Life

In September of 2015, I was diagnosed with Lyme disease. In the months prior, I hadn't known what was going wrong with me.

I was exhausted, sore and lacked focus or motivation for some…

Maine Band Directors Association Concert Band Festival

SCARBOROUGH — On Thursday, March 31, the Camden Hills Regional High School Band, under the 

Maine Farmland Trust Gallery


BELFAST — From April 4 through May 30, Maine Farmland Trust Gallery is exhibiting black and white photographs, paintings, mixed media…

A freighter, Iceland, a paint brush and a GoPro

ROCKLAND - On Tuesday, March 29, at the Maine Center for Contemporary Art, Annile Skaar and Jonathan Laurence presented a travelog of their out-of-the-ordinary trip to Iceland aboard a freighter.…

PORTLAND — WinterKids was thrilled to sponsor 13 Maine children with outdoor activity scholarships for the winter of 2015-2016. Nine…

Opinion

AUGUSTA — On March 30, Governor Paul LePage signed LD 180, "An Act To Allow Terminally Ill Patients to use Experimental Treatments," making…

ELLSWORTH — Applications are currently being accepted for the Maine Community Foundation's Patriot Education Scholarship Fund.

Five Town CSD Adult and Community Education

ROCKPORT — Recently scareware has become a very common threat for people browsing the Internet on both their computers and their…

Waldo Community Action Partners

BELFAST – Waldo Community Action Partners has agreed to assume Public Transportation Services in the areas of MDOT Region 5 currently being…

A look at the cost of Alzheimer’s for care givers

SCARBOROUGH — The personal financial support required by a person with Alzheimer's disease may ultimately deprive care contributors of…

ROCKLAND — Mid-Coast School of Technology Adult Education is offering Hazmat Preparation on Wednesday, April 13 as a new addition to our…

The Rockland Historical Society

ROCKLAND – The Rockland Historical Society has completed the purchase of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, Edna St. Vincent Millay's birthplace. A generous donation from the Roxanne Quimby Foundation…

Board plans to break ground this summer

BELFAST — Campaign co-chairs Sarah Tomalty and Eric Kormann announced a major naming gift to Journey Home, The Campaign for Cornerspring…

News from Augusta

AUGUSTA — Rep. Christine Burstein, D-Lincolnville, welcomed Husson University student Erin Rollins, of Lincolnville, and her parents to the…

ROCKLAND — When The Blackboard Deli closed last year, many wondered what would take its place. Hops and Chops, at 77 Park Street in Rockland, is the full-service butcher shop and beer/wine shop…

Mid-Coast School of Technology Adult Education

ROCKLAND — Begin a new career in home health care with this 50-hour course offered by Mid-Coast School of Technology Adult Education.…

ROCKLAND — The Rockland CareerCenter, part of the Maine Department of Labor, and its partners offer a variety of services to help people…

The Waldoboro Comprehensive Plan Committee

WALDOBORO — The Waldoboro Comprehensive Plan Committee is launching an energetic, wide-ranging program to engage the citizens of Waldoboro…

Georges River Land Trust

ROCKLAND — Georges River Land Trust is offering a single raffle to honor this year's 25th-anniversary Gardens in the Watershed tour.…

ROCKLAND — Rockland harbor sloop captain Daniel Bennett will be on WRFR and at an Old School dinner symposium Friday, April 1. The live…

News from Augusta

AUGUSTA — The Department of Administrative and Financial Services is reminding members of the public that the new property tax year begins…

Hail To The Rad Kids

CAMDEN — When former Camden Hills Regional High School student Thatcher Chamberlin was 17, he developed an open source online program that would let anyone make a raised relief map of the earth’s…

CAMDEN — The Camden-Rockport Historical Society celebrated Maine Maple Sunday, March 22, at its Cramer Museum, located on Route 1 at the Camden and Rockport town line. There were maple syrup…

Mid Maine Sports Car Club

The Mid Maine Sports Car Club has been home to foreign sports and touring…

American Red Cross of Maine: Disaster Program Manager, Rockland

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Patricia Murtagh, the American Red Cross of Maine Regional Chief Executive Officer had this to say in a news release…

LIVE AT THE STROM THEATER

CAMDEN — The Camden-Rockport Middle School is proud to present an exciting musical event, The Little Mermaid JR, a Disney production. The…

MAY CONTAIN NUTS

CAMDEN — The Hannaford store in Camden is advising customers that the Chicken Salad Tray (12 oz.) packed in the Camden store on March 23,…

Second time receiving this award

CAMDEN — Jim Bowditch of The Camden Rotary Club awards Troy Curtis, the Chief Executive of the Penobscot Bay YMCA, his second Paul Harris…

Main State Science Fair

CAMDEN — Every year, Watershed freshmen from the Introduction to Scientific Observing class design and carry out an individual astronomical…

On Eating and Loving Food

Back in the good old days, Friday night meant the end of the school week and a date with a boyfriend, or a night out with friends. The words Friday night always evoked some degree of excitement.…

BELFAST – At an informal reception community leaders, volunteers, STRIVE trainers…

UNION — The Vose Library, 392 Common Road, announces upcoming events at the library this April. These programs are free and open to the public. For more information, call Vose Library at 785-4733…

Health watch: Talks and more around Knox and Waldo counties

Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital offer educational events, and which are usually free of charge unless materials are needed. Here is the latest listing by date with each…

Spaghetti dinner in part for improvements to historical house

ROCKPORT — It was a fun night at the Masonic Lodge in Rockport Friday, March 18.

NEWS FROM AUGUSTA

AUGUSTA — Wednesday, March 23, 2016, was Maine Maritime Academy Founders Day at the State House. Senate President Michael Thibodeau (R-…

UNION — The name started as a joke, something Gary Harriman’s friend and business partner, Kevin Davis, came up with. “As we assembled different pieces of wood together to make something new…

ROCKLAND BUSINESS GIVES BACK

ROCKPORT — The Pen Bay Healthcare Foundation is pleased to announce a gift of $1,000 from Rock Harbor Pub & Brewery. The gift is…

iPad drawings, food pantry donations as incentives

SACO — Maine Water has announced that for every customer who switches to e-billing from now to October 1, the company will donate a dollar…

THOMASTON — Trekkers will be exhibiting at the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce Business & Community Expo at the Samoset…

In honor of Earth Month

ROCKLAND — In honor of Earth Month, Green with Envy Salon + Spa of Rockland and Camden is once again partnering with Aveda to collect…

Waldo County Emergency Management Agency

BELFAST – In the event of a disaster, the American Red Cross may open a shelter in Waldo County for residents who cannot stay in their…

NORTHPORT — The Medomak District of the Garden Federation of Maine will hold its annual meeting Monday, May 2 at Point Lookout and…

2016 Maine Drama Festival

ROCKPORT – Last weekend, 18 schools competed for the state championship, and the honor of representing Maine at the New England Drama…

Lady Knox Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution

ROCKLAND — On Monday, March 14, Rockland City Council voted unanimously to support a project team involving Lady Knox Chapter Daughters of…

CAMDEN — The Camden and Rockport Select Boards have teamed up to launch a special project in celebration of the towns' anniversaries. The…

Thomas and Candace Kennedy, of Rockport,  have announced the engagement of their daughter, Autumn Nicole Kennedy, to Zachary Paul Hollingshead, son of Sally Morgart Hollingshead.

Autumn…

BELFAST — The Belfast Garden Club has $2,000 in scholarships ready to award to future conservationists, horticulturists and farmers.…

National field hockey coaches association

ROCKLAND — The National Academic Squad program recognizes those high school seniors and juniors who have achieved a minimum cumulative,…

Save the date: First committee meeting March 31

WALDOBORO — This year, on June 18, the celebration for Waldoboro Day will…