BELFAST — Though the 10th annual Harbor Fest officially began the evening of Aug. 18, the full festivities didn’t start until the next morning, when a variety of vendors took over Steamboat…
Work
Capital campaign to replace two helicopters
PENOBSCOT BAY was a palette of grey and silver Aug. 19, with fog hovering over the Northport hills, the kind of day when the water blends into the sky. Except, however, for a three-mile stretch…
‘We used to knock on doors ... before the American Pickers were even born
ROCKLAND — Walking into the Rockland Elks Lodge when Bruce Gamage, Jr., is conducting his monthly auction is always an adventure since you never know what fascinating pieces he will be auctioning…
The Governor's Energy Office conducted its weekly heating fuel price survey on Monday, August 14,, and found the current statewide average cash price for No. 2 heating oil was $2.03 per gallon, 7…
ROCKLAND – During their Monday, Aug, 14, meeting, City Council members voted to postpone a decision regarding fee increases for cruise ships visiting Rockland Harbor. After hearing from various…
LIBERTY — From the moment you step through the doors of Lake St. George Brewing, it's evident that the handsomely renovated old…
ROCKLAND – “I’m sure that your stepping down is going to leave a huge gap in the knowledge of that commission,” Councilor Valli Geiger said to Howard Edwards, Jr.
After 25 years on the…
TENANTS HARBOR — If you’ve never seen the fanciful designs of Lamp Revival, it’s because Tenants Harbor lamp maker Maurice Klapfish doesn’t do much advertising. As a part-time business, it suits…
Customers urged to report calls to utility and law enforcement
AUGUSTA, ME — Central Maine Power (CMP), a subsidiary of AVANGRID Inc. (NYSE: AGR), reminds customers to be wary of phone scammers posing as utility company representatives.
The scam…
AUGUSTA — A project to provide faster internet service for homes and businesses on Islesboro has reached another milestone. Central Maine Power Co. (CMP), a subsidiary of AVANGRID Inc. (NYSE: AGR…
Planning board meeting Tuesday, Aug 15
ROCKLAND –Noise pollution, fire risks, and environmental drawbacks compete against economic growth, job creation and convenience as the Rockland Planning Board considers an application for Tire…
Rockland planning board meeting Tuesday, Aug 15
ROCKLAND – Once completed, the new Midcoast School of Technology building in Rockland will use solar panels for hot water along with geothermal heating and cooling, according to the Planning Board…
There were few economic releases this week, but none of those releases mattered to the capital markets. In the U.S.,… |
McLean Hospital, the largest psychiatric affiliate of Harvard Medical School, is America's best hospital for psychiatric care, according to the U.S. News & World Report annual "best hospitals…
CAMDEN — Meesha Luce of Allen Insurance and Financial has earned the Safeco Insurance Award of Excellence, an honor recognizing superior underwriting skill that is achieved by a select group of…
Hans Albee, PE of ReVision Energy teaches local firefighters about solar energy
LIBERTY — Bangor area firefighters are attending one of four training sessions, starting this week, to learn the basics of solar technology.
"Solar installations in Maine have grown…
Annual contest features customer submissions
DAMARISCOTTA – First National Bank is proud to announce the winners of its tenth annual Customer Photo Calendar Contest. Fourteen color photographs have been chosen from over 150 entries, and each…
Owner says more people moving in ‘pretty quickly’
CAMDEN — Camden Villa owner Joe Goudreau said Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 9, that his business, the Camden Hills Villa, Inc., an independent senior facility in downtown Camden, would not be…
Lyman-Morse, the custom boatbuilder and service provider with yards in Thomaston and Camden, and a brokerage office in Newport, Rhode Island, has expanded Downeast. Eric Roos will manage the new…
‘Docking should not cause a divorce’
CAMDEN — Maybe you have heard this couple (any harbor, U.S.A.), coming in to dock their boat. The man is generally at the helm; he’s nervous but doesn’t want to let on. She is on the bow, line in…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine is pleased to announce Gwendolyn Hudson has been named Executive Director, leading the State's second largest BBBS youth mentoring organization that serves…
Flower Goddess offers fresh flowers and a magical atmosphere in Rockland
ROCKLAND—Many flower shops have adjoining gift shops with pretty baubles and ornamental gifts.
The Flower Goddess, a shop at the North End in Rockland, goes a little off the beaten path.…
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's American Lobster Management Board initiated Draft Addendum XXVII to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for…
HOPE— The Howard and Brodis families have been growing wild blueberries on approximately 160 acres of their 900 acre property in Hope for more than six generations, said Field Manager Ron Howard,…
Grant will assist with improved housing for seniors
Camden Rotary Club recently award a $5,000 grant to Sixty-Three Washington Street for renovations that will help finance improved housing for seniors. Sixty-Three Washington Street Board of…
Out on the bay
VINALHAVEN — “Let’s go to Vinalhaven!” Well, heck, yes. The breeze, if you could call it that, was light and out of the north on July 30, and the seas were to remain fairly calm. A perfect day to…
From farm to far-flung lands
ROCKPORT — Sitting in Michelle Bianchi's garden on a sunny morning — the last day of July — it's difficult not to ease into the serenity of the space. Greens and flowers nearly overflow from…
From Augusta
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of the Secretary of State received a second letter from Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach on Wednesday, July 26, requesting voter data from the States for the…
CAMDEN — The Camden Harbor Committee will convene at 7:30 a.m. at the Camden Yacht Club, Aug. 1, and face a full agenda that includes everything from water pollution in the harbor to lobster gear…
Their barn sale is July 27-29 with all kinds of vintage oddities and artist work
THORNDIKE— Way out in the heart of farm country, OJ Farwell & Sons general store and mill are relics, built in 1873. The general store, relatively untouched, still has canned goods on the…
CAMDEN — Abrahams Goat Farm and Creamery of Newport has joined Camden Farmers' Market's Wednesday afternoon lineup. A licensed Maine creamery and member of the Maine Cheese Guild, Abrahams…
BELFAST — The City of Belfast was recently selected by the ConnectME Authority as a recipient of a Community Broadband Planning Grant in the amount of $15,000. The City of Belfast will be using…
From Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) issued the following statement in response to Senate's vote on the motion to proceed on the House-passed American Health Care Act:
"…
From Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today announced his support for the Jobs for Our Heroes Act of 2017, bipartisan legislation that would exempt qualified active-duty military…
History
For more than four years, the MSAD 28 board has been working on a new middle school construction project. On September 18, 2014, the board engaged the project…
Perspective: When one of my neighbors. Tom, sees me at the Bagel Cafe in the morning, he always asks what I expect the stock market to do. As a reader of my Comments, he should…
ROCKLAND— Rockland’s North End just took one more step in recreating Boston’s North End and its “Little Italy” with the addition of Gelato Rose (483 Main Street) on July 20 for its Grand Opening…
Where are all the finance directors? In city manager positions
ROCKLAND – Filling the empty positions within Rockland’s City departments is a high priority for the newly appointed City Manager.
A day after signing a five-year, $105,000 annual contract…
Telephone Scam alert
Acting on authorization from Congress, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently hired four private debt collection agencies to pursue overdue federal taxes. Unfortunately, this new activity has…
BROOKLIN — NOAH Publications will present its annual Calendar of Wooden Boats ® Most Photogenic Boat Award at the 2017 Eggemoggin Reach Regatta.
Marine photographer Benjamin…
Threat to ecology and navigation
THOMASTON — The Maine Department of Marine Resources has turned down a request to site an oyster and sea scallop aquaculture farm in a cove on Pleasant Island in Mussel Ridge Channel. DMR…
From Augusta
AUGUSTA — The office of the Maine Attorney General is calling on the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to maintain important consumer protections for internet service customers and an open…
climate in Maine and across the Northern Hemisphere affected by declining extent, thickness of Arctic sea ice
Maine's wet 2017 winter and spring eased the 2016 drought conditions, according to Sean Birkel, University of Maine research assistant professor and Maine State…
2017 is 145th anniversary of U.S. lobster conservation efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Angus King and Susan Collins today introduced a resolution that would designate September 25, 2017, as "National Lobster Day." Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.),…
From Augusta
AUGUSTA —The Unemployment Insurance Commission will be holding a hearing in Augusta in August for public comments on revisions to four chapters of rules governing the state's unemployment…
Comments must be submitted by July 25
The final agenda and meeting materials for the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's 2017 Summer Meeting are now available at …
From Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON --The U.S. Coast Guard announced today an update to its navigation guidance for the use of electronic charts in lieu of paper charts and publications.
The updated version of…
Sharp knife, quick thinking
MATINICUS ROCK — On Friday, July 14, two lobstermen had the opportunity to save a life while fishing offshore. Jeremy Willey, 37, of Owls Head, was at the helm of his boat, F/V Miss Jodi…
ROCKLAND—Approximately 500 people went through the doors of the brand new Rockland Rock Harbor Brewing Co. facility and tasting room the weekend of July 14-16 for the Grand Opening, just in time…
Charles White has joined Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. as a financial advisor. He has formed Bayview Financial Management, a financial advisory…
