I didn’t want to leave.
I wanted to keep driving around through the dazzling light show at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens this time of year. Gardens Aglow has been taking the breath away…
AUGUSTA — To support Maine families struggling economically because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Governor Janet Mills announced Friday she is dedicating an additional $6.2 million in…
ROCKLAND — The Apprenticeshop and RSU13’s Arts in Action (AiA) program announce the completion of Rockland’s newest mural along the length of The Apprenticeshop, at 655 Main Street.
This…
AUGUSTA — A broad coalition of Maine conservation groups, state agencies, and outdoor brand businesses launched Friday a series of recommendations to help people safely enjoy fresh air this winter…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Friday her Administration has awarded $5.6 million in CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Fund monies to fund the construction of permanent internet…
AUGUSTA — The Mills Administration today released an update to its color-coded Health Advisory System that classifies counties’ relative risk of COVID-19 transmission by color and is provided to…
Camden Garden Club has provided winter holiday cheer to the downtown lampposts for the past 70 years. Beginning in 1950, evergreens and red berries filled the baskets. Over time the club…
For the past two years, students at Waldo County Technical Center (WCTC) have left for their holiday vacation armed with warm clothes and a little extra food, thanks to the Tech Center’s annual ‘…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced Thursday additional Walgreens pharmacy locations offering free drive-through rapid COVID-19 antigen testing to people…
AUGUSTA —The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) announced Thursday revisions to the way it investigates probable cases of COVID-19.
The change reflects the likely…
Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) and Waldo County General Hospital (WCGH) have earned top honors for prohibiting smoking and tobacco use on campus and addressing patient tobacco use, and two WCGH…
Pen Bay Medical Center, in collaboration with the Knox County Recovery Collaborative (KCRC), will be seeking community input regarding opioid use in Knox County. The input, analysis, and focus…
BELFAST — The Regional School Unit 71 school board will hold a virtual meeting and workshop Monday, Nov. 23 at 5:30 p.m. over Zoom.
Those interested in registering for the Zoom session may…
SOUTH PORTLAND — Maine Health Care Action, a non-profit Maine organization, has launched a ballot initiative entitled, "Resolve, Directing the Development of Legislation Establishing a Publicly…
CAMDEN — From now through Monday, Dec. 14, the Camden Public Library will again be collecting hats, mittens, scarves, and socks to be donated to the SOS Room at the First Congregational Church.…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension has several resources to help prepare a safe and healthy Thanksgiving meal.
Before buying that turkey, UMaine Extension…
UNION — The agenda has been set for the Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting to be held Thursday, Nov. 19.
The meeting will be at the Central Office or Google Meet at 7 p.m.…
The updated rules are effective on November 18 for PBMC and WCGH locations and medical practices and rural health centers. They are intended to…
In an opinion column this past summer, I made an off-hand crack about urban dwellers wanting to come to Maine to escape the pandemic and get all…
CAMDEN — Any problem-solving initiatives concerning Rockport’s overpayments to the Camden-Rockport K-8 public school system over the past decade have yet to be publicly discussed.
Most…
BELFAST — Free bagged-lunches are available 7 days a week at the Game Loft, in Belfast.
New Hours! Lunch can now be picked up every day, from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m., at the Game Loft located at…
ROCKPORT — Given the pandemic and need for outdoor venues with plenty of fresh air, the Camden Hills Regional High School is going before the Rockport Planning Board Thursday, Nov. 19, for…
Time was face masks were just for medical professionals, and for Halloween and masquerade parties. In 2020, they became an accessory for protection against the highly contagious coronavirus, aka…
Belfast native James Clarke White is widely recognized as the first full professor of dermatology in the United States and a pioneer for the field of dermatology. Born in July 1833, he entered…
ORONO — The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) ranked the University of Maine among the top performing higher education institutions for sustainability. …
ROCKPORT — The Maine CDC has opened a COVID-19 outbreak investigation associated with North East Mobile Health Services…
CAMDEN — With a shelter full of animals and three fundraising events cancelled this year due to COVID-19, this has been an especially challenging year for PAWS Animal Adoption Center, according to…
An upright piano is the newest addition to the Thomaston Grammar School Common Ground Garden and Outdoor Classroom. A local citizen donated her personal piano and Knowlton Movers of Warren gave…
CAMDEN — The agenda has been set for the next SAD 28 school board meeting to be held Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m.
The virtual school board meeting, for Camden-Rockport Elementary and…
AUGUSTA — The Mills Administration released Friday an update to its color-coded Health Advisory System that classifies counties’…
BELFAST — Editor's note: This is the third in a series of articles by the fourth graders in Nancy Nickerson's class at Capt. Albert W. Stevens School to inform…
ROCKLAND — Do you need help signing up for health insurance? The Knox Clinic is now a designated organization for the ACA Insurance Marketplace. The Clinic’s Certified Assister, Lisa Mele, is…
SEARS ISLAND — Friends of Sears Island (FOSI) has installed three new interpretive signs at the entrance to Sears Island, thanks to support from the Maine Community Foundation, GBL Charitable…
On Thursday, October 22, three gravestones were set at Tolman Cemetery in Rockland to honor a Revolutionary War soldier, a Revolutionary War patriot, and a War of 1812 soldier. In 2017 the Lady…
ROCKPORT — Now that the fairies have made the most of spring and summer, shepherding the growing things through the warm months, what do they do when autumn comes, and the growing things begin to…
THOMASTON — With an affinity for using planners to boost her towards achieving her goals, and a fervor for fueling personal growth and productivity, Thomaston resident Dominique Woodward decided…
APPLETON — The agenda for the next school committee meeting of the Appleton Village School has been established.
The meeting will be held Monday, Nov. 16 over Zoom at 5 p.m.
For…
As we head into a fall still spiking with the COVID-19 virus, along with a time change and the results of an election that have still divided many people, it’s completely natural that feelings of…
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Maine Department of Education has received federal emergency funding that can be used to provide high-speed broadband connections to K-12 student and teacher…
Do you want to feel better, increase your quality of life, or improve your experience with healthcare providers?
Spectrum Generations in partnership with Healthy Living for ME will be…
BELFAST — Free bagged-lunches are available 7 days a week at the Game Loft, in Belfast.
New Hours! Lunch can now be picked up every day, from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m., at the Game Loft located at…
NORTH HAVEN — The COVID-19 outbreak on the island of North Haven has increased Monday, according to a letter shared in the afternoon by North Haven Community School Superintendent Peter Gallace…
Unfortunately, sexual assault and domestic violence happens. When it does, a core group of specially trained forensic nurses at LincolnHealth, Pen Bay Medical Center, in Rockport, and Waldo County…
Unfortunately, sexual assault and domestic violence happens.
When it does, a core group of specially trained forensic nurses at LincolnHealth, Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) and Waldo…
A protracted fight over the New England Clean Energy Connect plan to wheel 1,200 megawatts of hydropower from Quebec, through Maine and on to Massachusetts has dominated the airwaves for the last…
BELMONT — As the world continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, one Belmont woman played an vital role in the fight against the polio epidemic in the early 1900s, and was recognized as the…
NORTH HAVEN — A COVID-19 outbreak is occurring on the island of North Haven, according to a Nov. 7 letter shared to the community by North Haven Community School Superintendent Peter Gallace and…
