Midcoast Villager

Virginia 'Lobster Lady' Oliver Dies at 105 The Midcoast native was the world's oldest lobstermen, setting traps well past her 100th birthday.

The world's oldest lobsterman has died at 105.

We profiled her on birthday last year. www.midcoastvillager.com/news/virgini...

Virginia 'Lobster Lady' Oliver Dies at 105 The Midcoast native was the world's oldest lobster fishermen, setting traps well past her 100th birthday.

The world's oldest lobsterman has died at 105.

We profiled her on birthday last year. www.midcoastvillager.com/news/virgini...

District Attorney: ICE Raids are Unnecessary and Unwanted Natasha Irving said unjustified violence against people in her district will not go unanswered.

NEW: Maine District Attorney says ICE raids are "unnecessary and unwanted," says they're "terrorizing" her constituents.

"Maine is the safest state in the country...do not bring violence and chaos to our doorstep." www.midcoastvillager.com/news/publics...

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to talk with us and the @midcoastvillager.bsky.social! If you haven't been able to join us on our Listening Tour to share your thoughts on how we serve you, you still can! Check out our Facebook page to see our next stops.

Photos courtesy of John Blodgett.

What a great listening session led by @themainemonitor.org and @midcoastvillager.bsky.social in Belfast, Maine the other night!

A moose visited the dump today. But don't worry, staffers verified his residency sticker. www.midcoastvillager.com/news/moose-v...

Villager Accepted Into National Journalism Programs We're learning how to grow our impact alongside the best in the biz.

The Midcoast Villager has been accepted into national journalism programs about building Solutions Journalism and growing philanthropy revenue for local news. www.midcoastvillager.com/news/from/vi...

Collab between legacy & startup news orgs is a game-changer! 🤝 Innovation is key to reviving media biz models. Let’s keep pushing boundaries! 🚀 #MediaRevolution #Innovation

"We handful of organizers include writers, poets, farmers, booksellers, two kinds of mill workers (woolen and saw), artists, arborists, editors, boatbuilders, activists, musicians and one arts administrator — all avid readers — living in Waldo County." Read us in the @midcoastvillager.bsky.social 🐈‍⬛📚

The Monitor is hitting the road! We are traveling across the state to meet people in different communities to talk about #news in #Maine. Our next stop is Belfast! Join The Monitor and @midcoastvillager.bsky.social for refreshments, conversation and community.

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Next time we're zooming in more.

This guy local newspapers!

It’s a Very Dynamic Flavor Graham Platner’s Senate run begs the question: how are the oysters?

This is such a good local angle on the Jack Reacher: Oyster Farming Progressive guy running against Susan Collins in Maine. I would maybe have photographed the oyster from further away, is my only note. www.midcoastvillager.com/life/it-s-a-...

“At a time when we’re all trying to find new ways to make local media sustainable, this opens a critical door for us to learn more about how philanthropy can be a part of our model," said the Midcoast Villager's Jeff Howland.

We're excited to work with these great news orgs across the country, a cool mix of legacy and startup (just like us), to swap tips and learn from each other as we all try to remake a broken business model.

“These newsrooms have demonstrated a commitment to community service journalism,” said Frank Mungeam, chief innovation officer at LMA. “We look forward to helping them develop philanthropy as part of their overall strategy to sustain essential local journalism.”

LMA announces newsrooms in the 2025 national cohort of the Lab for Journalism Funding (August 13, 2025) — Local Media Association is pleased to announce the 20 news organizations selected to participate in the 2025 national cohort of the LMA Lab for Journalism Funding. The lab will hel...

We're thrilled the Local Media Association selected the Midcoast Villager as one of just 20 news orgs for its Lab for Journalism Funding, where we'll work with experts and each other to develop strategies to fund local journalism through philanthropy! localmedia.org/2025/08/lma-...

Why a Maine newspaper opened its own cafe It’s the only eatery in the state — maybe the nation — where readers can speak with reporters, editors, the publisher and owner of the local paper.

Why a Maine newspaper opened its own cafe

Read the @bangordailynews.bsky.social on why we think a local newspaper should be in the Third Space business.
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We're excited to host one of our first big events later this month on housing.

Rural places like Midcoast Maine are hardly immune from the housing crisis, but we're focused on trying to find solutions beyond just explaining the problem.

One of the loveliest old New England traditions is planting a pair of maples for newlyweds. Now, some of these marriage trees are well into their second century here on the Maine coast. www.midcoastvillager.com/life/almanac...

Maine Pages Alex Seitz-Wald was a high-profile NBC News national political reporter for 10 years when he made a dramatic shift in his professional life: He became deputy editor of the Midcoast Villager, a digital...

Thanks to @markcaro.bsky.social from the Medill School of Journalism's Local News Initiative @localnewsini for this great look at the Midcoast Villager and why this small-town newspaper on the coast of Maine is attracting top national talent. localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2025/0...

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The Midcoast Villager is driven by the idea that a local newspaper's job is no longer just to deliver news, but build community. We do that through the stories we tell, events we host, spaces we provide and solutions we highlight.

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Hello! We are the Midcoast Villager, Midcoast Maine's new newspaper, launched in September 2024 with fresh approach to community news through Innovation and heritage, built on Built on 196 years of local journalism.