The week before Christmas had been haunted in Mississippi. I spent the first night in an RV ghost town. Grand Gulf was once, briefly — “when cotton was king” — with Natchez and Vicksburg, one of…
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Troop’s annual Flatbread Pizza fundraiser, silent auction, Feb. 24
So far this school year has seen the Scouts from BSA Troop 200 outdoors in almost any weather: rafting the Kennebec River’s whitewater rapids, camping alongside the Penobscot Bay, exploring the…
We’re pleased to announce that the 2026 Lamppost Sponsorship Campaign is now launched! We invite you to help us make Camden beautiful, and now is your chance to…
To: Residents of Knox County
Knox County…
letter to the editor
I support Clint Collamore to represent the communities of House District 45. He listens. He is honest. He cares. He is present in the community and will be in Augusta as well.
Yes, there…
Girl Scouts of Maine (GSME) is thrilled to introduce "Girl Scout Cookies Now!"—an innovative program designed to enhance the cookie-selling experience. This…
A bright and very cold recent Saturday found the Scouts from BSA Troop 200 in full winter gear, hauling packed sleds across the snowy trails of Castine’s Witherle Woods Preserve. They had come to…
JUST DRIVING AROUND... AND DRAWING
I’m sitting next to a flat field near Lake Arthur, Louisiana. Either they’re growing water or rice. There’s water everywhere, which is what you would expect of Louisiana, but there's always more…
Waldo Community Action Partners is poised to continue as the premiere transportation provider in Maine’s MidCoast region despite a recent Maine Supreme Court decision that effectively awards the…
On February 5, 2026, Bartlett Woods Retirement Community was transformed into a scene straight out of the Roaring Twenties as residents donned feathers, pearls, fedoras, and bow ties to take part…
Community invited to attend
According to American Legion customs, when a comrade passes, the Post Everlasting ceremony is one of honor. The memory of the departed Legion member is enrolled for perpetuity and sustained by…
MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals are making meaningful operational changes to reduce waste, lower greenhouse gas emissions and protect the environment in the communities they serve. In…
There is a bookshelf in my kitchen, full to bursting with cookbooks. Old standards — Fanny Farmer, The Joy of Cooking, The Silver Palate, The Betty Crocker…
Survivors shared how providers could have better treated their emotional and physical pain
Finding Our Voices survivors from four areas of Maine provided future doctors with training on how to save and soothe lives of …
Super Bowl Sunday, the great American secular holiday. A chance to gather with friends and family and watch what is typically a pretty mediocre football game. For many of us, the game isn’t…
JUST DRIVING AROUND... AND DRAWING
When I crossed the bridge from Memphis into Arkansas it was different. The rolling white fenced pastures of Tennessee gave way low lying flat fields of a river delta. The highest elevations were…
It is a balmy 8 degrees as I sit down to write this. The first of February in Lincolnville, Maine, the ground blanketed with a nice thick cover of snow. It seems like there have been too…
National Burn Awareness Week: Doctors urge parents to take precautions and monitor online trends
Each year, more than 100,000 children in the United States are treated in emergency departments for burn injuries, with about 20,000 requiring hospitalization,…
Collaboration is keeping more local women and children safe from domestic abuse
With women survivors of domestic violence making up half of the homeless people in midcoast Maine, Homeworthy and Finding Our Voices are partnering to bring more help,…
Just driving around... and drawing
As a travel entertainment I’m…
Public invited to Feb 1 remembrance service
The freighter rose and fell sluggishly at her pier, with the dark waves slapping at her sides. The garish New England night was full of shadows and the sound of winches, screeching cranes, and the…
Doctors say children lose heat up to four times faster than adults and are more vulnerable to frostbite
With frigid temperatures and snow in the forecast, Shriners Children’s Boston is alerting parents about the risk of frostbite for children and teenagers.…
letter to the editor
At the…
letter to the editor
Recent news reports and events that seek to demonize and thwart the efforts of our law enforcement to carry out their duties has made me realize that that a simple statement needs to be made.…
Just driving around... and drawing
If there’s a state with…
opinion: In response to 'Maine Teacher Prep Programs Call Foul After Getting F’s'
I will always remember the time a 14-year-old struggling reader I was working with at Camden Hills Regional High School exclaimed, “Why didn’t anyone tell me this before?!” as he realized…
'new people means new food and new parties!'
I like to cook. There is something amazing about putting food in front of people you love — a warm soup on a cold evening, a plate of greens harvested from a summer garden, a custard full of…
opinion
The 2025 Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey (MIYHS) provides insight into the health behaviors of Maine students. Conducted every two years by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (…
Opinion
With the beginning of the new year exciting transformations are happening at Watts Hall in Thomaston. Resulting from the conscientious and collaborative efforts of Watts Hall Community Players,…
letter to the editor
We have received various letters and comments mostly from Camden residents but a few from Rockport residents regarding the Rock Road issue. There are several issues all mixed up…
That special time of year. The period in the middle of January where the temperature is suddenly above freezing for several days. Puddles appear on frozen driveways, the birds swarm the…
letter to the editor
As I gazed out at the first sunset of the new year I pondered how society has turned January 1 into a time of setting new goals, accomplishing new tasks and brandishing new mindsets. Go, go…
letter to the editor
In 1776 Tom Paine's widely read pamphlet "Common Sense" energized Colonial resistance to British rule setting the stage for the ultimate success of the…
letter to the editor
In response to the recent letter to the editor, Regarding the Rock Road Pathway, January 6, 2026…
letter to the editor
I’ve lived in Camden-Rockport since 1981 and have owned a home in Rockport since 1987; I’ve been deeply invested, one way or another, in the people of this area and the communities themselves,…
opinion: Phil Crossman: Out to Sea
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Vinalhaven was jumpin’. Served by one wooden ferry that only carried one big car or two small ones, it could hardly be otherwise.
…Has the town changed in the last 51 years? Of course and absolutely not
Happy New Year, Lincolnville!
One of my favorite topics to return to in this little column is what it means to live in Lincolnville. I am obviously…
