CAMDEN — Christmas by the Sea, a much anticipated holiday event in Camden, Maine will take place this year from Dec. 4 to 6.Planning and hosting for the weekend festivities are shared by The Town…

CAMDEN — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine (BBBSMM)is looking for responsible, fun, and dedicated high school students to volunteer as Big Brothers and Big Sisters to elementary school ‘…

THOMASTON —The Thomaston Public Library is proud to announce that the Fletcher’s Scouting Company, a French and Indian Wars reenactment group will be visiting the library’s…

THOMASTON — Rachel and Ian opened their house to the local community Friday, Sept. 11. The profoundness of this statement — their house — is significant in many ways for the newest recipients of a…

APPLETON — On September 5, Girl Scout Troop 2002 kicked off the 2015-16 season by showing appreciation to the Mildred Stevens Memorial Library in Appleton for hosting the Troop’s bi-weekly…

ROCKLAND – The beautiful Rockland Harbor was the setting for the Whisker Walk and 5K to help support the Pope Memorial Humane Society of…

CAMDEN — The following events take place at the Camden Public Library from Sept. 10 to 24. Most are free and all are open to the public. See listing for exact location. Contact Camden Public…

The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce’s annual online and live auction event for 2015 is coming soon, with online bidding opening Sept. 2, a month ahead of the live auction event at the…

Squeezing the last bit of summer out is the plan for the weekend, especially after this wet week and perhaps more to come (hey Erika!). The Midcoast is in for a treat with several extraordinarily…

BELFAST — Hannaford Supermarkets Aug. 14 presented The Game Loft in Belfast with a donation of $1,500 in support of the programming that the organization provides to youth in Waldo County.

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We’re getting down to the last gasp of summer. I weep as I type that. Whether the thunderstorms come or not, we’ve got an eclectic line up of events this weekend indoors and out. Note that at the…

CAMDEN — If you like country music, and dancing, Reny’s Plaza will be the place to be tonight, Thursday, Aug. 20, when K2 Music presents an outdoor Country Showcase.

As the work day winds…

Elijah Alexander Rains Lee was born July 23, 2015 to Christie Lee Rains and Alexander Lee, of Sanford, North Carolina. …

BELFAST — The Belfast Rotary Club invites you to celebrate the boating traditions of Belfast, Maine with an array of events including bands, boat building, and barbeque.

Below is a schedule…

ROCKLAND — The Friends of Rockland Public Library are holding a bag (book) and tag sale on Aug. 22nd from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The bag sale will feature summer clearance fill a bag…

TOPSHAM — The 161st Topsham fair will be held August 4 to 9. It is a coastal Maine Fair that celebrates farms, families and fun in Maine. We offer all inclusive admission price that includes…

ROCKLAND — Every year since 1948, dignitaries, Shriners, fire trucks and floats have made their way down Main Street in Rockland to entertain the public during and between Maine Lobster Festival-…

  John Vigue will lead the 2015 Thomaston Fourth of July parade as the grand marshal with…

ROCKPORT — On April 22, volunteers from the Pen Bay Healthcare system were treated to a luncheon in their honor at the Samoset in Rockport. During the event, members of administration and…

CAMDEN — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine is looking for community minded volunteers to serve as school coordinators at its school-based mentoring sites this fall.

Coordinators are…

ROCKLAND — In the next day or so Wayne Steeves, of the Rockland Café, will spend about five hours in the cafe's kitchen, laboring over a favorite Maine dessert, knowing that most of his final…

Saturday is when all the action is happening this weekend and luckily we're looking at an amazingly perfect 70-degree day. Thanks Mother Nature! Kick off the longest weekend of the summer with…

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Lillian and George Berliner of Hollywood, Fla., are proud to announce their upcoming 70th wedding anniversary. They were married June 26, 1945, and the love they feel for one…

CAMDEN — The Camden High School Alumni Association Board of Directors has finalized plans for the 110th Camden High School Alumni Banquet, Friday, Aug.14, in the…

The families of Larry Berliner and Tali Yuz are pleased to announce their engagement.

Tali Yuz, 29, was born and raised in Miami, Fla. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University…

CAMDEN — There are many definitions of icons, and the recent death of David Conary, a Camden native who later in his life took to living rough on the streets and became one of our icons, a “moving…

Maine humorist, author and prize-winning syndicated columnist Tim Sample returns to the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor on Thursday, June 25.

The celebration of the 53…

Darling Missy is a thoroughly delightful cat who often seems to be overlooked, and we can't figure out why. She doesn't like other cats a whole lot; in fact, being in a room with other cats makes…

CAMDEN —  As construction officially started Saturday, June 13, in the rear of 123 John St., future home of …

Alan Baudanza passed away Jan. 17, 2011, following a long battle with cancer. He was a special man, he held a high…

CAMDEN — Mr. and Ms. John B. Crysler Jr. of Camden have announced the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Roberts, to Lee Daniel Waltrip, son of Bernadette Waltrip of Montrose, Colo., and Daniel…

Christine Lavin and Don White have have brought their unique brand of clean and hilarious musical comedy to audiences across the U.S. since 1988. On Saturday, June 13, at 7:30 p.m., these veteran…

This weekend is all about the action happening on Saturday: From proms to storytelling, jump, jive and swing to rum riots.

Las Vegas-themed "Mom Prom…

OWLS HEAD — On Wednesday, May 20, University of Maine men’s ice hockey head coach Dennis "Red" Gendron will visit the Owls Head Transportation Museum and host a meet and greet starting at 2 p.m.…

The end of school is in sight, and for kids of all ages around the country, summer camp is the place where exciting adventures, lasting friendships and fond memories are made.

We have…

Today seems to us to be an "s" day. Sweet spring. Sweet sun. Sweet Sadie, and sweet Susie and her sweet, shy smile. Susie may not always seek attention, but she loves it nonetheless. She's a…

In one week we went straight from winter into summer, yes indeedly. Can you feel it? Everybody is starting to get social again, so here are a few things to top off your weekend.

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NORTHPORT — Friends of the Mt. Battie Tower held a dance and silent auction on Saturday night at Point Lookout in Northport at Erickson Hall. Featuring Creatures of Habit as the band…

ROCKPORT and CAMDEN — With the announcement earlier this week that it had selected a contractor to renovate its new home on John Street in Camden, P.A.W.S. Animal Adoption Center said it is also…

Wow! Do we or do we not have two gorgeous girls for you this week, one at each end of the active curve.

Harley is a playful 10-month-old walker/blue tick hound who would love to be in a laid…

ROCKLAND — The Maine Lobster Festival welcomes thousands of people to Midcoast Maine every summer to celebrate Maine lobster and the local lobster industry. In order to make all aspects of the…

BANGOR — The biggest complaint you hear from West Coast comic conferences (known as comic cons) is that the nerds and the comic-, game- and movie-obsessed have been pushed out of the very cultural…

ROCKPORT — Aldermere Farm and Erickson Fields Preserves…

ROCKPORT — On Saturday, April 18 P.A.W.S. Animal Adoption Center…

ROCKPORT — On Saturday, April 18, Troop 1341 hosted a district-wide Powder Puff Derby at Camden Rockport Elementary School.

Girls from troops in Knox County were invited to participate in…

CAMDEN — The Reverend Kevin M. Pleas, senior minister of the First Congregational Church of Camden, recently announced his decision to step down from his leadership role at the Church. Pleas will…

This weekend has a little mix of everything; outdoor fun, dress up pretend singing, urban comedy, PechaKucha and more. Time to bloom, people.

Eat…

PORT CLYDE — Spend a week with Herring Gut Learning Center's Marine Science Summer Camp discovering the different coastal habitats of Maine.

Roll up the sleeves and explore the rocky shore,…

THOMASTON — The Thomaston Fourth of July committee has announced this year’s theme for the parade:  May the Fourth be with you!

The committee had thirty two submissions for the theme contest…