Belfast Area High School’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance Club (GSA), now in its eighth year, has recently missed the Pride Parade and Festival in Belfast due to COVID restrictions the past two…
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event returns after two year pandemic hiatus
New law helps municipalities tackle “dark store theory” issue
AUGUSTA — A bill from Rep. Ann Matlack, D-St. George, which clarifies state law for municipal assessors and property owners and improves the fairness of valuations across the state became law…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced this afternoon that she has tested positive for COVID-19.
The Governor tested positive via a BinaxNOW rapid test this afternoon after developing a…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Legislature approved funding earlier this week for a measure sponsored by Rep. Scott Cuddy, D-Winterport, that bolsters the Maine Apprenticeship Program and supports pre-…
Serving locally roasted coffee, baked goods, sandwiches, beers, and grab-and-go items
UNION—After three years of successfully running the Sterlingtown Public House in Union, owners Jillian Lary and Brian Fickett decided to open a new business this winter under the Sterlingtown name…
CAMDEN — Lynette Jane Dickey O'Hara died unexpectedly of natural causes on April 16, 2022, surrounded by her husband and friends in Nokomis, Florida.
Born on May 5, 1957, to Kenneth and…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported three traffic infractions April 12-21. Two of the traffic citations were issued for speeding while the third was issued for failure to provide proof of insurance…
BELFAST The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity April 8-21.
An arrest or summons does…
Letter to the editor
The race for peak innovation and technological advancements globally is on, and America’s greatest competitors like China are on a fast track to advancing their STEM sectors and innovation. To…
New Hope Midcoast, the domestic violence resource center serving Midcoast Maine since 1981 and a member of the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence, is one of 200 finalists for a State Farm…
In need of a mind, body and soul reboot?
In search of a cure for decision fatigue?
Join Hearty Roots on Pemaquid Pond and Hearty Roots will do the rest. Sauna? Check. Hot Stone…
ROCKPORT — “Current Student Work” has just opened at the Messler Gallery in Rockport. The exhibition showcases furniture and furnishings created by students attending the Center for Furniture…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate has enacted a bill from Sen. Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, that would create semi-open primaries in Maine. LD 231, “An Act to Create Semi-Open Primaries,” received…
Belfast Area High School has released its Quarter 3 Honor Roll for the 21-22 school year.
Grade 9
HIGH HONORS: Van Brown, Morgan Donnelly, Audri Goodwin, Francis…
The Georges River Land Trust announced, April 26, 2022, that it would move to a shared leadership structure between Annette Naegel, the director of Lands, Marie McNeely, the director of…
ROCKLAND — Dolores V. Boody, 83, died Sunday, April 24, 2022, at the Sussman House in Rockport.
Born in Rockland, July 26, 1938, she was the twin of Dalton Malmstrom and the daughter of…
It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that, I Robert Milliken II, share that my mother, Charlotte (Nute) Milliken Emerson, was called by God to go to her heavenly home with other family and…
two marked trails; two meet-up runs each week
JEFFERSON — Spring brings showers, May flowers – “and great trail running conditions!” said Midcoast Conservancy’s Hidden Valley Nature Center, in a news release.
Hidden Valley offers self-…
Municipal process and procedures again questioned
ROCKPORT — Construction on the Rockport Harbor Hotel in Rockport Village has resumed, and in the wake, two additional appeals — one of the new building permit, the other of the town planning board…
ALNA — In celebration of World Fish Migration Day, Maine Coast Heritage Trust and Midcoast Conservancy are co-sponsoring a paddle on the Sheepscot River, Saturday, May 21, from approximately 12:30…
Press release
Hodgdon Yachts has partnered with marine technology company, Vita, to build their highest performance all electric flagship, the 10.5 meter (34'5") LION.
…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Police responded over the weekend of April 25-26, 2022, to a reported burglary at a local storage facility.
According to Rockland PD, on its Facebook page, several units…
ROCKLAND — On April 26, 2022, Rockland Police charged Brendan Boutin, 19, with criminal failure to stop and several civil traffic violations.
According to Rockland PD, on its Facebook page…
May 5 meeting
ROCKLAND — For the past few years, Rockland’s Downtown Waterfront Advisory Committee has been mulling over ideas of how to revamp the seven acres of…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
ROCKLAND — Janice May Splaine, 90, passed away Monday, April 25, 2022 at the Sussman House, Rockport. She was born in Hartford, Connecticut, March 5, 1932, the daughter of Edwin Hyland and Dorothy…
ROCKPORT — The Camden Hills varsity boys lacrosse season has begun its 2022 campaign, starting the season with a dominating victory before falling to an incredibly tough competitor familiar to the…
NOBLEBORO — The seventh grade softball team at Medomak Middle School opened the 2022 Busline League season Tuesday, April 26 on the road against Nobleboro/Jefferson, and began the season with a 10…
On May 13, 14 and 15, Halcyon String Quartet will present Rise Up! - a series of multimedia performances in North Haven, Rockland, and Vinalhaven.
Using a combination of live music and…
BATON ROUGE, LA— The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines…
From Augusta
The Maine Department of Health and Human Service has launched an online resource for Maine families. Access Maine is an online guide of…
ALLENTOWN, PA — Elaine Landry, of Thomaston, participated in 'Rosy-Crimson' April 11-13, as staged by Muhlenberg College, in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
About 60 English translations of Homer…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine welcomes Elizabeth Bushnell to its staff as Program Manager for Penobscot and Waldo counties. Bushnell manages the agency’s community youth mentoring programs…
Adults considering career changes or advancement in their field could be eligible for scholarships from the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF).
Short-term scholarships are available for…
Reduce heating costs next winter
“Concerned about rapidly rising fuel prices? Are your windows drafty? Insulating window inserts from the nonprofit WindowDressers can make your home more comfortable,” said WindowDressers, in a…
CAMDEN — Erick Anderson, general manager for the Bay View Collection, presented a check March 1 to Teresa Valdepeñas, communications and impact manager, and Kate Elmes, director of development for…
A memorial gathering for family and friends of Barton W. Wood, 87, who died on October 12, 2021, will be held Saturday, May 7, 2022, at 9:30 a.m., Merryspring Nature Center, in Camden. …
WARREN — Thomas E. McClean, 59, of Warren, Maine and formerly of Austin, Texas passed away at Maine Medical Center in Portland on April 21, 2022, due to injuries sustained in a motor vehicle…
A graveside service with military honors for Brian Anthony Coughlin, 63, who died January 24, 2022 at his home in Thomaston, will be held Friday, May 13, 2022, at 11 a.m., at The Village Cemetery…
Nominations for individuals and teams for the Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame are now being accepted, and will until June 1.
Nomination forms are available on the Hall’s website:…
Southport Memorial Library
The Southport Memorial Library is pleased to announce a show featuring the art of Suzi Thayer will run from May 3 through June 30.
Thayer will include paintings spanning 20 years, most…
DAMARISCOTTA — The Rockland Rotary, in partnership with The Bass Federation of Maine, enjoyed a successful annual fishing tournament Sunday, April 24 at Damariscotta Lake.
All the proceeds…
West Rockport Fire Station plans also on the April 28 agenda
ROCKPORT — Thursday evening, April 28, the Rockport Planning Board will consider a proposal to turn a side entrance of lower Union Hall…
Agree to put the question on May 25 meeting warrant
LINCOLNVILLE —The Board of Selectmen in Lincolnville agreed placing before voters a proposed ordinance to place a moratorium on the construction of piers, wharfs and docks on the ocean shoreline…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Ford Babe Ruth baseball team will be holding tryouts Sunday, May 1.
The tryouts will be held at Morrill Field in Rockland from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. for players ages 13…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Opinionated at any speed
The Outer Banks are 200 miles of barrier islands and sand spits imperiled by rising seas and erosion that lie between North Carolina and the open Atlantic. “Outer Banks”…
WATERVILLE — Although the Oceanside varsity baseball was narrowly edged 3-2 in 11 innings on the road Monday, April 25 against Waterville, Duncan Oakes-Nelsen stole the show for the visiting…
