Community Happenings
Vernal pool exploration at Bog Brook Preserve in Montville
Apr 22Bog denizens —peepers and others — are the focus of a vernal pool exploration Friday, May 4, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Join local ecologist and amphibian...
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RSU 20 Afterschool Program to host community forum on child abuse prevention April 25
Apr 22On Wednesday, April 25, the Regional School Unit 20 Afterschool Program is hosting an educational forum on child abuse prevention. The event, ...
- From Maine Audubon
Stream Smart workshop offered for those who work with road crossings
Apr 22Maine Audubon will conduct an introductory Stream Smart workshop at the University Maine Hutchinson Center Friday, April 27, from 8:30 a.m. to ...
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Bike and electrical Repair Café set for April 29
Apr 22Skilled volunteers will share practical knowledge over a cup of tea or coffee and a slice of cake during a bike and electrical Repair Café on ...
Fundraiser
Belfast Garden Club to hold annual plant sale
Apr 22The Belfast Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale Saturday, May 19, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Belfast Boathouse. This popular event ...
Birthday Bash
Game Loft marks 20 years with public celebration April 27
Apr 22The Game Loft is having a birthday, and its board and staff invite the public to share in a celebration Friday, April 27, at United Farmers' ...
UU Church launches 'Dinner Anywhere' fundraiser
Apr 22If you could go anywhere in the world for dinner, where would you go? Jiro's for sushi in Tokyo ... tapas in Barcelona ... the Azores for green ...
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Pen Shores to offer AARP Driver Safety course
Apr 22Drivers age 50 and over are invited to attend the AARP Driver Safety Course Thursday, May 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Ocean House at ...
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Walk for Mother Earth sets out with 30 walkers, one bicyclist, three dogs
By Carolyn Zachary - Apr 21Beneath a bright morning sun, 30 people gathered in a circle on the eastern side of the Sears Island causeway in Searsport this morning for a ...
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UMaine Hutchinson presents two-day program on mediation, conflict transformation
Apr 20A two-day professional development program, Mediation and the Process of Conflict Transformation, will be offered May 4 and 5 at the University of ...
Newcomer to relate Lincoln's death to current national crisis
Apr 20“Now He Belongs to the Ages — Remembering the Death of President Lincoln” will be the topic of the Belfast Historical Society's meeting at 7 p.m. ...
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Davis Foundation opens Children’s Health small grant opportunity
Apr 20The Sadie and Harry Davis Foundation has opened its 2018 cycle of the Children's Health Small Grants Program. Letters of Interest will be accepted ...
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Free Money Matters course offered through Belfast Adult Education
Apr 20Belfast Adult Education (BAE) will offer Money Matters again to help community members better understand how to successfully manage their daily ...
- 200th Anniversary Celebration
'You're Sitting in My Pew' talk at First Church
Apr 19As part of The First Church in Belfast's 200th anniversary celebration, the Rev. Dr. Douglas Showalter will present a slide program Wednesday, May ...
- Community Matters More
Three area nonprofits win awards from Bangor Savings Bank Foundation
Apr 19Bangor Savings Bank Foundation's 2018 Community Matters More campaign has announced awards of $5,000 to Jackson Food Pantry and $1,000 each to ...
Coastal Mountains Land Trust
Trails talk, Long Cove walk May 9
Apr 19Are you interested in hiking, running, skiing, hunting, paddling, or birding but are not sure where to go? You may be surprised to learn that ...
Belfast business pays lunch tab for kids
Apr 19The owner of The Aquarian Gift Shop in Belfast late last year formed a group to raise money for outstanding lunch accounts at local schools. On ...
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MEMIC offers scholarships for families of injured workers
Apr 18MEMIC is accepting applications for its Harvey Picker Horizon Scholarship Program for children and spouses of workers who have been seriously ...
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MaineHealth releases 2017 Health Index Report
Apr 18MaineHealth released April 17 its eighth annual Health Index Report, a barometer of progress on seven health priorities in the state: childhood ...
Earth Day happenings
Apr 17Maine's environmental challenges: defense, progress and plans. In her talk Thursday, April 19, at 6:30 p.m. at Belfast Free Library, Lisa Pohlmann,...
Talk on 1813 True-Randall Farm April 22
Apr 16The Montville Historical Society will offer a slide presentation by George and Karin Look on the history of the 1813 True-Randall Farm, which is ...
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Habitat's annual Café Italia set for April 21
Apr 16Habitat for Humanity of Waldo County will once again transform the Shrine Club on Northport Avenue into an Italian bistro Saturday, April 21, for ...
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Interactive world climate simulation at Hutchinson Center April 27
Apr 16Have you ever thought about what it might be like to sit at a table of nearly 200 negotiators representing countries from all over the world ...
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Penobscot Shores’ hosts annual Senior Health Fair
Apr 16Representatives from area agencies, businesses and organizations dedicated to the health and wellness of older adults will be on hand at Penobscot ...
DAR honors two high school seniors as 'Good Citizens'
Apr 16Sixteen members of the Penobscot Expedition Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution gathered to honor Waldo County high school "Good ...
Searsport Robotics Team 'powers up' to finals appearance, two awards
Apr 16The Midcoast MAINEiacs Robotics Team, based out of Searsport District High School, reached new heights competing in the most recent FIRST® ...
Tending the forest
Waldo County woodland stewardship tour set for Northport
Apr 16Join Maine Forest Service District Forester Morten Moesswilde Thursday, April 26, from 3 to 5 p.m. for a walk-through of a portion of Durham State ...
Unity Boy Scouts attend Klondike Derby
Apr 14Boy Scouts from Unity Troop 233 recently participated in the Klondike Derby, an annual event hosted by Maine Maritime Academy in Castine. During ...
Gardening in tune with nature talk
Apr 13Learn how to start a beautiful, productive early spring garden at a free program at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, at Belfast Free Library. Sharon ...
Waldo County Best of the Best gala set for May 9
Apr 12The 12th annual Waldo County Best of the Best business showcase and gala will take place Wednesday, May 9, at The Crosby Center, 96 Church St., ...
Boat Builders Association holds class for new supervisors
Apr 12Rockland was the setting for the first offering of the American Boat Builders and Repairers Assocation's new Step Up to Supervisor class, a ...
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Bucksport Chamber needs help moving April 15
Apr 11Bucksport Bay Area Chamber of Commerce has found a new home, and now could use some help moving its office. The Chamber of Commerce has negotiated ...
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Scholarships for students pursuing business degrees
Apr 11Applications are currently being accepted for the Maine Community Foundation's Patriot Education Scholarship Fund. The renewable scholarship ...
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Belfast Duplicate Bridge Club
Apr 11Winners Apr. 4 were Brenda and Robert Barrett, Loren VanNess and Julian Cannell, and Francine Brown and Debbie Bailly. Bridge is played every ...
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UBR, SRLT, Unity College organize Earth Day clean-up for April 22
Apr 10Unity Barn Raisers, Sebasticook Regional Land Trust and Unity College are teaming up to host a morning of clean-up projects and Earth Day celebrati...
Waldo first age-friendly county
Apr 10AARP State Director Lori Parham, left, congratulates Jan Dodge, who chairs Aging Well in Waldo County, and committee member Sheriff Jeff Trafton ...
