Cheeky Food Truck Park will host its Grand Opening Party on Wednesday, June 11, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at 139 Searsport Avenue, in Belfast, Maine.
This free community event will feature…
Dining Out
featuring local food trucks, ribbon-cutting
A Traditional Maine Baked Bean Supper will be held Thursday, June 12, at 5:30 p.m., at People’s United Methodist Church, 13 Chapel St., South…
Quarry Hill is offering a cider tasting and pairing event Thursday, May 22, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., at the Anderson Inn.
Small craft cideries have made a name for themselves among beer and…
PROSPECT — Prospect Community Center will be hosting its monthly bean supper on Saturday, May 10, from 4 to 6 p.m., at…
RSVP by Friday, May 9
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Coast Guard City Committee's Coast Guard Appreciation Dinner will be held Thursday, May 15, 2025, at the Elks Club, 210 Rankin Street, in Rockland.…
THOMASTON — On Thursday, May 8, from 5 to 7 p.m., the Annual Tip-A-Cop to benefit Special Olympics Maine will be held at Applebee’s in Thomaston…
WARREN — Warren Public Suppers will be held monthly through the summer at Second Congregational Church, 252 Main Street, Warren.
The suppers will be Thursdays, at 5:30 p…
Belfast Lions Club, with the help of the Belfast Area High School Peer Leader LEOs, recently hosted their annual Spring Brunch, this one featured the appearance of the…
Quilt Raffle, bake sale, seedling sale
BELFAST — The community is invited to a Free Community Tea Party on Sunday, April 27, from 1 to 4 p.m., at the Belfast Boat House.
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PROSPECT— Prospect Community Center will be hosting its monthly benefit supper, Saturday, April 12, from 4 to 6 p.m., at the Prospect Community Center dining room…
After almost a decade owned by Paul Coulombe, Boothbay Harbor’s Oceanside Golf Resort and Coastal Prime Restaurant is changing hands to Lafayette Hotels. The sale was finalized Dec. 27. Lafayette…
April 25–May 4, 2025
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"LONG OVERDUE WELCOME HOME"
CAMDEN — War Memorial Post 30, American Legion in Camden, will honor Vietnam War Veterans Day with a commemorative flag raising at 11:30 a.m., on Saturday, March 29, followed by a luncheon. The…
ROCKPORT — Rockville Community Chapel Potluck Supper will be held Saturday, April 26, 2025, from 5 - 6:30 p.m., at Rockport Masonic Hall, Main St., in Rockport.
Admission…
DAMARISCOTTA — In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, the Wells-Hussey Post 42 will host a Guiness Beef Stew Supper, Saturnday, March 15, beginning at 5 p.m., at the Post 42 Hall. Members of the…
TENANTS HARBOR — A Sit Down Corn Beef and Cabbage Supper and Traditional Irish Music will be held Saturday, March 15, at 5 p.m. until sold out, at the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Saint…
Camden and Rockport, March 15; Rockland and Thomaston, March 16
AIO Food and Energy Assistance is reestablishing Pies on Parade, a community-wide event that provides an opportunity for people to sample sweet and savory…
NORTHPORT— Spark Bagel, owned by Shawn Williams, is the latest addition in Northport for anyone looking for a sweet or savory breakfast treat.
The bagel shop recently opened to the public…
Serving up street tacos and signature brews
WATERVILLE—As downtown Waterville continues to grow as a vibrant part of Maine's creative economy, it now proudly welcomes a new craft brewery. Cushnoc Brewing Co. opened its second location…
APPLETON — The Souper Supper and Cake Auction fundraiser for the Appleton Library will be held Saturday, Feb 1, from 5 - 7 p.m., at the Appleton Village…
Just a stone's throw from the South End
ROCKLAND — Six friends, homebrewers themselves, launched their dream job last month. Taking over after Liberator Brewing Company closed, Shawn and Andrea Wilcox, Jill Mitchell, Brandon Allen, and…
Businesses across 15 Midcoast towns raised $28,000 for Maine domestic abuse survivors in July's Finding Our Voices second annual "Into the Light!” Foodie Festival.
…Harvest on the Harbor's 2024 Lobster Chef of the Year
That award-winning delicious bite created by Lori Mitchell/Boothbay Craft Brewery for Claw Down in June, taking both Judge's Choice and People's Choice awards, was awarded the People's Choice at…
The Spot finds a new home in Rockland
ROCKLAND—Locals now have another place to grab lunch or dinner, and "S" marks "The Spot."
The Spot
The Spot, owned and operated…
ROCKPORT — Camden Hills Regional High School students are hosting a fundraiser Tuesday, Nov. 12, from 4 - 8 p.m., at Flatbread Pizza, in Rockport. A percentage of every pizza sold (eat-in and…
BELFAST — The Belfast Yacht Club & Event Center will be the site of the United Midcoast Charities’ third annual summer celebration, Thursday, August 22, from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
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second annual “Into the Light!” Foodie Festival and raffle
Mango tacos, passion fruit cheesecake, curry noodle soup, and lemon cocktails are some of the ways 62 Midcoast eateries are incorporating the color yellow on their July menus in the second annual…
parking lot of the Country Inn is now a food truck court
ROCKPORT—You know what Maine can never see enough of? Great Mexican food.
Joe Simko, owner/chef of the new Taco Joe’s food truck, opened quietly last week in the parking lot of The Country…
working with Union Historical Society to find others descendants
UNION — Jemima Robbins was nineteen years old when her father moved her, her mother, and her younger siblings to the new settlement of Sterlingtown in 1774. It would be remote from the Revolution…
ROCKPORT – Rockport Harbor Hotel’s rooftop Atrium Restaurant was opened to the public with a Business After Hours event hosted by the…
For those coming back to Maine, here's what's new...
MIDCOAST—This year, we are consolidating our annual “Welcome back” article to acquaint those…
ROCKLAND — “After returning to resounding support from the Midcoast community last year, the Osprey Nest Café is warmed up and open for the 2024 season,” said Mid-Coast School of Technology,…
In business
CAMDEN — First Fig, a neighborhood wine shop and bar at 31 Elm Street, has opened for business, Wednesday through Saturday 12-7 p.m.
Tucked into a…
CAMDEN – Albatross is a new restaurant opening at 115 Elm Street in Camden, on the same property as the Cedar Crest Inn. Owners Maggie and Jeffrey Harris have a rich history in the food service…
ROCKLAND — Penobscot Bay Language School is kicking off the holiday season with a West African Cultural Dinner event on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, at 6 p.m. The dinner event will include authentic…
setting up a new sister school arrangement
ROCKLAND — Join PBLS staff and volunteers on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, at 6 p.m., for an authentic taste of Spain’s most celebrated dish – paella. The meal will include generous portions of this…
In business
ROCKPORT – The Blue Spoon Bistro, formerly of Portland, has relocated to 5 Country Inn Way in Rockport…
Creative farm-to-table casual fine dining and supper club
WARREN—“Creative.”
That’s Chef Derek Ronspies one-word descriptor of how The Black Goat approaches food.
“We always try to do something that’s not the norm, but some kind of play on…
Once 51 Main, it’s now a quirky homey pub with a vintage feel
LIBERTY—A casual bar and restaurant has come back to anchor the tiny town of Liberty once again. Isaiah Pottle and his older sister Amy Smith are Maine born and raised and are bringing their homey…
Goods, Mosaic, and Paper Plane
After the pandemic left a dearth of empty storefronts in Camden around 2022, as reported in our annual Welcome Back Snow Birds series, the town has gotten a shot in the arm with a number of new…
Oysthers Raw Bar & Bubbly opens in Bath
BATH—Captain Angus McGregor Crosby was a lobsterman since he was 14 on Georgetown Island before he died unexpectedly in 2021. His daughters, Lauren Crosby, 29, and Sadia Crosby, 28, each had her…
ROCKLAND — The Maine Lobster Festival takes place August 2-6, 2023, at Harbor Park in Rockland, and will once again be offering free admission every day to all visitors. …
Sunflour in Hope and The Place in Camden
MIDCOAST—Two micro-bakeries have quietly opened their doors this summer. Take a look at what they’re offering:
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‘Into the Light’ features yellow menu items in support of helping people escape from dangerous households
Midcoast Maine's finest chefs are bringing light to the state’s domestic abuse survivors in July with the Finding Our Voices "Into the Light!" foodie fiesta.
Forty-two restaurants,…
Get a taste of this pickled fiddlehead martini
BELFAST—If you like a dirty martini, you’re going to love Nautilus Seafood & Grill’s Pickled Fiddlehead Martini, only seasonally available, and harvested locally.
Nautilus Bar Manager…
Sterlingtown Public House opens its third eatery in four years
WASHINGTON—Just down the road from Union where Jillian Lary and Brian Fickett, owners of Sterlingtown Public House live and work, sits a roadside take-out called The Spot by Sterlingtown, the…
New businesses, new expansions, and the annual Summer Solstice street festival
ROCKLAND—No sooner had we pressed the “publish” button on the …
PLUS Take a road trip on the Midcoast Ice Cream Trail
LINCOLNVILLE—It’s been several years since Lincolnville Beach had an ice cream shop and this summer, The Sweet Retreat, part of The Lobster Pound, will be serving up Maine-made ice cream, sundaes…
For those coming back to Maine, here's what's new...
ROCKLAND—This is our annual “Welcome back” article to acquaint those who haven’t been around this winter to see what’s open, what’s closed, what's new, and what's happening. Here is your Rockland…
For a state that is 2,821.8 miles from Mexico, the quest for authentic (not Taco Bell) flavors for this Friday on Cinco de Mayo, depends on the establishment. Here are some places all around the…
