Nonviolent Direct Action Workshop “The state can't give you freedom, and the state can't take it away. You're born with it, like your eyes, like your ears. Freedom is something you assume, then you wait for someone to try to take it away. The degree to which you resist is the...
Bangor – Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC) has funding available for On-the-Job Training (OJT) for individuals who were laid off from their jobs in Penobscot, Piscataquis, or Hancock County and are interested in working in one of the following 5 sectors: Information Technology, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Construction/Boat Building. Once accepted...
Ellsworth - Heart of Ellsworth is pleased to announce the offering of seven Community Conversations in 2018. The series launch, What’s Happening in Your Downtown? will be held Wednesday, January 24, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at Flexit Cafe & Bakery, 192 Main Street in Ellsworth. The series is open to...
As we rush headlong into 2018, we like to pause just for a moment and look back at all that we accomplished together in just the 365 short days of 2017. The Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce really worked to bring businesses a lot of timely education that is important...
Hello from High Street, Welcome 2018! I always look forward to a new year and what it has to offer, with an empty slate, as well as a few quiet weeks in January after the rush of December. Speaking of December…what a wonderful day we had on National Ugly Sweater Day....
ELLSWORTH – The Grand presents a special screening of the terrific recent documentary about the home of the New York Metropolitan Opera- “The Opera House,” on Saturday, January 13th at 1 pm, as the next film in its Monthly TruMovie series– a series of the best of the recent documentaries...
Ellsworth - Following the holidays, winter can be a time when lingering feelings of grief related to the loss of a loved one can surface and create a sense of emptiness. Providing a safe space to acknowledge those feelings and get support for moving through them, Hospice Volunteers of Hancock...
Ellsworth - Hospice Volunteers of Hancock County is offering another series of this popular new program with support for individuals who have experienced the variety of losses associated with aging. These losses may include the death of a spouse, family members and friends, impaired health, financial insecurity and changes in...
ELLSWORTH – The Grand’s Weekly CineGrand series– a series of the best of the recent films, from both the Hollywood studios and independents- continues in the winter with its new winter-appropriate time on Tuesday 1/9 at 6 pm and running on following Tuesdays at The Grand in Ellsworth for the...
The Chamber BlueOptions program is managed by the Maine State Chamber Purchasing Alliance, Inc. and is offered exclusively to members of local or regional chambers in Maine. Just because you’re a small business, you don’t have to settle for just one health plan. Now you can offer your employees a choice,...