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BELFAST — The 16th annual Belfast Harbor Fest, celebrated on the city’s waterfront Aug. 18, 19 and 20, 2023 was the most successful in the history of the event.
Hosted by Belfast Rotary…
40 years of flying floatplanes in the north Maine woods, as well as flying the islands of Penobscot Bay
James Strang, of Millinocket, long-time owner/operator of Katahdin Air Service is the 2023 Gadabout Gaddis Cup Award recipient. The Award is presented bi-annually by the Maine Aeronautics…
facing barriers that prevent access to health care, such as transportation, insurance, or discomfort with navigating the medical system
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — Sometimes the biggest barrier to taking care of your health is knowing how to begin. Thanks to a new Community Health initiative at two local hospitals, figuring that out…
new 2022 bill: An Act to Establish the Safe Homes Program
In honor of Safe Homes Awareness Month, the Department of Public Safety is encouraging Mainers to keep themselves and their families safe by properly securing their prescription drugs, firearms,…
Saturday October 20, 2023, 7PM – Union Hall
Trio Con Brio Copenhagen
“We can now see the Con Brio as the worthy successors of…
Midday Music Series Opening Concert - Ed Reichert with USM Musical Theater Students
Wednesday, October 11 | 1PM | Union Hall
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Did you know that we have a large selection of mums and grasses as well as ornamental peppers, cabbage and kale needed for you fall decor. Don’t forget, our End of Season Sale is still happening.…
Did you know that we have a large selection of mums and grasses as well as ornamental peppers, cabbage and kale needed for you fall decor. And don’t forget, our Fall Clearance Sale is still…
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden announced that $19 million in federal funding is now available to…
Maine CDC has available a limited amount of funding to award to a nonprofit, a not-for-profit, or a local/county government within each public health district to help communities improve their…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Registry of Deeds recorded the following deed transfers Sept. 4-8.
Belfast
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Letter to the editor
What is it about alewives? In a recent letter (Sept. 15), several Camden residents object to restoring sea-run fish passage in the Megunticook River.…
In our grief and sadness we announce the death of our beloved mother, Lenora Mae Jackson Bunker. We have peace knowing she has gone home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, after serving…
in business
Cody Wilson, of Camden, was one of eight recent graduates from the Downeast School of Massage. The school held commencement exercises for the new massage therapists as the 71st graduation class…
Well, Hurricane Lee has blown through and left in his wake a feel of fall in the air. With fall comes Brady’s fall and local menu!!…
A Bird’s Tale
A reader sent us a link to an interesting TikTok video a few days before Hurricane Lee was expected to hit. In the video, a young Maine lobsterman in a red T-shirt and blue jeans standing at the…
BELFAST — Belfast Public Health Nursing Association, which has provided health care and other critical support services to the most disadvantaged and vulnerable members of the community for more…
one of 64 quarterfinalists, including St. George school
PORT CLYDE — Herring Gut Coastal Science Center has been selected as one of 64 quarterfinalists for the Yass Prize for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless Education (STOP…
BELFAST — Waldo County Dental Care, which seeks to increase access to dental care for low-income uninsured adults in Waldo County, has received a grant of $16,000 from United Midcoast Charities (…
opinion
Many in Thomaston are bemoaning the September 6 announcement by Giant Holding Companies that Dragon Products, Inc., on Route 1 in…
In solidarity with Climate events worldwide (15,000 people at the UN in New York City), 80 to 100 people gathered in Belfast, Sept. 17, to urge an end to reliance on fossil fuels and demand that…
Karin Lockwood, of Rockport, often visits Laite Beach, in Camden. Until Sept. 16, a handsome oak tree had shaded the green…
CAMDEN - A public hearing will be held by the Select Board Tuesday, September 19 to consider a conditional gift to the Town of Camden to fund maintenance on the Montgomery Dam.
The proposed…
ROCKPORT – The Rockport Public Library experienced a burst sprinkler pipe during the brief but brutal cold snap on the first weekend of February 2023. Emergency responders were on the scene within…
SEARSPORT — Additional information has been released about the man killed by a falling tree Saturday during Tropical Storm Lee, according to a media report from Searsport Police Chief Brian Lunt…
VINALHAVEN — Following the expansion of its Board of Directors, the Star of Hope Foundation has taken a step and recently hired its long-time consultant Carole Martin to manage the day-to-day…
United Midcoast Charities Announces 42 Grant Recipients for 2023
CAMDEN— September 13, 2023 – United Midcoast Charities has awarded grants totaling $597,000 to 42 agencies providing the…
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre will present the 2023-24 season of The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live high-definition cinema…
Due to staff illness, the Searsport Town Office will not be open today, …
the voices of Maine students recounting real-life scenarios
The Restorative Justice Project Maine has launched a video-based curriculum, featuring Maine students, designed to address racial harms in schools and empower students to interrupt them using a…
Every once in a while, This Week in Lincolnville writer emerita, Diane O’Brien, AKA Ma, finds herself with an article in her head. Here are her musings at the end of summer 2023:
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BELFAST — Belfast Senior College’s fall semester, welcoming participants ages 50 and older, begins September 21 with classes offered in multiple Belfast locations and on Zoom. Seven classes begin…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Sept. 8-14.
James Mylen Jr., 32, of Winterport…
They are all congregating in the Ocean State Job Lots parking lot in Rockland this morning, or grabbing coffee or a breakfast at Rock City, power crews and tree men. These are the folks cleaning…
500 line crews and 300 vegetation management crews will continue working around the clock assessing damage and then making repairs
The following statement was issued this evening, Sept. 16, 2023, at approximately 7 p.m., by CMP spokesperson Jon Breed:
“We are currently responding to damage in the wake of Hurricane Lee…
HOPE — Jason "Jay" Davis Hall, 52, of Hope, Maine, died September 9, 2023, due to a cardiac event. Jay was born March 9, 1971, in Belfast, Maine, to Stephen and Ann (Davis) Hall.
Jay is…
As of 6:30 p.m., Rockport and Camden still in the dark
MIDCOAST – As of 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 16, most of Rockport and Camden remain in the dark in the wake of storm Lee, which brought strong winds and bouts of heavy rain to the Midcoast,…
ELLSWORTH and BLUE HILL — Winners have been announced for the local 2023 Northern Light Health True North Awards in Blue Hill and Ellsworth. Over 60 employees and departments were nominated for…
youth and adult workshops with Ryan Jackson
WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre Education Program is offering a new line up of fall classes featuring the talents of local teacher and improv artist Ryan Jackson.
This fall is all about…
Big thank you to all who came out to support our Artist Talk series in The Barn last night! We were thrilled with the huge turnout and absolutely loved seeing The…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry o f Deeds Aug. 28 - Sept. 1.
Belfast
Davidson Harvey…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Sept. 1-15.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a…
Five Maine service programs have been accepted into the Maine Climate Corps Network. The kick-off meeting, Sept. 14, hosted Downeast Community Partners Climate Corps, Friends of Cobbossee…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Sept. 9-14.
An arrest or summons does…
marking a milestone
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center will mark a milestone in its Emergency Department (ED) expansion with the opening of 11 additional exam rooms on Monday, Sept. 18.
The work is part of a…
In preparation for the potential Tropical Storm posing a threat to the area, the Warren Transfer Station will stay open tonight Friday, Sept. 15, until 7 p.m.and will be closed on Saturday Sept.…
There's no better place to be on a Sunday in September afternoon to be than at Maine Wienerfest.
The 18th Annual Maine Wienerfest help last Sunday in Belfast brought dog lovers from all…
