BELFAST — Belfast’s second annual Winter Whoopla Celebration saw an active second day on Saturday, Feb. 2, with a variety of activities available to participants,…
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Get ready for a celebration of the human form with the Third Annual “What’s Nude in Boothbay Harbor?” a show featuring nude paintings, paper work, fiber, sculpture and…
Duo to present All-ages bilingual performance
CAMDEN - Clown duo Pinot & Augustine will bring their joyful, family friendly show to the Camden Opera House on Wednesday, February 6 at 6 p.m. The Camden Public Library and Camden Opera…
WALDO COUNTY - On December 29, the 2018 Christmas Bird Count for the Belfast sector, sponsored by the Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition, was conducted by 29 volunteers. They divided up the territory…
ROCKLAND - The Maine Lobster Festival presented a $1,000 donation to Rockland Police Officer Ken Smith and his family.
The Smiths’ baby daughter is hospitalized at Boston Children's…
CAMDEN - The Camden Lions Club proudly announces that the Lions Club International has awarded Lion Nikki Bland with a Melvin Jones Fellowship Award.
Lion Nikki Bland joined the Camden…
BELFAST — With temperatures in the 40s, it was mild weather for the 50-plus brave souls who decided to participate in Belfast’s annual polar plunge, which takes…
THOMASTON — On Wednesday, November 28, several students at Thomaston Grammar School (TGS) were recognized for the attribute of compassion. Students were presented with a certificate at a school-…
Santa, Mrs. Claus receive firefighter escort to crowd in Post Office Square
BELFAST — There was a large turnout at Belfast’s annual tree lighting ceremony, which took place in Post Office Square Saturday, Dec. 1, from 4:30 to roughly…
ROCKPORT - A large crowd, three silent auctions, a live auction and an online auction helped PAWS Animal Adoption Center with their ninth annual Auction for the Animals that took place on Thursday…
Proceeds from the event go towards Belfast Area High School’s Project Graduation
BELFAST — With the Christmas season upon us, many families have already erected the coniferous tree of their selection, but for those who haven’t, there is still…
The Dough Ball & Gingerbread Spectacular
While the national spotlight has frequently been on the judiciary branch over recent months, in the Midcoast the attention now shifts to the naming of judges for the upcoming Gingerbread…
November has returned. The last of the leaves will drop from the trees, even the oaks, while our thoughts turn to Thanksgiving and Hanukkah, Christmas, Yule or Kwanzaa. And following those…
THOMASTON — This year’s annual Thomaston Grammar School Fall Fest was a resounding success!
The carnival-themed event, which was sponsored by the Friends and Family of Thomaston Grammar…
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CAMDEN — There will be a wide selection of nicely-priced items at the Thanksgiving Sale of “Books Suitable for Gift Giving” in the Camden Public Library’s Rotunda from November 1 through November…
More 1,000 trick-or-treaters anticipated
CAMDEN — Camden’s Pearl Street is a popular destination for Halloween revelers, and according to longtime residents, it always has been. Residents report counting as many as 1,200 trick-or-…
As I write this the Pink Panther theme song is still running through my head. Why? Because I’m still trying to figure out where it all went wrong. It should have been a simple heist.
I mean…
Part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month
ROCKLAND - For one day only, Tuesday, October 2, New Hope for Women's “Empty Place at the Table” memorial was at the Rockland Public Library. Empty Place at the Table is a memorial that New Hope…
Welcoming Week is September 17 through 21
ROCKPORT — This Welcoming Week, taking place September 17-21, the Penobscot Bay YMCA will join Welcoming America and hundreds of YMCAs and other organizations nationwide in hosting events to…
Music with the Right track, Sept. 20
ROCKPORT — United Midcoast Charities (UMC) will present its 2018 grantees as part of a community celebration at the Rockport Opera House on Thursday, September 20.
Representatives from the…
New trustees, officers appointed
CAMDEN-— Three new Trustees were elected at the annual meeting of the Camden-Rockport Historical Society on Wednesday, August 22.
Newly appointed trustees are Larry Goldman, Jenna Lookner…
UNION — Maine’s 2018 Wild Blueberry Queen was crowned Aug. 20 at the Union Fair, amidst the fanfare of the Midcoast’s annual agricultural fair.
Whitney Helene Dow, of Waldoboro, is the 2018…
CAMDEN — On Tuesday, August 14, a New Members' Coffee was held at the home of Camden Garden Club Membership Chair Molly Foster.
During the coffee, new Camden Garden Club members Brian…
ROCKLAND – The recently crowned 2018 Maine Lobster Festival Sea Goddess has resigned, according to a statement by festival directors. But the resignation has resulted in a furor of public reaction…
The New England Patriots Cheerleaders will be participating in the Maine Lobster Festival Parade Aug. 4 in Rockland, and following the parade, they will be on the Festival Grounds at the Main…
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The Boothbay community welcomes all to join us for three days of Maine’s best food, beer, wine, entertainment and music for all to enjoy. There will be something for everyone!
The first-…
The community is invited to join the Waldo Theatre for an evening of local food, drink, and music on Aug. 1 from 5:30-10 p.m. at Tops'l Farm’s beautiful new timber frame barn in Waldoboro.
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Hear that? That’s the sound of summer zipping by. Sometimes you need a reminder to sneak in a “Wellness Day” so that you don’t look up from your laptop and realize it’s August already.
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During a journalism career that spanned three decades, photographer Peter Southwick produced images that appeared in publications around the world. As a staff photographer for the Associated Press…
More than $17,000 will benefit KCHC
ROCKLAND —If you were anywhere near Maverick Street in Rockland on Saturday you couldn't miss the scent of grilled steak wafting through the air from the Hannaford parking lot.
Chef Kerry…
Prepares for 71st annual House & Garden Tour
CAMDEN — Outgoing President, Ann Vanosdol announced Camden Garden Club's new officers at the meeting held on May 24 at the First Congregational Church in Camden. Karen Cease will take over as…
University of Maine Mid Coast Alumni will “Celebrate Summer” on Saturday, June 9, when they gather at the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club for dinner and to hear university officials discuss student…
The racers were raring to go at Camden-Rockport Elementary School on Saturday, March 30 for the fourth annual powder puff derby sponsored by Camden Girl…
It’s been a long time since the former Montsweag Roadhouse has been called Montsweag Farm Restaurant, and the establishment has been through a lot of changes over the 60-plus years since its…
Visiting with Carolyn Marsh, off the grid
Off the grid . . . on a mountaintop deep in the desert.
Seven a.m. The sun’s barely up, the horizon stretching 360 degrees around the glass walls of this house I’ve…
He’s the spiritual storyteller in our midst. He has been in Boothbay Harbor since he took his place at the pulpit of the Congregational Church in July 1993. As members of his congregation, we…
Mark your calendar, make your plans, call your friends from afar and make tracks to Camden!
CAMDEN — The past two March nor'easter storms dropped more than 36 inches of new snow on Ragged Mountain, allowing for an extended season of outdoor fun and activities! During the month of March,…
events to take place in northport, belfast, rockport, waldoboro
CAMDEN— Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine invites local businesses, organizations and individuals to sign up to Bowl For Kids' Sake 2018, presented by Hannaford Supermarkets, Camden National…
BELFAST — Dozens gathered in Belfast’s Post Office Square Dec. 16, for the third Annual Menorah Lighting.
The menorah actually went up and was first lit Dec. 12, at the start of…
PORTLAND — On Thursday, December 7, at 11 a.m., Maine faith leaders held a ”moral witness,” calling on Sen. Susan Collins to reject the tax bill that gives massive tax cuts to the wealthiest…
Games, crafts, free pictures with Santa, and so much more!
When: Saturday, December 2, from 2-5:30 p.m.
2 p.m. Activities for…
DAMARISCOTTA — "The Little Holiday Show" art show at the Kefauver Studio & Gallery, Damariscotta, offers original art for holiday giving that suits every budget. The show runs through January…
Annual arrival of Christmas tree, wreaths
BELFAST — Anyone traveling Belfast’s downtown this week likely has noticed the addition of festive holiday decor, including a number of wreaths and one-larger-than-life Christmas tree.
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The holiday season is quickly approaching and the West Bay Rotary Christmas tree fundraiser is back and better than ever. The West Bay Rotary has increased the number of small trees in addition…
THOMASTON — Catahoula Rescue of New England and Tractor Supply Company are excited to announce that there will be a Family Fall Fun Day at the Thomaston location on October 28th from 10 a.m. until…
Two local residents who are employees of Ocean State Job Lot have been named as 2017 "Three Square Meals" Food Ambassadors by the Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation. Julie Philbrook, of…
Annual Halloween event to open October 20
UNION — Each October, it takes approximately one dozen volunteers to create the spooky set pieces and props to transform the Union Fairgrounds into an annual outdoor “frightgrounds” of the Trail…
UNION — The Union Fair, located at the Union Fairgrounds just off Route 17 in Union, is seeking volunteer scare actors, tour guides, and wherever you may be able to help for the second annual…
Belfast was the first town in Maine to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day in 2015. Just this month, in unanimous decisions, Bangor and Portland joined Orono and Brunswick in making…
CAMDEN — Adria ("Addie") Ellen Chamberlain and David Alex Goldstein were married July 2, 2017, at Point Lookout in Northport. Adria's long-time family friend and local attorney, James Elliott,…
