Coastal Mountains Land Trust invites everyone to pick berries at the Beech Hill Preserve.
As CMLT did last year, instead of selling…
Work
volunteers needed to help harvest the remaining blueberries for local food pantries
Maine Coast Heritage Trust will host a free, hands-on Korean Natural Farming Workshop to teach farming techniques including making natural fertilizers and soil microbial inoculants. The…
Camden Charcuterie opened Memorial Day
CAMDEN—Summertime is for light snacking, and Allison Warren capitalized on the whole grazing trend by opening her first business, Camden Charcuterie, this past Memorial Day.
The sit-down…
Nick Pucello, a business and marine insurance producer at Allen Insurance and Financial, has successfully completed the Liberty Mutual Business Lines Producer Development Program – a rigorous 10-…
Loyal Biscuit Co. announces the recipients of its 2025 Fenway Fund grants. The Fenway Fund is a grant program that supports 501(c)(3) animal welfare organizations in Maine. This July, the fund…
From Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Angus King, a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Susan Collins introduced bipartisan…
Employees are now beneficial owners of the company
Gartley & Dorsky Engineering & Surveying, Inc., a firm with offices in Camden and Damariscotta, as well as Epping, New Hampshire, has…
Maine State Credit Union has announced leadership changes at its Rockland branch. Hillary Jackson has been selected to lead the growing eBranch in Farmingdale, and…
The City of Rockland will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, July 14, at 5:30 p.m., in Council Chambers at Rockland City Hall, located at 270 Pleasant Street in Rockland, to discuss an application…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
About the Lightning, I wrote, in May of 2023: “Shock and amazement, but the new vehicle I was…
Lake Stewards of Maine (LSM) will host a Live Plant Identification workshop, July 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Coastal Rivers’ Denny Conservation and…
'We’re doing it differently than prior operators'
ROCKLAND – Up the road, the Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad shuttles an average of 5,000 people to and from the Common Ground Fair in Unity over the course of three days, according to Finn…
'The objective is not to hurt property owners, but instead to explore potential solutions that safeguard renters'
The Rockland City Council invites all Rockland renters and landlords to an important public forum on rent stabilization. The forum will take place on Wednesday, July…
Deane Smith, of St. Albans, is the 2024 recipient of the Wiggie Robinson Legendary Maine Guide Award through the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.…
ROCKPORT — Surgeons at MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital started utilizing a new surgical robot system this month, representing a major advancement in surgical care in Midcoast Maine.
The…
Jake Barbour has been honored as Rockland Rotary Community Person of the Year 2025 by Rockland Rotary.
Jake Barbour is president of JBI, which is a full-…
ROCKPORT — MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital welcomes Christopher Edwards, MD, to its Neurology department.
Dr. Edwards comes to MHPBH from Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana,…
Ken Gricus has been named 2025 Rotarian of the Year by Rockland Rotary.
Gricus joined…
The Friends of the Friendship/Cushing Food Pantry is sponsoring a Silent Auction to raise funds to support the food pantry, Friday, July 25, from 5 to 7 p.m., and Saturday, July 26, from 10 a.m.…
Get Ready to Shred
Maine State Credit Union is bringing its Shred-It event to the Rockland community, Friday, July 25, 2025, at its branch located at 168 Camden Street. From 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Shredding On-Site will…
St. George CTE/Makerspace and Connectivity Hub will celebrate grand opening August 14
BAR HARBOR — St. George MSU Superintendent Mike Felton was honored for his outstanding educational leadership and dedication to Maine’s children at the 2025 Maine…
public is invited to the fundraiser at Cellardoor Winery
Janet Morecraft and Eastern Tire and Auto Service (Eastern Tire) will be honored at this year’s Summer Soiree Benefit.
“Their unwavering commitment and financial support for PAWS deserves…
On Sunday, July 20, from 10 - Noon, the Washington Lakes and Watershed Association is holding its annual Invasive CMS Snail Round-Up and Awareness Derby. …
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
It’s hard not to be impressed by the Ioniq 5. Even EV haters are captivated by its silent swoosh of torque—one of the things everyone likes about electric cars. As a hatchback with its…
Woodland ID Walk with Maine Forest Service's Allyssa Gregory
Join Georges River Land Trust and the Maine Forest Service, July 25, at 4 p.m., for a tree-focused walk at Appleton Preserve. Woodland appreciators will leave this program with a knowledge of…
visiting weekly
ROCKPORT — MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital welcomes its newest volunteers: Mango, a pet therapy dog, and his handler, Cristina Lindsay.
Mango, a four-and-a-half-year-old American black…
From a distance, what appears to be an old pontoon boat with a shade canopy was tugging at its mooring near an island in Casco Bay. Up close, the retrofitted pontoon is actually something…
meet researchers and engage in a day of fun science activities
EAST BOOTHBAY — After a short break in 2024, Bigelow Laboratory’s annual Open House is returning. Visitors of all ages are invited to visit the institute’s…
contributing to the field of aquatic science and/or marine trades
The Herring Gut Coastal Science Center will award the Phyllis Wyeth Visionary Award to individuals who have contributed to the field of aquatic science and/or…
Trekkers, a Rockland-based nonprofit youth mentoring organization, welcomes four new members to its Board of Directors, reinforcing its commitment to engaging community and youth voices within its…
“It shows that your police department and City cares about their employees, even the four pawed ones.”
ROCKLAND — The community paid its final respects to K9 Marek, member of the Rockland Police Department since 2023, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in a solemn ceremony at a Rockland funeral home.…
One constant: 'One team, one goal, and everybody goes home'
HOPE — “The entire department is going to go through enormous change,” said Hope Town Administrator Samantha Mank. “I think it’s really important to acknowledge that not one man is having a…
A Grand Opening will be held for Stone Coast Weaving School, a new educational organization in Midcoast Maine dedicated to preserve, promote, and teach the craft of hand-weaving to all…
graduate of Camden Rockport High School
Karin Cole, M.D., has been named Caregiver of the Year by the Maine Hospital Association, “in recognition of outstanding commitment to patient care.” Dr. Cole is a surgeon at Northern Lights Mercy…
This June, Girl Scouts of Knox delivered just over 150 cases of cookies to five towns throughout the Knox Service Unit, delivered by their Product Program…
Climb to the lantern room
A Lighthouse Tower Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will be held Sunday, June 29, at 6 p.m. Visit Grindle Point Light Station for a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the re-opening of the Grindle Point…
Solar House Tour features seven residential solar installations
ALNA — The Climate Action Committee (CAC) of the Town of Alna has announced the addition of a Solar House Tour to compliment the Alna Community Solar Day event planned for Saturday, June 21. The…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Bit of a conundrum here. The battery-powered Subaru in our driveway, the Solterra, debuted in 2023 as a 2024 model; there are essentially no changes from ’24 to 2025; …
MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital’s Addiction Resource Center (ARC) has announced a new name and broader alignment: it is now known as Comprehensive Addiction Psychiatry Services (CAPS),…
Blake Vets, in Northport, has announced that Dr. Cody Minor joined the practice on June 3. He is practicing small animal medicine, surgery, and dentistry. Blake Vets will be extending its…
The Maine State Senate has confirmed Christian Cotz as the new Maine State Archivist. Cotz has served in the position on an interim basis since January 2025…
Maine Department of Labor announces its no-cost trainings for July 2025.
Upcoming classes:
Workstation Ergonomics – Video Display…
Jeff Newsom, MD, will be joining Brian Pierce, MD and Pediatrician Adda Winkes, MD at Megunticook Medicine, a Direct Primary Care (DPC) practice, "a modern,…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District and Maine DEP are co-sponsoring a five-hour classroom and field event hosted on July 17, 2025, at the Pownalborough Hall, located at 314…
“We’re just little Rockland. It may never happen in Rockland,” said Police Chief Tim Carroll during a May 14, 2025 City Council meeting. “But I just feel, as a public safety official, that there…
local farmers, service providers, agricultural stakeholders explore and learn at five working farms
SEARSMONT — University of Maine Cooperative Extension invites local farmers, service providers and agricultural stakeholders to the 2025 Maine Pasture Walk Series…
Rockland Rotary awarded a total of $15,000 in scholarships to ten "well-deserving and highly qualified" Oceanside and Medomak Valley High School seniors prior to…
butterscotch made from green crabs?
On Wednesday, June 25, at 6 p.m., the Rockport Public Library will host the next program in their deliciously educational “foodie” series. Part-time commercial fisherman John Painter will discuss…
The Warren Historical Society will have an open house on Warren Day, Saturday, June 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Dr. Campbell House and Museum, 225 Main St., Warren.…
ROCKLAND — Trekkers, a Rockland-based nonprofit youth mentoring organization has appointed Nicole Pomeroy as its new Director of Development. Pomeroy succeeds Kate Elmes, who…
