The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is now accepting nominations for the 2016 Annual Lifetime Outdoor Achievement Award. The award, which is presented by the Maine Department of…
Outdoors
CAMDEN — Following a multi-week discussion about the mission of a new municipal committee to help direct the future of the Camden Snow Bowl, the Select Board agreed June 8 to appoint residents to…
how does a bird know where it's going that high up and in the dark?
Step outside on a clear night in late spring, look up at the stars, and listen. You probably won't catch the music of the celestial spheres. But if you listen carefully, you just might hear the…
The public is invited to join resident ornithologist and Medomak Valley Land Trust board member…
CAMDEN — Despite the presence of construction workers, fire engines coming and going and plenty of foot traffic, the top of the smokestack alongside the Knox Mill in downtown Camden has become the…
Industrial Arts
Maine is the most heavily-forested state in the U.S., and is considered to have the oldest population, on average. Obviously Maine is a…
HEAlth, food, stress and more addressed through the month
June events provided by the Penobscot Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital. Most events require preregistration so look at the dates of the events and get registered before space…
BELFAST — Volunteers waited near the ocean Saturday morning for participants of Belfast's inaugural P.A.W.S. on Parade Walk-A-Thon, held in Belfast City Park. …
OUT weekend at CAMP KIEVE-WAVUS
NOBLEBORO — It was an amazing weekend at Camp Kieve-Wavus, April 29-May 1 as 21 lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and questioning (LGBTQ) youth…
LINCOLNVILLE — This photo of Mercury transiting the sun on May 9 was taken by photographer Jacob Gerritsen. Mercury is the intense dot located in the lower right; the spots upper left are the…
Georges River Land Trust
CAMDEN — Georges River Land Trust is in the second year of a vehicle donation program, Cars for Conservation, in partnership with Eastern…
DAMARISCOTTA — First National Bank is proud to announce that the bank's ninth annual Customer Photography Contest is now underway for the…
A sad goodbye to an old friend
CAMDEN — Maine, and especially the folks who love the mountains, were saddened to hear that John Christie, a Washington resident, outdoor enthusiast, and longtime supporter of the Camden Snow Bowl…
WALDOBORO — The Board of Medomak Valley Land Trust is pleased to announce a change in officers. These changes were originally scheduled for…
Broadreach Family & Community Services
"In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous." – Aristotle
BELFAST — Aristotle spoke these words over 2300…
3,500 rubber duckies plunged into the Megunticook River
CAMDEN — They're Quack! The West Bay Rotary will hold its annual Duck Derby Saturday, May 28 in Camden Harbor. All are cordially invited to…
THOMASTON 4th of JULY COMMITTEE
THOMASTON — The Thomaston 4th of July committee announced this year's theme for the parade: Hometown Proud — Hometown Talent.
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Town manager freezes municipal spending as first step
CAMDEN — The Select Board in Camden agreed April 26 to help the Snow Bowl resolve its $297,000 deficit by endorsing the town manager’s move to freeze municipal nondiscretionary spending, and then…
Meeting tonight
CAMDEN — Like most ski areas in New England, the Camden Snow Bowl had a fiscally miserable year, and because Camden’s ski area is…
Appleton Creamery & ME Water Buffalo Co
APPLETON — On Saturday, April 30 from 11 a.m. — 4 p.m. will be "Kid & Calf Hugging Day" at Appleton Creamery & ME Water Buffalo Co.
These two farmstead creamery farms are celebrating…
The most noted star cluster in our sky is the Pleiades, a bright little group of many stars found in the constellation Taurus that is often…
closure to their six-year Trekkers experience
THOMASTON — Thirteen 12th graders completed the Trekkers Rites of Passage program, bringing closure to their six-year Trekkers experience…
Learn about Vernal Pools
Interested in learning about vernal pools? Join Coastal Mountains Land Trust Board member Roger Rittmaster and his expert colleagues to…
Good luck to the Boston Marathon 2016 runners!
My conscience nagged me for the fact that I was driving to the next town over in order to take a morning jog that I could have just as easily accomplished in my own neighborhood. For some reason,…
Do you or your business enjoy volunteering for local causes
UNION — Do you or your business enjoy volunteering for local causes? Would you be interested in learning more about farming or teaching…
WALDOBORO — As spring hopefully nears, the Waldoboro Conservation Commission is seeking applicants for new members. One position is…
Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
AUGUSTA — Here is the latest fishing report from the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. It is divided into regions and it looks…
Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition
BELFAST — On April 22, 1970, the first Earth Day inspired tens of thousands of people around the US to attend "teach-ins" that raised…
APPLETON — The Maine Department of Transportation has closed Route 105 in Appleton because of fallen trees. …
April Vacation Week is Kite Week at the Museum
OWLS HEAD — Beginning Monday, April 18, students will have multiple opportunities to enjoy kite building workshops at the museum during…
Two Opportunities to help support your furever friends
CAMDEN — Get outdoors, have fun and do good. Join the pack. P.A.W.S. Animal Adoption Center is planning its annual P.A.W.S. on Parade Walk-…
Do you care about the natural places within our community? Do you enjoy meeting new people? Want to learn more about the ecology of this…
PORTLAND — WinterKids was thrilled to sponsor 13 Maine children with outdoor activity scholarships for the winter of 2015-2016. Nine…
Maine Online Sportsman’s Electronic System
AUGUSTA — Maine Online Sportsman's Electronic System, more commonly known as MOSES, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife online…
Georges River Land Trust
ROCKLAND — Georges River Land Trust is offering a single raffle to honor this year's 25th-anniversary Gardens in the Watershed tour.…
CAMDEN — The Camden-Rockport Historical Society celebrated Maine Maple Sunday, March 22, at its Cramer Museum, located on Route 1 at the Camden and Rockport town line. There were maple syrup…
Mid Maine Sports Car Club
The Mid Maine Sports Car Club has been home to foreign sports and touring…
The number of licensed beekeepers has almost tripled in the last decade and registered hive counts have jumped from 5,000 to nearly 10,000
AUGUSTA — USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) today reported that Maine honey production increased 25 percent in…
CAMDEN — For the second year in a row, The Hartstone Inn in Camden is offering evenings of dining and donating events at the Inn to benefit…
AUGUSTA — Hunters who dream about the hunt of a lifetime are reminded that application deadlines are quickly approaching.
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NORTHPORT — The Medomak District of the Garden Federation of Maine will hold its annual meeting Monday, May 2 at Point Lookout and…
Save the date: First committee meeting March 31
WALDOBORO — This year, on June 18, the celebration for Waldoboro Day will…
National Weather Service...
GRAY — Quoting the National Weather Service, "...Spring opens the door with snow forecast for southern Maine and southeastern New Hampshire."
Low pressure will develop southeast of Long…
ROCKPORT — The Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District in cooperation with USDA Natural Resources conservation service, will…
ROCKPORT — Spring is here and what better way to welcome the season than with a lovely day trip to visit stunning spring landscapes. Five…
NEWS FROM AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul R. LePage and the Maine Spruce Budworm Task Force today released recommendations about how to respond to the upcoming…
Open Water fishing season starts March 17
AUGUSTA — Effective tomorrow, Thursday, March 17, the 2016 Open Water fishing season will begin, two weeks earlier than usual, per an…
ROCKLAND — Georges River Land Trust is pleased to announce that for the second year, First National Bank and First Advisors are lead…
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is embarking on a study to revise its long-term big game management plan.…
A preserve of Maine Coast Heritage Trust
ROCKPORT — This spring, Maine Coast Heritage Trust invites youth ages 10 to 18 to get up close and personal with the Belted Galloway calves…
