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Belfast LEOs announce new officers
The Belfast Lions Club announce the new slate of officers for the 2024-2025 school year of their Peer Leader LEOs community service program at Belfast Area High School. They include Historian Grace Hayes, President Piper Sanders, Vice-President Story Carlson, and Secretary Kate Lemon. They are pictured with the check of...
Camden Maine at Critical Junction
The Town of Camden Maine, and particularly its Select Board, are at a critical point in the Town’s development. Two Select Board seats are up for the June 11, 2024 Town election. Four Candidates are running: Susan Dorr, Stephanie French, Ken Gross and Sophie Romano. It’s important that the...
Scouts honor a man for his public service to Waldo County and beyond
BELFAST -- On Thursday, May 16th the Waldo District Scouts honored Larry Jones at its 11th annual Golden Eagle Award Dinner. Born and raised in Waldo County, Jones was first a teacher in the Belfast area but later took up carpentry. A move that gave way to becoming the founder of Whitecap Builders.
Wildfire burns several acres in Lincolnville
LINCOLNVILLE, Maine (WABI) - A wildfire in Lincolnville burned almost six acres Monday afternoon. Crews were called to Beach Road just before 2. The Maine Forest Service used its helicopter for air water drops. Lincolnville fire fighters posting on Facebook it was all wetlands that burned, but strong winds fueled...
Community raising funds for a woman whose car was stolen
DEER ISLE -- People in the Deer Isle area are rallying to help a local woman after her car was stolen and destroyed. Liz Perez says she was at work in Deer Isle Village on Monday when she spotted a stranger outside driving away with her car. She says she...
Forever chemicals on turf fields? Studies increase debate over synthetic vs. real grass
CAMDEN (WGME) -- With spring sports in full swing across Maine, there's a lot of competition for field time. The solution for some communities across the state has been investments in artificial turf to extend the season, but it's sparked a new debate about just how safe those fields are.
All Roads Music Festival kicks off in Belfast on Friday
BANGOR -- The 7th Annual All Roads Music Festival will bring over forty performing artists to Belfast this weekend. Kicking off on Friday and going until Saturday night, the festival will feature acts like The Mallett Brothers Band, Weakened Friends, as well as some of the finest emerging musicians in Maine.
Time lapse of aurora borealis over Megunticook Lake
Saturday night, May 11, Lincolnville documentary filmmaker Josh Gerritsen spent four hours stationed at Bog Bridge in Camden capturing the motion and colors of the exceptional Northern Lights phenomenon, the result of approximately seven coronal mass ejections from the sun on May 9. “The First of Several CMEs reached Earth...
Controlling our future in Rockport
The Town of Rockport Economic Development Committee was created by the Select Board in 2020 to advise the board on issues related to economic development. Over the years our committee has reviewed existing reports and solicited additional input from residents regarding the nature and pace of growth that is desirable for our town. And though there exists a range of opinions, there are several goals with very broad support:
Baseball Game Recap: Vinalhaven Comes Up Short
Vinalhaven is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 25-0 to the Richmond Bobcats on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Vinalhaven of the 30-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on Saturday. For Richmond's part, Hunter Mason was a major factor no...
Destination Devin: The Man of a Thousand Faces
BELFAST -- The beach by Heritage Park in Belfast may seem like just another rocky stretch of coast, but if you look closely, you'll find what remains of an art installation by a man whose work can be found across the country. Ron Cowan is a Maine artist who specialized...
Jamie Wyeth exhibition this summer
This summer, the Farnsworth Art Museum (16 Museum St., Rockland) presents “Jamie Wyeth: Unsettled,” a major exhibition that traces a persistent vein of intriguing, often disconcerting, imagery over the career of renowned artist Jamie Wyeth. Organized by the Brandywine Museum of Art, this exhibition features works drawn from museums and private collections nationwide. Revealing fascinating insight into both the artist and the art of visual storytelling, “Jamie Wyeth: Unsettled” will be on view at the Farnsworth Art Museum from July 5 – Sept. 29.
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