ROCKPORT – In Saturday, May 5 Aldermere Farm, a preserve of Maine Coast Heritage Trust, will open its doors and barnyard to the public during Calf Unveiling Day to introduce the…
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NORTH HAVEN—So many home brewers in Maine are thinking of turning their hobby into a business, but North Haven siblings Ben…
1832-built general store recognized as harbinger of rural revitalization
HOPE — On April 30 the Hope General Store (HGS) posted on its Facebook page that the historic store, which includes an…
From Washington, D.C.
U.S. Senators Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Angus King, I-Maine, sent a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, urging the agency to prioritize the Gulf of Maine as an area of…
Adds to four more breweries opening in the Midcoast this spring
WALDOBORO — Even though it feels remote, one of the latest breweries opening in the Midcoast area is a stone’s throw from Moody’s Diner off Route 1.
Odd Alewives Farm Brewery, founded by…
Hoping for a May 1 launch
CAMDEN – April 20 was a perfect day to work on the boat. Not too hot and not to cold. Time to pull that winter shrink wrap off and start the sanding and painting. Sadie Samuels lobsters out of…
Earth Flow + Fire and Earth Candy occupy former speakeasy space
ROCKLAND — It’s been a long time since someone had to give the secret knock before entering the once famed and former speakeasy in the basement of the Thorndike building on Tillson Avenue, but…
Rockland BMV location will be closed Monday, May 21
AUGUSTA — Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap is authorizing closure days this spring for the Bureau of Motor Vehicles branch offices, to allow for staff training.
BMV employees will be…
During the entire month of April, all Green With Envy salons will be raising funds for Earth Month, to support the Natural Resource Council of Maine. This is the fourth…
Boothbay Harbor Shipyard has hired three sturdy young men to help in the five-year, $6.5 million restoration of the schooner Ernestina-Morrissey. Two have deep roots in the Boothbay area…
Primary use is to store snow removal equipment
OWLS HEAD – There was an open house on Wednesday, April 18, at the Knox County Regional Airport to officially open the county’s new maintenance building that will provide offices for staff and to…
According to the latest information from the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce, M/V Fram will now arrive Thursday, April 19, according to the nonprofit Rockland Main Street.…
Rockland job fair draws employers
ROCKLAND — Rockland Main Street and the Penobscot Regional Chamber of Commerce hosted its Spring Hiring Fair on Wednesday, April 18, at South School. The event allowed year round and seasonal job…
Here is the schedule of free SafetyWorks classes for May at the Maine Department of Labor Rockland CareerCenter.
. To register, or to see the website, go tohttp://www.safetyworksmaine.…
ROCKLAND — The Maine Department of Transportation said April 17 that it will implement a new flat rate ticket…
Straw bale gardening is a fun way to garden in small spaces or in areas with poor soil quality. The season-long program is open to children 6 to 10 who would like to learn how to plant, grow and…
AUGUSTA– – Each year the State Treasurer issues an invitation to the Legislature to participate in a competition to…
In business: Permanent Expressions Tattoo Parlor in its new Belfast space
BELFAST— Joshua Ard, the only tattoo artist in Belfast and Permanent Expressions’ owner, has spent the last eight years honing his craft in the the basement space of the Masonic Temple building on…
Ragged Mountain Sports shifts to rental skis management
CAMDEN — The winds of change continue to blow through the Camden Snow Bowl, as the municipality-owned ski mountain reevaluates contracts with vendors who operate private business operations there…
In business: Town welcomes its own coffee shop
THOMASTON – The Town of Thomaston took another step toward revitalizing its downtown with the opening of Thyme to Talk, a coffee shop that was the number-one need, according to town citizens in a…
More than 100 exhibitors
ROCKPORT — The 25th anniversary of the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce annual Business Expo, held at the Samoset Resort Wednesday, April 11, drew a full house of local exhibitors and…
ROCKPORT – This May, Maine Coast Heritage Trust invites youth ages 10 to 18 to get up close and personal with the Belted Galloway calves at Aldermere Farm, a historic saltwater farm preserve…
Bangor Bancorp, MHC, parent company of Bangor Savings Bank, announced April 6 the completion of a merger with First Colebrook Bancorp, Inc. (OTCQX: FCNH),…
ROCKLAND – First National Bank recently presented the Center for Maine Contemporary Art with $5,000 for the Bank's sponsorship of the Biennial Exhibition.
"The art scene in Rockland has…
ROCKPORT — Machias Savings Bank recently contribute to two nonprofits, Hurricane Island Outward Bound School and the Knox County Homeless Coalition.
While the bank was pleased to fund the…
One of the most important safety devices aboard vessels
The Coast Guard recognized April 6 as 406 MHz Day focusing on the importance of the use of emergency positioning indicating radio beacons. 406 MHz Day is a national campaign run by …
Sweetgrass Farm Winery and Distillery offers ‘Whiskey Wednesdays,’ demonstrations on distilling
UNION—On a raw, rainy day in April, the interior of Sweetgrass Farm Winery and Distillery was warm and inviting with the pleasant aroma of oatmeal in the air. Co-owner Keith Bodine was using an…
Right now, approximately 76,000 Maine residents have health insurance through the federal Affordable Care Act. Many of them are fishermen and their family members who never had health insurance…
Teams up with Maine Innkeeper Association program to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity
The Camden Riverhouse Hotel will offer guests 50 percent off regular room rates between April 16 through May 24 in support of ‘Hospitality for Habitat’, a Maine Innkeepers Association program…
After a pilot boys-only program in 2017, the Apprenticeshop, Hurricane Island Outward Bound School and Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership are offering collaborative courses this…
Secret ballot May 14
PORT CLYDE — On May 14, residents of St. George will be asked to vote on a $2.64 million rehabilitation and development project at the former St. George Marine property at 10 Cold Storage Road, in…
New sloop crafted by local boatbuilders, designers
THOMASTON — Since Sept. 2016, the 65-foot Anna has been under construction in the Lyman-Morse…
Hope apiaries craft natural candles from pure Maine beeswax
HOPE—Easter has come and gone but in many homes, small beeswax candles in the shape of bunnies and Easter Eggs, made by Susie Smith, serve as the holiday’s fragrant reminder.
Smith has…
Maine Lobstermen’s Association offers guidance
MIDCOAST — Congratulations! Right now, approximately 76,000 Maine residents have health insurance through the federal Affordable Care Act. Many of them are fishermen and their family members who…
Rich Ruggiero to open World War Two aviation themed brewery
ROCKLAND — Rockland will soon be welcoming a new microbrewery, Liberator Brewing Company, named for the World War Two B-24 bomber, is scheduled…
Limited special ad space...summer is coming!
MIDCOAST — Area landscapers: Have you filled your mowing contracts yet this year? Do you want to lock in more jobs? Help is here. Penobscot Bay Pilot is producing its spring/summer edition of the…
PORTLAND–The much anticipated extension of Amtrak train service northeast to Rockland will not happen this summer.
At the March…
Owners file for bankruptcy
CAMDEN — Auctioneer Stefan Kennan is sitting in the parking lot of the Camden Harbour Inn this morning, March 29, letting people know who intended to attend the auction of the inn that the event…
The light that comes in makes a joyful space
BELFAST—A menagerie of giant stuffed llamas, lions and giraffes peek out the massive windows on the corner of Main and High streets, a welcoming touch for the newly renovated corner building,…
Owls Head Transportation Museum’s Pioneers, Innovators & Maineseries
OWLS HEAD—Everyone loves a good success story, but they happen to love it just a little bit more when there is a mini-tasting event afterward.
As part of Owls Head Transportation Museum’s…
Only facility north of Boston licensed to instruct
CAMDEN – Yoga is not new, but anti-gravity yoga is. It hasn’t been available north of Boston, until now. Betsy Kingsley, owner of…
Michael Good Gallery hosts Penobscot Bay Chamber of Commerce
ROCKPORT – The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce held its monthly Business After Hours at Michael Good Gallery, at 325 Commercial Street in Rockport on March 21. Avi Good, general manager…
Each spring, schools in the Midcoast partner with Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition in the Salmon in Schools program.
BBWC President Tom King recently delivered salmon eggs to 12 schools…
From Augusta: scam alert
AUGUSTA — Maine corporations have received misleading solicitation mailings again this year from a business operating under the name Maine Council for Corporations. These mailings include an "…
Coffee, sandwiches, fresh bread and bagels
ROCKPORT – Rockport welcomed SeaFolk to town March 17. The coffee shop is at 22 Central Ave and had an unannounced opening. There's not even a sign up, yet. It's new, comfortable, inviting, and…
ROCKPORT –Maine Coast Heritage Trust, a statewide land conservation organization, is offering teens paid internships through the Teen Ag Crew program to gain hands-on experience in sustainable…
BELFAST—On Friday, March 16, for those shopping at the Belfast Farmer’s Market in the greenhouse of Aubuchon Hardware in Belfast, there were plenty of fresh, farm-grown ingredients to make a…
Snow crazy!
MIDCOAST — Flurries late Monday afternoon provided a preview of the impending storm that would cover the majority of the state in snow throughout the day Tuesday and Tuesday night.
Snow…
MRC, biz after hours, Knox county commissioners... the list is growing
MIDCOAST — With the snow still falling, offices and are delayed in opening. Here’s the latest, as of Wednesday morning, March 14:
Wednesday, March 14:
Midcoast…
ROCKPORT — Upon the recommendation of Camden Hills Regional High School senior Fran Woodworth,…
