grants received from the Maine Community Foundation.
Vose…
Consider Phi Builders as contractors for project
ROCKPORT — Members of the Rockport Select Board voted unanimously April 29 to reject the two remaining bids from contractors who offered estimates to construct a new Rockport Public Library at 1…
‘Escape rooms are fun because they force you to think in a different way’
ROCKPORT — Tiffany Ford has plans to open a new business in Rockport which will offer entertainment to all ages and bring a concept sweeping the country to the Midcoast: “escape rooms.” Escape…
CAMDEN — United Midcoast Charities has recently earned a 2019 gold seal of transparency from GuideStar, a leading source of information about nonprofit organizations.
The gold seal, which…
Sunbeam V
BAR HARBOR — The Maine Seacoast Mission has decided on Front Street Shipyard, of Belfast, to complete the midlife refurbishment of the Mission’s 74-foot boat, Sunbeam V. Captain Michael…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Main Street, Inc. has once again been designated as an accredited Main Street America program for meeting rigorous performance standards set by the National Main Street Center…
The Federal Highway Administration has designated eight major road corridors in Maine for alternative fuel vehicles as part of an effort to build out a statewide network of fast chargers.
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CASTINE — The 2019 Commencement will be held at Maine Maritime Academy on Saturday, May 4, at 11 a.m. at the Alexander Field House. Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer will be the college’s…
Maine Securities Administrator Announces 10 Year Sentence in Elder Financial Exploitation Case
GARDINER – Maine Securities Administrator Judith Shaw, with Governor Janet Mills and Attorney General Aaron Frey, said April 24 that Robert Kenneth Lindell was sentenced April 23 in Penobscot…
Hutchinson Center
BELFAST — A three-day certificate program in Project Management will be offered June 21, 27 and 28, at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. Participants from a…
LINCOLNVILLE/PORTLAND — On Sunday, April 14, 2019, Green with Envy Salon partnered with the Natural Resources Council of Maine, and volunteered their time to help…
Swallowtails, dragonflies, fireflies.....
When Emilia Carbone first saw the land her husband, Jed Beach, had found she didn’t even get out of the car. “This is it,” she’d said, the land they’d wanted, been looking for since college. “I…
CAMDEN — Jane Harford, of Allen Insurance and Financial, has obtained a license to sell…
“when we want people to listen, we will have the skills to do it!”
ORONO — In the month of March, the 4-H youth development program of University of Maine Cooperative Extension held 4-H Public Speaking Tournaments in nearly every county in Maine. From those…
AUGUSTA — Katheryn Langelier, CEO of Herbal Revolution Farm and Apothecary, LLC, in Union, has been selected to receive the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2019 Home Based Business of the…
CAMDEN — United Midcoast Charities (UMC) has received sponsorship from First National Bank for its July Learn With UMC workshop: How to Search for Grant funding with FDO.
Donations from…
Calf’s finder located
UPDATE: Through this article, the man who reported the calf has been located!
Andy Severson came upon the cow and calf and reported them to the Aldermere office.
“My wife saw the…
AUGUSTA — On Wednesday, Sen. Dave Miramant, D-Camden, introduced a bill to require utility companies to use eminent domain only when making upgrades to provide reliable service. The bill, …
AUGUSTA — On Wednesday, April 10 Sen. Erin Herbig, D-Belfast, introduced a bill to allow law enforcement officers and first responders to wear insignia to identify themselves as veterans. The…
CAMDEN- First National Bank has pledged $50,000 to support the Camden Public Library. Executives from First National Bank presented the Camden Public Library with a check to support the long-term…
Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce
ROCKPORT — The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce held its annual Business Expo at the Samoset Resort, in Rockport, Wednesday, April 10. Approximately 140 businesses and nonprofits…
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection and Land Use Planning Commission held its initial hearing April 1-5, in Farmington, on the New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC). This hearing…
The Board of Directors of the Maine Technology Institute (MTI) approved two grants from the Emerging Technology Challenge for Maine’s Forest Resources, each for $750,000. The first $750,000 award…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Lyman Morse Boatbuilding, Inc., in Camden, and DiMillo’s Old Port Marina, in Portland, will be sharing $3 million through a federal grant. The 2019 Boating Infrastructure Grant…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a total of $1,945,301 to the Maine…
Hip hop artist known for love of community gunned down March 31
ROCKPORT — When Isaac Remsen, 33, of Rockport learned about the death of hip hop artist Nipsey Hussle, who was tragically shot in Los Angeles March 31, he immediately went online. Visiting a…
ROCKPORT – Starting May 8, Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) in collaboration with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a six-month session of Kids Can Grow, a program…
Wants to incorporate alternative fuels in kiln system
THOMASTON — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is reviewing applications from Dragon Products, LLC, the cement-making plant in Thomaston, to modify licenses to allow combustion of…
Program is not need based, everyone can participate
ROCKLAND – Brenda Thomas likes to give away food. So much so, she’s turned a program to help feed school children into a monthly event that distributes more than 2,000 pounds of food to anyone.…
Distributing iron particles produced by bacteria could “fertilize” microscopic ocean plants and ultimately lower atmospheric carbon levels, according to a…
From Augusta
AUGUSTA – The Maine House of Representatives voted 87 to 51 Thursday in favor of a bill to ban the use of disposable food service containers made of polystyrene.
“I’m glad that a majority…
‘You never know when that one seizure could take her’
ROCKPORT — If it was not for the online marketplace Poshmark, 33-year-old Rockport resident Sierra Jackson and her husband, Dana, would almost certainly have to skip buying at least some…
AUGUSTA — Legislation by Sen. Dave Miramant, D-Camden, would ban marriage for 14 and 15-year-old children. The bill, LD 545, “An Act to Ban Child Marriage,” received a public hearing before the…
Belfast – It is the perfect time to plan ahead for all your 2019 events and conferences! The UMaine Hutchinson Center is the ideal venue for conferences, corporate retreats, business and industry…
BELFAST – The Belfast downtown has been a happening place and opportunities to get into storefronts on Main Street or High Street usually don’t last very long. That was the case when recent…
ROCKLAND — The Rock City Employee Cooperative in downtown Rockland have donated $1,367 to Trekkers from their First Annual Co-op Party on March 9.
Rock City selected Trekkers to be the…
AUGUSTA — Maine Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Amanda Beal has announced her…
ROCKLAND — Trekkers student, Wyatt Winchenbaugh has joined the Board of Directors as their newest student board member.
Wyatt is a junior at Oceanside High School. Having been in the…
CAMDEN/ROCKPORT — Warming soil is beckoning. Carrots, squash, lettuce, what’s your wish?
Penobscot Bay Community Gardens is offering plot space for gardeners to rent at two sites in…
