ELLSWORTH — Downeast Trout Unlimited presents The Friends of Taunton Bay (FTB) president Alice Noyes and retired Maine DEP biologist Mark Whiting for an overview of water quality research in…
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The Friends of Taunton Bay president Alice Noyes and retired Maine DEP biologist Mark Whiting
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
SEARSPORT — Friends of Sears Island will be offering free grab-and-go snow science-themed activity kits for children this month. The kits will include materials and instructions to make paper…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
‘the Key Three’ for Scouting in Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and Somerset counties
WATERVILLE — The Kennebec Valley District of the Scouting program held their annual meeting and selected a slate of officers to lead them in 2023.
Chuck Mahaleris, of Augusta, was elected…
BELFAST — The agenda for the upcoming Regional School Unit 71 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Monday, Dec. 9 at 5:30 p.m. in the high school’s band room and…
a hands-on engineering challenge and an opportunity to connect with other 4-H engineers
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is accepting registrations for a special interest club where youth ages 9-18 can explore basic engineering concepts. This online club will be held on…
SEARSPORT — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 20 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, Jan. 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the SDMHS cafetorium.
…
LINCOLNVILLE — The agenda has been set for the next Lincolnville Central School committee meeting Monday, Jan. 9.
The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the school.
A livestream…
National Mentoring Month
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine (BBBSMM) kicks off the New Year and National Mentoring Month in January with an effort to recruit adult volunteers in the community to serve as mentors to 100…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Correction: The birdwatching event is scheduled for January 14, not January 7 as previously posted.
BELFAST — The Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition’s monthly winter Harbor Bird…
‘a huge difference in the lives of students’
Waldo County Technical Center’s fifth annual, “Tis the Season,” an event that provides students of WCTC with food, clothing, and toiletries before the holidays, has been highly successful because…
ELLSWORTH — “Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital is delighted to announce the community’s first baby of the year,” said the hospital, in a news release.
Owen Lawrence, son of Sarah and…
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — The birth centers at Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General have welcomed their first babies of 2023.
At PBMC, mom Lauren Swegle and dad Alex Abud welcomed…
Belfast Senior College’s winter semester, welcoming student participants ages 50 and older, begins Thursday, Jan. 19. The semester’s twelve courses range from photography, watercoloring and making…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
corporate teams and individual teams
Registration is open for the 11th annual WinterKids Downhill 24, March 2-3, 2023. at Sugarloaf. Presented by Agren and Zachau Construction, the WinterKids Downhill 24 is a 24-hour ski and…
AUGUSTA — Nominations are now open for the 2023 County Teachers of the Year and 2024 Teacher of the Year.
Members of the public are encouraged to nominate educators who demonstrate a…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
The Camden Garden Club announces the 55th Annual Winter Horticulture Series. The events include topics related to conservation and environmental stewardship for home gardeners, as well as…
selfless and make time for others no matter the situation
THOMASTON — Several students at Thomaston Grammar School were recognized for the attribute of friendship at a school-wide assembly on Tuesday, January 3.
Students presented with the…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
meeting shifts to virtual
ROCKLAND — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 13 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 6:30 p.m. over Zoom.
Because of…
LincolnHealth Miles Maternity welcomed Jude Owen Dow at 12:44 a.m. on Jan. 1, making him likely the first baby born in Maine in 2023, according to a news release. He weighed 8 pounds, ½ ounce and…
Killer Road Trips
You have to do it. You don’t want to do it. But it’s time.
We are now officially in Year 2023 and that Christmas tree has to come down. Instead of dragging it to the transfer station, here…
Thanks to the generosity of donors, Stewardship Education Alliance was able to offer a second grant cycle to fund four additional grants to teachers in local schools for a total of ten in…
ROCKPORT — The agenda for the next Five Town CSD school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 7 p.m. in the Rose Hall Board Room.
Meeting…
UNION — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Thursday, Jan. 5 at 7 p.m. via livestream and in the district’s central…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Shortly after hearing from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection that their well should be tested for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a Fairfield couple watched the movie “…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Several Covid-19 postponed events are back ON this year
As social gatherings continue to creep back to normal again, the good news is there are more NYE events happening around this Midcoast this year than 2021-2022. Here’s your guide to what’s…
ROCKPORT and BELAST — In observance of New Year’s, Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) and Waldo County General Hospital (WCGH) have announced the following adjustments to practice hours:
Walk-…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District’s 2023 Spring Plant Sale Catalog is now available in print and online. Plants are available for pre-order, either online or by mail through…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Maine hospitals on average will see some of the lowest penalties for patient readmissions in a decade after federal regulators reduced the review period to acknowledge the challenges healthcare…
BELFAST — Due to power outages and below freezing temperatures, the City of Belfast has activated a Warming Center on Saturday, December 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Belfast Free Library, for…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, helped to secure more than $2 million in Community Project Funding to expand…
free covid 19 tests, responder crisis hotline, tips for well-being
AUGUSTA— The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is encouraging Maine people to take simple steps to prevent the spread of illnesses and support mental health during this holiday…
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — In observance of the Christmas holiday, Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital will close at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 24, and will be closed on Sunday, Dec…
Buyers of single-family existing homes across Maine are still encountering a lower-than-normal inventory of homes available for purchase. According to Maine Listings, 1,289 homes changed hands in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Widespread contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) “has the potential to impose an unsustainable burden on state and private resources,” the …
Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act
U.S. Senator Susan Collins has announced that the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act that she…
