Rockport Garden Club will hear from guest speaker Davis Saltonstall, co-owner ScrapDogs Community Compost, Thursday, April 2, at 12:30 p.m., at West Rockport Baptist Church, 545 Park Street, West Rockport. 

Join Georges River Land Trust (GRLT) for a volunteer information session on Tuesday, April 21, from 5 - 6:30 p.m., at their Rockland office.

GRLT maintains trails and nature preserves throughout the St. George River watershed in 19 towns from Montville to Cushing. According to GRLT, in a news release, the land trust relies on volunteers to help keep trails clear, remove invasive species, file reports when there are trail issues, monitor preserve boundaries, lead educational events, represent the organization at tabling events, and assist with office tasks.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in partnership with Maine Coast Heritage Trust and Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District, is offering a workshop on getting started in strawberry production on Thursday, April 23, from 4 - 6 p.m., at Aldermere Farm, 20 Russell Ave, Rockport. 

Join the Secretary of State's office for an educational Ranked Choice Voting mock election and question session, Tuesday, April 7, from 5:30 - 7 p.m., at Rockland Public Library. This event is free and open to the public.

Maine uses the Ranked Choice Voting Election Method for some races, including many in the June 9 primary election. This is a nonpartisan voter education event where you can have your questions answered and practice voting, according to a news release.

All ages are welcome.

United Midcoast Charities' next LEARN@UMC workshop will be “The Human Side of Communication: What AI Can’t Replace,” led by educator and community volunteer Stephen Moro. The workshop will be held Wednesday, April 8, from 9 to 10:30 a.m., at the UMC office in Camden.

Maine Department of Labor announces its no-cost trainings for April 2026.

Upcoming classes:

NFPA 1 Fire Code – April 1, 2026 l 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. SafetyWorks! Training Institute, 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta

CAMDEN — The Megunticook Market, aka Meg Market, is a Camden Millville neighborhood food store that draws customers from the area for groceries, sandwiches, prepared dinners and pizza. At the end of January, the market changed hands again, with longtime Rockport businesswoman Tracie Nguyen purchasing it.

Since then, the air has brightened with optimism, as Nguyen plans upgrades and restores some of the features that has made the store a favorite.

BELFAST — MaineHealth Waldo Hospital welcomes its newest volunteer team: Ellie, a certified pet therapy dog, and her handler, Anna Phillips.

Don Legere has joined J. Edward Knight Insurance Agency as an insurance agent. With decades of experience in insurance, business leadership, and community service, Legere will focus on supporting and developing commercial insurance accounts while serving as a resource for both clients and the agency’s internal team.

Susanne Lee will lead an online presentation via Teams called, It’s All Food – Rethinking Wasted Food in Maine, Tuesday, March 31, at 12 p.m., hosted by Merryspring Nature Center.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a virtual Integrated Pest Management Spring Update for Maine Christmas tree producers, Thursday, April 16, 2026, from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. This live webinar is eligible for two Maine Board of Pesticides Control recertification credits.

The session is designed for Maine Christmas tree producers and others interested in pest management strategies for tree production.

The Waldoboro Public Library will hold an informational program about Ranked Choice Voting on Wednesday, April 1, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., led by Vanessa Diaz Gaumond from the Department of the Secretary of State. This event is an educational mock election and question session free and open to the public.

Maine uses the Rank Choice Voting Election Method for some races, including many in the June 9 primary election.

Midcoast Habitat for Humanity has opened registration for Women Build 2026, a hands-on volunteer event supporting the construction of permanently affordable homes in Knox County.

This year’s build will take place May 2, 3, 5, and 6 at Compass Point in Rockport, "a new 10-home pocket neighborhood designed to provide long-term affordable homeownership for local individuals and families," said Midcoast Habitat, in a news release.

ROCKLAND — Site plans for a proposed Public Services garage that would replace and relocate the current structure was approved by the Planning Board during the Board’s March 3, 2026 meeting.

ROCKPORT — MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital and Midcoast Maine Community Action (MMCA) announce a new partnership that brought a Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program office to Rockport last month.

The WIC program, which provides comprehensive nutrition care to thousands of Maine families, has been operating remotely from their office on Mechanic Street in Rockland. Thanks to this new partnership, Pen Bay Hospital has donated space on the hospital campus, allowing MMCA to relocate to a space adjacent to the hospital’s Obstetrics and Gynecology practice.

The Department of Justice will return about $470,735 to two Maine victims of a cryptocurrency investment scheme, according to The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maine, in a news release. 

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, in partnership with the Maine Forest Service and Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District, will host a hands-on Live Staking Workshop on Thursday, April 9, from 1 to 3 p.m., at Coastal Rivers’ Salt Bay Farm in Damariscotta.