CAMDEN — James “Jim” M. B. Wickenden, Sr., has joined the Harmon, Jones and Sanford, in…
Work
ROCKPORT — Bettina Doulton, owner of Phi Builders + Architects, appointed Charles “Charlie” Frattini as director of general contracting. He succeeds Rob Troxler and Will Power, “who have dedicated…
Plus: Tips visiting a park that is open but with no services
As the partial federal government shutdown enters its third week, during which many pieces of public land remain open to visitors but with low or no staffing, horror stories have emerged all over…
submissions due by Saturday, February 16
CAMDEN — Applications are now available on the Camden Rotary Club website (www.camdenrotary.org) for its annual charitable grants program.
There are four categories of grants available:…
CAMDEN — A man in his 60s was hauled from the water in front of the Camden Harbor Master’s office, Jan. 8, by three Good Samaritans, who were working across at a job site near the head of the…
January 25 - 27, scavenger hunt, auction, gala, pie
ROCKLAND — Dubbed “Pie Town USA” by the Food Network, Rockland is going pie-wild for the 15th annual Pies on Parade celebration of National Pie Day (…
What’s the Buzz About Bee School?
THOMASTON — Discover the hobby of beekeeping. Learn the basic information needed to get started as a beekeeper through a seven-week course presented by beekeepers from the Knox-Lincoln County…
BELFAST - On January 4, 2019, with a mixture of loss and deep appreciation, the Waterfall Arts Board of Directors announced the departure of Executive Director, Martha Piscuskas. Martha informed…
Bids accepted through January 17
THOMASTON - Now through Wednesday and Thursday, January 16 and 17, Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ “Wanderlust” two-day online auction presents a large collection of fine and decorative items…
Major art destination
AUGUSTA — The William A. Farnsworth Library and Art Museum is among several organizations in Maine to receive Enterprise Grants from the Maine Office of Tourism.
Of the more than $46,000…
Department of Marine Resources
WEST VINALHAVEN — The Department of Marine Resources will implement an emergency conservation closure in West Vinalhaven within the Lower Penobscot Bay Rotational Area, effective January 6, 2019,…
career started with five years in army nurse corps
CAMDEN — Heather Quesnel, MS, RN, NEA-BC, has joined Quarry Hill as the Camden senior-living community’s director of nursing.
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From small bite to large slice
ROCKPORT — During the next Rockport Planning Board meeting, board members will review an application for a new takeout pizza site on West Street. The applicant is a familiar name to many in the…
Brandon Yeaton, Matt Ripley, winners of Annual Lobster Trap Tree Raffle
ROCKLAND— With 50 brand new traps made from Brooks Trap Mill or $2,250 cash riding on the winning ticket, two random names were pulled out of a bag at noon on Wednesday, Jan. 3 for the Lobster…
Leaders and Luminaries
BELFAST — This October, Camden National Bank recognized six outstanding nonprofit board leaders with their 2018 Leaders and Luminaries Awards and $22,000 in grants to the winners’ respective…
Central Maine Power Co., a subsidiary of the Spanish company AVANGRID Inc. (NYSE: AGR), circulated a Dec. 27 press release to media in order to tell customers about higher bills coming.
“…
ROCKLAND — The Maine Windjammer Association announced winners in the 2018 Annual Photo Contest Dec. 26. Each year, windjammer passengers and…
Equinox Guiding Service takes people up on vertical adventures
CAMDEN— Thanks to the Banff Film Fest, many equate ice climbing with hanging by ice picks on a trecherous overhang of frozen water.
“People have described ice climbing as this really…
Maine Maritime Academy’s schooner Bowdoin, the Official Vessel of the State of Maine and a National Historic Landmark, is undergoing hull restoration at Bristol Marine, the Shipyard in…
ROCKPORT — Dr. Jonathan Goss, DDS, and his team have welcomed Dr. Adam L’Italien, DMD, join the practice of Camden Hills Dental Care at 200 West Professional Offices on Route 90 in Rockport.…
Advances to the second competitive round for $100K
BELFAST— Kids Unplugged, a local multi-use indoor play space for all ages, just made the cut in the first competitive pitching round of Greenlight Maine, a TV show that functions as a Maine…
View corridor, channel focus of concerns
ROCKLAND — A group of area residents that has opposed a waterfront redesign along a section of Rockland Harbor by a private company still holds concerns about the plan following a Dec. 12 joint…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland CareerCenter, part of the Maine Department of Labor, and in conjunction with its partners offer a variety of services to help people find employment or upgrade skills and…
For the month of December, we continue our “Shop Local” series to shine the spotlight on local craftspeople who make things by hand. So each week, until Dec. 25, we will bring you this series…
CAMDEN — Six certified nursing assistants (CNAs) and one Activities Department staffer at Quarry Hill in Camden have completed the certification process required by the Maine Department of Health…
Award based on outstanding reviews
CAMDEN — United Midcoast Charities has been designated as a “2018 Top-Rated Nonprofit” by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews of charities and nonprofits, according to a news…
Store fronts in downtown Rockland, along with a couple displays captured in Waldoboro, shimmer and shine this holiday season.
Sometimes a display requires an entire scene to create an…
Twenty-four Downtown businesses are participating in a little friendly competition to see who has the best holiday window decoration.
In order to determine the winner,…
Beyond The Sea takes over The Red Barn Baking Co. on 47 Bay View
CAMDEN— December is the season of giving and two businesses are making use of the collaborative model of a pop-up shop in a seasonally vacant space.
Beyond The Sea bookshop, which had to…
working to help children of Waldo County get nutritious meals
SEARSPORT — Each year the employees at Hamilton Marine vote for a local charity of their choice to have the company donate money to. It’s the company’s way of giving back to the community.
…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
New research shows that phytoplankton iron storage strategies may determine which species thrive in changing oceans and impact marine food webs, according to a recent paper in the Proceedings of…
‘Only 12 percent of the parcels in Rockland are commercial and industrial’
ROCKLAND — As of Monday, Dec. 10, no business has vocalized wanting to move operations to Pleasant Street; therefore, Rockland City Council has no true feel for whether an ordinance to rezone the…
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Abbie Burgess returned to homeport of Rockland Dec. 12 after a 37-day patrol to the Great Lakes region in support of Operation Fall Retrieve.
During…
AUGUSTA — Maine corporations have recently received misleading solicitation mailings from a business operating under the name Workplace Compliance Services (…
Working waterfront in a residential neighborhood
ROCKLAND — In a move that Councilor Ed Glaser believes might one day send the City of Rockland down “that slope,” four of five councilors voted in favor of continuing the discussion of rezoning 84…
6.7 percent monthly bill increase
In competitive solicitations concluded Dec. 10, the Maine Public Utilities Commission accepted bids and set new prices for standard offer electricity supply for customers of Central Maine Power (…
CAMDEN — The first generation of the Camden municipal website has come to the end of its useful life, and the Select Board unanimously agreed Dec. 4 to overhaul it, contracting with a Troy,…
WALDOBORO — Marcia Benner, of Waldoboro, has recently been promoted to senior vice president, chief administrative officer, at Damariscotta Bank and Trust.
In her new role, Benner will…
ROCKPORT – Maine Sport Outfitters recently completed a comprehensive solar project atop its flagship location in Rockport.
Partnering with SunDog Solar, a local company from Searsport, and…
New research shows that mussels readily take in microplastic pollution fibers from the ocean but quickly flush most of them out again, according to a study by researchers from…
Los Angeles-based Khanlarian Entertainment has optioned Kay Stephens’ 2009 novel, The Ghost Trap, for an independent film.
Stephens’s debut novel tells the story of Jamie Eugley, a…
‘commitment to providing the highest quality patient-centered care in the Midcoast’
BELFAST — Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, Waldo County General Hospital was named a Top Rural Hospital by The Leapfrog Group for the first time…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Rotary Club’s Doug Curtis, Jr., has been nominated as Rotary District 7790’s governor for 2021-2022. One of Rotary’s highest leadership honors, Curtis owns and operates Edward…
Legislators to craft new bills governing state ferry service ticket structure
BELFAST — More than 200 citizens, mostly from Islesboro but more than handful from neighboring mainland towns, as well as selectmen from Vinalhaven and North Haven, state legislators and a county…
Corrective action over weekend has slowed and cleared runoff
CAMDEN — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has issued a notice to School Administrative District 28 (Camden-Rockport K-8), Ledgewood Construction, of South Portland, and Jake…
ROCKLAND — Jennifer Mazurek has joined Bar Harbor Bank and Trust as senior vice president, retail banking operations and treasury support manager.
With an office at the Bank’s Rockland…
Mull over project site completion visits to ensure adherence with plans
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Planning Board met with consulting Town Planner Bill Najpauer Nov. 28 to discuss possible amendments to the town’s current Land…
MSP honored for composting, recycling programs
AUGUSTA— Governor Paul R. LePage and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection have announced recipients of the 2018 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence including the Maine State…
coordinator of early college programs
BELFAST — Allison Small was named early college programs coordinator at the University of Maine, collaborating with high school students who wish to enroll in live and online courses.
“The…
ROCKLAND — Thomas Peaco, Executive Director of the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce, was honored as the 2018 Chamber Professional of the Year by the Maine State Chamber of Commerce. The…
