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Alzheimer’s Disease Support Group

Quarry Hill

The Alzheimer's Support Group provides information and support to area residents who have loved ones coping with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias. Currently the group is meeting via Zoom. Free. Those interested in participating should contact Cheri R. Blouin, LSW at (207) 301-6237 or at...
Buy your raffle tickets online and help local nonprofits

West Bay Rotary

West Bay Rotary is raising money to help three local nonprofits that help people in need. Net proceeds from Lucky’s Christmas Vacation raffle will benefit the Camden Area Christian Food Pantry, One Less Worry, and the Shields Mission Project. Raffle tickets are $10 each or six tickets for $50,...
West Bay Rotary Christmas Tree Fundraiser

West Bay Rotary

The West Bay Rotary Christmas tree fundraiser is back. Christmas trees and wreaths will be available for sale at Maine Sport Outfitters, 115 Commercial Street, Rockport. The sale will run from November 27th (the day after Thanksgiving) until December 20th or until trees are all sold. The hours...
Next Eastgate Academy FB /Live Dec. 8th

Eastgate Ministries

Good morning, Please note, there will not be an Eastgate Academy FB / Live broadcast Monday November 30th. Our next broadcast called "Beyond the Election and 2nd Chronicles 7:14," is scheduled for Monday December 8th at 2:00pm. You can view our weekly broadcast on my FB page at https://www....
Accepting New Students

Peopleplace Cooperative Preschool

We welcome you to be a partner in your child’s first educational experience. At Peopleplace, we believe an excellent education fosters the unique and creative potential of every child, nurturing both their social and emotional development as well as their academic foundation. Our goal is to create...
Thank you to our GOLD Annual Sponsor Etienne Perret

West Bay Rotary

Thank you to Etienne Perret for being a GOLD annual sponsor of West Bay Rotary events, including the annual Christmas tree sale. Etienne Perret is one of the world’s premier designers of colored diamond jewelry. Best known for his bridal designs in 18kt gold, platinum and Gem Ceramic, he is also...
Eastgate Academy Livestream:Voice of the Lord and the 2020 Election Video Replay

Eastgate Ministries

3- Voice of the Lord and the 2020 Election Replay 11-23-20 How does Revelations 3:7 apply to the Church today and the2020 election? That which is on the Father’s heart goes far beyond the 2020 election. We are on the verge of a great awakening, a second revolution and revival. This is not the...
Local Domestic Violence Agency Receives Emergency Food and Shelter Funding

New Hope for Women

New Hope for Women recently received local approval for funds through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP). Funds will assist with sheltering victims of domestic violence in each of the four counties that New Hope Women has served for nearly forty years: Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Waldo...
Flu Vaccine Clinic - Pen Bay Medical Center

Pen Bay Medical Center

Pen Bay Medical Center Campus – Physicians Building Parking Lot. Please bring your insurance card with you. If you do not have insurance you will be billed a nominal fee. Open to individuals 7 years old and older.
Please help West Bay Rotary support the Shields Mission Project

West Bay Rotary

West Bay Rotary is raising money for the Shields Mission Project and you can help. It is a West Bay Rotary meeting tradition that our members donate money to local charities and nonprofit organizations by putting money into our buckets on the table. Because we are meeting via Zoom these days, we...
Next Eastgate Academy FB Live Monday Nov. 23rd.

Eastgate Ministries

Join me Monday November 23rd at 2:00 pm for Eastgate Academy FB Live “The Voice of the Lord and the 2020 Election #3.” We will discuss Revelations 7:3 and how this applies today. The Revolution that began in 1776 with the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and the 2nd Revolution. That...
Local Business Supports Lincoln Home’s Annual Giving Campaign

The Lincoln Home Residents and Employees

Milling Around in Newcastle recently sold several donated pieces by local artist Jake Day, which had been on display in their shop. The anonymous donor of the collection is gifting the proceeds of the sales to The Lincoln Home’s “HELP US HELP OTHERS: A TIME OF GIVING” campaign. There are two...
Upcoming Webinar

TMS Institute of Maine, LLC

Learn more about Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and how it works to treat depression. This session will be presented by Marianne Bernadino, MD, Psychiatrist at TMS Institute of Maine, LLC. Content will be relevant to both clinicians, family member and prospective patients. When: December...
What Happens When You Shop Local and Support Local?

Trekkers

When you shop local, more money stays in the local economy. You embrace what makes your community unique. You support local jobs (and in the case of fundraisers – local nonprofits and their communities). You help the environment. You get the opportunity to build connections to others in your...
TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT!!!!!

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EARLY BIRD ON OUR WEBSITE STARTS AT MIDNIGHT!!!!! EARLY BIRD IN OUR SHOP STARTS AT 10AM SATURDAY!!! https://www.twosaltydogs.net/early-bird.htmlhttps://www.twosaltydogs.net/ BE THERE OR BE A PARALLELOGRAM.....YOU HEARD ME... BE THERE OR BE A:RHOMBUS, RECTANGLE, RHOMBOID, SQUARE......BUT DON’T BE...
UMaine Hutchinson Center announces 20% discount on online winter professional development programs Black Friday through Cyber Monday

The University of Maine Hutchinson Center

Belfast, Maine — Registration is now open for all online winter professional development programs through the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. All winter 2021 professional development programs will be 20% off Black Friday (Nov. 27) through Cyber Monday (Nov. 30). More information...
Camden Rotary Club Honors Brimstone Consulting Group for Outstanding Community Service

During a special “Thanksgiving” meeting this week, the Camden Rotary Club thanked Brimstone Consulting Group for helping with a year-long strategic planning process. Brimstone, which works with CEOS and their leadership teams on large-scale change initiatives, has a long tradition of helping local...
Flu Vaccine Clinic - Pen Bay Pediatrics

Pen Bay Medical Center

Appointments are preferred, please call 301-5600. Please bring your insurance card with you. If you do not have insurance you will be billed a nominal fee. Open to individuals 6 months old and older.
Flu Vaccine Clinic - Waldoboro Family Medicine

Pen Bay Medical Center

Waldoboro Family Medicine - Free Flu Vaccine Clinic. Please bring your insurance card with you. If you do not have insurance you will be billed a nominal fee. Open to individuals 7 years old and older.
IS IT EARLY BIRD YET??

Two Salty Dogs Pet Outfitters

At our shop it starts Saturday, November 21 where you can expect 22.583% off just about everything except food and stuff already on sale. Don’t show up early. We won’t be open. We understand the .583% doesn’t help you if you’re getting a treat, but it certainly helps if you’re buying thousands of...
Alzheimer’s Disease Support Group

Quarry Hill

The Alzheimer's Support Group provides information and support to area residents who have loved ones coping with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias. Currently the group is meeting via Zoom. Free. Those interested in participating should contact Cheri R. Blouin, LSW at (207) 301-6237 or at...
Midcoast Interact Assists One Less Worry

West Bay Rotary

Students of a local Interact Club, a facet of Rotary focused on emerging young leaders, recently participated in a roadside cleanup in Rockport and packaged menstrual pads and tampons for One Less Worry. During the roadside cleanup, students picked up litter along a portion of South Street in...
OUR LAST POST

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This MAY BE the last time to read Max and Aug's Dog Blog in the current format. We're changing the website around, and renaming the blog to: "The Harbor Dogs' Stories" I'm sure you will all hate the new name. Please write me a several-page email with atrocious spelling and grammar about how...
Help Us Help Others; A Time of Giving at Lincoln Home

The Lincoln Home Residents and Employees

Above and Beyond. These sentiments have been the cornerstone of the Lincoln Home culture for years. Associates, residents, and family members continue to say this is what sets our extraordinary community apart, the special elements that make Lincoln Home sparkle as a real community gem. During...
Public invited to participate in free COVID-19 art workshops through UMaine’s Jack Pine Project

The University of Maine Hutchinson Center

The Jack Pine Project uses the creative arts to tell the story of the coronavirus pandemic through the eyes of residents, guided by professional artists. Belfast, Maine — Maine residents are invited to participate in a new project at the University of Maine that is using the arts to tell...
Camden Rotary Club Explores Pathways to Better Jobs for Mainers

The Camden Rotary Club focused this week on ways to open up better job opportunities for Mainers, particularly those in the Midcoast. Guest speaker Dr. Jason Judd, Executive Director of Educate Maine, explained the work of MaineSpark, a statewide coalition focused on increasing the number of...
An Interview with Trekkers’ Student Board Member, Ryker Weaver

Trekkers

Seventeen-year old Ryker Weaver popped on five minutes early to our zoom call. This is typical of what to expect from Ryker, mentioned Trekkers’ Executive Director Amie Hutchison. She noted he’s had perfect attendance at every meeting since he’s joined as a student board member of Trekkers,...
Please help West Bay Rotary support the Camden Area Christian Food Pantry

West Bay Rotary

West Bay Rotary is raising money for the Camden Area Christian Food Pantry and you can help. It is a West Bay Rotary meeting tradition that our members donate money to local charities and nonprofit organizations by putting money into our buckets on the table. Because we are meeting via Zoom these...
Public Speaking and Virtual Presentations program offered in November

The University of Maine Hutchinson Center

Belfast, Maine — Distinguished Toastmaster Tom Dowd will lead a two-part professional development program, Practical Public Speaking & Virtual Presentations, on Nov. 9 and 16, from 6–9 p.m. through the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. The fee for this online program is $125 and need-based...
READ THIS NEW DOG BLOG NOW

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Now my dog Max is writing a “Heist Novel” about stealing a spiral ham from our fridge called “Day of the Dogs - Volume I.”PRELUDE It was a dark and stormy night. Rain and sleet hit the windowpanes of Chez Salty with a howling, wind-driven frenzy. The power flickered several times, but did not...
NOVEMBER’S SALTY PAWS IS OUT!!

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The Salty Paws November 2020 2020 is a dismal year-- Viruses, Social Isolation, Buddy pooping all over the place, We didn't win Downeast Dog News's Best of the Best Contest OR Downeast Magazine's Best of the Best Contest, Political Strife, and a Terrible Sports...
SoundCheck: The Gawler Sisters LIVESTREAM

Camden Opera House

Maine fiddle-and-more favorites Molly, Edith and Elsie Gawler perform sold-out safely distanced 45-seats/one-set-only concert in the auditorium. Watch the free livestream on the Camden Opera House Facebook page, no RSVP or link required.
Registration for Spring 2021 Term Opens at UMA Rockland

University of Maine at Augusta - Rockland Center

Registration for the spring semester at the UMA Rockland Center opens for the general public on November 9. The spring semester will run from January 25th through May 8, 2021. Hundreds of courses will be available via different instructional methods - in person, interactive television, web...
Eastgate Academy FB Live broadcast replay

Eastgate Ministries

Eastgate Academy FB Live Broadcast Replay This next move of God may not be an outpouring of God’s Spirit, but a move of the Spirit revealed through the Lord’s army. We know the Lord as the Lamb, but what if in this next move, He is coming as the Lion of Judah, the Lord of host strong and mighty...
Drucilla Day Beal, RN Joins Lincoln Home as Director of Nursing

The Lincoln Home Residents and Employees

Born in Damariscotta, Drucilla Day Beal felt like she was coming home when she accepted her new position as Director of Nursing at The Lincoln Home. Passionate about making a difference in people’s lives, she changed career paths, and earned her degree in Nursing in 2003. For thirteen years,...
The Study Hall’s Solution to the Covid-19 Educational Crisis

The Study Hall

The Study Hall has educational professionals eager to help students in our community flourish during this educational crisis. Raise your hand if you have ever felt personally victimized by Covid-19. I can imagine all of the parents, students, and teachers waving their hands after these last few...
At Camden Rotary November 10: Education as the Key to Economic Prosperity

Camden Rotary Club will welcome Dr. Jason Judd, Executive Director of Educate Maine, to its online meeting at noon on Tuesday, November 10. Judd will lead a presentation and discussion about the important connection between education and economic prosperity. He will discuss MaineSpark, a statewide...
November- A month for Thanksgiving and Praise

Eastgate Ministries

I believe I am hearing ,"The month of November is a month to remember, a month of praise with thanksgiving for all that you Lord, have done. In His. grace and love - Roy Roden November 1-2020
Next on FB /Live “The Lord of Host, mighty in battle”

Eastgate Ministries

Join us Monday, November 2nd at 2:00 pm on FB / Live for Session 10 - Possessing the glory “The Lord of Host, mighty in battle.” During the last session we covered Acts 15:16, the restoration of the Tabernacle of David, a 24-hour worship /prayer center, a house for the Spirit of the Lord...
New Hope for Women Donates Jackets to Waldo Community Action Partners Pop Up Shop

New Hope for Women

New Hope for Women, Midcoast Maine’s only domestic violence resource center serving Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Waldo Counties since 1981, recently received a donation of several new fall jackets for the next Pop Up Shop scheduled for August, 2021. Extra jackets were donated to various nonprofit...
New Hope for Women Donates Jackets to Amistad

New Hope for Women

New Hope for Women, Midcoast Maine’s only domestic violence resource center serving Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Waldo Counties since 1981, recently received a donation of several new fall jackets for the next Pop Up Shop scheduled for August, 2021. Extra jackets were donated to various nonprofit...
New Hope for Women Donates Jackets to Knox County Homeless Coalition and Oceanside High School

New Hope for Women

New Hope for Women, Midcoast Maine’s only domestic violence resource center serving Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Waldo Counties since 1981, recently received a donation of several new fall jackets for the next Pop Up Shop scheduled for August, 2021. Extra jackets were donated to various nonprofit...
Ocean Point Inn & Resort Closed for 2020 - Looking Forward to a Great 2021!

Even though another season at OPI has come to a close, it is a reminder to once again count our many blessings...122 years of service, the reassuring comfort of family and good friends during these uncertain times and this very special place we are so fortunate to call home. Looking forward to...
Lincoln Home Residents and Staff Share Their Art and Creativity

The Lincoln Home Residents and Employees

Lincoln Home residents and staff celebrated each other’s creativity and stories this week during an Art Celebration in the living room. The gathering opened the door to stories ranging from past careers in the art field to current projects that have been created while at Lincoln Home. Media...
Spooky Foofa Haunted House @ Brady’s!!!

Brady’s

Thursday is the day! The Spooky Haunted House on the deck at Brady’s to benefit Action for Animals begins! For three nights from dusk until 8pm the scary things will be creepy things will be scaring a few!! Socially distanced, one way, masks required, and temp checks will be taken!! Bring your...
Eastgate Academy FB Live broadcast replay

Eastgate Ministries

Here is session 9- Possessing the glory “Restoration of David’s Tabernacle. Acts 15:16 tells us that God will return to restore the Tabernacle of David that has fallen. The word “return” in the Greek means to overturn, to turn back. in King David’s time, the Tabernacle was a place of continual...
LAST CHANCE - Boothbay Land Trust Challenge October

Two Salty Dogs Pet Outfitters

Last Chance! Submissions End 10-31-2020 We only had ONE winner from last September. Congratulations Jean H. who correctly guessed Gregory Preserve.Be one of two people who correctly identify this Boothbay Region Land Trust Preserve this month and get a FREE 3oz bag of Bare Bites Beef Liver Treats...
Next on Eastgate Academy Livestream FB Live

Eastgate Ministries

Join us Monday, October 26th at 2:00 pm on FB / Live for Part 9 - Possessing the glory “The Lord’s Return- here and now.” During this exciting session, I am not speaking of the second coming of the Lord noted in Revelation 1:7, but rather the Lord’s return spoken of in Acts 15:16. Are you...
A Focus on Midcoast Economic and Workforce Development at Camden Rotary Club

Continuing education, workforce housing, and high-speed internet access emerged as potential drivers of improved work opportunities during a recent presentation to Camden Rotary Club by Bill Najpauer, executive director of the Mid Coast Economic Development District (MCEDD). MCEDD is a...
Honoring the Late, Great Doris Buffett

University of Maine at Augusta - Rockland Center

Doris Buffett, known as a retail philanthropist, died at her home in Rockport on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at the age of 92. The following tribute was sent to UMA Rockland's Director, Deborah Meehan, by Shaun Libby, an inmate at the Maine State Prison. Through Doris Buffett's generosity, in 2006...

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