Community Happenings

Maine Water issues tips to precent frozen pipes

Jan 20
Cold temperatures are in the forecast for now and homeowners are encouraged to take a few simple steps to prevent damage caused by freezing of ...
Maine researchers, teacher embark on scientific cruise

Jan 20
A unique educational opportunity launches Jan. 24 when a Maine teacher sets sail for the Southern Ocean as part of a Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean ...
Study weighs deep-sea mining's impact on microbes

Jan 20
The essential roles that microbes play in deep-sea ecosystems are at risk from the potential environmental impacts of mining, a new paper in ...
Slide talk features native ground covers Jan. 28

Jan 20
Belfast Free Library and Belfast Garden Club will cosponsor a program on the advantages of using native ground covers to replace “unused” areas of ...
Reported Lyme cases reach record high

Jan 18
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention received a record number of Lyme disease case reports from health providers in 2019, with ...
Mt. Waldo Plastics reaches fundraising milestone for cancer ...

Jan 18
Mt. Waldo Plastics, a Frankfort-based manufacturer of tough, lightweight snow shovels, recently surpassed the $70,000 mark in donations to ...
Discussion of robots, artificial intelligence set for Feb. 5

Jan 18
How dangerous are autonomous robots (Blade Runner) and self-programming artificial intelligence (HAL)? On Wednesday, Feb. 5, Steve Wolfson will ...
Belfast Duplicate Bridge

Jan 17
Belfast Duplicate Bridge is played every Wednesday at noon at St. Francis of Assisi Church Hall, 81 Church St., Belfast. Winners Jan. 15 were ...
Post offices closed Monday

Jan 16
Post offices across the state will be closed Monday, Jan. 20, in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Street delivery on Monday will be ...
Maine CF grants available for Waldo County nonprofits

Jan 16
Nonprofit and public organizations seeking funding for projects that strengthen communities are encouraged to apply to the Maine Community ...
63 Waldo County sites recognized for helping kids make ...

Jan 16
Let's Go! has honored 13 schools, 16 school cafeterias, five out-of-school programs, 16 childcare programs, and 13 health care practices in Waldo ...
Lottery to allow new entrants into Maine’s lucrative elver ...

Jan 16
Nine Maine residents have a chance to join the state's lucrative elver fishery. The Department of Marine Resources is holding a lottery, which ...
Project Canopy grants available for community forestry ...

Jan 16
Project Canopy, the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's community forestry program, will award $100,000 in grants to ...
Nominations open for grower seats on Wild Blueberry ...

Jan 16
The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry today announced a call for nominations for two new grower seats on the Wild Blueberry ...
Belfast Duplicate Bridge

Jan 14
Bridge is played every Wednesday at noon in St. Francis of Assisi Church Hall, 81 Church St., Belfast. Winners Jan. 8 were Deborah MacKinnon and ...
Farmer and gardener training for veterans begins Jan. 13 at ...

Jan 13
Military veterans and family members interested in small-scale farming for market sales will begin a free 30-week training program on Jan. 13, ...
Home-sharing discussion set for Jan. 27

Jan 13
Many people find renting a home or apartment by themselves too expensive, while others have extra space in a home that is costly to maintain. An ...
'End Stage' illustrates gift of advance health care planning ...

Jan 12
Completing an Advanced Health Care Directive is a gift for you and your family. Are you procrastinating having the conversation? Unsure of how to ...
Legislature recognizes Renys for 70 years of business

Jan 12
State representatives from Waldo and Knox counties and their colleagues in the House on Jan. 8 honored John Reny, president of Renys, and his wife ...
BBWC honors its 2019 volunteers

Jan 12
Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition will host a special volunteer appreciation night Thursday, Jan. 16, in the Abbott Room at Belfast Free Library, ...
Audubon speaker to discuss state of Maine's birds

Jan 12
Nicholas Lund, Maine Audubon's outreach and network manager, will discuss “The State of the Birds: Decades of Change” Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Belfast ...
Maine CDC adds new radon data tool

Jan 10
A new tool is available to Maine residents to help them learn about radon exposure in their communities. The Maine Center for Disease Control and ...
WinterKids teams with city for annual Welcome to Winter ...

Jan 10
The Welcome to Winter Festival, hosted by WinterKids and Portland Parks, Recreation and Facilities, will give hundreds of Maine kids the thrill of ...
First Church among sites featured in rotating bicentennial ...

Jan 09
The Maine Historic Preservation Commission today announced the opening of “Present at Statehood: Maine's 200 Year Old Built Heritage.” This ...