Gravel Road Maintenance Workshop will be held Tuesday, August 26, 2025, from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., with a morning session at Unity Community Center, 32 School St., Unity, and an afternoon site visit at Waterman Lane in Burnham.

This free training, hosted by Waldo County Soil and Water Conservation District & Friends of Lake Winnecook, is ideal for landowners, contractors, town officials, watershed groups, and anyone else interested in improving road resilience and protecting nearby lakes and streams.

Midcoast Conservancy is hosting a free training for interested hikers and curious outdoorspeople to aid in the organization’s annual property monitoring process. The training will be held Sept. 8, from 5 - 6:30 p.m., at the Midcoast Conservancy office at 290 Route One, Edgecomb. 

"If you enjoy hiking and discovering new places, you can help monitor the nearly 16,000 acres that Midcoast Conservancy stewards," said Midcoast Conservancy.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will kick off its Fall Gardening Webinar Series on Tuesday, Sept. 16, from 6 - 7:15 p.m., with “Growing Great Garlic.” 

WISCASSET — Juggling, unicycling, balance acts. Maine Youth Circus will be performing during Wiscasset Art Walk, Thursday, Aug. 28, from 4 to 7 p.m., on the sidewalks of Wiscasset Village.  

Bartlett Woods Retirement Community will host a Green Jobs for ME’s Renewable Energy Career Fair, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, from 2 - 5 p.m., at Bartlett Woods, 20 Bartlett Drive, Rockland. 

Saturday, September 13, Rockland District Nursing Association (RDNA) will host their annual Basket Social, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Eliza Steele Memorial Garden (MacDougal Park, Rockland). At 10:30 a.m., Carolyn Rasmussen and Joni Hall will lead an adventure-filled storytime. All are invited to come along on their imaginary hike.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension, the Maine Grass Farmers Network, the National Grazing Land Coalition, and Northern Tilth announce a three-day series of workshops focused on pasture and forage management on August 26, 27 and 28. These hands-on workshops are designed to help farmers, graziers and landowners improve their grazing practices and soil health.

Older adults and family members interested in learning more about assisted living are invited to attend an Assisted Living Open House at Quarry Hill, in Camden, Thursday, Sept. 11, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., at Quarry Hill’s main building, the Anderson Inn.

The event is planned as part of Quarry Hill’s annual observance of National Assisted Living Week, scheduled this year for September 7–13.

Georges River Land Trust invites the public to experience Apples Jubilee, Saturday, Sept. 6, at Langlais Art Preserve.

This day of apple-centric celebration will include art-making, local tree history, cider pressing and tasting, a pie sale, and more. At the heart of this celebration will be the return of Apple Magic, an immersive, site-specific performance and installation by Rockland-based artist Nate Luce.

Jeff Nathan, the General Manager of the Snow Bowl, will be the featured speaker at the annual Hosmer Pond Association Meeting on August 21. Nathan will present a draft of the proposed Four Season Master Plan for the Snow Bowl, and welcomes a Q&A session; the Town of Camden hired SE Group to draw up the proposal this summer.

The Town also engaged OSI (Outdoor Sports Institute) for the development of a new multi-use and mountain bike specific trail network. Both topics will be covered.  

ROCKLAND — As of August 8, OUT Maine has awarded a record number of educational scholarships to seven students across the state, according to OUT Maine, in a news release.

The 2025 Maine Hire-A-Vet Campaign kicks off this Thursday, August 14, at the Augusta Civic Center. Maine's annual campaign is a statewide effort with the goal of at least 100 employers hiring at least 100 veterans and military family members during a 100-day period.

The kickoff will be followed by monthly in-person hiring events throughout the state:

WINTERPORT — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a workshop on On-Farm Composting of Animal Mortalities, Saturday, Aug. 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Waldoview Farm, 238 Goshen Road, Winterport.

Caitlyn Robbins has successfully passed her Maine Insurance License exam, solidifying her role as a licensed insurance agent. Robbins serves clients at both the New Harbor and Boothbay Harbor offices of J. Edward Knight Insurance.

A native of Waldoboro, Robbins is a graduate of Medomak Valley High School. Her recent achievement marks a significant step in her career, enhancing her ability to provide comprehensive insurance services to the local communities.

ORONO — When Connor Daigle of Union, Maine attended a career event at the Maine Business School, he didn’t expect it would lead him to a top-tier internship and an award-winning team project.

Daigle, who is double majoring in marketing and business information systems and security management, led his team to victory in Sherwin-Williams’ Eastern Division Internship Competition with a chatbot service they designed for the company.

ROCKPORT and BELFAST — MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals have earned national recognition with the 2025 Practice Greenhealth Partner for Change Awards, highlighting their strong commitment to environmental sustainability in health care.

Presented by Practice Greenhealth (PGH), the leading nonprofit organization dedicated to sustainable health care, the award honors hospitals that have made significant progress in reducing their environmental impact through comprehensive sustainability programs.

WOOLWICH — The Maine Department of Transportation will be conducting work on Route 1 in Woolwich starting Monday, August 4, 2025. Work is scheduled to be completed by October 1.

This is a highway preservation project that involves improving the pavement with a new thin asphalt layer. The project area begins at .02 miles south of Route 127 and extends north 0.3 miles of Montsweag Road. Drivers will encounter a one lane road during construction and short delays under 10 minutes.

“Let’s go out to Beth’s,” said my wife, the Blind Lady. “I want some garden tomatoes.” We threaded through the summer traffic in town, stopping at the crosswalks like the good citizens we aspire to be, and made our way into the countryside. “This thing rides like a truck!” She said. “What is it?”