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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…

Homeowners must find immediate solutions for downed trees and branches on or around power lines
Storm cleanup can help keep Maine's forests healthy. Project Canopy, a program of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's (DACF) Maine Forest Service (MFS), offers tips and helpful…
Wildflower Seeds

Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District announces a new fundraiser – native wildflower seeds.

“October is the perfect month to sow wildflower seeds for spring growth,” said 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…

anyone facing burnout and could use help integrating self-care routines

Registration is open for an online professional development program, Self-Care Is a Verb. This workshop, part of the University of Maine Hutchinson Center’s professional development program, will…

foliage, geology, sunrise

BELFAST — The Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition will host several outings this fall, including nature walks in Belfast and on Sears Island in Searsport. 

Fall Foliage Walk on Sears…

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…

more than 120 pumpkins donated

Thomaston Grammar School brought back our annual Fall Festival on Saturday, October 1. This was the first time we have been able to hold the festival since the fall of 2019. It was so exciting to…

BELFAST — The agenda for the upcoming Regional School Unit 71 school board meeting has been set.

The meeting will be held Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 5:30 p.m. in the high school’s band room and…

SEARSPORT — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 20 school board meeting has been set.

The meeting will be held Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the SDMHS cafetorium.

ROCKLAND — Oceanside High School kicked off Homecoming Weekend with a car parade from the high school to the football field with time to spare before kickoff to the Mariner’s football game against…

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…

Barbara Kent Lawrence, of the Stewardship Education Alliance, provided a summary of a recent S.E.A. cruise aboard the Schooner Appledore.

Friends of S.E.A. enjoyed a splendid…

Belfast rock formations formed millions of years ago

BELFAST —  Join retired soil scientist/geologist Fred Bowers for an outdoor talk about rock formations and a walk along the shore of Belfast harbor presented on Wednesday, October 19, at low tide…

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…

Area food pantries locations, contact information and hours:

Alna: 1574 Alna Road, 586-5313. Second and fourth Wednesdays, 3 to 5 p.m.

Boothbay Harbor: 125 Townsend Ave., 350-2962…

Portraying ghosts of the town’s past

DRESDEN — People of all ages who appreciate a creepy Halloween activity can look forward to special haunted tours at the Pownalborough Court House, in Dresden, on Friday and Saturday, Oct 28 and…

‘Our drivers have reported cars passing them while children are loading or unloading’

Camden Rockport schools and the Five Town Community School District will participate in National Bus Safety Week from October 17 - 21. Held during the third full week of October each year,…

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…

seeing situations through their eyes

THOMASTON — Several students at Thomaston Grammar School were recognized for being respectful at a school-wide assembly on October 5.

Students receiving the Respect Award were: Trevor…

A gentle departure from the job she loves

ROCKPORT — Fresh out of nursing school in 1977, Sharon McDermott landed a job as a fledgling RN at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport.…

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…

‘two-thirds of teens who misused prescriptions for pain in the past year got them from family and friends’

Saturday, October 29 is National Prescription Drug Takeback Day.

Knox County will participate Saturday, October 29, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the following sites:

 Rockland…

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…

two-mile loop trail

“A warm sun was shining and a smattering of acorns dropped from nearby trees as Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust trustees and staff, along with local and town officials and lead donors and…

Pen Bay Medical Center, on Route 1 in Rockport, will mark the completion of Phase I of its Emergency Department expansion project by opening its new addition and ED entrance on Wednesday, Oct. 5.…

Members of the school boards for Camden-Rockport Elementary School, Camden-Rockport Middle School and Camden Hills Regional High School will meet jointly Monday, Oct. 3 for a Strategic Planning…

ROCKPORT — The agenda for the next Five Town CSD school board meeting has been set.

The meeting will be held Wednesday, Oct. 5 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, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. via livestream and in the district’s central…

ROCKLAND — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 13 school board meeting has been set. 

The meeting will be held Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the South School. 

LINCOLNVILLE — The agenda has been set for the next Lincolnville Central School committee meeting Monday, Oct. 3. 

The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the school. 

A livestream…

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…

Belfast Area High School students and staff of the Belfast Marine Institute have been hard at work at the start of the school year. They have been preparing several seawater aquaria for a kelp…

Opinion

This October, New Hope Midcoast will join other advocates across the state to recognize Domestic Violence Action Month (DVAM).

For the last 35 years, the goal of Domestic Violence …

Finding Our Voices is breaking the silence of domestic abuse in a big way during Domestic Abuse Awareness month of October with survivor-powered activities across Knox and Waldo counties and…

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…

ST. GEORGE — The Town of St. George has announced temporary closures for Clark Island Preserve and Jones Brook Trail.
 
Nearly all of the Clark Island Preserve will be closed between…

collecting memories from the community of B.C.O.P.E.

On Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, Belfast Community Outreach Program in Education (B.C.O.P.E.) will be hosting a bash to celebrate the anniversary of procuring its building and granting students a…

When Mary Lou Warn discovered her teenager was vaping six years ago, he assured her it was safe. He had done his research, he said, and vaping was just flavored water. It was nothing like smoking…

CAMDEN — “Merryspring’s Flower Bulb Sale for fall planting is back for its third year with all of your favorites and some exciting new varieties to try: Daffodils, allium, hyacinth, anemone,…

funding help availabe

ROCKLAND — Mid-Coast School of Technology Adult Education is accepting applications for its upcoming Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) class and can help students find funding to pay for it,…

BELFAST — The agenda for the upcoming Regional School Unit 71 school board meeting has been set.

The meeting will be held Monday, Sept. 26 at 5:30 p.m. in the high school’s band room.…

SEARSPORT — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 20 school board meeting has been set.

The meeting will be held Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m. in the SDMHS cafetorium.

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 Maine Attorney General’s Office on Friday decided to walk away from an $11 million agreement with electronic cigarette manufacturer Juul after objecting to certain conditions from the company…

EDMUNDS — Scouts from all over Maine – with the largest contingent from Kennebec Valley District – garbed as brave knights, powerful wizards, elven maidens and stealthy rogues descended upon…

Coastal Mountains Land Trust’s fourth annual Trails Challenge concluded with excitement on September 10, 2022. Hundreds of hikers, runners, bikers, paddlers, and swimmers…