Midcoast Conservancy will be hosting an outdoor gear sale – featuring used cross-country skis, boots, and poles, snowshoes, and mountain and fat tire bikes – on November 21 and 22, at their Hidden Valley Nature Center, 131 Egypt Road, Jefferson.

"Most of the gear is in excellent or gently used condition; some may need repairs and will be priced accordingly," said the Conservancy.

SOUTH PORTLAND — The Bureau of Motor Vehicles’ Enforcement Division (BMV) and Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) will team up to host a free catalytic converter etching event on Wednesday, October 29. The event will run from 9 a.m. to Noon, at SMCC’s Johnson Automotive Technology Center, 2 Fort Road, South Portland.

ORONO — Students and alumni will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from more than 150 companies and organizations during the University of Maine’s 2025 Engineering and Computing Job Fair, Wednesday, Oct. 22, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at the New Balance Student Recreation Center.

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing several roadway ramps and approaches in Augusta starting on October 20 through November 1. These closures are part of the bridge replacement and roadway rehabilitation project. The project work includes excavation, pavement milling, drainage installation, gravel installation, and electrical line installation. These closures are weather dependent, and dates may be subject to change. Drivers should expect delays and follow all posted detours and signage.

The City of Rockland has been awarded a 2025 Maine Smart Growth Award for their 2025 $10 Million Bond for Affordable Workforce Housing. In particular, the judges were impressed with the City’s unique and new approach for towns to address the housing crisis. It was during the June 10 Municipal elections that Rockland voters approved the Bond.

The City of Belfast, Maine has been awarded a United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Brownfields Cleanup Grant to fund proposed remediation activities, including the abatement of identified hazardous building materials and/or cleanup of impacted soils, for two of its properties, one located at 74 High Street, Belfast (also known as the Bradbury Manor property) and the other located at 137 Church Street, Belfast (also known as the Waldo County Superior Court House property).

BANGOR — The Maine Department of Transportation will be implementing nighttime closures of Broadway in Bangor from Sunday, October 19 through Thursday, October 23, between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. each night, to facilitate the demolition of the I-95 southbound bridge over Broadway.

During these hours, Broadway will be closed to all vehicular traffic. Flaggers will be onsite to assist pedestrians safely through the work zone during the closure period. This work is part of the ongoing bridge replacement project on I 95.

DAMARISCOTTA — The annual fall cleanup of the Damariscotta River shoreline is scheduled for Friday, October 24, from 1 to 3 p.m. This event is organized by local oyster growers, along with staff from Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, Darling Marine Center, and First National Bank/First National Wealth Management. Volunteers are welcome.

Throughout October, the Rockport Public Library has been hosting a celebration of Maine’s fiber community with its Maine Fibershed Festival exhibit and related pop-up events. The marquee event of the festival will occur on Saturday, Oct. 25, with demonstrations throughout the library from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and a keynote presentation in the library’s lower level at 12:30 p.m.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a webinar on incorporating native plants into cultivated landscapes, Monday, Nov. 3, from 6 – 7:15 p.m. 

SAINT GEORGE — The Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association (MCFA) has received a generous donation of waterfront property in St. George from local resident Barbara Wagner, honoring the memory of her late husband, John Wagner, and his commitment to Maine’s blue economy.

The property, located at 125 River Road and formerly known as the Wildcat Lobster Pound, was offered to MCFA in March 2025. After careful review, the nonprofit’s board of directors voted to accept the donation in September, citing its potential to support Maine’s fishing communities.

BELFAST — MaineHealth Waldo Hospital welcomes Benjamin Moore, MD, to its Hospitalist Medicine team. As a hospitalist, Dr. Moore cares for patients admitted to the hospital, managing their treatment from admission to discharge.

Dr. Moore joins Waldo Hospital after completing his residency in the Maine Dartmouth Family Residency Program.

ROCKPORT and BELFAST — MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals have announced the addition of Meredith Jones; Brad Samojla, DPM, FACFAS; and Nir Harish, MD, to the Pen Bay-Waldo Community Board.

"Local boards are organized as committees of the MaineHealth Board and have an important role in our community, participating in quality oversight, oversight of local medical staffs, planning, budgeting and the hiring of key executives, local fundraising initiatives, among other duties," said MaineHealth.

Coastal Recovery Community Center (CRCC) announces a new workforce development program to assist its participants in gaining and retaining employment. Java Junction marries a relaxed cup of ‘java’ with the tools to find employment. From 8-10 each Monday morning at 11 White Street, Rockland, participants will gain assistance with job-readiness.

All participants are welcome, those seeking employment, and those already employed and wishing to apply for another, or better, job.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service reminds individuals who filed extensions for tax year 2024 that their tax returns are due tomorrow, Oct. 15, 2025. Further, the agency reminds taxpayers that the current lapse in appropriations (the government shutdown) does not affect the tax filing and payment responsibilities of taxpayers. The IRS estimates that more than 20 million taxpayers were expected to file tax returns by the extended due date this year.

Dress up the family (don’t forget the dog!) and stroll the street at the final Sunday Stroll of 2025 on October 19, from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., on Main Street in Rockland.

With a Fall theme, there will be trick or treating in downtown businesses and on the street at vendors’ booths, costume contests for kids and adults, apple cider pressing, a beer garden, even witches dancing from the Merkaba Sol Dancing Witches group.

Take your picture in front of the fall harvest themed background, play “yard” games and draw chalk jack-o-lanterns on the street.

Money raised all season from the 50/50 raffle at Goose River Golf Club's Ladies League, amounting to $1200, has been donated to AIO food pantry, in Rockland. 

Diane Zollo and Faith Vautour from Goose River Golf Club's Ladies League presented the money to AIO food pantry CEO Alan Kearl.

In a Friday, Oct. 10, 2025 news release, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows warned of one scam targeting Maine notaries public and marriage officiants and a second scam targeting corporations and nonprofits.