BELFAST — On Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, at 6 p.m., the Peace & Justice Forum/Waldo County, will begin its Fall-Winter offerings with another Circle for Peace and Resistance at the Belfast Free…
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A COMMUNITY CIRCLE FOR PEACE and RESISTANCE
CAMDEN — “Like two peas in a pod, children and gardens go together naturally,” said Camden Garden Club, in a news release.
There is much more to discover on Thursday, Sept. 26, at the…
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ROCKLAND and BOOTHBAY — Midcoast Maine’s Regional Domestic Violence Resource Center will host Xavier L. Guadalupe-Díaz, Ph.D, professor and Criminology Program coordinator in the Department of…
ROCKPORT — Saturday, Sept. 21, from 9 a.m. to noon, Maine Coast Heritage Trust steward and naturalist Kirk Gentalen will lead attendees on a guided hunt for the natural treasures of the forest and…
discover how libraries work and how to find materials
ROCKLAND — Homeschool families are invited to learn and practice their library skills in these 45-minute lessons with Miss Katie. Kids will discover how libraries work and how to find the…
ROCKLAND — Trekkers will hold a 30th Anniversary Celebration, a milestone event, which will take place on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 4 - 6 p.m., at Trekkers. Admission is free and open to the public…
BELFAST — Musical duo Darshan Music are bringing their harmonious chants and drum beats to Belfast on Thursday, Sept.19, from 7 - 8 p.m., at Belfast Yoga Studio. Darshan Music’s take on the…
A transportation broker company with a pending contract to handle all MaineCare rides throughout the state is facing complaints from vulnerable riders who say they’re being left at their…
CAMDEN – On September 11, during National Compassionate Leadership Week, author and philanthropist Donato Tramuto, of the TramutoPorter Foundation, will host a live conversation at United Midcoast…
The Rockland High School will hold its 65th reunion at noon on Tuesday, September 10, at the Rockport Masonic Center located on Main Street.
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SWANVILLE — All are welcome to join Coastal Mountains Land Trust, Wednesday, Sept. 11, on a guided hike along the trails of Meadow Brook Preserve in Swanville. Hikers can meet at the trailhead at…
ROCKLAND — Local librarians, community and nonprofit volunteers, and people tech-savvy in general who like helping neighbors solve computer or phone issues are invited to “Empowering The Helper,”…
63 plants banned from sale or import in the State
CAMDEN — Gary Fish will lead an outdoor presentation on Maine’s Terrestrial Invasive Plant Do-Not-Sell List, Tuesday, Oct. 1, at 12 p.m., at Merryspring Nature Center.
Maine State…
Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District’s autumn fundraiser will be native wildflower seeds.
“October is the perfect month to sow wildflower seeds for spring growth,” said SWCD,…
including an ‘Ask the Experts’ panel
CAMDEN — Merryspring Nature Center will host the first annual Tomato Tasting, Saturday, September 14, from 12 - 3 p.m., in the Hexagon.
Up to 30 varieties of heirloom and hybrid tomatoes…
Bring your questions
CAMDEN — Denise DeSpirito will lead an outdoor presentation on Herb Growing Q & A, Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 12 p.m., at Merryspring Nature Center.
This talk will give attendees a chance…
BELFAST — The Belfast Free Library and the National Digital Equity Center (NDEC) will be presenting a free computer class, “Cutting the Cord: Getting TV & Phone Services Over the Internet,”…
BOOTHBAY HARBOR — The Sunday, Sept. 15 matinee, at 2 p.m., for the new film It Ends With Us (PG13, 2h 10m) will include a special opportunity to delve into the story’s underlying issues…
BELFAST — The Belfast Bay Watershed will host a nature outing, “Tree and Fern Walk on the Belfast Rail Trail, Part 2,” on Saturday, Sept. 14.
Participants should meet at 9 a.m., at the…
On Friday, August 9, 2024, the Camden High School (CHS) Alumni Association held its 118th Annual Alumni Banquet at the Elks Club Lodge in Rockland, Maine. There were 122 alumni and guests who…
Helping Mainers Learn
The Normand Dubreuil Scholarship fund continues to provide educational assistance to Mainers looking to learn a trade at a local community college and Maine Maritime Academy. This is the 5th year…
CAMDEN — Jock Robie will lead an outdoor Worm Bin Workshop, Tuesday, Sept. 10, from 6 - 8 p.m., at Merryspring Nature Center.
At this free two-hour hands-on workshop, Jock Robie will…
As president of Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center, Phil Cyr begins each morning walking the hallways, greeting every employee by name. The walls of the Aroostook County nursing home are full of…
volunteers needed
CAMDEN — The public is invited to the annual Camden Native Plant Sale and Celebration on Sunday, Sept. 15, from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., and to purchase sustainably-grown native plants from local vendors…
CAMDEN — Camden Public Library will be celebrating native plants this September with two featured native plant events.
The first is a presentation from restoration ecologist and Wild Ones…
identify, understand, and respond to signs and symptoms
BELFAST — A free adult mental health first aid class is being offered Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office, 6 Public Safety Way, Belfast.
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BELFAST — Waldo County General Hospital’s Community Health team is offering a free eight-week A Matter of Balance Class in collaboration with the Belfast Triad group. This program emphasizes…
AUGUSTA — Lainey Bell, the 2024 American Honey Princess, will visit Viles Arboretum, 153 Hospital St., Augusta, on Sunday, September 8. She will participate in the first Annual Maine Bee Fest with…
STOCKTON SPRINGS — The Great Event , hosted by the Stockton Springs Community Library (SSCL), will take place on the grounds of the library and town office on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 8 a.m. until…
using the opportunity to help combat opioid-misuse, addiction, and overdose
BLUE HILL — Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital, in collaboration with Opiate Free Island Partnership (OFIP) and AMHC, will educate and train this year’s fair goers how to administer Narcan. For the…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Electrification Expo will return to Harbor Park in Rockland for its second year on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Electrification…
ROCKPORT — Coastal Mountains Land Trust will host Kites & Ice Cream on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 1 - 3 p.m., at the Beech Hill Preserve, in Rockport. This fun event is free and open to the…
an effort to get the town talking, thinking and acting on climate change
CAMDEN — Camden CAN, a local climate group, is offering a Camden Food Garden Tour on Thursday, Sept. 12, as part of its effort to get the town talking, thinking and acting on climate change (“on…
Will it be six more weeks of summer or an early winter?
BELFAST — Passy Pete will make his annual weather prediction on Labor Day, Sept. 2, at 10 a.m., at Heritage Park, Lower Main Street, Belfast.
Passy Pete is the nautical New England lobster…
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UNITY — The I Know ME program will screen its second movie, “Call Me Ishmael”, Sunday, August 25, at 4 p.m., at Clifford Student and Arts Center, 42 Depot St, Unity.
There will be a…
BOOTHBAY — “Healing and understanding will blossom Wednesday, September 11, at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay with a Finding Our Voices presentation on domestic abuse by the real …
ROCKLAND — The Knox Clinic and Coastal Recovery Community Center (CRCC) announce a schedule change for their Wellness Wednesday program. Starting this month, Wellness Wednesday will now take place…
Maine people and visitors urged to protect themselves given elevated mosquito activity
WALDO COUNTY — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) announced Aug. 20, 2024, that a wild turkey from…
The University of Maine System (UMS) will partner with the nation’s leading medical education consultant to study the feasibility of starting the state’s first public medical school.
In…
developing a portrait of a great school in Maine based on what the people of Maine value for our schools
ROCKPORT — The Maine Department of Education (DOE) is hosting community meetings across Maine to bring educators, parents, students, and business leaders together to discuss a shared vision for…
BELFAST — The 2024 Maine Wienerfest, a celebration of dachshunds and the people who love them, will be held on Sunday, Sept. 8, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine, at the Steamboat Landing Park…
The Penobscot Bay Language School, in Rockland, is offering a new international language and cultural group trip to experience Patagonia, home to glaciers, penguins, and some of the most famous…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland District Nursing Association (RDNA) will be hosting its second annual Rose Hip Basket Social on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Eliza Steele Memorial…
UNION — Friends of Union Fair is sponsoring a Fall Craft Fair and lawn sale, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, beginning at 9 a.m., in The Beattie Artisan Craft Building on Union Fairgrounds.
The…
Before this partnership, Pen Bay did not have a dedicated hospice volunteer program
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center has partnered with a local organization to bring hospice volunteers to its Volunteer Services department.
Pen Bay and Coastal Family Hospice in Rockland…
What is soil health? How do you build it?
CAMDEN — Matt Boucher will lead an outdoor presentation on Keeping Soils Healthy in Your Garden on Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 12 p.m., at Merryspring Nature Center.
Join Dr. Matt Boucher, Maine…
ROCKPORT — Ben Perry never intended to lead reunions for his high school class. He simply heard wrong. One day in the early sixties, he happened to be sitting in the back of a meeting as elections…
keep your gardens blooming longer
CAMDEN — John Fromer will lead an outdoor presentation on Late Summer and Fall Flowering Perennials, Tuesday, Aug. 27, at 12 p.m., at Merryspring Nature Center.
Many perennials bloom in…
in observance of National Assisted Living Week
CAMDEN — Older adults and family members interested in learning more about assisted living are invited to attend an Assisted Living Open House at Quarry Hill on Wednesday, Sept. 11, from 4 to 5:30…
