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'Permaculture Design for Agroforestry Systems' online talk with Merryspring
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Visit the 'Sunbeam' this Summer with Maine Seacoast Mission

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Meet UMaine's 2026 Outstanding Graduating Students 
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MCCS Board of Trustees honors Students of the Year 2026

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  • An old predator may be a new threat to lobster. UMaine research will get to the bottom of it.
  • 2026 Medomak Valley annual speech competition winners announced
  • TJ Morris advances to Program Director role at Trekkers
  • Communities across Maine host Jane’s Walk Activities on May 2
  • Thomaston Grammar students recognized with Cooperation Awards
  • Medomak Middle School Q3 Honor Roll 2025-26
  • UMaine pilots four-year pathway for teacher education students to become certified special educators
  • UMaine, Maine DMR analysis tracks 20 years of coastal species shifts in the Gulf of Maine
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  • Shriners Children’s Boston provides safety tips, resources to prevent dog bite injuries
  • Alisyn Zuber, PA, joins MaineHealth's Walk-in Care Rockland
  • MaineHealth to move Portland corporate headquarters to Westbrook
  • Midcoast continues participation in international Lyme disease vaccine study
  • Finding Our Voices to protest, hold panel discussion in Franklin County
  • Quarry Hill care team members honored with awards
  • Maine State Credit Union distributes more than $111,000 to fight hunger across Maine
  • Small, free library installed in Beebe Health Center at MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital
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Home and Garden

  • Free event in Bangor helps deter catalytic converter thefts, April 21
  • Maine’s pool of money from taxes on home sales is growing. How is it being used?
  • AIO benefactor promises to double matching energy assistance grant as enrollment numbers increase
  • Local gardeners sought to 'dig and donate' for annual Plant and Bake Sale
  • Rockport Library's Seed Fest promotes 'gift culture', food cultivation and community
  • Maine-inspired board game “Corker” holds first public playtest in Vinalhaven
  • Annual Belfast Ice Festival underway this weekend, Feb. 27 - March 1
  • Mid-Coast Audubon bird seed fundraiser benefits education programming
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Social

  • BH Opera House: Sons of Serendip, Dec. 20
  • All aboard for The North Pole Express!
  • A Winter's Evening with Ryanhood
  • 19th annual Great Gingerbread Spectacular Dec. 12-14
  • BH Opera House: The Phaeton Trio this Friday
  • BH Opera House: Jeff Daniels in concert Oct. 17
  • The music of Ellington and Strayhorn Friday night
  • David Estey solo show at Studio 53
  • BBH Opera House: Cécilia playing July 3
  • Pure Prairie League plays Boothbay Harbor July 6
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Vernal pool series in Lincolnville with Coastal Mountains Land Trust
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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.

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Honoring Arbor Day, Belfast Garden Club’s Tree Working Group holds info session
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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.

May 29 exhibit at the Flanagan Community Center
'See the Person Not the Use' open art making days at Coastal Recovery Community Center
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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.

Chess club meets in Rockport last Sunday each month
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A new chess club will be meeting on the last Sunday of each month, from 3 - 5 p.m., at Flatbread Pizza in Rockport.

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

Worm Bin Harvest workshop offered free at Merryspring
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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:

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Trees and bugs walk at Belfast City Park
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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.

Spring volunteer trail work day at River Link Trail, Schmid Preserve
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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 strengthens partnership with Camden Hills Athletics through $1,500 in support, shared programming
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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.

Annual Earth Day Clean-Up in South Thomaston
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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.

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

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Walk to vernal pool at Merryspring with John Fromer
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John Fromer, Merryspring program director, will lead a walk to the vernal pool at Merryspring Nature Center on Tuesday, April 28, at 12 p.m.  

See and examine wood frog and spotted salamander eggs under hand lenses (supplied) or on an iPad connected to a microscope on site. Learn about the importance of vernal pools in their early development. 

'Vernal Pool Party' up-close exploration in Rockland Bog with Georges River Land Trust
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"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.

Bake Sale and Book Sale at Appleton Library
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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.

Archaeology class visits the Passy Wreck in Belfast
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Belfast Area High School students in Chip Lagerbom’s Archaeology class recently visited the foreshore shipwreck off Robbins Road in Belfast. Known as the Passy Wreck, the students investigated the vessel's remains to try and determine its age, function, type and fate.

Bulletin #1215, Avoiding Common Mistakes of Beginning Farmers 
UMaine Extension shares new resource for beginning farmers
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension has released a new fact sheet to support individuals who are starting farm enterprises, an effort that often comes with a steep learning curve, according to the Extension, in a news release.

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'Maine Ideas' podcast focuses on finding solutions to Maine’s workforce challenges
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A new podcast focused on finding solutions to Maine’s workforce challenges launched April 7, 2026, with an interview with Maine Department of Corrections Commissioner Randy Liberty. 

“Maine Ideas” will focus on finding practical, actionable solutions to common workforce challenges at Maine companies of all sizes," said host Dan Belyea, the chief workforce development officer at the Maine Community College System (MCCS), in a news release.

Reptiles at the Library for Spring Break
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Join Wayne King and Lenore Wolf as they present a program with a collection of boas, pythons, geckos and other lizards to liven up your spring break. They will present an educational program on Thursday, April 23, from 2 - 3 p.m., at the Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street, Belfast; no registration required. 

Free Community Clothing Giveaway in Rockland, April 29
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The Knox Clinic, in collaboration with the Coastal Recovery Community Center (CRCC), will host a free community clothing giveaway on Wednesday, April 29, from 1 - 3 p.m., at 11 White Street, in Rockland. Community members are invited to browse a wide selection of free shirts, pants, dresses, shoes, and additional clothing items available at no cost.

Camden Hills senior selected for Maine 2026 Principal's Award
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Kylian Babik, of Appleton, a senior at Camden Hills Regional High School, has been selected to receive the 2026 Principal's Award. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals' Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior's academic achievement and citizenship.

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