Susanne Lee will lead an online presentation via Teams called, It’s All Food – Rethinking Wasted Food in Maine, Tuesday, March 31, at 12 p.m., hosted by Merryspring Nature Center.

The Waldoboro Public Library will hold an informational program about Ranked Choice Voting on Wednesday, April 1, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., led by Vanessa Diaz Gaumond from the Department of the Secretary of State. This event is an educational mock election and question session free and open to the public.

Maine uses the Rank Choice Voting Election Method for some races, including many in the June 9 primary election.

ROCKPORT — MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital and Midcoast Maine Community Action (MMCA) announce a new partnership that brought a Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program office to Rockport last month.

The WIC program, which provides comprehensive nutrition care to thousands of Maine families, has been operating remotely from their office on Mechanic Street in Rockland. Thanks to this new partnership, Pen Bay Hospital has donated space on the hospital campus, allowing MMCA to relocate to a space adjacent to the hospital’s Obstetrics and Gynecology practice.

The Department of Justice will return about $470,735 to two Maine victims of a cryptocurrency investment scheme, according to The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maine, in a news release. 

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, in partnership with the Maine Forest Service and Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District, will host a hands-on Live Staking Workshop on Thursday, April 9, from 1 to 3 p.m., at Coastal Rivers’ Salt Bay Farm in Damariscotta.

ROCKLAND — A proposed multi-unit residential development at 438 Old County Road, in Rockland, returns before the Planning Board, Tuesday, March 17, on the heels of a same-day site review of the property.

Eric Boucher, CPA, has joined Developers Collaborative as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer (CFO/COO). Boucher brings nearly three decades of financial leadership experience in housing, banking, and professional services and will oversee the company’s financial strategy, capital planning, and operational performance as Developers Collaborative continues to expand its development and property management portfolio in Maine.

WALDO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting the Midcoast Sustainable Agriculture Program Annual Meeting on March 25, from 4 - 6:30 p.m. Commercial farmers in Waldo, Knox and Lincoln counties are invited to attend virtually or in person at the Waldo County Cooperative Extension office, 992 Waterville Road, in Waldo.

The Knox Clinic has partnered with Goodwill of Northern New England and AmeriCorps VISTA to launch a new service initiative focused on expanding community outreach and strengthening access to healthcare for underserved populations across the region.

Join SBA's Maine District Office, Thursday, March 19, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in welcoming Elizabeth Nitzel and Amanda Muller, from the Maine Department of Labor’s Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR), for a discussion on opportunities your business can use to expand hiring capacity and strengthen workforce development.

On Monday, March 9, the Rockland City Council approved $200,000 of funding for the newly created Rockland Taxpayer Assistance Program. The program was established on February 9, 2026, in accordance with Ordinance Amendment #61, to provide property tax assistance to Rockland residents who meet certain criteria.

The Pen Bay Council of the Mid-Coast Board of REALTOR recently presented proceeds from its 2025 fundraising efforts to Homeworthy and Midcoast Habitat for Humanity, two organizations working to expand and sustain affordable housing in Midcoast Maine.

Through community fundraising events held throughout the year, Pen Bay Council members raised more than $11,000. The Maine Association of REALTORS Foundation matched those funds dollar for dollar, according to a news release, bringing the total contribution to more than $22,000 for the two nonprofits.

On Thursday, March 19, from 8 - 11 a.m., at Nautilus Seafood & Grill, local experts from SCORE, Small Business Administration, CEI, New Ventures, FAME, Penquis, and the City of Belfast will provide resources and support for business owners, hosted by Our Town Belfast’s (OTB) Economic Vitality Committee.

This free event welcomes entrepreneurs, small business owners, and those interested in starting a business.

Despite a traditionally slower sales season for Maine’s single-family existing homes, home prices increased 3.47 percent to a median sales price (MSP) of $395,000 in February, according to a March 10 Maine Association of Realtors news release.

The MSP indicates that half of the homes were sold for more and half sold for less, the release said.

According to Maine Listings, realtors sold 691 homes across Maine in February, a decrease of 8.84 percent compared to a year ago.

BELFAST — Longtime care team member Megan Harvey, RN, has been named the new Belfast Public Health Nurse.

In her new position, Harvey will work with the Belfast Public Nursing Association, which has provided essential health care and social support services to vulnerable community members for more than a century, according to MaineHealth Waldo Hospital, in a news release. The association’s mission focuses on prevention, education, and early intervention and provides referral services for individuals whose health and social needs are not met.

This spring, Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) invites youth ages 10 to 18 to get up close and personal with the Belted Galloway calves at Aldermere Farm, a historic saltwater farm preserve located at 20 Russell Avenue in Rockport.

Herring Gut Coastal Science Center has announced a new project to expand and upgrade its public touch tank experience, made possible by a generous grant from the Wyeth Foundation.

According to Herring Gut, in a news release, the grant will fund the creation of a new custom-designed touch tank built by Tenji Inc., along with major improvements to the facility that will allow the center to welcome more visitors and provide enhanced care for marine life from the Gulf of Maine.

BELFAST — MaineHealth Waldo Hospital welcomes Zethariah Zielinski, DO, to its Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Belfast practice. Dr. Zielinski specializes in a procedure called anterior hip replacement, a minimally invasive total hip replacement that is done without cutting into the muscles and tendons surrounding the hip, allowing for a faster recovery time.

There are many additional patient benefits to anterior hip replacement, according to MaineHealth, in a news release.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting a virtual presentation covering growing and marketing practices for specialty potato varieties in Maine on March 20, from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. 

"Consumer interest and demand for fresh-market potato varieties with unique size, shape, color and taste profiles has been on the rise," said a UMaine Extension news release. "The trend presents new market opportunities for specialty crop producers."