Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) will recognize five individuals and organizations for their contributions to the College, its students and the broader community during the…
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longtime Thomaston residents who left a lasting mark on the town
THOMASTON — Watts Hall Community Arts will host the Dot Jameson & Lucy Mayo Memorial Bean Supper on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 5 p.m., at Watts…
ROCKPORT — MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval and the American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for Primary Stroke…
Mandy Belanger, of Lewiston, could once afford three meals a day for herself, her two children and her mother, but she had to make difficult…
bake sale and raffle
The Walker Building Redevelopment Project is reviving the Walker School Walk-a-thon as a community fundraiser to help the town pay for building renovations. This 5K “Walker-…
The Waldoboro Fire Department will host its annual Open House on Friday, Oct. 9, at 6 p.m.
Everyone is invited to the fire station at 1600 Atlantic Highway in Waldoboro.…
researching rural health outcomes in diseases such as cardiac arrest, stroke, opioid use disorder, schizophrenia, newborn resuscitation
MaineHealth has been awarded a five-year, $13.2 million Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant by the National Institute of General Medical…
ROCKPORT — MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital welcomes Richard Grunke, DNP, CRNA, to its Anesthesia Department.
Grunke and his family recently relocated back…
expanding outdoor education for Maine students
The Libra Foundation will invest $1.3 million over the next two years to expand Maine Outdoor School for All, a statewide program that reached 1,675 students from 43 schools in…
Rockland/Camden, Belfast, Orono
WindowDressers, a nonprofit dedicated to warming homes, saving energy, and building community, is partnering with First National Bank, which will be sponsoring three Community…
“What You Need to Know Before You Click”
United Midcoast Charities will host a practical cybersecurity workshop on Wednesday, Oct. 14, designed specifically for nonprofit leaders and decision-makers
“What You Need to Know…
persistent toe walking, tight heel cords, other mobility limitations
ROCKPORT — For some children, walking on their toes or having limited ankle flexibility can make it difficult to develop a typical heel-to-toe walking pattern. At MaineHealth…
ROCKPORT — MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital welcomes Alison Bryant, MD, to its Emergency Department.
Dr. Bryant joins Pen Bay after completing her…
Voters urged to look for .gov websites for official, trusted voter information
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows is warning Mainers to be vigilant when viewing voting information online. This includes raising awareness of private sites that…
BREWER/HOLDEN — Starting September 28, the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) will be performing work from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Route 1A for a highway…
A new electric-powered boat at Hog Island Audubon Camp is putting coastal resilience into practice, demonstrating how clean energy can support the people, organizations, and…
Spectrum Generations, in partnership with the Rockland Public Library, presents a Medicare 101 class, taught by Medicare certified volunteers on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at…
earn a $2,400 student award when enrolling this year in no-cost manufacturing-related classes at three community colleges
More than 600 students can earn a $2,400 student award if they enroll this year in no-cost manufacturing-related classes at three of Maine’s community…
Funding will expand the nonprofit's innovative statewide programs
In the one month of September, five organizations provided $80,000 in grants to Finding Our Voices "to brighten the lives and prospects of Maine women domestic abuse survivors and…
ROCKLAND — Grant Wahlquist will serve as Interim Director of The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA), effective immediately. A respected curator and cultural leader with deep…
Designed for middle schoolers, high schoolers, and adults
ROCKLAND — Mid-Coast School of Technology invites students, families, community members, and alumni to attend its upcoming Open House + Career & College Expo on October 1,…
The Maine Department of Labor offers free workplace safety and labor law training to help employers, managers, supervisors, human resources professionals and others understand…
creating the 'Maine Artificial Intelligence Literacy Framework'
The Maine State Library will hold community listening sessions around the state during the week of September 28 to gather feedback for the creation of a Maine…
The grant funds a follow-up study on the impacts of PFAS on bone health and puberty
MaineHealth will expand its research into the health impacts of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, with funding from…
why were the Wabanaki underrepresented on signage?
Colton Butler, 8th grade student, and his mother, Heather Butler, 5th grade teacher and team lead, both from Camden-Rockport Middle School (CRMS), gave a talk on the Camden-Rockport Wabanaki Sign…
BANGOR/HAMPDEN — The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) will be closing the on-ramp from northbound Route 202 to westbound I-395 on September 25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., for…
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ROCKLAND — With local students back at school, Funding Our Future (FOF) is looking back over a successful summer of building community awareness and fundraising for the upcoming renovation of…
Registration is now open for a special Fall Women Build, taking place Friday, Oct. 23, and Saturday, Oct. 24, at Midcoast Habitat for Humanity’s Compass Point 10-home pocket…
This year's grantmaking also marks a significant milestone
United Midcoast Charities (UMC) awarded a record-setting $686,300 in grants to 40 nonprofit organizations serving Knox and Waldo counties during its Annual Grantee Breakfast, sponsored by the…
Island Institute is one of five Maine organizations receiving donations from Bar Harbor Bank & Trust's "Casual for a Cause" second quarter 2026 employee-driven charitable giving program.…
ROCKPORT AND BELFAST — MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals are repurposing surplus medical equipment and supplies through an ongoing partnership with…
The Children’s House Montessori School (CHMS), in Camden, welcomes four new educators this fall.
Ingrid Mangiardi joins Children’s House as Aftercare…
WOOLWICH — On September 22, the Maine Department of Transportation will perform work on Route 1 in Woolwich.
Drivers will encounter one-way alternating traffic from 8 p.m…
BELFAST — MaineHealth Waldo Hospital welcomes Morgan Dube, PA-C, to its Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Belfast practice.
Dube comes to Waldo Hospital…
such programs as 'Top Gun' and 'Maine Mentor Network'
The Maine Center for Entrepreneurs (MCE), a leading statewide entrepreneurship development organization since 1997, according to the University of Maine System, in a…
serving residents in the counties of Lincoln, Knox, Waldo, Hancock, Penobscot, Washington
First National Bank has launched the Dream First Community Grant, a new $5,000 funding opportunity supporting food security-related programming in the Maine communities the Bank serves. …
diverse native plant species
SOUTH THOMASTON — Join Georges River Land Trust and Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District to learn about the diverse native plant species occupying Maine’s shorelines. Riverview…
Plans for outdoor music garden and tiki hut
CAMDEN—Last month, the long-dormant takeout stand on Route 1 opposite Camden Hills State Park got a new lease on life when Melissa Kachan, and her husband, Michael Travis reopened it and named it…
an introduction for road managers, town officials, contractors, watershed organizations
DRESDEN — Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District and Maine DEP are co-sponsoring an in-person half-day event on Stream Crossing Installation Practices, scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 22…
Maine’s annual statewide celebration of craft, community, and creativity returns this fall with Maine Craft Weekend. The event invites the public to plan a route on this free, self-guided…
shot and produced in the Midcoast
CAMDEN—Filmmaker Gideon Baeza, 26, producer Marta Denny, 26, and a cast and crew of approximately 20 recently wrapped three weeks of an intense shoot for Baeza's first feature film,…
United Midcoast Charities (UMC) welcomes Janine Gates, of Belfast, and Brittany Acciavatti, of Lincolnville, to its Board of Directors.
"Both bring valuable experience, strong community…
Knox Clinic is one of only two in the state with this distinction
On September 1, the Knox Clinic achieved its official designation as a Federally Qualified Health Center, Look Alike (FQHC-LAL).
"This milestone marks a…
Cornhole Tourney fundraiser, September 19
The Town of Liberty has been awarded a $75,000 Community Action Grant through Maine’s Community Resilience Partnership, part of the latest round of state funding announced by…
The Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District (KLSWCD) is seeking nominations for one elected position on its five-member Board of Supervisors. The Board of Supervisors provides…
Belfast Free Library's building will be closed beginning Monday, September 14, while the front entryway and plaza are under construction.
"We thank you…
THOMASTON — The Town of Thomaston will host its second annual New Resident Night on Wednesday, Sept. 23, from 5 to 7 p.m., in the Lura Libby Room at the Thomaston Municipal…
Sept. 20-26, 2026 is Deaf Culture Week in Maine
AUGUSTA — In celebration of Deaf culture and the heritage of American Sign Language (ASL), as well as Deaf literature, art and folklore, Governor Janet Mills has issued a…
