Rockport's mil rate remains the same as 2025; property tax bills to circulate this week

The Rockport Town Office said Aug. 19 that the 2026-2027 mil rate has been set and it remains at the 2025-2026 rate of 13.65. "The Town of Rockport has completed its annual tax commitment and is pleased to announce that the 2026 municipal property tax rate will…

Wild Turkey Distillery, Kentucky. (Drawing by Rick Cronin)

Just driving around... and drawing

Kentucky, a distant echo of Eden

Once upon a time I was fascinated by blacksmithing and sought out anyone who could teach me the skills. Lawrence Boone was a man with great stories. He ran away from his home in N.C. at 13 to work as a blacksmith in various silver mines in the west. He made and…

Hope to decide future of public works department at Aug. 20 Town Meeting

HOPE — Citizens in Hope will gather Aug. 20 for an in-person annual Town Meeting, and big on its list of municipal business is a decision about whether to lease-purchase, over the course of five years, 15 different pieces of road maintenance equipment, and…

Aug. 4, 5, 11, 12

Goose River Golf Club August results: Men's and Ladies' leagues

August 11 Gross Skins Flight 1: Matt Maguire (3), Peter Lynch (1) Flight 2: Matt Haynes (2), Andrew Schwepfinger (1), Luke Dorr (1), Derek Anderson (1) Flight 3: Ken Gardiner (2), Samuel Irish, Jon Wickenden (1) Flight 4: …

Rockport secures full funding for working waterfront resilience project

The Town of Rockport has secured the final funding needed to fully implement the East Side Working Waterfront Resilience Project, a initiative of the Harbor Strategic Plan. With the recent award of a $2 million grant through the Maine Department of Transportation'…

Obituaries

John James Gilliland, Jr., obituary

SOUTH THOMASTON — John James…

Maxine F. (Teeney) Curtis, obituary

BELFAST — Maxine F. (…

Lawrence W. Kimmich, obituary

WALDOBORO — Lawrence W. Kimmich, a long-…

Austen Tyler Jackomino, obituary

THOMASTON — Austen Tyler Jackomino,…

Alexander Crosby Ludwig, obituary

HOPE — Alexander Crosby "Alex" Ludwig…

David McCurdy, obituary

BELFAST — David McCurdy, of Belfast,…

Spotlight

Asian fusion and artistic beauty are on the menu at Sakura Harbor in Searsport

SEARSPORT—…
Searsport's latest restaurant features innovative dishes from Thai restaurateur
A Maine party hits the Midcoast for book lovers

MIDCOAST—It's a book crawl...on…
The Belle of Belgrade bus takes guests on themed rides all over the state
Preliminary work begins to rebuild head of Camden Harbor shoreline, Megunticook River outlet

CAMDEN…
Design 90 percent complete with construction target date for late 2027

Galleries

Spectators across generations flock to downtown Rockland for the traditional Lobster Festival parade

Collins vs. Jackson: 101 days to go, and they are off and running. A contest in the County!

Troy Jackson taking a victory stroll (Photo by Michael Hurley)

Main Street Buzz

Sail, Power, & Steam Museum Celebrates Capt. Jim Sharp’s Birthday with Open House, August 22

Sail Power & Steam Museum

Coastal Senior College Fall Courses

Coastal Senior College

STEVIE JONES LIVE AT 727 OCEAN SUNSET BAR TUESDAY AUGUST 18TH FROM 5:30 to 7:30PM

Smuggler’s Cove Oceanfront Inn

Welcome to Spruce Skincare

Spruce Skincare

Sunday Tidbit: Is There Life After Death

Eastgate Ministries

“Huck, Jim, James, and Frederick Douglass”

Coastal Senior College

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Early morning rollover, low hanging wires prompt Spruce Head Road closure

SOUTH THOMASTON — Some electrical wires stretched along the…

Making it Home for Dinner: Coastal Coastal Recovery Community Center to honor those lost to overdose

International Overdose Awareness Day at CRCC at 11 White St., in Rockland. (Johnson photo)

In honor of…

Maine struggling to get homeowners to test and treat private wells for arsenic

Wendy Brennan agreed to…

Maine Bureau of Highway Safety 2026: Make Good Choices. Plan Ahead. Drive Sober.

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over High Visibility Enforcement Campaign runs Aug. 19 - Sept. 7

The Maine Bureau of Highway Safety is supporting the…

A Bird's Tale

In the Land of the Carolina Chickadee

The authors (Jeff here) spent some time looking for birds on the trails at the Duke Ponds on the Duke University campus on a hot day in August. It was a pleasure to find brown-headed nuthatches and Carolina chickadees here. Courtesy of Allison Wells.

Like early migrating birds, we have recently made a trek south from Maine to North Carolina. It’s not the time…

Lady Knox DAR to share stories from 'Fighting for Freedom' at Warren Historical Society

As the nation celebrates the 250th Anniversary of the War for…

the experiences of women astronauts, the challenges they've faced, their distinctive stories

'A Definitive Look at Female American Astronauts' talk at Rockport library

Valerie Neal, emerita curator in the Department of Space…

'hold space for those that never made it home for dinner'

Local memorial event to recognize International Overdose Awareness Day

In honor of International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31 of…

'Catching Fireflies' exhibit, reading by Argy Nestor, Jean Anne Feldeisen at Hope Library

Artist and educator Argy Nestor and poet Jean Anne…

Maine to explore the role of AI in rural health care

sign noting the hospital is permanently closed

As Maine’s aging population grapples with complex health…

Eureka Masonic Lodge to serve Crab or Shrimp Roll, curbside pick-up, Aug. 19

Eureka Masonic Lodge, 4 Watts Avenue, Tenants Harbor, is…

Aug. 20

Rev It Up Party kicks off New England Auto Auction with music, food, games, family fun

The Owls Head Transportation Museum will kick off the 48th…

Maine Dept. of Labor no-cost trainings for September 2026

Maine Department of Labor announces its no-cost trainings for September 2026…

one statistic: Waldo, Sagadahoc, Hancock, and York counties have the highest average lot rents

Manufactured Housing Community Data Dashboard launches in Maine

The Housing Opportunity Program (HOP) at the…

Waldoboro woman, others search Wiscasset for cat who escaped carrier

Vanessa MacDougall got Milo as a kitten. Now 15-20 pounds and 9 years…

Ukraine's DakhaBrakha at the Waldo this summer

DakhaBrakha. At the Waldo Aug. 2. Be there. Courtesy of the band

The Waldo is excited to have DakhaBrakha (pronounced “da-ha bra-ha”) a…

From Augusta

Senators Collins and King say $48 million for new Downeaster train station in Portland is secured

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S.…

Maine colleges are spending more and more on legal fees and lobbying

graphic showing how legal fees have fluctuated.

As colleges and universities…

her initial denial, her painful awakening to mental illness, her eventual acceptance

Judy Sandler debuts memoir at Left Bank Books: What Kind of Mother

Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to a talk…

'A Will for the Woods' Film, Panel Discussion, Silent Auction

Explore green burial at afternoon event: A Timely Conversation About Returning to the Earth

Explore green burial, sustainable death care, and…

Maine home sales up in July; sale prices decrease in Knox, Waldo and Lincoln counties

AUGUSTA —According to Maine Listings, 1,…

New Hope Midcoast names new executive director

ROCKLAND — New Hope Midcoast, the regional domestic violence resource center,…

Rockland Golf Club Men’s Group results

Individual Points/Pin

Sunday August 16, 2026…

This Week in Lincolnville

A Safe Place to Drop Anchor

I went on a date with my wife yesterday. The Saturday morning chores were mostly done. I’d tackled the…

Tides

Thursday, 08/20
5:52 AM	High	8.29`
11:34 AM	Low	1.82`
6:07 PM	High	9.21`

Friday, 08/21
12:26 AM	Low	1.38`
6:51 AM	High	7.93`
12:30 PM	Low	2.15`
7:04 PM	High	9.03`

Marine Forecast
Data courtesy of NOAA

Tides

Thursday, 08/20
5:30 AM	High	7.80`
11:22 AM	Low	1.71`
5:45 PM	High	8.68`

Friday, 08/21
12:14 AM	Low	1.30`
6:29 AM	High	7.47`
12:18 PM	Low	2.02`
6:42 PM	High	8.50`

Marine Forecast
Data courtesy of NOAA

Rockland Tides

Thursday, 08/20
5:31 AM	High	8.77`
11:24 AM	Low	1.79`
5:48 PM	High	9.57`

Friday, 08/21
12:11 AM	Low	1.27`
6:31 AM	High	8.42`
12:20 PM	Low	2.13`
6:45 PM	High	9.41`

Marine Forecast
Data courtesy of NOAA

Belfast Tides

Thursday, 08/20
5:22 AM	High	9.07`
11:21 AM	Low	2.05`
5:39 PM	High	9.91`

Friday, 08/21
12:05 AM	Low	1.52`
6:21 AM	High	8.69`
12:17 PM	Low	2.38`
6:36 PM	High	9.71`

Marine Forecast
Data courtesy of NOAA

Main Street Shop

Brady's is open Lunch and Dinner!!

Brady’s

An Evening with Tom Rush, accompanied by Brendan Cleary

Camden Opera House

New bookstore (and bar) in Maine

DIY Book Marketing for Maine Authors

LUCK OF THE IRISH! INTERNATIONAL IRISH SINGER GABRIEL DONOHUE - SPECIAL PERFORMANCE ONE NIGHT ONLY! AT 727 OCEAN SUNSET BAR THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH 5:30 to 8:30PM

Smuggler’s Cove Oceanfront Inn

Esthetician Rhonda Nordstrom welcomes you to Spruce Skincare

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Blue saxophonist Vanessa Collier on Sept. 25!

The Strand Theatre

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Main Street Shop

Brady's is open Lunch and Dinner!!

Brady’s

An Evening with Tom Rush, accompanied by Brendan Cleary

Camden Opera House

New bookstore (and bar) in Maine

DIY Book Marketing for Maine Authors

LUCK OF THE IRISH! INTERNATIONAL IRISH SINGER GABRIEL DONOHUE - SPECIAL PERFORMANCE ONE NIGHT ONLY! AT 727 OCEAN SUNSET BAR THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH 5:30 to 8:30PM

Smuggler’s Cove Oceanfront Inn

Esthetician Rhonda Nordstrom welcomes you to Spruce Skincare

Spruce Skincare

Want Maine Media to Notice Your Story?

DIY Book Marketing for Maine Authors

Blue saxophonist Vanessa Collier on Sept. 25!

The Strand Theatre

Joachim Cooder, Presented by Bagaduce Music

Camden Opera House

Obituaries

John James Gilliland, Jr., obituary

Maxine F. (Teeney) Curtis, obituary

Lawrence W. Kimmich, obituary

Austen Tyler Jackomino, obituary

Alexander Crosby Ludwig, obituary

David McCurdy, obituary

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Join New Hope Midcoast to Honor 45 Years of Service: Rockland

Playful Postmodernism in Two Novellas by Italo Calvino

Camden Summer Sounds free concert series presents: Once An Outlaw

America 250: What Is the ‘Pursuit of Happiness’ Anyway

3rd. Annual Tomato Tasting

48th Annual New England Auto Auction™ Returns to Owls Head August 19–22

Sail, Power, & Steam Museum Celebrates Capt. Jim Sharp’s Birthday with Open House, August 22

Coastal Senior College Fall Courses

STEVIE JONES LIVE AT 727 OCEAN SUNSET BAR TUESDAY AUGUST 18TH FROM 5:30 to 7:30PM

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