Community Happenings

• Lakes could have increased algae blooms this summer

  Jul 07
  With record heat and drought-like conditions, Maine's lakes are more likely to experience algal blooms according to Linda Bacon, Maine Department ...
  
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  Student intern helps out at Belfast Museum

  Jul 06
  Bryan Spaulding, a 2020 graduate of Belfast Area High School, is the Belfast Museum's student intern this summer. Spaulding plans to attend the ...
  
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  Patriotically adorned boats turn out for annual parade

  Jul 06
  July Fourth started out cloudy and cool, but that didn't undermine those preparing for the 2020 Swan Lake Boat Parade. Just as the parade got ...
  

• Game Loft receives AmeriCorps grant

  Jun 29
  Volunteer Maine, the state service commission, approved funding of seven Maine-centered AmeriCorps programs with a total of $480,572, using money ...
  
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  'Becoming Maine: A Bicentennial Presentation' to be ...

  Jun 24
  The Belfast Free Library and the Belfast Historical Society and Museum present a Bicentennial Lecture with Liam Riordan Monday, July 6, at 6:30 ...
  

• Libertarians seek petitioners

  Jun 24
  The Libertarian Party of Maine is looking for paid petitioners to get its presidential and vice presidential candidates on the ballot in November. ...
  

• Orrington celebrates Old Home Week July 10-19

  Jul 07
  The town of Orrington will celebrate its annual Old Home Week with special events each day from Friday, July 10, through Sunday, July 19. Old Home ...
  

• Palermo Library schedules annual meeting

  Jul 06
  The Palermo Community Library will broadcast its 18th annual meeting on Facebook Live Sunday, July 12, at 2 p.m. Trustee Andy Pottle will be ...
  

• G.E.A.R Parent Network offers free virtual classes for local ...

  Jul 01
  The GEAR Parent Network program is now offering free online workshops for the months of July, August and September. Registration is now open for ...
  

• County GOP candidates announce 'Drive for Independence' July 4

  Jun 29
  On the Fourth of July, Waldo County candidates for Maine Senate and House will conduct a food drive as part of a rolling observance of the 244th ...
  
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  Historical Society plans summer walking tours beginning July 8

  Jun 24
  The Castine Historical Society is offering residents and visitors to this Maine coastal village a new way of learning about Castine's multi-layered...