WALDOBORO — Medomak Valley High School held a science fair at the school in preparation to competing at the Maine State Science Fair, which was held Saturday, March 23, at The University of Maine…
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Domestic Violence Resource Center
New Hope Midcoast, a comprehensive Domestic Violence Resource Center, will host a free Domestic Violence Roundtable Discussion from 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., on Thursday, April 25 in Bath at the Patten…
BELFAST —The Penobscot Community Health Center is receiving $1,322,000 from the federal government to help construct a public health dental practice, co-located with the…
TOPSHAM — Great Falls Model Railroad Club will be hosting its Annual Topsham Train Show on Saturday, April 27, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Mount Ararat High School.
The Club is a 501…
CAMDEN — Quarry Hill will host an AARP Fraud Watch presentation Monday, April 15, at 1:30 p.m., at the Anderson Inn.
“Few amongst us have never been targeted by a scam artist…and with new…
WALDOBORO — The Easter Bunny will be arriving by fire truck to the Waldoboro Fire Department on Saturday, March 30, at 10 a.m.
Each child is asked to bring their own basket to collect…
adults also competed this year
Cub Scout Pack 200 held its Pinewood Derby on March 09, 2024, “a much anticipated part of the Scouting year,” said Jamie Winslow.
The Pinewood Derby tradition, dates back to 1953 thanks to…
CAMDEN — MSAD 28 and Five Town CSD are hosting a community presentation by Grace Chen on technology use and children, Thursday, April 11, at 7 p.m., at Bisbee Theater, in Camden Rockport Middle…
CAMDEN — Last January, the First Congregational Church of Camden unveiled a new series of weekly lunchtime gatherings called Cake and Community. An entirely volunteer-driven effort, Cake and…
deadline May 1
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust is currently accepting applications for the Bank’s 2024 Career & Technical Education Scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship is awarded to income-eligible high school…
CAMDEN — During a recent worship service at the First Congregational Church of Camden, United Church of Christ, congregants learned more about Scouting and local Scouts learned more about the…
ORONO — When Noah Lambert, of Bar Harbor, enrolled at the University of Maine, launching a giant balloon 90,000 feet in the air to livestream a total solar eclipse wasn’t an activity he…
ROCKLAND — On Saturday, April 20, in recognition of Earth Day, the City of Rockland will host a Harborside Cleanup. The Cleanup will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., beginning at Harbor Park…
talking about hospice
THOMASTON — Attend the Thomaston Public Library on Tuesday, April 2, at 2 p.m., for coffee and a conversation with Kathy Derene, of Coastal Family Hospice Volunteers.
“Whether you have…
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — “A routine screening for colorectal cancer may seem unnerving but is one of the most important preventative procedures a person can undergo,” said Pen Bay Medical Center and…
BELFAST —Starting March 20, the east end of the Belfast Armistice footbridge will not be accessible during shoreline rehabilitation, according to the City of Belfast, in a news release. This will…
On Tuesday, March 26, Belfast Senior College classes begin. Classes still open include The World of Fine Wine, News Media and Politics, Love Matters, Drawing through the Ages and more. FMI &…
ROCKLAND — The Maine Lobster Festival is seeking young people to apply for the Maine Lobster Festival Delegate competition, with winners to be announced at the coronation on Wednesday, July 31,…
Belfast Area High School has selected Nevyn Harvey as this year’s DAR Good Citizen.
Nevyn is the daughter of Brian and…
CAMDEN – Peopleplace Cooperative Preschool Executive Director Sessa Salas has been recognized as one of 20 outstanding leaders in early childhood education by the Maine Association for the…
Keep an ear out for the peepers
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE — At 11:06 p.m., March 19, the March equinox — all things balancing nicely — will occur. This will mark the beginning of Spring 2024, which is to last for the next 92 days, 17…
early signs, treatment, prevention
CAMDEN — In recognition of Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month, Quarry Hill’s monthly Awareness Series will focus on the disease with an educational event, Wednesday, April 3, at 1:30 p.m., at the…
ROCKLAND — “Love to read? Can’t pass up a bargain? Want to support the Rockland Library?” said Friends of Rockland Public Library, in a news release.
Mark your calendar for Saturday, April…
BELFAST — The second presentation in the Solar Workshop Series co-hosted by the Belfast Free Library and ReVision Energy will be on Thursday March 28, at 6:30 p.m. The presentation, Retrofitting…
BELFAST — On Tuesday, April 2, from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Friends of Sears Island and the Belfast Free Library will be cosponsoring a Science Squad afterschool program for kids all about the upcoming…
an informal drop-in session of “Land and Water Lunchbox”
What are the unique challenges and benefits of parenting and farming at the same time?
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host its first “Land and Water Lunchbox” session for…
Jessica Anderson of “Count ME In” will be the keynote speaker at the seventh annual “S-T-R-E-T-C-H your Teaching” workshop to be held Saturday, April 6, at the United Technologies Center Maine…
helping doctors and nurses monitor patients’ heart rate and pulse; inform prosthetic and robotic devices
ORONO — Sensors that can be worn or attached to clothing play critical roles in health care, robotics and entertainment, among other fields. The sensors help doctors and nurses monitor patients’…
University of Maine researchers are encouraging folks to get outside and help document one of nature’s great migrations this spring.
This month, a student from the University of Michigan is launching a research project on the topic of seaweed and shellfish aquaculture in her home state of Maine…
BELFAST — This winter the Belfast Garden Club Evening Lecture Series co-sponsored by the Belfast Free Library, has focused on new approaches to garden design for resiliency and conservation.…
including Easter Vigil service and celebration in Thomaston
BELFAST — St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, in Belfast, will hold several services to mark Holy Week from Palm Sunday, March 24, through Easter on March 31.
Worshippers are asked to gather…
ROCKLAND — Starting on Friday, April 5, the First Universalist Church, in Rockland, will host a “Bring Your Own Board Game” night on the first Friday of the month for anyone who identifies as…
New Hope Midcoast
New Hope Midcoast is excited to announce a matching challenge opportunity that doubles donor impact and provides a chance to recognize someone who has contributed to our community in meaningful…
WALDOBORO — Student Achievement Center instructor, Harolyn York, has been awarded the 2024 Horace Mann Crystal Apple Award for Distinguished Teaching at Medomak Valley High School.
Having…
deadline April 1
The Waldo County Extension Association, in cooperation with the Maine 4-H Foundation, announces the availability of a $1500 scholarship for a Waldo County resident entering their first or second…
Field trip to Portland
Sixth graders from Camden-Rockport Middle School visited LabVentures, the education center of the …
Finding Our Voices
The Hollywood star Gabriel Byrne brought $20,000 to Finding Our Voices and a whole lot of sunshine to survivors of domestic abuse in a sold-out event for the statewide nonprofit at the Camden Opera…
rsu 71 received two forms last year, none this year
Maine was one of the first states to pass legislation providing free school lunches to all students after pandemic-era funding expired — a policy that has been adopted in seven other states and is…
BELFAST — The Solar Eclipse over Belfast will occur from 3:28-3:35 p.m., on Monday, April 8. The Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street, will be open from 2:30 - 3:15 p.m., that…
JEFFERSON — Join Midcoast Conservancy April 13 and 14 for this one-and-a-half day course designed for beginners at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson. Most participants have little or no…
reflecting on the evolving higher education landscape
ROCKLAND — President Jenifer Cushman, of the University of Maine at Augusta, visited the Rockland Center on Monday, March 4, to sit in on Professor Stephen Moro’s Public Speaking course. With an…
ROCKPORT — Throughout April, Maine Coast Heritage Trust will be displaying pages of Rissy No Kissies by Katey Howes and Jess Engle along the 1.4-mile Erickson Fields Trail, at 164 West…
BELFAST — On Tuesday, March 19, the first day of spring, the Belfast Garden Club will present a timely talk by two horticulture experts from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Service…
John Fromer will lead an online presentation called, Growing Annual Flowers for Cutting, hosted by Merryspring Nature Center on Tuesday, March 26, at 12 p.m.
Join Fromer, Maine Master…
CAMDEN — Join a free, Late Winter Ecology Walk led by John Fromer, Friday, March 15, at 10 a.m., at Merryspring Nature Center.
“We will have a fun and educational walk around the fields…
Applications are due April 15, 2024
The Worthington Scholarship Foundation’s 2024 scholarship application is now open. Students graduating from a Maine public high school who meet the eligibility requirements may apply.
“I…
Finding Our Voices Will Distribute 100 Andrew Wyeth-Inspired Journals Donated By Museum
ROCKLAND — “One hundred Maine survivors of domestic abuse will have more peace and beauty in their lives due to a community partnership with The Farnsworth Art Museum and Finding Our Voices,” said…
The St. George School district is receiving $1 million from the federal Community Project Funding for its …
Community Project Funding o support hub for youth development in Rockland
Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today announced $921,250 in Community Project Funding for Trekkers, the nonprofit, outdoor-based mentoring program based…
