Medomak Valley High School announces the Magna and Cum Laude graduates for the 2024-25 academic year.
Magna:
Quinn Natale, Amber Pendleton,…
Life
Belfast Free Library’s Youth Summer Reading Program Level Up kicks off with environmental educators from Chewonki, Monday, June 30,…
Beginning June 27, meal kits will be available free of charge to students and families
AIO Food & Energy Assistance has launched its Friday Student Summer Meal Program. Meal kits will be available for pick up every Friday throughout the summer at four…
Waldoboro Lions Club was presented the eighth annual Coulombe Center Award for Innovation in a brief ceremony at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.
The Lions were nominated for…
A Repair Cafe will be held Saturday, June 21, from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., at the Waldo YMCA, in Belfast.
"Don’t live in the dark; we can fix your broken lamps," said Repair…
A bill signed into law late last month aims to increase pharmacy access in rural communities across Maine. L.D. 239 directs the Maine Board of Pharmacy …
Lois Skillings, RN, Health Center
BRUNSWICK — MaineHealth showcased its newly renovated behavioral health center on the MaineHealth Parkview Health Center campus at an official ribbon…
ROCKPORT — MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital welcomes Ashley Mychak, DPM, FACFAS, to its Podiatry team. Dr. Mychak specializes in the Lapiplast 3D Bunion Correction Procedure, a procedure that MHPBH…
Preparations for the 119th Camden High School Alumni Banquet which will be held Friday, August 8, at the Elks Lodge, 210 Rankin Street, Rockland, have begun with a meeting of the CHS Alumni…
ROCKPORT — To celebrate the opening of its new Cardiac Rehab gym, MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital will hold an open house for patients and…
A Look back
CAMDEN — Bob Josselyn, of Hope, was thumbing through the online listings of e-bay a few months ago, something he does periodically, with his notifications set to Camden, Maine. Whether coincidence…
'Whimsical Haven'
“We try to keep it simple and inviting rather than ‘perfect’ and overwhelming,” says Bruce Bryant of the garden he and Linda Hollis have crafted together since 1996.
On Saturday, June 21,…
willing to take on new, exciting, or tough challenges
Several Thomaston Grammar School students were recognized for the attribute of courage at a schoolwide assembly on June 2. The assembly also announced the month's Principal Award winner and…
The Rockport Garden Club will hold its June monthly meeting on Thursday, June 5, with Cindy Wright as the guest speaker, starting promptly at 1 p.m. The program will …
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo hospitals announce the launch of a secure and convenient medication take-back program on their campuses. Both hospitals have installed new take…
Wildfires in Canada send smoke into North East U.S.
Ground-level ozone concentrations are expected to reach the ‘Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups’ (USG) level according to Air Quality Meteorologists at the Maine Department of Environmental Protection…
On a rainy Tuesday morning in early May, Daphne Russell, a community paramedic with United Ambulance Service, knocks on the door of a home in Lewiston. She’s there, as she is each Tuesday, to…
Baccalaureate march through downtown Camden
CAMDEN — Here they come! The shout went up just as the Camden Hills Regional High School Class of 2025, lead by bagpiper Catherine Pearce and a Camden Police cruiser flashing a blue light,…
Gaelic Storm, a multi-national, Celtic juggernaut grows stronger with each live performance, and after two decades and over 2000 shows, they are a true force to be reckoned with. Music steeped…
Vose Library will hold a Plant and Bake Sale, Saturday, June 7, from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., at 329 Common Rd., Union, Maine.
Acoustic instrumental music has never been so beautifully represented as by Alison Brown. As one of the most multi-faceted minds on today’s roots music scene, every one of Alison’s endeavors…
people who age cheese and what it's like for humans to grow old
The Rockland Public Library and Bartlett Woods Retirement Community present a screening of Shelf Life from Executive Producer Robyn…
Four local support groups now meet monthly at Quarry Hill, having added a Caregivers Support Group in the spring of 2025.
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The event-filled 63rd Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days arrives in just three weeks! This year’s festival lands Sunday, June 22 continuing through Saturday, June 28.
The festival, originally…
ORONO — The University of Maine has…
Wonder Walks and Art Adventures from Cushing to Searsmont
Georges River Land Trust announces a slate of free outdoor youth programs this summer combining nature and art. These programs are held throughout the St. George River watershed, from Cushing to…
Household hazardous waste drop-off event is being held Saturday, June 7, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the Belfast Transfer Station, 32 Little River Drive.
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bring stuffed animals to the Stuffy Clinic for a check-up
Due to forecasted inclement weather this Saturday, June 7, the spring Farmers’ Market at MaineHealth Waldo Hospital has been postponed. The Farmers’ Market originally scheduled at…
Lawmakers have scrapped proposed increased staffing ratios for assisted living and residential care facilities, replacing the measure instead with reporting requirements and a stakeholder…
Environmental Education and Fun
On Friday, May 30, from 12 to 4 p.m., the Camden-Rockport Middle School, at 34 Knowlton St., in Camden, will host a free afternoon of learning and fun, open to…
pizza, music, and dancing
The 2025 Belfast Pride Parade will be immediately followed by a celebration in Heritage Park, rain or shine, Saturday, June 7. Belfast Area High School’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance Group (GSA)…
follow-up and in-the-field version of Fromer's talk at Rockport Library
John Fromer will lead an outdoor presentation on Efficient Garden Maintenance, Tuesday, …
Riley School, in Rockport, is an independent progressive school serving children age 2 through grade 8 on a bucolic, 21-acre campus and is accepting applications…
nourish the body and nervous system through rhythm and routine
Join Valerie Robinson for “Rooted in Rhythm: A Circadian Wellness Workshop,” Sunday, June 8, from 2:30 to 4 p.m., at Good Tern’s Hole In The Wall Bagels, 754 Main Street, Rockland. This is a…
Belfast Garden Club
On Saturday, June 14, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., textile artist Deborah Ketter will open her garden and studio to visitors as the first of nine Open Garden Days sponsored by the Belfast Garden…
WARREN — They stood there. Elbows and arms resting casually against the rail. A full minute past before it was realized that the ceremony was over, having tossed flowers off the Main Street bridge…
Dick Vermuelen will lead an outdoor demonstration on beekeeping,…
Dr. Gregory LeClair will lead a Vernal Pool Walk and Exploration, Tuesday, May 27, at 12 p.m., at Merryspring Nature Center.
Dr. LeClair is a…
PORTLAND — The John T. Gorman Foundation awarded 77 grants totaling $1.2 million to support nonprofits providing food, shelter, and other essential services to Mainers in need. Distributed through…
From Augusta
AUGUSTA — On Wednesday, May 21, Sen. Chip Curry, D-Waldo, joined legislators, first responders, and members of the public to commemorate EMS Week at the Maine EMS Memorial and Education Site…
Including students from Union, Waldoboro
From violinists to tubists, the state’s best of the best were honored and celebrated Thursday, May 22, 2025 at Bay Chamber Concerts & Music School.…
Friends of Sears Island (FOSI) and Coastal Mountains Land Trust (CMLT) invite the public to another Wednesday Waldo Walk. Each month, CMLT…
The public is invited to celebrate the official launch of Camden Seed Library on Saturday, June 7, from 3 - 4:30 p.m., in the Picker Room at Camden Public Library, with a…
The sputtered drone of a vacuum pump filled the former milking barn that now houses Kennebec Valley Community College’s heat pump lab. Instructor Dave Whittemore…
ROCKLAND — MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals will hold a community town hall, Monday, June 16, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., at the Rockland Public Library, located at 80 Union Street in Rockland.…
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — In observance of Memorial Day, MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals announce the following adjusted holiday hours:
The retail pharmacy at MaineHealth Pen Bay…
For hundreds of Midcoast children, the Penobscot Bay YMCA’s Summer Camp is more than just fun — it’s a lifeline. As one of the few affordable, all-day, full-week programs in Knox County, the…
THOMASTON — Families, neighbors, and friends are invited to gather on the Thomaston Green this summer for a new community event series: Second Sunday Picnics in the Park. The relaxed, family-…
Waldo County Technical Center (WCTC) honored its highest achieving students from the 2024 - 2025 school year on May 14, by inducting them into the National…
