Northport resident and Belfast High School graduate Julie Darres, who is now a member of the Central Maine Community College Women’s Basketball Team, traveled to Buffalo, New York, where the CMCC Mustangs won the March 7 USCAA National Championship game.

"Girls Swim! State Champions!"

Enough said with those few choice words that came across the high school Facebook feed in early evening, March 7, setting off a round of cheers throughout the community.

"A woodcock's sky dance is one of the most exciting signs of spring in Maine," said Georges River Land Trust, in a news release. "Just after dusk, these incredible, chunky birds perform a mating ritual you won't want to miss."

Join GRLT on Wednesday, March 25, at 6:30 p.m., at Trolley Marsh Preserve, in Warren, to watch, learn, and share in the excitement of the changing seasons.

Gail Presley, avid birder and board member of Midcoast Audubon, will provide interpretation about the American woodcock, why…

Join Coastal Mountains Land Trust and Maine Health’s Community Health program for a Happy Wanderers Hike, Thursday, March 5, at 10 a.m., at Head of Tide Preserve in Belfast. All are welcome.

Georges River Trout Unlimited and Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust are co-sponsoring the 20th Annual Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T) as it celebrates two decades of adventure. The event takes place March 28, at The Waldo Theatre, in Waldoboro. Doors open at 6 p.m. 

CAMDEN — Georges River Trout Unlimited (GRTU) welcomes Jake Metzler for a presentation on the Magalloway Project, a collaborative effort to conserve 78,000 acres in Western Maine. Metzler will discuss the Magalloway conservation project, including details about what makes the project unique, why the area is important, the collaborative partnership that has developed to complete the work, and how people can support the effort.

The 2026 Winter Adventure Series concludes Tuesday, March 10, at 6:30 p.m., with a presentation by Marci Richardson, “From Keel to Loom in Scotland and its Northern Isles.”

The series is a collaboration between Come Boating, Belfast’s Community Boating Organization and the Belfast Free Library

Ellsworth-Downeast Trout Unlimited (DETU) hosts Eric Frohmberg for a talk about aquatic insect behavior and how it relates to fly tying and fly fishing techniques. 

ROCKPORT — After more than a decade without hosting a Masters swim meet, the Penobscot Bay YMCA is bringing adult swimmers back to the blocks with the Kate Killoran Memorial Masters Meet on Sunday, February 15, 2026, at the Penobscot Bay YMCA in Rockport.

This US Masters Swimming–recognized Short Course Yards (SCY) meet is open to swimmers 18 and older, and you do not need to be a registered Masters swimmer to participate, according to the Y, in a news release.

106.9 FRANK FM, WBQX will broadcast local high school tournament basketball for a 16th straight February beginning Wednesday, February 11, with the Lincoln Academy at Oceanside Boys first round Prelim game.

In recognition of the Toboggan Championship's 35th anniversary, Vicki Doudera, State representative for Camden and Rockport, presented a proclamation just prior to the start of the annual costume parade in Tobogganville, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026.

"We at the State got together and we did a nice proclamation, because this is a very big honor," said Doudera. 

BRISTOL — Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust naturalist Sarah Gladu will lead a hike at Keyes Woods Preserve in Bristol on Friday, Feb. 13, from 2 to 4 p.m. 

UPDATE: On Feb. 2, the Camden Town Office sent a revised agenda, informing the public that the agenda item concerning public access points to the harborfront had been pulled from the Feb. 3 list of municipal items to address.

Ever dreamed of living in an historic island lighthouse just a mile off the coast of Maine? The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR), in partnership with the Keepers of Burnt Island Light (KBIL), is seeking a volunteer caretaker couple to serve as seasonal stewards of Burnt Island Light for the 2026 season.

Winter Adventure Series continues Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 6:30 p.m., with a slide presentation about the Monster the Loch 2025 Rowing Race in Loch Ness Scotland.

The Winter Adventure Series is coordinated by Come Boating, Belfast’s Community Boating Organization and the Belfast Free Library.

In September 2025, two teams from Belfast, Maine traveled to Scotland to compete in the Monster the Loch Race along the length of Loch Ness.

Herring Gut Coastal Science Center invites the community to stay engaged with Maine’s coast this winter through two educational February programs—an indoor Cabin Fever Series lecture on nearshore monitoring in the Gulf of Maine, and an outdoor workshop focused on animal tracking, signs, and scat.

Join Georges River Land Trust for a guided educational walk focused on mosses, lichens, liverworts, and fungi with Maine Master Naturalist Ama LaBelle, Sunday, March 8, from 1 - 3 p.m., at Gibson Preserve in Searsmont.

This program will offer a guided exploration of the vibrant communities living on trees, according to GRLT, in a news release. Participants will dive into this miniature world with hand lenses out on the trail if temperatures permit, or in the comforts of the land trust cabin if…

CAMDEN – Registration is now open for Five Town Little League Baseball and Softball Winter Clinics.

University of Maine Coaching Staff will be on hand for two early clinics. The first one, for players of all ages in the Five Town Little League (Camden, Rockport, Lincolnville, Appleton, Hope), will be held Wednesday, February 4, from 4:45-6:45 p.m. $20/pp.

The second clinic will be for returning or aspiring…

Join Georges River Land Trust, Saturday, February 21, for a guided group hike along the trails of the Langlais Art Preserve in Cushing. Hikers should meet at the trailhead at 10 a.m. The hike will cover 2.75 miles of trails, with slight elevation and portions of uneven ground. 

Owned and operated by Georges River Land Trust, the Langlais Art Preserve encompasses the homestead and outdoor art environment of Maine sculptor Bernard Langlais (1921–1977) in Cushing, Maine.