Community Happenings

Grand marshals announced for 4th of July parade

Jun 22
Local, 40 year residents Paul and Beth Chamberlin have been chosen by the 4th of July committee to be grand marshals of the 2018 Thomaston 4th of ...
University of Maine at Augusta expands course access

Jun 22
The University of Maine at Augusta is expanding and making higher education more accessible to Mainers statewide. After a re-visioning process led ...
St. George news

By Sandra Dickson - Jun 22
Summer has begun School has ended for the summer. Let's extend congratulations to all our eighth- grade and high school graduates! With more young ...
Middle school Art Club taking registrations for summer

Jun 22
Registration has begun for a children's program at Waldoboro Public Library, 958 Main St. The Art Club will be held Mondays from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. ...
Historical society gets matching grant for tree removal

Jun 22
The Waldoborough Historical Society has received an offer from a community member to match donations up to $1,000 towards the society's $8,000 ...
St. George School announces third trimester honor roll

Jun 22
The following students at St. George School qualified for the honor roll for the third trimester of the 2017-18 school year. Eighth grade Highest ...
Sea Bags to hold ribbon-cutting at Rockland store June 29

Jun 22
Sea Bags (seabags.com), designers and manufacturers of handmade items from recycled sails, will be holding a ribboncutting event Friday, June 29, ...
Pen Bay Christian recognizes students, teachers, volunteers

Jun 21
Pen Bay Christian School held its annual end-of-year student awards assembly June 13, but the recognition was not just for the students. Before ...
Brats 'n' Brews returns for second outing July 7

Jun 21
The Waldoboro Public Library is gearing up for the Second Annual Brats 'n' Brews Tasting Event, together with a live auction, at the VFW Hall on ...
Coastal Family Hospice graduates 12 new volunteers

Jun 21
May was graduation month for 12 Midcoast residents as they completed the nine week, 30-hour training required to become volunteers with Coastal ...
Children's Museum adds five new members to board

Jun 21
Five community members have recently joined the Board of Directors at The Coastal Children's Museum. A longtime friend of the museum and current ...
Call for entries for annual Small-Boat Love-In

Jun 21
Organizers of the Maine Boat & Home Show are calling for private owners of small craft to trailer their boats to Rockland for the 2018 Small-Boat ...
Church presents Vedoe Scholarships to Oceanside grads

Jun 21
For the second year, the Jean Vedoe Scholarship awards were issued to two graduates from Oceanside High School, Cassidy Boynton, who will enter ...
Island Institute awards $50,000 in scholarships to island ...

Jun 21
The Island Institute recently awarded scholarships to 58 island students pursuing post-secondary education at colleges, universities, and technical...
Sea Bags gains national attention

Jun 21
Google has selected the Maine company, Sea Bags, to represent the state in their annual Economic Impact Report, as an example of a business ...
Camden American Legion marches in centenary parade

Jun 20
On June 16, War Memorial Post 30, American Legion, took their Color Guard to Bangor, along with banners and flags to march in the American Legion ...
Community briefs

Jun 18
Library hosts toddler, preschool story time for summer ROCKLAND -- The Rockland Public Library, 80 Union St., presents a storytime filled with ...
Camden Rotary Club seeks scholarship applicants

Jun 18
The Camden Rotary Club is accepting applications for a Rotary Youth Leadership Awards training program to be held Sept. 14 through 16 at Adventure ...
Lost, Found and Looking
Nugget could be your chatty, quirky pal

Jun 16
Our pet picks of the week are Nugget and Ruby. Nugget is an adorable, 1-year-old male guinea pig. He's a curious little fella. He is a little ...
Rockport Harbor Festival set for June 28

Jun 15
The Rockport Harbor Festival will take place at Marine Park, Thursday, June 28, from 3 to 9 p.m. The newly-restored Andre the Seal sculpture will ...
Stories, songs and prayers around the campfire

Jun 15
Nativity Lutheran Church, at 179 Old Country Road, Rockport, invites the public to a special evening of “Songs, Stories and Prayers” around a ...
Healthy Lincoln County to provide free summer meals starting ...

Jun 15
Healthy Lincoln County is joining with other local organizations to provide free breakfasts and lunches through the U.S. Department of Agriculture'...
St. George news

By Sandra Dickson - Jun 15
Calm before the rush Flag Day seems like the perfect time to check the condition of our flags, the red-white-and-blue, stars-and-stripes symbol of ...
Eight-grader sees her future up in the air

Jun 15
Vivian Odone of South Thomaston has just graduated from eighth grade at Pen Bay Christian School, but she already feels that the sky's the limit ...
Wildlife cruise to benefit Coastal Islands Refuge July 15

Jun 15
The Friends of Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge holds its 12th Annual Seabird Cruise to Petit Manan Island July 15, from 4 to 6 ...
Herbal Revolution Farm & Apothecary to hold grand opening

Jun 15
Katheryn Langelier, founder of Herbal Revolution, invites the public to the Grand Opening the store, at 148 West Street in Rockport, Friday June ...
Flatbread Co. hosts acupuncture and Oriental medicine ...

Jun 14
Local members of the Maine Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine will be at the Flatbread Co., 399 Commercial St., Rockport, Tuesday, ...
Medomak Valley to destroy academic records from 2006 to 2008

Jun 14
Medomak Valley High School has announced the cumulative academic records for the classes of 2006, 2007 and 2008 will be destroyed beginning Sept. ...
Land trust garden tour set for July 15; tickets now on sale

Jun 14
The 27th Annual Georges River Land Trust Gardens in the Watershed tour will take place Sunday, July 15, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., rain or shine, ...
Good Tern does good turn for New Hope for Women

Jun 14
New Hope for Women was selected as the May recipient of the Good Tern Co-op's Rounding-Up at the Register program and the results are in: local ...
Students honored for honesty at grammar school

Jun 13
Several students at Thomaston Grammar School were recognized for the attribute of honesty at an assembly June 12. Honesty, the students learned, ...
Certified hand therapist coming to Rockport

Jun 13
Snow Sport & Spine, at 643 Rockland St., in Rockport, is adding a new "hands on" component to their practice. Certified hand therapist Susan ...
Warren company awards $2,500 in scholarships

Jun 13
Horch Roofing awarded scholarships to three students in 2018. Bradley Nystrom received a recently launched trade school scholarship of $1,000. He ...
Registration is open for College Next fall program

Jun 13
Registration is now open for the fall 2018 College Next program, which begins Sept. 19. The course is open to adult learners with a high school ...
Spring into Action to raise awareness of addiction June 23

Jun 12
Our Island CARES will hold an event titled Spring into Action Saturday, June 23, at 15 Carver St. to raise awareness of substance abuse disorders, ...
Field Day for amateur radio operators set for June 23-24

Jun 12
The Pen Bay Amateur Radio Club operators will again participate in the annual Amateur Radio Relay League Field Day event, which runs this year ...
Hope man receives scholarship

Jun 12
At its recent annual meeting of policyholders, The MEMIC Group awarded $15,000 in scholarships to three children of workers who suffered serious ...
ScrapDogs Community Compost to launch operations

Jun 12
ScrapDogs Community Compost will launch its pilot operations on June 29. The young organization aims to collect local food scraps and organics ...
Education briefs

Jun 11
Burton named to dean's list at Assumption College WORCESTER, Mass. -- Madeline Burton of Waldoboro has qualified for the dean's list at Assumption ...
From feline wallflower to Tiger Lily

Jun 11
We all remember those shy, awkward kids in high school that hung out on the periphery and didn't quite know how to interact with the other kids. ...
Schedule announced for Warren Day, June 23

Jun 11
Warren Day organizers have announced the following schedule of festivities, set for Saturday, June 23. All events take place on Main Street in the ...
Lost, Found and Looking
Kitten season brings need for foster homes

Jun 09
We all know that April showers bring May flowers. But, do you know what May flowers bring? Apparently, kittens. Kitten season is upon us and has ...