Summer Ecology Walk July 19th

Event Location: Merryspring Nature Center, Camden/Rockport, Maine

Event Date/Time: Friday, July 19, at 10:00 am

Photo Caption:  Lupine and daisies in early summer

Merryspring Nature Center will host a family Summer Ecology Walk as part of its Free Family Fridays series on Friday, July 19 at 10:00 am.

 

This easy walk through Merryspring’s meadows and forests is a great introduction to the Nature Center for children, families, and people of all ages. Attendees will discover evidence of animals, listen for birds, see blooming wildflowers, and learn about some of the

Announcing Soil Health Field Day at Meadowcroft Farm in Washington on June 9 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm.

Washington, Maine - The community is invited to join Matt Boucher, State Soil Scientist with the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry, and Knox-Lincoln SWCD to hear about “Rotational grazing and a cover crop trial.” for the first of three Soil Health Field Days.

The Soil Health Field Day Series will feature three hands-on soil health trainings to support

Rejuva Fresh Enhances PicoPretty® Ultralight 300 with Advanced Optics & New 650nm Handpiece

Leading aesthetic developer introduces upgraded 650nm dye handpiece technology and Android-powered interface for advanced tattoo and pigment treatments.

The upgraded 650nm handpiece and Android-powered system help practices perform more advanced tattoo and pigment treatments with greater precision and workflow efficiency”

— Niki Wu, Clinical Expert at Rejuva Fresh

ELLSWORTH, ME, UNITED STATES, May 28, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Rejuva Fresh® has officially introduced major upgrades to the PicoPretty® Picosecond Laser Ultralight 300, expanding the platform’s

Maine DEP Announces Proposed Use of Aquatic Herbicide to Control Invasive Milfoil in Local Lakes

AUGUSTA, May 27, 2026 — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is seeking permits to apply the aquatic herbicide ProcellaCOR EC, containing the active ingredient florpyrauxifen-benzyl, to combat the invasive variable-leaf water milfoil in Messalonskee, Androscoggin, and Little Sebago Lakes.

To inform the public about the proposed treatments, DEP will hold in-person informational

Second-Grade Students at Elm Street School Connect with Their Community Through Special Partnership with Mission Working Dogs

Mechanic Falls, Maine - Students at Elm Street School in RSU 16 (Mechanic Falls) have spent the school year learning an important lesson about community, kindness, and helping others — all with the support of some four-legged friends.

Through a special partnership with local

Governor Mills Directs Flags Lowered Statewide on Thursday

Flags to be lowered in concert with funeral services for the Honorable Gerald Talbot, Maine Game Warden Joshua Tibbetts

Governor Janet Mills has directed that the United States and State of Maine flags be lowered statewide from sunrise to sunset on Thursday, May 21, 2026, in honor of the Honorable Gerald Talbot and Maine Game Warden Joshua Tibbetts, both of whom will be laid to rest that day.

Talbot, Maine's first Black legislator and the founding president of the Maine NAACP, will be

Maine Awards $3 Million to Advance PFAS Solutions for Farmers

May 15, 2026
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

AUGUSTA - The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) today announced $3 million in new PFAS Fund research grants to support Maine farms impacted by PFAS. While the vast majority of Maine farms are not impacted, DACF is

Local Student and Artist Gives Back to MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital’s Family Birth Center

MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Family Birth Center care team members, artist Miles Merriam and his mother stand in front of one of the art pieces he created, titled Woodland Lullabies, installed in the department. Pictured from left: Amy Campbell, DMD; Miles Merriam, artist; Jennifer McKenna, MD, associate medical director of MaineHealth Obstetrics and Gynecology Rockport; and Thomas O’Connor III, MD, MaineHealth Obstetrics and Gynecology Rockport.

ROCKPORT, Maine – In April, MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital’s Family Birth Center welcomed two new original art pieces by an artist with a personal connection to the hospital.

The artist, Miles Merriam, a 15-year-old student at Oceanside High School in Rockland, created the paintings as a way to give back to the place where

MaineHealth Update on Searsmont Patients

PORTLAND, Maine - MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland continues to treat eight patients who were injured in the Searsmont incident. 

Two patients who were taken to the hospital on Friday, May 15, were treated and transferred.

No further updates are planned for this evening, but updates will be provided on Sunday as they become available. Patient privacy laws limit what can be shared at this time, and we would defer to law enforcement and other officials involved in the investigation for any additional information.

BREAKING: Area Departments Responding To Fire & Possible Explosion at Searsmont Lumber Mill

Update: 4:04pm: Officials say at least 10 people, including firefighters, have been injured after an explosion and massive fire at a lumber mill in Searsmont. The Thorndike Fire Department says multiple fire trucks have also been destroyed.

According to WGME, the fire started in the wood shavings area where they are packaged in plastic bags than extended to a silo which caused a explosion.

Update 12:15pm: Statement from Rep. Chellie Pingree; My heart is with the Searsmont community as officials respond to a reported mass casualty incident at Robbins Lumber.

Details are still limited. Please follow updates from local authorities, avoid the area, and keep those impacted and the first responders in your thoughts.

Update: At least 7 people have been transported to area hospitals in critical condition. One of the people have been transported by LifeFlight.

BREAKING: Searsmont, Maine - We're getting word that multiple area departments are responding to fire and possible explosion at Searsmont lumber mill Robbins Lumber on Friday, May 15th, 2026 in Searsmont, Maine.

Fire departments from the region have responded to the scene including Knox departments Rockport, Camden, Rockland and Thomaston.

Multiple injuries reported.

Fire marshal units have been called to scene.

Stay with us for further updates.