Maine State Apiarist Jenn Lund will be present "Biosecurity in the Bee Yard, keeping your colonies healthy," Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 6 p.m., at the UMaine Waldoboro Extension office in the large meeting room around the back of the building located at 377 Manktown Rd., Waldoboro.

This presentation is free open to the public, to meet local beekeepers and learn more about the art and science of the craft of keeping bees in their own backyards.

National POW MIA Recognition Day events will be held September 21, beginning at 10 a.m., on the Camden Village Green. Camden's War Memorial Post 30, American Legion members will read the names of the Maine U. S. Armed Services members, from all wars, who are still unaccounted for.

National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed annually in September. The central theme is to demonstrate the ongoing commitment to ensure the full accountability of captured service members and missing war heroes to their families.

Soil Health Field Day heads to Sheepscot General Store and Farm, in Whitefield, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

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 “Erosion and Winter Cover” for the last of the Soil Health Field Days series.

The 2025 Maine Hire-A-Vet Campaign is continuing with an event September 25, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the University of Maine Orono.

Maine's annual Hire-A-Vet Campaign is a statewide effort with the goal of at least 100 employers hiring at least 100 veterans and military family members during a 100-day period. The campaign kicked off August 14 at the Augusta Civic Center.

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United Midcoast Charities (UMC) announces the next session in its LEARN@UMC series: Unlocking Success: Choosing the Right Fundraising Counsel for Your Organization. The workshop will be led by Sarah Emerson, Senior Vice President at CCS Fundraising, and will take place Wednesday, Oct. 8, from 9 - 10:30 a.m., at the UMC offices in Camden.

The Owls Head South Thomaston Thomaston (OSHTT) Transfer Station Board is holding an Opening Ceremony for a new Swap Shop at the facility on September 20, at noon. The ceremony follows OSHTT's E-Waste Collection Day, which runs from 9 a.m. - Noon.

ROCKPORT — MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital welcomes Colin T. Waters, MD, PhD, to its Emergency Medicine department.

Dr. Waters joins PBH after completing his residency at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, Vermont, where he was also chief resident in 2024.

THOMASTON — The large public parking lot behind The Block, including the car-pool area and the small lot by Hot Hill Tavern, will be closed for paving from Monday, Sept. 22 - 25.

All vehicles must be out of the lots no later than Sunday, Sept. 21, at 10 p.m. Parking will still be available directly behind the Block and in the designated parking stalls on Main Street

Midcoast residents Amanda Dwelley and Jess Scott, organizers of a bi-monthly “Midcoast Climate, Energy and Green Building Happy Hour”, are teaming up with Midcoast Habitat for Humanity to host a happy hour Thursday, Sept. 18, from 5 - 7 p.m., at the Habitat ReStore in Rockport.

"Habitat works hard to create sustainable and affordable housing opportunities in our region, and this happy hour will feature information about their current projects and volunteer opportunities," said Habitat.  

On September 10, 2025, the Owls Head Light Station will celebrate its 200th anniversary as a guardian of mariners near and far. This date marks the day in 1825 when Owls Head Light was first lit, according to a news release. At the time of its construction, Owls Head Light was the thirteenth lighthouse established along the rugged coast of Maine and served as the principal guide into bustling Rockland Harbor.

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities has awarded MaineHealth a four-year, $2.8 million grant to further develop technology designed to improve neonatal resuscitation skills among rural clinicians.

The Museum of Maritime Pets will host its second annual Mini-Golf Charity Benefit on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, from 10 a.m. - noon, at Golfer’s Crossing, 7 Country Way, Rockport. This event will fund the museum’s innovative education programs and provide an affordable and family-friendly way to support its fee-free admission policy.

Entry fees are $20 for adults and $12 tots to age 15. Prizes for individual and team best scores.

ROCKPORT — MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital welcomes Mary Wood, MD, to its Pediatrics Rockport practice.

Dr. Wood comes to PBH from Central Maine Healthcare, where she was a pediatrician for the past four years at Bridgton Pediatrics and a per-diem pediatric hospitalist. Prior to that, she was a pediatrician for three years at Rochester Regional Health’s Sodus Pediatrics.

Thanks to the pilot program ADU Boost, Rockland homeowners interested in building an additional dwelling unit on their property may qualify for up to $10,000 in project costs.

The public is invited to attend an information session on Monday, Sept. 15, beginning at 5 p.m., in the Community Room of the Rockland Public Library, 80 Union Street.

Jessica Berry, director of Special Education at St. George MSU and director of Midcoast Community Collaborative, is one of 12 Maine leaders who recently completed the John T. Gorman Fellowship, a yearlong program strengthening their capacity to drive systems-level change for Maine children and families.

Join Georges River Land Trust, Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District, and Midcoast Trails Stewardship for a hands-on workshop about sustainable trailbuilding practices, the ways trails impact ecosystems around them, and what makes the Rockland Bog ecologically special.

The workshop will take place Saturday, Sept. 27, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Coffee and lunch will be provided.