CAMDEN — Merryspring Nature Center will host a summer tree identification walk as part of its Free Family Fridays series on Friday, July 26, at 10 a.m.
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‘Be There for ME’ website aims to reduce the stigma of asking for help
The Maine Child Welfare Action Network (MCWAN) and the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced on July 23 the launch of Be There for ME, a new campaign designed to support…
STOCKTON SPRINGS — Coastal Mountains Land Trust presents: Wednesday Waldo Walks. On the second Wednesday of each month, Waldo County Conservation Initiative committee member Bindy Pendleton will…
Kristy Basso sets a timer for 25 minutes any time she does a chore outside her West Paris home. As the primary caregiver for her 77-year-old mother, who has dementia, Basso is worried about…
Maine’s Wild Blueberry Weekend heralds its fourth consecutive year and scheduled for August 3-4. Organized by the Wild Blueberry…
ride ends at Challenger Center of Maine, in Bangor; riders to see where donated funds are going
BELFAST — The 3rd Annual Bryan’s Ride will take place on Saturday, July 27. Bryan’s Ride is in honor and remembrance of Bryan Lee William Totman, who passed away in a tragic accident in July, 2021…
SEARSPORT — Friends of Sears Island (FOSI) will be offering a free “Wee Forest Folk” family program on Wednesday, July 31, from 2 - 3:30 p.m., on Sears Island, led by FOSI’s Outreach Coordinator,…
on the old homestead of longtime Perry’s Nut House’s owner Joshua Treat III
BELFAST — Treat Street, in East Belfast, is a small development on the old homestead of longtime Perry’s Nut House’s owner Joshua Treat III. Instead of featuring a man-eating clam and an albatross…
HOPE — Join Coastal Mountains Land Trust and Maine Health’s Community Health program for a Happy Wanderers Hike on Thursday, August 1, at 10 a.m., along the Round the Mountain Trail in Hope. …
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library is participating in the newly-launched Maine Library E-Bike Loan Program, through which residents with library cards at participating libraries can borrow…
Few people are as uniquely positioned to tell the story of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences’ (BLOS) first 50 years as Dr. Barney Balch, and on July 16, to a crowd of about 160 at the Opera…
UNION — Randy Scott. Bob Heald. Christmas trees, Elm trees, and time capsules. Through planning Union’s Sestercentennial, themed “looking back to look ahead,” the town gained new features and…
The Camden High School Alumni Association presented 3 scholarships totaling $4500 to Camden Hills Regional High School graduates.
The Association received many deserving applications and…
Maine will coordinate plans for new transmission lines — particularly regional projects to share power from offshore wind farms — with nine Northeast neighbors, under a major agreement …
UNION – In preparation for Union’s Sestercentennial celebration, July 19 – 21, 2024, the organizing committee searched high and low for pictures from the 1974 bicentennial that they knew existed…
CAMDEN — Don Reimer will lead an outdoor presentation on Bird Banding, Tuesday, July 30, at 12 p.m., at Merryspring Nature Center.
Bird banding data are useful in both scientific research…
Entering the Healing Lodge, a log building steps from downtown Millinocket, visitors are greeted by the soft sounds of a flute, and the aroma of burnt sage and fresh sweetgrass.
Anchoring…
road closures, altered traffic patterns, all activities around the Common, parking at the Fairgrounds with Shuttle service
UNION — Exploring a rich past that spans more than two centuries is clearly a significant part of this weekend - a huge celebration to mark the 250th anniversary of the settlement of Union. While…
Each Mitchell Scholar will receive a scholarship award of $10,000, along with leadership and professional development programming throughout their college careers
Multiple high school graduates from Knox and Waldo counties have been named 2024 Mitchell Scholars.
The Mitchell Institute is a Maine-based nonprofit scholarship and research organization…
BELFAST — Waldo County General Hospital will begin offering diabetic foot care clinics for patients beginning early this fall.
The day-long clinics, which will run by appointment only out…
Those planning to attend should send payment by August 1
Georges Valley High School’s Class of 1974 will celebrate its 50-year reunion on Saturday, August 31, from 4:30 to 10 p.m., at the Ocean View Grange in Martinsville, located at 435 Port Clyde Road…
ROCKPORT — Nearly 14 tons of food. That’s 28,000 pounds.
That’s a lot more than a shopping cart can hold.
A strategic alliance between Pen Bay Medical Center and the food market…
WALDOBORO — Another round of the Waldoboro Community Yard Sale takes place July 20-21. All addresses are open on Saturday, while some are open on Sunday as well. Standard hours are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m…
SPRUCE HEAD — Tables overflowing with books, kitchenware, workshop tools, antiques, crafts, jewelry, chairs, puzzles, collectibles, and artwork will fill the Spruce Head Community Hall, Village…
lobsterboat races July 21
FRIENDSHIP — The Town of Friendship has provided its schedule of events for the 41st Annual Friendship Day Celebration, July 19-20, 2024. The event directly benefits the Ambulance Services for…
BELFAST — When Ruth Heffron and John Vernelson moved back to Maine in April 2022, the house they bought at 92 Pearl Street in Belfast had a good basis for a garden. Within months, the garden went…
WASHINGTON — The 8th Annual Washington Community Auction will take place Saturday, July 27, 2024, at the Washington Fire Station, 42 Old Union Road. Preview and Silent Auction starts at 4 p.m.…
reception to follow
THOMASTON — The annual memorial service to honor the life of Revolutionary War hero Major General Henry Knox will take place Saturday, July 27, at 10:30 a.m., at the Thomaston Village Cemetery. …
The arrival of August also sees the arrival of the Irish band Téada to the historic Opera House in Boothbay Harbor. On Thursday, Aug. 1 the band brings the best of Celtic traditional tunes and dance…
A year-old law seems to have done little to curb a surge in violence against health care workers that began during the pandemic, despite increasing charges for assaults on nonmedical staff — such…
Christina Olson is famous, thanks to Andrew Wyeth. Alvaro, Christina’s brother, and caregiver for many years, never gained recognition, but from his friend, Andrew.
Al and Christina’s…
Today is the last day of the Union Fair/ Maine’s Wild Blueberry Festival. Gates open at 11 a.m. and close at 10 p.m.
For Family Day (July 14) the fair is offering a Family 4 Pack (or any 4…
CAMDEN — John Fromer will lead an outdoor presentation on Arranging Country Flowers, Tuesday, August 6, at 12 p.m., at Merryspring Nature Center.
What are country flowers and how do you…
BELFAST — Waldo County Dental Care, located at 125 Northport Ave., in Belfast, is currently accepting new adult and pediatric patients, including patients who have MaineCare.
WCDC is a…
courses begin in August online with hands-on training at Brunswick Landing
AUGUSTA — In response to demand from employers in Maine’s growing aviation and aerospace sectors, the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) is opening the state’s first aviation maintenance…
Keri-Jon Wilson started as a hobbyist, making medical marijuana edibles on a small scale for patients suffering from chronic pain and cancer. But in 2015 she expanded her business, Portland-based…
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Internationally renowned Canadian Brass, acclaimed singer-songwriters The Contenders, NYC’s hot jazz group The Hot Sardines, and Maine’s own Grammy-winning Patty Griffin on stage in the coming…
ST GEORGE — Dennis “Denny” M. Darling, 76, passed away with his wife by his side on Wednesday, June 26, 2024.
Denny was born on January 4, 1948 to the late Harold and Ethel Darling in…
ST. GEORGE — Andrew Robinson Homestead will have an open house Sunday, July 21, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., 945 River Road, St. George.
Come learn about the history of the St. George Peninsula…
ROCKPORT — Maine Coast Heritage Trust will host a free, hands-on Korean Natural Farming Workshop to teach farming techniques including making natural fertilizers and soil microbial inoculants. The…
ROCKLAND — Join librarians Jessie Blanchard and Patty King for a library tour on Wednesday, July 24, at 2:30 p.m. The Rockland Public Library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places…
LINCOLNVILLE — Lincolnville Center Indoor Flea Market will be held Saturday, July 20, from 8 a.m. to noon, in the Community Building located at 18 Searsmont Road, Rt. 173, Lincolnville Center. …
The acclaimed Latingrass duo of Joropo maestro Larry Bellorín and Grammy-nominated bluegrass and old-time star Joe Troop return to the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor Thursday, July 25. The two…
NEWCASTLE — The Knox Lincoln County Beekeepers (KLCB) is holding a honey bee queen rearing in-person presentation Saturday, July 13, from 1 to 3 p.m., taking place at Lincoln Academy in the ATEC…
application Deadline July 18 for first session and July 25 for second session
LINCOLNVILLE — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Tanglewood is currently accepting scholarship applications for youth in grades 6-8 to attend overnight…
CAMDEN — Denise DeSpirito will lead a tour of the Herb Garden at Merryspring Nature Center on Tuesday, July 23, at 12 p.m.
“There are over a hundred kinds of medicinal and culinary herbs…
ROCKLAND — Seven candidates will compete for the title of 2024 Maine Lobster Festival Delegate at the 77th Maine Lobster Festival.
At the Delegate Banquet, Friday, July 26, at the…
50th Anniversary Celebration
CAMDEN — Merryspring Nature Center will be holding a Family Fun and Open Garden Day on Saturday, July 20, from 1 to 4 p.m., as part of its 50th Anniversary Celebration.
This free event…
“an Extension of the Artist”
BELFAST — “What do gardeners and artists have in common?” said Belfast Garden Club, in a news release. “A lot, if you read the experts. In addition to creativity and hard work, gardening and art-…
Sea level rise, intensifying coastal storms and rising construction costs converged to drive up annual Maine home insurance rates by an average of 15 percent this year, a recent …
