The Pen Bay Amateur Radio Club invites amateur radio operators, makers, and technology enthusiasts to a special hands-on tech session focused on MeshCore and LoRa radio communication.

The session will take place Saturday, April 11, 2026, at 10 a.m., at the Owls Head Transportation Museum, in Owls Head.

THOMASTON — Join Georges River Land Trust and the Maine Forest Service for a woodland walk looking for signs of spring and practicing mindfulness, Friday, April 24, from 4:30 - 6 p.m., at the Rockland Bog Preserve in Thomaston.

"This walk is a great way to explore Georges River Land Trust’s new Beechwood Street trailhead to the Rockland Bog, the largest peatland complex in midcoast Maine," said GRLT, in a news release.

Allyssa Gregory will lead an online presentation via Teams called, How Historical Events Shaped the Forest of Merryspring, Tuesday, April 7, at 12 p.m., hosted by Merryspring Nature Center. 

Join the Belfast Free Library and the Wawenoc Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society on Wednesday, April 15, at 2 p,m, in the Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library, for a fun scavenger hunt game. 

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. 

Reader Gallery 13 continues a tradition of sharing photos that are taken by readers — locals and visitors who take joy in the always soul-nourishing landscape of Maine.

The Rockport Public Library will host its second annual Seed Fest on Saturday, April 11. This free, family-friendly event will take place on the upper and lower levels of the library.

From 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., visitors can browse educational exhibits and activities covering seed-starting, pollinators, soil health, composting, native plants, heirloom vegetables, growing rice and grains in Maine, Wabanaki food sovereignty, and much more.

At noon on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, writer, boatbuilder, and outdoor enthusiast Kevin Martin will speak in the Abbott Room at the Belfast Free Library about the biggest trees in Maine and New England. This talk, sponsored by the Belfast Garden Club, is free and open to the public. All are invited to attend the tree-measuring walk and demonstration that will take place at 3:30 p.m.

Join Georges River Land Trust for a guided group hike along the trails of the Appleton Preserve on Saturday, April 18. Hikers should meet at the trailhead at 10 a.m. The hike will cover about 2.5 miles of trails, with portions of uneven ground. Planning for wet and muddy conditions by wearing boots may be helpful, according to GRLT, in a news release.

In celebration of Earth Day, the City of Rockland will host the Rockland Harborside Cleanup on Saturday, April 25. The Cleanup is an opportunity to care for Rockland’s shared spaces as a community and reduce the amount of litter and marine debris in and around Rockland Harbor.

The Cleanup will take place from 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., beginning at Harbor Park in Rockland. Cleanup volunteers will be provided with all the tools needed to help collect litter at various locations around Rockland’s waterfront.

BELMONT—The garden space is still fallow on a dreary March day at  77 Halls Corner Road in Belmont, but a bright, hand-painted wooden cupboard at the end of the driveway beckons neighbors to stop and take a peek inside.

Mossflower Cottage Bakery is the home-baking business of Whitney Brown, 37, a wife and mother of two boys, 10 and 14, whom she schools at home.

Rockland's Emergency Warming Center will be open at the Rec Center (Flanagan Community Center) for two nights coming up.

• Friday, March 27, from 7 p.m. - 7 a.m.
• Saturday, March 28, from 7 p.m. - 7 a.m. 

Please contact assistant manager Jessica Bergelin at (207) 230-4258 (cell) with questions. 

The Rec Center is located at 61 Limerock Street in Rockland. 

THOMASTON — A number of senior residents live alone in Thomaston, with families often living too far away to swing by. It’s not uncommon for a relative out of state to call the police department and request a check on someone whom the relative hasn’t heard from in too long of a time.

Police have always checked on a person when requested to do so. But now, a system has been created that doesn’t have to wait for a loved one to grow concerned.

And then there are the senior citizens who just love a regular opportunity to say hi to someone.

This spring, Belfast Senior College offers eighteen classes, encompassing a wide variety of topics and learning opportunities, from hands-on art, to history, religion and current events. Classes will be held at various times throughout the weekdays and will meet for three to six sessions, depending on the class.

Classes will be held on Zoom and in a variety of Belfast venues including BSC's new office-classroom home in The Belfast Center.

Registration begins on Tuesday, March 24 and the first classes begin Monday, April 13. Class fees range from $35 - $55.

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

The Belfast Free Library invites youth to celebrate National Poetry Month. Waldo County children and teens are invited to write poems on the theme of “Where the Land Meets the Sea: Poems about Home, Saltwater and Soil.” 

Join Coastal Mountains Land Trust and Maine Health’s Community Health program, Thursday, April 2, at 10 a.m., for a Happy Wanderers Hike at the Mill Brook Preserve in Searsport. This walk is at Coastal Mountains’ first Learning Landscape.

The group will park behind the Searsport High School and walk from the school to Millbrook Preserve, following the route students take for outdoor learning excursions.  

ORONO — Gabriel Paquette has been appointed executive vice president for academic affairs and provost of the University of Maine and the University of Maine at Machias, effective April 1.