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By Shlomit Auciello - Sep 08
The Camden Select Board decided Sept. 7 to place an ordinance on the ballot that would offer low interest loans to ...

By Stephen Betts - Sep 08
Republican State Sen. Christopher Rector will be uncontested for re-election on the Nov. 2 ballot. Democrat Adrian ...

Sep 08
Rockland native Piper Wheeler has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program fellowship to study for a year in ...

By Shlomit Auciello - Sep 08
The Camden Select Board on Sept. 7 heard from citizens concerned about a possible wind turbine installation on ...

By John Christie, Senior ... - Sep 08
Editor’s note: This is the third part in a multi-part series to be published between now and November about the state’s debt to teachers and state ...

By Shlomit Auciello - Sep 08
At the Sept. 7 meeting, the Camden Select Board convened as the Board of Assessors to review tax rate information ...

By Staff - Sep 08
The following deed transfers were recorded from Aug. 30 to Sept. 3 at the Knox County Registry of Deed. Appleton ...

By Shlomit Auciello - Sep 08
If a marketing campaign now under way is successful, Camden will see a new business established at the former Apollo ...

By Staff - Sep 08
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a preliminary report on the Aug. 29 plane crash in South Thomaston. ...

By Daniel Dunkle - Sep 07
In the wake of a fire that did extensive damage to a building and expensive equipment, owner Linda Bean said she has ...

By Stephen Betts - Sep 07
The Rockland City Council will decide next week whether to authorize the city attorney to take legal action to ...

By Stephen Betts - Sep 07
A sharply divided Regional School Unit 13 board gave initial approval last week to a policy change that would limit ...

By Staff - Sep 07
An arrest or summons does not constitute a finding of guilt. An individual charged with a crime is presumed innocent ...

By Stephen Betts - Sep 07
A traffic light will be out of commission at a busy downtown intersection for another week following a Sunday ...

By Stephen Betts and ... - Sep 07
Pen Bay Healthcare will discontinue holding its annual community health fair after 17 years because the organization ...

By Staff - Sep 07
The Medomak Valley Land Trust hosted the fourth annual River Festival on Sept. 4 and celebrated the watershed — ...

By Shlomit Auciello - Sep 06
Assessor Kerry Leichtman announced the 2010 tax commitment for the town of Rockport Sept. 2 in a memorandum to Town ...

Community

Sep 08
Join Cellardoor at the Villa in Rockport Saturday, Sept. 11, for a complimentary food and wine pairing with Ann Marie's Kitchen. Ann Marie will be ...

Sep 08
The Downeast School of Massage is proud to announce a workshop open to the public. Author and kinesiologist, Timothy ...

Sep 08
The Midcoast Chapter of the Maine Women's Network cordially invites members, guests, and the general public to its ...

Sep 08
Bean-hole bean supper WALDOBORO — A fundraiser has been scheduled from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, to help ...

Sep 08
There is still space available on Waldoboro Recreation's bus trip for senior citizens to Shaker Village in New Gloucester and to the Poland ...

Sep 07
Rockland's unique center for language learning and international exchange begins its 24th season this month with fall semester courses for adults ...

Sep 07
Both Beginning and Intermediate level Tai Ji classes taught by Priyadarshi will begin at High Mountain Hall in ...

Sep 07
At the start of each school year, North Haven Community School sends its high school students off-island on an experiential learning expedition. ...

Sep 07
Due to renovations to the pylon sign at the main entrance to Harbor Plaza Shopping Center, this entrance will be restricted to one-lane of ...

Sep 07
The Camden-Rockport Historical Society hosts an old-fashioned beanhole bean supper on Saturday, Sept. 18 from 5 p.m. until the beansrun out. Bean...

Sep 07
Penobscot VIew Grange Secretary Gladys Hardy and the grange members in Glen Cove recently presented Noble Alexander ...

Sep 06
French-language enthusiasts will gather for Le Français au bord de la mer,at Blueberry Cove Camp, in Tenants Harbor, ...

Sep 06
Steve Crane, Camden Rotary Club speaker chair has announced the following speakers for September 2010: Sept. 7 Maj. General Doug O'Dell, ...

Sep 06
The harvest is coming in from the farms and appetites are instinctively growing. This is an ideal time to learn how ...

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By Midcoast Family Dentistry - Sep 08
The team at MidCoast Family Dentistry would like to thank everyone who has called and expressed concern for Dr. Randy. He is doing well and should ...

By River School - Sep 08
ENGLISH AND WRITING ENGLISH September 2010 Teacher: Jeff Smith Course Description: English and Writing English ...

By Meandering Maine - Sep 08
This week's Great Maine Giveaway is more.... Hand harvested oysters You don’t win friends with salad! You ...

By Waldo County General ... - Sep 08
Beginning this Thursday, Sept. 9, at the Hutchinson Center, 80 Belmont Ave., Belfast, an exciting new class will be ...

By Penobscot Bay YMCA - Sep 08
Save the date... Senior Tea and Tour at the Teen Center! Calling all active, older adults! Please join the folks ...

By Salvation Army - Sep 08
Get involved in Salvation Army Corps programs. Youth ministries is Christian-based character-building programs that ...

By Penobscot Bay YMCA - Sep 08
The start of every school year is marked with back-to-school sales and dentist and doctor appointments, but what is ...

By Camden Area District ... - Sep 08
“Who You Gonna Call?” is a phrase popularized by the movie Ghost Busters. You may not be plagued by ghosts, but might be challenged by health ...

By Rockport Dance ... - Sep 08
Rockport Dance Conservatory is looking to put together a junior competition team this fall! If you are a dancer ages ...

By Camden-Rockport-Lincol... - Sep 08
The Community School The board and staff of the Camden-Rockport-Lincolnville Chamber of Commerce had the distinct ...

By WRFR-LP Radio - Sep 08
Every Thursday from 6-8pm on community radio Clara the Clairvoyant is available to answer questions. She is has ...

By Mussel Ridge Historica... - Sep 08
The raccoons are gone, the building has had a thoroughcleaning and the Old Homestead is ope today, Wednesday, from 2 to 4 pm. Some items were ...

By Better Homes and ... - Sep 08
Housing sales heat up and they cool down. When home sales volumes increase, house prices hold firmly or go up, and ...

By Capture Media Associates - Sep 08
Yes, it's true, as reported by CrunchGear, GM is in the process of integrating Facebook into the OnStar system so ...

By Portland Pupils - Sep 08
If you are a high school student, here is the bad news: Preparing to apply to college is like adding another course ...

By Spectrum Generations - Sep 08
Feel free to stop by the Cohen Center located at 22 Town Farm Road in Hallowell or give us a call at 626-7777 with any questions. TOPS (Take ...

By Eastern Tire & Auto ... - Sep 08
Thanks to everyone that donated at our American Red Cross Blood Drive. We had 26 people come in to donate! With a critical blood level in ...

By Salvation Army - Sep 08
Get involved in Salvation Army Corps programs. Youth ministries is Christian-based character-building programs that ...

By Belfast United ... - Sep 08
On September 12th, Sunday School for youth and young adults, ages Kindergarten-high school, will begin at 9:00 a.m. with a welcome breakfast. This ...

By St. Margaret's ... - Sep 07
The fall season begins on Wednesday, September 15th, and runs every Wednesday and Friday morning from 9:30 a.m. 'til 11:30 a.m. All toddlers and ...

By First Congregational ... - Sep 07
On Sunday, September 19th, the First Congregational Church of Camden will welcome The Muellers, a prominent Maine-bas...

By First Church of ... - Sep 06
First Church of Christ, ScientistOne Central Street, Camden, Mainewww.cscamden.org All are welcome to our: WEDNESDAY EVENING TESTIMONY ...

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By Knox County Democratic... - Sep 08
The Knox County Democratic Committee is sponsoring a Bean Suppha, Sunday, Sept 12th, 4 to 8 pm in at 323 Main Street in Thomaston. Local candidates...

By Jeff Gallagher for ... - Aug 28
I will be visiting Vinalhaven Island September 11, 2010 at the Vinalhaven Town Office at 7:00PM. Vinalhaven was my ...

By Ron Hawkes - Sep 08
The Camden Hills girls soccer team hosted Medomak Valley Wednesday in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference match up ...

By Milt Gross - Sep 08
That steep, wet, dark, slippery, rocky road Following a steep, wet, rocky, slippery old woods road a week or so ago was what I call ...

By Tom Tarbox - Sep 08
The results of today(8 Sep 10)'s duplicate bridge game of the Knox County DBC are as follows: First, North-South, with a big 63.43% game, Dianne ...

By Kelly Woods - Sep 08
Come on down to Trackside and enjoy a great meal and relax a bit. Today's specials include... * Chicken Tender ...

By Ron Hawkes - Sep 08
The Camden Hills golf team hosted Rockland Tuesday at the Samoset Golf Club while Medomak Valley made the trip up ...

By Richard McKusic, Sr. - Sep 08
How often do we hear something incorrectly and rush to judgment without checking it out? Maybe nobody else has that problem besides me. John ...

By Ron Hawkes - Sep 07
Mount Desert Island was scheduled to come to Belfast on Friday night Sept. 3, but the game was moved to Monday, ...

By Ron Hawkes - Sep 07
The Belfast field hockey team finally had the chance to play their first game of the season after being rained out ...

Opinion

Sep 05
As Maine communities faced the late summer heat wave, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection issued an air quality alert for individuals ...

By Steven J. Pixley - Sep 05
In mid-August, there are a few givens for the Harbor docks. One is the copious amounts of ice cream sold and another is the familiar drone over my ...

Sep 04
Fundraiser for Girl Scout camp Girl Scout Troop 1160 had a successful car wash and bottle drive on Saturday, Aug. ...

Sep 04
Independent candidate for governor The citizens of Maine have an important decision to make this November in electing our new governor. The ...

Sep 03
Making collective decisions in a democratic society is often labor-intensive and time consuming, and at times, the antithesis of a highly functioni...

Aug 29
Returned violin I'd like to thank Ron Pinkham of Woodsound Studio for his helpful cooperation in returning my stolen violin. On April 28, my ...

By Kit Hayden - Sep 08
It has recently come to my attention that police and fire departments responding to accidents have begun, in some ...

By Tom Von Malder - Sep 07
Harry Brown (Sony, Blu-ray or standard DVD, R, 103 min.). Michael Caine is in top form as the title character, ...

By Kevin Rousseau - Sep 07
We've been through a lot together-you and I. You've read my column over the last eight years. Sometimes it gave you something to think about. ...

By Martin Cates - Sep 07
Daily Real Estate News | September 7, 2010 The Pros and Cons of Corner Properties Some people see a corner ...

By Holly Noonan - Sep 07
Your doctor says you should EAT BETTER, but what does that mean for YOU?? There are SO many conflicting reports about what it means to eat ...

By ananur forma - Sep 04
Astrologically Speaking by Ananur… September 2010 The Best news I have to share with you is that Jupiter and ...

Comments

By Andrew Carpenter - Sep 08 - 1 Comment
Nice article, very well said!

By Francis Mazzeo - Sep 08 - 1 Comment
Sounds like "Corporate America" to me. They want your approval but not your suggestions or concerns. I've viewed those meetings on channel 11. ...

By Ronald Horvath - Sep 07 - 8 Comments
Ah, Justin, you talk as if you actually knew. Fat chance. And your poll is old news, but then that's only one more thing you and the Repubs are ...

By David Sylvester - Sep 06 - 1 Comment
Bedbugs have been in Belfast for a couple years or so, at the High Street Group Home.

By Richard McKusic, Sr. - Sep 06 - 1 Comment
Excellent, excellent thought provoking article. This is the same type of life style that any of us who sincerely believe in God's grace should be ...

By Richard McKusic, Sr. - Sep 06 - 1 Comment
Great example of mutual aid working well, great stop; before it got out of the building. Glad to see the cause was found quickly and, hopefully, ...

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By Justin Sanderson - Sep 08 - 0 Comments
New poll puts LePage at 43 percent By Susan M. Cover scover@mainetoday.comMaineToday Media State House Writer A poll released today by ...

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By Lachlan Markay at NewBusters.org Original Article BBC Director General Mark Thompson admitted to the UK Daily ...

By Ronald Horvath - Sep 07 - 0 Comments
Democrats erase 10-point Gallup gapBy Michael O'Brien - 09/07/10 04:39 PM ETSay goodbye to the 10-point lead Republicans enjoyed in last week's ...

By Andrew Carpenter - Sep 06 - 0 Comments
August 13, 2010 Original Article BOSTON - A New Hampshire Democratic state lawmaker resigned Thursday after making a joke on Facebook about ...

By Ronald Horvath - Sep 05 - 0 Comments
The true cost of the Iraq war: $3 trillion and beyondBy Joseph E. Stiglitz and Linda J. Bilmes, Sunday, September 5, 2010; B04Writing in these ...

By Andrew Carpenter - Sep 05 - 2 Comments
By Robert Weissberg at American Thinker Original Article With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989, the ...

A & E

By Dagney C. Ernest - Sep 09
BELFAST "Between Sky and Sea: Intimate works by Angelo Ippolito," 5 to 7 p.m. Fridays and by appointment, Belfast Cohousing & Ecovillage's ...

Sep 08
"Plein Air Maine," a exhibition of paintings by Mitch Billis, Brad Betts and Bjorn Runquist, will run Saturday, ...

Sep 07
Saltwater Artists Gallery, an artists' cooperative located across from the Bradley Inn at Pemaquid Point, is accepting applications for membership ...

Sep 07
Camden artist Mike Rich represents Maine in "Urbanessence," a group exhibition of New York Institute of Technology ...

Sep 08
The weekly Monday night blues series at Time Out Pub, 275 Main St., will continue Sept. 20 with perennial favorites ...

Sep 07
Lincoln County Community Theater will hold auditions for its first show of the 2010/2011 season, John Patrick Shanley's Pulitzer Prize-winning ...

Sep 07
Entries are being accepted through Friday, Sept. 24 for the second annual Yarmouth Art Festival. The juried show, created in 2009 as a showcase ...

Sep 07
Heather Frederick of Belfast, director of VoxPhotographs, and Jim Nickelson of Camden, of Nickelson Editions, have announced the launching of a ...

Sep 08
Michael "Mikey" George Simmons, 47, died Sept. 6, 2010, at his home following a brief illness, surrounded by his ...

Sep 08
Charles E. Grover, 87, died Sept. 7, 2010, with his family at his side, at Windward Gardens Nursing Home in Camden. ...

Sep 08
Grover R. Young, 83, husband of Irene Barnes Young, died Sept. 7, 2010, after a brief stay at the Knox Center in Rockland. A graveside service ...

Sep 07
After 57 years of marriage, Carl S. Olsen and Jean Mattoon Olsen both went to be with the Lord this summer. Both ...

Sep 06
Malcolm Early Joy Jr. 77, died Sept. 3, 2010. He had fought a long battle with heart problems as well as cancer. He...

Sep 08
Barbara Jean Nystrom, 78, died Sept. 5, 2010, at Penobscot Bay Medical Center in Rockport. Born in Rockland on ...

Sep 08
Kenneth Dalton Hall Jr., 79, of Somerville died the morning of Sept. 3, 2010, at Maine General Hospital in Augusta. ...

Sep 08
David A. Staples, 55, U.S. Navy veteran and father, died Sept. 5, 2010, after a one-and-a-half-year battle with cancer. Relatives and friends ...

Sep 07
George D. Bedell Sr., 91, husband of Louise Bedell, died Sept. 2, 2010, at Penobscot Bay Medical Center in Rockport. A complete obituary will be ...

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Dorothy L. Borgerson, 86, died Sept. 3, 2010, at Penobscot Bay Medical Center surrounded by her family. A Rockland native, she attended local ...

Sep 07
Emma Jean Lewis was born Aug. 19, 2010, at 1:55 a.m. at Penobscot Bay Medical Center in Rockport to Justin Lewis and ...

Sep 01
Tony Fitch and Tori Willauer of Owls Head welcome the birth of their daughter, Isabel Duval Fitch, born on Wednesday,...

Sep 03
Avery Lachance was born Sept. 1, 2010, at 12:44 a.m. to Adam Lachance and Dashia Hale of Rockport at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta. ...

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Jackson-Ryan James McFadden was born July 23, 2010, to Sharon Dudley and Jesse McFadden of Rockland. He is the ...

By Mark Haskell - Sep 08
The Camden Hills boys soccer team essentially has been perfect over its first two contests this season and the ...

By Staff - Sep 08
The second annual Medomak Valley High School Golf Classic again will be part of the school's homecoming weekend this month. The 18-hole tourney ...

By Mark Haskell - Sep 08
Whether it is a new cast of players or a new coach, things seldom seem to change for the Camden Hills Regional High ...

By Staff - Sep 08
The Mount View boys and Georges Valley girls were the only Midcoast high school soccer squads to come away with victories in Tuesday's games. ...

By Frederick Freudenberger - Sep 08
The Camden Hills girls soccer team again proved its worth — as well as its talent and depth — during its second ...

By Frederick Freudenberger - Sep 08
With a well-established history of cross-country success. the Medomak Valley High School Panthers plan to again ...

By Staff - Sep 08
In Tuesday's high school field hockey games, Camden Hills and Mount View notched their second straight victories to start the new season, while ...

By Mark Haskell - Sep 08
The Rockland District High School boys soccer team has kicked off another soccer season — with this fall being the ...

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