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March 2 and 3, 2025 Emergency Warming Center information

ROCKLAND — Rockland's Emergency Warming Center will open Sunday, March 2 and Monday, March 3, 2025, from 6 p.m. - 7:30 a.m. both evenings. 

EWC has a…

the interdependence of pollinators, plants and the environment
Gardeners can support pollinator resilience in their own backyards by adding crucial food and habitat resources to their gardens. (Photo courtesy University of Maine Cooperative Extension / Edwin Remsberg)

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners titled “Backyard Resilience for Pollinators” on Wednesday, March 19, from…

May 1, 2025 deadline
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Bar Harbor Bank & Trust is currently accepting applications for the Bank’s 2025 Career & Technical Education Scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship is…

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BELFAST — On Tuesday, March 18, at noon, in the Abbott Room of Belfast Free Library, the Belfast Garden Club will host garden writer, photographer, farmer, and native plants purveyor Ivonne…

high school students getting hands-on experience, hospital tours
WCTC’s morning CNA students: Yvonne Freeman, Quinne Ann Leonard, Willow Gold, Laura Carpenter, Baileigh Bagley, Oralee Woodbury, Greta Graf, Jordan MacKay, Brianna Metz, Aspen Fogg. (Photo courtesy Waldo County Technical Center)

Students enrolled in the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program at Waldo County Technical Center are now almost halfway through their clinical rotations at…

Rachel Keidan sitting in a waiting room.

When Nikki Mahar, who recently moved to Eastport from California, woke up in the middle of the night with stomach pains at 14 weeks pregnant, she and her husband rushed to the closest…

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Update: Feb. 26, 2025: MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals’ Community Town Hall scheduled for this evening, Wednesday, Feb. 26, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., will now be held at the Belfast Yacht Club…

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Waldo County Technical Center announces the Students of the Quarter for 2024-25 second quarter.


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The Waldo County Extension Association in cooperation with the Maine 4-H Foundation announces the availability of a $1,500 scholarship for a Waldo County resident…

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WALDOBORO — Medomak Middle School announces the Quarter 2 Honor Roll for the 2024-25 academic year.

High Honors

Grade 8: Aiden Taylor, Bradley Carlson, Caroline…

Belfast, Camden, and online
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"Looking for some fun, interesting and informative classes? The seeds for Belfast Senior College’s Spring semester have been planted and soon those who are browsing the class list will find…

Fun run, 5K, Maine Maple Sunday, chili cook-off, and more
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ROCKPORT — Riley School will hold its inaugural 5K on Sunday, March 23, 2025. The race route, which participants may run or walk, starts on the Riley campus at 73 Warrenton Street and…

McLellan Poor Preserve. (Photo courtesy Coastal Mountains Land Trust)

NORTHPORT — Join Coastal Mountains Land Trust and Maine Health’s Community Health program for a Happy Wanderers Hike, 

A monarch and bumblebee on asters. (Photo courtesy Merryspring Nature Center)

ROCKPORT — The Rockport Public Library announces a new horticulture series in partnership with Merryspring Nature Center. In monthly talks from March through May, Merryspring…

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ROCKLAND — Wednesday, March 5, from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., Rockland Public Library will offer Tech Class: "Keeping Your Online Accounts Safe."

This class walks you through…

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Renowned Canadian singer-songwriter Alan Doyle makes his Waldo Theatre debut with special guests Fortunate Ones in a 7:30 p.m. show March 13. Alan Doyle is an actor, producer, best-selling author…

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BELFAST — St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, 95 Court St., Belfast, will observe the start of the Christian season of Lent with a traditional Ash Wednesday service at noon March…

Gardening in a Changing Climate: What Maine Gardeners Need to Know
Weather monitoring equipment. Long-term weather data can help climatologists understand climate variability and inform techniques gardeners can use to build resilience. (Photo courtesy University of Maine Cooperative Extension)

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar titled, “Gardening in a Changing Climate: What Maine Gardeners Need to Know,” Wednesday, March 12,…

(Photo courtesy University of Maine Cooperative Extension / Edwin Remsberg)

University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering an introduction to home composting webinar Tuesday, March 11, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., via Zoom. …

MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital
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ROCKPORT — MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital’s Endoscopy department will host a free public event on the hospital campus Friday, March 7, with a focus on colon cancer awareness.

Patients,…

returning to gardening practices that support, rather than undermine, the ecology of a place
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BELFAST — The Belfast Free Library in collaboration with the Belfast Garden Club presents an evening lecture Tuesday, March 4, at 6:30 p.m., with John Forti titled, “Heirloom Gardening with…

exploring the applications that Apple provides for free
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BELFAST — The Belfast Free Library and the National Digital Equity Center (NDEC) will be offering a free “iPhone Intermediate” class on March 3, 4, and 5, from 2…

Bee inspection. (Photo Merryspring Nature Center)

Dick Vermeulen will lead an online presentation called, General Beekeeping, …

A winter walk at Merryspring. (Photo courtesy Merryspring Nature Center)

CAMDEN —  John Fromer will lead a free late winter ecology walk, Friday, March 14, at 10 a.m., at Merryspring Nature Center.

This will be a fun and…

(Photo by Kerry Ann Mendez)

The Camden Garden Club presents Kerry Ann Mendez, author of a variety of books on gardening, and an engaging speaker. She will be the last presenter for the…

now accepting applications for 2025 scholarships
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College of the Atlantic, Maine College of Art & Design, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine, and University of New England will join The Worthington…

 Abi Morrison. (Photo courtesy Good Tern Co-op)

ROCKLAND — On Wednesday, March 5, at 5:30 p.m., Abi Morrison L.Ac. will be speaking on selecting and blending teas appropriate for the season, for health, and for flavor, at the Hole in the Wall…

Belfast Area High School

The following students at Belfast Area High School have been named to the Second Quarter Honor Roll:

Grade 9

HIGH HONORS: Ian Beal, Luciana Birocco, Walden Cutting,…

Power Reds is the preferred donation for trauma patients
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ROCKPORT — The Red Cross will be holding a blood drive Tuesday, Feb. 25, from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., at the Pen Bay YMCA Rockport.…

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CAMDEN — United Midcoast Charities (UMC) has launched a new initiative to empower the next generation of leaders: inviting high school students to participate as Junior Grant Readers.

"With…

required jackets cost money, donations appreciated
Waldo County Technical Center students participating 2025 SkillsUSA competition. Back l-r: Melody Ivy, Nick Hicock, Brady Bryant, Baileigh Bagley, Brianna Metz; Front l-r: Eric Nason, Sierra Caruso, Aspen Fogg, Emily Richards. (Photo courtesy WCTC)

Students at Waldo County Technical Center (WCTC) participated in their annual SkillsUSA competition at the local level on January 24, 2025. The winners of these…

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ROCKPORT — "Skin cancer is one of the most common cancers, but early detection can save lives," said MaineHealth, in a news release. "Many in the fishing and maritime industries face high exposure…

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ROCKPORT — MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital has begun a new partnership between its Pediatrics department and Mainely Teeth, a nonprofit mobile dental clinic that brings access to quality dental care…

Nicole Larrabee in yellow bathing suit is a Finding Our Voices board member, and Mary Kamradt right behind her is the nonprofit’s chief of staff. They were two of dozens wading into frigid water at Rockport Harbor with Wicked Nippy Dippahs. (Photo by Jane Kurko)

Cold Water Dipping groups gathered at frozen ponds and chilly beaches from Brooklin to York to support Maine domestic abuse victims on February 9.

The Statewide “Love…

Camden-based Troop 200 participates in 54th Klondike Derby
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A bright and very cold recent Saturday found the Scouts from BSA Troop 200 in full winter gear, hauling packed sleds across the snowy trails of Castine’s Witherle Woods Preserve. They were there…

"Spring migration is the most exciting time for Maine birders"
Red breasted nuthatch. (Photo by Nick Lund)

Nick Lund will lead an online presentation called, Maine’s Spring Birds, …

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ROCKLAND — Maine Health will present a Fall Prevention Workshop on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 2 p.m., at the Rockland Public Library, as part of the Aging Well series co…

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Camden Garden Club Winter Horticulture Series will hear "An Introduction to the Benefits of Nature Experiences for…

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BELFAST — MaineHealth Cancer Care Belfast invites all patients and community members who are experiencing cancer to attend their Cancer Support Group, held the second and fourth Tuesdays of each…

raffle items, scholarship fund
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LIBERTY — The 8th annual Riley’s Wish Winter Games & Derby will be on Saturday, February 15, 2025 and is being hosted this year by Lake St. George Brewing…

Camden Garden Club
Horticulture series

Are there good bees and bad bees? Do they talk? Tune in for the inside scoop on “The Secret Lives of Wild Bees,” presented by Nick Dorian, Ph.D. ecologist and educator…

sensitive to the feelings of others
Empathy Award Winners. Front: Juliette Johnson, Lucas Daniello, Shawn King, Logan Atwood; Middle: Wen Xin Chen, Hayden Gagnon, Noa Silverstein, Anastasia Magnoli, Mason VanHorn; Back: Josselyn Brown, Emelia Miller, Principal Ainslee Riley, Paige Feltis, Bryce Slape, Logan King, Essie Ross, Dylan Latta, Kelly Trial. Not pictured: Kaleb Barnard. (Photo courtesy Thomaston Grammar School)

Students at TGS have been focusing on empathy during the month of January, 2025. Several students at Thomaston Grammar School were recognized for being empathetic at a school-wide assembly on…

proceeds support klswcd youth and adult conservation programs
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Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District’s 2025 Spring Plant Sale Catalog is now available in print and online. Plants are available for pre-order, either online or by mail through…

Maine currently identifies 15 aquatic plants as invasive threats
Swollen Bladderwort (Utricularia inflata) is an aquatic invasive plant now found in Maine. (Photo by Debbie Broderick)

Brett Willard will lead an online presentation called, Identifying and Preventing the Spread of Aquatic…

poster fire

Heidi Perkins and three friends are in the middle of a fundraising effort to help Kim Moran, whose home burned to the ground Dec. 20 on the shores of Coleman Pond, in Lincolnville.

"She was…

letter to the editor

If Trump and his supporters are concerned about government fraud, the Trump administration should reinstate the 17 independent inspectors general that Trump fired on January 25.

The U.S.…

inviting seventh graders to apply before Feb. 28
Team Alpine on their 7th Grade Expedition to Acadia National Park, May 2024. (Photo courtesy Trekkers)

ROCKLAND — Now in its 31st year, Rockland-based Trekkers’ youth mentoring program is inviting seventh graders that live in Rockland, Thomaston, South Thomaston, Cushing, Owls Head, and St. George…

Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
Lilly, a 20-year-old UNE Biddeford student, talks about how an abusive boyfriend upended her college life in the Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month episode of Patrisha McLean’s "Let’s Talk About It" podcast. (Photo by Patrisha McLean)

Twenty-year-old Lilly DesRoberts talks about how her high school boyfriend robbed her of college life in the Teen Dating Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month episode of the “Let’s Talk About It”…