ROCKPORT — Rockport artist and Camden Hills varsity boys basketball coach Jon Moro, who publicly unveiled a sculpture of David and Goliath in October 2020, unveiled his latest sculpture of Robin…
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‘The legend of Robin Hood has endured, been added to; therefore is still relevant today’
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Golf Club hosted a men’s group golf outing Monday, May 31.
Below are the results from the outing as submitted to the sports department.
Individual…
Five individuals are vying for two open Waldoboro select board seats at the June 8 municipal election: Russell Brazier Jr., Seth Hall, Kevin Court, Abden Simmons and William Pratt. …
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…
June is Pride Month and the Center for Maine Contemporary Art and Maine Coast Heritage Trust’s Erickson Fields Preserve are displaying art, photography and poetry by LGBTQ+ and allied youth for…
ROCKLAND – Taps, the ceremonial melody that has trumpeted to familiarity for many Americans, was born of the Civil War, written on the banks of the James River by Union General Daniel…
Assaults allegedly occurred in 2014
BELFAST — A Searsmont man was arrested May 14 for multiple charges of sex crimes involving children, including the alleged rape…
‘each year we investigate boating fatalities where if someone was wearing their life jacket, they would still be alive.’
AUGUSTA — The Maine Warden Service is urging all boaters to wear their PFD (personal floatation device), abide by the Headway Speed law, and to boat safely.
“With cooler water temperatures…
The Celebration of Life for Nancy Brown, 88, of Appleton, who died on May 22, 2021, will be held Saturday, June 5, 2021 at 2 p.m., at 260 Union Road (Route 131) in Appleton. Community members…
considered redeveloping site to mixed-use
ROCKLAND — Talon Maine I LLC, a division of Grey Peak Development Company of Las Vegas, Nevada, has acquired title to the Pizza Hut building and additional land behind the building, at 190 and 196…
CAMDEN — Dorothy Irene Conover (nee Gray) passed away peacefully in Camden on May 28, where she had resided for over 40 years.
She was born July 18, 1920 in Central City, Pennsylvania, the…
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My brothers and I grew up during the 1950s and 60s in Albert Lea, Minnesota. (pop. 20,000.) Our family home, built in 1912, was a four-story rambling, wooden clapboard structure that proudly sat…
Like holidays, Halloween for instance, or Christmas, the garden hype starts earlier and earlier every year. Thanksgiving’s turkey carcass isn’t even picked clean when the first seed catalogs start…
In 1942, a serious shortage of manpower came in as local men left for war. Junior Volunteers filled the gap
THOMASTON — In most small towns, there are those who keep memorabilia of their town’s histories. They don’t know why they do it; they don’t know what they’re going to do with the items they’ve…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills has announced the ConnectMaine Board of Directors voted to approve the first round of broadband infrastructure projects funded by the High Speed Internet…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Golf Club hosted a men’s group golf outing Sunday, May 30.
Below are the results from the outing as submitted to the sports department.
Team Points…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…
Under a gentle rain, Memorial Day in the Midcoast arrived May 31. It will be a quiet observance today, and like last year, there will be no parades. However, Post 30 ceremonies will be taking…
A graveside service for Patricia Dibert, who passed away on February 13, 2021, will be held on Friday, June 11, 2021, at 1 p.m., at the Orff’s Corner Cemetery, Winslows Mills Road, in…
ROCKLAND — The following divorces were finalized in Rockland District Court Jan-March.
Toni Lynn Clark of Appleton and Michael Alden Clark of Appleton, married May 19, 1990, in Union.
…
BRUNSWICK — The Camden Hills and Medomak Valley track and field teams traveled Saturday, May 29 to participate in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference medium school track championships at…
babe ruth baseball
MIDCOAST — The Babe Ruth baseball season continued Sunday, May 30 in the Midcoast with four of the area’s five teams in action.
This season, the Midcoast Babe Ruth Baseball League…
HAMPDEN — The voters of Frankfort and Winterport will cast ballots Tuesday, June 8 for a proposed $35 million school budget for Regional School Unit 25.
For a complete breakdown of budget…
NORTHPORT — Voters in the Town of Northport will be voting Monday, June 7 on a proposed school budget for the Edna Drinkwater School.
ARTICLE 34. To see what sum the Northport School…
ROCKPORT — The agenda for the next Five Town CSD school board meeting Wednesday, June 2 has been set.
The meeting will be held virtually over Zoom at 7 p.m.
To view the meeting: …
WALDOBORO — The school board agenda for the next Regional School Unit 40 meeting Thursday, June 3 has been set.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. with participants joining either via…
VINALHAVEN — Voters in the Town of Vinalhaven are being asked to give their input on a proposed $4.7 million school budget for the upcoming school year.
A public hearing for the budget…
ORONO—Getting bogged down by your day-to-day responsibilities? Hop in the car and get out of the Midcoast for a day to explore The Orono Bog Boardwalk. Set the GPS for 54 Tripp Dr, Bangor, ME…
Yoga program is tuesdays and fridays
CAMDEN — June is the time to get outside and enjoy yoga and tai chi classes in the Camden Amphitheatre With classes held several times a week, there are many opportunities to get started with a…
OLD TOWN — Two members of the Searsport District High School track and field program represented the Vikings well Saturday, May 29 while participating in the Penobscot Valley Conference track and…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from May 17-21 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.
Appleton
Dorothy S. Getchell to Lisette Zinner and Dan A.…
WARREN — Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the DSA United soccer club was able to field 11 teams — seven in the boys division and four in the girls division — this spring to play in…
LINCOLNVILLE — Voting for the annual town meeting in Lincolnville will be held Tuesday, June 8.
All voting will be conducted via secret ballot.
The polls will be open from 8 a.m.…
STOCKTON SPRINGS — Residents of Stockton Springs will participate in a municipal election Tuesday, June 8 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and the annual town meeting Saturday, June 12 at 8:15 a.m.
…
HADLEY, Mass. — A trio of Midcoast natives have been awarded accolades this month by the New England Small College Athletic Conference.
Rockport native and track and field athlete Emma…
ISLESBORO — The Town of Islesboro will be holding its annual town meeting, including approval of the school budget for the upcoming school year, at the town office Tuesday, June 22.
The…
NORTHPORT — The Town of Northport will be holding its annual town meeting Monday, June 7 at 6:30 p.m. outside at the Edna Drinkwater School.
Additionally, the town will be holding a…
PROSPECT — The Town of Prospect will be participating in a municipal election for municipal officers Tuesday, June 8 and will in the town’s annual town meeting Saturday, June 12.
Voting…
BELFAST — The Alternative Education Association of Maine has announced Lindsey Schortz of the Belfast Community Outreach Program in Education (BCOPE) has been named the 2021 Alternative Educator…
ROCKLAND — The school board for Regional School Unit 13 has set the agenda for its next meeting, Thursday, June 3.
The highlight of the meeting will be the approval of the new Oceanside…
oceanside and mount view also participated
OAKLAND — Seven schools from the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference competed Friday, May 28 in the small school track and field conference championship at Messalonskee High School in Oakland. …
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…
THORNDIKE — The Mount View Middle School track and field program hosted Warsaw for a home track meet Thursday, May 27 in Thorndike.
In the girls division, Mount View placed first with 91…
BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court.
Heather M. Fuller, of Searsmont, and Eric F. Fuller, of Searsmont, were married June 29, 2013, in…
ROCKLAND — The Oceanside and Mount View varsity baseball teams squared off Friday, May 28 in Rockland for what was a close contest.
The visiting Mustangs (9-6) edged out the host Mariners…
Maine is “Vacationland.” It is home to large stretches of natural landscapes and vast forests, including nearly half a billion ash trees that provide a canopy over the state’s great outdoors.…
Answering the call to perform one final salute
Memorial Day weekend is often seen as marking the first of Maine's few warm-weather holidays, often with trips to favorite summer spots across Maine. But more importantly, it is a solemn federal…
UPDATE: Due, in part, to the weather forecast and increasing traffic volumes, this traffic shift is now being planned for June 7. The shift was initially scheduled for June 4, but was…
Sidewalk Specials include Music, Dance, and Community Art
WISCASSET — “Goodbye Walk Around Wiscasset 2020 and hello Wiscasset Art Walk 2021!” said organizers, in a news release.
This summertime celebration of art, music, performance, and community…
