BELFAST — Belfast is one of six featured cities in the Annual Maine Craft Weekend, October 5 and 6, 2024. Belfast’s events will include live demonstrations, DIY workshops, classes, hands-on help,…
Work
ARTinME 2024 kicks-off with an opening reception at the Boothbay Region Art Foundation Gallery on Saturday, October 5 and runs through November 9.
Artists from all over Maine submitted more…
ROCKPORT — "After a busy summer full of adventures, vacations, and house guests we can feel more exhausted than ever," said Rockport Public Library, in a news release.
On Wednesday, Oct. 9,…
SEARSPORT — Maine Friend of Music makes a return concert to the First Congregational Church in Searsport, Sunday, October 13, at 3 p.m., at 8 Church Street.
This group, featuring…
SEARSPORT — On Friday, October 4, 2024, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., a Maine U2 tribute band, Slane, will perform live at Hey Sailor! in Searsport. This concert is a special…
Would you like to learn more about the basic and important functions of your Apple iPhone? A free class offered by the National Digital Equity Center to help you feel comfortable and safe using…
BELFAST — The Belfast Bay Watershed will host a nature outing on Saturday, October 5, from 10 a.m. - Noon.
The public is invited to explore the Sucker Brook…
opening reception October 8
BELFAST — “Narratives,” a new exhibit of paintings by Belfast artist Sheep Jones, will be on display in the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library for the month of October. The exhibit, in…
ROCKLAND — Susan Metzger will be showing her paintings at Triangle Gallery on Elm Street in Rockland. In The Between, "exquisitely spiritual (sky/land/sea)scapes," will be in the upstairs gallery…
bench dedication at 2:30 p.m.
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Harbor Trail Committee (RHT) invites its community to join them for their third annual “Name Tag Day” and a free cookout, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, from 12 - 2 p.m., at Sandy…
HOPE — Hope Orchards Fall Festival will be held Sunday, Oct. 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Hope Orchards, 434 Camden Road, Hope.
"Fall Colors and apple picking are the start of the…
HOPE — Turning Point: An Evening of Songs and Stories will be held Friday, Oct. 11, from 7 to 9 p.m., at The Big Red Barn, Hope Orchards, 434 Camden Road, Hope.
With a theme of "Turning…
ROCKLAND — St. Euphemia's introduces a new community event for the Midcoast of Maine. The church's inaugural Contra Dance is set for Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, from 3 to 6 p.m., at 180 Limerock St.,…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will lead a 3-part, virtual series on climate change action for youth ages 12-18. Sessions will take place on Mondays, October 28, November…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
This is Honda’s third go at an electric vehicle, after the experimental EV Plus and the low-volume, short-range hydrogen-powered Clarity and battery-powered Fit, and likely to be the one that…
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre will host a Ghost Story Slam on Thursday, Oct. 31, at 6 p.m., as part of their Phantom of the Strand Halloween program. This event is inspired by Gaston…
Registration deadline Monday, Oct. 21
A Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection course for Inland Shoreline Stabilization Practices certification is being held Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, at the Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust’s David…
volunteers needed
SOUTH THOMASTON — The South Thomaston Conservation Commission will host a Clean-Up on Buttermilk Road on Saturday, October 5, from 9 a.m. until Noon.
"We’re concentrating on Buttermilk…
Rockland Lighthouse Work Funded by Save America’s Treasures Grant to Begin Soon
ROCKLAND — Work will begin soon to repair the slate roof of the Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse, according to the City of Rockland, in a news release. The repair focus is on the roof because of…
Two new members have joined the The Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
Ryan Harnden, of Mathews Brothers, Belfast, has been the director of purchasing for Mathews…
STOCKTON SPRINGS — Since its founding in 2001, Stockton Springs Community Library (SSCL) has been an all-volunteer organization. For years, the board of directors has had a goal of hiring a part-…
Alna selectmen
Alna has been so good to her, Deputy Town Clerk Lynette Eastman is almost sad to be retiring.
“Almost,” the former Woolwich and Pittston official repeated, laughing. Eastman, in public…
SEARSPORT—At the site of the old Captain Tinkham's Emporium, a new brewery has quietly opened, becoming a new "third place" for locals and visitors to sit down at the wooden benches, talk, and…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
What is it about “black” that prompts some carmakers to apply it to the top trim level of certain models? Even if the vehicle is finished in, say, Radiant Red? Black is sinister, forbidding, grim…
The Maine Department of Marine Resources will be conducting a bottom trawl survey of the Maine Research Array Wind Energy Area. Work will begin on October 15and continue…
Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital’s Community Health Worker (CHW) program has now surpassed 200 referrals from the hospitals and communities.
CHWs travel out into the…
ROCKLAND — OUT Maine has officially hired a new staff member, Kiana Joler (she/her), as the organization’s Administrative Coordinator.
Joler graduated from Keene State College in 2022 with a…
THOMASTON — Local residents, families, and community groups are invited to participate in Together for Thomaston, a community-wide service event taking place on Saturday, October 5, from 9 a.m. to…
PORTLAND — Matthew Burns has decided to leave his position as Executive Director of the Maine Port Authority to return to the Maine Department of Transportation in a new role.
Beginning on…
Maine Preservation, a statewide nonprofit advocacy organization, has added Maine Lighthouse Stations to its annual list of the Most Endangered Historic Places in Maine.
The 2024 list of Most…
Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher presented the annual Employee and Manager of the Year Awards during DMR’s recent annual meeting on Burnt Island in Boothbay Harbor.
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Camden Garden Club is looking for sponsors of Camden’s iconic holiday wreaths. Every year, Camden Garden Club hand-decorates and lights 98 wreaths to adorn Camden’s lampposts for the holiday…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland office of J. Edward Knight Insurance has made a donation of $600 to two local charities: Pope Memorial Humane Society and the South School Holiday Help Program.
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Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
As a member of the Mid Maine Sports Car Club, I get to hang with interesting automobiles, including no end of vintage roadsters from…
City Council to vote on Makers Market substitute locations, law enforcement teamster contracts
ROCKLAND — Rockland City Council will vote Sept. 17, 2024 to allow the growing Rockland Makers’ Market to relocate to Oak Street on the days when large cruise ships are in port.
City…
Camden National Corporation (“Camden National”) (NASDAQ: CAC), the bank holding company for Camden National Bank, and Northway Financial, Inc. (OTCQB: NWYF), the…
Kelp forests are a foundational feature along Maine's coastline, providing the food, habitat, and clean water needed for a rich marine…
ROCKPORT — The Town of Rockport and The Lesher Family Foundation will hold another public design meeting where the final master plan for the park will be unveiled. This plan incorporates community…
Island Institute is proud to announce a $1.4 million award from the Small Business Administration to support Maine's lobster industry and enhance the economic resilience of the coastal communities…
an interest in conservation and a willingness to participate in a monthly board meeting
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District has one opening on its five-member Board of Supervisors. The volunteer board, which is responsible for guiding the District’s business affairs…
Named after Penobscot Nation World War II and Korean War battle hero
ROCKLAND - The Maine Department of Transportation and Maine State Ferry Service commissioned the …
UPDATE: Sept. 11, 2024 at 3:45 p.m.
An informal event to flip the switch on Searsport’s downtown lights will be rescheduled.
“We were made aware today that the…
Re-use, repurpose old paper mill in Madison
Madison, Maine – in the middle of the western region of the state — has industrial innovation under its belt, and a municipal focus on…
ROCKLAND — The pressure build up from a water main break under Gay Street, in Rockland, Wednesday morning, was significant enough to cause the pavement to bulge near the break zone.
About…
TENANTS HARBOR — Parking will not be allowed at the Tenants Harbor public landing, Wednesday, Sept. 11 due to paving. There will also be no access to the boat ramp, according to the Town, in a…
ROCKPORT — Riley School welcomed five new teachers to its faculty this fall. The school experienced a recent leadership transition, with long-time head of school Rebecca Greenleaf-Clapp retiring…
CAMDEN — The Children’s House Montessori School welcomes three new staff members at the historic schoolhouse at 58 Elm Street in Camden.
Julia Aroneau is a new Co-Lead Teacher in the Red…
“Our role as educators is to remain relevant and flexible....The role of Maine citizens is to be involved”
WALDO — The Waldo County Extension Association and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension invite interested Waldo County residents to attend the 2024 annual meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 24,…
