Join CamdenCAN and the town of Camden for a joint presentation and discussion focused on harbor flood vulnerabilities and potential alternatives to address those threats in Camden Harbor. This…
Commerce
THOMASTON — Watts Hall Community Arts welcomes KindKids Music for a lively family concert on Saturday, Oct. 12, at 10:30 a.m. This 45-50 minute interactive show is designed to engage children from…
ROCKPORT — Maine Water welcomes customers to come learn about the water treatment process from the water professionals during an open house at the drinking water treatment facility in Rockport on…
Walk-in Care at Bok Building closed Oct. 15-18; Health Connections closed Oct. 18
ROCKPORT — Later this month, Pen Bay Medical Center will open the doors of its new Rockland Health Center, located within the Rockland Plaza at 75 Maverick St., when it opens its relocated Walk-in…
CUSHING — The Cushing Historical Society closes out its 2024 season, Thursday, Oct. 10, at 6 p.m., with a Fall Potluck and special trivia contest: So You Think You Know Cushing?
The event is…
CAMDEN — Sound Bathing is back at the Camden Amphitheatre, Friday, Oct. 11, at 4:30 p.m.
"Enjoy the relaxing and transformative sound of gongs and chimes in the beautiful autumn Amphitheatre…
October is Domestic Abuse Awareness Month
Patrisha McLean, founder and CEO of the Maine nonprofit Finding Our Voices, is a featured speaker on an October 21 webinar co-sponsored by the National Council of Jewish Women.
Building…
CamdenCAN (Climate Action Now)
The Camden Public Library will host another event in the Camden Talks Climate series cosponsored by the town of Camden and CamdenCAN (Climate Action Now) on Thursday, Oct. 3, at 6:30 p.m., in the…
SPRUCE HEAD — On Saturday, Oct. 19, from 4 to 8 p.m., ghouls and goblins, games, and a giant glowing dragon will welcome everyone to the Spruce Head Community Hall, 30 Village Road, for treats and…
BELFAST — Belfast is one of six featured cities in the Annual Maine Craft Weekend, October 5 and 6, 2024. Belfast’s events will include live demonstrations, DIY workshops, classes, hands-on help,…
Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas will hold a fiddle workshop, Saturday, Oct. 12, at 1 p.m., at The Waldo.
Based on the fiddle music of Scotland and beyond, this workshop is focused on…
ARTinME 2024 kicks-off with an opening reception at the Boothbay Region Art Foundation Gallery on Saturday, October 5 and runs through November 9.
Artists from all over Maine submitted more…
SEARSPORT — Maine Friend of Music makes a return concert to the First Congregational Church in Searsport, Sunday, October 13, at 3 p.m., at 8 Church Street.
This group, featuring soprano…
ROCKPORT — "After a busy summer full of adventures, vacations, and house guests we can feel more exhausted than ever," said Rockport Public Library, in a news release.
On Wednesday, Oct. 9,…
SEARSPORT — On Friday, October 4, 2024, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., a Maine U2 tribute band, Slane, will perform live at Hey Sailor! in Searsport. This concert is a special homecoming for two of the…
Would you like to learn more about the basic and important functions of your Apple iPhone? A free class offered by the National Digital Equity Center to help you feel comfortable and safe using…
opening reception October 8
BELFAST — “Narratives,” a new exhibit of paintings by Belfast artist Sheep Jones, will be on display in the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library for the month of October. The exhibit, in…
ROCKLAND — Susan Metzger will be showing her paintings at Triangle Gallery on Elm Street in Rockland. In The Between, "exquisitely spiritual (sky/land/sea)scapes," will be in the upstairs gallery…
bench dedication at 2:30 p.m.
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Harbor Trail Committee (RHT) invites its community to join them for their third annual “Name Tag Day” and a free cookout, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, from 12 - 2 p.m., at Sandy…
ROCKLAND — St. Euphemia's introduces a new community event for the Midcoast of Maine. The church's inaugural Contra Dance is set for Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, from 3 to 6 p.m., at 180 Limerock St.,…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
This is Honda’s third go at an electric vehicle, after the experimental EV Plus and the low-volume, short-range hydrogen-powered Clarity and battery-powered Fit, and likely to be the one that…
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre will host a Ghost Story Slam on Thursday, Oct. 31, at 6 p.m., as part of their Phantom of the Strand Halloween program. This event is inspired by Gaston…
volunteers needed
SOUTH THOMASTON — The South Thomaston Conservation Commission will host a Clean-Up on Buttermilk Road on Saturday, October 5, from 9 a.m. until Noon.
"We’re concentrating on Buttermilk…
Two new members have joined the The Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
Ryan Harnden, of Mathews Brothers, Belfast, has been the director of purchasing for Mathews…
STOCKTON SPRINGS — Since its founding in 2001, Stockton Springs Community Library (SSCL) has been an all-volunteer organization. For years, the board of directors has had a goal of hiring a part-…
SEARSPORT—At the site of the old Captain Tinkham's Emporium, a new brewery has quietly opened, becoming a new "third place" for locals and visitors to sit down at the wooden benches, talk, and…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
What is it about “black” that prompts some carmakers to apply it to the top trim level of certain models? Even if the vehicle is finished in, say, Radiant Red? Black is sinister, forbidding, grim…
Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital’s Community Health Worker (CHW) program has now surpassed 200 referrals from the hospitals and communities.
CHWs travel out into the…
ROCKLAND — OUT Maine has officially hired a new staff member, Kiana Joler (she/her), as the organization’s Administrative Coordinator.
Joler graduated from Keene State College in 2022 with a…
THOMASTON — Local residents, families, and community groups are invited to participate in Together for Thomaston, a community-wide service event taking place on Saturday, October 5, from 9 a.m. to…
Maine Preservation, a statewide nonprofit advocacy organization, has added Maine Lighthouse Stations to its annual list of the Most Endangered Historic Places in Maine.
The 2024 list of Most…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland office of J. Edward Knight Insurance has made a donation of $600 to two local charities: Pope Memorial Humane Society and the South School Holiday Help Program.
…
Camden Garden Club is looking for sponsors of Camden’s iconic holiday wreaths. Every year, Camden Garden Club hand-decorates and lights 98 wreaths to adorn Camden’s lampposts for the holiday…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
As a member of the Mid Maine Sports Car Club, I get to hang with interesting automobiles, including no end of vintage roadsters from…
City Council to vote on Makers Market substitute locations, law enforcement teamster contracts
ROCKLAND — Rockland City Council will vote Sept. 17, 2024 to allow the growing Rockland Makers’ Market to relocate to Oak Street on the days when large cruise ships are in port.
City…
Camden National Corporation (“Camden National”) (NASDAQ: CAC), the bank holding company for Camden National Bank, and Northway Financial, Inc. (OTCQB: NWYF), the…
ROCKPORT — The Town of Rockport and The Lesher Family Foundation will hold another public design meeting where the final master plan for the park will be unveiled. This plan incorporates community…
an interest in conservation and a willingness to participate in a monthly board meeting
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District has one opening on its five-member Board of Supervisors. The volunteer board, which is responsible for guiding the District’s business affairs…
UPDATE: Sept. 11, 2024 at 3:45 p.m.
An informal event to flip the switch on Searsport’s downtown lights will be rescheduled.
“We were made aware today that the…
Re-use, repurpose old paper mill in Madison
Madison, Maine – in the middle of the western region of the state — has industrial innovation under its belt, and a municipal focus on…
ROCKLAND — The pressure build up from a water main break under Gay Street, in Rockland, Wednesday morning, was significant enough to cause the pavement to bulge near the break zone.
About…
CAMDEN — The Children’s House Montessori School welcomes three new staff members at the historic schoolhouse at 58 Elm Street in Camden.
Julia Aroneau is a new Co-Lead Teacher in the Red…
ROCKPORT — Riley School welcomed five new teachers to its faculty this fall. The school experienced a recent leadership transition, with long-time head of school Rebecca Greenleaf-Clapp retiring…
TENANTS HARBOR — Parking will not be allowed at the Tenants Harbor public landing, Wednesday, Sept. 11 due to paving. There will also be no access to the boat ramp, according to the Town, in a…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Not often do passers-by stop on the sidewalk to admire a parked Toyota, but it happened twice with this car, thanks to the Crown’s rich, distinctive colors and svelte…
Dawn Place, MS, CMPE has been named senior director of practice operations for both Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital.
“Dawn is a proven leader and has been a…
TENANTS HARBOR (Sept. 5, 2024, 4:40 p.m.) — Parking is now available again at the Tenants Harbor public landing. Harbor Master Ryan Cline anticipates that one day towards the end of next…
