AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Corrections announced today that Long Creek Youth Development Center Superintendent Lynne Allen is stepping down today from her position at Long Creek for…
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Mary Lou Smith, 84-year-old survivor of domestic abuse, has been named a Top Business Leader of the Year by MaineBiz for her volunteer work with Finding Our Voices.
Smith, a retired…
3.5 year shelf life
Maine’s Fire Marshal’s Office has scheduled an “Expired Marine Flare Disposal Day” for Saturday, April 13, 2024. The locations will be at Hamilton Marine in Portland, Rockland, and Searsport.…
rerouting ambulances, relocating entrances during construction
ROCKPORT — Construction work that will nearly double the size of the Emergency Department (ED) at Pen Bay Medical Center will enter its final phase on Monday, March 25. The project, which will add…
BELFAST — Susan Therio has completed her Adolescent Montessori Teacher Preparation and received her Montessori Secondary I-II Credential from the Cincinnati Montessori Secondary Teacher Education…
ROCKPORT — The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual Business/Community Expo and Job Fair on Wednesday, March 27, from 2 to 7 p.m., at the Samoset Resort. The event is free…
ROCKLAND — A proposed ice cream snack shack in Rockland aims to trial a new way of doing business – drawing a crowd where vehicles can’t go.
From an old garden shed situated next to a…
CAMDEN – Peopleplace Cooperative Preschool Executive Director Sessa Salas has been recognized as one of 20 outstanding leaders in early childhood education by the Maine Association for the…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
There’s a little mind game we play when a new vehicle arrives: Without looking at the sticker, what does it cost? Ninety percent of the time, we get within 90% of the MSRP…
helping producers, loan holders, and members of the ag community
The Maine Agricultural Mediation Program (MAMP) will offer a 16-hour training program on Wednesdays in April for individuals interested in learning more about conflict resolution or becoming a…
ROCKLAND — Thanks to a very generous contribution by the Rockland Public Library Endowment Association R-PLEA)*, coupled with the use of Library Reserve funds,** the glass section, which connects…
ROCKPORT — “The Riley School, an independent, progressive institution dedicated to serving the children of Midcoast Maine for more than 50 years, proudly announces the selection of Annie…
WinterKids is announcing the resignation of its Executive Director, Julie Mulkern. Since 2011, Mulkern has been at the helm of WinterKids, leading the organization’s growth financially,…
Paul Sweetland brings a bucket-like object with him to work on a blueberry farm in Rockport — not to collect Maine’s hallmark fruit, but to protect his head.
That’s because this farm is a…
“Coastal Mountains Land Trust acquired a very special property in the month of December as part of the Waldo County Conservation Initiative – an effort that launched in November 2022 with the goal…
At the beginning of March, Kerri Therriault, who has held various leadership roles at Central Maine Power, most recently as Senior Director of Electric Operations, retired from her position after…
Jessica Anderson of “Count ME In” will be the keynote speaker at the seventh annual “S-T-R-E-T-C-H your Teaching” workshop to be held Saturday, April 6, at the United Technologies Center Maine…
The Maine Water Utilities Association has elected Mike Commons, of Saco, as its new president
MWUA is a nonprofit membership organization…
This month, a student from the University of Michigan is launching a research project on the topic of seaweed and shellfish aquaculture in her home state of Maine…
ROCKLAND — The newly formed Midcoast Community Collaborative (MCC) has launched a new website, which includes a tool for those who work with youth in Knox and Lincoln counties to request resources…
ISLESBORO — William Geary, director of the Maine State Ferry Service, has provided an update to the Islesboro Town Office regarding the sinkhole at the ferry entrance where, by the afternoon of…
Bigelow Laboratory scientists, alongside partners at Friends of Casco Bay, have assembled the most complete dataset yet of the concentrations of PFAS pollutants, so-called forever chemicals, in…
ST. GEORGE — The Select Board of the Town of St. George will hold two public hearings on March 25, 2024 to take up separate questions to be voted on by secret ballot at the May 13, 2024 Municipal…
The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce announces the appointment of Shannon Landwehr as its new President and CEO.
“Following an extensive search and rigorous application process,…
CAMDEN — Camden National Bank announces the promotion of Barbara Raths, who formerly served as director of treasury management and government banking, to executive vice president of commercial…
The Children’s House Montessori School announced today, March 14, that it is under contract to purchase 330 Commercial Street in Rockport, to become the future location of the school.
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To assist in disaster recovery following January and March storms, Maine Seacoast Mission will hold two, multi-day volunteer service trips to unbridged, outer islands in March and April. The…
ROCKLAND — The Good Tern Co-op, a fixture in the natural foods scene of Midcoast Maine for over 40 years, has launched a campaign to finance a new, soon-to-be-completed walk-in refrigeration…
DAMARISCOTTA — Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust is hosting a volunteer fair Wednesday, March 27, from 5 to 7 p.m., in the Denny Conservation and Education Center, at Round Top Farm, in…
Solar panels are popping up on roofs of houses and businesses all over Camden. Are you wondering how they work? How much they cost? Whether such an array might make sense for you, both financially…
UPDATE: The Rockport Select Board moved its discussion to its April meeting concerning the matter of winter boat storage, citing the March 10 storm, and need to assess damage at the harbor.
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UNION — Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District is offering a hands-on workshop to teach pruning apple trees on Saturday, March 30, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., at Vose Library in Union.…
ROCKLAND — AIO Food & Energy Assistance is one of approximately twenty organizations in the five New England states selected as a recipient of the funds raised through the Hannaford Helps…
During a special presentation at the 2024 Maine Fishermen’s Forum, the Cape Elizabeth Fire Department’s Water Extrication Team (WET) was recognized for its dramatic rescue of the crew from the…
THOMASTON — Nomination papers are available for the elected Thomaston municipal officer’s seats are coming up in June:
One 3-year Select Board Member (Incumbent Patricia Hubbard)
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ROCKPORT — To help meet a growing demand for colonoscopies and other gastrointestinal services, Pen Bay Medical Center has added two new providers to its Gastroenterology department.
The…
“The new approach, which includes renaming local hospitals and medical practices, will make it easier for patients to navigate their care.”
PORTLAND — MaineHealth announced March 7, that during 2024 it will roll out a unified identity for its hospitals and other entities across its system, making it easier for patients to understand,…
Conservation Landscape Certification
Rebecca Jacobs will lead an online presentation called Conservation Landscape Certification (CLC), hosted by Merryspring Nature Center, on Tuesday, March 19, at 12 p.m.
Jacobs, program…
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital are pleased to announce Matt Hill has been named the regional practice manager of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine…
The MSAD 28 and Five Town CSD School Boards invite the community to participate in the FY25 budget processes by attending a public input meeting on Monday, March 18, via Zoom.
The MSAD 28…
Thanks to generous funding from the Maine Cancer Foundation and Maine Health Access Foundation, OUT Maine is developing online training modules to make Maine health care services accessible,…
ROCKLAND — The City of Rockland has been selected to receive a $125,000 Maine Infrastructure Adaptation Fund (MIAF) grant from the Maine Department of Transportation. The MIAF grant is for…
BELFAST — Waldo County General Hospital welcomes Ashleigh Knoeferl, PA-C, to its Orthopedics and Sports Medicine team.
Knoeferl attended the University of New England in Portland where…
ELLSWORTH — Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital has received a $1.4 million gift from the estate of John M. Norris and Bertha O. Norris.
Upon making estate plans in the 1950s, John M. and…
Press release
2023 was another strong year for Maine commercial fishermen who earned $611,277,692 at the dock, which was an increase of more than $25 million over 2022, according to preliminary data released by…
Deadline March 10, 2024
Maine youth are passionate about climate action and want to make a difference in their local communities, according to Volunteer Maine, in a news release. To create more opportunities for youth to…
giving universities a blueprint for creating a similar program at their schools
Katie Ebert of the University of Maine at Augusta’s Rockland Center, presented on UMA’s high impact program “The Student Institute” at the Region I National Academic Advising Association…
“With a strong commitment to supporting businesses, Camden National Bank continues to help business owners navigate complex financial and business succession decisions and is proud to announce…
Without good connectivity a rural community will struggle
In 2023, Maine Seacoast Mission partnered with Island Institute and Sunrise County Economic Council to help bridge the digital divide experienced in rural Maine communities. These three nonprofits…
