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Atlantic Challenge International Contest of Seamanship anchors in Belfast, July 21-28
BELFAST — This July, the inner harbor of Belfast will transform into a lively international community and traditional boating festival as it hosts the Atlantic Challenge International Contest of Seamanship. Young adult crews from a dozen nations will convene to showcase their maritime skills in a series of spectator-friendly...
Activist group protests against Nordic Aquafarms
BELFAST -- An activist group known as the Alliance of Intervening Citizens (AIC) gathered in Belfast Saturday to oppose Nordic Aquafarms utilizing the city's Little River and water reservoirs. Members of the group say Nordic Aquafarms' planned project will displace public trails and could harm the safety of water in...
Town Meeting: Camden voters to consider $12.5 million infrastructure bond, zoning changes, $10 million municipal budget
CAMDEN — Camden’s 22-article annual Town Meeting warrant is ambitious in scope and expense, as the business of running a municipality grows. Voters will consider it all at the polls June 11, now that in-person town meeting has been replaced by ballot-only participation, and will decide whether to approve the proposed 2024-2025 expenditures that include major projects for the town.
Pen Bay names new OR Clinical Care Coordinator
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center has named Evelyn Morano, RN, Clinical Care Coordinator for the hospital’s Operating Room. Morano started in 2023 as a specialty float pool nurse, moving between the operating rooms at Pen Bay and Waldo County General Hospital. Prior to that, she worked as a staff nurse in the operating rooms at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and New England Baptist Hospital, both in Boston, Massachusetts. She had previously worked in Medical/Surgical and Homecare and Hospice roles, bringing seven years of varied nursing experience to the role.
Local farmers set up shop in Belfast: 'it gets people connected to the farmers'
BELFAST -- If you happened to be passing through High Street in Belfast on Friday, May 24th, you might've seen over a dozen tents strewn next to the Waterfall Arts. Filled with local businesses, vendors, and accompanied by live music, the Belfast Farmers' Market offered a variety of homegrown and homemade selections.
New Bookshop Opens in Waterville
WATERVILLE, Maine (WABI) - Just in time for Memorial Day weekend, a few new businesses are opening on Main Street in Waterville, including the new location for Oliver and Friends Bookshop. They’re now officially open and kicking off their first day by donating 10% of their Friday sales. “We’re...
No time to waste in Rockport
While I appreciate the cheeky humor of the anti-question 3 signs, I don’t appreciate the spread of misinformation. The ballot question asks for approval for bonds of $33 million. I assume the exaggerated figure of $52 million includes interest over the 30-year term of the bonds. However, when taking out a car loan or a mortgage, the amount borrowed (not the amount ultimately paid back) is the correct way of expressing the loan amount. We can disagree about whether to move forward with the proposal, but let’s discuss the matter fairly and stick to the facts.
Protect Camden property rights, Vote No on Articles 5, 6, and 7
The Camden Planning Board has been misinformed, misguided and simply missed the point as it relates to affordable housing and other complex housing issues facing our community. Instead of creatively addressing this issue by forming a specialized work group or other mechanism to address affordable housing issues, they’ve simply sought...
Teenager hospitalized following four-wheeler crash in Appleton
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - A 19-year old was taken to the hospital by medical helicopter after a four-wheeler crash in Appleton Saturday afternoon. According to the Pen Bay Pilot, the teen was ahead of his group on the Collinstown Road. Whey they caught up, they found him on the ground, with the four wheeler on top of him.
Ames Elementary travels to Grove Cemetery to place flags with local veterans
BELFAST -- It's a tradition draped in recognition and remembering those who are no longer with us. For ten years Ames Elementary School students meet with the Belfast Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and place flags upon veterans' final resting places. It's a simple phrase that paints a vivid reality.
Juvenile hospitalized after falling onto rocks along Kennebec River in Waterville
WATERVILLE (WGME) -- A juvenile girl had to be flown to the hospital after falling about 25-feet onto rocks along the edge of the Kennebec River in Waterville. Police say they responded to Head of Falls Park around 4:30 p.m. on Monday for a welfare check involving a juvenile girl suffering from an unknown mental health crisis.
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