Life

Fundraiser for victims of Castlebuilders business failure to be held Oct. 3

caring for youth with diverse sexual orientation

Parent Night returns to OUT Maine

OUT Maine will be resuming its monthly Parent Night meetings on Zoom, with the first meeting happening Thursday, Oct. 15, from 6 to 7 p.m. OUT Maine's monthly parent info night is for anyone...
Cabbage Island’s Bennie Alice Moore turns 100 Oct. 2

Anyone who’s ever been to Cabbage Island for one of those world famous lobster bakes these past 30 years has met the Moore family, including matriarch Bennie Alice. This is a very special year for...
Game Loft weekly lunch menu, Sept. 28 – Oct. 4

BELFAST — Free bagged-lunches are available 7 days a week at the Game Loft, in Belfast. New Hours! Lunch can now be picked up every day, from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m., at the Game Loft located at 78A Main...
interacting with nature in a variety of new and meaningful ways

Sears Island Exploration Backpack now available at Carver Memorial Library

SEARSPORT — The Carver Memorial Library has a new backpack available for library patrons to check out: the Sears Island Exploration Backpack, intended to inspire locals to visit the nearby...
getting kids excited about the upcoming Scout year

Cub Scout Pack 200 to hold outdoor fall kick-off event

HOPE — Cub Scout Pack 200, serving youth in grades K-5 in the five town area of Appleton, Camden, Hope, Lincolnville and Rockport, will hold its fall kick-off event outdoors on Sunday, Oct. 4, from 2...
RSU 71 superintendent provides update on school year

The following letter was distributed Sept. 24 by RSU 71 Superintendent Mary Alice McLean: Dear RSU # 71 Students, Families, Staff and School Board, In-Person and Remote Learning: Well,...
Help needed for tens of thousands impacted in active hurricane, wildfire seasons

Red Cross calls for new volunteers to support disaster relief

The Northern New England Region of the American Red Cross continues to deploy volunteers to large-scale disasters around the country. Faced with wildfires, hurricanes and other disasters, the...
The World Outside My Window

Churches team up to offer world religion, cultural cooking programs for families

First Universalist Church in Rockland and Midcoast Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Damariscotta are offering a combination of online and video offerings for children and youth with the theme of...
Virtual science cafés for teens to begin Oct. 1

University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer virtual science cafés for teens in grades 7 – 12 every Thursday, from 3:30 – 4:15 p.m., beginning Oct. 1. Online sessions will include...
Gov. Mills announces additional $164 million for implementing school health protocols

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills dedicated Wednesday an additional $164 million in CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF) to support school systems as they continue to implement health and safety...
Anyone in Maine can now be tested for COVID-19

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills and Commissioner of Health and Human Services Jeanne Lambrew announced Tuesday anyone in Maine can now get tested for COVID-19 without the need for a separate order...
special board meeting sept. 24

RSU 13 board to vote on deal between district and Seacoast Education Association

ROCKLAND — The Regional School Unit 13 school board will be holding a virtual special school board meeting Thursday, Sept. 24. The meeting will begin with an executive session at 6 p.m. followed by...
Maine CDC receives federal funding to expand support services for dementia, Alzheimer’s patients

AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) is among the first 15 public health entities nationally to be awarded federal funding to expand support services for people...
Full moon paddle at Hidden Valley Nature Center

JEFFERSON — Midcoast Conservancy will host a full moon paddle, Tuesday, Sept. 29, from 6 - 8 p.m., at Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson. “Participants can enjoy the silvery glow of the...
Drive-thru flu shots through Northern Light Blue Hill, Maine Coast Hospitals

In a year that flu shots are extremely important, Northern Light Blue Hill and Maine Coast Hospitals are making it easier than ever to get vaccinated, according to the healthcare alliance, in a news...
Young LGBTQ leaders build community, connection in Maine with role-playing games

The pandemic has upended so many lives. Maine’s LGBTQ+ youth, who often feel isolated and unsupported in the widespread rural geography of our state, are particularly vulnerable right now. OUT Maine...
Game Loft weekly lunch menu, Sept. 21 - 27

BELFAST — Free bagged-lunches are available 7 days a week at the Game Loft, in Belfast. New Hours! Lunch can now be picked up every day from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m., at the Game Loft, located at 78A Main...
sea change column: Small wood homes yield big climate benefits

Maine could get economic boost, provide needed housing by manufacturing compact, efficient homes

A single small home, lifted onto a foundation in Milbridge last month, could signal big housing changes ahead. Confronted with scant affordable housing and mandates to reduce carbon pollution, Maine...
Merryspring with John Fromer: Preparing the perennial garden for winter

CAMDEN — Gardner John Fromer will lead a presentation on preparing perennial gardens for fall and winter, Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 12 p.m., at Merryspring Nature Center. The last few weeks of the...
RSU 20 board to hold special meeting Sept. 22

SEARSPORT — The Regional School Unit 20 board of directors will be holding a special meeting Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the RSU 20 central office in Searsport. Below is the agenda for the...
RSU 71 offering free meal program through Dec. 30

BELFAST — RSU #71 is pleased to announce its ability to offer a free meal program, including breakfast and lunch, to all children 18 years and younger beginning now through December 30. Meals are...
Online SAT Prep Matters course offered through Hutchinson Center

BELFAST — Preparation for the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) will be the focus of an upcoming online class through the Hutchinson Center this fall. The online course, Prep Matters, is designed for...
hike theme: ‘connection’

Bog Brook guided hike in Montville

MONTVILLE — Join Midcoast Conservancy on Saturday, Sept. 26 for a short hike and “connection” experience on the Bog Brook Trail in Montville. Meet at the Whitten Hill Trailhead, on the Halldale Road...
Hidden Valley Nature Center offers variety of ways to get outside this fall

JEFFERSON — Fat tire rentals, full moon paddles, overnight camping at Hidden Valley Nature Center, in Jefferson, offer multiple ways to enjoy the outside. Beginning Thursday, September 24, fat tire...
Adult Education and Family Literacy Week begins Sept. 20

5 Town CSD Adult and Community Education submitted the following: September 20-26 is National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week and your local Adult Education programs would like to...
Agenda set for Hope Elementary school committee Sept. 22 meeting

HOPE — The school committee for Hope Elementary School will hold a meeting Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 6 p.m. via Zoom. For Zoom link, call or email Wendy Tricomi 207-763-3818 or wendy.tricomi@fivetowns....
Singles Over 55 Social

ROCKLAND — A ‘Singles Over 55 Social’ will be held Sunday, Sept. 20, at 1 p.m., outside, at the Snow Marine Park in Rockland. Wear a mask; bring a chair and something to eat. RSVP to 542-9014 by...
Appleton school committee sets agenda for Sept. 21 meeting

APPLETON — The school committee for the Appleton Village School will hold a meeting Monday, Sept. 21 at 5 p.m. in the school’s gymnasium and via Zoom. For Zoom link, call or email Wendy Tricomi 207...
$200K awarded to combat Alzheimer's in Maine

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal government has awarded $200,000 to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC), in partnership with the Maine Office of Aging and Disability Service...
‘Accessorize!’

‘You Be the Light’ concludes Walk Around Wiscasset season Sept. 24

Dusk settles early in late September and so Walk Around Wiscasset invites strollers to help light up the Village. “You be the Light” is the evening’s theme with participants carrying – or wearing –...
backyard plants, fruits, and fungi for food or medicine

Autumn foraging workshop at Merryspring

CAMDEN — Naturalist and foraging expert Tom Seymour will lead an autumn foraging workshop, Saturday, Oct. 3, at 10 a.m., at Merryspring Nature Center. With a keen eye and a little luck, it can be...
Williams-Brazier Post 37

Bottle drive to benefit local veterans and charities

Would you like to support a good cause? Would you like to help local veterans and charities? “You have just the place to go and help out the Auxiliary Unit 37 support our local veterans and...
Snapshot

A daily tradition is laden with significance on Sept. 11

ROCKPORT — Sept. 11 came and went this year with fewer ceremonies and remembrances than in years past, given the COVID-19 pandemic. However, at every flagpole, in front of every fire station and at...
RSU 3 school board to vote on fall sports, removal of early release days

UNITY — The agenda for the Regional School Unit 3 school board meeting Monday, Sept. 14 has been released. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Mount View Complex. Highlights of the meeting...
Agenda established for SAD 28 school board Sept. 16 meeting

CAMDEN — The SAD 28 school board, which serves Camden-Rockport Elementary and Middle Schools, will be meeting Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. in the CRMS cafeteria with a livestream available. The meeting will...
RSU 40 school board sets agenda for Sept. 17 meeting

UNION — The Regional School Unit 40 school board has released the agenda for its Thursday, Sept. 17 meeting to be held at 7 p.m. The meeting can be joined by visiting meet.google.com/hxp-ksfu-kmy or...
RSU 13 school board to vote on superintendent’s fall sports plan Sept. 15

ROCKLAND — The Regional School Unit 13 school board will be holding a special school board meeting Tuesday, Sept. 15 virtually at 6 p.m. The highlight of the meeting will be voting on the...
RSU 71 Superintendent provides second week of school update

The following letter was distributed Friday, Sept. 11 by RSU 71 Superintendent Mary Alice McLean: Dear RSU # 71 Students, Families, Staff and School Board, In-Person Instruction - We are...
RSU 20 school board to discuss revised fall sports guidelines at special meeting

SEARSPORT — The school board for Regional School Unit 20 will hold a special meeting Monday, Sept. 14 to discuss the revised Maine Principals’ Association guidelines for fall sports participation. ...
free lunch; new hours

Game Loft weekly lunch menu, Sept. 12 – 18

BELFAST — Free bagged-lunches are available 7 days a week at the Game Loft in Belfast. New Hours! Lunch can now be picked up every day, from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m., at the Game Loft located at 78A Main...

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Home and Garden

Baked bean supper at Rockport Masonic Center