Registration is open for this year’s Plunge for a Purpose on New Year’s Day at Pemaquid Beach in New Harbor. This fundraiser supports programs that guide local kids off the grid and into their hearts. Hearty Roots offers year-round school partnerships, campouts and day camps, creating meaningful mentorships and connecting kids to the natural world.

PORT CLYDE — Herring Gut Coastal Science Center presents A Winter Solstice Walk. The walk will take place Sunday, Dec. 21, from 9 - 10:30 a.m. Meet at Herring Gut Coastal Science Center, 59 Factory Road, Port Clyde.  

Join the group to celebrate the solstice with a light hike at Marshall Point Lighthouse led by Josh Waguli, Maine Master Naturalist.

"Enjoy activities for all ages and a wild tea ceremony to mark the shortest day of the year," said Herring Gut, in a news…

BELFAST — Join Coastal Mountains Land Trust for a festive luminary walk at the Head of Tide Preserve, Thursday, Dec, 18, from 4 - 6 p.m. The lighted trail will take participants on a short loop walk (less than a mile), through a field and along a wide path in the woods. 

ROCKLAND –106.9 FRANK FM, WBQX will broadcast local high school basketball for a 16th straight year beginning Friday December 5, when the Medomak Valley Lasy Panthers host Erskine Academy in Waldoboro. Veteran broadcaster Don Shields will again lead the coverage and will be joined by Terry Spear and Chris Seavey for the 32- game regular season schedule that includes calling games from Oceanside, Medomak Valley, Camden Hills, Lincoln Academy, and Boothbay high schools.

The Ducktrap River in Waldo County is one of only eight watersheds left in the U.S. that contains Atlantic Salmon, a federally endangered species, and is the only U.S. riverwith a self-sustaining population of totally wild Atlantic Salmon, according to Georges River Trout Unlimited (GRTU), in a news release.

GRTU has been conducting conservation efforts for the Ducktrap River for over twenty years.

Camden Public Library invites the public to a presentation by wilderness backpacker Tom Jamrog on Tuesday, Dec. 2, at 6:30 p.m., in the Camden Public Library’s Picker Room. This presentation is free and open to everyone.

On Monday, November 17, the Special Olympics Knox/Waldo Bowling Tournament took place at Oakland Park Lanes, in Rockport.  Athletes are grouped into divisions by age group and score, with student and adult results. Place ribbons were awarded based on their division.

NEWRY — Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation and Hurricane Island Outward Bound School (HIOBS) have announced a new partnership that ensures the continued use of HIOBS’s basecamp in Newry, Maine, as a hub for outdoor education, recreation, and community engagement, according to a news release. 

The annual Ski Swap sale that benefits skiers and boarders of all ages with new and used equipment will take place Saturday, Nov. 15, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Camden Snow Bowl lodge.

Each November, the Ski Swap is anticipated by those hoping to sell used snow sport equipment and by those wanting to acquire new equipment for the upcoming season.

Ready to chill out with Hearty Roots? Registration is open for this year’s Plunge for a Purpose on New Year’s Day at Pemaquid Beach. All are invited to take the plunge while having fun and supporting programs that guide local kids off the grid and into their hearts. Hearty Roots offers year-round school partnerships, campouts, and day camps, creating meaningful mentorships and connecting kids to the natural world.

WinterKids is relaunching the WinterKids Passport, a program that connects Maine families to free and discounted winter activities across the state.

The Camden Hills Regional High School Mountain Bike Team capped off a strong season with an impressive second-place finish in the Eastern Division of the Northern New England Mountain Bike Series.

Competing against 10 teams from Maine and New Hampshire, including Gould Academy, Berlin/Gorham, Kents Hill School, Fryeburg Academy, Kennett High School, Southern Maine MTB Syndicate, Chop Point School, Portsmouth, Exeter, and Carrabassett Valley Academy, the Windjammers secured…

The Camden Hills Regional High School Windjammer girls varsity soccer team had a tremendous semi-final win against Mt. Ararat Eagles Saturday, Nov. 1, at Lincoln Academy, in Newcastle.

The Jammers had seen the Eagles before, pulling out a 4-3 win in overtime the last time they faced off. This time, the Jammers were nothing but thirsty for the chance of a semi-final win.

The game kicked off with the Jammers wearing red, and early on the home team…

George's River Trout Unlimited (GRTU) welcomes Sawyer Deroche, registered Maine guide, for a presentation on fishing the Allagash and other wild Maine rivers, Tuesday, Nov. 11, in Rockport.

The meeting starts at 6 p.m. with an informal gathering for those who wish to visit before the presentation. The featured presentation starts at 7 p.m.

Maine Sport (upstairs fly shop), 115 Commercial Street, Rockport. 

The Camden Hills Regional High School Windjammer girls soccer team soared through to a victory of 8-0 against Messalonskee in a game that ended early due to the mercy rule. The quarterfinal kicked off at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 28, with the Jammers representing with their original red jerseys.

On one play, an array of shots from many Jammer players flew through the air, and Senior and Captain Izzy Debrosky, No. 12, nailed the rocket into the back of the net, giving the…

Sunday October 26, 2025

1st Gross              Dana White

                                Ken Waltz

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Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust has opened a new 950-foot ADA-accessible trail at Castner Brook Community Forest in Damariscotta. Constructed this fall, the trail begins at Piper Mill Road and offers an inviting shaded pathway through the woods to Castner Brook.

The project was made possible with support from Athletic Brewing Company through their Two for the Trails grant program, which contributes up to $2 million…

Megunticook Rowing Loonies proved that they are the loudest little club on the Charles River Oct. 17-19 at the 60th running of the legendary Head of the Charles Regatta.

In the second race of the three-day event, Cathy Kemper of the San Diego Rowing Club, who trains with Megunticook Rowing every summer and just celebrated her 80th birthday, won Gold. Cathy serves as an inspiration to all.