ROCKPORT — The disagreement between the SAD 28 School Board chairman and a Rockport Select Board liaison to one of the school board’s subcommittees will be addressed by the full board Wednesday…
Life
Dec. 20 Meeting at Rockport Opera House
Donations always welcome
BELFAST — My name is Heidi Blood, I am the founder of Waldo County Pet Food Pantry. As an Animal Control Officer for several Waldo County towns, I work closely with the area animal shelters. That…
Just a week until Christmas and West Bay Rotary still has a limited number of trees and wreaths remaining for sale. All trees are discounted to $35 and all wreaths will be $5 off the original…
New England Red Sox Service Scholarship.
BOSTON — For the eighth consecutive year, the Boston Red Sox Foundation is seeking submissions from inspiring senior students at Camden Hills Regional High School and Oceanside High School, who…
CUSHING — The Georges River Land Trust (GRLT) is pleased to be partnering with LEAPS of IMAGINATION through youth arts programming at Langlais Sculpture Preserve. Fourth graders from St. George…
BELFAST — Dozens gathered in Belfast’s Post Office Square Dec. 16, for the third Annual Menorah Lighting.
The menorah actually went up and was first lit Dec. 12, at the start of…
Lobster roll (right to your door) fresh Camden-themed coffee and rosemary ginger sauce
Through December, we continue our series to shine the spotlight on local people who make their living by their home kitchens and small production facilities, using unique Maine flavors and…
Opinion
There are times in our lives when our expectations are marred by the reality of the situation. Take the holidays for example. Children behave as best they can, sit on Santa’s lap and leave milk…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has seen an increase in hepatitis A cases with four cases occurring over the past three months.
Maine currently…
On Eating and Loving Food
Okay so here’s something we probably all had growing up, before we started growing out: Mac 'n cheese.
What is less healthful, and more fattening than a plateful of ridiculously creamy,…
ROCKLAND – Following several months of lengthy discussion, and acknowledging that some issues may be readdressed in the future, Rockland City Council members passed into law a series of local…
The wait is almost over for those who keep asking about Sundays at the library
ROCKLAND – Two years after cuts to Rockland’s city budget forced a reduction in staffing to the library, effectively erasing a weekend day from the schedule, patrons still ask Library Director Amy…
more stories collected, greater diversity
Rockland Heart and Soul has so far gathered more than 120 stories from Rockland residents. The “Story-Gathering” volunteers are talking to people who live all over Rockland, who are at…
Meeting today
CAMDEN – The School Administrative District 28 Board of Directors (Camden-Rockport School Board) meets at 5 p.m. today, Dec. 12, at the Bus Barn to hold a workshop on the Mary E. Taylor timeline…
Rachel Nichols of Newcastle won Sweetgrass Farm’s gingerbread contest
UNION — Sweetgrass Farm Winery and Distillery had a sweet idea this year: Invite the public and students from the Midcoast School of Technology culinary department to create a gingerbread house;…
SOUTH THOMASTON — Trekkers, a local outdoor-based youth mentoring organization, is offering students the opportunity to participate in an Equal Exchange Catalog Fundraiser. The families of all…
From Augusta
In November, Maine voters approved at the polls a measure to allow at least 80,000 low-income residents to qualify for Medicaid coverage under the…
THOMASTON — On Saturday, December 9, Thomaston Grammar School held its third annual Cookies With Santa event.
Students were able to shop for five family members, friends, or pets with a…
Over $1.5M invested in Maine workforce
AUGUSTA —The University of Maine System's Adult Degree Completion Scholarship is among many of the services and offerings available through Maine's public universities to help the approximately…
New Restaurant to open Dec. 14
LIBERTY — When Lisa Fagin and her husband, Richard, purchased their vacation home in Belfast it was initially to escape the hot Texas summers. With her husband working from home, Fagin took the…
More than 500 hats/scarves will be donated in time for the 2018 Special Olympics Maine State Winter Games
THOMASTON—There are ladies who lunch and then there are ladies who knit. Likely the conversation and camaraderie are the same, but the half dozen women who form “Knit Happens,” an informal…
The Kelpie Gallery in South Thomaston, has donated more than $3,600 to the Sussman House since September 2017. This contribution represents 50 percent of the sale of paintings by the artist Erik…
PORTLAND — On Thursday, December 7, at 11 a.m., Maine faith leaders held a ”moral witness,” calling on Sen. Susan Collins to reject the tax bill that gives massive tax cuts to the wealthiest…
On Eating and Loving Food
Steamers with melted butter, a great salad, some good crusty French rolls, and wine. Hello.
I love steamed clams. But for some reason I never buy them. Why? I have no idea. Pinkham’s sells…
To be under one MaineHealth umbrella
For several years, the unification of two Penobscot Bay Area Midcoast hospitals with the Portland-based MaineHealth nonprofit has been underway.…
Interested students at Camden Hills Regional High School are encouraged to attend the upcoming Youth Arts residency that will be presented by hair/makeup artist Terri Harper Ralston.
The…
On November 17, a check for $1,500 was mailed to the New York City- based Hispanic Federation, designating the funds for “Unidos Disaster Relief & Recovery.” A letter…
Warden’s news
Well the numbers are out: this fall was warm. According to the Weather Channel it was the fifth warmest fall (Sept.-Nov.) in New England. The No. 1 hotspot was Burlington, Vermont,…
MET would become makerspace, coworking facility
CAMDEN — A Boston-based real estate developer who has ties to – and investments in – the Midcoast, has stepped forward with a 12-page proposal to repurpose the Mary E. Taylor School on Knowlton…
CAMDEN — There’s no doubt that Santa Claus has been a busy person these past couple of weeks. And to the delight of children in Camden on Saturday, December 2, he made an appearance at the Camden…
The Mid-Coast Recovery Coalition is conducting a bottle and can drive now through Dec. 16. Proceeds will benefit “Helping Inmates Succeed,” a…
ROCKLAND — During the week of November 20, 2017 The Coastal Children's Museum hosted a special weeklong Diaper Drive in support of fellow local non-profit organization, the Diaper Fund.
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CAMDEN – The nonprofit One Community Many Voices (OCMV) and the organizers of the Ragged Mountain Scuttle donated $4,500 to the Camden Snow Bowl to support the fourth-grade learn to ski program…
From Augusta
AUGUSTA – A bill by Rep. Anne "Pinny" Beebe-Center to preserve Maine's community mental health system in the state will not receive consideration by the full Legislature after Republican members…
Rockport says, not so fast
Just before Thanksgiving, Camden-Rockport School Board Chairman Matt Dailey told Rockport that he wants Rockport Select Board representative Owen Casas off the ad hoc school…
WALDOBORO — The Waldoboro Toy Program will be accepting donations of toys, hats, mittens, money, wrapping paper, tape and help…
Police and first responders at risk for poisoning
ROCKLAND – Sixteen is the number of reported overdoses Rockland patrol officers have tended to this year. Sixteen is also the number of times those officers could have been exposed to deadly drugs…
AUGUSTA - Are you interested in helping Maine consumers resolve disputes with businesses? The Attorney General's Office is recruiting volunteer mediators for the Consumer Mediation Service, with…
SOUTH THOMASTON — As of November 28, Trekkers has officially opened their 7th grade application process to all current 7th grade students living in Thomaston, Cushing, St. George, South Thomaston…
On Eating and Loving Food
Fish chowder is one of those things we eat year-round. It’s not a summer thing. It’s not a winter thing. It’s an everyday thing.
It’s on a lot of menus in…
Wednesday, Nov. 29: Landuses, zoning, extractions and safety
ROCKLAND – “Handing people last-minute things – not that there’s anything wrong with it — forces us to make a decision when we don’t have all of the information at hand,” Rockland City Councilor…
Maine's 2017-2018 scallop season gets underway December 1 and the season for harvesters will look much like last year's.
As with the 2016-17 season, harvesters in Zones 1 and 2, which…
Games, crafts, free pictures with Santa, and so much more!
When: Saturday, December 2, from 2-5:30 p.m.
2 p.m. Activities for…
Arsenic forms naturally from weathered rocks and soils
The Camden and Rockport Conservation committees have teamed up to offer 150 free arsenic well tests to community members with residential well water. At a joint meeting in early November both…
DAMARISCOTTA — "The Little Holiday Show" art show at the Kefauver Studio & Gallery, Damariscotta, offers original art for holiday giving that suits every budget. The show runs through January…
Rockport resident makes official inquiry to correspondence
CAMDEN and ROCKPORT — On Monday, Nov. 13, the town managers of Camden and Rockport both received a package of documents relevant to last spring’s $26 million new school referendum, and a request…
Maine hunters can help provide thousands of nutritious meals to hungry people across the state. Through the Hunters for the Hungry program, the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and…
Annual arrival of Christmas tree, wreaths
BELFAST — Anyone traveling Belfast’s downtown this week likely has noticed the addition of festive holiday decor, including a number of wreaths and one-larger-than-life Christmas tree.
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100 percent of this Thanksgiving dinner’s donations goes toward Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine
BELFAST— Order up! For the third Thanksgiving in a row, Traci’s Diner (57 Maine Street) is the place where people come for a hot Thanksgiving dinner of turkey, squash, mashed potatoes, cranberries…
On Eating and Loving Food
Thanksgiving. Turkey with stuffing and gravy, mashed potatoes, squash and cranberry sauce. Those are typically three of the items that will be found on most tables on Thanksgiving.
And how…
