RSU13 District administrators and members of Funding Our Future—a volunteer committee organized to support critical upgrades to school facilities through private fundraising—invite the public to gather for a design unveiling and fundraising kick-off event, Friday, May 29, at 6 p.m., at Oceanside High School Auditorium. Following the event, attendees are invited to stay for OHS Theater’s 7 p.m. performance of “Clue”.

Three educators from Children’s House Montessori School were among others celebrated as part of a statewide spotlight on inspiring early childhood professionals during the Week of the Young Child in April, 2026

On April 16, 2026 the Waldo County Commissioners hosted the 15th Spirit of America ceremony honoring outstanding volunteerism in Waldo County at the Waldo County Commissioners Courtroom, 39B Spring Street, in Belfast. The ceremony recognized individuals who were chosen as winners of the Spirit of America Foundation Tribute for outstanding volunteer community service. Awards were presented by the Waldo County Commissioners.

ROCKPORT — In April, MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital’s Family Birth Center welcomed two new original art pieces by an artist with a personal connection to the hospital.

Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District is holding a Pond Construction and Management Workshop, on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Inn Along the Way, in Damariscotta 

"If you have ever considered adding a pond to your property – whether it be for wildlife, irrigation or recreation – this is the workshop for you," said SWCD, in a news release.

Midcoast Health Collective will open its doors to the community on Friday, June 5, from 4 to 6 p.m., pairing a tour of its downtown wellness space with an exhibition of new paintings by practitioner and artist Erika Manning.

Timed to coincide with Rockland's First Friday Art Walk, this free event invites community members to tour the collective at 558 Main Street, meet the practitioners, ask questions about services, enjoy light refreshments, and view Manning's artwork.

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The Town of Brooks will hold a special Memorial Day event on May 25, 2026, at 2 p.m., at Wentworth’s General Store, in Brooks.

November 25, 1940 Robert P. Grant, 21 years old from Brooks, enlisted in the US Army Air Force and was trained as an aircraft gunner. In 1941, he sailed to the Philippines with the Headquarters 27th Bombardment Group. Robert Grant made the Bataan Death March and died of malaria as a prisoner of war.

Friday, May 22, Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) invites the public for a guided bird walk with MCHT steward and naturalist Kirk Gentalen, at Erickson Fields Preserve, located at 164 West Street in Rockport. From 8 to 10 a.m., Gentalen will lead a group around MCHT’s Teen Ag garden and through the woods, teaching how to identify birds by sight and sounds, and discover what other creatures inhabit the preserve.

A $7,500 grant awarded to Finding Our Voices by First National Bank is funding safety and peace for Maine women and children who are domestic abuse survivors and a groundbreaking dating-abuse prevention program for teens, according to FOV, in a news release.

THOMASTON — Periwinkle Needlepoint is celebrating one year in business in downtown Thomaston this June. Owner Jen Webber will mark the occasion with an open house celebration, Wednesday, June 17, 2026, from 4 to 5 p.m., at the shop, located at 159 Main Street. The community is invited to stop by for snacks, bubbles, and a chance to celebrate Periwinkle Needlepoint’s first year in town. 

Midcoast Climate, Energy + Green Building Happy Hour is organizing a free, all ages "Land, Food & Water Tour and Happy Hour" on Friday, May 29. 

Join for any or all of these four stops:

On Sunday, May 17, in celebration of Arbor Day, the Rockland Tree Board will host a tree planting at MacDougal Park.

The family-friendly event will take place at 1 p.m., when participants will be invited to help plant a Yellow Birch sapling.

ROCKLAND—After three years of operating an outdoor Makers Market in Rockland, Christa Zuber opened the doors to her first brick-and-mortar makers' shop at 376 Main Street on May 1.

It's a full-circle journey for Zuber, an artist and a teacher who ran an arts market in New Hampshire before moving to Maine in 2020. 

The Knox Clinic is one of eight health organizations receiving cancer screening grants from the Maine Cancer Foundation. Total funding for the eight grants comes to $494,000. These two-year grants will increase access to necessary cancer screenings across the state, according to the Foundation, in a news release.

The Knox Clinic is receiving $80,000 to increase access and quality of life-saving cancer screenings in Midcoast Maine.  

ROCKLAND — Erika Manning LMT, CMLDT, CPT, CYT has joined the Midcoast Health Collective at 558 Main Street.

Dozens of Maine dental providers were celebrated on May 9 in Augusta when Finding Our Voices won the Governor's Award for Service and Volunteerism for its program of donated dental care to women domestic abuse survivors.

Finding Our Voices won Outstanding Non-Profit Volunteer Program for Finding Our Smiles in the annual awards program managed on behalf of the Office of the Governor by Volunteer Maine, the state service commission. Six awards were presented at the ceremony.

Maine Seacoast Mission President John Zavodny has announced the two recipients of the Sunbeam Award for 2026, Reverend Scott Planting and Andrew Davis, for their commitment to the communities that the Mission serves.