Newsletter - October 16, 2025

October 16, 2025 | Issue 42

Please Welcome Our Newest Member, Prime Painters LLC.

Prime Painters LLC is a locally owned and operated painting company serving Waldo and Knox counties. They specialize in high-quality residential and commercial painting, pressure washing, wallpapering and lead paint removal.

FMI: 207-505-7877

http://ppainters.com

Meet our new Member Relations Coordinator!

The Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce is delighted to welcome Kim Grindle as our new Member Relations Coordinator!

A lifelong Mainer with deep roots on Islesboro, Kim brings a strong background in communications, community engagement, and small business development. She has worked with organizations and businesses such as LifeFlight of Maine, Seven Bar Aviation, the Maine Fishermen’s Forum, and Public Consulting Group. She is also the founder of several island-based businesses— including Islesboro Oyster Co. (growing oysters, kelp, and making sea salt), Grazy Acres (a goat micro-dairy) and Island Plumbing & Heating.

In her new role, Kim will focus on connecting with Chamber members, supporting events, and helping local businesses thrive across the midcoast region. Passionate about Maine’s working waterfronts and entrepreneurial spirit, she’s excited to bring her creativity, energy, and local insight to the Chamber team.

November Business After Hours....

We wanted to let members and the community know that November's Business After Hours has been cancelled. We look forward to welcoming everyone back for the December gathering, which will be hosted by Camden National Bank.

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New Members:

Prime Painters LLC

October 9th Newsletter

1) Chamber Awards Voting

2) Chamber Job Search

3) Art Works For Humanity

4) Events Calendar

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Check the monthly calendar on our website and save the date for upcoming events in our community!

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Chamber Members - You can submit your events by logging into your

ChamberMaster account or email

chamberoffice@belfastmaine.org

Still looking for that new job? Need to know what's available in the greater Belfast area? See who's hiring!

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Chamber Members - You can submit your job postings by logging into your

ChamberMaster account or email

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UPCOMING EVENTS

ANNOUNCEMENTS & NEWS

CLYNK Bottle & Can Redemption Supporting The Friends of Belfast Parks

Harbor Hill Raises Over $1300 for the Alzheimer's Walk

Fall 2025 & Spring 2026 SOLO Wilderness First Aid (WFA) Classes!

Friends of Fort Knox Frightful Scavenger Haunt! October 18th thru October 26th. 10 am to 4pm

Audrey Gidman Named Belfast's New Poet Laureate

Must Be Nice Lobster Takes the Helm at Dockside Restaurant!

We're excited to share some delicious local news from two of our Chamber members- Must Be Nice Lobster has purchased Dockside Restaurant. Read more about it HERE.

Bahner Farm in the Wall Street Journal!

We're thrilled to share that Bahner Farm of Belmont was mentioned in a recent Wall Street Journal feature celebrating Maine's rich apple heritage. The article highlights how orchardist John Bunkier's rare apples- grown and shared through his "Out on a Limb" CSA- can be found right here locally, at Bahner Farm, connecting national readers to our midcoast local good scene.

Left Bank Books hosts authors Chris Van Dusen & Lily King in November.

Lily King, New York Times bestselling author, will be at Left Bank Books on November 3, at 6:30pm to celebrate her just-released new novel, Heart the Lover.

Chris will be at Left Bank Books celebrating the release of his newest book, If I Built a Town, the latest installment in his wildly popular “If I Built” series, on November 8th from 11am-1pm.

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MEMBER PROMOTIONS

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Our Vision is that the Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce will be recognized as a major catalyst for developing a thriving and connected business community and visitor destination choice in the region.

The Mission of the Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce

is to champion a thriving business environment for its members through promotion, networking, advocacy, community partnerships and access to relevant information.

Follow the link above to find information about membership benefits and learn how we can promote you and help you achieve your goals. Your support helps us to better promote our region and businesses!