Longtime supporters of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Lyn and Daniel Lerner, were honored recently in a dedication ceremony celebrating the newly named Lyn and Daniel Lerner Visitor…
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ROCKPORT — The Riley School is 50 years old this year and to start celebrating, it is inviting all alumni, as well as past and present Riley Family members, to pack up their family and camping…
This year, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will present its 12th annual Ina and Lewis Heafitz Endowed Lecture at the Gardens on Aug. 25, 4-5:30 p.m. The lecture, “Centering Indigenous Peoples and…
Demand for mental health services that peaked during the pandemic has remained stubbornly high, increasing waitlists and spilling patients into Maine’s hospital emergency rooms.
Prior to…
Ada Curry, a junior Belfast Area High School in Belfast, is one of 250 American high school students from across the United States to be awarded the prestigious Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (…
SEARSPORT — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 20 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Thursday, Aug. 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the SDMHS cafetorium.
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BELFAST — The agenda for the upcoming Regional School Unit 71 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Monday, Aug. 8 at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom.
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It’s all in the wave...and maybe the smile, the candy, the morning sunshine, and a certain Spidey outfit.
Hundreds of people lined Main and North Main streets for the 2022 Lobster Festival…
New education center, restoration facilities among additions
On Aug. 3, a groundbreaking ceremony at the Owls Head Transportation Museum marked the public phase of a $9.75 million capital campaign to expand and enhance the facility. At the forefront of the…
AFS-USA announces that Ada Curry, a high school Junior at Belfast Area High School, in Belfast, is one of 250 American high school students from across the United States to be awarded the…
Scouting BSA Troop 200 has been active this summer!
On June 6, BSA Troop 200 joined Cub Scout Pack 200 to celebrate a “Crossover Ceremony,” which recognized four boys who had completed…
A newly released federal report shows Maine’s uninsured rate dropped nearly 5 percentage points among those eligible for Medicaid expansion from 2018 to 2020, the third largest decline in the…
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is accepting applications for its Master Gardener Volunteers training program that begins Oct. 24…
It’s back-to-school season, and Waldo Community Action Partners has expanded its annual Backpack and School Supply Program to offer giveaways at sites in Thorndike and Winterport, as well as…
ROCKPORT — Effective Monday, August 8, Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) will adjust the hours of its drive through COVID testing center. The testing center, located at 731 Commercial St., in Rockport…
UNION — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Thursday, August 4 at 7 p.m. via livestream and in the district’s…
The University of Utah congratulates Lincoln Pan of Heber City, Utah, and Belfast, Maine, who was among the more than 8,000 graduates honored during the 153rd general commencement ceremony on May…
On July 28, the Town of Rockport honored longtime resident Doris C. Johnson with the Boston Post Cane, recognizing her as the elder of the town, at age 103.
Mrs, Johnson was born in…
ROCKLAND — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 13 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Wednesday, August 3 at 6:30 p.m. at the South School.
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LINCOLNVILLE — The agenda has been set for the next Lincolnville Central School committee meeting Monday, August 1.
The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the school.
A livestream…
David Butwin, a widely published national author on travel, sports, and culture, led the Owls Head Village Library July 21 Garden Gathering Speakers Program, using his humorous insights and…
pageant, fireworks, grand marshals, road race, and much more
ROCKLAND — The Maine Lobster Festival offering free admission every day is just one of the new changes coming to the Festival this year. The Festival will take place Aug. 3-7 at Harbor Park in…
WORCESTER, MA — The following local residents were named to Clark University's Spring 2022 Dean's List:
Matthew Thomas J. Young, of South Thomaston, was named to first honors.
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WALDOBORO — The Waldo welcomed over 60 local children in the RSU 40 district Thursday, June 17, to perform their original creative pieces on stage. Titled “Festival of Original Plays”…
BELFAST – Every summer for the past 16 years, the competition gets keen amongst certain fleet-footed racers, who barrel down the hill…
Rockland Rotary awarded $1,500 scholarships to all 13 local high school senior applicants.
Seven of the recipients visited Rockland Rotary’s weekly meeting to share what college they plan…
The Rockland Rotary posthumously awarded its “Community Person of the Year” to Steven Hiller on June 30 at its Rockland Elks Lodge meeting.
The Hiller Family was presented the plaque. And…
For the fifth year running, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will host educator and nature photographer Samuel Jaffe and The Caterpillar Lab, Aug. 3-10. A perennial favorite, this exhibit will…
Northport/Belfast has become the ‘Bakery Trail’ with a number of new businesses
BELFAST—Matt Burke and Jim Thompson, who moved to Midcoast Maine four years ago, have been working toward taking their cookie and granola company, Sweet Monkey Business to its fullest potential—…
BELFAST — The agenda for the upcoming Regional School Unit 71 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Monday, July 25 at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom.
Advanced…
Ground-level ozone concentrations will be climbing in Maine late Saturday evening, dropping off overnight then building up again on Sunday along the coast of Maine from Kittery through Acadia…
St. Lawrence University congratulates more than 630 students named to the Dean's List for the Spring 2022 semester. To be eligible for the Dean's List, a student must have completed at least four…
Morgan Knauer, of Rockport, has made Emmanuel College's Dean's List for the Spring 2022 semester. To earn a spot on the Dean's List, Emmanuel students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or…
Rockport Library was the place for happy faces when Children’s Librarian Charlie Gluck invited the Stewardship Education Alliance to bring its Mobile Marine Tank with sea critters for a visit. S.E.A…
Noah Carrier, of Rockland, graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a BS in computer engineering technology.
Some 4,300 degrees were conferred in the 2021-2022 academic year…
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust has named 15 recent high school graduates as recipients of the Bank’s 2022 Career Technology Education Scholarship. The $1,000 award is presented to students in Maine,…
ITHACA, NY Ithaca College congratulates students named to the Dean's List for the spring 2022 semester.
Tatum Dowd ,of Camden.
Audrey Scott, of Hope.
About Ithaca…
A resident in a Rockland assisted living facility died after spending two hours in an outdoor courtyard in December before being found by staff members “in the snow,” according to an investigation…
UNION — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Thursday, July 21 at 7 p.m. via livestream and in the district’s…
register for a spot Sunday, July 24 to Wednesday, August 3
ROCKPORT — “The ‘Blues’ will be ready early this year,” said Coastal Mountains Land Trust, in a news release.
CMLT invites the public to participate in the 20th annual free blueberry pick…
schedule of events
UNION — Union Founders Day 2022 will be celebrated Friday, July 15 and Saturday, July 16, 2022.
Schedule of Events
Friday, July 15, 6-7:30 PM: Union Area Chamber…
Amy Kunzinger, of Appleton, has been named to the Spring 2022 Dean's List at Roger Williams University, in Bristol, R.I. Full-time students who complete 12 or more credits per semester and earn a…
ROCHESTER, NY — The following local residents have been named to the Dean's List at Rochester Institute of Technology for the spring 2022 semester:
Audrey Lagerbom, of Northport. Lagerbom…
The Rockport Garden Club’s 2022 scholarship awards were recently awarded at a private ceremony for graduates and their families at the Camden-Rockport high school.
Two worthy recipients…
BELFAST — The agenda for the upcoming Regional School Unit 71 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Monday, July 11 at 5 p.m. in the high school’s band room.
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accommodating the needs of students enrolled in Pre-K to 12th grade
BELFAST — It’s back-to-school season, and Waldo Community Action Partners wants to make sure your child kicks off the school year ready to learn. This year Waldo CAP has expanded its annual…
permanent closure of adult group homes
BANGOR — Sweetser, one of Maine’s largest nonprofit mental health providers, has announced plans to discontinue providing adult developmental services in Bangor and Belfast. The decision will…
free Sailing for youth and adults, boatshop tours and demos, food and music
ROCKLAND — The Apprenticeshop, located at 655 Main Street in Rockland, is celebrating 50 years of inspiring personal growth through craftsmanship, community and traditions of the sea. During the…
ASSE International Student Exchange Programs (ASSE) is looking for local families to host boys and girls ages 15–18 for the next academic year. Students from all over the world – places like…
The following students have been named to the dean's list for the spring 2022 semester at the University of Vermont:
Ryan Hart, environmental sciences major, of Camden, is in the…
