THOMASTON — Thomaston police, fire, and ambulance departments activated their lights for fun December 21, 2021.

Staged at the Thomaston Fire Department, the three municipal departments…

ROCKLAND — A 90-minute, English language version of Massenet’s Cendrillon, an adaptation of Cinderella, will be presented as a Metropolitan Opera Live in HD simulcast at the Strand Theatre on…

CAMDEN — The Annual Day of Giving on Saturday, December 18 showcased more than 45 area businesses who, in partnership with United Midcoast Charities, supported dozens of Midcoast nonprofits in…

As the winter holiday season continues, and in the face of ongoing challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) reminds all Maine people, and…

ROCKPORT — The Midcoast Recreation Center will host the MRC New Year’s Open tennis tournament to kick off the new year. 

The UTR tournament will be held Saturday, Jan. 1 and Sunday, Jan. 2…

Recycle the Moon

(Full moon, December 19, 2021)

Wrap your arms around her belly 

and (on the Solstice, December 21)

when she rolls through 

your bedroom…

ROCKLAND — Learn how to fold shapes in half and glue them to their duplicates to make a 3D card for the holidays. Visit the Rockland Public Library to pick up your bag with one card, many…

ROCKPORT — In a rare development, Santa Claus and all the Elves at the North Pole are setting up Christmas letter postal boxes around the world, including Rockport.

Santa and his reindeer…

There have been plenty of parades in Camden, but the annual 2021 Christmas by the Sea parade Dec. 3 was perhaps one of the happiest, most joyful gathering of a community in a long time. Hundreds (…

PORTLAND — ecomaine, the Portland-based recycling facility, is making a list and checking it twice – a list of acceptable items in single-sort recycling bins this holiday season. 

“Every…

CAMDEN — For the third time in two years, the mysterious Otto the Cat has come forward with a challenge to benefit Camden Area Christian Food Pantry (CACFP).

This very generous and…

ROCKPORT — The Rockport Garden Club has been diligently working on dressing up the town for the winter holidays, according to the Club, in a news release.

“Through fundraising activities…

ROCKLAND — Downtown Rockland lit up the night for its Festival of Lights, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. 

On the heels of a morning snow dusting, hundreds of families decked in their winter garb…

ROCKLAND — Rockland’s annual Festival of Lights unofficially began this morning, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, with its annual Festival ribbon cutting at the intersection of Park and Main streets. Yet…

CAMDEN — The First Congregational Church of Camden will host several festive events during “Christmas by the Sea” weekend in Camden, December 3 - 4, 2021.

Following CDC recommendations,…

CAMDEN — On November 3 and 10, members of the Camden Garden Club gathered at the American Legion Hall to make bows and assemble the fresh balsam wreaths now lining Elm and Main Streets lampposts…

Members of the Rockport Garden Club have begun preparing for their annual winter holiday town beautification project. Wreaths and greens will adorn various locations throughout town.

…

CAMDEN — The Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St., offers seasonal treats in upcoming weeks, just the ticket – if you get them now – to offer respite from the hustle and bustle. All shows are reduced…

WALDO — For the past three years, students at Waldo County Technical Center (WCTC) have left for their holiday vacation armed with warm clothes and a little extra food, thanks to the Tech Center’s…

CAMDEN — From now through Monday, December 20, the Camden Public Library will again be collecting hats, mittens, scarves, and socks to be donated to the SOS Room at the First Congregational Church…

Nights may be long this time of year in the Midcoast, but they twinkle with lights and festivities, bonfires, music and laughter as…