I was sick this week. A good old fashion cold, complete with fatigue, body aches, a nasty cough, and a negative Covid test. I was very whiney.
It is that time of year, and I’m guessing many…
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ISLESBORO — The Islesboro Central School is accepting applications from prospective middle and high school students for the 2024-2025 school year.
Since the 1990s, students from the…
THOMASTON — Watts Hall Community Players, a community theater group whose mission is to bring folks of all ages and abilities to the stage, has received a $300,000 grant to support the renovation…
a month of creative activities and events
CAMDEN — What everyday objects would you choose for a painting? Would it include a favorite food, toy, flower, or book? Would your objects be carefully arranged or a random assortment strewn…
in-person, eight weeks
BELFAST — Hospice Volunteers of Waldo County is offering an 8-week, in person Bereavement Support Group, Thursday mornings, from 10 - 11 a.m.
The series will be February 29 to April 18, at…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Jan. 19-25.
Shawn Judkins, 24, of Lagrange,…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Jan. 6-26.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District’s 2024 Spring Plant Sale Catalog is now available in print and online. Plants are available for pre-order, either online or by mail through…
PORTLAND and LEWISTON — Cross Cultural Community Services (CCCS), in partnership with many community-based organizations, is celebrating Black History Month with its fourth annual Community…
A group of rebels challenged the January chill at the height of 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024 during Camden’s WinterFest. But, though the day’s temperatures peaked around 37 degrees in Knox…
Walk in with a block of ice. Walk out with a masterpiece. Not everyone can bring the ice magic, which is why some people wouldn’t blame the crowds for inching closer as creative sculptors chisel…
No snow. No problem. Paws and boots made a splash in the Camden Amphitheatre slush during WinterFest, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024.
Following a runway demonstration by the P.A.W.S. mascot,…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Jan. 18-26.
An arrest or summons does not…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Jan. 22-25.
Appleton
Ann Marie Powers to Stephen C. Powers.
…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library will be closed for staff development on Monday, January 29. They will reopen on Tuesday at 10 a.m.
ORONO — On a bench inside a high-tech workshop lay a life-sized sculpture of a medieval knight. Crafted by University of Maine artists with 3D scanning and layered Computer Numerical Control (CNC…
highlighting artists, curators and arts advocates who continue to uplift traditions while advancing the boundaries
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — A Camden artist is an award winner of the 2024 American Craft Council (ACC) awards. The ACC, a national nonprofit dedicated to advancing American craft, announced January…
BELFAST — In February, the Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition will host their annual meeting and volunteer recognition night, a nature outing and a book discussion at the Belfast Free Library. All…
FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia — Joan Dale Collins, age 96, passed away peacefully at the Azalea Estates Assisted Living facility in Fayetteville, GA on January 16, 2023. Born in New York, New York on…
immersing themselves
To wrap up their semester course, Belfast Area High School students in Genna Black and Chip Lagerbom's Marine Studies class recently elected to do a January polar plunge. On the last day of class…
ROCKPORT — Dale “Hank” Burton Ludwig, 57, passed away, Monday, January 22, 2024, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport after a brief illness.
Born in Augusta, Maine, April 7, 1966, he was…
CAMDEN — Richard “Deacon” W. Ward, Sr., 79, of Camden, died on January 22, 2024 in Rockport.
A complete obituary will be published later and a spring graveside service will be announced…
Camden Street, in Rockland, is a three-lane highway with three inconsistent and poorly marked lanes. The middle…
UMA Rockland Center will be closing at Noon today due to the weather.
SEARSPORT — Kidder Point, in Searsport, has long been an industrial site, starting with a phosphate plant in…
The sustainable island campus of Hurricane Island, just a 10 minute skiff ride from Vinalhaven and 11 miles from Rockland, has weathered the latest round of damaging winter storms and flooding.…
Points North Institute has been awarded a $45,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The Rockport institute is among eight organizations in Maine’s First District to receive a…
visit the WCY Bus February 16 at the Belfast Hannaford
BELFAST — The Waldo County YMCA (WCY) is collecting donations of canned goods, grains and pasta, and personal hygiene supplies for RSU 71, RSU 20, and RSU 3 schools. Drop off your donation at the…
KNOX COUNTY — Nonprofit organizations in Knox County may be eligible for grants from the Maine Community Foundation’s (MaineCF) Community Building Grant Program.
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WALDO COUNTY — Nonprofit organizations in Waldo County may be eligible for grants from the Maine Community Foundation’s (MaineCF) Community Building Grant Program.
…WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre is presenting a unique, day-long program on Sunday, March 3. “Now More Than Ever: Embracing Our Selves” will focus on the diverse experiences of living in female…
PORTLAND — Students who will graduate from Maine public high schools this spring and plan to attend a two- or four-year college in fall 2024 are invited to complete the online application for the…
CUSHING — Wesley James Daggett, 86, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on January 15, 2024, after a period of declining health. He was born on December 7, 1937, to William Daggett &…
HAMPDEN — Elsie "Ellie" (Bucklin) Trask, 84, of Hampden, Maine passed peacefully in her home with her family by her side on January 23, 2024.
Elsie was born in South Portland, Maine on…
An evening snowstorm mixed with freezing rain, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, caused several minor motor vehicle accidents in the region, including three crashes along Old County Road. Other drivers,…
Elise Brown, of Liberty, announced her candidacy for the position of Waldo County Commissioner in District 3 to represent the towns of Brooks, Burnham, Freedom, Knox, Montville, Morrill…
letter to the editor
On January 25, at 5:30 p.m. in the Rockport Library, the Rockport Planning Board will present their proposals for changes to our Rockport…
on a national stage
The National Mentoring Summit, an annual 3-Day event, brings together mentoring practitioners, researchers, philanthropic investors, youth leaders, government and civic leaders and Mentor…
BELFAST — Throughout February, Belfast Free Library will be collecting non-perishable food items for its fifth annual food drive. All donations will go to the No Greater Love Food Pantry in…
The Camden Conference, a global affairs forum, is putting this year’s focus on India, with the upcoming Conference, INDIA: Rising Ambitions, Challenges at Home, February 16 – 18 at the Camden…
MIDCOAST — Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, visited several coastal First District communities, Jan. 23, 2024, hit hard by the barrage of damaging December and January storms.
During…
ST. GEORGE — The walkway to Marshall Point Lighthouse has suffered significant structural damage from the January storms, according to Marshall Point Chair Nat Lyon, in a news release.
“It…
Join Cheney Insurance and several other well-known local businesses in this conveniently located professional building.
Walking distance to downtown…
A Bird’s Tale
A watershed in the Canadian province of Manitoba almost half the size of the entire state of Maine and estimated to support more than ten million breeding birds took a significant step closer to…
On January 25, at a regularly scheduled meeting, the Rockport Planning Board will review and possibly make recommendations for the Select…
letter to the editor
I am writing as a member of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Planning Committee to thank the many people who participated in honoring Dr. King and his legacy in the fight for racial justice. First…
a heartfelt romantic comedy
WALDOBORO — “Now and Then,” an upcoming community theatre production at the Waldo Theatre, has been cast and is now in rehearsals. Scheduled to open on March 30, Now and Then is a heartfelt…
special events February 3 and February 17
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Public Library is hosting the exhibit “Of Cod and Communities” by Linda Buckmaster from February 3 - 28. The exhibit is adapted from her book Elemental: A Miscellany of…
WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre in Waldoboro has announced the expansion of their Board of Directors to include two more seats, which have been filled by two community members.
“Maya Crosby…
