OWLS HEAD — Since the 1920s, the catchphrase "the bee's knees" has come to mean the best, or most desirable person or something, as did other similar nonsensical phrases such as ant's pants, snake…
Home and Garden
Industrial Arts
If I can run the Matinicus Island recycling program, I figure I can probably run the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad. Or maybe NASA.
Our very small trash system is not actually a…
ROCKPORT — Think spring by placing an order for the Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District's Spring Plant Sale fundraiser.
There are new selections as well as old for…
CAMDEN — Kathleen Marty, president of the Garden Club Federation of Maine will make a presentation at Camden Garden Club's 100th Birthday Party celebration Wednesday, March 4, in the Picker Room…
Maine Department of Environmental Protection...
AUGUSTA — With the record amount of snow that Maine has seen this year, the state Department of Environmental Protection cautions about possible damage to outside heating oil tanks from snow…
Beekeeping in Midcoast Maine...snowshoes necessary
CAMDEN/ROCKPORT — When the sun is high and warm in the sky on a late February day, and you're a beekeeper, another six inches of fresh snow atop the 3 feet that are already on the ground won't…
Midcoast Habitat for Humanity
ROCKPORT — A large donation of furnishings from an area hotel has filled the Midcoast Habitat for Humanity…
"The man who works recognizes his own product in the World that has actually been transformed by his work: he recognizes himself in it, he sees in it his own human reality, in it he discovers…
BELFAST — Join representatives from ReVision Energy, solar energy installer, at upcoming solar workshops to be held by the company in both Belfast and Liberty.
The focus of the…
100 years of dedication to civic improvement
CAMDEN — In recognition of 100 years of dedication to civic improvement, the Camden Garden Club is to receive a Legislative Sentiment from the Maine State Legislature.
District 94…
A 1975 Baby * ‘Another Butfull Day’
01/01/08: This is a butfull day. Warm and springlike. There is no snow on the ground. Vesta and I went on a long walk down into…
GREENE — Maine State Police said Monday that a Greene man is "lucky to be alive" after the farm tractor he was driving flipped over and pinned him underneath Saturday afternoon.
According to…
For less than $20, a Belfast woman creates mannequin Christmas trees
BELFAST — Working mom Mandie Goody Sawyer had three reasons why a traditional Christmas tree wasn’t going to work for her family this year. First, they had gotten a puppy this fall and didn’t want…
Tiny working stoves from a bygone era...
THORNDIKE — Tucked away in a rural, inland part of Maine, an unassuming sprawling building doesn’t look like much from the outside. But Bryant Stove & Music in Thorndike is totally worth the…
Sixty percent of residential fire deaths result from fires in homes without working smoke alarms...
Citing three separate fires in Portland, St. Francis and Caribou in the past three weeks that claimed the lives of 11 people, Gov. Paul LePage Thursday announced a plan to help ensure every Maine…
Custom made insulated window inserts for home and business
ROCKLAND — They simply call themselves Window Dressers, but the simple title goes so much more beyond that. They’re a nonprofit organization that seeks to reduce reliance on fuel consumption…
What is a tiny house and why is there such an interest in them at the moment? Is it a new phenomenon or have they always been with us? Are they a way of saving money, avoiding codes, encouraging…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District
NOBLEBORO — This year’s Cooperating Conservation Farm of 2014 award goes to Ben and Taryn Marcus of Sheepscot General Farm in Whitefield. Ben and Taryn grow five acres of certified organic produce…
ROCKLAND — Youthlinks Student Garden Army (SGA) is back at it again with a Fall Farmstand. Stop by for pumpkins, gourds, greens, and more.
The Farmstand is at Youthlinks at 420 Broadway in…
Fire Prevention Week Oct. 5-11
If you've ever had a fire in your house, especially one caused by an overheated clothes dryer, you know the fear and panic that overtakes you, especially when you are woken up by the smell of…
WALDOBORO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a two-part workshop on pasture and forage management 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, at Aldermere Farm, 70 Russell Ave…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in Knox County Superior Court Sept. 23-Oct. 2.
Appleton
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and United…
Maine Farmland Trust
BELFAST — A new film series, Growing Local, points to both the vibrancy and the growing pains of the local food movement in Maine, and the uncertain fate of the farmers and farmland that…
Sept. 19-21
UNITY — It’s here. Ayuh, it is. Although the trees may not be showing it just yet, a sure sign that autumn is not too far away is the arrival of the Common Ground Country Fair weekend, Friday,…
BELFAST — On Tuesday morning Sept. 2, a group of Belfast Garden Club members and friends gathered to dedicate a new bronze plaque in the small garden at the tip of High and Church Streets known as…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District
ROCKPORT — Knox-Lincoln Soil& Water Conservation District is holding a Great Garden Raffle from now through November 5, to support its education programs.
First prize is a Valley Oaks…
WALDOBORO — Are you interested in learning about the relationship between healthy soil and the plants that sustain us? Would you like to understand how plants work, and how to make them thrive?…
ROCKPORT — Aldermere Farm of Rockport raises prized stock.
Fair Season Results
Skowhegan State…
CAMDEN — Camden, this green country town with streets and parks shaded by towering hardwoods, does not look this way by accident. Or more accurately, an accident of nature almost half a century…
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry...
CAMDEN — In recent years, the state has been asking Maine residents to be on the lookout for an aphid-like invasive insect that is primarily found on the underside of hemlock twigs, at the bases…
ROCKPORT — They may love the dirty water down on the Charles River in Boston, but up here in the Midcoast, not so much. Nearly a dozen residents of Camden, Rockland and Rockport called Maine Water…
Summer Talk Series at Merryspring
CAMDEN — Gardener Wendy Andresen will present a late August installment of her ongoing "Tending the Perennial Garden" series at Merryspring Nature Center on Tuesday, Aug. 26 at noon.
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BELFAST — The Belfast Creative Coalition received $6000 from the Quimby Foundation to use between August and December 2014 for Cultivate: Belfast Area Farm and Arts Trail and Fall Tour, Oct.…
For almost five months of the year I am tethered to my Samsonite roller bag, a modest collection of three-ounce unguents and gels, and a cell phone that is pre-programmed to tell me the current…
PHOTO ESSAY
On July 17, I went on the 67th annual Camden House and Garden Tour. The tour took in seven properties in Camden and Rockport. As numerous Camden Garden Club members told me along the route, the…
Volunteer
UNION — Do you or your business enjoy volunteering for local causes? Would you be interested in learning more about farming or teaching others about agriculture? The Knox and Lincoln Counties’ 4H…
Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust
Fern ID Fun and Fern Illustration
ORLAND — Join Maine Master Naturalist Connie Tuller for a two-part program, Friday, Aug. 1, and Saturday, Aug…
New planters put veggies within reach of ... just about anyone
BELFAST - A new handicap-accessible garden at the Starrett Children’s Center has yet to receive a single visitor in wheelchair. B…
ORONO — A new pepper variety has been developed with a high capsinoid content to make it less pungent while maintaining all the natural health benefits of the fruit, according to researchers with…
BELFAST — Fifty-six years ago today my twin brother Brian and I were born on our maternal Grandma's birthday. Having been Belfast's premier chimney sweep with Maine Chimney for more than 20 years…
Intergenerational Book Club to Discuss Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple at…
BELFAST — On Friday, June 20, work began on the Catherine L. Alling memorial walking path at The Residence at Tall Pines.
Alling lived at The Residence from 2006 until earlier this year…
Gardens
ROCKLAND — The annual Georges River Land Trust Gardens in the Watershed self-guided tour will take place Sunday, July 13, from…
OWLS HEAD — Members of the Owls Head Garden Club recently elected Susan Thomas and Linda Synnefakis as copresidents. Also elected at the Club’s Annual Meeting were Jeanne Johnson,…
The main feature of Maine soil is rocks, stones, boulders, and ledge
A glint in the clod of dirt, and I lift it out, a shard of glass, faux cut glass from what could be my mother's sugar bowl. Only hers is sitting safely in the kitchen, full of sugar. I slip the…
Merryspring Nature Center
CAMDEN — For the first time in several years, Merryspring is offering Summer Ecology Camps for the 2014 season. Through a partnership with the Knox Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District,…
Union Fair...
UNION — Applications are now being accepted for young ladies interested in vying for the title of 2014 Maine Wild Blueberry Queen. The Maine Wild Blueberry Queen serves as an ambassador for Maine'…
Employees take matter into hands, create beauty
ROCKLAND — With the summer fast approaching — no that is not a joke — it is Memorial Day Weekend and stores have started sprucing up the storefronts, including the Grasshopper Shop.
All…
Hundreds of plant and varieties
It’s a good day for plant sales. The rain affords you a chance to stop working in the yard and take a look for the plants and vegetables that are just right for the little piece of heaven you want…
Design Notes
Have you got lost in the new super Walmart yet? We kept hearing reports that it's not so super anymore so we decided to go and see for ourselves.
We pulled into the oceanic parking field and…
