Small Wonder Gallery and Frameshop on the Public Landing in Camden has officially been handed over to the second generation. The gallery was established in 1984 by Kathy and…
Work
The members of the Camden Downtown Business Group (CDBG) have voted to change the organization’s name to the Camden Area…
Bug Catcha helps pull two men to safety
At approximately 10 a.m. today, Jan. 28, the U.S. Coast Guard received a distress call from…
Nautilus moved across the ‘Passy’ Bridge in December; doubling business
BELFAST — As we wrote in a recent article, it’s always tough for a fairly new restaurant in the Midcoast to thrive during the winter, but Jenifer Oakes, one of three co-owners of Nautilus Seafood…
U.S. Coast Guard to hold Marine Board of Investigation hearing Feb. 16-26
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The families of 10 El Faro crew members, killed when the container ship sank Oct. 1, 2015, off the Bahamian coast after running into Hurricane Joaquin, have reached a…
ROCKLAND — Even with Rockland’s robust restaurant scene, the winter months can be a “make or break” time for a new restaurant’s survival.
Comida Restaurant co-owners Tom Sigler and Lisa…
Training Offers the Competitive Edge in the Maine Job Market
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Lerner Foundation
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Hear stories about being at sea, Arctic and Antarctic
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ROCKPORT — Nancy Leonard intends to unveil the spring and summer clothing lines she recently acquired from a New York trade show around Valentine’s Day. In doing so, she’ll also be…
Department of Marine Resources
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Climate model shows faster warming and changing ocean circulation
A new study by National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration researchers suggests future warming of ocean waters off the…
An alloy of flavors wheels into town
THOMASTON — Steve Steeves, owner of Camden’s Fresh, along with his brother Jaimie, owner of J and J Lobsters in Rockland, are completely revamping the former Irving gas station at 118 Main Street…
With votes cast by Rockport Police Department peers...
ROCKPORT — When Rockport Police Chief Mark Kelley asked Sgt. Travis Ford to attend Tuesday night's Select Board meeting to represent him in discussing the dog park's request for a street light to…
As soon as some customers restored, others knocked offline
MIDCOAST — As of 8 p.m., just over 4,300 Central Maine Power residents in Knox and Waldo counties were without power Sunday night, Jan. 10, as the day’s building storm finally unleashed the high…
ROCKLAND — Rockland City Manager James Chaousis said Jan. 8 that Harbor Master Ed Glaser has been terminated from employment…
Jan. 9 is National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day...
ROCKLAND — National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day is Saturday, Jan. 9, and the three properties of The Historic Inns of Rockland are jumping on the…
ROCKLAND – Doreen Leavitt, President of the American Legion Auxiliary presents a plaque to Marcia Whitten from Rockland Savings Bank FSB…
THOMASTON — Signs for Aspen Dental and Mattress Firm will be appearing alongside that of Walmart and Tractor Supply Company as early as late spring, according to Thomaston Code…
The Harold Alfond Foundation Tuesday announced a $3.1 million award to Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences for construction of a 32-bed student and visiting…
In business
Christine Annis has worked professionally with animals for more than 35 years, including at animal hospitals, where she did everything from setting appointments to assisting with…
Through Jan. 4, operators of local fishing vessels can apply to harvest a limited number of shrimp, and help scientists learn about the Gulf of Maine’s shrimp population.
It has become so…
The first winter snowstorm has arrived in the Midcoast, bringing with it snow early Tuesday that will turn to sleet and possibly freezing rain after noon. A large portion of the state is expected…
CAMDEN — The Camden Snow Bowl announced Tuesday that top-notch freestyle coach and competitor…
Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting
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Maine’s Securities Administrator Judith Shaw, who serves as President of the North American Securities…
Free lobsters to anyone in need
THOMASTON - Noah Ames lobsters out of Matinicus. Last year on this date, Noah parked his truck, filled with Maine lobsters, at Midcoast Marine Supply at 153 New County Road in Thomaston and handed…
A rundown of where to go if you don’t feel like staying home
The uptick of Christmas music, movies and holiday stories this week would have you believe everyone in the world will be home on Dec. 24-25 celebrating with family. But what if you don’t celebrate…
Going shopping
Listen. There’s some things that women of a certain age never used to talk about, bras being one of them. You might mention lingerie on occasion, but, in talking about undergarments at all, you…
In the window this holiday season
ROCKLAND — Store windows are sparkling this month, with the holidays in full swing, and in Rockland, judges for the annual Main Street Window Decoration Contests decided that one of this year’s…
Advocates call for statewide minimum wage increase
Members of the Maine People's Alliance hosted a news conference…
With recent funding from the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund, the Maine Department of Marine Resources has taken another step forward in its ability to lead whale disentanglement efforts.
The $…
Display ‘Hate Has No Business Here’ signs at stores, restaurants
Across the country Dec. 17, business owners displayed signs at their stores to show their opposition to the increasingly hateful and violent rhetoric from national political leaders, according to…
PechaKucha presenter Rafi Baeza: “When I can introduce an element of magic in to a brand I know I’ve got something good.”
Behind the Slides, our ongoing feature, is where we meet up with an artist who presented at a PechaKucha event and find out the deeper story beneath the images they chose to portray.
Rafi…
21 New Rooms and a Rooftop Bar
CAMDEN — Christmas by the Sea was much to many, but something out of the ordinary was an open house hosted by Stuart and Mary Ann Smith at their newest hotel, 16 Bay View Street. The renovated…
BELFAST — The next meeting of the Waldo County Commissioners will be held Wednesday,…
Industrial Arts
Most of the media references to Matinicus, if they aren't repeating some over-boiled version of "Lobster Wars" or indulging in clichés about rugged islanders living a unique lifestyle or a simpler…
Old houses can be energy efficient
We love old houses but is a warm, energy efficient, old home... possible? …
SOUTH PORTLAND — A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew in…
Last call, before December closes
ROCKLAND — An old-fashion cash register sits opposite the modern credit card swipe in the store formerly known as the Reading Corner. Although this store on Rockland’s Main Street has…
Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
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Northeast Transport of Waldoboro
WALDOBORO — Northeast Transport of Waldoboro recently made its annual delivery of Christmas presents to families in need throughout Knox…
UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center
ORONO — University of Maine scientists are testing wood from some of the three billion trees the Civilian Conservation Corps planted during…
