Community Happenings

Library historical tour set for Aug 30

Aug 17
Rockland Public Library, 80 Union St., offers a historical tour of the 113-year-old library with librarians Patty King and Jessie Blanchard ...
Foreign car show returns to Camden Sept. 3

Aug 17
The 16th annual Camden Foreign Car Show, sponsored by the Mid Maine Sports Car Club, will be held Sunday, Sept. 3, starting at noon at the ...
District nurses to hold bake sale fundraiser Sept. 2

Aug 16
The Rockland District Nursing Association holds its 2017 “Fruits of Fall” Bake Sale at the South Thomaston Library, 8 Dublin Road, Saturday, Sept. ...
Fly-fishing guide speaks to Trout Unlimited group Aug. 30

Aug 16
George’s River chapter of Trout Unlimited will hold a program Aug. 30 at 7 p.m. in a private room at Flatbread Pizza Co., 399 Commercial St., with ...
Historical program includes trip to former quarry site Aug. 31

Aug 16
St. George Historical Society will hold its next meeting at the former Hocking Granite Quarry site. Anyone who would like to visit the former ...
Two local students win Red Sox service scholarships

Aug 16
The following local students each received one of 23 Maine Red Sox Service Scholarships presented to graduating seniors from Maine public high ...
'Fore' the animals' sake

Aug 16
Shelly A. Butler, ex-director of P.A.W.S. Animal Adoption Center, left, accepts a donation from Alex Plummer, golf professional at Goose River ...
5k for LifeFlight
Swimmers to make 5th Islesboro Crossing Aug. 19

Aug 15
The fifth annual Islesboro Crossing for LifeFlight Saturday, Aug. 19, will see 300 swimmers and kayakers make their way from Northport across ...
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 ...
Hardy to continue discussion of early Midcoast roads

Aug 08
The August meeting of the Hope Historical Society will be held at the Hope Historical Society's house at 479 Camden Road, Hope Corner Tuesday, ...
Reserve a table for John Street church November craft fair

Aug 08
The John Street United Methodist Church invites area crafters to reserve tables for its vendor craft fair on Nov. 18. This is an opportunity for ...
Flatbread Pizza benefits Weekend Backpack Program

Aug 07
The Flatbread Pizza restaurant on Route 1 in Rockport has made Tuesday evenings festive by donating a part of the price of everyone’s dinner to a ...
Rockland Savings names new president

Aug 07
Retiring CEO & President Tim Adams, standing, left, and Board Chairman Harry Mank Jr., standing, right, welcome Todd Starbird as the new CEO and ...
Community briefs

Aug 07
Recovery Center holds open house Aug. 10 ROCKLAND -- Coastal Recovery Community Center, 24 Lincoln St., Suites 103 and 104, will hold an open ...
Ancient Ones stage encampment at Sail, Power, Steam Museum ...

Aug 07
The Sail, Power and Steam Museum, 75 Mechanic St., will host a reenactment by the Ancient Ones Saturday, Aug. 12, all day. The Ancient Ones will ...
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 ...
The VillageSoup Community Poetry Contest

Jul 31
Do you write verse in your spare time? Enter your original poem for a chance to win a Kindle Fire and bragging rights. In the spirit of the Millay ...