Dick Vermeulen will lead a "Walk to the Beehives" on Tuesday, June 16, at 12 p.m., at Merryspring Nature Center.

"We will have two hives populated with new bees by June 16 when we will go out to the apiary and compare the size of the colonies," said Merryspring, in a news release. "One will be a from a package of bees installed May 8 from Spicer’s Bees, and the other will be a nuc purchased from Sparky’s Apiary which will be installed in early June."

Join Georges River Land Trust and the Maine Forest Service for a woodland walk looking for signs of summer and practicing mindfulness on Monday, June 22, from 4:30 - 6 p.m., at the Langlais Art Preserve in Cushing. The former homestead of artist Bernard Langlais, the Langlais Art Preserve is home to several outdoor sculptures and newly constructed woodland trails spanning over 2 miles. 

THOMASTON — Roberta Carmichael has been selected as the recipient of the Town of Thomaston's 2026 Spirit of America Award in recognition of her outstanding volunteerism, leadership, and dedication to serving others through the Inter-Church Fellowship Food Pantry.

The Spirit of America Award honors individuals whose commitment to community service, generosity, and compassion strengthens the lives of those around them.

PORTLAND — MaineHealth Pharmacy is opening its first retail storefront location on Sunday, June 14, in Portland’s Pine Tree Shopping Center, 1052 Brighton Ave., Suite D.

BELFAST and ROCKPORT — MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals welcome Alexander P. Cole, MD, to their Urology Belfast and Rockport practices. 

Dr. Cole comes to Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals after spending more than four years as associate surgeon in the Department of Urology at Mass General Brigham in Boston and as assistant professor of surgery in Urology at Harvard Medical School.

ROCKLAND — Maine Water will have Broadway closed from Park Street to Limerock Street for water main work today, Tuesday, June 9.

"This will take most of the day and possibly more," said the City of Rockland, in an alert.

ROCKLAND — The City of Rockland has been awarded a $74,850 Community Action Grant to support the design of nature-based resilience improvements at Snow Marine Park and the extension of the Harbor Trail to its planned southern terminus. Design work with Sebago Technics is expected to begin this summer.

ORONO — The University of Maine System (UMS) Board of Trustees has elected new leaders. 

Roger Katz, of Brunswick, will serve as chair of the governing board for the state’s largest educational and research enterprise for a one-year term, while Elise Baldacci, of North Yarmouth, will be vice chair. 

Join Georges River Land Trust and scientist Matt Arsenault for a hands-on exploration of grasses and sedges, Saturday, June 27, from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., at Riverview Hayfields Preserve in South Thomaston. This field-based workshop will introduce participants to grasses, sedges, and rushes. 

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Transportation will be repaving the I-95 westbound on-ramp from Western Avenue.

According to MaineDOT, in a news release, this work is weather-dependent and is currently scheduled to begin on Sunday, June 7, 2026, or Monday, June 8, 2026.

During this time, the I-95 westbound on-ramp will be closed continuously, 24 hours a day, until paving operations are complete.

Join Georges River Land Trust and biologist John Tipping for a hands-on exploration of what's living in the St. George River, Saturday, June 20, from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m., at Appleton Preserve. John Tipping is a biologist and taxonomist with more than 25 years of experience identifying aquatic insects and macroinvertebrates. 

After a very brief annual meeting of the Thomaston Historical Society, attendees will celebrate the lives of John (1945 - 2026) and Lee-Ann Upham (1944 - 2025). Susan Devlin and Sandy Moore will review their lives and contributions to the town and encourage anyone to tell their own Upham story.

The event will take place Tuesday, June 16, at 7 p.m., at the Federated Church, 8 Hyler Street, Thomaston (enter around back).

All are welcome to this the free event.

ALBION — On Sunday, June 7, from 1 to 3 p.m., the public is invited to visit Northeast Equine Sanctuary, a program of Peace Ridge Sanctuary, for its first Open House of the 2026 season.

Visitors will have the opportunity to meet Little Popcorn and many of the other horses who call the sanctuary home, learn about their individual stories, and see firsthand the work that goes into providing lifelong care for rescued animals.

ROCKPORT — MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital welcomes Hannah Blasius, AGAC-NP, to its Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Rockport practice.

Blasius moves to Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Rockport from the hospital’s Special Care (SCU) unit, where she spent the past three years as a clinical nurse II and charge nurse. Before that, Blasius spent almost four years as a nurse at MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland.

Stockton Springs Community Library (SSCL) will host "The Great Event" on September 12, and space rentals for the Giant Yard Sale start now.

The event includes a giant yard sale, along with barbecue, bake sale, homemade donuts, children’s events, and more. "The Great Event" will happen rain or shine.

"The town of Stockton Springs will be filled with a festive atmosphere on Saturday, September 12, and everyone is invited to join in the celebration to be held on the grounds of the library and the Stockton Springs Town Office," said SSCL, in a news release.

A "Soil Health Field Day" will be held June 9, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., at Meadowcroft Farm in Washington.

The community is invited to join Matt Boucher, State soil scientist with the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry, and Knox-Lincoln SWCD, to hear about “Rotational grazing and a cover crop trial,” the first of three Soil Health Field Days. 

BANGOR — Starting June 1, the Maine Department of Transportation will be replacing the wearing surface and repairing joints on the Joshua Chamberlain Bridge over the Penobscot River that connects Bangor and Brewer as part of a bridge preservation project.

Starting June 8, traffic will be restricted to one lane, allowing traffic to head westbound from Brewer to Bangor. Bangor traffic traveling to Brewer will be detoured to the Penobscot Bridge which carries Route 15/State Street over the Penobscot River.

Officials for the Town of Thomaston have been awarded a Safety Grant by the Maine Municipal Association Workers Compensation Fund in the amount of $2,185.48.

The grant funding will be used to purchase critical safety equipment for the Town's Code Enforcement, Police, and Fire Departments, including hard hats, steel-toed footwear, high-visibility safety vests, traffic cones, and a vehicle backup alarm.