SEARSPORT — To celebrate the start of spring, Friends of Sears Island will be offering free grab-and-go activity kits for children themed around seeds, soil, and garden planning.
This month…
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seeds donated by the Troy Howard Middle School garden program
Letter to the editor: Group of Rockport property owners
On February 8, the Rockport Select Board voted 4-1 to table the draft short term rental ordinance and not place it on the June 2021 ballot. Days later, 34 residents signed a petition seeking to…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education jointly announced Friday the Mills Administration’s dedicated COVID-19 vaccination clinics for school staff…
RUMFORD — The Camden Hills girls alpine ski team traveled Thursday, March 4 to Rumford’s Black Mountain of Maine to compete in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference championship.
The…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant will offer four free ‘Signs of the Seasons’ training options for volunteer citizen scientists around the state.
The training…
Suzanne G. Roberts, Sandi Cirillo, Judy Graebert, MF Morison, James Toothacker, Betty Schopmeyer, DiTa, Debbie Mitchell, Leslie Moore, Conny Hatch, Sally Brophy
BELFAST — The month of March features guest artist Abbie Read at Local Color Gallery, in Belfast.
In response to several current external forces, Read has been working on intimate artist…
first aid, birding, airbnb, pruning, art, and more
The ending of winter and beginning of spring is always a great time to think of starting anew, especially after this past year, said Five Towns Adult Ed, in a news release What better way than…
webinar for home gardeners
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about caring for fruit trees Wednesday, March 24, from 6 - 7…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills unveiled Friday a plan to protect public health and support Maine’s economy as the state approaches its busy spring and summer tourism season.
The Moving…
‘I want everyone to know that he was an amazing human being’
We are often told throughout our lives that life itself, through its many twists and turns, can be cruel, unforgiving, and simply unfair. In the early morning hours of February 25, life proved…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, March 5, a subtraction of a COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll down to 704 from 705.
“The Maine Center for…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 5, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
BELFAST — Midcoast Theater Company, formally Midcoast Actors Studio, announces auditions for its 2021 spring teen production, She Kills Monsters. Auditions will be held March 18, from 6 - 9 p.m., …
BELFAST — Midcoast Theater Company, formerly Midcoast Actors Studio, announces auditions for its 2021 summer musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
Auditions will be held…
New Hope for Women received 2,707 calls in 2019 and 3,263 in 2020
On Wednesday, March 3, 2021, Lucky the Duck and West Bay Rotarian Ray Fink presented a $1,143.53 check to New Hope for Women Executive Director Rebekah Paredes.
West Bay Rotarians donate…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) is preparing to place another order for first doses…
Owls Head Transportation Museum; All are welcome
There will be a drive-in Celebration of the Life of …
AUGUSTA — For the week ending February 27, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,700 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 200 initial claims filed for federal…
Letter to the editor: Sharon Hobson
You may know that SNAP (food stamps) does not allow purchase of pads, tampons, or toilet paper, something that always surprises people. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits…
ROCKPORT — Keeping mum, but confirming that they did meet March 1 as scheduled, the municipal and school attorneys, as well as school superintendent and town managers, convened with a mediator to…
HOPE — The school committee for Hope Elementary School will hold a special committee meeting Tuesday, March 16, and the meeting’s agenda has been released.
The meeting will be held…
Swanville’s community has their grocery store back again
SWANVILLE—A beloved grocery store has been rebuilt after a car accident…
SEARSPORT — The school board for Regional School Unit 20 will hold its next meeting Tuesday, March 9, and the meeting’s agenda has been released.
The meeting will be held in the SDMHS…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 4, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
AUGUSTA — Senator Chip Curry, D-Belfast, introduced Wednesday a bill to help self-employed workers and independent contractors in Maine by creating an unemployment system to help them during an…
Denise Claire Remy, 69, an accomplished artist and wonderful wife, mother and sister, died of cancer February 28 in the Hospice unit at Waldo County General Hospital.
She was born in…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Wednesday her administration will align Maine’s vaccination plan with President Biden’s recent directive to make eligible pre-K-12 school staff and child…
Area fire chiefs band together to, ‘make sure that our homes are as safe as possible’
Earlier this week, Camden Fire Chief Chris Farley, Rockland Fire Chief Chris Whytock and Rockport Fire Chief Jason…
AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s Committee on Marine Resources approved Wednesday a bill from Senator David Miramant, D-Camden, to support Maine’s lobster industry.
LD 338, “An Act To Amend the…
KeyBank is closing five branches in Maine, including its Camden location at the Camden Market Square, on Route 1 (Elm Street) at the Rockport town line.
“KeyBank has recently notified some…
Opinion
A safe, secure home is a fundamental need, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. But the pandemic has made the housing situation even tougher for many Mainers, with more than 5,000 Maine men,…
DaPonte Onstage
DaPonte String Quartet is releasing videos in increments of a concert filmed earlier this year.
Part one: Beethoven String Quartet No.5 in A Major, is now available at onstage.daponte.org…
collaboration, compromise, and cooperation for the benefit of the group
THOMASTON — Several Thomaston Grammar School students were recognized for the attribute of Teamwork at an assembly on Tuesday, March 2. These students included: Gemma Rubino, Oliver Reavely,…
KINGSTON, Rhode Island — The University of Rhode Island has announced the Fall 2020 Dean's List. The students represent nearly all of Rhode Island's cities and towns, all six New England states,…
Finding Our Voices, the Camden-based, grassroots non-profit organization marshaling survivor voices and faces to break the silence of domestic abuse, has been awarded a $50,000…
music coaching, age-appropriate group activities, end-of-week concert
Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School is accepting applications for the Envision Chamber Music Workshop, a week-long music camp for young musicians ages 8-18. This year’s program will begin Monday…
HOPE — The school committee for Hope Elementary School will hold its next meeting Monday, March 8, and the meeting’s agenda has been released.
The meeting will be held virtually over Zoom…
LINCOLNVILLE — The school committee for Lincolnville Central School will be holding a special committee meeting Tuesday, March 9, and the agenda has been released.
The meeting will be…
‘proven to cause brain damage in children and known to harm the environment and wildlife’
AUGUSTA — House District 94 Representative Vicki Doudera, D-Camden, testified Tuesday before the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry to introduce a bill to ban the nerve…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 3, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, March 3, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 705.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases…
From Washington, D.C.
U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued this statement on Representative Deb Haaland, who was nominated to be the Secretary of the Department of the…
‘will make the biggest difference in rural, low-density, low-population counties’
WALDO COUNTY — As rural communities across the state struggle with connecting to reliable internet, a new internet service provider — some call it space internet — is on track to narrow the gap of…
UNION — Nomination papers for a pair of select board seats in Union, as well as a position as the town’s representative on the RSU 40 school board are now available at the town office.
The…
AUGUSTA — Senate District 11 Senator Chip Curry, D-Belfast, introduced a bill Tuesday to help military service members, veterans and their families who live in Maine.
LD 374, “An Act To…
performing unskilled tasks that are difficult, dangerous, or unattainable for senior citizens
Home maintenance is often an obstacle to being able to age in place. Small tasks which were once a simple part of maintaining a home and a property become difficult, dangerous or even unattainable…
Application packets due to the Trekkers office by March 15
Trekkers is gearing up to welcome 40 new seventh graders from its six-town service area of Thomaston, Cushing, St. George, South Thomaston, Owls Head and Rockland. Seventh grade students from…
ST. GEORGE — Vera L . Willis, 92, passed away in the comfort of her home with her loving husband by her side on Monday, March 1, 2021 in St. George, Maine.
Vera was born in Plymouth,…
ROCKLAND — Two women have been arrested for allegedly providing drugs to a Rockland man that contributed to his death in May 2020.
The investigation conducted by Rockland Police Sgt. Alex…
