ROCKPORT — Starting May 11, Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) in collaboration with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a six-month session of Kids Can Grow, a program…
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introducing families with children to growing vegetables for healthy eating
BELFAST — After two years on hold, the Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition (BBWC), Friends of Sears Island, and Waterfall Arts are celebrating the week of Earth Day during the third week of April.…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate voted Thursday in favor of a bill from Sen. Chip Curry, D-Belfast, to reduce barriers Mainers face in accessing heating assistance.
LD 1966, “An Act To…
JEFFERSON — “Home Firewood Production Basics: From the Woodlot to the Woodshed” will be offered on April 9, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., at Hidden Valley Nature Center. This workshop will cover the…
AUGUSTA — Buyer demand for Maine real estate continues to fuel a competitive market, and a lower-than-normal supply of single-family existing homes for sale…
AUGUSTA — A bill from Senator Chip Curry, D-Belfast, to reduce barriers Mainers face in accessing heating assistance received approval Tuesday from the Labor and Housing Committee.
LD 1966…
Connecting people to plants and nature is at the heart of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ mission, a connection now available earlier than ever before. In an effort to help people plan their most…
Neighborhood Forest celebrates Earth day
SEARSPORT — Carver Memorial Library invites the community to join them in celebrating Earth Day this spring by participating in the 13th Annual Neighborhood Forest free tree program, whose aim is…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about effective houseplant care on March 4, from noon – 1:15 p.m.
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AUGUSTA — To help Maine people with electricity bills, the Governor’s Energy Office and the Office of the Public Advocate submitted Wednesday a proposal to the Maine Public Utilities Commission to…
AUGUSTA — Coastal Maine could see several inches of snowfall this weekend, particularly the Down East region. The National Weather Service in Gray and Caribou report snow and blowing snow in Maine…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Wednesday a $50 million investment from her Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan to build more housing and help more Maine people families find a safe,…
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Garden Club recently elected Martha Bouchard as it’s 36th president.
The 2022 Executive Board is as follows: Mary Miller: Vice President; Recording Secretary: Helen…
Single-family existing homes across Maine remained in very high demand during the full sales year of 2021. According to Maine Listings, the statewide median…
dangerous wind chill temperatures tonight through tomorrow morning
AUGUSTA — The Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) encourages residents to be prepared for a lengthy stretch of cold weather. The National Weather Service in Gray forecasts an arctic air mass…
ROCKPORT — The seed catalogs have been arriving in the mail daily now so that must mean it’s time to reserve your space at The Rockport Community Garden, according to a news release. This will be…
Demand remains strong for existing single-family homes in Maine, while for-sale inventory is lower than a typical, balanced real estate market. According to…
CAMDEN — In the second week of December, 2021, students of Seaside Village Preschool, in Camden, delivered the toys that they’d collected for Toys for Tots.
On a sunny day, they walked…
“Great day and great turnout!” said Charles Lagerbom, in a news release.
Students from the Belfast Area High School Peer Leadership Program recently joined forces with the Belfast Lions…
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Garden Club has been diligently working on dressing up the town for the winter holidays, according to the Club, in a news release.
“Through fundraising activities…
Bee Wild Farmacy opens next to Cardinal Cove Mini Golf Center in Rockport
ROCKPORT—Farmer Mary Nelson née Clayton and her husband, Tom, recently bought the nearly 40-year-old Cardinal Cove Mini Golf Center and an adjacent house with big plans for its future.
The…
ROCKLAND — Downtown Rockland lit up the night for its Festival of Lights, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021.
On the heels of a morning snow dusting, hundreds of families decked in their winter garb…
Saturday Parade at 5 p.m.
ROCKLAND — Rockland’s annual Festival of Lights unofficially began this morning, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, with its annual Festival ribbon cutting at the intersection of Park and Main streets. Yet…
marking 50 years of holiday decorating
CAMDEN — On November 3 and 10, members of the Camden Garden Club gathered at the American Legion Hall to make bows and assemble the fresh balsam wreaths now lining Elm and Main Streets lampposts…
Members of the Rockport Garden Club have begun preparing for their annual winter holiday town beautification project. Wreaths and greens will adorn various locations throughout town.
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Several new members will share their knowledge at upcoming 2022 meetings
CAMDEN — Nine new members of the Camden Garden Club attended the traditional New Member Coffee on Friday morning, October 15, 2021, at the home of Membership Chair Karen Cease along with the…
weeded, raked, and pruned
CAMDEN — Several members of the Camden Garden Club met on Monday morning, October 18 to prepare the Camden Village Green for winter. Seasonally, the club coordinates the monthly maintenance of the…
SEARSPORT — The Town of Searsport rolls out the orange carpet this weekend for its 21st Annual Fling into Fall celebration.
Events include:…
The Satellite of West Bay Rotary is working in collaboration with the Town of Lincolnville to bring back into public use and enjoyment Penobscot Park located on the shore of the bay accessed from…
September is an ideal time to plant certain crops in Maine, such as salad greens, kale, chard, parsley, cilantro, and spinach, that…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about growing garlic, Thursday, Oct. 7., from 6 – 7:30 p.m.
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ROCKLAND — Mid-Coast School of Technology Adult Education Program welcomes Master Gardener Jean Vose to its Fall Program to present a 3-week course, Winterizing the Yard and Gardens in Fall. It…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer an online class on dehydrating and freezing for food preservation, Thursday, Sept. 23, from 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Learn how to safely preserve…
THOMASTON — Thomaston Public Library is now participating in Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ new Library Pass Program. Library patrons can now reserve tickets to the Gardens for up to two adults…
BELFAST― Paula Smith of 54 Salmond Street, Belfast, will open her bee, butterfly and hummingbird garden to the public Friday, Aug. 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine. The event is sponsored…
BELFAST – Two Court Street gardens are on display Aug. 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., as part of Belfast Garden Club’s Open Garden Day. The gardens are within a 5-minute walk of each other, at 35…
THOMASTON — The annual Georges River Land Trust Gardens in the Watershed tour will take place on Sunday, July 18, from 10 a.m. – to 4 p.m., rain or shine. This event is one of the highlights of…
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We all eat. And we all need to dispose of what we don’t eat. How we do that might end up making a world of a difference.
Preserving our planet and creating a healthier place to live, is…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills has announced the ConnectMaine Board of Directors voted to approve the first round of broadband infrastructure projects funded by the High Speed Internet…
ROCKLAND — Thanks to the Rockland Public Library Endowment Association, cardholders at Rockland Public Library may now request a visitor pass to the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, in…
Members of the Rockport Parks and Beautification Committee took to Memorial Park in mid-May to spread three yards of mulch throughout the garden beds. …
ROCKPORT — The earth has been tilled at the Rockport Community Gardens, at the Marge Jones Fields on Route 90, and some plots remain available for gardeners to plant their crops.
This is…
tips for plant selection, design, maintenance
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar Wednesday, May 26, from 6 - 7:15 p.m., for home gardeners about supporting…
AUGUSTA — Senator Chip Curry, D-Belfast, introduced a bill this week to provide more housing resources for Maine seniors and people with disabilities.
LD 1557, “An Act To Ensure the…
BELFAST — The 2021 Belfast Garden Club’s Plant Sale will take place on Saturday, June 5 (rain date is June 6), from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., on the Belfast Boathouse Lawn.
Many local nurseries…
attracting, supporting pollinators; Plants You Should Grow Side-By-Side
COVID has sparked a deeper interest in gardening throughout the Midcoast. People have always gardened in hard times, but food is only part of that story. They are motivated by the desire for…
encouraging outdoor activity for people at minimal cost to the Town
ROCKPORT — The Town of Rockport has created a Community Garden at the Marge Jones Facility, which is centrally located and already a hub for outdoor activities. It is currently unused and is…
experts lead trips to some of their favorite bird hotspots
Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and Friends of Maine Coastal Islands (FOMCI) NWR are sponsoring a new bird watching series called “Bird Time on the Coast.” This series will…
encouraging youth to practice citizen science in their own backyard
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer a citizen science club for grades 4 - 8 meeting weekly, May 5 – June 9, from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
This virtual…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The FCC recently adopted a Report and Order that established the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, a $3.2 billion federal initiative to help lower the cost of high-speed…
