The Belfast Free Library invites youth to celebrate National Poetry Month. Waldo County children and teens are invited to write poems on the theme of “Where the Land Meets the Sea: Poems about Home, Saltwater and Soil.” 

Join Coastal Mountains Land Trust and Maine Health’s Community Health program, Thursday, April 2, at 10 a.m., for a Happy Wanderers Hike at the Mill Brook Preserve in Searsport. This walk is at Coastal Mountains’ first Learning Landscape.

The group will park behind the Searsport High School and walk from the school to Millbrook Preserve, following the route students take for outdoor learning excursions.  

St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, 33 Chestnut St., Camden announces its schedule of 2026 Holy Week events.

Sunday of the Passion             8:00 a.m. Palm Sunday Liturgy with Hymns

March 29                                   10:00 a.m. Palm Sunday Liturgy (Begins in Parish Hall)

Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District (KLSWCD) will host an Environmental Youth Education Fundraiser, Tuesday, March 24, from 5 to 8 p.m., at American Flatbread Company, 399 Commercial Street (U.S. Route 1) in Rockport. American Flatbread will donate a portion of the evening’s pizza sales to support KLSWCD’s free K–12 education programs for students in Knox and Lincoln counties. Programs include the National Conservation Poster Contest (grades K–6), Read ME Agriculture (Pre-K–4), and the Maine Envirothon competition (grades 9–12).

The Lincolnville School Committee will hold a special meeting March 18, at 6 p.m., at the Lincolnville Central School's Walsh Commons, with the proposed $5.54 million budget conversation topping the agenda.

Vietnam and era Veterans are invited to a special luncheon on March 29, at American Legion Post 30 in Camden.

"Post 30 encourages all Vietnam and era Veterans to attend whether they served in country or in support roles to connect with their Brothers and Sisters," said Jeff Sukeforth/District 6 Legion Commander, in a news release.

Each veteran may also bring a guest to the luncheon.

Social time begins at noon with lunch being served at 12:30 p.m. Vets eat free with a donation requested for their guests.

"Did you know that the Stockton Springs Community Library offers a Seed Library available to all community members?" said the Library, in a news release.

With the growing season just around the corner, the community is invited to attend an informative presentation on March 28, at 2 p.m., at the Stockton Springs Community Library. This event will introduce attendees to the library’s Seed Library—what seeds are available to share, how the Seed Library works, and how community members can contribute to it.

SEARSPORT — Puzzlers of all ages are invited to join Carver Memorial Library on Saturday, March 28, for the Third Annual Puzzle Palooza.

From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Library will host a puzzle swap, where you can take one puzzle for every one you bring.

At 1 p.m., the Puzzle Race begins. Teams of up to four will compete to see who can finish their 550 piece puzzle first. All teams will get to keep their puzzle and the winning team will win a "fabulous" prize, according to the Library, in a news release.

Rockland’s community radio station, WRFR 93.3, is hosting a “Public Party” at the Flanagan Community Center on Saturday, March 21. The event, which runs from 1 to 5 p.m., is open to all, with free admission.

“This is a community get-together, a chance for people to meet their Rockland neighbors and enjoy an afternoon of live local music, fun and games for all ages, local arts and crafts, food and drink - very informal, come when you can,” says station manager Joe Steinberger, in a news release.

March Repair Cafe

When: Saturday, March 21

Where: 9-12 at the Waldo YMCA in Belfast

Free Event

Camden-Rockport Middle School will present Rotten Apples, by Tracy Wells, on March 27 and 28, at 6 p.m., and March 29, at 1 p.m., in the Bisbee Auditorium at CRMS. The production is directed by Michelle Leeman and is open to the public.

Rotten Apples is a fast-paced comedic mystery that brings together a cast of recognizable, larger-than-life characters who are forced to face the music for their misdeeds while being blackmailed into solving a puzzling crime.

On Sunday, March 29, at 1 p.m., join naturalist Cloe Chunn of the Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition on a walk through the sugar maples in Belfast’s Grove Cemetery. Sponsored by the Belfast Garden Club, the event is free and open to the public.

Get ready for a fairy tale with a twist of an ending, when Lincolnville Central School’s students present their production of Between the Lines JR., March 19, 20, and 21, at 6:30 p.m. each night.

Local governments spent $3 million in opioid settlement funds last year on projects ranging from addiction treatment in jails to prevention workshops in schools, according to new data collected by the attorney general’s office and the University of Southern Maine.

That leaves more than $19 million in funds that have yet to be spent, with another $50 million set to flow into their accounts over the next dozen years.

BELFAST — Longtime care team member Megan Harvey, RN, has been named the new Belfast Public Health Nurse.

In her new position, Harvey will work with the Belfast Public Nursing Association, which has provided essential health care and social support services to vulnerable community members for more than a century, according to MaineHealth Waldo Hospital, in a news release. The association’s mission focuses on prevention, education, and early intervention and provides referral services for individuals whose health and social needs are not met.

Starting Thursday, March 19, at 10:30 a.m., join staff from Maine Health’s Community Health team for an eight-week Matter of Balance series located at, and co-sponsored by, the Rockland Public Library. 

"Many older adults experience a fear of falling," said the Library, in a news release. "People who develop this fear often limit their activities, which can result in physical weakness, making the risk of falling even greater."

This spring, Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) invites youth ages 10 to 18 to get up close and personal with the Belted Galloway calves at Aldermere Farm, a historic saltwater farm preserve located at 20 Russell Avenue in Rockport.

Students at Thomaston Grammar School have been focusing on honesty during the month of February. Several students at TGS were recognized for their honesty at a school-wide assembly on March 4.

Students receiving the Honesty Award were Arthur Endyke-Lee, Cameron Petty, Mallku Bertocci, Adelaide Walsh, Izalea Donnell-McLean, Ezra Reed, Dresden Fairfield, Ruby Benedict, Kayden Barnard, Milo Fisher, Jayden Callahan, Emmett DeYoung, Lincoln Moorman, Lila Haskell, Autumn Morin, Zayn Rounds, Aubree Joynt, Noah Gagnon, and Norah Smith.