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Searsport’s Fling into Fall Craft Fair seeks vendors

SEARSPORT — The Annual Fling into Fall Craft Fair is now being hosted by Barney Hose Company/Searsport Fire Department. The 2019 Fling into Fall Craft Fair will be held Saturday, Oct. 5, from 9 a.m...

‘Because we all need a lift now and then’

Belfast Dental Cares Day to provide free dentistry to Maine residents

BELFAST — Belfast Dental Cares Day is Friday, September 13, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. This free dentistry day is intended to serve any Maine resident who does not have dental insurance coverage. On this...

Midcoast Medical Reserve Corps

Influenza, local outbreaks presentation at Camden Public Library

CAMDEN — On Wednesday, Aug. 28, at noon, in the Camden Public Library, Rachel Keefe, field epidemiologist with the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, will present on...

Brooks camp to host pilot PTSD program for combat veterans

BROOKS — Thirty combat veterans diagnosed with PTSD will be healing in Brooks during peak foliage season. Fair Haven Camps in Brooks will be the site of Returning Home, October 10 through October...

No Smoking signs considered for Rockland parks

ROCKLAND — Allowing for individual freedoms, advocating for the health of nonsmokers, protecting the poor, and speaking for the voiceless. Rockland City Council must weigh the pros and cons of...

Rockland Public Library

Tech Tools: Intro to Facebook

ROCKLAND — Join Rockland Public Library for its monthly Tech Tools computer class, Friday, Aug. 23, at 10:30 a.m. This month, librarian Jessie Blanchard will be teaching the basics of Facebook....

Maine currently has 29 infected lakes, some near Liberty.

Invasive Plant ID workshop in Liberty

LIBERTY — Wondering what they look like??? If you’ve ever wondered what the aquatic invasive plants look like and if maybe that weed near your dock or tangled in your fishing line is one of “them,”...

Well being

How physical clutter leads to mental clutter

Feeling disorganized? Feeling overwhelmed? Feeling frustrated with your life...

coastal resilience, nutrient cycling in Maine waters, ecology of benthic, or bottom-dwelling, and more

Graduate students to showcase research at Darling Marine Center

WALPOLE — Graduate students from the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences will showcase their work, Friday, Aug. 16, at 10:30 a.m., in Brooke Hall at the UMaine Darling Marine Center....

Students share marine science research at 4th annual SEA Fellows Symposium

WALPOLE — Megan Driscoll wants to replace plastic made of petroleum with plastic made of algae. So this summer, the University of Maine intern made algae-based bioplastic and documented how it...

tour garden, taste tea, play

Nature's Tea Party for families, children at Merryspring

CAMDEN — Merryspring Nature Center will host a free program called "Nature's Tea Party" for families and children on Friday, August 16, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Many common and wild plants can be...

2019 Camden High School Alumni Recognition Awardees honored

NORTHPORT — The Camden High School (CHS) Alumni Association held its 114th Annual Banquet at Point Lookout in Northport on Friday, August 9. At the banquet the 2019 CHS Alumni Recognition Awards were...

youth in need of emergency shelter

The Landing Place plans September Host Home training

ROCKLAND — On Saturday, September 28, The Landing Place will be holding training for their new Host Home program, which is designed to serve youth in need of emergency shelter due to family conflict...

Deep relaxation, singing bowls session combines gentle yoga, meditation

ROCKLAND — On Thursday, August 22, from 5:30 - 7 p.m., Rachel Nixon and Lori LeBlanc will offer Deep Relaxation & Singing Bowls, an evening of gentle yoga, meditation, and relaxation, all to the...

‘Sometimes the best way to find what you're looking for is to make it yourself’

Nomad Pasta introduces fresh, local organic pasta to Maine

BELFAST — Every entrepreneur sources passion for their business in a completely unique method. For Nick Grim and Noelle Wingate, they sourced the passion behind their business, Nomad Pasta...

tuition-free college courses for juniors and seniors

Enrollment open for Early College at UMA Rockland

ROCKLAND — Local juniors and seniors are encouraged to enroll tuition-free in college courses for the fall term at UMA Rockland. Known as “High School Aspirations” these students earn both college...

Belfast Area High School Class of 2009 reunion scheduled

SWANVILLE — Belfast Area High School Class of 2009 will be holding their 10 year reunion, Saturday, August 24, at 1 p.m., in the group picnic shelter of Swan Lake State Park. The reunion is family...

in business

Rocky Coast Reiki in business in Rockport, welcomes new clients

ROCKPORT — Rocky Coast Reiki wellness studio recently opened in Rockport on U.S. Route 1. Owner and energy healer, Kim Crockett, offers Reiki energy therapy, Chakra clearing and FIR Infrared Amethyst...

More than 300 fall courses at Hutchinson Center, online

Registration for fall 2019 classes at the Hutchinson Center BELFAST — Registration is open through the University of Maine Hutchinson Center for more than 300 undergraduate and graduate courses...

VIP tickets on sale for New Hope for Women's annual fashion Pop Up Shop

New Hope for Women's annual Pop Up Shop is coming August 22-24 to the Yellow Barn located at 20 Winter Street, Rockland. New Hope for Women invites the public to its annual Pop Up Shop at which new...

Flanagan Center eyed for pilot Rockland emergency shelter

ROCKLAND — Limited in hours and privacy, no kitchen, and no furniture. To some, the YMCA-Flanagan Center may not seem like the ideal emergency homeless shelter in the Midcoast, yet, the Knox County...

20 students from 11 states and eight countries

DMC ocean optics class builds an international community

WALPOLE — In 1995, Emmanuel Boss took a class about Calibration & Validation for Ocean Color Remote Sensing. Three years later, he was a student teaching assistant. Boss still keeps touch with...

‘LuLu the lunch wagon’ Tuesdays through Thursdays, Aug 6 – Aug 22

Pilot program brings free lunches to Waldoboro kids

WALDOBORO – For three weeks in August, a trailer referred to as “LuLu the lunch wagon” will be used to deliver free lunches to children in Waldoboro neighborhoods.After several months of planning and...

Maine Backyard Reunion, celebrating the 25th year of family reunions, in Belmont Aug. 10

Maine Backyard Reunion, celebrating the 25th year of family reunions, in Belmont Aug. 10Reunion to be held on the second Saturday in August, in this case August 10, 2019 in the Backyard of Bob and...

Applications accepted through August 15

Camden Rotary seeks emerging young leaders for development opportunity

CAMDEN — Are you an emerging leader between the ages of 18-35? Are you entering the workforce or currently in an entry-level job, but want to learn the skills to grow professionally? Rotary Youth...

Camden Yacht Club Sunset Seminar Series

Follow the Water

To date, Earth is the only known planet with intelligent life, occasioned by a remarkable coincidence: we have a planet at just the right distance from its parent star, provided with abundant water...

spreading the word about the challenges of youth

Chorus grant confirms community support of beneficiary

ROCKLAND — Thanks to Midcoast Community Chorus’ (MCC) June beneficiary concert, Spheres, OUT Maine’s statewide work supporting and empowering lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning...

Free Repair Cafe on hand during Belfast Harbor Fest

BELFAST — Tinkerers will be on hand for the next Belfast Community Works’ Free Repair Cafe on Saturday, August 17, from 9 - 1 p.m., at the Harbor Fest at Steamboat Landing in Belfast. Do you have...

UMaine Early College students put Belfast Bay under the microscope

BELFAST — Eleven students from six Maine high schools and from area homeschool programs started the summer in various Belfast Bay locations as part of an intensive three-week STEM research course...

UMaine launches Early College Academ-e high school program

ORONO — This fall, three Maine public high schools will participate in a yearlong, tuition-free pre-calculus course as part of the University of Maine’s Early College Academ-e high school pilot...

Aug. 7 tickets on sale now

Merryspring’s Kitchen Tour 2019 highlights latest concepts in kitchen design and features

CAMDEN/ROCKPORT — The 24th annual Merryspring Kitchen Tour on August 7 will include seven homes in Camden and Rockport that showcase the latest concepts in kitchen design and features. The tour will...

DJ Dan Miller and musical performances by Drive By Todd

Bark + Brew in the Barn celebrates humane society anniversary

WARREN — Join Pope Memorial Humane Society for Bark + Brew in the Barn, Wednesday, August 14, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. This celebratory evening marks 30 years of making a difference in the lives of local...

Owls Head Garden Club holds annual summer pie sale

OWLS HEAD — The Owls Head Garden Club will hold its annual summer pie sale on Saturday, August 10, at 8:45 a.m., at the Community Building, 224 Ash Point Drive, in Owls Head. A large variety of...

Summer Talk series at Merryspring

Growing Chinese medicinal herbs in Maine

CAMDEN — Gardener Denise DeSpirito will lead a presentation on growing Chinese medicinal herbs in Maine at Merryspring Nature Center on Tuesday, August 6, at 12 p.m. Many common garden plants have...

Second Daylily Day comes to Merryspring Nature Center

CAMDEN — Merryspring Nature Center and the Maine Daylily Society will host a second Daylily Day on Saturday, August 3, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Maine Daylily Society will showcase its display...

Affordable clean energy for everyone, a talk at Belfast Free Library

David Gibson will talk Aug. 1 at the Belfast Free Library about “Affordable Clean Energy for Everyone” and why Maine needs a Green Bank, at 6 p.m. at the Belfast Free Library. in Belfast.

How to cut drastically down on unwanted mail in your mailbox

Enough with the junk mail!

It is so easy to get caught up in the minutia of everyday life that I hadn’t really noticed, but, I was finding myself irritated every time I went to my mailbox. Every single day I was pulling out...

Bones: A hands-on children's program

ROCKPORT — Dirigo Learning and the Rockport Public Library present "Bones: A Hands-on Children's Program" for kids aged 5-12, Monday, August 5, at 2 p.m., at the Rockport Public Library. Dirigo...

ticket deadline for 114th Banquet is Friday, Aug. 2

Four Camden Hills grads awarded alumni scholarships

ROCKPORT — Camden High School Alumni Association presented 4 scholarships totaling $4000 to Camden Hills Regional High School graduates. The Association received 110 deserving applications and the...

public invited

Maine forest entomologist to speak about Brown Tail moths at annual Hosmer Pond Assc. meeting

The Brown Tail Moth and the effects this invasive species is having on the forest and inhabitants of the Midcoast will be the topic at the annual meeting of the Hosmer Pond Association meeting August...

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