ROCKLAND – Effective Jan 1, 2019, with few exceptions, retailers in Rockland are to forego providing single-use bags and Styrofoam carry-out containers to customers. The paper bag fee initially…
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paper bag fee decision postponed for more discussion
MIDCOAST — With a storm filling the region with snow, government, businesses and organizations have made scheduling adjustments.
Postponements and cancellations can be emailed to news@…
Camden Hills grad commutes from UMO to Augusta
AUGUSTA — Representative Owen Casas of Rockport welcomed University of Maine freshman Liliana Bonarrigo to the Maine State House in January as an intern for the Second Regular Session of the 128th…
‘It’s not to prove others wrong, but to prove myself right’
GORHAM — Being a collegiate student-athlete can be a job itself with balancing academics and athletics. And for University of Southern Maine men’s basketball player Keenan Hendricks, his life as a…
In Business
Edward Jones Financial Advisor Ken Gardiner announced that a second financial advisor, Zachary Herrick, has joined his office in Camden.
"I am really looking forward to working with Ken,"…
CASTINE — Maine Maritime Academy President William J. Brennan announced that Maritime Administrator, Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby, USN, Ret. will deliver the college's Commencement address on Saturday…
‘starting to complexify what was a fairly simple ban’
ROCKLAND – Plastic bags and Styrofoam containers were again the topic of discussion March 5 with the Rockland City Council, which is deliberating ordinance amendments to regulate and outright ban…
Cedar Crest has served traveling public since 1918
CAMDEN — Jill and Ted Hugger, owners of the Cod Cove Inn in Edgecomb, completed the purchase of the 37-room Cedar Crest Inn from Bill Hahn and Stephen Liberty February 27. The Cedar Crest Inn, on…
During the excitement of the Maine State Basketball Championships, Camden National Bank announced they would be supporting the boys and girls teams within…
ROCKPORT — Kerry Lavigne, M.D. F.A.A.D, has announced the opening of her new dermatology practice, Camden Dermatology and Mohs Surgery, on March 5 at 195…
Adaptability, consistency, staff and community
MIDCOAST — As the lingering cold of winter eases and mud season begins, inevitable changes in the business landscape also emerge on the Midcoast. While the area is often considered a seasonal…
At the 64th annual meeting of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association on March 2, long-time president David Cousens stepped down from his position as MLA president and Kristan Porter, of Cutler, was…
Camden National Wealth Management continues to grow with the addition of its newest Vice President, Client Advisor, Audrey Klein-Leach. Klein-Leach brings over 25 years of experience stewarding…
ROCKPORT - The 43rd annual Fishermen’s Forum got to a great start Thursday night, March 1, at the Samoset Resort with a reception and seafood demonstration. Guests at the reception sampled…
‘change is inevitable and we must be prepared’
Maine commercial fishermen once again landed more than a half-billion dollars’ worth of marine resources in 2017, according to the state Department of Marine Resources, in a March 2 press release…
March 1-3 in Rockport
ROCKPORT — Maine fishermen are gathering this week and weekend at the Samoset Resort in Rockport for their 43rd annual Fishermen’s Forum. The annual congregation draws hundreds of fishermen, gear…
Attorney Margaret Machaiek, of the law firm Briggs & Wholey, LLC, in Rockport, has been elected to the Board of Governors of the Maine Trial Lawyers Association. This is a significant…
CAMDEN — Coastal Mountains Land Trust appointed three new members to its board of directors: Gianne P. Conard and David Thanhauser, of Belfast, and Judy Wallingford, of Harpswell.
A…
Coastal Connector will run between Boston, Rockland three weekends in August
PORTLAND — On Monday, Feb. 26 members of the Northern New England Passenger Rail Association (NNEPRA) voted in favor of a truncated pilot program that would test running Amtrak’s Downeast Coastal…
A new small batch craft beer brewery is coming to Boothbay Harbor, and it’s named for one of the best-known icons in the harbor.
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Down to the sea
Most everyone in this vicinity is familiar with the large wooden building, on Atlantic Avenue in Camden, just beyond the steps that go down into Harbor Park…
ROCKLAND — Have you ever thought about gaining a new source of income through growing mussels, oysters, or seaweed? The Island Institute is now accepting applications for its 2018 Aquaculture…
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro’s Select Board will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27 and will immediately enter executive session to discuss the town manager’s contract. Once the executive session — the…
BANGOR — At a roundtable discussion in Bangor on Thursday, Feb. 22 hosted by the Maine Small Business Coalition, Eastern Maine municipal officials and small business owners met to discuss their…
Below is the report from Rockland City Manager Tom Luttrell for the week of Feb. 23, 2018.
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
- Fiscal Year 19 Budget work continues. The…
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA), in Rockland, has hired Sam Vail as its new Director of Marketing and Development.
Vail, who is a graduate of Camden Hills Regional High School…
BELFAST — An informational session about a Norwegian company’s plan to build one of the world’s largest land-based salmon farms was held at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center February 21…
Harbor Master to conduct fish pier cost analysis
ROCKLAND –The Rockland fish pier needs a lot of work. Of interest is replacing the asphalt deck with concrete to make it less porous and longer lasting. Also of interest are electrical system…
Question of whether it is even necessary
ROCKLAND – An application by the Pen Bay and River Pilots Association to have an area of Rockland Harbor classified as a federal anchorage site is still being deliberated, according to a…
Feb. 20 meeting
ROCKLAND – Representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard will meet with the Rockland Harbor Management Commission, at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 20, in City Hall chambers for a question and answer session…
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, was awarded a $14.9 million firm-fixed-price contract for Guided Missile Frigate Conceptual Design. …
Decision anticipated at Feb. 26 board meeting
The Board of Directors of the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority is seeking public comment regarding the proposed seasonal weekend expansion of…
Owls Head Transportation Museum presents ‘Niche Purveyors’ Saturday Feb. 17
OWLS HEAD— Each of Owls Head Transportation Museum’s four speakers this Saturday, Feb. 17, has vastly different interests ranging from pet supplies and organic chocolate to hand tools and premium…
ROCKLAND - The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce held its Business After Hours at 250 Main Street on February 15. The new hotel's lobby overflowed with people who enjoyed…
CAMDEN — Deb McDonald, a business insurance account manager at Allen Insurance and Financial recently achieved the designation of Accredited Customer Service Representative in Commercial Lines…
Washburn and Doughty in East Boothbay to get the contract
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Transportation sent a Notice of Intent to Award an $8.8 million contract for the construction of a new Maine State Ferry Service vessel to…
From Augusta
AUGUSTA – The Maine House unanimously passed a resolution sponsored by Rep. Mick Devin, D-Newcastle, asking President Trump to exclude Maine from any future…
HARRINGTON – The body of 62-year old Delbert Caler of Harrington was discovered this morning by a local fisherman working with Maine Marine Patrol to locate the shellfish harvester, missing since…
CAMDEN — Last week, Camden National Bank launched their newest innovation in consumer banking services: Pay Up. A person-to-person payment system, Pay Up makes squaring up with friends and family…
BANGOR — Do you have an idea that could improve conservation in Maine?
The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is announcing availability of Conservation Innovation Grants…
Yachting Solutions and Rockland City Council meet Feb. 14
ROCKLAND – As the Midcoast-based boating company Yachting Solutions presents plans for a harbor redesign and marina expansion Feb. 14 at the Rockland City Hall, a citizens group called Sensible…
ROCKLAND – Beginning March 15, no new non-owner occupied short term rental applications may be processed in Rockland.
During the Monday, Feb. 12 City Council meeting, councilors voted…
AUGUSTA — Rep. Owen Casas wants constituents to know that Maine State Treasurer Hayes has announced $11.6 Million in new unclaimed property.
Unclaimed property can be cash and other…
SOUTH THOMASTON — After 27 years as president of the Maine Lobstermen's Association (MLA), the state's oldest fishermen's organization, lobsterman David Cousens of South Thomaston will step down…
ROCKLAND — University College at Rockland's student body continues to change. Enrollment for this spring semester which started January 22 is steady with just under 500 students enrolled and close…
Start dreaming of spring!
It's that time of year again! Even though it is still snowing, it's not too early to plan for spring. This year we have our largest offering ever: 167 varieties, 36 of them brand new – 59 bareroot…
CAMDEN — The Camden Rotary Club reminds nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations in Knox County and Lincolnville that grant applications for 2018 are due by February 17.
Available grants include…
SEARSMONT — Threshers Brewing Co, a craft beer brewery co-owned by Ethan Evangelos and Scott Bendtson, announced that Marcus Carter has joined the team as Director of Sales.
…
Midwinter in Maine, on the water
FRIENDSHIP — Videographer Terry Boivin went out with his drone and camera before dawn on Monday Jan. 29, with the lobster/tuna boat Victorinox, a Mussel Ridge 48 built by Hutchinson…
LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER IS FOUNDER OF KARL’S KIDS
DAMARISCOTTA— State Senator Dana Dow representing the members of the Senate and House of Representatives for the State of Maine joined in recognizing Michael Hall, owner of Hall Funeral Homes with…
