ROCKLAND — Local and national environmental and earth-centered organizations are invited to join Rockland Public Library, Great Old Broads for Wilderness, The Audubon Society, Friends of Maine…
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Audubon Society, Sierra Club Maine, Midcoast Conservancy, and others
ROCKPORT — Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District’s 2019 Spring Plant Sale Catalog is now available in print and online.
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ROCKLAND — An ordinance passed by Rockland City Council that then prompted residents to seek a citizen’s referendum has been rescinded. In announcing the retraction, however, the sponsor of the…
ROCKPORT – Dennis Milliken has been in love with plants all his life. He recalled that even as a young boy living with his parents his room was always filled with plants. Milliken works at Green…
ROCKPORT — For the third year in a row, Knox County Homeless Coalition was able to make wishes come true during the holidays for more than 100 families.
This was done “through the help…
This Rockport Garden Club’s executive board members gathered January 18 at the Waterfront Restaurant in Camden.
The new Board members enjoyed a tasty lunch and worked on many events and…
Combination of near zero temperatures and gusty winds may freeze pipes
SACO — Near zero temperatures and gusty winds are in the forecast for Sunday and Monday, and homeowners are encouraged to take a few simple steps to prevent damage caused by freezing of water…
CAMDEN — November 14, 2018 was gray and windy. The morning crew working on restoring the church wall facing Chestnut Street discovered a corner stone that was hollow…
Eight tips to keep pipes from freezing
Single-digit temperatures are on the way, and homeowners are encouraged to take a few simple steps to prevent damage caused by freezing of water pipes inside and outside the home. These tips come…
LINCOLNVILLE — Before the leaves began to change, children joined Tanglewood Camp Director Jessica Decke for a hands-on demonstration of cider pressing. The event took place during Tanglewood’s…
AUGUSTA — University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers program in Kennebec and Waldo counties is taking applications for the training program. The…
CAMDEN — On November 14, Camden Garden Club members, spouses and guests will gather at the American Legion Hall in Camden to bedeck 98 fresh balsam wreaths with twinkling white lights and enormous…
ROCKLAND — There is so much history in Rockland architecture, according to Historical Society curator Ann Morris, that she wants to see it captured, bottled and appreciated. She spoke in support…
BELFAST — What was once an…
Camden, through the efforts of the Historic Resources Committee, received a $10,000 grant from Maine Community Foundation’s Belvedere Historic Preservation Fund to restore windows on the Curtis…
Heads up, hunters:
“To all who hunt in Maine: Your help is needed to protect Maine’s deer and moose populations from a devastating disease.” That’s the start of a public letter from the…
Bringing veterans back into community
TOGUS – A neighborhood is emerging at the rear of the Veterans Affairs campus at Togus that represents 10 years of perseverance by a Brunswick-based volunteer group, and their community of support…
An estimated 60,000 visitors attended the Common Ground Country Fair in Unity, Sept. 21, 22 and 23. There was a mini-evacuation of the campsites out of worry over potential 50-mph winds, but by…
Station open house, Look. Learn. Listen campaign during October Fire Prevention Week
ROCKLAND – Today’s home fires burn faster than ever. In a typical home fire, you may have as little as one to two minutes to escape safely from the time the smoke alarm sounds. Knowing how to use…
The Marshall Point Lighthouse and Museum Board of Directors broke ground for the replica of the Keeper’s Barn and Workshop on Wednesday, September 12, following a year-long fundraising…
AUGUSTA - State officials at the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry today announced that entomologists have confirmed the presence of emerald ash…
community workshops in Searsport and Belfast
The 2019 Farmer’s Almanac announced August 27 that we can expect “arctic air, blustery, bitter winds, sharp drops in temperature and widespread snow showers and squalls” this winter.
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The powerful thunderstorms, bringing rain and gusty winds, sped quickly through the Midcoast Thursday afternoon, felling limbs and some old trees.
Crews from Central Maine Power Co., a…
State officials are seeking public’s help in locating ash trees sold in Maine this summer
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) is seeking the public’s help in locating ash trees sold by a major retailer in Maine this summer. Entomologists are…
Maine’s botanists were surprised this summer to discover in Bowdoin a plant long thought to be eliminated from the Maine landscape. A field of Unicorn Root — approximately 300 flowering stems —…
CAMDEN — On Tuesday, August 14, a New Members' Coffee was held at the home of Camden Garden Club Membership Chair Molly Foster.
During the coffee, new Camden Garden Club members Brian…
ROCKLAND – A single commercially-zoned duplex, most recently used as a house, stands at the edge of a residential zone in Rockland. With the owner deceased, the estate is now on the market. Many…
At work
CUSHING — Standing outside a well-appointed woodworking shop housed in a picturesque Cushing barn, it's as easy to admire the scenery as well as the impeccable craftsmanship underway inside — and…
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers program in Knox, Lincoln and Waldo counties is accepting applications. Classes meet from 1 - 4:30 p.m., Oct. 4 through Nov…
2108 is starter year with goal of 50,0000 bulbs
BELFAST— One woman may have gotten the idea for it, but now the entire town of Belfast has caught on to The Daffodil Project, a plan to plant one million daffodils all around Belfast for the next…
Edible Main Street
THOMASTON – The concept is simple: Anyone interested in taking fresh vegetables from raised beds outside the Maine State Prison Showroom need only wait for the Popsicle-stick signs to say ‘Ready…
LINCOLNVILLE — It was a great day for a celebration Saturday, July 14, and that's just what the United Christian Church and Community Building at 18 Searsmont Road (Route 173) in Lincolnville…
Where have all the flowers gone?
The Rockport Garden Club has been receiving calls concerning the Rockport Goose River Bridge. Concerned residents and summer people…
From design and building to crop selection and maintenance
WINDSOR — As gardening in small spaces grows increasingly popular — and options increasingly diverse — Steve Rodrigue of Maine Raised Gardens…
To analyze’ undergrounding, new technologies, such as batteries, microgrids
Central Maine Power said June 28 that it would, under its parent company, Avangrid (NYSE: AGR), invest $2.5 billion in a resiliency plan to harden its power grid and minimize storm damage, all in…
Staff hopes public recycles more
Mid-Coast Solid Waste Corporation, serving the Towns of Camden, Hope, Lincolnville and Rockport, gives notice of bag fee increases effective July 1, 2018. The pricing change was reviewed and…
Only arboretum along coastal Maine holds grand reopening June 23
CAMDEN — A dark blue and white butterfly, and then another, swoop suddenly in front of Brett Willard, their dark blue and glinting silver wings moving through the green trees. “They’re White…
Landscaper’s vision to transform property behind house to contemplative ampitheatre
ROCKLAND—Behind the modest house on 198 Broadway, where famed poet Edna St. Vincent Millay was born, sits approximately a half acre of undeveloped land. In a stand of poplar trees, with a stream…
Annual Town Meeting
ROCKPORT — They are to be called Tiny Havens of Hope, and the Hospitality House is teaming up with Midcoast Habitat for Humanity to build 11 of them on the nonprofit’s 5.6 acres on Old County Road…
A common sentiment among gardeners is that it’s hard to achieve year-round color in the garden — especially true for Maine’s early spring, which could occur anywhere from late April to mid-June.…
Bright and early on May 21, with Memorial Day weekend looming, a determined group of Camden Club members and spouses armed with rakes, clippers, brooms, blowers and edging tools descended on the…
Get inspired for one’s own gardens
BOOTHBAY— If it’s rain, clouds or sunshine this weekend, it doesn’t matter. Mainers will be able to get into Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay for free this Saturday through Monday, May…
Tech-free summer ideas
SEARSPORT — What exactly is a vernal pool? The definition of vernal is something that happens in spring and a pool is fairly evident, but the words put together, and it becomes somewhat…
CLINTON — The annual Fedco Tree Sale in Clinton, Maine has been a tradition for many, and a new discovery for others, said several of the people browsing on Saturday afternoon in the warehouse…
On Saturday, May 5, Maine Preservation will present its annual Old House Forum at Union Hall in Rockport. The event will feature renowned landscape architect Patrick Chasse. A resident of…
Volunteer profile
Because of a remarkable group of volunteers MCH Meals on Wheels is able to deliver 25,000 meals to more than 200 seniors and disabled individuals in Knox County every year.
One of…
CAMDEN – Every spring the Camden Public Library gathers volunteers and cleans the winter debris out of the Amphitheater and Harbor Park. The all volunteer event took place on Saturday, April 21.…
The Exhibition Hall at Union Fair, August 18-25, is promoting a queen-sized quilt themed around “Maine, the Pine Tree State.” This Exhibition Hall is the home of the displays of art, photography…
Ever wonder what it takes to get all our plants ready for your gardens? Well, join Guini Ridge Farm on Saturday April 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for its Behind the Scenes Tour to see how it is…
