The community is invited to Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District’s Annual Banquet and Conservation Awards Celebration on August 14, from 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. The banquet will be held at Beaver Lodge, in Hope, with dinner by Megunticook Market from Camden, and homemade pies from D-Zerts by Daphne from Westport Island.

The Conservation Awards presentation will be followed by a talk by Matt Boucher, Ph.D., State Soil Scientist with the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension invites local farmers, service providers and agricultural stakeholders to the 2025 Maine Pasture Walk Series, an opportunity to explore and learn at five working farms throughout the state. The fourth stop in the free series will begin at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, August 20, at Aldermere Farm, 20 Russell Ave., Rockport.

Fresh produce and cut flowers will be for sale on Fridays in Summer 2025, at the Erickson Trailhead, in Rockport. Dates for the farmstand are July 25 - October 31, from 9 - 11 a.m.

The produce is grown by Maine Coast Heritage Trust’s farm staff, apprentices, Teen Ag Crew and volunteers.

Proceeds support food assistance and youth engagement work at Erickson Fields.

Join Georges River Land Trust, Knox-Lilcoln Soil and Water Conservation District, and the Maine Forest Service for an ash tree focused woodland walk, Tuesday, Aug. 12, from 4 - 5:30 p.m.

ROCKPORT — Midcoast Habitat for Humanity's 7th Annual Holes for Homes Golf Tournament will take place Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, at Goose River Golf Club, in Rockport. The event brings together local businesses, golfers, and community members in support of Midcoast Habitat’s work to build opportunities through shelter in Knox County.

Friends of Rockland Public Library annual meeting will be held Tuesday, Aug. 19, at 3:30 p.m., in the Community Room of the Library. All members and those interested in the Friends are invited to attend. Light refreshments will be served.

Edward J. "EJ" Dupont has been appointed as the new director of the Maine State Ferry Service, according to The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT).

CUMBERLAND, KENNEBEC, and SOMERSET COUNTIES — The Maine Department of Transportation will be installing traffic cameras on I-295 and I-95.

Work on I-295 will take place at Exit 10 in Falmouth, Exit 15 in Cumberland, and Exit 20 in Freeport.

Kristin Alley, of Vinalhaven, has joined Allen Insurance and Financial as an account manager in the company’s business insurance division.

A Vinalhaven native, Alley brings 10 years’ experience as a licensed Maine insurance agent, along with administrative and client relations experience at both a medical clinic and an eldercare facility in Vinalhaven. She is a graduate of the University of Maine in Machias, where she studied business and accounting.

Hammond Lumber Company has announced plans to acquire Ware-Butler Building Supply. The acquisition will expand Hammond’s retail footprint from 22 to 34 locations throughout Maine and New Hampshire, further strengthening its ability to serve communities across the region, according to Hammond, in a news release. The acquisition will officially close on July 31, 2025.

In its third year, MaineHealth Waldo Hospital continues its partnership with Eastern Maine Community College (EMCC) to offer a local distance learning program designed to prepare students for careers as registered nurses (RNs).

This two-year program, hosted at the MHWH campus, allows students to attend virtual classes in a state-of-the-art classroom while completing their hands-on clinical training at the hospital.

The community is invited to join Matt Boucher, State Soil Scientist with the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry, and Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District for the second of three Soil Health Field Days featuring the theme Water Dynamics and Reducing Tillage.

This event takes place Wednesday, Aug. 6, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at Dooryard Farm, 208 Mechanic Street, Camden.

CAMDEN — It’s that time of year again and West Bay Rotary’s Backpack Program is back for the 2025-26 school year.

Rotarian Barbara Heard started the Backpack Program in 2012 and continues to be its driving force. Along the way, she approached LL Bean, who generously supports the program, this year with a donation of 90 new backpacks. For the past three years, both Reny’s and Walmart have donated gift cards for the purchase of school supplies. And Barbara’s fellow West Bay Rotarians, other community members, and personal friends also donate to the program each year.

During PAWS Animal Adoption Center’s Annual Summer Soiree held on July 10 at CellarDoor Winery in Lincolnville, Eastern Tire & Auto Services and Janet Morecraft were honored for their unwavering commitment and support to the organization. 

MaineHealth Waldo Hospital welcomes Aaron Mitschke, NP, to its Primary Care Family Medicine Liberty practice.

Mitschke comes to MHWH from Jircik Medical Group in Burleson, Texas, where he worked as a nurse practitioner for the past nine years providing a full range of primary care services in an internal medicine/family practice outpatient clinic. Before that, he worked for Agape Clinic in Dallas as the clinic manager and a nurse practitioner for five years.

ELLSWORTH — Northern Light Orthopedics welcomes James Duffey, MD to Ellsworth. Dr. Duffey is board certified and specializes in total joint replacement and sports medicine.  

UNION – The map in Come Spring was crucial to the novel, and through the years, people have realized how crucial a large painted map would be for Union’s heritage.

Residents gathered on the Common, Friday, July 18, to witness the unveiling of a revised historic map of the Common, and the addition of an aerial photo, and to acknowledge labor and donations that make the oldest common in Maine (and listed on the National Registry) an enjoyable gathering spot.