HOPE— The Howard and Brodis families have been growing wild blueberries on approximately 160 acres of their 900 acre property in Hope for more than six generations, said Field Manager Ron Howard,…
Life
College Next program for adults entering, returning to, college
College Next, the adult education program for college preparation, is now registering students. Classes are one afternoon a week, beginning September 13 and concluding December 13. In this course…
College Next program for adults entering, returning to college
College Next, the adult education program for college preparation, is now registering students. Classes are one afternoon a week, beginning September 13 and concluding December 13. In this course…
On Eating and Loving Food
Well, summer in Maine is in full swing, folks. Now – what's for suppa?
It’s a lot easier to come up with something ridiculously delicious during the summer, when fresh stuff abounds, than…
CAMDEN — Start Road farmer Ron Van Heeswijk was worried Monday evening. His heifer, heavy with baby in belly, had slipped off the pasture towards the woods. He put out the alert to Knox Regional…
AUGUSTA - Maine Attorney General Janet T. Mills filed a lawsuit Aug. 1 against the federal Environmental Protection Agency and Administrator Scott Pruitt for illegally stalling the…
Teacher and TED talk speaker Zach Watson to speak August 1
ROCKLAND—The newly opened Gelato Rose gelato and coffee shop is introducing its first book signing and goal setting workshop on August 1 with author Zach Watson, who will read a few of his…
Grant will assist with improved housing for seniors
Camden Rotary Club recently award a $5,000 grant to Sixty-Three Washington Street for renovations that will help finance improved housing for seniors. Sixty-Three Washington Street Board of…
Attorney General Janet Mills and Maine Public Advocate Barry Hobbins today joined with 34 other attorneys general and state consumer advocate agencies to urge members of Congress to preserve and…
From farm to far-flung lands
ROCKPORT — Sitting in Michelle Bianchi's garden on a sunny morning — the last day of July — it's difficult not to ease into the serenity of the space. Greens and flowers nearly overflow from…
CAMDEN — It was another laid-back summer day in Camden on July 26. Many folks on lower Mountain Street (Route 52) were outside doing chores,…
Certified Quality Breast Center of Excellence
Ann Hooper Center for Women's Imaging has recently been recognized as a Certified Quality Breast Center of Excellence in the National Quality Measures for Breast Centers ProgramTM (NQMBCTM). This…
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) announced recently that the…
CAMDEN — Abrahams Goat Farm and Creamery of Newport has joined Camden Farmers' Market's Wednesday afternoon lineup. A licensed Maine creamery and member of the Maine Cheese Guild, Abrahams…
Student-developed app from each District will be chosen to receive national recognition
WASHINGTON, DC — Maine Representatives Chellie Pingree and Bruce Poliquin today invited Maine students to participate in the 2017 Congressional App Challenge. Students have until November 1, 2017…
Washington, D.C. – The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) announced recently that the organization will be donating $3749.50 to Lady Knox Chapter, NSDAR, Rockland, Maine,…
From Augusta
AUGUSTA– Maine Department of Labor's Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired, part of the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services, is immersing students who are blind or have a visual impairment in…
History
For more than four years, the MSAD 28 board has been working on a new middle school construction project. On September 18, 2014, the board engaged the project…
Program runs Sept. 29 to Oct. 1
The eighth-annual "Le français au bord de la mer" French immersion weekend will take place from September 29, 2017 to October 1, 2017 at Blueberry Cove Camp in Tenants Harbor, Maine. The weekend…
Will the historic building come down and get replaced by athletic field?
CAMDEN — While there was no official vote, the Camden-Rockport School Board has given a nod toward entertaining ideas of keeping the Mary E. Taylor school from the wrecking ball. Given that, a…
SEARSPORT — The sounds of construction can be heard from at least a quarter of a mile away from Habitat for Humanity’s latest Waldo County build, located on Old County Road.
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Saturday pet spotlight
Saturday Spotlight focuses on longtime residents of Midcoast animal shelters, in hopes of helping them find their perfect family.
CAMDEN — Odin is an eight-month-old shepherd mix…
CHS Alumni Association 112th banquet Friday, August 11
CAMDEN – The Camden High School Alumni Association presented six scholarships totaling $4,500 to Camden Hills Regional High School graduates.
The Association received 93 deserving…
ROCKLAND – For the third consecutive year, the Design Committee of Rockland Main Street, Inc., conducted a Downtown Window Box and Sidewalk Garden contest. The contest is open to any business in…
Margaret Morey, Jeb Smereck, Joe and Ginny Ryan
CAMDEN – P.A.W.S. Animal Adoption Center held a Heroes Gala to honor and celebrate the service of four individuals who have proven to be everyday heroes for homeless and abandoned animals.
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ROCKLAND — The Island Institute's Island Fellows Program was recently recognized as the 2017 Outstanding Program by the Community Development Society, a national professional society for…
2017 is 145th anniversary of U.S. lobster conservation efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Angus King and Susan Collins today introduced a resolution that would designate September 25, 2017, as "National Lobster Day." Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.),…
Five Town CSD Adult and Community Education
Many working people would like to improve their job skills, but with a busy life of work and family feel they don't have the time. Five Town CSD Adult and Community Education has the perfect…
ROCKPORT– LincolnHealth, Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) and Waldo County General Hospital (WCGH) are proud to welcome the summer class of RN Intern/Resident New Graduates to their regional training…
BELFAST — Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) would like to thank the Midcoast Public Health Council for a $2,125 mini-grant recently received. The Midcoast Public Health Council is a partnership of…
On Eating and Loving Food
Blueberries. What a happy word. How could you say that word and not smile? Go ahead. Say it out loud.
Blueberries are a Maine summer thing. Blueberries and lobsters. Say THAT out loud. A…
ROCKLAND—Approximately 500 people went through the doors of the brand new Rockland Rock Harbor Brewing Co. facility and tasting room the weekend of July 14-16 for the Grand Opening, just in time…
ROCKLAND - Mid-Coast School of Technology Adult Education has a few spots remaining in our September CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) course. Consider stepping into the healthcare field now,…
Rockland — On Thursday, June 6, 2017 The Coastal Children's Museum, located at 75 Mechanic St. in Rockland, was awarded funds from the Walmart Community Grant affording the…
Camden, ME — Camden Rotary Club has awarded a $10,000 grant to the Mid-Coast Recovery Coalition to support the coalition's program for helping Knox County families break the cycle…
Wednesday, July 19
Alabama boiled peanuts, Connecticut clam pizza, Hawaiian pineapple and spam, Idaho mashed potatoes, and Maine lobsters.
Or, at least, Delish.com names those as some of the hot dog…
Belfast documentary to premiere at Maine International Film Festival
BELFAST—When Ann Hedly Rousseau was a little girl, she lost all of her hair due to alopecia areata, an autoimmune disorder causing hair loss on the scalp, face and sometimes other areas of the…
Food is good!
OWLS HEAD — In an era where we have an “Ultimate Airport Dining Survival Guide” for flyers who want more than just “airport food,” Owls Head just got a pleasant addition to the Knox County…
On Eating and Loving Food
The Fourth has come and gone. How'd that happen? It was snowing a few weeks ago, wasn't it? Time flies when you're having fun.
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‘It’s really just a shame the condition that that park is in.’
ROCKLAND – Rockland City Councilors have voted to move forward with the Breakwater bathroom project. Specific details are still to be worked out, but councilors at the Monday, July 10, meeting…
Interest rises in fate of 1925-built school
CAMDEN/ROCKPORT — The possible…
Teaches kids and adults traditional tumbling, juggling, acrobatics and aerial silks
ROCKPORT—While some kids will be canoeing, swimming and playing Capture the Flag this summer, other kids will be flying, soaring, tumbling and contorting. The Sellam Circus School, out of…
CAMDEN — While his cockeyed ears may be perpetually confused, Ralphie, PAWS longest canine resident, is…
The Rockport Garden Club (RGC) has been in existence since the 1930s. The club started out with 18 members, and was formed as a branch of the Camden Garden Club. Through the years, the RGC …
Trekkers, an outdoor-based mentoring organization based in Thomaston, has accepted 40 new 7th grade students into the Teen Trekkers program. Trekkers' unique model follows students over a six-year…
Initial reports: increased attendance over last year, despite a government shutdown
AUGUSTA - Maine State Parks are reporting that there was strong attendance during the first four days of July 2017 at Reid, Range Pond and Crescent Beach State Parks. When the figures for…
The Rockland Lodge of Elks No. 1008 awarded eight $2,000 local scholarships to current graduates of several local high schools during this graduation season. The winners and their…
Winning a tough climb
MT WASHINGTON – The weather was suspect. Warnings of possible thunder and lightning cancelled the swim leg of the Sea to Summit 2.0 Triathlon. Sixty to 70 mph winds altered the push to the summit…
Members of Preceptor Beta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority recently met with Rockland District Nursing Association (RDNA) and daughters of Nancy Lewis to present a check in the amount of $6,500…
On Eating and Loving Food
Okay so it's July 2. Two days before the Fourth of July, which, coincidentally, falls on the fourth this year :-)
I took a break from writing over the weekend, which is kind of unusual for…
