Belfast and Searsport will be among 20 host sites this year across the state fabricating low-cost insulating window inserts during Window Dressers Community Builds. Last year in Belfast alone,…
Home and Garden
Work began today, April 17, on rebuilding the historic Pascal Avenue High Sidewalk in Rockport.
Consequently, the sidewalk will be closed for reconstruction from just past the bridge to…
With the increased demand for locally grown fresh fruit, some Maine farmers see an opportunity in adding plums to fruit crops already being grown for the consumer market.
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The Maine Chapter of the Wildlife Society honored Annie Kassler, of Camden, with its Award of Recognition March 9 in Bangor.
The award acknowledges Kassler's noteworthy contributions to…
Invasive plants are becoming more common in Maine. Look near highway exits, ditch banks, and construction sites — places where there is soil disturbance — and you are likely to spot…
Be mindful of what you burn, how you burn, weather conditions...
LINCOLNVILLE — Lincolnville Fire Chief Steve Gibbons has announced that Lincolnville residents and property owners can now obtain an open burning permit, either online or in person. Burning…
Design resilient and sustainable human habitats
The Hurricane Island Foundation (HIF) and Midcoast Permaculture Design said they will offer a two-day Introduction to permaculture course on Hurricane Island this spring. Using…
CAMDEN — A near-institution at the intersection of Union, Belmont and Wood streets in Camden has been sold to a neighbor whose plans for the property don't involve towing and repairing cars and…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District, in partnership with the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Somerset County…
ReVision Energy workshops
Join representatives from ReVision Energy for two upcoming solar workshops on how homeowners can use the sun to power all their energy needs here in Maine.
The focus of each workshop will…
Help others through the holiday season and cold winter
With the holiday season and cold weather here, money is tight for many Maine families. Weatherize Rockland is helping Rockland residents tighten up their homes and lower energy bills.…
BELFAST — For the fifth year in a row, volunteers from around Belfast and Waldo County worked together at the Belfast Boathouse for two weeks in November to help their neighbors stay warmer this…
$17,000 this year, $71,000 since 2012
Redeemable cans and bottles donated by Midcoast Maine residents to the nonprofits of their choice, through a company called CLYNK, have accumulated more than $17,000 so far this year, according to…
Knox County Homeless Coalition/Hospitality House circulates wish lists for ‘Adopt a Family for the Holidays!’
It seems with every Christmas commercial, there’s a suburban McMansion twinkling with lights, a 20-foot tree mounded underneath with presents and a happy, supportive family gathered around…
THOMASTON — The ambiance in four of the rooms at Montpelier in Thomaston have special resonance this year, representing Lucy Knox’s heritage…
Planning Board considers American Boathouse converted to residential use
Camden’s Planning Board will talk further Thursday evening, Dec. 1, about a proposed ordinance amendment that would influence whether a $5 million rehabilitation of the American Boathouse, at the…
What a community can do
A few weeks ago, I witnessed something I had not seen only but once before in my life. A little more than 50 years ago, Ivan Young’s cattle barn burned fast in a few hours one fall night.…
Public Works crews installed wreaths downtown this week...
CAMDEN — The rainy weather outside the American Legion Hall in Camden did not dampen the spirits of Camden Garden Club members, spouses and friends on Nov. 16, when they gathered as they have for…
Nov. 19 and 20
The sixth annual Maine Harvest Festival will be held November 19 and 20 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. The event will be held Saturday (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and Sunday (10 a.m. to 4 p.m…
Maine State Beekeepers Association Annual Meeting and Convention held in Rockland Oct. 15
ROCKLAND — The Maine State Beekeepers Association Annual Meeting and Conference was held Oct. 15 in Rockland, and during the business portion of the event, Peter Lammert, of Thomaston, was named…
Rockport Garden Club hosts master builder
ROCKPORT – Matthew Carter of Topsham owns Green Island Stone Work, and he spoke to the Rockport Garden Club at their regular…
Some sightings since September
UPDATE — Tuffy has been missing since Sept. 11 when he escaped from his outdoor enclosure in Owls Head. His owners have been following up on possible sightings to no avail. They have hung…
ROCKLAND — As of October 30, 2016 all short term rentals will need to receive a permit to continue operating, according to a news release. However, because of delays on the City’s part,…
AUGUSTA - USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service has reported that Maine horticulture sales increased 43.6 percent from $49.1 million in 2009 to $70.5 million in 2014. The number of Maine…
Incredible as it is to believe, before the 20th Century, chocolate had hardly any place in baked goods. At that time, this sweet brown confection was something a person drank, according to Food…
Statewide: 56 cases of rabies so far in 2016, up from 33 in 2015, 43 in 2014
LINCOLNVILLE — It can happen before you know it, and without realizing you've let your dogs outside to do their business in the yard at the absolute worst time. For our family, the witching hour…
According to Maine's Official Fall Foliage website, all but coastal parts of Down East are at peak color, but there is still plenty of color to see and not a lot of leaf drop yet.
The 2016…
New owners say green cleaning will stay
CAMDEN — It’s official: Clean Bee Laundry at 83 Elm St., located next to K2 Music in Reny's Plaza, has changed hands. New owners Ryan and Candace Lawrence, of Camden, purchased the business…
VINALHAVEN — A production crew from the Home and Garden Television channel wrapped up filming Friday, Sept. 16, in Vinalhaven. For a week, the crew followed the daily lives of Josh and Angel…
Gardener Denise DeSpirito leads a demonstration on the end-of-season herb harvest at Merryspring Nature Center on Tuesday, September 20 at noon.
The seasons are shifting and the transition…
In 1900, Rockland Harbor was fourth busiest in the country
ROCKLAND — Interest is still growing in Rockland Historical Society’s history-based walking tours of the neighborhood behind the library and a variety of similar tours are being considered for…
The Mid-Coast Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society will meet Wednesday, September 28, at 6:30 p.m. at the Rockport Public Library, Rt. 1, Rockport. Genealogy websites will be…
City Council considers idea at meeting tonight
ROCKLAND — Like that of many old Maine community’s, Rockland’s housing stock is old and full of holes. The city’s energy committee, a group of citizen volunteers, wants to do something about that…
Mitch Littlefield recalls The Chicken Capital of the World in his book ‘Memories of Shucking Peas’
BELFAST — Life for a Maine farm boy was a lot of work growing up in the 1950s and 1960s—but it wasn’t something you complained about. “Those were hard days,” said Belfast native Mitch Littlefield…
As many of you may know, the planning process for a new library for Rockport is currently underway. We attended the public meeting at Rockport Opera House recently to find out what is being…
Briar Lyons: ‘Every time it has taken more time, we have benefited and I think the project has benefited’
LINCOLNVILLE — When your heart lives in two places, and you're blessed to be able to physically live in either location as circumstances demand or desire calls, eventually the time comes when you…
LINCOLNVILLE — This week, all across Maine, wherever there are wild blueberry barrens you’ll find people of all ages in the fields picking the tiny, sweet blue jewels the state is known for - at…
BELFAST — A professional gardener's perennial beds, vegetable gardens and a woodland walk are sixth in Belfast Garden Club's Open Garden Days on Friday, July 29. The gardens of Emily Rogals and…
David Switft’s father restores antique, historic fire apparatus...
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — On the morning of July 23, Kathy and Andy Swift of Hope learned that their eldest son, David, and his wife, Margaret, had been forced to flee their rented home in Santa…
A professional gardener’s perennial beds, vegetable gardens and a woodland walk are sixth in Belfast Garden Club’s Open Garden Days on Friday, July 29.…
Farmers' markets across the state are preparing to celebrate Maine Farmers' Market Snapshot Week, August 7-…
One round of state funding not enough to improve housing stock
ROCKLAND — More than 10 years ago, Rodney Lynch visited a home in Rockland at the request of the city's code enforcement officer. That code officer approached him out of…
Tucked away in the Mansion section of the July 8 edition of the Wall Street Journal is a short piece about the priciest residential property up for sale in Maine. It is apparently in Camden, on…
Tips for how you can help bats struggling to survive, rebound...
AUGUSTA — If you know you have bats in your neighborhood, or know where you often see bats on hiking trails or during camping trips, biologists with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and…
CAMDEN — At their annual luncheon on June 9, Camden Garden Club President Ann Vanosdol, past and present Tree Program chairmen Dale Bruce and Priscilla Granston, and the members of the Club…
2016 Camden Town Meeting...
CAMDEN — Camden Town Meeting moderator Roger Moody was forced to request a vote count Wednesday night, when the show of hands vote on whether to enact the town’s new bird feeding ordinance came up…
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife...
AUGUSTA — With an early spring and dry weather conditions, the Department of Inland fisheries and Wildlife is reporting that Maine's black bears have been causing more conflicts with many Maine…
ROCKLAND — Through teary eyes, Harmony Fuller accepted the keys to her new front door Sunday, June 12, in front of volunteers from several area construction crews. As soon as the…
Maine Donar solar program news...
ROCKPORT — Solar energy system installer ReVision Energy announced it has chosen Rockport-based Midcoast Habitat for Humanity as the recipient of the company’s innaugural Maine Donation solar…
BOOTHBAY — Knox-Lincoln County Beekeepers club is hosting its Annual Meeting and Potluck Barbecue on Saturday, June 18. The topic of this meeting is "Mid-Summer Buildup," and it begins at 10 a.m.…
