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Belfast Area High School announces its Quarter 3 Honor Roll for the 2024-25 academic year.

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HIGH HONORS: Ian Beal, Luciana…

Kathy Kee. (Photo courtesy Lisa Genthner Gunn)

WALDOBORO — Educational Technician and BHP Kathy Kee has been awarded the 2025 Horace Mann Muggs and Kisses Award for Medomak Valley High School for exemplary service to…

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ROCKLAND — AIO is opening its doors to the public, Tuesday, May 6, from 4 - 6 p.m., to celebrate AIO's 35 Years of Community Service at AIO’s building, located at 1A…

Memorial Day is May 26, 2025
Oak Hill Cemetery. (Photo by Jeff Sukeforth)

CAMDEN — Memorial Day is a day that for years has been set aside for Americans to remember all the brave men and women who ultimately gave their lives in support of our country in all the wars and…

connecting fishermen, farmers, and food businesses
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The Maine Food Convergence Project is announcing the launch of the 

bringing advanced medical care and surgical facilities under one roof
Artist rendering of a proposed medical building in Scarborough. (Photo courtesy InterMed)

SCARBOROUGH — A strategic plan has been announced for the building of a state-of-the-art medical office building (MOB) and ambulatory surgery center (ASC) in the Town Center at The Downs in…

Springtime garden at Merryspring. (Photo courtesy Merryspring Nature Center)

CAMDEN — John Fromer will lead an outdoor presentation on Spring Gardening, Tuesday, May 13, at 12 p.m., at Merryspring Nature…

Maine kids and adults with disabilities
In 2024, Pine Tree Camper Cassie Oakes (Alexander, ME) spent a barrier-free week of fully accessible summer camp on the shores of North Pond making new friends and spending time with counselors from Maine and abroad, including: Brandi Place (Morrill, ME), Daniela Ochoa-Diaz (Rionegro, Colombia), Lauren Grant (Gardiner, ME) and Marina Rodriguez (Andalusia, Spain). On Saturday, May 17, parents, families and caregivers are invited to meet the team and experience Pine Tree Camp first hand. More information at w

ROME — Pine Tree Camp’s summer sessions return this June for the 80th year; bringing Maine kids and adults with disabilities together to experience barrier-free access…

teaching new birders how to look for and identify avian species
Bird watching at Merryspring. (Photo courtesy Merryspring Nature Center)

CAMDEN — Don Reimer will lead the annual Bart Wood Memorial Bird Walk at Merryspring Nature Center on Saturday, May 10, at 7:30 a.m.

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The Rockport Garden Club will holds its monthly meeting May 1 with Kurt Snyder, owner of Stonescape, Inc., as guest speaker. The program begins at 1 p.m. and will highlight landscaping with stone…

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The fifth annual Finding Our Way live storytelling event to benefit Wayfinder Schools will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 1, at the Camden Opera House. 

This year’s event…

A dash of blue (Photo courtesy Susan Kanellakis)

Reader Gallery 13 continues a tradition of sharing…

L-R: Diane Sternberg (Program & Training Director), Mitchell DelFrate (Program Manager), Kaleb Robinson (Program Manager), TJ Morris (Principal Program Manager), Kamryn Prior (AmeriCorps Member), Clara Dale (AmeriCorps Member), Emily McKnight (AmeriCorps Member). (Photo courtesy Trekkers)

ROCKLAND — Program staff for Trekkers completed a Youth Mental Health First Aid course in March. Delivered by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, the website says, “just as CPR helps you…

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BELFAST — The Belfast Free Library and the National Digital Equity Center (NDEC) will be offering two free computer classes in May 2025: “Windows 11 Basics” on…

Keeping Belfast, Maine Beautiful
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BELFAST — On Saturday, May 10, neighbors, families, and friends gather to clean up roads in Belfast as part of the 8th…

Dig and Donate
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ROCKLAND — The Friends of Rockland Public Library is seeking local gardeners to Dig and Donate for its June 14 Plant and Bake Sale. Gardeners in the area are needed to…

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CAMDEN — Love trees? Love poetry? The Camden Conservation Commission and Camden Public Library invite the public to celebrate their…

Ann Boover leads a bird walk at Beech Hill. (Photo courtesy Friends of Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge)

Bird Time on the Coast,” a program of the Friends of Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge, returns this year.…

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On April 18, former Arizona Governor and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, President of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, announced the 54 exceptional college…

L-R: Kristin Falla, Emily Chadwick, Christina Wotton, Jennifer Garrett, Chris Polky, Mallary Tripp. (Photo courtesy Jennifer Garrett)

ST GEORGE — The St. George MSU Board has approved Dr. Christina Wotton as the next superintendent, effective July 1, 2025. The current superintendent, Mike Felton, who has led the district for ten…

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As Maine’s battle with the Trump administration over transgender student athletes intensifies and enters the courts, legal experts say the consequences could be huge — and extend far beyond…

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CAMDEN — Camden Public Library, Native Gardens of Blue Hill, and Wild Ones Midcoast Maine join together to present a film screening of The Buzz on Native…

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There were more than 200 children, and another 100 adults, moving fast along the grass and through the amphitheatre at Camden Public Harbor and Harbor Park April 19, scopping up the 3,000 eggs…

a welcoming space where parents can learn, share, and find support
Meeting photo from YMCA National. (Photo courtesy Waldo County YMCA)

BELFAST — The Waldo County YMCA is partnering with The Ridge, a residential teen mental health treatment program in Morrill, to offer a free and supportive event for…

From the Library to the Dam: Rediscovering the Heart and Soul of Camden
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CAMDEN — On Saturday, May 3, at 10:30 a.m., a free walk will take place in Camden as part of the annual worldwide festival of more than 200 walks called "Jane's Walk…
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ROCKPORT — Dr. Johnstone, of Johnstone Chiropractic Center, will be leading the community in World Tai Chi and Qigong Day, Saturday, April 26, 2025, from 10…

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Camden Hills Regional High School is celebrating 25 years of productions on the stage of the Strom Auditorium. Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, a musical featuring students in…

visit the site where the patriots hatched their plot against the British
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Spend the day in historic Machias, where the very first naval battle of the Revolutionary War happened. Visit the Burnham Tavern where the patriots hatched their plot against the British and which…

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ROCKPORT — The Camden Hills Regional High School (CHRHS) Jazz Ensemble wrapped up a successful festival season with a standout performance at the prestigious UNH Clark…

L-R. Back Row: CJ Pluecker and Cole Bruno; Front Row: Kaia Flaherty, Kelsey Payson, Elisah Stanton and Gavin White. (Photo courtesy Lisa Genthner Gunn)

WALDOBORO — On the morning of April 15, Medomak Valley High School held its annual Philbrook Speech Competition, an event that highlights and rewards…

Boothbay Railway Village Museum

Saturday, May 10

Festival events begin at the Harbor Theater's screening of "The Train" (https://youtu.be/guShTdbHjL8) - Free admission courtesy of BRVM. RSVP to the theater to attend at…

Three-Day Event "Raises the Roof" on Alarming Level of Femicide in Maine
L-r: Lizzie Dunn, Melanie C., and Eva Harvie of Morning Glory Natural Foods in Brunswick on the sidewalk where the Finding Our Voices “Breaking the Silence of Domestic Abuse” march will take place the morning of Saturday, May 10. Folks are encouraged to wear yellow and bring signs expressing what they want the public to know about domestic abuse. The Finding Our Voices poster in the photo is part of a public awareness campaign featuring the photo portraits and quotes of 50 Maine survivors,  in business wind

BATH and BRUNSWICK — Bath and Brunswick are coming together regarding domestic abuse with a multi-faceted Finding Our Voices program May 9 to 11, 2025. The educational march, survivor-led panel…

getting TV, phone services online
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BELFAST — Join Belfast Free Library for a one-session computer class on “Cutting the Cord,” Tuesday, April 29, from 2 - 3 p.m., at the Belfast Free Library, 106 High…

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Boothbay-based anti-trafficking organization Friends of Thai Daughters (FTD) is 20 this year and is holding an extra-special Sunflower Celebration in East Boothbay Thursday, June 26 from 4 to 6 p.…

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A bill that would boost transparency of how Maine’s opioid settlement funds are being spent advanced out of committee last month.

Lawmakers on the health and human services committee…

free walking tour held as part of the global Jane’s Walk festival
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WISCASSET — On Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 10 a.m., Wiscasset's Museum in the Streets Committee will offer Boom to Bust and Back Again, a free walking tour held as part…

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SOUTH THOMASTON — Join a South Thomaston clean-up crew (or start one in your neighborhood), Saturday, April 26, from 9 a.m. - noon.

The  South Thomaston…

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Camden Fire Department and North East Mobile Health Services are holding an Easter Egg Hunt April 19, beginning at 10:30 a.m., on the Camden Public Library grounds and Harbor Park for children…

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Creatures of Habit, the Midcoast’s popular band, will highlight a benefit Spring Fling dance for the Camden District Nursing April 26 at the Rockland Elks Lodge.

The evening begins at 6 p.m…

Tick high season is fast approaching
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The effort to produce a vaccine…

answering many questions, including "What were the diets of people over the centuries and how did kitchen gardens help support families?"
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John Fromer will lead an online presentation called, Kitchen Garden Design & History,

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Waldo County Technical Center announces its Students of the Quarter for the 3rd Quarter of the 2024-25 academic year.

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WASHINGTON — A free workshop, Gardening for Beginners: Starting from Scratch with Sharon Turner, will be held Thursday, April 24, from 6 - 8 p.m, in the…

the return of several different songbirds, seabirds, and shorebirds
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ROCKPORT — Coastal Mountains Land Trust presents Birds of Beech Hill on Saturday, May 10, from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., at Beech Hill Preserve, in Rockport. This free hike is open to anyone…

"Maine waters just offshore is like an oceanic Serengeti, if you know where to look and what to look for"
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Bob Duchesne will lead an online presentation called, Gulf of Maine Birds, …

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Join the Camden Hills Intercultural Club and Midcoast Interact Club for an authentic, Ukrainian buffet from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 14, at the Camden Hills…

 Haystack Mountain. (Photo courtesy Coastal Mountains Land Trust)

LIBERTY — Join Coastal Mountains Land Trust and Maine Health’s Community Health program for a 

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ALNA — A unique adventure awaits anyone fascinated by trains and a fan of time spent outdoors. History buffs interested in exploring a new slice of…

program session runs April 28 to June 21
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ROCKPORT — The Penobscot Bay YMCA is committed to ensuring that every child has the opportunity to learn life-saving water skills, regardless of their background…

application deadline May 5
L-R: Erickson Fields Farm Manager Carrie O’Brien, Erickson Fields Farm Hand Connor Palatucci, and the 2025 Summer Teen Ag Crew: Cole Thompson, Taio Widdicombe, Jude Wight, Huy Nguyen, Oliver Wight, Dakota Sanders. (Photo courtesy MCHT

ROCKPORT — Maine Coast Heritage Trust, a state-wide land conservation organization, is offering teens ages 14-18 an hourly-paid position in the Teen Ag Crew at Erickson Fields…