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Sandy Oliver. (Photo courtesy First Fig)

CAMDEN — For eighteen years, Sandy Oliver sent a weekly recipe to the Bangor Daily News for her column called Taste Buds. To come up with over 900 recipes during that time, she turned to cooks…

Food in every seat. Help for every family.
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ROCKLAND — On Monday, January 20, 2025 AIO Food and Energy Assistance will host its fifth Fill The Strand food and funds drive to benefit…

Love on a Leash
MaineHealth Waldo Hospital’s new pet therapy dog Jamison, with handler Mary Anne Riley, ready to greet patients inside the hospital. (Photo courtesy MaineHealth)

BELFAST — MaineHealth Waldo Hospital (MHWH) welcomes pet therapy dog Jamison and his handler, Mary Anne Riley, to its roster of volunteers, bringing the total number of pet therapy duos who offer…

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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Virtual Learning is kicking off 2025 with two opportunities in January, a series on climate civic action and a…

Senior College students learn about gardening. (Photo by Senior College member Deb Douthart)

Belfast Senior College is offering a 2025 Winterim semester. Classes on a variety of topics begin on January 20 and will be presented in multiple downtown Belfast venues and via Zoom. Belfast…

Camden Winterfest 2025
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CAMDEN — Join Sundog Outdoor Leadership Initiative on Saturday, January 25, at 10:30 a.m., as they host their 7th annual Polar Plunge fundraiser as part of Camden…

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In 2023 the Maine Department of Education received 

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BELFAST — Coyote Moon will hold a holiday food drive to benefit the Belfast Area Soup Kitchen. The initiative aims to support the community by collecting non-perishable…

Carnegie Medal. (Photo courtesy Carnegie Hero Fund Commission)

HOPE — A 13-year-old girl and her 12-year-old sister were playing on a large, algae-covered rock next to the St. George River in…

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The Five Town CSD Adult Education program is offering classes beginning the first week of January at Camden Hills Regional High School in Rockport.

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ROCKPORT — Nativity Lutheran Church in Rockport will hold its Christmas Eve worship service Tuesday, Dec. 24 at 5:30 p.m. All…

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BELFAST — St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, 95 Court St., Belfast, will hold the following holiday services for December 2024:

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escorted by the annual parade of fire trucks
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WALDOBORO — Santa will come to Waldoboro, Sunday evening, December 22, at 6 p.m. He will be escorted by the annual parade of fire trucks from the Waldoboro Fire Station to the…

Jan. 25 animal tracking walk
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ROCKPORT – On Saturday, January 25, Maine Coast Heritage Trust invites all ages to join steward and naturalist Kirk Gentalen for a lively morning outdoors from 9:30 a.m. to noon and discover some…

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Coastal Senior College, serving midcoast Maine from Wiscasset to Camden, opened registration on December 10 for its nine winter courses set to begin the week of January 13.

Three of the…

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Belfast Marine Institute students in Genna Black and Chip Lagerbom's Marine Studies class at Belfast Area High School recently navigated their way around Penobscot Bay using nautical charts…

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ROCKLAND — An Emergency Warming Center at the Flanagan Center (aka The Rec Center) in Rockland will be available tonight, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, starting at 8 p.m. and…

Ornamental Herb Garden in Appleton. (Photo courtesy Merryspring Nature Center)

John Fromer will lead the first online presentation of the new year called, Ornamental Herb Garden Design, Tuesday,…

Holiday season overload? Take a Killer Road Trip
Past Gardens Aglow. Photo courtesy Mike Leonard

For many, the Christmas season is a month to look forward to, but for others, "holiday overload" is real. Between the stress and exhaustion of social commitments, shopping, decorating, and cooking…

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John Doyle and Mick McAuley. Opera House. Dec. 20. Got tickets?  Courtesy of the venue

Together, John Doyle and Mick McAuley have created a stunning collection of familiar carols, new original music and traditional tunes for this Christmas season. "This Christmas Time" is a musical…

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BELFAST — A "Photos with Santa" event will take place Saturday, Dec. 14, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., at Tractor Supply, in Belfast. This event is open to the public and will take place at 43…

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ROCKPORT — On New Year’s Day, ring in the new year at Beech Hill Preserve. Festivities will take place from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

"Enjoy hot chocolate,…

Clean-up volunteers unload trash collected from along the shoreline of the Damariscotta River on November 1, 2024. (Photo courtesy

DAMARISCOTT — On Friday, November 1, 2024, staff and volunteers from over a dozen local businesses and organizations took time off from work for an annual fall…

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CAMDEN — CamdenCAN (Climate Action Now), in partnership with the Camden Public Library, hosts a Camden Talks Climate event Thursday, Dec. 12, at 6:30 p.m. The…

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This winter, Coastal Senior College, which offers lifelong learners enrichment through courses and other activities in Lincoln and Knox counties, will hold classes and activities across a wide…

The Longest Night
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ROCKLAND — The First Universalist Church in Rockland will hold a Blue Christmas Service on Wednesday, Dec. 18, at 6 p.m.

A Blue Christmas Service, also known as The…

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Two of the three agencies in the state that pair people with in-home nursing care are no longer accepting new clients who are approved for services under the Section 96…

Money to repair high school siding, replace windows, install new HVAC system, lay artificial turf over Don Palmer Field
Camden Select Board meeting, Dec. 5, 2024

CAMDEN — A request from the Five…

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BELFAST — Join Coastal Mountains Land Trust and Otter Trails homeschool group for a festive luminary walk along the trails of Head of Tide Preserve in Belfast, on…

All caregivers of eligible infants and children are encouraged to enroll, including non-birthing parents, grandparents, foster parents, and more
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BELFAST — MaineHealth Waldo Hospital and Midcoast Maine Community Action (MMCA) have announced a new partnership that will bring a Women, Infants, and…

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Cake and Community. (Photo courtesy First Congregational Church of Camden)

CAMDEN — With the new year on the horizon, members, friends, and staff of the First Congregational Church of Camden are ushering in a second season of weekly lunchtime gatherings called Cake and…

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The Dec. 7, 2024  Rhythm Sanctuary at First Church Belfast has been cancelled. Another session is being offered…

Carla Warren's "Christmas Train Station" voted Most Spectacular in 2023. Peter Southwick photo

Boothbay Harbor’s holiday traditions abound, including the annual Gingerbread Spectacular coming to the historic Opera House Dec. 13-15.

For the past 18 years…

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BROOKS — The next Waldo County Humane Society Rabies Vaccination Clinic is planned for Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9-11 a.m., at the Brooks Volunteer Fire Department (19…

WCTC’s Carpentry students Christian Moody and Josiah Miller from Mount View, and Jacob Bragdon from Searsport, show off the shelving they built for the school's new and expanded clothing closet. (Photo courtesy Waldo County Technical Center)

WALDO — For the past six years, students at Waldo County Technical Center (WCTC) have left for their winter break armed with warm clothes and a little extra food…

Friends and Family of TGS wreath fundraiser top sales students: Katie Davis, Caleb Stinson, Levi Saroka, Avery Moore, Ryman Ames-Allan, Alyce Hare.

THOMASTON — Several students at Thomaston Grammar School were recognized for responsibly at a school-wide assembly on December 2nd. Students receiving the Responsibility Award were: Mattie Stenger…

Church asks court to halt real estate negotiations with Waldo CAP
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BELFAST — On Dec. 2, UMaine…

Wreaths Across America travels through Camden on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)

Wreaths Across America convoy will not be coming through the Midcoast this year, but residents who are willing to hop into their cars can…

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ROCKLAND — To the delight of many, a friendly Grinch appeared several times, in several forms, during the 2024 Festival of Lights Parade in Rockland, Saturday, Nov. 30. 

Parade spectators…

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CAMDEN — The First Congregational Church of Camden will host several festive events during ‘Christmas by the Sea’ weekend in Camden, December 6-8, 2024.

On Friday, December 6, at 12 noon, ‘…

GO Logic CEO Alan Gibson describes window construction to tour participants. (Photo courtesy Martha Laitin)

BELFAST — Due to high demand, Belfast Senior College is hosting its third tour of the new GO Logic carpentry shop in Belfast.

Join the tour on Tuesday, Dec. 17, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., at 52…

The Liberty shelf. (Photo courtesy MaineHealth Waldo Hospital)

LIBERTY — As part of its efforts to help those experiencing food insecurity, MaineHealth Waldo Hospital has added a new self-service pantry shelf in its MaineHealth…

"When an idea fills you with hope, helps you heal, and gives you purpose, take that path with all your heart"
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BANGOR — The Christine B. Foundation (CBF) has officially been serving the cancer community in Eastern Maine for ten years. With $1.5 million of services gifted…

At the Veteran's Appreciation Beef Stew Dinner put on by the Warren Historical Society, veteran Danny Swindler is served lunch by his grandson Star Scout Logan Bailey, who is a member of Troop 254 Warren. (Photo courtesy Chuck Mahaleris)

Scouts from Scouting America Troop 200 and Cub Scout Pack 200 were given the privilege on Veterans Day of presenting the colors to begin American Legion Post 30’s annual…

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Medomak Middle School announces its Quarter 1 Honor Roll for the 2024-25 academic year.

7th Grade – High Honors

Alexandrea Fullerton, Anthony Monfiletto,…

new this year: Tot Trot
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ROCKPORT — Get ready to run, walk, or waddle at the Penobscot Bay YMCA’s annual Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk on Friday, Nov. 29, at 8:30 a.m…

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BELFAST — The Belfast Free Library and the National Digital Equity Center (NDEC) will be presenting two free computer classes to take place in the library’s…

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On behalf of the Medomak Valley High School staff, Matthew Carlson, Assistant Principal, presented a $100 check to each of the five food banks in the RSU 40 district.