ROCKLAND — Rockland Fire and EMS was called to 4 White Street, Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at approximately 12:20 p.m., after a hazy smoke filled the third floor of the facility. Further…
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AUGUSTA — A proposal sponsored by Rep. Genevieve McDonald, D-Stonington, that will help prevent the spread of preventable infections was recently signed into law by Gov. Janet Mills.
As…
ordering awareness badges, auctioning license plates
The Maine State Police and Maine State Troopers Foundation (MSTF) are teaming up once again to raise awareness and funds for nonprofit organizations. For 2022, they chose to design an Autism…
CAMDEN – Thor Gabrielsen, of Rockport, and who is a Watershed School senior, topped Maine’s legendary…
First National Bank recently announced that it has made donations totaling $17,500 to twenty-nine food pantries in the bank’s market area. “First National Bank is grateful for the critical…
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
A robin redbreast hopping about the soggy lawn may be the first sign of spring at your house; at mine, it’s the arrival of a real car after four months of winter-worthy AWD sport-utes. This year,…
first offense is $50, second and subsequent violations will be $250
“One text or one tweet could be your last!” said The Department of Public Safety’s Bureau of Highway Safety (MeBHS), in a news release.
MeBHS is joining the National Highway Traffic Safety…
Wayne Lloyd, Renaissance man, 68, of Coral Bay, St. John, Virgin Islands, had a dry wit, a poet’s soul, a philosopher’s mind, and an empathetic heart. When he was diagnosed in 2019 with a liver…
Letter to the editor
Spring is in the air, and with it outdoor activities, including bicycle riding. With the growing popularity means even…
The Town of Rockport is one of 34 stream crossing projects funded this round by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The funds will result in new or improved fish passage…
building a toolkit for the cancer journey
The Christine B. Foundation and Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center will be co-hosting their continued programming collaboration with the Maine Cancer Series: Bangor Region Cancer Conference.…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Tuesday she has signed bipartisan legislation to strengthen the Office of the Child Welfare Ombudsman.
According to a news release, the bipartisan,…
BLUE HILL — Work has begun at 57 Water Street in Blue Hill. Construction started late last month as crews prepare for the hospital modernization project with expected completion in 2023, according…
BRUNSWICK — For the next several weeks, Maine Department of Transportation crews will be performing maintenance work on the bridges that connect Route 196 with the northbound side of Route 1 in…
‘The Captain’ profiles Rockport lobster boat captain Sadie Samuels
Mountainfilm on Tour, a screening of 20 films, will be held April 12 at the Lincoln Theatre in…
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…
ROCKPORT — For the past several months, Rockport has invited its citizens to weigh in about the future of the former Rockport Elementary School site via a survey. In total, the town received 339…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported three traffic infractions March 19-30, with one citation issued for each of the following infractions: registration violation,…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity March 16-30.
An arrest or summons does…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court March 25-31.
Tyson S. Servisky, 34, of…
SEARSPORT — Carver Memorial Library, in Searsport, lists the following events and activities for April 2022.
Poetry Month
Drop in for poetry activities…
The First Church in Belfast, UCC invites all to participate in its Holy Week services.
The Church offers the following:
We continue our Lenten theme of God as the potter who reforms…
WALDOBORO — Pen Bay Medical Center will permanently close its Waldoboro Outpatient Physical & Occupational Therapy office, located at 40 Washington Street, effective Thursday, April 7.
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ROCKPORT — It has been a three-month construction pause, but April 1, the Rockport Code Enforcement Officer issued once again a permit to 20 Central Street LLC, the company that is in the process…
a bamboo rake .... persistant garlic ..... Havana Libre!
Finally, a day came together – not too windy, not too cold, and dry enough to rake. Raking the dooryard is my spring cleaning.
My mother would be horrified at the state of my house, with…
Obituary
Kameron Bernard Koepke, 27, passed away unexpectedly Feb. 18, 2022.
He was born Oct. 27, 1994 in Hollywood, Florida to Scott…
ORONO — UMaine’s College of Education and Human Development, in collaboration with the Maine Department of Education, will host the first University of Maine Educators Institute this…
BELFAST — After two years on hold, the Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition (BBWC), Friends of Sears Island, and Waterfall Arts are celebrating the week of Earth Day during the third week of April.…
helping veterans gain the skills and confidence they need to tell their stories
DAMARISCOTTA — The Veterans Writing Project (VWP), an arts education nonprofit organization, will hold a free, all-day writing workshop on April 9, 2022, at The Peace Gallery, a new veteran-…
ORONO — Many people try to make society change for the better. The real challenge is how to get good solutions to scale up for major change. New research suggests that social change may…
five town csd school board agenda included
ROCKPORT — The agenda for the next Five Town CSD school board meeting has been set. Numerous students from the high school will be recognized for their accomplishments at the beginning of the…
UNION — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Thursday, April 7 at 7 p.m. via livestream and in the district’s…
CAMDEN — Singer-songwriter Alice Limoges is hosting a concert of local singer-songwriters in Camden at the end of this week.
The event will be held Saturday, April 9 at Zoot Coffee,…
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This month and throughout the year, Healthy Kids encourages all individuals and organizations to play a role in making Lincoln…
WASHINGTON, D.C — The Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers that if they’re unable to file their tax return by this year’s April deadline, there’s an easy, online option to get more time to…
BELFAST — The City of Belfast received a generous donation earlier this week from the Belfast Hannaford Supermarket in the amount of $25,000 to the Belfast “Keep the Faith” Fund.
Because of…
ROCKLAND — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 13 school board meeting is set. The meeting will be held Thursday, April 7.
The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the South…
LINCOLNVILLE — The agenda has been set for the next Lincolnville Central School committee meeting Monday, April 4.
The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the school.
A livestream…
Chris Packard’s ‘Mythical Creatures of Maine: Fantastic Beasts from Legend and Folklore’
BANGOR—Growing up spending summers in Willimantic, Maine in Piscataquis County with his grandparents, Chris Packard heard a lot of stories from his grandfather—things you don’t normally hear. “He…
The numbers are in. The Federal Trade Commission released its annual compendium of fraud reports from last year, and the news is shocking. Over the past three years,…
ROCKPORT — The Midcoast Recreation Center will be hosting a women’s doubles pickleball tournament Saturday, May 7 in honor of Mother’s Day.
The cost is $50 per team and the tournament…
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…
April 16, 2022, marks the 50th year since Marcy Moore van der Kieft opened the door at 74 Elm Street, Camden, thus introducing Midcoast Maine to the newest women’s clothing boutique and fine gift…
AUGUSTA — The Maine House voted Thursday to give initial approval to a measure sponsored by Rep. Jan Dodge, D-Belfast, that would increase the availability of intranasal naloxone in community and…
Peter J. Bang, MD, 83, passed away peacefully at home in Lincolnville, Maine on March 20, 2022 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease.
Predeceased by his parents, Frank and Ruth Bang, of…
ISLESBORO — Principal Kate Legere announced April 1, 2022, that Ella Reichert-Vacher, of Belfast, a senior at Islesboro Central School, has been selected to receive the 2022 Principal's Award. The…
three days of unique learning programs for ages 7 to 11 during April school vacation
OWLS HEAD — This past February the Owls Head Transportation Museum held its first school vacation program since 2020. Previously, the programming was structured differently – entire families would…
CAMDEN— The Page Gallery is pleased to host Camden Life Drawing, a community figure drawing group, this April. Their exhibition will open with a reception at the Page Gallery, located at…
