MCH, Inc., based in Rockland, would like the public to know that it no longer operates Coastal Trans. MCH empowers individuals, primarily older adults and people with disabilities, to maintain independent, active lives by providing them access to housing, Meals on Wheels and support services. The nonprofit had formerly operated Coastal Trans, but that aspect of the organization is no longer in existence.

 

Midcoast Public Transportation, an organization already serving Waldo County for 30 years, has opened its doors to the general ridership “on behalf of many, many voices in Rockland who have asked us to do so,” said Michael Hallundbaek, director of Midcoast Public Transportation and Midcoast Connector – a MaineCare nonemergency transportation brokerage, during a March Rockland City Council meeting.

For about a month now, the transit has been quietly conducting runs between Rockport’s Penobscot Bay Medical Center and Thomaston’s Walmart. Along the way, they’ve identified stops, fares, and public needs.

For more information, read: Regular public transit helps get Rockland residents on their way