UNION — The People’s United Methodist Church in Union will be hosting the annual Winterberry Fair on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Fair will be offering a variety of items for…
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ROCKLAND — Millay House Rockland will again hold an open house during Rockland’s Festival of Lights, Saturday, Nov. 25. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., organizers will serve homemade cookies and hot cider…
College students from Knox and Waldo counties are finding success in schools close to home and across the country. This week we highlight the following:
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Men will talk publicly about growing up with abusive fathers and breaking the cycle at the Camden Public Library, 55 Main St., Camden on Tuesday, Nov. 28, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The Finding Our…
Pine Tree Cub Scout Pack 200 were honored to join the War Memorial Post 30 with their Veteran's Day celebration on Saturday, November 11, 2023, performing the Color Guard, as well as helping with…
New Hope Midcoast is holding a holiday sale starting November 15. Net proceeds benefit New Hope’s comprehensive, trauma-informed, free services for victims of domestic abuse in Midcoast Maine.…
From 2020 to 2022, Woodlands of Rockland had highest number of abuse incidents reported by a Level IV facility
One lunchtime in 2021, a longtime resident at Woodlands Memory Care of Rockland started throwing up. His fingernails turned purple, and his skin became red all over. He was lethargic and fidgety,…
ROCKLAND — American Legion Post 1 held its annual Veterans Day ceremony Saturday, Nov. 12, 2023 in front of the Winslow-Holbrook memorial in Downtown Rockland.
For some, every day is…
Camden is talking about the climate, within the community, and with neighboring towns. As part of an energetic effort by the town to educate and prioritize climate planning, citizen’s group Camden …
celebrating the volunteer corps
SEARSMONT — “The Georges River Land Trust invites everyone to join us for games, food (including s’mores) and drink as we celebrate our hard-working volunteer corps around a roaring bonfire,…
ROCKPORT — On Saturday, Dec. 2, Maine Coast Heritage Trust, a state-wide land conservation organization, invites all ages to celebrate Beltie Holiday with the cows at the Aldermere Farm Preserve.…
regain energy, lose weight, and decrease inflammation
CAMDEN — On Tuesday, Nov. 14, at 6:30 p.m., the Camden Public Library will host local women's health and functional medicine consultants Charlene Orne and Deb Czuchra for a presentation about the…
ROCKLAND — The Friends of Rockland Public Library will hold their annual Festival of Trees Silent Auction and Raffle on Saturday, Nov. 25, at the Rockland Public Library. The silent auction begins…
LINCOLNVILLE CENTER — The Tenth Annual Holiday Market will be held on Saturday, Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Community Building, located at 18 Searsmont Road, Rt. 173, in Lincolnville…
It’s not every day that a high school student receives a standing ovation from a room full of business people, but that’s exactly what happened Friday, Nov. 3, at the Belfast Area Chamber of…
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center is pleased to welcome Minal F.J. Cordeiro, MD, to the Pen Bay Orthopedics team. Dr. Cordeiro specializes in a procedure called anterior hip replacement. This is a…
CAMDEN — A much loved holiday tradition is once again being planned to bring good tidings to the Camden area during the first weekend in December, as the Camden Area Business Group presents…
hiking with Moe Martin
MONTVILLE — On Wednesday, Nov. 15, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Midcoast Conservancy will offer a special opportunity to hike with Moe Martin.
Martin and his family have been stewards of…
CAMDEN — Watershed School will hold an Information Night on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at 6 p.m., at Watershed School, 1 Free Street, in Camden.
Prospective families, students, and anyone…
CAMDEN — Local Cub Scout Pack 200 will hold their annual Scouting for Food drive on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, from 1 - 3 p.m., at the First Congregational Church of Camden, 55 Elm Street.
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What to do with end-of-season bounty
Rutabaga. What do you do with this alien softball-sized thing?
This is the kind of vegetable I’m likely to pass over at a farmer’s market, because it’s so unfamiliar, but it’s a fall/…
ROCKLAND — South School (RSU #13) celebrated Halloween with a pumpkin patch, classroom parties, and a spooktacular costume parade, bringing together students, parents, and staff for a fun-filled…
BELFAST — In honor of International Games Month this November, Waterfall Arts, in collaboration with community partners, is gifting 150 "DIY Board Game Kits" to children. These kits inspire…
WALDOBORO — Haley Annabelle Puchalski has been named Medomak Valley High School’s DAR Good Citizen for the class of 2024.
Puchalski, the student of Katlin and Deneb Puchalski of of…
An effort of five core churches
The Camden Area Christian Food Pantry (CACFP), at 128 Mt. Battie Street, serves several surrounding towns. Since the pandemic, CACFP has accepted families outside this nucleus welcoming any family…
BELFAST — A biologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services in Maine will share advice on the problem of pesky critters in gardens at a free Belfast Garden Club program Tuesday…
CAMDEN — Drivers age 50 and over are invited to attend the AARP Driver Safety Course, scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 16, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Anderson Inn at Quarry Hill in Camden.
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BELFAST — The First Church in Belfast will hold its annual Christmas fair on Saturday, Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. This traditional fair will offer baked goods, crafts, a holiday table, jewelry…
In addition, graduate degrees are now available in some fields
ROCKLAND — Registration for the Spring ’24 semester at the UMA Rockland Center opens for degree- seeking students on November 6; and opens for all students on November 13. The spring semester runs…
BELFAST — Join the Belfast Free Library and the Wawenoc Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society for a fun “Show and Tell” program on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 2 p.m., in the Abbott Room of the…
how to fool them, and how to land them
ROCKPORT — George's River Trout Unlimited (GRTU) welcomes guide, instructor and writer Lou Zambello to discuss his latest book, In Pursuit of Trophy Brook Trout: The Ultimate Handbook of…
ORONO — The College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences made its debut during a town hall meeting at the University of Maine on Oct. 31, 2023.
The college, formerly known as the College…
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Northeast Regional Volunteer Connection is offering a series of virtual interactive workshops aimed at empowering volunteers and leaders to create…
THOMASTON — The advice Rockland native Ben Perry was given long ago was to not wear his uniform as he got off of the plane. His fellow Americans would jeer, taunt, and even spit on him. And when…
THOMASTON — The Knox Clinic and Thomaston Public Library will be hosting a 90’s Themed Trivia Night on Thursday, Nov.16, from 6 - 7:30 p.m., at the Thomaston Public Library, 60 Main Street in…
WALDOBORO — On October 30, the Medomak Valley High School Writing Club held its first “Last Monday of the Month Writing Challenge” contest. The prompt for Ms. Barbour’s creative writing class was…
team players
THOMASTON — Students at Thomaston Grammar School have been focusing on cooperation during the month of October. Several students at Thomaston Grammar School were recognized for being cooperative…
THOMASTON — Thomaston Grammar School had fun celebrating Halloween.
The Friends and Family of TGS group provided Halloween crafts for students to make. They had a wonderful time making…
learn about community resources in the area for those seeking recovery
ROCKLAND — Join pharmacists from Pen Bay Medical Center and community partners, Monday, Nov. 27, at 6 p.m., to learn how to use naloxone to save the life of someone who is experiencing an opioid…
THOMASTON — On the morning of Saturday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m., the Williams-Brazier Post 37 will celebrate the 103rd anniversary of the first Armistice Day in 1919 and how it became the Veterans Day…
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center will be hosting a free SPOT Skin Cancer™ screening on Friday, Dec. 1, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Beebe Health Center, located at 15 Anchor Drive in Rockport…
ROCKLAND — Wellness Wednesdays holds a session Wednesday, Nov. 8, from 1-3 p.m., in the Coastal Recovery Community Center, 11 White Street, in Rockland.
Wellness Wednesdays holds free…
orange: “its vibrancy makes an impactful statement”
ROCKLAND — Unity Day is part of National Bullying Prevention Month, a month-long event to prevent childhood bullying and promote kindness, acceptance and inclusion.
South School (RSU #13)…
haunted trail, softball tournament, chili cookoff, free hayrides, and more
THOMASTON — Thomaston Fall Festival will celebrate the season Nov. 5.
Sunday events will take place at the Thomaston Municipal Building, from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. More than 20 local vendors…
The National Prescription Drug Takeback Day scheduled for Oct. 28 has been postponed.
“In light of the horrific incident in Lewiston, its impact on the public, and out of respect for the…
“While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping....”
The Spooky Season is upon us! We have combed through every Halloween-themed event going on in the Midcoast to bring you a comprehensive rundown of events. From parties to art, from poetry to…
BELFAST — The Waldo County General Hospital Drive-thru flu clinic scheduled to take place Friday, Oct. 27, at the Belfast Shrine Club has been canceled.
The next drive-thru flu clinic will…
What to do with end-of-season bounty
Kale, like beets, for me, is one of those vegetables I so want to like. It’s part of the Mediterranean diet, it’s been referred to as a “nutrition superstar” due to the amounts of…
CAMDEN — The First Congregational Church in Camden will once again host its annual Craft Fair on Saturday Dec. 2, during Camden's Christmas By The Sea festivities. The Fair will run from 9 a.m. -…
