As the treasurer of the Association, I just paid the power bill for the Matinicus Island Library. That felt pretty good.
This past summer, residents and visitors to Matinicus Island have…
Work
The Ripple Initiative seeks quality donations to help those in need
ROCKLAND — Though there are wonderful qualities to Maine, it’s not always “vacationland” and for some, life can take an unexpected downturn. The breadwinner in the family loses a job, and stable…
Garlic should be one of the basic food groups
CAMDEN — Like anybody else I love garlic, but did you know there are as many as 50 varieties on the market, all with their own distinct flavor and use?
We get used to seeing one or two…
New owners say green cleaning will stay
CAMDEN — It’s official: Clean Bee Laundry at 83 Elm St., located next to K2 Music in Reny's Plaza, has changed hands. New owners Ryan and Candace Lawrence, of Camden, purchased the business…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland CareerCenter, part of the Maine Department of Labor, and in conjunction with its partners offer a variety of services to help people find employment or upgrade…
Church former owner of wyeth center
ROCKLAND - On Sunday, Sept. 25, the Rockland Aldersgate United Methodist Church hosted a celebration recognizing nearly 50 years of the Meals on Wheels program. Special emphasis was placed on the…
CAMDEN — After 26 years of owning and running an established hair salon in downtown Camden, Jeanne Butler is taking a break. That doesn’t mean she is hanging up her shears; but, she has eased up…
Update on barn cats: $9,500 raised by community in several weeks
CAMDEN — P.A.W.S. Animal Adoption Center has had a wild ride in September, with a nearly overwhelming influx of animals rescued from certain death (see our recent story:…
Lack of rain makes it a challenge to keep Megunticook River flowing...
CAMDEN — This week's rainy forecast is a welcome sight for everybody who has been watching water levels drop at area lakes and ponds. But it won't be anywhere near enough to bring the water levels…
What is it and why do vendors, visitors keep coming back?
UNITY — The Common Ground Fair is one of the largest attractions held in Maine, drawing in over 60,000 participants annually. It is an opportunity to see citizens from all across Maine join…
United Mid-Coast Charities (UMCC) awarded $547,000 to 58 nonprofit organizations in Knox and Waldo counties during a check presentation ceremony in…
BELFAST — Habitat for Humanity of Waldo County has hired Meg Klingelhofer as its new executive director. Klingelhofer has spent the past eight years as community education director with New Hope…
Think having breakfast in a Mexican restaurant is weird?
Think again.
A new little restaurant in…
Opinion
The Maine Lobstering Union and Friends of Penobscot Bay are questioning the state’s Department of Marine Resource’s science and motives behind the agency's permanent…
There are special plans for the pumpkin come October
ROCKLAND — David Troup of the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland has tried his hand at growing a giant pumpkin. The Farnsworth has partnered with three other Midcoast organizations, Boothbay…
TENANTS HARBOR - The Jackson Memorial Library invites full- and part-time residents of Maine who create fine art to apply for exhibition of their works in the library. Preference is given to two-…
The public is invited to participate in a free chainsaw skills workshop geared for both novices and more experienced loggers. The workshop, which will take place September 24 from 9 a.m…
ROCKLAND — Tony C. McKim, President and CEO of First National Bank and its parent company, the First Bancorp, recently cited several staff promotions.
"I am pleased to recognize the hard…
LINCOLNVILLE — When there is money to be saved on the cost of governance - in this case, the electricity required to heat buildings and run the machines needed to get the people's work done…
LINCOLNVILLE — By unanimous vote Monday night, the Lincolnville Board of Selectmen removed Cindy Gerry as the town's representative on the Mid-Coast Solid Waste Corp. Board of Directors, stating…
Duston Reed, a 34 year-old lobsterman from Waldoboro, has been arrested by the Maine Marine Patrol after a seven-month investigation and charged with allegedly fishing lobster traps…
Maine’s Bureau of Financial Institutions at the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation warns of a scam involving…
Abstract art by Mac Economy will add vibrant color to the walls of Camden National Bank in the Camden Square branch in Camden. Paintings on display include many…
AUGUSTA — Here’s what we already know (or sense): Maine’s population is getting even more gray, fewer babies have been born in the state, and the median age in the state is 44.5 — making it the…
Proposed rules for the 2016-2017 scallop fishing season are under discussion at hearings this week, up and down the coast. Because of…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Police department has announced the hiring of Aaron Schmitz as a new patrol officer.
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Federal dollars are no longer in play for Maine Department of Transportation’s plans for Wiscasset’s downtown, according to an email a federal staff member has sent a member of the Wiscasset…
The State's Drought Task Force held its second 2016 meeting Sept. 8 to discuss current drought conditions across the state. The DTF assists…
Camden Public Library...
Veteran Maine journalist and columnist Douglas Rooks will discuss his book and read from his biography, Statesman: George Mitchell and the Art of the Possible, published this fall, on…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Bruce Poliquin released the…
Camden Windjammer Festival...Labor Day weekend
CAMDEN — They came, they built, they climbed into their watercraft and they paddled a few or more strokes. Four of the five handmade boats made it the full way around the Build-a-Boat race course…
Camden Windjammer Festival...Labor Day weekend
CAMDEN — Camden Windjammer Festival continued all day Saturday, beginning with the Camden Rotary Club annual pancake breakfast and then West Bay Rotary Club’s annual Chowder Challenge for the…
Camden Windjammer Festival...Labor Day weekend
CAMDEN — As regular as the Camden Windjammer Festival, the Camden Rotary Club has cooked and served breakfast on the public landing Saturday morning for the last 23 years.
Blueberry…
Boats, booths and people...
CAMDEN — The Camden Windjammer Festival opened on Friday, Sept. 2, at the Camden Public Landing, an annual Labor Day tradition in this town known for schooners and lobsters, an amphitheatre…
Constructed of space age materials
THOMASTON — Originally estimated to take two and a half years to complete, the new Cushing Road bridge in Thomaston is now open to traffic. The Maine Department of Transportation first…
Camden Windjammer Festival...Labor Day weekend
CAMDEN — For many years sailing, Labor Day weekend in Camden has been a time for celebrating the town’s and the region’s rich nautical heritage. The annual Camden Windjammer Festival brings in…
ROCKPORT (UPDATE Sept. 2, 10:45 a.m.) — Police late Friday morning, Sept. 2, identified the worker killed in the Sept. 1 work accident on Mill Street in West Rockport as Franco Ferraiolo, 53, of…
Mitch Littlefield recalls The Chicken Capital of the World in his book ‘Memories of Shucking Peas’
BELFAST — Life for a Maine farm boy was a lot of work growing up in the 1950s and 1960s—but it wasn’t something you complained about. “Those were hard days,” said Belfast native Mitch Littlefield…
Ocean Renewable Power Company, headquartered in Portland, is getting a $5.3 million Department of Energy grant to finish…
No entry fee, construction materials provided
CAMDEN - The Camden Windjammer Festival committee is once again seeking…
On Maine Wild Blueberry Festival Day at the Union Fair, Aug. 27, Kimberly Maekin Reed, of Warren, was crowned the 2016 Maine Wild Blueberry Queen.
Kimberly is a 2012…
AUGUSTA—More than 100 companies from all over Maine are converging in Augusta, looking to employ veterans and non-veterans during a hiring fair as part of the the kick-off event for the 2016 Maine…
A virtual tour of the brand new 10,000-square-foot building
THOMASTON — After three years of fundraising and planning, and more than a year since they broke ground, the new Pope Memorial Humane Society of Knox County animal shelter building unveiled its…
The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber's Annual Year in Review Gala will be held Friday, November 18, at the Samoset Resort. The chamber has…
DAMARISCOTTA – First National Bank announced the winners of its ninth annual Customer Photo Calendar Contest. Fourteen color photographs were chosen from more than 150 entries, and each winning…
National Transporation Safety Board...
WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board announced Wednesday that it convened a voyage data recorder group Aug. 23 to develop a detailed transcript of the sounds and discernible words…
On Aug. 16, the Impossible Dream sailed into Boothbay Harbor again, just short of a year after its first trip here last year.
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Northern Solstice Alpaca Farm
UNITY/NORTHPORT — Ten years ago, Robin Fowler Pratt and Corry Pratt started Northern Solstice Alpaca Farm in Unity. Back then, they had dreams of creating a wonderful place to raise and care for…
CASTINE — Camden National Bank will donate a total of $10,000 over the next two years to Maine Maritime Academy to help…
The MCH Kitchen Appeal Committee celebrated breaking ground for the kitchen expansion at the Methodist Conference Home…
