BELFAST — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has designated available funding of $12,832 through Phase 41 to be distributed through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) to…
Commerce
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Three things about this car jump out right away, or shortly after: First, it’s near-gorgeous—far sexier than a mainstream sedan needs to be. Second, poking the START…
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a $2.7M grant to Five Pillars Butchery (FPB) in Unity. The grant comes through the Department’s …
PORTLAND — After conducting a national search, the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) announces Nana Annan as the next Chief Operating Officer.
Annan brings more than 25 years of…
Christina Olson is famous, thanks to Andrew Wyeth. Alvaro, Christina’s brother, and caregiver for many years, never gained recognition, but from his friend, Andrew.
Al and Christina’s…
Rockland residents, business owners, developers are invited to learn about work to update zoning in line with 2022 Comprehensive Plan.
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Land Use Review Subcommittee (LURSC) will be holding a public input session for stakeholders to learn about and contribute to the work of a newly formed subcommittee…
More than $90,000 in Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) grants will help strengthen nonprofit organizations and projects in Knox County. MaineCF’s Knox County Grantmaking Committee awarded $80,…
courses begin in August online with hands-on training at Brunswick Landing
AUGUSTA — In response to demand from employers in Maine’s growing aviation and aerospace sectors, the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) is opening the state’s first aviation maintenance…
UNITY — Two Unity projects are among seven Maine organizations that will share a portion of a USDA’s School Food System Transformation Challenge, which is a part of the USDA’s Healthy Meals…
If all required administrative processes take place as planned, the new fare structure will take effect on August 1, 2024.
After extensive analysis and public communication, the Maine Department of Transportation has adopted a new fare structure for the Maine State Ferry Service (MSFS). When it becomes effective, this…
BELFAST — Waldo Community Action Partners (WCAP), as the local designated Prevention Council in Waldo County, is seeking public participation in identifying community-based, physical spaces for…
taking the reins of the 70-member Club during its 100th year
Waldo County High Sheriff Jason Trundy has been elected president of the Belfast Rotary Club. Inducted at the Club’s June 26 annual meeting, Sheriff Trundy takes the reins of the 70-member Club…
ROCKLAND — Jake Miller, Senior Vice President, and Niki Janczura, Business Development Officer, of the First National Bank in Rockland, presented a check for more than $1,500 to Lena Hinrichs,…
Maggie Hirshland, the Youth Engagement Coordinator at the LGBTQIA2S+ youth organization OUT Maine, is the recipient of the Maine Women’s Lobby (MWL) 2024 Volunteer Champion Award. This award is…
ROCKLAND — Business executive and community leader Lawrence J. “ Larry” Sterrs, the founding executive chair of the Star of Hope Foundation established in 2016 by the artist Robert Indiana, has…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Rotary President Bob Bird presented Susan Ware Page with this year’s Rockland Rotarian of the Year award at the July 3 weekly meeting. The Rotarian of the Year award is given…
“I have witnessed the importance of the nursing visits that RDNA provides.”
ROCKLAND — Rockland City Councilor Penny York is helping the 2024 RDNA “Doughnators” fill their Rose Hip basket in support of community nursing. She is donating $1,000 from her annual City…
ROCKPORT — The train of vehicles entering the gates of Mid-Coast Solid Waste, in Rockport, June 22, was not slowing down even by closing…
THOMASTON — In the summer, if anyone is there, the Fire and EMS station’s garage doors are open. Dirt from the street incessantly piles up on the furniture. Yet, to close the doors means to suffer…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
It’s early July 2024, but this Forester is a 2025 model; it’s also radically different-looking, at least for Subaru, which tends to make changes at a glacial pace. Then…
To Save Historic Buildings in Rockland
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Historic Preservation Commission and the Rockland Public Library will cosponsor a public program about The Workings and Benefits of Historic Preservation, “to show how we…
Food for Thought
University Credit Union (UCU) presented checks to the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) totaling $2,000 for its student-run and campus-sanctioned food pantries on its Augusta and Bangor…
ST GEORGE — Ashley Geel has been selected as the new Parks and Rec Director for the town of St George.
Geel was born and raised in St. George and will be coming from the position of Health…
A new chapter at Special Olympics Maine began this week with Ian Frank's first official day as President and CEO. Monday, July 1 was Frank’s first day replacing long time President and CEO Phil…
ST. GEORGE — The St. George Community Development Corporation has acquired 30 acres in St. George dedicated to delivering workforce affordable rentals and home ownership options.
“This…
next phase will include delivering keynote speeches
BELFAST — The 2024 Waldo County Teacher of the Year has advanced to the semifinal round that will eventually weed out Maine’s 2025 Teacher of the Year. Shilo Burnham, of the East Belfast School,…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
This is one of those love-hate relationships. For starters, squeezing it into my driveway without a two-point turn requires backing in; if the Yukon were a boat, it would…
“2022 Comprehensive Plan said land use often confusing, and piecemeal changes has created inconsistent zoning maps.”
ROCKLAND — The Comprehensive Planning Commission of Rockland, along with the Planning Board and City staff, has formed a subcommittee to review the city’s land use and zoning regulations for…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library will be closed to the public on Monday, July 1 for repair of the second side of the skylight.
“They will let the public know ASAP if that changes due…
“We admire The Waldo’s creative initiative”
WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre has received a gift of $1,000 from Maine State Credit Union in support of their community arts and education programs. MSCU has signed on at the Partnership level as…
Park Programming Manager has been hired
ROCKPORT — The Lesher Family Foundation and the Town of Rockport host the next design meeting on Tuesday, July 2, from 5:30 - 7 p.m., at the Rockport Opera House. At this meeting, Viewshed will…
the previous process “left too much room for human error”
BELFAST — Waldo Community Action Partners (WCAP) is going digital with a new application process for their annual backpack and school supplies distribution for the 2024/2025 school year.
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ROCKLAND — As long as Caleb Lincoln continues to have the approval of the City of Rockland, and as long as he is able to win an upcoming competitive round of Maine Affordable Housing grants,…
Maine Department of Labor announces its no-cost trainings for July 2024.
Register here, and browse more SafetyWorks! Classes, at …
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center welcomes Jasmine Edwards, PA-C, to its Surgery department.
Edwards comes to Pen Bay from Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital in Ellsworth, where she was a…
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center welcomes Melissa Powers, FNP, to its Wound Healing Center.
Powers comes to Pen Bay from St. Joseph Healthcare in Bangor, where she was a registered nurse…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Judging by the sheet metal, the graphics, the electro-digitalia, some improvements in ergonomics and a few things that seem to be change for the sake of change, the new,…
Sandy Cox has been named REALTOR of the Year by the Pen Bay Council of the Mid-Coast Board of Realtors for his outstanding contributions to the Realtor community and the greater Midcoast Maine…
ROCKLAND — The Penobscot Bay YMCA’s After School Program has been awarded $2,000 from B.O.G. balanced bookkeeping, LLC to launch a new financial assistance fund for families in need this coming…
underutilized properties
ORONO — A University of Maine System (UMS) Board of Trustees’ committee will convene next week to consider authorizing the sale of 24 acres of land and 50,000-square-feet of built space to…
Community building, mutual aid, the gift economy, and a variety of activities for all ages
BELFAST — The Crock Pot, of Belfast, is hosting an “Interdependence Day” event on Saturday, July 6, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Belfast, at 37 Miller St., in…
ROCKLAND — On Monday, June 17, the Rockland City Council approved the Fiscal Year 2025 municipal and operations budget, which is at the same level as last year’s budget — without an increase for…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Horsepower sells cars. Flashy sheetmetal sells cars. G-forces sell cars. Sex appeal and snobbery sell cars. Balance? Maybe not. Still, that’s what Acura offers us here,…
WALDOBORO — On May 16, Principal of Medomak Valley High School Linda Pease was recognized as the 2023-2024 Outstanding School Administrator of the Year by the Maine Music Educators Association at…
examining mechanisms by which PFAS ascend the food chain via phytoplankton
CASTINE — Two professors at Maine Maritime Academy were recently awarded a $77,000 grant from the Maine Community Foundation in support of their research examining the relationship between PFAS in…
BELFAST — The number of births taking place at Waldo County General Hospital has continued to decline in recent years, which combined with a very tight labor market, has created ongoing challenges…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Inevitably, sliding into a new car every week invites comparisons with the previous one. Not pointing any fingers here, but on arrival the CX-30 felt like a double lungful…
ROCKLAND — Could this be the end of rail service in Rockland?
The last sizeable load of freight departed from Rockland’s Round House station Tuesday, June 11, with an expected whistle time…
Open to the public on weekends and offering the road stand all season
LINCOLNVILLE—It’s always exciting to see someone’s hobby bloom into a full entrepreneurial business as we’ve seen in past PenBay Pilot stories, from…
Johnson Consulting Group (JCG) has officially released their 2024 Performance Tracker X Customer Service Trends & Insight Reporting.
Hall Funeral Homes & Cremation Services have…
