CAMDEN — Celebrate Earth Day by joining in a community gathering expressing gratitude for nature, to nature, through spoken works and music, Sunday, April 21, from 2 to 3:15 p.m., at Merryspring…
Life
WALDOBORO — “With much gratitude, Valerie Jackson is awarded Medomak Valley High School’s 2024 Horace Mann Mugs and Kisses award,” said MVHS, in a news release. “This recognition celebrates a…
ROCKLAND — Two free screenings of Childhood 2.0 (2020), a documentary that delves into the dangers children face as they use social media, will be co-presented by…
scholarship opportunities
Registration for the Fall ‘24 semester at the UMA Rockland Center opened for degree-seeking students on April 1; and opens for all students on April 8. The fall semester will run from Tuesday,…
Sexual Assault Awareness Month with Pen Bay Medical Center, Waldo County General Hospital, and LincolnHealth
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — If you or someone you care about is sexually assaulted or is experiencing domestic violence, do you know what options are available? When the unthinkable happens, a special…
supporting the scallop farming and commercial fishing sectors in Maine
ORONO — A group of chefs, seafood professionals, writers, economic development specialists and educators will travel to France from April 14-22 to explore French techniques for handling and…
for Maine teens interested in agriculture and food systems
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering an agricultural symposium for Maine teens on April 18 and 19 at the UMaine campus in Orono. The 3rd annual event is an overnight…
New Hope Midcoast, the region’s domestic violence resource center, recently announced new…
ROCKPORT — In 2021, Seacoast Security, Inc. of Rockport, launched a scholarship program to help fund further education in the skilled trades. The program offers two, $1,000 scholarships to…
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — Local farmers and entrepreneurs are invited to showcase their products at spring farmers’ markets on the campuses of Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital…
The Camden Hills Regional High School Music Department traveled to New York City last weekend to attend the WorldStrides music festival, which is held at Riverside Church in the Upper West Side of…
inviting all wandering and sauntering nature lovers
WALDOBORO and PALERMO — Midcoast Conservancy invites all wandering and sauntering nature lovers to join in the Wednesday Wanders and Saturday Saunters guided hike series to explore Midcoast…
One night only, April 10
ST. GEORGE — St. George School is presenting a one-night only show at the Odd Fellows Hall at 7 Elementary School Road, April 10, at 6 p.m.
The play, Choose Your Own Adventure, …
The nonprofit responsible for managing organ donation in Maine and New England could be at risk of losing its certification if it doesn’t meet recent federal requirements to increase donor and…
Jaden Johnson, of Lincolnville, a senior at Camden Hills Regional High School, has been selected to receive the 2024 Maine Principal’s Award, representing CHRHS. This award, sponsored by the Maine…
WARREN — Two local young men, both members of Warren Scout Troop 254, completed all requirements for the highest award in Scouting and on April 7 each received the Eagle Scout medal.
Eric…
Students who are responsible take ownership of their actions
THOMASTON — Several students at Thomaston Grammar School were recognized for responsibly at a school-wide assembly on April 2.
Students receiving the Responsibility Award were: Tucker O’…
SOUTH THOMASTON — This year’s Earth Day Roadside Clean Up, in South Thomaston will be Saturday, April 20.
Stop by the Gilford Butler Center around 9 a.m. to pick up grabbers (for early…
A chill crisped the air, a breeze sent evening briskness through the region despite 50+ degree afternoon temps, and people with special viewing glasses watched the moon travel in front of the sun…
‘a down-to-earth communicator about all things garden’
CAMDEN — The first meeting of Camden Garden Club’s 2024/2025 season will be on Thursday, April 18. Refreshments begin at 9 a.m., followed by a presentation at 9:30 a.m., by Kerry Ann Mendez:…
UNION — Midcoast Farmers Alliance (MFA) and Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) invite the public to an Open House at Midcoast Farmers Union Site, the future home of the New Union Farmers Market and…
explore demonstrations and displays
BATH — Maine’s First Ship will hold its second 17th Century Foodways event and Luncheon on Saturday, April 20, at the Bath Freight Shed. MFS is the Bath nonprofit whose volunteer force has…
Belfast Area High School students in Chip Lagerbom and Genna Black’s Marine Studies class recently visited a foreshore shipwreck here in Belfast as part of their unit on Maritime Archaeology.…
BELFAST — On Tuesday, April 16, soil scientist Fred Bowers will address the challenges of stormwater runoff in a program presented by the Belfast Garden Club.
The one-hour public program,…
Ralph Conroy receives more than a half-dozen calls a month from Presque Isle-area business owners, telling him about job openings for his students to fill. The businesses have an urgent need for…
ROCKLAND — April's schedule boasts a lineup of offerings for Wellness Wednesdays, including complimentary acupuncture sessions by Abi of Red Bird Acupuncture, and free HIV/Hep C testing provided…
CAMDEN — Learn how teachers who received grants last year from S.E.A. created projects that engage their students in stewardship of local watersheds. Stewardship Education Alliance and the…
SEARSPORT — The Searsport First Congregational Church, on Church Street, is planning an Indoor Yard Sale for Saturday, April 27, from 8 to noon, to benefit Women's Fellowship charities.
Regional School Unit 13’s board will be meeting online this evening, beginning with an executive session at 6 p.m. and followed by a full open meeting at 6:30 p.m.
The board meeting changed to…
The Five Town CSD (Camden Hills Regional High School) board meeting tonight has been canceled.
The meeting will be rescheduled as soon as possible, according to the Superintendent’s office.…
Mid-Coast Solid Waste will be closed all day Thursday, April 4, due to the forecasted snowstorm. The facility will open on Friday April 5, for regular business hours 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
UNION — The Union Fair / Maine’s Wild Blueberry Festival is seeking young ladies to apply for the 2024 Maine Wild Blueberry Queen Competition. This years Coronation Ceremony will take place on…
ROCKPORT — In order to complete some lighting upgrades, The Pharmacy at Pen Bay Medical Center will be open for abbreviated hours this Saturday, April 6. The Pharmacy will be open from noon to 3 p…
“We know access to food is an issue. We see it in our patients and in our community.”
ROCKPORT — As part of its ongoing commitment to increasing access to healthy food, Pen Bay Medical Center is set to host a meeting of the Knox County Food Council.
The meeting, which is…
ROCKLAND — On May 15, 2024 Watershed Senior Scarlet Labbe-Watson will be presenting her senior project to the public. This event will dive into the inspiration for Scarlet’s four panel painting…
The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, the largest teacher preparation program in the state, is holding its annual education career fair on Friday, April 5, from 1:30…
Last Monday of the Month
WALDOBORO — On March 26, Teagan Aiken was named the first-place winner of the Last Monday of the Month Writing Challenge at Medomak Valley High School. The writing prompt was “Returning Light” and…
Students from Mid-Coast School of Technology had a successful showing at the 2024 SkillsUSA Maine State Conference. SkillsUSA is a career and technical student organization that empowers students…
“As March goes out like a lion instead of a lamb and we welcome April, Native Plant Month, Camden Garden Club has been preparing for an exciting spring of civic projects,” said the Club, in a news…
Aging begins the day we are born and everyday thereafter. Yet social media is trying to sell us anti-aging commodities hoping that we believe they will help us look and act younger. It tries to…
BELFAST — In April, the Belfast Bay Watershed will host a week of Earth Day activities, including a trivia night at Marshall Wharf, “Planet vs. Plastics” presentations, a nature outing and…
Denise DeSpirito will lead an online presentation called “Medicine of the Meadow” on Tuesday, April 9, at 12 p.m., hosted by Merryspring Nature Center.
In Medicines of the Meadow, Denise…
ST GEORGE — At a groundbreaking ceremony in St. George, March 28, a local business CEO told a fourth grader, who would be visiting Steel-Pro later that day with his class, to pick up a job…
ROCKPORT — On Wednesday, April 10, at 6 p.m., the Rockport Public Library will host a free seed swap in the library’s lower level. The event will be facilitated by Rockport resident, MOFGA member…
CAMDEN — Quarry Hill hosts an afternoon of pet talk Thursday, April 25, at 1:30 p.m., at the Anderson Inn.
Researcher Caroline Knight, RN, CCRP, will speak to the proven positive effect…
Pre-order deadline is May 14
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District (KLSWCD) is once again sponsoring an annual trout stocking sale for home or farm pond. Two sizes are being offered: 4-5” rainbow trout and 6-8”…
A few years ago, Adult Protective Services put Polly Madson Cox in touch with an older woman who was neglecting herself. She lived alone, struggled to meet her basic needs and was on the verge of…
Domestic Violence Resource Center
New Hope Midcoast, a comprehensive Domestic Violence Resource Center, will host a free Domestic Violence Roundtable Discussion from 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., on Thursday, April 25 in Bath at the Patten…
John Wood, Alan Duplessis, Sherwood Hilt, and Karla Talpey received the Ray "Papa Bear" Kimball Award of Service at the Kennebec Valley District Annual Scouting Recognition Dinner, held on Sunday…
WALDOBORO — Medomak Valley High School held a science fair at the school in preparation to competing at the Maine State Science Fair, which was held Saturday, March 23, at The University of Maine…
