THOMASTON – Three years of road construction in downtown Thomaston is coming to an end, and businesses are showing signs of bouncing back, with new enterprise and owners taking over or filling…
Work
Part One: Their mission
BROOKS — Far inland, on 790 acres of rolling farmland, approximately 240 animals of every kind, from domestic companion animals, such as dogs and rabbits to draft horses and sheep, spend their…
Sandra L. Hoekstra’s store offers a fascinating glimpse into the past
THOMASTON—This past weekend November 3-4, Thomaston welcomed a new addition to its Main Street boutiques and restaurants. Sandra L. Hoekstra Booksellers held a grand opening on both floors at the…
ROCKPORT – The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce Year in Review Awards Gala and Annual Meeting took place at the Samoset Resort on Saturday, November 4, with more than 300 chamber member…
ROCKLAND – Plans are in process for storm water separations on South Main Street. Conversations continued regarding a possible bathroom near the Breakwater. Police and fire responded to more than…
LINCOLNVILLE — After ten years of stewarding the conservation easement on the Dickerson-Redfield-Lipmanowicz property in Lincolnville, the Georges River Land Trust (GRLT) has assigned the easement…
From Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that Phoebe Ferraiolo has been hired as a press assistant in her Washington, D.C., office. Phoebe is the daughter of John and Tammra…
CAMDEN — On Saturday Nov. 4 and Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017 Camden Rotarians Tom Pine (left) and David Vaughn kicked off the club's annual holiday nut sale.
Nuts will be for sale on Saturdays in…
Central Maine Power Co. restored service to more than 460,000 homes and businesses after five days following a windstorm that knocked out power to more than half the homes and businesses in the…
LINCOLNVILLE — If you are looking for a good book, a new book or a used book, or if you want to sit in a comfortable chair and read from a great selection of Mane authors, Beyond the Sea at 2526…
Fifth graders from Captain Albert Stevens School, in Belfast, are working on a year-long project involving the release of salmon into the Wescott Stream through the Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition…
NOAA Fisheries has released the “Fisheries of the U.S.” 2016 report, and once again New Bedford, Mass. was the leading U.S. port by value for the 17th consecutive year and American…
ROCKPORT — Photographer Peter Ralston decided to spend Sunday night, Oct. 29, on Raven, his 37-foot vessel that has the sturdy composition of a lobster boat combined with comfort. …
Community gathering place opens Nov. 1
ROCKLAND — Jenn Rockwell, along with her father Rick Rockwell, of Rockland Realty, are on a mission. Their current goal? To bring increased vibrancy and visibility to the north end of Rockland…
CMP: Restoration estimates are not expected to be available Monday
AUGUSTA — Central Maine Power Co. (CMP), a subsidiary of AVANGRID Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a diversified energy and utility company, reports widespread outages from strong winds and heavy rain that came…
New iteration of historic store was six years in the making
LINCOLNVILLE CENTER – The long awaited grand opening of the Lincolville Center General Store took place on Friday, October 27. It was a perfect day for it as a steady stream of people came and…
The Waldo County Humane Society has changed the date of its November rabies clinic and has scheduled two additional clinics for December and January.
As always, rabies shots are free for pet…
Camden National Bank announced that Kevin Boggs has joined the Residential Mortgage Lending department as Mortgage Loan Officer. In his new role, he is responsible for serving customers in Maine's…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences announced today that its board of trustees has appointed Deborah Bronk to be its next president and CEO. She will assume her new role at the nonprofit marine…
Heavy winds, rain, cause outages
Working diligently, crews from Central Maine Power had restored electricity by 8:50 a.m. to approximately two-thirds of the customers in Knox and Waldo Counties that were previously without power…
ST. GEORGE — The Marshall Point Lighthouse & Museum Committee is pleased to announce that it has received a $10,000 grant from the Borman Family Foundation in support of the fundraising…
CAMDEN— Camden National Bank announced that Kevin Boggs has joined the Residential Mortgage Lending department as Mortgage Loan Officer. In his new role, he is responsible for serving customers in…
The legendary crew of Maine comic book publisher, Alpha Productions, is celebrating more than 25 years since they started producing comic books here in Maine.
On Sunday October 29, at the…
Annual scorecard
AUGUSTA – Sales of new upholstered furniture containing flame-retardant chemicals is to be prohibited in Maine. People with solar panels will incur charges for the electricity they generate…
Multiple workshops offered, free enrollment
ROCKPORT — Open enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace for 2018 is November 1 through December 15, 2017. Enrolling or re-enrolling may seem a bit daunting — trying to understand all your…
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) and Waldo County General Hospital (WCGH) would like to thank United Midcoast Charities (UMC) for $19,000 in grants recently received. UMC supports agencies…
Two local residents who are employees of Ocean State Job Lot have been named as 2017 "Three Square Meals" Food Ambassadors by the Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation. Julie Philbrook, of…
Ron Howard logs 17 years
Rockport - Young and old and everyone in between stopped by Aldermere Farm in Rockport on Friday, October 20 to say goodbye to Ron Howard, the man who for 17 years has watched and helped Aldee…
LINCOLNVILLE BEACH— Local resident Susie Barnes is the new owner of Dot's Café and Market in Lincolnville Beach. The chef-turned-massage-therapist said in a news release that she is excited to get…
Separate No. 1 Plastic from 3-7, and continue tossing No. 2 as usual
ROCKPORT — Because residents of Camden, Hope, Lincolnville and Rockport want to recycle their trash, but because the market demand for plastic has diminished, and because plastic is ubiquitous,…
AUGUSTA — Once again, special interest groups are not being honest and upfront about a ballot initiative.
Hello, this is Governor Paul LePage.
Question 1 on the ballot this…
From Washington, D.C.
PORTLAND— Congresswoman Chellie Pingree released the following statement today on the Trump Administration's decision to withdraw the USDA's Farmer Fair Practice Rules, which would have helped…
Maine Conservation Voters releases 2017 Environmental Scorecard
AUGUSTA – Rep. Paige Zeigler, D-Montville, has received a 100 percent rating on environmental and public health policy votes in the newly released Maine Conservation Voters' 2017 Environmental…
ST. GEORGE — On Tuesday, October 17, at 11 a.m., residents of the town of St. George, which includes the villages of Tenants Harbor and Port Clyde, submitted a petition with more than 300…
Fishermen's Association stands with local community opposition of the Maine Aqua Ventus wind project
At its Annual Meeting held on October 10, 2017, the Maine Coast Fishermen's Association's Board of Directors unanimously passed a resolution expressing its opposition to the Maine Aqua Ventus…
State Ballot Question
On November 7, Maine voters will be asked whether to allow a "certain company" to operate table games and/or slot machines in York County. If passed, a portion of the proceeds from this venture…
CAMDEN – Horsefeather Grille celebrated its grand opening Friday, October 13, in the former Elm St. Grille, in the Cedar Crest Motel at 115 Elm Street. Richard Eaton the chef/owner, said the…
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) announced that the University of New England was awarded a three-year, nationally competitive research grant for $1,321,039 from DOE’s…
BELFAST — Colburn Shoe Store celebrated its 185th anniversary Oct. 14, drawing a crowd of more than 300 to Belfast’s United Farmers Market, on Spring Street.
The sound of…
No moratorium necessary, town leaders say
CAMDEN — While a Maine legislative committee fine-tunes state rules to govern sales of recreational marijuana, the Town of Camden has voted not to extend its own moratorium on the matter; instead…
ROCKPORT – Ron Howard has logged 17 years as General Manager of Aldermere Farm and more recently, Erikson Fields. On October 20, Howard will officially retire his position. No replacement has been…
Colder temperatures are on the horizon, and we’re all starting to prepare for another Maine winter. At the top of most of our lists is making sure we’ll stay warm.…
In business
Early last spring, on May 4, crews at Rockport Marine gently pulled a new 91-foot cold-molded hull from the shed and lowered it into Rockport Harbor. Brad and Adam Scott, two brothers who own Two…
APPLETON – Sunday, October 8 will be a bittersweet day for the Maine Water Buffalo Company. The farm, owned by Brian and Jessica Farrar and home to Maine's only herd of Water Buffalo at 91 Old…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District, whose mission is to provide assistance to the community in conservation of land and water resources, has an opening on its five-member Board of…
CAMDEN — Jennifer Mirabile, of Rockport, has been named Managing Director of Camden National Wealth Management. In her new role, Mirabile will lead the team of 19 professionals providing wealth…
ROCKLAND – Advocates of a fee increase for large vessels visiting Rockland Harbor provided an element of substance to an argument that’s been in play for several months. Some business advocates,…
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