BELFAST — An air of excitement and acceptance permeated the air as visitors and locals waited for Belfast’s first LGBTQ Pride Festival to kick of with a parade.

ROCKPORT —  The No. 5 Maranacook / Winthrop boys lacrosse team handed No. 1 Camden Hills a 15-5 loss in a Maine Principals’ Association North Class B Semifinal match up.

Thursday afternoon the Medomak Valley softball team did what it had not been able to do two times before this season, beat the Oceanside Mariner’s, 4-3 in an exciting hard fought win. 

THOMASTON — No. 2 Troy Howard ended the season of the No. 1 Oceanside Mariners softball Wednesday with a 7-4 win.  Great effort by all the players made for a good game. 

The third annual Trekkers 5K walk or 5K/10K run was held Sunday in Thomaston. 

“Maine didn’t invent the donut, but we put the hole in it!”

BELFAST — Although Belfast’s Memorial Day services got off to a wet start, the rain had stopped by the time the parade began its procession through the streets. 

ROCKPORT — No. 4 Camden Hills hosted No. 5 MDI in a quarterfinal matchup in North Class B. As No. 4 and No.

By Ron Hawkes

Here is a 100-photo gallery of the Camden Memorial Day parade through downtown and the wreath service at the public landing. 

Saturday, May 28 was the last day of regular season play for Oceanside Little League and the league playoffs are up next.

THOMASTON — The Oceanside girls lacrosse team hosted rival Camden Hills Saturday morning with the Mariners picking up a hard fought 9-7 win. 

THOMASTON — The Oceanside JV teams hosted Belfast Thursday afternoon and here is a gallery of photos from those games.

There are many bird species found year-round in Maine, but the changing seasons also bring many new species.

ROCKPORT — There were very few parking places left at the school about 4 p.m. with baseball, softball and girls lacrosse teams all having home games. 

ROCKPORT — The Camden Hills boys were home Friday afternoon hosting Oak Hill. The Windjammers looked great has they pounded out a 17-4 win over the Raiders. 

THOMASTON — Saturday night, April 30 the Highlands Coffee House Vince Gabriel aka Blind Albert with special guest Lynn Frey along with Vicky Anders & Max McFarland and the Bill Barnes Trio feat

In an unusual, but interesting twist, the Region 8 Mid-Coast School of Technology’s C

Arts and entertainment writer Kay Stephens spent a week in San Diego and put together a gallery of photos that highlight the most recognizable parts of the city, as well as spotlight the types of t