High noon came and went Jan. 4, and with higher than average tides, the ocean left its mark on the Midcoast, along with blizzard conditions. The one bright spot in the whole day has been the…
Work
Granite Coast Orthodontics announced that Dr. Douglas Laliberte (aka Dr. Doug) achieved board certification through the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) on October 1, 2017. Dr. Doug maintains…
Camden National Bank has donated over $220,000 to approximately 50 homeless shelters in three states over the last two years. In 2015, the bank launched the community-based, statewide hope@home…
Maine, along with 48 other state attorneys general, the District of Columbia and more than 45 state mortgage regulators have reached a $45 million settlement with New Jersey-based mortgage lender…
Chief Frank Ross of the Owls Head Fire Department announced that the Town of Owls Head has been re-evaluated by Insurance Services Organization (ISO), which is responsible for determining a…
‘We want this to be a welcoming hang out’
ROCKPORT—Having moved to Camden from south of Boston four years ago, the Gelerman family wasn’t looking to start a new business.
“We came up to retire,” said Theola Gelerman, sitting at…
The Maine Department of Marine Resources has up to $3,450 to pay a shrimp trawler to collect shrimp samples this winter in the Midcoast area, starting about January 29, 2018. The purpose is to…
Blames company, U.S. Bureau of Shipping, and Coast Guard itself
WASHINGTON -- The Coast Guard today released the Final Action Memo regarding the loss of the S.S. El Faro and its 33 crewmembers during a 2015 hurricane near Crooked Island, Bahamas.…
Hosted by Rep. Herbig
BELFAST — To complete her sixty-stop 'Waldo County Works' business tour held over the last two months across Waldo County, Maine House Majority Leader Erin Herbig, D-Belfast, hosted a business…
CAMDEN — This week the family of Elizabeth Metcalf donated a conservation easement that permanently conserves the 165-acre family farm on Knight Pond Road in Northport. Conservation of the…
Maine Technology Institute, Alliance for Maine’s Marine Economy awards $1.7 million
A Port Clyde seaweed venture is among the eight recipients of grants make through the Maine Technology Institute. In partnership with the Alliance for Maine's Marine Economy, the institute…
ORONO— The University of Maine Cooperative Extension video series "Growing Maine" received a first-place, Eastern Region award from the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer…
‘the city is at one of those tipping points’
ROCKLAND – A man froze to death in a shipping container in Rockland. Some large companies avoid the area, and nurses and teachers revoke their contracts and move away. This, because of what has…
BANGOR —Timothy Hobbs has been selected by USDA Rural Development by President Donald J. Trump to serve as State Director in Maine. Hobbs officially began his leadership position at the agency on…
New Restaurant to open Dec. 14
LIBERTY — When Lisa Fagin and her husband, Richard, purchased their vacation home in Belfast it was initially to escape the hot Texas summers. With her husband working from home, Fagin took the…
Maine Ornaments, Nautical Napkin Rings and Fingerless Wool Gloves
For the month of December, we continue our series to shine the spotlight on local craftspeople who make things by hand. It’s important to shop local and to support the innovators and entrepreneurs…
To be under one MaineHealth umbrella
For several years, the unification of two Penobscot Bay Area Midcoast hospitals with the Portland-based MaineHealth nonprofit has been underway.…
The call is out for nominations for Maine’s annual tourism awards, winners of which will be recognized at the 2018 …
MET would become makerspace, coworking facility
CAMDEN — A Boston-based real estate developer who has ties to – and investments in – the Midcoast, has stepped forward with a 12-page proposal to repurpose the Mary E. Taylor School on Knowlton…
BRUNSWICK —The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) announced the Maine Coast Fishermen's Association as one of seven recipients to receive a grant through the Fisheries Innovation Fund.…
Proposals Due February 1, 2018
ARLINGTON, VA — The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is requesting proposals to develop potential marine aquaculture projects in the U.S. Atlantic coast region. NOAA Fisheries, through…
From Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— On Nov. 30 Congresswoman Chellie Pingree voted for bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the EPA Brownfields Program, which has helped finance the cleanup and redevelopment of…
The Portland-based Cultivating Community will receive a $597,252 grant from the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture to train and help support the growth of New American and veteran farmers in…
Warmer climate means warmer water: inhospitable to shrimp
In response to the depleted condition of the northern shrimp resource, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Northern Shrimp Section extended the moratorium on commercial fishing for…
AUGUSTA - Are you interested in helping Maine consumers resolve disputes with businesses? The Attorney General's Office is recruiting volunteer mediators for the Consumer Mediation Service, with…
ROCKLAND — Cody Wilson is a certified personal trainer looking for new clients. For those who do not know Cody, he is native to the Camden-Rockport area, and attended Camden Hills Regional High…
Maine's 2017-2018 scallop season gets underway December 1 and the season for harvesters will look much like last year's.
As with the 2016-17 season, harvesters in Zones 1 and 2, which…
From Augusta
AUGUSTA - The Maine Office of Tourism has launched an expanded marketing campaign for Winter 2017-2018. The campaign will run through March 2018 with creative materials that extend themes and…
CAMDEN — Gartley & Dorsky Engineering & Surveying, Inc. of Camden and Damariscotta is pleased to announce the hiring of Jesse Nash, PE as a structural engineer. Nash is a graduate of…
ROCKLAND — The Georges River Land Trust (GRLT) is excited to partner with Rock City Roasters to develop a new coffee blend that supports the ongoing conservation work of the Land Trust.
"…
BELFAST — Habitat for Humanity of Waldo County Silent Wreath Auction begins Tuesday, December 5 at Camden National Bank on Main Street in Belfast. Thanks to the generosity of forty local…
TOPSHAM — Bar Harbor Bank & Trust is pleased to announce Michelle Curtis's transition from Senior Vice President, Regional Market Manager/Retail Banking to a new role as Senior Vice President…
This Saturday, November 25, is Small Business Saturday, a day to celebrate and support small and entrepreneurial…
CAMDEN — United Midcoast Charities announced that it has recently been named a "2017 Top-Rated Nonprofit" by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews of charities and nonprofits.…
CAMDEN — United Midcoast Charities announced that it has recently been named a "2017 Top-Rated Nonprofit" by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews of charities and nonprofits.…
BELFAST — U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today visited the Belfast region to hear from business leaders and community members about important issues impacting the area. Senator King began the…
ROCKLAND — The AIO Food Pantry and Emergency Assistance, which serves over 13,000 people a year across Knox County, gladly accepted a check for $550. The check is the result of a successful…
ROCKPORT – A long-time fitness instructor at The Club at the Samoset Resort is stepping into a new role as its director beginning in 2018. Sheryl Carpenter will take over the position on Jan. 22…
Part Three: Thanksgiving on a different scale
BROOKS— Napolean is a 20-pound commercially bred turkey who was rescued from being on the menu one Thanksgiving. He was seized by the state in a cruelty case and brought to Peace Ridge Farm…
There will soon be a new restaurant in Damariscotta. The O-Cha Bar & Grill will be located at 88 Main St., in the former Salt Bay Cafe.
The owner, Pongsakorn Hanjitsuwan, better known…
BRUNSWICK — Largely inspired by Brunswick's environmental lead, all Goodwill Northern New England stores are ditching plastic bags as of Jan. 1.
"The women from Bring Your Own Bags…
OWLS HEAD – Author Susan St. John has been an instructor for Outward Bound for 30 years. Afrter meeting and knowing so many people associated with Hurricane Island she decided nine years ago to…
in business
CAMDEN – Two Camden businesses are settling into their new locations: Global Packing and Shipping, formerly on Washington Street, moved to 87 Elm Street, while Nature's Choice, formally at 87 Elm…
ROCKPORT—It’s taken nearly six months to complete, but the Hospitality House’s first tiny shelter prototype is open for public viewing this week. The 190-square-foot shelter, located in the back…
Part Two: Their stories
BROOKS—Nearly every type of farm animal at Peace Ridge Sanctuary has its own barn and space to roam. And each animal has its own story, which reveals both sides of human nature: from people who’ve…
Gathering at Point Lookout in Northport
At a gala dinner at the Point Lookout Resort in Northport, the Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated the winners of its annual awards, including the Citizen of the Year for the Chamber’s…
Changes began in 2010, whales present along much of East Coast year-round
A new study confirms what marine mammal researchers have suspected for a while: Right Whales use nearly the entire eastern seaboard during the winter, and they move around a lot more than was…
All aboard: 5.5-hour train ride to and from Boston
ROCKLAND – Trackside Station in Rockland will see train passengers arriving and departing once again next spring. Representatives of the rail service Downeaster have approached Rockland officials…
Two years ago, Stacy Moore was working as a home healthcare provider, caring for a woman in Harpswell who had suffered a stroke. The woman had been told she’d never…
On Thursday, November 9, Camden National Bank presented awards and $22,000 in grants to seven Maine nonprofits at the annual Leaders & Luminaries Awards Luncheon.…
