Kate McLeod, owner of Kate McLeod Design, will be the featured speaker at Rockport Garden Club's next meeting, May 7, at 12:30 p.m., at West Rockport Baptist Church, 545 Park St., West Rockport.

Based in Belfast, Kate McLeod brings a lifetime of horticultural expertise to her creative garden design and maintenance services, according to the Garden Club, in a news release. Growing up in New Brunswick, Canada, as the daughter of avid gardeners, she developed a deep-rooted passion for the craft.

Wellness coach Hester Brooks will return to the Rockport Public Library on Friday, May 1, at 3:30 p.m., to lead an event called “Full Moon Rest Circle.” This free, 1-hr. program is part of the library’s “Let’s Feel Better in 2026” series.

Brooks will guide participants through a meditation designed to help them unwind their nervous systems, release tension, and reconnect with peace and tranquility. Since the event coincides with a full moon, Brooks will also focus a portion of the meditation on manifesting abundance and fulfillment.

STEAM Team Youth Community Science Explorers Group is a monthly program focused on exploration of climate change. For youth ages 7-12, May’s meeting will cover the wool industry in Maine.

Young families: Attend a free singing, dancing, jamming time when Music Together from the Midcoast Music Academy visits the Belfast Free Library, Mondays, May 4 and June 1, from 10 - 10:45 a.m., at 106 High Street, Belfast.

Eleven inductees of the The Maine Sports Hall of Fame's Class of 2026 are being honored, including two athletes from the Midcoast region. Carroll LaHaye and Christina Strong are among the distinguished group of athletes, coaches, and contributors whose achievements have left a lasting impact on sports in Maine and beyond, according to Maine Sports Hall of Fame, in a news release. The ceremony will take place September 27, at 2 p.m., at USM’s Hannaford Hall in Portland.

Jesse Labbe-Watson will lead an online presentation via Teams called, Permaculture Design for Agroforestry Systems, on Tuesday, May 5, at 12 p.m., hosted by Merryspring Nature Center. 

Join Maine Master Naturalist Ama LaBelle for the first of a two-part vernal pool series, Saturday, May 2, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., at Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center, in Lincolnville; the second session will take place Saturday, May 30, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.. at the same location.

On Tuesday, April 28, at 6 p.m., the Belfast Garden Club’s Tree Working Group will host an informational program in celebration of Arbor Day. The program, which is free and open to the public, will take place in the Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library. Light refreshments will be served.

The program will feature films, discussions, and an instruction on using MyTree, an application that calculates a tree’s size, age, and value.

Coastal Recovery Community Center teamed up with the Maine CDC to get the word out about reducing stigma associated with substance use and the local recovery community. CRCC is hosting a "See the Person Not the Use" art making journey in May, with open art making days each Friday, from 1 - 4 p.m.

These events will give people a chance to create a project and work on it throughout the month if needed, according to CRCC, in a news release.

Camden Hills 25th Reunion will be held Sunday, June 28, 2026, from 12 - 3 p.m.

Jock Robie will lead a free indoor Worm Bin Harvest workshop on Tuesday, April 28, at 5:30 p.m., at Merryspring Nature Center. This session is for any interested alumni and new students.

It will be run as follows: 

1. Harvest for Alumni of Previous Workshops:

On Sunday, April 26 at 1 p.m., entomologist Gabriel LeMay will lead a walk in Belfast City Park, focusing on how to spot signs of infestation and insect damage in common trees. The event, sponsored by the Belfast Garden Club and its Tree Working Group, will begin at the gate to the park on Northport Avenue, and is free and open to the public.

Boothbay Region Land Trust, Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, and The Schmid Preserve are planning a spring volunteer trail work morning on Sunday, May 3, at 9 a.m., to focus on the seven mile long River Link Trail and general trail clean-up in the Schmid Preserve. 

There will be three groups to work on the following sections:

-McKay to Zak Preserve will meet at the McKay Road parking area at 9 a.m.

-CRCT will meet at the River Road parking area across the road from Dodge Point.

-Schmid people will meet at the Old County Road gate.

Five Town Little League (FTLL) is deepening its partnership with Camden Hills Regional High School through a combined $1,500 contribution supporting both baseball and softball programs, reinforcing a growing collaboration that benefits student-athletes across multiple age groups, according to an April 13 news release from FTLL.

Students at Thomaston Grammar School have been focusing on cooperation during the month of March. Several students at TGS were recognized for being cooperative at a school-wide assembly on April 8. The students receiving this award are known to cooperate and be team players.

The annual Earth Day Clean-Up hosted by the South Thomaston Conservation Commission (STCC) will be held Saturday, April 25, at the Gilford Butler Center.

April Repair Cafe will be held Saturday, April 18, from 9-12, at the Waldo YMCA in Belfast. Free event.

Medomak Middle School announces its third quarter Honor Roll for the 2025-26 academic year.

HIGH HONORS – 8TH GRADE: Addison Hyler, Alexandrea Fullerton, Austin Genthner, Cedar Lage, Gardner Gillespie, Garett Starr, Gavin Burns, Julianna Blake, Lindsay Wilshire, Luke Wilson, Paisley Staples, Pierce Achorn, Thomas Cloutier, Zappa McDermott.

"Spring is an amazing time in the amphibian world – now is the time when frogs and salamanders are migrating from their wintertime woodland hideouts to vernal pools," said Georges River Land Trust, in a news release.

Join GRLT for a vernal pool program at the Rockland Bog on Sunday, May 3, from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Vernal pools are special, ephemeral bodies of water where frogs, salamanders, and insects breed.

"On this guided exploration, participants will learn about these incredible, small creatures and get up close to their pools," said GRLT.

There will be a Bake Sale and Book Sale on Saturday, May 2, from 8 - 11 a.m., at the Appleton Library, 2916 Sennebec Road.

Donations toward the bake sale appreciated.