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    Community Happenings

  • Maine DOE launches WAVES for teens

    Mar 04
    The Maine Department of Education has announced a new program for Maine teens. The WAVES (Wilderness Activities and Virtual Engagement for ...
  • West Bay Rotary donates $1,143 to New Hope for Women

    Mar 04
    Lucky the Duck and West Bay Rotarian Ray Fink presented a $1,143.53 check to New Hope for Women executive director Rebekah Paredes March 3. West ...
  • Sen. Maxmin introduces bill to conserve homestead

    Mar 04
    On March 3, Sen. Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, introduced LD 440, “An Act To Conserve the Frances Perkins Homestead National Historic Landmark.” The ...
  • Washington news

    By Charlotte Henderson - Mar 04
    It's a challenge! Hey, there will be a contest for the upcoming select board seat after all. Mitch Garnett is running for Select Board as a ...
  • Gooney says 'thank you!' to generous donors

    Mar 04
    From the desk of Events Coordinator Kasey Bielecki, You may have heard Pope Memorial Humane Society began a matching gift campaign Feb. 14. We ...
  • Trekkers invites seventh graders to apply

    Mar 04
    Trekkers is gearing up to add 40 new seventh graders from its six-town service area of Thomaston, Cushing, St. George, South Thomaston, Owls Head ...
  • Miramant lobster industry bill receives bipartisan support

    Mar 03
    The Legislature's Committee on Marine Resources approved a bill from Sen. David Miramant, D-Camden, to support Maine's lobster industry. LD 338, ...
  • ‘Finding Our Voices’ receives $50,000 grant

    Mar 03
    “Finding Our Voices,” the Camden-based, grassroots nonprofit organization marshaling survivor voices and faces to break the silence of domestic ...
  • Thomaston Grammar School students earn teamwork awards

    Mar 03
    Several students were recognized for the attribute of teamwork at an assembly March 2. These students include Gemma Rubino, Oliver Reavely, ...
  • Oceanside announces honor roll students for second quarter

    Mar 03
    Oceanside High School in Rockland has released the names of students who were given high honors or honors for the second academic quarter for ...
  • Local residents named Commanders at Maine Maritime Academy

    Mar 03
    Maine Maritime Academy held its Change of Command Ceremony last month, welcoming a new group of students into leadership roles. Among the incoming ...
  • Community briefs March 4

    Mar 03
    Zoom class on science of mindfulness March 5 VIRTUAL — On Friday, March 5, from 6 to 8 p.m., Penny Clements will give a public talk entitled The ...
  • Camden Rotary launches Peacebuilder Club

    Mar 02
    Steve Becton, chief officer of equity and inclusion for Facing History and Ourselves, joined a recent Camden Rotary Club meeting to speak about ...
  • OUTMaine connects artists with LGBTQ+ teens for virtual ball

    Mar 02
    The annual Rainbow Ball will be virtual again this year, organized by OUTMaine staff team and its new intern Christopher Dufour. The workshop list ...
  • Camden Conference welcomes new president

    Mar 01
    Karin Look, whose career in U.S. national security includes service in the Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Department of State, and the Arms ...
  • Merryspring offers talk: Building with Birds in Mind

    Mar 01
    Nick Lund of Maine Audubon will lead an online webinar titled “Building with Birds in Mind” hosted by Merryspring Nature Center on Tuesday, March ...
  • Miramant appointed to Maine Climate Council

    Mar 01
    Sen. David Miramant, D-Camden, has been appointed to the Coastal and Marine working group of the Maine Climate Council by Senate President Troy ...
  • Watershed student brings eye care to El Salvador

    Mar 01
    Lily Cassidy, a Junior at Watershed School, is collecting used eyeglasses to donate to Asaprosar, an organization that is working to support rural ...
  • Local men receive grant from Rotary International

    Mar 01
    A Rotary International Global Grant was recently awarded to Dwight Leeper of Camden and Samuel Lowry, summer resident of Rockport. They are ...
  • Teen Ag Crew program offers paid internships

    Mar 01
    Maine Coast Heritage Trust, a statewide land conservation organization, is offering teens ages 14-18 paid internships through the Teen Ag Crew ...
  • Community Gardens invite green thumbs

    Mar 01
    Penobscot Bay Community Gardens offers gardeners plots at two sites: 63 Washington St. in Camden and Erickson Fields, a preserve of Maine Coast ...
  • Maxmin appointed to Maine Climate Council

    Feb 26
    Sen. Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, has been appointed to the Maine Climate Council by Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash. “Climate change is ...
  • Maine’s Unclaimed Property Fund grows

    Feb 26
    Sen. David Miramant, D-Camden, announced the addition of more than $15.7 million to Maine's Unclaimed Property Fund, and Mainers are being urged ...
  • Education briefs

    Feb 25
    USM announces 1,364 named to fall 2020 dean's list The University of Southern Maine has announced students named to the fall semester dean's ...
  • Juice says give now for shelter pet medical fund

    Feb 25
    From the desk of Development Director at Pope Memorial Humane Society Chrys deLorimier, Each year, around a thousand cats, dogs and small critters ...
  • Racial Justice Fund seeks grant applications

    Feb 25
    The Maine Justice Foundation has announced the inaugural grant cycle for its Racial Justice Fund. The Foundation will accept applications for ...
  • Maine Maple Sunday weekend adapts to pandemic

    Feb 25
    The Maine Maple Producers Association will hold Maine Maple Sunday at sugar houses across the state March 27 and 28. Participating sugar houses ...
  • French promoted at Rockland's Bar Harbor Bank and Trust

    Feb 25
    Rebecca French has been promoted to branch relationship manager for Bar Harbor Bank and Trust's location in Rockland. In this role, she leads a ...
  • Knight Canney Group presents aquaculture podcast

    Feb 25
    The Knight Canney Group, public and media relations firm, has launched its first podcast — North by Northeast. The first podcast focuses on ...
  • Vintage Visions

    Feb 25
    This Victorian house at 1937 Central St and Harden Avenue is now the Hawthorn Inn.
  • Washington news

    By Charlotte Henderson - Feb 24
    Masons donate to food pantry Last week, Bill Chapman, District Deputy for the Seventh Masonic District of the Grand Lodge of Maine, presented ...
  • Heavenly Threads donates to nonprofits

    Feb 24
    Heavenly Threads Thrift Shop, an outreach mission of the First Congregational Church U.C.C. of Camden, has been collecting change from customers ...
  • Kosciuszko Foundation accepting scholarship applications

    Feb 24
    The Kosciuszko Foundation is accepting scholarship applications for the fall 2021/spring 2022 academic year. Scholarships are available for: Gradua...
  • Doudera testifies for tourism marketing funding

    Feb 24
    Rep. Vicki Doudera, D-Camden, testified before the Joint Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business Feb. 24 in ...
  • Education briefs Feb. 25

    Feb 24
    University of Maine at Augusta and Rockland center announce dean's list students ROCKLAND — University of Maine at Augusta Provost Joseph Szakas ...
  • Library presents Four Wings and a Million Prayers

    Feb 24
    Coastal Mountains Land Trust will co-host an online Zoom presentation titled “Four Wings and a Million Prayers” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, with ...
  • Rotary Club explores broadband expansion

    Feb 23
    The Camden Rotary Club hosted a recent meeting on expanding broadband access in Midcoast Maine. The guest speaker, Mid-Coast Broadband Coalition ...
  • Maxmin announces $15.7M in unclaimed property

    Feb 23
    Sen. Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, announced the addition of more than $15.7 million to Maine's Unclaimed Property Fund. Mainers are being urged to ...
  • Camden Hills student honored for Social Justice

    Feb 23
    Ava Baeza, a Senior at Camden Hills Regional High School, has been named a recipient of the Regional Hispanic Heritage Youth Award by the Hispanic ...
  • Rep. Pluecker to continue virtual constituent meetings

    Feb 22
    State Rep. Bill Pluecker will continue to host virtual constituent meetings for residents of Appleton, Hope, Union and Warren on Saturday, March ...
  • Talk: The relationship between algae and spotted salamander ...

    Feb 22
    John Burns, of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Science, will lead an online presentation called “From Roommates to Intimate Partners,” about the ...
  • Journalism scholarships available for Maine students

    Feb 22
    The Guy P. Gannett Journalism Scholarship Fund and the Agnes Freyer Gibbs Scholarship Fund are inviting applications from Maine students. The ...
  • Camden Leos and Belfast Lions take the challenge

    Feb 22
    The Mid-Coast Leo Club, which is sponsored by the Camden Lions Club, and the Belfast Lions Club have challenged each other to hold a simultaneous ...
  • John Travolta’s Islesboro home on market for $5 million

    By Leslie Bridgers, ... - Feb 22
    John Travolta's Islesboro home is up for sale. Listed for $5 million by Legacy Properties Sotheby's International Realty, the 10,830-square-foot ...
  • Rockland fire department to receive federal grant over $9k

    Feb 19
    The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced today $3.9 million in direct assistance grants to 288 volunteer and combination fire departments ...
  • Camden groups discuss energy in the Midcoast home

    Feb 18
    The Camden Public Library and Camden Energy Committee announces a new online series, Let's Talk About Energy, aimed at helping fuel-dependent ...
  • Watershed School holds virtual open house

    Feb 12
    Watershed School will be holding a virtual open house for their Climate Action Leadership Lab semester program, Thursday, March 4, at 6:30 ...
  • Aldermere Farm offers free Sap to Syrup Program

    Feb 08
    During the month of March, Maine Coast Heritage Trust invites all ages to try out making maple syrup from scratch (i.e. sap) at Aldermere Farm, 70 ...
  • State scholarship program opens

    Jan 25
    The 2021 Maine State Society of Washington, D.C., scholarship program is now open and applications are due on the anniversary of Maine's statehood,...

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