On Wednesday, July 16, from 10 - 11:30 a.m., the Washington Lakes Watershed Association invites local children to come and discover the beauty and wonder of The Prescott And Washington School Trail (PAWS).

This is a free children's educational nature walk at the trail behind the Prescott Memorial School located at 100 Waldoboro Road, in Washington. 

Reader Gallery 13 continues a tradition of sharing photos that are taken by readers — locals and visitors who take joy in the always soul-nourishing landscape of Maine.

On Friday, July 25, 2025, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., AIO Food and Energy Assistance will host its inaugural Fill The Strand with Snacks, Diapers & Back to School Supplies and funds drive to benefit AIO’s children's programs. Similar to the winter Fill the Strand event, this event challenges the community to fill every seat in the historic theater with school snacks, diapers, school supplies and funds to support AIO’s programs that support Knox County children. 

Artists Marcie Bronstein and Alan Fishman have lived and worked in a converted 180-year-old barn for the past 29 years. On Saturday, July 12, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., they will open their studios and gardens at 39 Homestead Close in Belfast to the public as part of the Belfast Garden Club’s Open Garden Days. Admission is $5.

A Grand Opening will be held for Stone Coast Weaving School, a new educational organization in Midcoast Maine dedicated to preserve, promote, and teach the craft of hand-weaving to all ages. The event takes place Saturday and Sunday, June 28 and 29, from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., at 18 Spring Street, Belfast.

LIBERTY — Coastal Mountains Land Trust will host a Wednesday Waldo Walk on Wednesday, July 9, at 9:30 a.m., at Haystack Mountain. 

Join Coastal Mountains volunteer Bindy Pendleton as she guides a group up Haystack Mountain in Liberty. 

"You will hear the incredible story of the community saving this mountain for public access," said Coastal Mountain Land Trust, in a news release. "It was an incredible, local, conservation feat."

WALDOBORO — The Pen Bay Amateur Radio Club (W1PBR) and the Lincoln County Amateur Radio Club (K1LX) are joining forces for ARRL Field Day 2025, the largest annual amateur radio operating event in North America. This event will take place Saturday, June 28, 2025, at 2 p.m. to Sunday, June 29, at 2 p.m., at Medomak Valley High School, in Waldoboro.    

When Alicia and Tom Stevenson bought a decommissioned funeral home in Belfast’s historic district, they knew the asphalt parking lot occupying the side yard had to go. Now, where mourners’ cars used to sit, an expansive garden can be glimpsed between the gray pillars that mark its entrance. On Saturday, July 5, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., the Stevensons will open their garden at 58 Church Street to visitors as the fourth of the Belfast Garden Club’s Open Gardens Days. Admission is $5.

The Strand Theatre will screen the movie Left Behind on Tuesday, July 8, at 5:30 p.m. Left Behind tells the powerful story of a group of passionate mothers who unite to create the first public dyslexic school in New York City, the largest school district in the country. A discussion with director Anna Toomey and literacy specialist Alison Babb Brott will follow the screening.  

New Hope Midcoast (newhopemidcoast.org), the Regional Domestic Violence Resource Center serving Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox, and Waldo Counties since 1981, will hold its annual sale of high-quality new and gently used clothing and accessories for all sizes and seasons, and for everyone in the family, July 10-12, at the Flangan Community Center, 61 Limerock Street, in Rockland.

Jeff Newsom, MD, will be joining Brian Pierce, MD and Pediatrician Adda Winkes, MD at Megunticook Medicine, a Direct Primary Care (DPC) practice, "a modern, patient-centered approach to medicine that puts time and relationships back at the heart of care," said  Megunticook Medicine, in a news release.

The Rockport High School Alumni Association will be celebrating its 131st anniversary with a meeting and banquet at the Rockland Elks Lodge, at 220 Rankin Street, in Rockport on Saturday July 19, at 4 p.m.

"We look forward to seeing all those who attended the yellow school on the hill through the class of 1968," the organizers said. "Plenty of time to meet and greet old friends and neighbors and a chance to win several door prizes."

Join naturalist and avid outdoor educator Meg Selkie, Sunday, June 29, at 10 a.m., at the Ducktrap Preserve, in Lincolnville, for Nature Program: Sleuthing for Animal Signs, free nature program. 

Selkie will take the group on a walk along the Ducktrap River discovering signs of its inhabitants and the extensive habitats in this ecologically diverse preserve. This fun walk is free, family friendly, and open to all.

On Sunday, June 29, there will be four unique events taking place in downtown Waldoboro to celebrate Pride.

The day starts with Drag Storytime at Perch, followed by a conversation at the Open House of History on Main Street, then a luncheon and street fair at Broad Bay Church, and finally back across to The Waldoboro Inn for a tea dance.

On Wednesday, June 18, at 6 p.m., the Peace and Justice Forum /Waldo County will gather for a Circle for Poetry and Resistance  in solidarity with the Palestinian people. 

The public is invited to share the group's resistance to share at the Abbott Room, Belfast Free Library. For more information, contact peace.and.justice.waldo@gmail.com

“I’ve come to realize what gifts a garden can give, if the person is open to receiving them,” Donna Fancy mused recently. “Patience is one of these gifts.” Her development of what was once a bare construction site has taken place over two decades, and will be shared with the public on Saturday, June 28, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., as part of the Belfast Garden Club Open Garden Days. The garden is located at 33 Londonderry Lane in Belfast. Admission is $5.

Rockland Rotary teamed up during the first week of June to build a covered shelter at the All Aboard Playground at McDougall Park. The shelter provides the park with a covered area for people who would like to have lunch or birthday parties at the site, according to Doug Curtis Jr.

The All Aboard Playground is a gift to the City of Rockland as part of their year long Centennial celebration. 

ROCKLAND – Towards the end of a No Kings rally, in Rockland, a moment of silence was held for the two Minnesota legislators and their spouses, who were shot in the middle of the night, June 14.

Rockland’s Saturday rally was scheduled weeks ago and is one of thousands held throughout the country as President Donald Trump held a military parade in Washington, D.C., for his birthday, and Marines and National Guard work the streets of Los Angeles.

CAMDEN — Three Gould Academy students claimed all top honors in the annual Camden Conference Bill Taylor Essay Contest that drew submissions from students around the state. 

Ingrid Janicki took first place for her essay "Peace to the People: Election Denialism." Meredith McMillan earned second place for "The Independence of the Judiciary," while Will Brown captured third place for "Broadcasting Democracy."