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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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