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James Gillway, who chairs the Offshore Wind Port Advisory Group, says the work is necessary to properly evaluate the island as a potential location for building wind turbines.
George Siscoe, owner of The Old Professor book shop, fed the intellectual curiosity of visitors. His passing April 9 was the end of a local institution.
Cathy Morgan Bird Week is happening this week at locations throughout the Belfast area.
We all received the Regional School Unit 3 2022-23 proposed budget. The public budget meeting will be on Wednesday, May 25, at the Mount View Complex; the referendum vote will be Tuesday, June 14, at the Freedom Town Office.
A list of dates and times for town meetings and elections.
An ordinance amendment addresses safety concerns when cars are parked on both sides of High Street in front of Waterfall Arts during the Friday farmers market, Planning and Codes Director Bub Fournier said.
The champion of groundwater contamination in Hinkley, California, spoke May 7 before a packed Unity Fire Station to rally her audience on the issue of "forever chemicals" contaminating Maine land and water. PFAS contamination has been found in local wells, farmland, wildlife and fish.
The donations went to the PFAS Emergency Relief Fund established by Maine Organic Gardeners and Growers Association and Maine Farmland Trust. To date, more than 13 farms in Maine have found concerning levels of PFAS contamination in their water, soil or food products.
Pittsfield Democrat running to represent residents of Burnham, Clinton, Pittsfield and Troy.
Testing of fish in seven Maine bodies of water found levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) above Maine CDC’s recently updated recommended levels for regular consumption.
John Cushman, Bud Rivers, James Tripp, Susan Hart and Donna Short come together to finish firsts.
After being sidelined due to pandemic, runs return May 29 to raise money for MONEY Athletic Foundation Scholarship in memory of Mikail Russo.
Lots of extra-inning, or shortened, battles on docket in high school baseball and softball, as Camden Hills of Rockport, Medomak Valley of Waldoboro, Vinalhaven, Oceanside of Rockland, Searsport, Belfast and Mount View of Thorndike hit, pitch, throw and run to diamond victories. Includes videos and more than 150 photos.
Searsport student-athletes experience solid performances, including top-five individual finishes, in high school athletic action at Mount Desert Island.
Longstanding baseball program for area youth ages 13-15 includes six teams in 10 games and single-elimination playoffs to finish summer campaign. Geographically, teams include those from Damariscotta to Belfast.
Camden Hills Regional High School host with most as Knox, Waldo and Lincoln County Special Olympics track and field returns after being sidelined two years due to pandemic.
Belfast, Camden Hills of Rockport, Medomak Valley of Waldoboro and Oceanside of Rockland toil in high school tennis matches as Midcoast teams stay on ball in competition.
Oceanside's Aiden Sergent (100, 200 and 400 meters) and Camden Hills' Kathryn Thorn (100 and 200 meters) and Amelia Johnson (100- and 300-meter hurdles) triple- and double-event individual winners in high school track-and-field meet. Includes video, 65 photos.
The May 20 and 21 celebration of indie music features performers from across the state and will be held in multiple venues throughout downtown Belfast.
Palermo's Community Center, Food Pantry and Community Garden continue to meet local challenges with the help of grants from SeedMoney and United Midcoast Charities.
It is with broken hearts that we announce that on May 7, 2022, Sonja (Merry) Ward went home to be with her savior Jesus Christ surrounded by her loving family.