Friends and donors gathered at the Camden Yacht Club on Saturday, June 6, to raise funds for the Penobscot Bay YMCA Early Child Care Program, which provides…
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care and support for young children of working families on the Midcoast
supporting chamber music concerts, free community events in Lincoln, Knox, Penobscot counties
Through a highly competitive, merit-based process, Salt Bay Chamberfest (SBC) has been selected by the National Endowment for the Arts to receive a $45,000 Arts Project grant. The nonprofit…
Four local nonprofit organizations are among the recipients of …
silent auction for newly established Firefighter Foundation, special ceremony for responders to Searsmont fire
The Owls Head Transportation Museum will host its inaugural First Responders Weekend on June 27-28, 2026, bringing together emergency service organizations, historic apparatus, modern response…
Family-run eatery also features a cocktail bar at night
SEARSPORT—The tiny town of Searsport has undergone a revival in the last few years with the addition of a new brewery, a grocery store, a mercantile, and Hello Sailor's expanded space for a music…
ROCKLAND — Rockland voters approved a charter amendment Tuesday, June 9, 2026, giving the city greater flexibility to use previously authorized bond funding to support the development of…
pedestrian deaths in Maine have risen significantly in recent years
Community-driven campaign aims to address rising pedestrian fatalities in Portland, Lewiston, Auburn
A new community-driven pedestrian safety campaign will launch this summer in Portland, Lewiston, and Auburn in response to the growing number of pedestrian fatalities and serious crashes in Maine…
Dick Vermeulen will lead a "Walk to the Beehives" on Tuesday, June 16, at 12 p.m., at Merryspring Nature Center.
…looking for signs of summer and practicing mindfulness
Join Georges River Land Trust and the Maine Forest Service for a woodland walk looking for signs of summer and practicing mindfulness on Monday, June 22, from 4:30 - 6 p.m., at the Langlais Art…
WASHINTGON — The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) has released nearly $700 million in grant Notices of Funding…
ROCKLAND — What began three years ago as an idea to help South School students explore future possibilities has grown into a district-wide event serving 475 students…
AUGUSTA — On June 22, the Maine Department of Transportation will be permanently closing the temporary access road from the I-95 southbound on ramp that connects to…
Freedom, Knox, Unity
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services’ Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) issued updated freshwater fish consumption advisories on June 9…
ROCKLAND — The Resolve presented to Rockland Fire and EMS during the June 8, 2026 City Council meeting reads like any official Whereas and Therefore expression of public gratitude. Yet, from…
Lease option for proposed Rockland Police Dept. location meets Council 3-1 approval in First Reading
ROCKLAND — “This is an authorization, at least, not yet a commitment,” said Rockland City Councilor Nate Davis.
City Councilors, absent Councilor Penny York, voted 3-1 (Kalloch) in approval…
THOMASTON — Roberta Carmichael has been selected as the recipient of the Town of Thomaston's 2026 Spirit of America Award in recognition of her outstanding volunteerism, leadership, and dedication…
NEWCASTLE — A partnership between Mexicali Blues and Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust has resulted in significantly improved access and a new…
open to everyone, regardless of whether they receive care at MaineHealth
PORTLAND — MaineHealth Pharmacy is opening its first retail storefront location on Sunday, June 14, in Portland’s Pine Tree Shopping Center,…
BELFAST and ROCKPORT — MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals welcome Alexander P. Cole, MD, to their Urology Belfast and Rockport practices.
Dr. Cole comes to Pen Bay and Waldo…
ROCKLAND — Maine Water will have Broadway closed from Park Street to Limerock Street for water main work today, Tuesday, June 9.
"This will take most…
ROCKLAND — The City of Rockland has been awarded a $74,850 Community Action Grant to support the design of nature-based resilience improvements at Snow Marine…
ORONO, Maine — U.S. consumers are willing to pay more for lobster harvested using ropeless fishing technology designed to reduce whale entanglement risks,…
ORONO — The University of Maine System (UMS) Board of Trustees has elected new leaders.
Roger Katz, of Brunswick, will serve as chair of…
Opening Day for the Market at Crawford Farm, 1710 Atlantic Highway in Warren, is June 18, and there is still room for vendors to join for the season. This woman-owned, small-business, locally…
Join Georges River Land Trust and scientist Matt Arsenault for a hands-on exploration of grasses and sedges, Saturday, June 27, from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., at Riverview Hayfields Preserve in South…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Transportation will be repaving the I-95 westbound on-ramp from Western Avenue.
According to MaineDOT, in a news…
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Every morning, when I welcome…
Join Georges River Land Trust and biologist John Tipping for a hands-on exploration of what's living in the St. George River, Saturday, June 20, from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m., at Appleton Preserve.…
After a very brief annual meeting of the Thomaston Historical Society, attendees will celebrate the lives of John (1945 - 2026) and Lee-Ann Upham (1944 - 2025). Susan Devlin and Sandy Moore will…
June 7 in Albion
ALBION — On Sunday, June 7, from 1 to 3 p.m., the public is invited to visit Northeast Equine Sanctuary, a program of Peace Ridge Sanctuary, for its first Open House of the 2026 season.…
This summer, Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) invites youth ages 10 to 18 to get up close and personal with the Belted Galloway calves at Aldermere Farm, a historic…
ROCKPORT — MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital welcomes Hannah Blasius, AGAC-NP, to its Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Rockport practice.
Blasius moves to Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Rockport…
Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition is the recipient of an award by the Maine Environmental Education Association (…
Stockton Springs Community Library (SSCL) will host "The Great Event" on September 12, and space rentals for the Giant Yard Sale start now.
The event includes a giant yard sale, along with…
hands-on soil health trainings to support farmers
A "Soil Health Field Day" will be held June 9, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., at Meadowcroft Farm in Washington.
The community is invited to join Matt Boucher, State soil scientist with the Maine…
BANGOR — Starting June 1, the Maine Department of Transportation will be replacing the wearing surface and repairing joints on the Joshua Chamberlain Bridge over the…
Officials for the Town of Thomaston have been awarded a Safety Grant by the Maine Municipal Association Workers Compensation Fund in the amount of $2,185.48.
The grant funding will be used…
THOMASTON — The Town of Thomaston announces the appointment of Lorenzo Bacchi as a Patrol Officer with the Thomaston Police Department. The Thomaston Select Board confirmed Officer Bacchi's…
Innovative Wellness Space
ROCKLAND — The community is invited to celebrate the official Grand Opening of The ZenDen, a unique new wellness space in Rockland that blends innovative…
THOMASTON — The Thomaston Town Manager, Fire Chief, and a hired architect are working to finalize an RFQ seeking a firm to act as construction manager to a proposed Fire and EMS building. During…
'joining MWA would expand the resources and reach of both organizations'
The Megunticook RiverKeepers (MRK) is to merge with the Megunticook Watershed Association (MWA), an organization with a complementary mission to protect, preserve, and restore the Megunticook…
Building Confidence with the Basics
United Midcoast Charities (UMC) will host its next LEARN@UMC workshop, “AI for Nonprofits: Building Confidence with the Basics,” on Wednesday, June 10, from 9 - 10:30 a.m., at the United…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Around Thanksgiving last year, after it had become obvious that carmakers’ press fleets were shrinking to the point where I could no longer count on a new ride to review…
Join Maine Woodland Owners during their third annual Tree ID Day event on Saturday, June 6, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., for an opportunity…
Concepta's Studio is a culinary and design business built around culture
BELFAST — Concepta, who goes by her first name, is a fixture at the United Farmers Market of Maine in Belfast every Saturday. Behind the hot bar where she serves up chicken curry, minced beef…
ROCKPORT — On Wednesday, May 20, the Penobscot Bay YMCA hosted its Annual Meeting, a heartfelt evening that brought together staff, board members, donors, and…
WALDOBORO — Jennifer Daigle is the recipient of this year’s Horace Mann Mugs and Kisses Award for Medomak Valley High School Support Staff.
"The Educational Technician…
The Kwanzan Cherry Tree is a symbol of renewal and rebirth, and a symbol of honor for those who died in battle
Lady Knox Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution and the Camden-Rockport Historical Society held a joint tree planting ceremony on the grounds of the…
