Community Happenings

Midcoast bank makes list of best places to work

Aug 22
Damariscotta Bank & Trust was recently named one of the 2017 Best Places to Work in Maine. The awards program was created in 2006 and is a project ...
PAWS
Oodles of kitties looking for a loving home

Aug 22
There’s never been a better time than right “meow" to adopt a cat or kitten from P.A.W.S. We have so many lovely felines looking for a home. Our ...
Prayer service against racism planned Aug. 23

Aug 21
The United Christian Church, Searsmont Road, will hold an hour of prayer and music against racism and bigotry Wednesday, Aug. 23, at 7 p.m. All ...
Lost, Found and Looking
Miracle is a survivor in search of a loving home

Aug 19
Our pet pick of the week is Miracle, a sweet-as-can-be 1-year-old beagle mix. Miracle was found roaming around as a stray with a badly bulging ...
Cookbook launch to benefit community hall Aug. 27

Aug 18
"A Taste of Spruce Head," featuring desserts from the new cookbook, "From Our Home to Yours: A Spruce Head Cookbook," will take place in the ...
Parent program announces name change

Aug 17
The Teen and Young Parent Program of Knox County Inc. has changed its name to The Parent Program of Mid-Coast Maine, Inc. The program has grown ...
Pen Bay sponsors second annual family field day Sept. 16

Aug 17
The public is invited to join the Community Health & Wellness staff from Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital for a morning of ...
Worthington Scholars receive Samoset send-off

Aug 16
Recipients of the Worthington Scholarship gathered at the Samoset Resort Aug. 6 for the second annual send-off event. First-year students preparing...
Erickson Fields offers tours, tastings Aug. 25

Aug 16
Erickson Fields Preserve, Route 90, holds an open farm day Aug. 25 from 3 to 6 p.m. The Erickson Fields Teen Ag Crew will lead tours of their ...
Party on the library lawn Aug. 31

Aug 16
The public is invited to the Rockland Public Library, 80 Union St., Thursday, Aug. 31, at 6:30 p.m. for a lawn party. Enjoy fresh air and play ...
Speaker to discuss Agenda 21 Aug. 24

Aug 16
The National Library of Health and Healing, 181 Jefferson St., will host a program sponsored by the Constitutionalists of Maine Thursday, Aug. 24, ...
Bangor Savings grant helps keep Flanagan Center open for ...

Aug 16
Bangor Savings Bank donated $5,000 to the Penobscot Bay YMCA through the bank's Community Matters More program. The money was used to keep the ...
Two opportunities to view the solar eclipse with others

Aug 14
Two local establishments will host events to view the solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21. Though it will not be total here, the partial eclipse will ...
Free music on the green

Aug 14
As part of Bay Chamber Concerts’ five-day Screen Door Summer Music Festival, Palaver Strings (pictured) will present the second of two free ...
Youth market auction at Union Fair set for Aug. 21

Aug 14
The 4th Annual Union Fair Youth Market Auction will take place Monday Aug. 21, at 6:30 p.m. at the Union Fairgrounds. It will be preceded by a ...
Lost, Found and Looking
Goldilocks seeks a home that's 'just right'

Aug 12
Our pet pick of the week is Goldilocks, a beautiful adult tortoise shell cat. This sweet but shy girl came into the shelter from a feral cat ...
Maine Water announces new Camden Rockland superintendent

Aug 11
Maine Water announces the promotion of Mike Cummons to superintendent of the Camden Rockland Division to replace Dave Beaulieu, who retired Aug. ...
Luce wins underwriting recognition for third year in a row

Aug 11
Meesha Luce of Allen Insurance and Financial has earned the Safeco Insurance Award of Excellence, an honor recognizing superior underwriting skill ...
MCH food service director has cooked in many contexts

Aug 10
Ernie Bullard, food services director for MCH Inc., works with his team to prepare 110 to 120 meals, Monday through Friday, for delivery to Meals ...
Land trust plans to dedicate Owls Head preserve Aug. 22

Aug 10
The public is invited to join Georges River Land Trust for a short walk on the new Ash Point Preserve in Owls Head at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22. ...
First National announces photo calendar winners

Aug 09
First National Bank has announced the winners of its 10th annual Customer Photo Calendar Contest. Fourteen color photographs have been chosen from ...
Starts Sept. 11
Church to host 12-week grief support group

Aug 09
Chestnut Street Baptist Church, 29 Chestnut St., will host a Grief Share support group this fall. Grief Share is a support recovery group for ...
Tour of Weskeag Marsh to be led by state biologist Aug. 24

Aug 09
Friends of the Weskeag invites the public to join Regional Wildlife Biologist G. Keel Kemper from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and ...
Learn to fix, rather than toss, at first Midcoast Repair Cafe

Aug 06
The date for the first Midcoast Maine Repair Café has been set for Saturday, Aug. 26, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Appleton library. The Repair Café ...