Community Happenings
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Samoset Resort to host Maine Fishermen’s Forum
Feb 18The annual Maine Fishermen's Forum, which will take place on Feb. 28, March 1 and 2 at the Samoset Resort, 220 Warrenton St, Rockport, hosts ...
Appleton Library hosts cycling talk
Feb 18Appleton Library, 2916 Sennebec Road, will host a talk by John Sommo on his cycling adventures, Wednesday, Feb. 27 from 6 to 7 p.m. On the eve of ...
Washington news
By Charlotte Henderson - Feb 15WindowDressers demo at PCC Palermo Community Center will welcome Corliss Davis and WindowDressers volunteers to show how low-cost window inserts ...
Cafe Miranda Christmas bagels provide sustenance for Homeless ...
Feb 15Christmas bagels created by chef and owner of Café Miranda Kerry Altiero and baked off by Ev Donnelly and Chad Atwell with the help of Evan ...
New Scouting BSA troop seeks girls ages 11 to 17
Feb 15Members of the new Troop 207 of Scouting BSA are working on the beginning basics of the Tenderfoot rank. The troop has started under the new ...
Rockport’s Tree Planting Program accepts applications
Feb 15Rockport's Tree Planting Program is now accepting applications from homeowners, businesses and organizations in the town of Rockport. The program, ...
Camden Hills names March VPA Student of the Month
Feb 14The Camden Hills Regional High School Visual & Performing Arts Student of the Month for March is senior, Tatum Dowd. She has been a standout ...
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CRES opens kindergarten registration for 2019-2020
Feb 14Registration for kindergarten at Camden-Rockport Elementary School is now open for the 2019-20 school year. Camden and Rockport children must be ...
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Education Briefs
Feb 14Lincolnville residents named to University of Maine, Orono, fall 2018 dean's list Orono — The University of Maine at Orono has named Carrie ...
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Point of Sale workshop set for Feb. 26
Feb 13Austin Payment Solutions & Small Business Consulting and Ballou & Associates will co-host a free Point of Sale workshop for retail and restaurant ...
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Oceanside announces second-quarter honor roll
Feb 13The following Oceanside High School students have been named to the honor roll for the second quarter. Grade nine High honors: Jacob Carroll, Anna ...
Students hold kickoff event at The Landing Place
Feb 13A group of RSU13 middle and high school students kicked off a project Feb. 6 at The Landing Place, 61 Park St., Rockland. Herring Gut Learning ...
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Education briefs
Feb 12Trinity College awards faculty honors to local woman HARTFORD -- Zoe Billington of Rockland received faculty honors for the fall semester of 2018. ...
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Hospice volunteer training starts in March
Feb 12Coastal Family Hospice Volunteers is offering a nine-week hospice volunteer training program,Wednesdays from 1 to 4 p.m. from March 27 through May ...
Maine Sport Outfitters supports Sundog Outdoor Expeditions
Feb 11Over the weekend of Jan. 25 through 27, Maine Sport Outfitters donated five percent of their sales to Sundog Outdoor Expeditions as part of their ...
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Nominations open for Gulf of Maine Council 2019 Awards
Feb 11The Gulf of Maine Council is accepting nominations for their 2019 awards to recognize volunteers, professionals, businesses, and organizations for ...
Talk to tell of ship's conversion, round-the-world trip Feb. ...
Feb 08The Apprenticeship, 655 Main St., presents Tom Ward with a talk Feb. 20 at 6 p.m. about his experience converting the Picton Castle from a trawler ...
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Second-graders take part in fitness program
Feb 08Second-grade students at Thomaston Grammar School are participating in a year long health and wellness project. Second-grade teachers Teresa ...
City to host grand opening for skating rink Feb. 24
Feb 08The city of Rockland and the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee invite the community to celebrate the opening of a new ice rink at Harbor ...
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North Haven magnet school seeks high school students for next ...
Feb 08Maine's smallest K-12 public school, located on a Penobscot Bay island, is seeking high school magnet students for the 2019-2020 school year. North...
Land trust hosts Trekkers student for internship
Feb 08Georges River Land Trust hosted Trekkers' high school senior Amanda Chen for a one-week internship in January in support of the land trust's ...
Date changed to Feb. 19 for Camden Garden Club talk
Feb 08Originally scheduled for Feb. 26, Irene Brady Barber's talk on New Foundation Gardens will now take place at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 19, as part ...
Land trust hosts moonlight snowshoe walk Feb. 17
Feb 07Georges River Land Trust will host a guided snowshoe walk in the moonlight Sunday, Feb. 17, at 6 p.m. on a private conservation easement on the ...
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New Ventures presents career class at library starting March ...
Feb 07New Ventures Maine, in partnership with the Camden Public Library, is offering My Next Career Move, a free four-week class designed to enable ...
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Scholarship available for agriculture students
Feb 07Graduating seniors from Maine high schools who are Future Farmers of America members and interested in pursuing a career in farming, agriculture ...
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Education Briefs
Feb 07Rockport resident named to Ithaca College dean's list Ithaca, N.Y. — Ithaca College has named Tyler Bilodeau, of Rockport, Integrated Marketing ...
Armchair Adventure Series highlights Newfoundland hike Feb. 20
Feb 06The Vose Library, 392 Common Road,begins its annual Armchair Adventure Series, which highlights local individuals who have embarked on a journey ...
Women Who Care support Knox Clinic
Feb 06The group 100+ Women Who Care-Knox County recently donated $1,225 to the Knox Clinic. The clinic is a volunteer-based non-profit advocating for ...
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Education briefs
Feb 06Local woman makes dean's list at Ithaca College ITHACA, N.Y. -- Chanel Courant of Rockland qualified for the fall 2018 dean's list at Ithaca ...
Midcoast Bowl for Kids’ Sake opens registration
Feb 05Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine invites local businesses, organizations and individuals to sign up to Bowl For Kids' Sake 2019. Local ...
Local business and P.A.W.S. team up for homeless animals
Feb 04Rockport State Farm Agent January Peavey is teaming up with the P.A.W.S. Animal Adoption Center in Camden to help support the Midcoast's homeless ...
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New Ventures Maine offers business planning workshop
Jan 30New Ventures Maine will offer a free introductory business planning workshop at the Camden Public Library, 55 Main St., Tuesday, Feb. 26 from 3 to ...
UMC begins accepting 2019 grant applications Feb. 4
Jan 18United Midcoast Charities will begin accepting grant applications for the organization's 2019 grant cycle Monday, Feb. 4. The deadline for all ...
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Camden Deli hosts gathering of former teachers in China
Feb 18When two former English teachers, Melinda Wildes and Christine Parrish, who taught in northern China, were trading stories about Chinese street ...
Lost, Found & Looking
Sansa wants to be your Valentine. She loves kids, too.
Feb 16Happy Valentine's Day. If you're looking to add a little love to your life, we can help. We have a shelter full of animals asking “Won't you be ...
Merryspring hosts talk on tidal energy
Feb 15Dr. Lauren Ross, of the University of Maine, will lead a presentation on a recent study of tidal energy in Maine, at the Merryspring Nature Center ...
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Traditional pancake lunch March 5 precedes start of Lent
Feb 15The tradition of a Shrove Tuesday Pancake Luncheon at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 11 White St., continues Tuesday, March 5, with serving time ...
Library to host Dino Week Feb. 19 through 22
Feb 15At Rockland Public Library, 80 Union St., February vacation week is Dino Week, with activities for children daily from Tuesday through Friday. In ...
Perkins Family Reunion to gather in Castine in June
Feb 15Descendants of John and Phebe Perkins and their siblings are invited to return to their roots this summer at the family homestead on the shores of ...
Local gardener to speak at Camden Garden Club meeting
Feb 14The last presentation in Camden Garden Club's 2019 Winter Horticulture Series will take place Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 10 a.m. in the Picker Room of ...
January students of the month honored at Mid-Coast School of ...
Feb 14The following Mid-Coast School of Technology students were named students of the month for January, clockwise from top left: Medomak Valley High ...
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Broadreach seeks volunteers
Feb 13Broadreach Community Partnerships for Protecting Children is looking for community volunteers at the Family Resource HUBs in Rockland and Belfast, ...
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Meditation center to launch study group Feb. 26
Feb 13Rockland Shambhala will launch a five-week study group “Standing at the Edge” at 16 School St. Feb. 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. Rachel Nixon and Cynthia ...
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NAMI to offer course for families living with mental illness
Feb 13NAMI Maine, the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Maine, will sponsor a free Family-to-Family Education Program specifically for families of ...
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Nominations open for Governor’s Service Awards for volunteers
Feb 13Nominations are currently being accepted for the Governor's Service Awards for Maine's Youth and Adult Roll of Honor Volunteers. Adults who ...
Registration open for the Islesboro Crossing
Feb 12It's time to register for the Islesboro Crossing. This year's event will be held on Sunday, Aug. 18, but only a limited number of participants may ...
Maine CDC warns of misleading flyer regarding vaccines
Feb 11The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is warning Mainers of a flyer appearing to come from the federal Center for Disease Control. ...
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Dream Local to offer scholarship, internship
Feb 11National digital marketing agency Dream Local Digital is introducing a $1,500 marketing and communications scholarship along with entry into its ...
Lost, Found and Looking
Bippity is a senior cat looking for a lap to call his own
Feb 09Our pet pick of the week is Bippity. He's a sweet senior boy who came into the shelter as a stray from Thomaston nearly two years ago. When he ...
United Midcoast Charities offers marketing workshops
Feb 08As part of its free educational series, Learn with UMC, United Midcoast Charities Communications Committee will offer Nonprofit Marketing and ...
Washington news
By Charlotte Henderson - Feb 08Fishing Derby and SnowFest On Saturday, Feb. 16, Washington Pond will come alive for Hill & Gully Snowmobile Club's 31st Annual Fishing Derby and ...
Kids invited to make a RoboPot Feb. 22
Feb 08Kids in fifth grade and up are invited to join Maine State Library STEM Liaison Christina Dorman and create their very own RoboPot at the Thomaston...
Library taking registrations for youth art clubs
Feb 08Registration has begun for the two youth art clubs at Waldoboro Public Library, 958 Main St. The art club for students in grades seven and eight, ...
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Thomaston library invites kids to winter break programsFeb. ...
Feb 08Thomaston Public Library, 60 Main St., has programs planned for February vacation week. Programs will start each day at 1 p.m., and snacks will be ...
CHRHS names Visual & Performing Arts Student of the Month
Feb 07Camden Hills Regional High School Senior Simon Fedarko, has been named Visual & Performing Arts Student of the Month for February. He has been ...
LIDAR presentation offered Feb. 28
Feb 07Coastal Mountains Nature Program presents LiDAR – Revealing Maine's Secrets at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, at the Camden Public Library, 55 Main St. ...
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Medomak Valley announces second-quarter honor roll
Feb 07The following Medomak Valley High School students qualified for honors for the second quarter. Grade 9: High honors: Cameron Bains, Morgan ...
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Interstate board proposes ways for lobster industry, right ...
Feb 07The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's American Lobster Management Board initiated Draft Addendum XXVIII to Amendment 3 to the Interstat...
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Direct services grant program accepting applications
Feb 06The John T. Gorman Foundation's 2019 Direct Services Grant Program is now open to nonprofit organizations working to provide quality supports and ...
Pies on Parade raises a record $35,000 for food, ...
Feb 06Innkeepers, restaurant owners, volunteers, and business members who participated in the 15th Annual Pies on Parade Pie Weekend presented a check ...
Police Chief Randy Gagne honored by Maine Legislature
Feb 06Police Chief Randy Gagne was formally recognized Feb. 5, by the 129th Legislature for his 30 years of service in law enforcement in Camden and, ...
Camden engineering firm adds new staff
Feb 05Gartley & Dorsky Engineering & Surveying, Inc. of Camden and Damariscotta have announced the addition of three new professionals to their growing ...
Waypoints Forum to feature Hannah Pingree Feb. 8
Feb 05The third annual Waypoints Forum, hosted by the Island Institute, will take place Friday, Feb. 8, from 1 to 4:30 p.m., at the The Westin Portland ...
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Riley School February Vacation Camp starts Feb. 18
Jan 31The Riley School, 73 Warrenton St., Rockport, is offering full week-long camps during February and April school vacations. Riley Days vacation ...
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Mainely Character is accepting scholarship applications
Jan 24Mainely Character, an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization that provides character-based scholarships to exemplary Maine high school seniors, is ...
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