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Repair Cafe goes indoors in new location, Nov. 20
Tue, 10/26/2021 - 6:30pm

BELFAST — Repair Cafe is moving out of the rain and snow and into the Y in Belfast, Saturday, Nov. 20, from 9 - 11 a.m. Masks are still required for Cafe events. “Bring us your broken lamps, vacuums, small electrical things, clothes with holes. Don’t throw it away – Let’s fix it!” said Repair Cafe, in a news release. You can sign up online or walk in. “We want to thank Belfast FiberArts for their generous hospitality for hosting us for so long,” said Repair Cafe.
State of Maine lays out action plan to beef up child protection services
Tue, 10/26/2021 - 3:45pm

In July, Maine’s Dept. of Health and Human Services appealed to the nonprofit Casey Family Programs to assist in the investigation of four child deaths that had occurred during the previous month. Following that announcement, the Department subsequently asked Casey to review a fifth death. The five children, who were all four years or younger, died from accidents or serious injuries. The deaths occurred on June 1 in Brewer, on June 6 in Old Town, on June 17 in Temple, on June 20 in Stockton...
oct. 28 school board agenda
RSU 13 set to renew superintendent’s contract
Tue, 10/26/2021 - 2:30pm

ROCKLAND — The agenda for the Regional School Unit 13 virtual special school board meeting Thursday, Oct. 28 has been set. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. and will begin with an executive session. Meetings can be viewed on Vimeo and YouTube . Participants can also join via Zoom with Meeting ID: 825 9443 9669 and passcode: 5962000. Executive Session 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Declaration of a Quorum 4. Executive...
Lincolnville school committee to vote on roofing loan application
Mon, 10/25/2021 - 10:45pm

LINCOLNVILLE — The school committee for Lincolnville Central School will hold a special meeting Wednesday, Oct. 27 for a loan application. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the school. Masks will be required of those in attendance. A livestream option will also be available: https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/86743730875 Agenda 1. Call to order 2. Public Comment 3. Vote to approve application for loan for roofing repairs and upkeep. 4. Adjournment
temporary changes
PBMC adjusts Lab hours, effective Nov. 1, 2021
Mon, 10/25/2021 - 4:30pm

ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) will adjust its outpatient lab services schedule, effective Monday, November 1, 2021. The PBMC lab will be open from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. The lab is closed on Sundays. The changes are temporary and will not impact inpatient care. PBMC expects to return to expanded hours of operation as soon as possible. For more information about PBMC lab services, please visit https://www.mainehealth.org/Pen-...
Union 69 moves district offices from Hope to Lincolnville
Mon, 10/25/2021 - 2:30pm

LINCOLNVILLE — The main office for School Union 69, housing the Superintendent’s Office and the special education office, has moved from its current location on Camden Road in Hope to a building on Atlantic Highway in Lincolnville, formerly home to Lincolnville Family Dentistry. Union 69 is the school district for Appleton, Hope and Lincolnville schools. Members of the joint Union 69 school committees discussed potential options for where to host the offices as the five-year lease for the Hope...
meeting now to be held virtually
Appleton school committee to vote on updated emergency management plan
Mon, 10/25/2021 - 2:30pm

APPLETON — The school committee for the Appleton Village School will hold its next committee meeting Monday, Oct. 25. The meeting will be held at 5 p.m. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the meeting will now be held via Zoom, it was announced Monday afternoon: https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/83932175690 Agenda 1. Call to order 2. Public Comment 3. Adjustments to the agenda 4. Signing of the Warrants 5. Accept the minutes of the September 27 regular meeting minutes and revised...
“The Last Waltz”
Sun, 10/24/2021 - 8:30pm
Friday, Nov. 19 It's the weekend before Thanksgiving - and we all still have loads to be thankful for. Come on out tonight and hear Bob Colwell and friends bring you The Band's Last Waltz. Bar opens at 6:30 p.m. Doors for seating open at 7 p.m. for the 7:30 p.m. show. Advance discount tix $15, available only from the box office at 207-633-5159. Open Wednesday – Friday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Regular tickets $20, online and day of show. All audience members must be fully vaccinated or have a negative...
Opera House: The Boneheads
Sun, 10/24/2021 - 8:15pm
Saturday, Nov. 13 Some of Maine's favorite musicians, playing everyone's favorite music tonight at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. Come dance the night away with some of Maine’s favorite - and fun - musicians starting at 7:30 p.m. Historic upstairs bar opens at 6:30. Doors open at 7. Advance discount ticket $15, available only from the box office at 207-633-5159. Open Wednesday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Regular tickets $20, online and day of show. All audience members must be fully...
Chris Toy to prepare, share Wonton soup recipe during Vose Virtual Wednesdays
Sun, 10/24/2021 - 4:45pm

Vose Library’s patrons and friends are invited to the Vose or Virtual Wednesday series, Wednesday, November 10, 2021, at 7 p.m., via Zoom, to hear from Chris Toy. Toy will share his Wonton Soup recipe as he prepares it during the Zoom talk. Toy has been teaching cooking for over 40 years. A retired teacher, principal, and international educational consultant, Toy learned Asian cooking in his family’s home and restaurant kitchens. As an adult he has explored and become skilled at creating...
Agenda set for RSU 71 board meeting Oct. 25
Sun, 10/24/2021 - 12:30pm

BELFAST — The agenda for the upcoming Regional School Unit 71 board meeting has been set. The meeting will be held Monday, Oct. 25 at 5:30 p.m. The public is invited to join via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gvzME9UOSyaeSeDVMUB0Mw AGENDA I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER II. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA III. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES 3.1 Minutes from Regular Board Meeting - October 12 (vote) IV. COMMITTEE REPORTS 4.1 Finance Committee 4.2 Long Range Planning Committee 4...
Agenda set for RSU 20 board meeting Oct. 26
Sun, 10/24/2021 - 9:30am

SEARSPORT — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 20 school board meeting has been set. The meeting will be held Tuesday, Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the SDMHS cafetorium. Livestreaming will be available. AGENDA 1. Call to order 2. Adjustments 3. Accept agenda 4. Recognitions 5. Consideration of Oct. 12 minutes 6. Consent Agenda: Finance committee meeting minutes - Oct. 12 7. Presentations 8. Public participation 9. Superintendent’s report 10. Committee reports 11. Old...
Great Pumpkin Roll, costumes, trick or treating, pancake and pizza fundraisers
Final Sunday Chairlift Rides will celebrate Halloween
Sat, 10/23/2021 - 10:30am
CAMDEN — Drag yourselves over to the Camden Snow Bowl for a spooky twist on Fall Foliage Chairlift Rides on Sunday, Oct. 31, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Children 17 and under wearing a costume ride the chairlift for free, adults are $10 each. Trick or treat for candy while spooky sounds and music fill the air. The Great Pumpkin Roll returns to Ragged Mountain for Halloween, where the first costumed child who hits the witch’s broom at the bottom of the hill wins a Snow Bowl Season Pass. There will...
From Augusta
Maine CDC investigates salmonella outbreak linked to Deer Isle crabmeat distributor
Fri, 10/22/2021 - 7:00pm

AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating five cases of Salmonellosis associated with eating crabmeat from Hardie’s Crabmeat in Deer Isle. The cases include four Maine residents and one New Hampshire resident. Two individuals required hospitalization. An investigation by Maine CDC and the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry (DACF) found that the crabmeat was most likely contaminated during preparation and packaging, according to an...
More than 70% of all Mainers, nearly 80% of eligible Mainers fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Fri, 10/22/2021 - 5:45pm

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Friday more than 70 percent of all Maine residents, accounting for children under 12 who are not yet eligible for a vaccine, are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, achieving another vaccination milestone. Maine is the fourth state in the nation to achieve the milestone. Further, nearly 80 percent (79.4) of Maine residents eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine (ages 12+) are fully vaccinated. “I applaud the more than 70 percent of Maine people who have...
three saturdays
Take A Turn: Request for trail work volunteers at Camden Snow Bowl
Fri, 10/22/2021 - 4:45pm

CAMDEN — The Midcoast Maine Chapter of the New England Mountain Bike Association (MCNEMBA) is asking mountain bikers and other trail enthusiasts to help with some trail improvement days this fall. Saturday, October 30 and Saturday, November 6, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Trail work rebuilding several trail corners. Meet by the toboggan chute parking area and hike or ride up to the trail work zone. Tools will be available. Saturday, November 13: Rebuilding wooden drops. Meet at 8:30 a.m., in the...
October VPA Student of the Month plays lead role in Spamalot
Fri, 10/22/2021 - 2:15pm

ROCKPORT — “Congratulations to Audrey Leavitt, chosen as the CHRHS Visual and Performing Arts Student of the Month for October 2021,” said Camden Hills Regional High School’s Visual and Performing Arts program, in a news release. At Camden Hills, Audrey is a musical leader and team player. Her dedication and discipline both inside the classroom and during after school activities is exemplary. Audrey is an inspired musician. Over the years music has played a substantial role in Audrey’s life...
‘Access for All?’ with Kiley Daley
Mitchell Center talk: water insecurity and impacts on health, Nov. 1
Fri, 10/22/2021 - 1:30pm
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk about water insecurity and health in the U.S. and Canada, including the effects in rural and Indigenous communities, Monday, Nov. 1, from 3 - 4 p.m. Water insecurity is broadly defined as the lack of adequate and safe water to sustain a healthy and productive life. It is an important concern, even in high-income countries, that is shaped by interconnected natural and human...
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Trad Trio Hanneke Cassel on stage
Fri, 10/22/2021 - 10:00am

Effervescent and engaging, Boston-based fiddler Hanneke Cassel’s fiddle music fuses influences from the Isle of Skye and Cape Breton with Americana grooves and musical innovations. On Friday, Nov. 5, Hanneke Cassel and her trio arrive in Boothbay Harbor to perform at the Opera House at 7:30 p.m. Cassel has performed and traveled across North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. Hanneke’s music is a blend of the contemporary and traditional, described by the Boston Globe as “exuberant and...
Here’s how many school staffers are vaccinated at your child’s school
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 11:30pm

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with the Maine Department of Education (DOE), updated its COVID-19 vaccination rates for school staff. 79.7 percent of Maine school staff statewide were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Oct. 20, while 70.7 of central operations staff were fully vaccinated. DHHS and DOE will post updated school staff vaccination rates monthly by the middle of each month. The rates include school staff who were fully vaccinated as...
Estimated number of vaccinated students in area school districts increases
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 11:00pm

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated the estimated COVID-19 vaccination rate of students in each school administrative unit. With the data release, the Maine CDC continues to urge all eligible individuals in Maine to receive the Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services and Maine Department of Education estimated the rate of COVID-19 vaccination for youth ages 12-18 by SAU as part of a comprehensive plan to support vaccination of school...
rest, reflect, and let go — with a little bit of ‘eerie’ thrown in
Spooky Sound Bath in Camden Amphitheatre, Oct. 30
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 1:15pm

CAMDEN — On Saturday, October 30, at 6 p.m., the Camden Public Library hosts musical instrument creator and sound therapist Jim Doble in the Amphitheatre for the final community sound bath of the season. This program will occur in the dark and incorporate spooky sounds. Doble says, in a news release: “Come enjoy a special nighttime inner journey with the meditative sounds of gongs and chimes. This will be a sonic meditation, a timeless moment to rest, reflect, and let go — with a little bit of...
Coastal Children’s Museum hosts Monster Mash at the Museum, Oct. 30
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 1:00pm
ROCKLAND — The Coastal Children’s Museum invites you to have a spook-tacular time at the Monster Mash. The event will be held Saturday, October 30, from 4 to 6 p.m. There will be spooky crafts, music, monster activities, a mad science lab, and more. Costumes are encouraged at this event. Everyone who wears a costume will be entered into a raffle for free passes to the museum. Regular admission is $8, members admission is $6. The museum will be closing at 2 p.m. in preparation for the event. A...
food, music, games, hands-on workshops, speaker panel
Hatchery program at CHRHS to host community event, Oct. 23
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 7:00am

ROCKPORT — Camden Hills Regional High School students of the Hatchery program are hosting a community event at the school this Saturday, October 23. The theme of the event is Radical Reuse. Students have been practicing radical reuse at The Hatchery Workshop all semester: all materials (mostly lumber) that have been used for projects thus far have been diverted from the landfill, according to the Danny Salomon, the new Hatchery coordinator, in a news release. The class deconstructed pallets to...
‘The exhaustion is palpable’
As COVID-19 grinds on, stress piles up for public health workers
Tue, 10/19/2021 - 8:00pm

Charles Mugabe stopped keeping track of his work hours during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the pace was relentless. He opened his computer as soon as he awoke around 7 a.m., and often worked until 11 p.m., seven days a week. Mugabe, the COVID-19 project manager for Catholic Charities of Maine, said the work has been physically, mentally and emotionally exhausting. But as a public health worker, he said it’s his “obligation” to think of others before himself. This story was...
Diving in
Belfast Area High School Marine Studies students participate in discovery scuba experience
Tue, 10/19/2021 - 1:00pm

BELFAST — Some Belfast Area High School students in the Marine Studies class recently participated in a discovery scuba experience at the school pool. Coordinated by Marine Studies teachers Dave Thomas, Lisa White and Chip Lagerbom, students were able to experience breathing underwater and learn about the sport, its safety and its equipment. Aqua Diving Academy of Portland traveled to the school and provided equipment and supervision with professional instructors. “Such an experience may prompt...
Halloween celebration with Trunk-or-Treat at Stockton Springs library, Oct. 30
Tue, 10/19/2021 - 12:45pm
STOCKTON SPRINGS — Stockton Springs Community Library (SSCL) will host a Halloween celebration for children of all ages on Saturday, October 30, from 10 until 11:30 a.m., outdoors on the library grounds. The Halloween party will include a costume parade, a story, snacks, and trunk-or-treating in the town office parking lot, next to the library. There will be prizes awarded for best costumes in different categories. The event is free and open to all. SSCL is an all volunteer library located...
Agenda set for Appleton school committee meeting
Mon, 10/18/2021 - 10:30pm

APPLETON — The school committee agenda for the next Appleton Village School meeting has been established. The meeting will be held Monday, Oct. 25 at 5 p.m. at the school. Masks will be required of those in attendance. Agenda 1. Call to order 2. Public Comment 3. Adjustments to the agenda 4. Signing of the Warrants 5. Accept the minutes of the September 27 regular meeting minutes and revised August 17 minutes. 6. Snow plow bids: review and vote. 7. Presentation and approval of...
decorated Car trunks
Trunks for Treats at Aldersgate United Methodist Church
Mon, 10/18/2021 - 6:00pm

ROCKLAND — Aldersgate United Methodist Church, on Route 17, across from Lake Chickawaukie, will be hosting its annual Trunks for Treats program for children (birth through 6th grade) on Sunday, October 31, from 4 - 6 pm. “Everyone is invited to come in costume! (adults too)” said the Church, in a news release. This year, all activities will be outside. Please wear a mask (non costume) to observe Covid-safety. Car trunks will be decorated and open for Trick or...Trunking? This is a free event.
Owl’s Head Garden Club
Herring Gut Learning Center director to share post pandemic plans
Mon, 10/18/2021 - 5:45pm
OWLS HEAD — The Owl’s Head Garden Club will meet on Wednesday, November 3, at 1 p.m., at the Community Building, 224 Ash Point Drive, Owl’s Head. Tom Mullin, recently appointed executive director of the Herring Gut Learning Center located in Port Clyde, will speak about the Center and its post pandemic plans. He will be sharing the story of the Learning Center as it approaches its 25th anniversary and how it is emerging from the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mullin came to the Herring...
Free dental hygiene services for veterans at Bangor dental program
Mon, 10/18/2021 - 1:15pm

BANGOR — There is still time for qualifying veterans to take advantage of a free preventative dental hygiene services at UMA-Bangor Dental Hygiene Clinic, according to the University of Maine at Augusta, in a news release. However, this program ends December 9. The Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services (MBVS) and eight participating clinics, including the UMA Dental Hygiene Clinic in Bangor, are providing dental hygiene services to veterans unable to afford preventive dental care. The Maine...
Hope school committee to hold special meeting Oct. 19
Mon, 10/18/2021 - 9:00am

HOPE — The school committee for Hope Elementary School will be holding a special committee meeting Tuesday, Oct. 19. The meeting was announced Monday morning and will be held virtually at 5 p.m. over Zoom. To participate: https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/85170558614 Agenda 1. Call to Order 2. Public Comment 3. Review and vote regarding snow plow bids. 4. Vote: holding School Board meetings on the third Tuesday of the month this year. 5. Adjournment
Agenda set for SAD 28 board meeting Oct. 20
Sun, 10/17/2021 - 1:00pm

CAMDEN — The agenda for the next SAD 28 school board meeting has been set. The meeting will be held Wednesday, Oct. 20 in the Bisbee Theater at Camden-Rockport Middle School at 7 p.m. This meeting will be livestreamed: https://youtu.be/L5LYiJ1ieN0 AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Adjustments to the Agenda 3. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda 4. Minutes a. Approval of the September 8 Emergency Joint Board Meeting Minutes b. Approval of the September 15 Regular Board Meeting...
Agenda set for RSU 40 board meeting Oct. 21
Sun, 10/17/2021 - 11:30am
UNION — The agenda for the upcoming Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting Thursday, Oct. 21 has been set. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the district’s central office. Livestreaming is also available for the meeting: meet.google.com/onj-jzby-mnf Agenda I. Call to Order A. Pledge of Allegiance B. Declaration of Quorum C. Note Absences D. Additions/Adjustments to the Agenda II. Consent Agenda – Approve Minutes of October 7 III. Superintendent and/or Chair Reports A...
Trunk or Treat in South Thomaston
Sun, 10/17/2021 - 10:30am
SOUTH THOMASTON — Peoples United Methodist Church will host a Trunk or Treat, Sunday, October 31, 2021, from 4 - 5:30 p.m. at the Church. The event will be held outside and COVID protocols will be followed. “Come join us for a frighteningly good time as we celebrate with families around our community!” said PUMC, in a news release. Peoples United Methodist Church is located on Chapel Street, in South Thomaston.
2021 Millerite hike to Maidens Cliff, Oct. 22
Sun, 10/17/2021 - 10:30am

LINCOLNVILLE — “Well can you believe it? Another year has slipped by, and this coming Friday, Oct. 22, weather permitting, we will meet at the end of Maiden Cliff Road off Youngtown Road for another hike to the top of Millerite Cliffs,” said Rosey Gerry, in a news release. “I think this is the thirty year mark for me leading this annual hike, I know we may have missed a couple years because of rain,’ he said. On Oct. 22, 1844 a lot of Lincolnville and Camden residents hiked or rode their wagons...
Oct. 21 school board agenda
RSU 13 board poised to renew superintendent’s contract
Sat, 10/16/2021 - 2:30pm

ROCKLAND — The agenda for the special Regional School Unit 13 school board meeting Thursday, Oct. 21 has been set. The meeting will be held in-person at the South School at 6:30 p.m. Meetings can be viewed on Vimeo and YouTube . Executive Session 1. Call to Order and Declaration of a Quorum 2. Executive Session A. To enter Executive Session to discuss negotiations pursuant to 1 MRSA § 405(6)(D) B. To enter Executive Session to discuss a...
How ‘green’ is Maine? Recycling data so incomplete, state experts don’t have clear picture
Sat, 10/16/2021 - 10:30am

In more than 30 years, Maine has never reached its goal of recycling 50 percent of the state’s solid waste. Even figuring out how much progress it’s making — and how state agencies might help municipalities with recycling programs — has been tough. “We’re going backwards,” state Rep. Nicole Grohoski (D-Ellsworth) told a virtual audience last spring during an event hosted by the Natural Resources Council of Maine. “Our recycling is estimated to be more like 36 percent, but we don’t really have...
a ‘simulated future that is warmer and wetter’ with ‘cascading ramifications’
UMaine asst. professor develops simulated climate future of Galápagos as conservation guide
Sat, 10/16/2021 - 9:15am

ORONO — Protecting the Galápagos Islands — sometimes referred to as an evolution showcase and a living museum — is a priority for Noah Charney. “The Galápagos are a global treasure,” says Charney about the 19-island volcanic archipelago that’s home to giant tortoises, finches, marine iguanas, flightless cormorants, huge cacti, land snails, mockingbirds, corals, sharks, penguins, sea lions, iguanas and seabirds. In 1978, the Galapagos were designated a United Nations Educational, Scientific and...
Engagement announcement: James Clark and Levern Kelley
Fri, 10/15/2021 - 4:30pm

James Clark and Levern Kelley have announced their wedding engagement. The couple got engaged on October 2, 2021 in Boothbay Harbor on the walking bridge. The couple are planning to be married in October of 2022.
build mechanical claw and telescope, study night sky, learn cybersecurity and decoding
UMaine Extension 4-H launches space challenge, Nov. 15
Fri, 10/15/2021 - 1:30pm
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is participating in the 2021 National 4-H STEM Challenge with a new four-session club. “ 4-H Galactic Quest ” will meet virtually, Nov. 15, 22, 29 and Dec. 6., from 4 - 5 p.m. Designed by Clemson University, the hands-on challenge focuses on space exploration, including the history of humans in space, the technology and resources needed for missions and the obstacles humans encounter in orbit. Participants will build their own telescope, study the...
Be safe, Pay attention to the laws
National Bus Safety Week, October 18 -22
Thu, 10/14/2021 - 7:15pm

CAMDEN – Camden Rockport Schools and the Five Town Community School District will participate in National Bus Safety Week, October 18 -22. Held during the third full week of October each year, National School Bus Safety Week is an active public education program designed to promote school bus safety. “We want parents, students, teachers, drivers, and all motorists to be aware of school bus safety,” said Maria Libby, Superintendent of Camden Rockport Schools and Five Town CSD, in a news release...
50 BAHS students in quarantine
With COVID outbreak, Belfast Area High School goes remote, cancels extracurricular activities
Wed, 10/13/2021 - 7:15pm

BELFAST — The Belfast Area High School finished its day, Oct. 13, in person, but all practices and competitions have been suspended through Friday. “Due to the increasing number of positive coronavirus cases at BAHS, we will need to go remote for two days, Thursday, October 14, and Friday, October 15,” said Superintendent Mary Alice McLean, in a Wednesday announcement. “Therefore, all athletic and extra-curricular activities are postponed through Friday.” McLean said that 13 positive cases of...
UMaine study: Fewer frogs died by vehicles in the outset of the pandemic
Wed, 10/13/2021 - 6:15pm

ORONO — Fewer frogs died from vehicle collisions in spring 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began, than during the season in other recent years, according to a new study led by a University of Maine graduate student and community science project coordinator. Vehicles kill many adult frogs, salamanders and other amphibians that cross roadways, particularly during their spring migrations. When traffic levels plummeted during the initial months of the pandemic, Greg LeClair decided to investigate...
extended hours, a Buy it Now sale, and FREE entry
Trekkers’ 10th Annual Community Auction
Wed, 10/13/2021 - 5:45pm

ROCKLAND — “Trekkers invites you to mark your calendars, get your shopping shoes on, and join them for a great Community Auction Fundraiser,” said Trekkers, in a news release. Now in its tenth year, this event helps students fundraise towards their annual dues and support programs for local 7th - 12th grade students. This year, there are a few changes: it will take place at the Rockland Elks Club for the very first time. There will also be extended hours, a Buy it Now sale, and FREE entry (no...
costumes, games, story time
Camden Public Library Spooktacular and Pumpkin Palooza
Wed, 10/13/2021 - 1:00pm

CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library invites the community to come to the Amphitheatre in Halloween costumes on Thursday, October 28, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., for the library's annual "Spooktacular and Pumpkin Palooza." The event will include outdoor games, activities, and a special story with children's librarian Miss Amy. Bring your carved jack-o-lantern to light up as part of a community display on the Amphitheatre steps at 6:45 pm. Plan to bring your pumpkin home afterward.
Six-week meditation class starts Oct. 26
Wed, 10/13/2021 - 1:00pm

On Tuesday, October 26, The Dancing Elephant will launch a 6-week meditation class, “Discovering the Heart Sutra,” via Zoom. The course is co-facilitated by Rachel Nixon and Kendra Arey, and it is open to the community by donation. Registration is required to receive Zoom link. This class is an invitation to explore one of Buddhism's most well-known teachings, the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra. This sutra, which is more than 2,500 years old, is recited by millions of Buddhist practitioners every...
‘I am ultimately here to teach you how to become your own life coach’
Dominique K. Woodward ready to help Mainers create ‘empowering’ plan to live their best life
Tue, 10/12/2021 - 7:30pm

THOMASTON — After coming to partaking in a personal healing journey and identifying her primary purpose in life, Thomaston resident Dominique K. Woodward has established a life coaching business, Dominique K. Woodward LLC, to help Mainers conquer what may be troubling them whether it be related to health and fitness, mindsets, post-traumatic growth or any other life issue. “I was always curious about why people do the things they do and say the things they say,” Woodward said, in an interview...
teens helped pull in a sailboat while still in costume
A walk in the cemetery with I Know ME
Tue, 10/12/2021 - 2:15pm

BELFAST — On Saturday, October 2, six youth from three I Know ME cohorts, led by AmeriCorps member Jack Deslippe, collaborated with the Belfast Historical Society and the Grove Cemetery Association to interpret the lives of luminaries from Belfast’s past. Five members and staff interpreted the lives of Colonial era residents. Two cohort members and a community volunteer interpreted Civil War era residents. Two cohort members interpreted late 19th century personalities including one who held...
effective Monday, October 11
Pen Bay Medical Center, Waldo County General Hospital visitation restrictions updated Oct. 11
Mon, 10/11/2021 - 3:30pm

ROCKPORT and BELFAST— In order to continue providing the safest care environment, while addressing the supportive needs of patients, Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital will update their visitor policies, effective Monday, October 11. Visitation will be limited to: Hospital Inpatient Areas :  Pediatrics : Two parents/guardians allowed in all areas, provided space is sufficient to achieve compliance with social distancing.  ...

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