The First Church in Belfast, UCC, will hold a Christmas Fair, November 15, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 8 Court Street. The fair includes silent auction…
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The next Repair Cafe will be held Saturday, Nov. 15, from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., at the Waldo YMCA in Belfast
This is a free event.
"Don’t live in the dark; we can fix your…
Governor Janet Mills has directed the Maine Department and Health and Human Services (DHHS) to issue full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in November…
NEWCASTLE — Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust announces a partnership with Mexicali Blues to develop a trail connecting Mexicali Blues' Route 1 headquarters to…
for the duration of the government shutdown
Beginning November 1 and for the duration of the government shutdown, anyone can show a SNAP card and receive one free small Medicine Wheel pizza at three American…
now through November 14
This November, Waldo County Technical Center (WCTC) is calling on its community to help ensure that no student goes hungry.
"With the recent end of SNAP benefits, many local families may…
The Winslow-Holbrook-Merritt American Legion Post No. 1 of Rockland will be holding its annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Tuesday, 11 November, at 11 a.m., the…
Each family is responsible for the cost of the trip, minus money earned from fundraisers
ROCKPORT — Camden Hills Regional High School students are holding a fundraiser on Veterans Day, November 11, from 4 to 8 p.m., at Flatbread Pizza in Rockport. The fundraiser supports students on a…
Harmony Standard wrote a tribute to…
The Rockport Garden Club will hold its’ November meeting on Thursday, November 6, with Jude Hsiang as the guest speaker, starting promptly at 1 p.m.
The program will highlight Jude’s…
As far as Kelly Smith is aware, there are no transgender athletes competing on sports teams in the Augusta school district. She’s running for the school board to help…
'Donations Help Make the Holidays a Little Sweeter'
The Rockport Public Library will be the drop-off site for a food drive in partnership with Camden Area Christian Food Pantry (CACFP). From Thursday, Nov. 6 through 24, the public is encouraged to…
Lincolnville Antique and Holiday Market will be held Saturday, Nov. 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Community Building located at 18 Searsmont Road, Rt. 173, in Lincolnville Center…
free and discounted programs
WinterKids is relaunching the WinterKids Passport, a program that connects Maine families to free and discounted winter activities across the state.
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Based in Weimar, Germany, the critically acclaimed Phaeton Piano Trio is currently touring the U.S. and has included a concert stop at the historic Opera House in…
School Board Seeks Community Input Through Survey, Listening Session
The Five Town Community School District (CSD) and…
Homeowners interested in ways to reduce energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions can learn more about approaches involving increased home electrification in upcoming presentations organized by…
registration required; benefitting Thomaston Inter-Church Fellowship Food Pantry
Thrive in Thomaston invites families to kick off the holiday season with a festive Breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Claus on Saturday, December 6, at the Thomaston Municipal Building, 13 Valley…
Bridge players, beginner to master, are invited to join a Belfast group who play every Wednesday and Friday, from 12 Noon to about 4 p.m., at the First Church, 5…
Maine schools, churches see growing interest in Turning Point USA after Charlie Kirk’s assassination
One idea seemed to be on everybody’s mind during the Cumberland County Republican Committee’s Friends of Charlie Kirk event on Oct. 21: revival.
Roughly 200…
sharing some history of the iconic Fedco catalogs
On Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, at noon, Fedco employees Elisabeth Benjamin and Emily Psenka will reveal a few company secrets when they speak to the Belfast Garden Club in the Abbott Room of Belfast…
ROCKPORT — The Camden Hills Regional High School National Honor Society invites all veterans and their families to attend its annual Veterans Day…
'the same design that went viral after Taylor wore it and sparked millions in giving'
With federal SNAP benefits in limbo and local food insecurity rising, United Midcoast Charities (UMC) has launched an Otter Shirt Auction to raise funds for its Urgent Needs Grant pool, helping…
BELFAST — Join the Belfast Free Library and the Wawenoc Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society for a family history “Show & Tell” program, Wednesday, Nov.…
The final of four presentations in the series, “Wasted Food: Challenges and Community Solutions”, will take place Saturday, November 8, from 10 a.m. to noon., at the at Nativity Lutheran…
welcoming donations at all branches
All First National Bank branches are collecting items for local food pantries throughout the month of November. If you would like to help, First National Bank welcomes donations to your local…
Midcoast Maine Green Burial, a local volunteer organization formed to promote the creation of a green burial cemetery in Knox, Waldo, or Lincoln County, will…
Maine’s shortage of affordable housing has led to calls to aggressively build new homes and apartments: up to 84,000 more by 2030, according to a 2023…
The Rockport Garden Club will hold its November meeting on Thursday, November 6, with Jude Hsiang as the guest speaker starting promptly at 1 p.m. The program will highlight Hsiang’s particular…
Region-wide rally to help vulnerable families if SNAP benefits end November 1
MIDCOAST—People are scared. That is the general message that directors and volunteers of local food pantries have been hearing since October 21, when the…
APPLETON — Frank Briggs was known as a quiet guy, a characteristic that may contribute to the reactions of surprise and amazement by those now seeing the large scale (or perhaps small scale)…
'We know there will be a surge this year given the rapidly changing federal safety net'
In response to the federal government announcement that SNAP benefit payments would be suspended for the month of November, …
1 in 10 children in Maine will experience the death of a parent or sibling by age 18
This November, in recognition of Children’s Grief Awareness Month, The Center for Grieving Children is joining with members of the …
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We are here to stay.
The town of Camden and Children’s House have entered into a lease that ensures that children will continue to learn, thrive and play at the yellow…
Supper to Celebrate Community, Connection, Collaboration
Community Plate, a statewide nonprofit dedicated to building community through shared meals and story telling, announced a partnership with Fostering Community Conversations in Rockland, to bring…
anticipating year-round recreational opportunities for a wide range of users, from walkers and strollers to wheelchair users and, eventually, mountain bikers
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust has opened a new 950-foot ADA-accessible trail at Castner Brook Community Forest in Damariscotta. Constructed this fall, the…
Maine, once a national competitor in student achievement, now sits at or below the national average for standardized test performance.
While scores nationwide…
Maine’s test scores on a national standardized test have taken a staggering tumble since the 2000s, when Maine was hailed as one of the higher-performing states in the…
Letters: Returning students begin registering for Spring and Summer 2026 courses October 27; open registration for everyone begins December 1
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Hundreds of prospective students and their families visited Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) on Saturday, Oct. 25, for the College’s annual Fall…
'Panelists responded with articulate, insightful honesty that helped students envision future'
The Five Town CSD hosted its second annual Student Leadership Forum October 15, welcoming 42 juniors and seniors from Camden Hills for a day of dialog, discovery and leadership development.
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the greatest gains driven by flexible, workforce-focused online programming
Maine’s public universities are experiencing greater enrollment growth this fall than …
The state’s largest driver of workforce development and research-informed innovation, the University of Maine System (UMS) also powers Maine’s economy through its…
Fall enrollment is up 3 percent at Maine’s community colleges, marking another historic high for the seven colleges.
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ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine’s largest and most activity-filled event of the year — Homecoming — returns Oct. 24–26.
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Can You Spot Waldo?
BELFAST — Our Town Belfast invites the public to explore Downtown to spot the Where’s Waldo dolls hiding in plain sight. Over the summer, one showed up sitting on top of the Opera House and…
Nov. 8
UNION — On Nov. 8, the Union Masonic Lodge will host a Hunters' Breakfast with Santa from 4 to 10 a.m., at 149 Sennebec Road in Union.
Santa will be there and available for picture time…
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, in conjunction with the Department of Health and Human Services’ Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC), is issuing a Do…
Oct. 25, 2025
The Drug Enforcement Administration, in collaboration with nearly 4,000 law enforcement partners across the country, will host the 29th National…
