Need some advice on what you should be doing for digital marketing? Are the tactics you’re currently using not getting results? Local digital marketing company, Dream Local Digital, will be holding open office hours in the conference room at Steelhouse South, 639 Main Street in Rockland, on Thursday, June 1 from 3-5pm.   Stop in, grab an iced...

On May 22, Reverend Wendy Anderson of Nativity Lutheran Church in Rockport presented a donation of $1250 to Becca Gildred, Development Director of Knox County Homeless Coalition to support the organization’s continued efforts around addressing homelessness and housing insecurity in Midcoast Maine. The donation was collected from parishioners during Lent. “We are so grateful for...

Tony C. McKim, President and Chief Executive Officer of First National Bank and its parent company, The First Bancorp, has announced the appointment of Chad Place as Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer based in Rockport. A Maine native, Place graduated from the University of Maine at Farmington and previously worked the past 15 years for...

Registration is now open for a five-day professional development program, Mediation & the Art of Conflict Transformation, offered June 26 –30 from 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The fee for this in-person program is $1,050, and includes a catered lunch and an afternoon snack each day. For those...

Curious about becoming a volunteer at Owls Head Transportation Museum? We’re hosting an Open House on Thursday, June 1, from 11am to 2 pm, at the museum, 117 Museum Street, Owls Head. Light refreshments will be served. Already a volunteer and love what you do? Bring a friend! Come discover all the volunteer opportunities that...

The Friends of Rockport Public Library (FRPL) will hold their first big book sale of the year on Friday, June 2, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and on Saturday, June 3, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The sale will run in tandem with the Town of Rockport’s Inaugural Donut Festival. The sale will...

Bixby Chocolate’s Organic Haiti 70% Dark Chocolate Bar, Maine Grains Oat Milk Bar, and Allagash 16 Counties Beer Brittle have been named the 2023 sofi™ Gold Product Award Winners in the Chocolate, White, and Milk Chocolate and Confectionery (non-Chocolate) categories, respectively. The Specialty Food Association’s (SFA) sofi™ Awards, which have been bestowed annually since 1972,...

Whether you have lived in Maine for generations or are new to the microclimate of the coastal regions, Master Gardener John Fromer can teach you ways to manage gardens by or near the sea/ Learn what flowering plants work best, what vegetables grow near the ocean, and factors to consider when designing your outdoor spaces....

United Midcoast Charities’ “2022 Impact Report” shows that UMC-funded agencies provided vital services to more than 27,000 residents here in Knox and Waldo counties last year. That’s one out of every three people! This year’s report also commemorates UMC’s 80th year. “As our community’s needs continue to escalate, UMC consistently has met the challenge,” said...

After nearly two years of planning board approval process and neighbor politics, much-needed affordable housing is finally underway at 165 Talbot Avenue. “Lack of affordable housing is our region’s most pressing issue. It impacts all and our community as a whole.” said Tia Anderson, Executive Director at Midcoast Habitat for Humanity. Midcoast Habitat for Humanity,...