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opening reception October 8
BELFAST — “Narratives,” a new exhibit of paintings by Belfast artist Sheep Jones, will be on display in the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library for the month of October. The exhibit, in…
bench dedication at 2:30 p.m.
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Harbor Trail Committee (RHT) invites its community to join them for their third annual “Name Tag Day” and a free cookout, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, from 12 - 2 p.m., at Sandy…
ROCKLAND — Susan Metzger will be showing her paintings at Triangle Gallery on Elm Street in Rockland. In The Between, "exquisitely spiritual (sky/land/sea)scapes," will be in the upstairs gallery…
ROCKLAND — St. Euphemia's introduces a new community event for the Midcoast of Maine. The church's inaugural Contra Dance is set for Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, from 3 to 6 p.m., at 180 Limerock St.,…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
This is Honda’s third go at an electric vehicle, after the experimental EV Plus and the low-volume, short-range hydrogen-powered Clarity and battery-powered Fit, and likely to be the one that…
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre will host a Ghost Story Slam on Thursday, Oct. 31, at 6 p.m., as part of their Phantom of the Strand Halloween program. This event is inspired by Gaston…
volunteers needed
SOUTH THOMASTON — The South Thomaston Conservation Commission will host a Clean-Up on Buttermilk Road on Saturday, October 5, from 9 a.m. until Noon.
"We’re concentrating on Buttermilk…
Two new members have joined the The Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
Ryan Harnden, of Mathews Brothers, Belfast, has been the director of purchasing for Mathews…
STOCKTON SPRINGS — Since its founding in 2001, Stockton Springs Community Library (SSCL) has been an all-volunteer organization. For years, the board of directors has had a goal of hiring a part-…
SEARSPORT—At the site of the old Captain Tinkham's Emporium, a new brewery has quietly opened, becoming a new "third place" for locals and visitors to sit down at the wooden benches, talk, and…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
What is it about “black” that prompts some carmakers to apply it to the top trim level of certain models? Even if the vehicle is finished in, say, Radiant Red? Black is sinister, forbidding, grim…
Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital’s Community Health Worker (CHW) program has now surpassed 200 referrals from the hospitals and communities.
CHWs travel out into the…
ROCKLAND — OUT Maine has officially hired a new staff member, Kiana Joler (she/her), as the organization’s Administrative Coordinator.
Joler graduated from Keene State College in 2022 with a…
THOMASTON — Local residents, families, and community groups are invited to participate in Together for Thomaston, a community-wide service event taking place on Saturday, October 5, from 9 a.m. to…
Maine Preservation, a statewide nonprofit advocacy organization, has added Maine Lighthouse Stations to its annual list of the Most Endangered Historic Places in Maine.
The 2024 list of Most…
Camden Garden Club is looking for sponsors of Camden’s iconic holiday wreaths. Every year, Camden Garden Club hand-decorates and lights 98 wreaths to adorn Camden’s lampposts for the holiday…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland office of J. Edward Knight Insurance has made a donation of $600 to two local charities: Pope Memorial Humane Society and the South School Holiday Help Program.
The…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
As a member of the Mid Maine Sports Car Club, I get to hang with interesting automobiles, including no end of vintage roadsters from…
City Council to vote on Makers Market substitute locations, law enforcement teamster contracts
ROCKLAND — Rockland City Council will vote Sept. 17, 2024 to allow the growing Rockland Makers’ Market to relocate to Oak Street on the days when large cruise ships are in port.
City…
Camden National Corporation (“Camden National”) (NASDAQ: CAC), the bank holding company for Camden National Bank, and Northway Financial, Inc. (OTCQB: NWYF), the…
ROCKPORT — The Town of Rockport and The Lesher Family Foundation will hold another public design meeting where the final master plan for the park will be unveiled. This plan incorporates community…
an interest in conservation and a willingness to participate in a monthly board meeting
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District has one opening on its five-member Board of Supervisors. The volunteer board, which is responsible for guiding the District’s business affairs…
UPDATE: Sept. 11, 2024 at 3:45 p.m.
An informal event to flip the switch on Searsport’s downtown lights will be rescheduled.
“We were made aware today that the contractor…
Re-use, repurpose old paper mill in Madison
Madison, Maine – in the middle of the western region of the state — has industrial innovation under its belt, and a municipal focus on…
ROCKLAND — The pressure build up from a water main break under Gay Street, in Rockland, Wednesday morning, was significant enough to cause the pavement to bulge near the break zone.
About…
ROCKPORT — Riley School welcomed five new teachers to its faculty this fall. The school experienced a recent leadership transition, with long-time head of school Rebecca Greenleaf-Clapp retiring…
TENANTS HARBOR — Parking will not be allowed at the Tenants Harbor public landing, Wednesday, Sept. 11 due to paving. There will also be no access to the boat ramp, according to the Town, in a…
CAMDEN — The Children’s House Montessori School welcomes three new staff members at the historic schoolhouse at 58 Elm Street in Camden.
Julia Aroneau is a new Co-Lead Teacher in the Red…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Not often do passers-by stop on the sidewalk to admire a parked Toyota, but it happened twice with this car, thanks to the Crown’s rich, distinctive colors and svelte…
Dawn Place, MS, CMPE has been named senior director of practice operations for both Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital.
“Dawn is a proven leader and has been a…
TENANTS HARBOR (Sept. 5, 2024, 4:40 p.m.) — Parking is now available again at the Tenants Harbor public landing. Harbor Master Ryan Cline anticipates that one day towards the end of next…
ROCKLAND — “I want to congratulate Rhett,” said City Manager Tom Luttrell. “He took on the job that was the first of a kind in the City, and he’s done a wonderful job for us.”
Rhett Lamb,…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Traditional full-size, body-on-frame pickup trucks—and their derivative “family-size” sport-utility vehicles—are said to be the most profitable items on the menu in…
This year, five new board members are being welcomed to Restorative Justice Project Maine. Those members “will contribute new knowledge, skills, and lived experience to the table,” said RJP. “They…
MaineHealth has named a Milwaukee physician leader with deep roots in Maine to be its next chief medical and transformation officer.
Dr. Adrian Moran, who has been chief medical officer at…
WinterKids, a Maine organization dedicated to helping children develop healthy lifelong habits through outdoor winter activities, announces the appointment of Courtney Holub as its new Executive…
ROCKLAND — Local librarians, community and nonprofit volunteers, and people tech-savvy in general who like helping neighbors solve computer or phone issues are invited to “Empowering The Helper,”…
letter to the editor
Thank you to all that came out in support of Spectrum Generations’ Grand Re-Opening & Ribbon Cutting on Wednesday, August 28, at the Waldo Community Center, 18 Merriam Rd., Belfast.
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BELFAST — The Belfast Free Library and the National Digital Equity Center (NDEC) will be presenting a free computer class, “Cutting the Cord: Getting TV & Phone Services Over the Internet,”…
Helping Mainers Learn
The Normand Dubreuil Scholarship fund continues to provide educational assistance to Mainers looking to learn a trade at a local community college and Maine Maritime Academy. This is the 5th year…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
It even looks BMW-ish, with the size, stance and style of a compact German sedan, and packing the same degree of firepower as an upper-end 3-Series: a 3.3-litre V-6 with a…
implementing a new program
Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital have received a two-year grant of $49,696.90 from the Maine Cancer Foundation to implement the Pharmacist-Engaged Pilot. The pilot will…
Maine Department of Labor announces no-cost trainings for September 2024.
Upcoming classes:
Monitoring & Evaluating for Air and Noise Hazards -…
ROCKLAND — A site plan requirement from 1988 has dominated the conversation around Brian Fickett’s attempts to bring his food establishment “The Spot” to a Rockland location.
Ownership of…
Maine people and visitors urged to protect themselves given elevated mosquito activity
WALDO COUNTY — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) announced Aug. 20, 2024, that a wild turkey from…
The University of Maine System (UMS) will partner with the nation’s leading medical education consultant to study the feasibility of starting the state’s first public medical school.
In…
