Belfast Area High School announces its Quarter 2 Honor Roll for the 2023-24 school year.
Grade 9
HIGH HONORS: Isis Bird, Ezri Budet, Jem Bywater, Bella Foley,…
Life
The Watershed School, on Free Street in Camden, circulated the following Friday, Feb. 9.
With heavy hearts, we are announcing our closure at the end of…
Goal is 2027 occupancy
CAMDEN — A shortage of workforce housing prompted School Administrative District 28 to convert the Elm Street School, located on the…
BELFAST — In Waldo County, it is estimated that almost 20 percent of residents, one in five, don’t have enough to eat. Learn more about how Waldo County Bounty, a hunger-relief organization, is…
ROCKPORT — The 2024 season of talks in the Rockport Conservation Commission's climate series at the Rockport Public Library kicks off on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 6 p.m. Brian Robinson of Evergreen…
THOMASTON — Students at Thomaston Grammar School have been focusing on creativity during the month of January. Several students at TGS were recognized for being creative at a school-wide assembly…
owls, scales, and tales
ROCKLAND — The Chewonki Foundation brings two back-to-back programs, Wednesday, Feb. 21, to the Rockland Public Library.
Celebrate February vacation with Miss Katie in the Community Room…
“Discover birds in your own backyard you never knew were present”
Bob Duchesne will lead an online presentation called Bird Identification Made Easy, hosted by Merryspring Nature Center, on Tuesday, February 20, at 12 p.m.
Birds come in all shapes,…
LINCOLNVILLE — Galaxy Quest Observatory and Central Maine Astronomical Society will hold their next star party this Saturday, Feb. 10, at 6 p.m., at Galaxy Quest observatory, 84 Van Cycle Rd,…
BELFAST — To celebrate the relocation of its Family Medicine and Diabetes Services practices, Waldo County General Hospital will hold an open house for patients and community members Wednesday,…
CAMDEN — Kirk Gentalen will lead an outdoor tracking walk Saturday, February 17, from 10 a.m. to noon, at Merryspring Nature Center.
Merryspring and Maine Coast Heritage Trust invite…
WCGH to hold Community Town Hall, March 3
BELFAST — Waldo County General Hospital (WCGH) is holding a Community Town Hall Sunday, March 3, from 1:30 to 3 p.m., in the hall at the Waldo County Shrine Club, 20 Northport Ave., in Belfast.…
Steve Hansen and his buddy Cosmo O’rion to share telescope viewings in ‘Solar Astronomy in the Park’
A total solar eclipse will shadow the sun on Monday, April 8, around 3:30 p.m. For those fortunate enough to view totality, darkness will descend and the sun’s reddish corona will be observed.…
BELFAST — A Repair Café will be held Saturday, February 17, 2024, from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., at Waldo Y in Belfast.
This is a free event as a way to keep things out of the dump and save some…
Kirk Gentalen will lead an online presentation called Fishers are Core, hosted by Merryspring Nature Center on Tuesday, February 13, at 12 p.m.
“Fishers are Core” will dive head first…
Waldo County Technical Center announces Students of the Quarter for the second quarter of the 2023-24 school year.
AM:
Odelyn Smith BAHS AutoCollision/Composites
Isaiah…
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was honored this January by Graphic Design students from Waldo County Technical Center (WCTC) who participated in a Poster Project organized by The Martin Luther King Jr…
Tuesday, February 6, at 9:30 a.m., Irene Barber will speak about ecologically conscious landscapes, design, and gardening. She is the designer of the Farnsworth Museum Gardens.
Barber, a…
WALDOBORO — Medomak Middle School announces its Quarter 2 Honor Roll for the 2023-24 school year.
8th Grade High Honors – Quarter 2 Honor Roll
Maya Catapano-Kangas…
LINCOLNVILLE — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center invites families and children of all ages to join them for an exciting afternoon of winter…
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Public Library will be hosting a Valentine's Day-themed Tea Party for families on Saturday, February 10, at 10:30 a.m.
Participants will be seated at decorated…
communication, voice, cognition, and swallow function
CAMDEN — On Monday, Feb. 12, from noon to 2 p.m., the Camden area Parkinson’s Support Group welcomes guest speaker Danielle Fossa, speech-language pathologist.
Based at Waldo County…
Maine Outdoor School for All (MOSFA), a network of organizations that includes University of Maine Cooperative Extension, is announcing the expansion of its community partnership, taking a…
BELFAST — The Belfast Tractor Supply is inviting customers to attend a Pet Adoption Event on Feb. 10, 2024, from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m.
"As an active advocate and supporter of pet rescue and…
Anna Weber, a graduating senior at Medomak Valley High School, has been named one of approximately 5,000 candidates in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The candidates were selected…
forest, wetland and trail for snowmobilers, hikers, skiers, and others
According to Steve and Karen O’Bryan, they had four main goals when they first approached Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust about conserving their land.
“We wanted to protect the wetland…
a rare, up-close look at the innerworkings of historic vehicles
OWLS HEAD — The Owls Head Transportation Museum is launching a Spring education series beginning February 10, which will bring a new dimension to their collection of rare automobiles and aircraft…
ISLESBORO — The Islesboro Central School is accepting applications from prospective middle and high school students for the 2024-2025 school year.
Since the 1990s, students from the…
in-person, eight weeks
BELFAST — Hospice Volunteers of Waldo County is offering an 8-week, in person Bereavement Support Group, Thursday mornings, from 10 - 11 a.m.
The series will be February 29 to April 18, at…
an immersive activity based on the real-life experiences of domestic abuse
ROCKLAND — In a collaboration with the Coastal Recovery Community Center and Knox Clinic, New Hope Midocast will be facilitating an “In Her Shoes” activity on Monday, February 12, from 1 - 3 p.m…
Waldo Theatre
The Waldo Theatre is presenting a unique, day-long program on Sunday, March 3. "Now More Than Ever: Embracing Our Selves” will focus on the diverse experiences of living in female bodies and the…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District’s 2024 Spring Plant Sale Catalog is now available in print and online. Plants are available for pre-order, either online or by mail through…
PORTLAND and LEWISTON — Cross Cultural Community Services (CCCS), in partnership with many community-based organizations, is celebrating Black History Month with its fourth annual Community…
Walk in with a block of ice. Walk out with a masterpiece. Not everyone can bring the ice magic, which is why some people wouldn’t blame the crowds for inching closer as creative sculptors chisel…
No snow. No problem. Paws and boots made a splash in the Camden Amphitheatre slush during WinterFest, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024.
Following a runway demonstration by the P.A.W.S. mascot,…
BELFAST — In February, the Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition will host their annual meeting and volunteer recognition night, a nature outing and a book discussion at the Belfast Free Library. All…
immersing themselves
To wrap up their semester course, Belfast Area High School students in Genna Black and Chip Lagerbom's Marine Studies class recently elected to do a January polar plunge. On the last day of class…
WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre is presenting a unique, day-long program on Sunday, March 3. “Now More Than Ever: Embracing Our Selves” will focus on the diverse experiences of living in female…
PORTLAND — Students who will graduate from Maine public high schools this spring and plan to attend a two- or four-year college in fall 2024 are invited to complete the online application for the…
In the past year and month, record-breaking weather extremes in line with the expected impacts of a warming world have brought disruption, destruction and even death to all corners of Maine.…
BELFAST — Throughout February, Belfast Free Library will be collecting non-perishable food items for its fifth annual food drive. All donations will go to the No Greater Love Food Pantry in…
on a national stage
The National Mentoring Summit, an annual 3-Day event, brings together mentoring practitioners, researchers, philanthropic investors, youth leaders, government and civic leaders and Mentor…
ST. GEORGE — The walkway to Marshall Point Lighthouse has suffered significant structural damage from the January storms, according to Marshall Point Chair Nat Lyon, in a news release.
“It…
Sen. Chip Curry, D-Belfast, has submitted legislation to transfer ownership of the University of Maine’s Hutchinson Center to the city of Belfast. The legislation comes in the wake of the…
Kirk Gentalen
LINCOLNVILLE — Join Coastal Mountains Land Trust and Maine Coast Heritage Trust for a tracking workshop Thursday, February, 1, from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., at Tanglewood 4H Camp and Learning Center, in…
CAMDEN — “What happens when you bring together ice carving, a polar plunge, fashionable dogs, music, and delicious food on a winter’s day? That’s right — the famous Camden Winterfest!” said The…
Vinalhaven, Rockport, Union dip for a cause Feb. 11
Maine dipping groups will get cold to bring light to domestic abuse survivors in a Sunday, February 11 fundraising event for Finding Our Voices. The dips will take place in waterways all across…
WALDOBORO — During an assembly on January 18, 2024, Mya Hall, a senior at Medomak Valley High School, was presented a $500 academic award for her participation and completion of the Maine Career…
the modern understanding of pain and some ideas for dealing with it
LINCOLNVILLE — Solomon Speigel is a massage therapist, blacksmith, and furniture maker in the Midcoast. He will discuss pain in more detail Wednesday, January 31, at 6 p.m., at the Lincolnville…
WALDOBORO — The December 2023 Students of the Month from Medomak Valley High School are: (left to right) Freshman Nicholas Rogers, Senior Will Rush, Junior Mia Flagg, and Sophomore LJ Holub.…
