BREAKING: Area Fire Units Working Dexter Street Thomaston Fire (KNOCKED DOWN)

Update: Command reporting fire knocked down, no extension to the second floor, overhaul.

BREAKING: Thomaston, Maine - Area fire departments are working a structure fire on Dexter Street this afternoon, December 2nd, 2025 in Thomaston, Maine.

Dexter Street shut down, fire reported in the back.

Oceanside High School Fall Sports Practices Begins August 13th

Rockland/Thomaston, Maine - Oceanside High School fall sports practices begins Monday, August 13th, 2018 in Rockland and Thomaston, Maine.

Week of practices are as follows:

HS Football- Morrill Field 5:30-8:00 pm

HS Field Hockey- OHS 7:00-8:00 am, 5:00-7:00 pm

HS Girls Soccer- OMS 6:00-8:00

HS Boys Soccer- OMS 8:00-10:30

HS Golf- Rockland Golf Club 2:30-4:30

HS Cross Country- OHS 8:00 am

BREAKING NEWS: Police, EMS, Fire Respond On Scene Of High Street Thomaston 18 Wheeler Rollover

3:56pm: Update: All Thomaston Fire Department units have cleared the scene, pd remains on scene.
3:28pm Update: Thomaston transporting one non-emergency to Pen Bay.
BREAKING NEWS: Thomaston, Maine - Thomaston Police, EMS/Fire on scene of High Street 18 wheeler rollover on Friday, July 6th, 2018 in Thomaston, Maine.

Unknown if anyone is injured.

Unit on scene reporting 18 wheeler on it's side.

Thomaston 4th Of July Schedule

Thomaston, Maine - Thomaston celebrates the 4th of July with events throughout the day from parade to fireworks on Wednesday, July 4th, 2018 in Thomaston, Maine.

Events:

7:00 AM

*Pancake Breakfast

(Masonic Temple on Main St)

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

*5K Firecracker Race Same Day Sign Up

(Beechwood St & Main St)

*Kids One Mile Fun Race

(Beechwood St)

8:00 AM

*One Mile Fun Race Starts

(Beechwood St)

8:30 AM

*Parade Staging

(Dwight St)

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

*Craft Tent Opens

9:15 AM

*Pet Show - Bring your Pets

(Lura Libby School) 

11:00 AM

*Fourth of July Parade

(Main St - from Erin St to Booker St)

NOON

*Opening Ceremony (Following Parade)

*Booths Open

*Chicken BBQ Feast

*Bouncy Houses

*Face Painting

(All Behind the Block)

12:30 PM

*Band Blind Albert

(Behind the Block) 

1:00 PM

*Cod Adams Memorial Horseshoe Tournament

(Lura Libby School Fields)

5:00 PM

*Band Mid Life Crisis

(Behind the Block)

9:15 PM

*Fireworks Display

(Behind the Block)

Sports Video: Oceanside Girls Soccer Defeats Gardiner During Homecoming Game

Thomaston, Maine - Back on Saturday, September 23rd, 2017, Oceanside girls soccer team were able to defeat Gardiner, 3-0, during their homecoming game in Thomaston, Maine.

Game Video:

Thomaston Public Library Intergenerational Book Club "When Breath Becomes" Air by Paul Kalanithi Discussion

Thomaston, Maine - On Tuesday, October 17th, at 2:30 PM, the Thomaston Intergenerational Book Club will discuss When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi.

This book is a memoir of Paul Kalanithi, a neurosurgeon at Stanford University, who is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in his mid-thirties. Kalanithi uses the pages in this book to not only tell his story, but also share his ideas on how to approach death with grace and what it means to be fully alive. The memoir chronicles Kalanithi’s transformation from a naive medical student “possessed,” as he wrote, “by the question of what, given that all organisms die, makes a virtuous and meaningful life” into a neurosurgeon at Stanford working in the brain, the most critical place for human identity, and finally into a patient and new father confronting his own mortality. Following his diagnosis, Kalanithi and his wife decided to have a child and his cancer stabilized temporarily where he was able to return to work. However, Kalanithi succumbed to his illness and died in March of 2015.
“I’m usually not one for tear-jerkers about death and dying,” writes Bill Gates, the philanthropist and Microsoft cofounder. “But this book definitely earned my admiration—and tears.”

On the third Tuesday of every month, the Intergenerational Book Club, a group of men and women of all ages, comes together at the library to share their opinions and ideas about the selected book. All are welcome at the Thomaston Library on October 17th at 2:30  p.m.   If you live in Thomaston and would like to attend but need a ride, please call the library at 354-2453 a week before the discussion date.  In November the IGBC selection is Writing my Wrongs by Shaka Senghor.  The library will have copies available including on Kindle.

Videos: Oceanside Lady Mariners Kick-off Soccer Tourney Held Aug. 26th

VIDEO and GALLERY: Thomaston Celebrates The Fourth of July

BREAKING: Dexter Street Shut Down Between Old County, Rt. 1 For Dump Truck Rollover

UPDATE 9:34am: All Rockland Fire units are clearing the scene in Thomaston.
UPDATE 9:03am: Maine State Police commercial unit is en-route from Augusta.
UPDATE 8:54am: Driver is being transported by Thomaston ambulance non-emergency.
BREAKING: Thomaston, Maine - Dexter Street is shut down between Old County Rd and Rt. 1 for a dump truck vs pole rollover about 75 yards from Old County Rd according to Thomaston Police 413.

Driver with head injury, not known of intent.

Thomaston Fire Department unit 6 is requesting a single engine response from Rockland, non-emergency.

Breaking News: Three Alarm Fire in Thomaston

Updated 7:35 - Thomaston has started releasing mutual aid unites from the Nutmeg Lane scene.

Updated 6:32 - It would appear that most of the damage is confined to the attached garage, however that damage is extensive.  Units are still overhauling and making sure all the hotspots are out.

Updated 6:21pm- Fire united report the fire has been knocked down and they are starting overhaul.

BREAKING NEWS: Thomaston. Maine-Fire units from local towns are responding to a three alarm fire at 17 Nutmeg Lane in Thomaston.  Flames are reported breaking through the roof.

Fire units from Thomaston. Rockland. South Thomaston and Warren are enroute to the scene.

Trekkers’ 4th Annual Thomaston Trek 5K/10K Run & 5K Walk on Sunday, June 4

Thomaston, Maine - Trekkers will host the 4th Annual Thomaston Trek 5K/10K Run & 5K Walk on Sunday, June 4. This year’s event will start and finish at the Thomaston Academy/Thomaston Public Library, located at 60 Main Street in Thomaston. The family-friendly fundraiser is open to the public and is perfect for all ages and all levels of walkers or runners.

Advance online registration for Thomaston Trek is $25 per person at www.active.com. The registration fee on the day of the run/walk will be $35. Registration includes a free event T-shirt and post-run/walk pancake breakfast at The Slipway Restaurant, located near the Public Landing in Thomaston.  The breakfast is free for registrants. Non-event participants are welcome to attend the pancake breakfast for a $5 donation. A prize will be awarded for the winners in designated age categories (male and female: 13-25; 26-40; 41-55; 55+) in both running distances. A trophy will be presented to the fastest runner 12 years of age and under.

Check-in and registration will take place from 7:30–8:00am. The run/walk begins at 8:30am and will be held rain or shine. Parking for the run/walk will be available at the Thomaston Academy/Thomaston Public Library. Additional parking will be available at the St. James Church, immediately adjacent to the Academy with an entrance on Gleason Street.

Routes for both the 5K and 10K wind through the historic residential streets of Thomaston. There will be water stations and intersection volunteers to direct runners and walkers along the entire route.
Do you want to make a difference?  In addition to running or walking, participants can raise money for Trekkers by asking family and friends to support them. Fundraising is easy with the online fundraising tools at Active.com and social media. Participants can turn their support into action by committing to a fundraising goal. Paper pledge sheets are also available upon request and online to track donations collected. Prizes will be awarded to the top fundraisers. Participants can create their own fundraising page at Active.com. Prizes will be as follows from Maine Sport Outfitters: raise $100, get at $10 gift certificate; raise $250, get a $25 gift certificate; raise $500, get a $50 gift certificate; raise $1000+, get a $100 gift certificate.

Proceeds from the event will benefit Trekkers’ programs for local youth. Trekkers’ students and family members will be raising pledges to lower their student program dues, which helps fund their annual expeditions that range from five to 14 days in various locations across the continental U.S. The registration fee proceeds will go towards the Trekkers nonprofit organization as a whole, benefiting all of their organization’s local youth mentoring programs.

This event is made possible through the generous support of their current sponsors: First National Bank and The Slipway.

Trekkers is a non-profit, outdoor-based six-year mentoring program that connects young people with caring adults through expeditionary learning, community service and adventure-based education. Trekkers serves over 200 students from 7th through 12th grade from the six communities of Cushing, Owls Head, Rockland, South Thomaston, St. George and Thomaston.

For more information about Thomaston Trek or Trekkers, please contact the office at 207-594-5095 or www.trekkers.org.

BREAKING: Vehicle Crashes Into Thomaston Building

Monday, March 6th, 2017 UPDATE: At or about 20:02 hours 3-03-17 Thomaston Police, Fire and rescue were dispatched to 39 Beechwood Street Apt #6 for a motor vehicloe accident involving a vehicle and a structure. Upon arrival it was learned that Cynthia Fales 64 yo of that address had backed her vehicle into the building. Note the vehicle penetrated the front wall and came to rest near the rear wall of the structure. Fales was assisted out by Fire Dept, and rescue personel. There were no reported injuries. Fales was the only occupant of the vehicle. There was significant damage to the stucture. Unknown the amount of damage to her 2003  Chevy Cavalier, but it was towed from the scene. Fales does not know what happened to caue the crash.
UPDATE #2.... EMS has a patient sign off, CMP on scene, code officer is enroute, Rockland squad 3 has cleared.
UPDATE...Person has been freed from being trapped.
BREAKING....Thomaston, Maine - A single vehicle has crashed into a building at 39 Beechwood Street in Thomaston on Friday, March 3rd, 2017.

Person trapped inside, no apparent injuries.

CMP has been notified to shut off the power to the building.

Thomaston, Police, Fire and EMS on scene along with Rockland squad 3 and car 1.

Stay tuned...

Launch Of Trekkers Training Institute For Youth Development

Thomaston, Maine - Trekkers is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Emanuel & Pauline A. Lerner Foundation with the launch of the Trekkers Training Institute for Youth Development. The mission of the Institute will be to train youth leaders from across the state in Trekkers’ unique youth development philosophy. The Lerner Foundation’s current philanthropic focus is to support efforts to help raise the post-secondary aspirations of students growing up in rural communities of Maine with a special emphasis on supporting them through the transition from middle school to high school.  They are a natural partner for Trekkers and the Institute.

With this new partnership, Meredith Lynt will become the Director of the Institute, where she’ll lead overall efforts in designing and implementing this initiative.  For the past seven years, Meredith has helped lead Trekkers through their recent programmatic expansion and they’re excited to have her share her expertise of the Trekkers model to other interested communities across the state of Maine.

Within the Trekkers staff, Alaina Ennamorati has been promoted to Senior Manager of Programs and will supervise the day-to-day oversight of all Trekkers programs.  In addition, Alaina will continue to focus her energy on managing her own three classes – Teams Puma, North Face and Allagash. To help with this process, Trekkers has hired a Program Assistant, Josie Gates, and a Volunteer and Office Manager, Jeannie Burnett.  These new positions will help the Trekkers program team spend more time out in the community meeting with students, school administrators, teachers and our other community partners.

Trekkers truly is a one-of-a-kind program. There are no other organizations in the state that provide the same, committed, long-term, life-changing opportunities to young people in quite the same, unique way that Trekkers does. The ultimate goal of the Institute is to put Trekkers in the forefront of youth development so that as many young people as possible across the state – and perhaps beyond – have the opportunity to experience what it’s like to be a Trekker.

Trekkers is a non-profit outdoor-based six-year mentoring program that connects young people with caring adults through expeditionary learning, community service and adventure-based education. This year, Trekkers will serve more than 200 7th - 12th grade students from the communities of Cushing, Owls Head, Rockland, South Thomaston, St. George and Thomaston.  For more information about this new initiative or the Trekkers organization,  please visit www.trekkers.org or call the Trekkers office at 207-594-5095.

Enrollment Now Open for Trekkers 7th Grade Program

Thomaston, Maine - As of December 1st, Trekkers has officially opened our 7th grade application process to all current 7th grade students living in Thomaston, Cushing, St. George, South Thomaston, Owls Head and Rockland. Our enrollment period will extend from December 1st to our deadline on February 13th, 2017. Any students who apply after February 13th will be added to our waiting list until a spot becomes available.

Additionally, this year we are excited to announce Trekkers has 40 openings for seventh grade students. This is an increase from 30 students in past years. If Trekkers receives more than 40 applications by February 13th, we will then implement a lottery system to select students. This lottery is designed to produce a gender and school-balanced group. Our goal being 15 girls and 15 boys from Oceanside Middle School and five girls and five boys from St. George School.

To find the application, please log on to our website www.trekkers.org. At the bottom of this page under ‘Downloads’, click on 7th Grade Application and Information Package. Please fill out and return the last two pages any time before February 13th, 2017. You can also pick up an application at the Trekkers office on Buttermilk Drive in Thomaston anytime during our business hours, 9 am to 5pm, Monday through Friday.

For more information on our 7th grade program before signing up, please mark your calendars for January 23rd from 5:30-6:30pm at Oceanside Middle School. We will be holding a community meeting for all interested seventh graders and their families. In the meantime, please feel free to call the office, 594-5095 and ask for Lindsey Evans or Alaina Ennamorati with any additional questions about our programs. You can also email lindsey@trekkers.org.

Trekkers is a non-profit outdoor-based six-year mentoring program that connects young people with caring adults through expeditionary learning, community service and adventure-based education. This year, Trekkers will serve more than 200 7th - 12th grade students from the communities of Cushing, Owls Head, Rockland, South Thomaston, St. George and Thomaston.  For more information about Trekkers please visit www.trekkers.org or call the Trekkers office at 594-5095.

HS Girls Soccer: Oceanside Advances To Semi-finals, Defeats Erskine

Thomaston, Maine - The Oceanside High School girls varsity soccer team was able to defeat Erskine Academy in overtime 1-0 on Wednesday, October 26th, 2016 in Thomaston, Maine.

Game stats are unavailable at this time.

Oceanside plays a semi-final game with Waterville on Saturday, October 29th, 2016 in Waterville, Maine at 11am.

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HS Girls Soccer: Waterville Defeats Oceanside

Thomaston, Maine - The Oceanside High School girls varsity soccer team had a tough match up with visitors Waterville Senior High School on Friday, September 30th, 2016 in Thomaston, Maine.

Waterville was able to defeat Oceanside who played a great game by a score of 3-0. Scorers for Waterville were Sofie Weston with one goal, Anika Elias with 2 goals.

Game Stats:

Waterville had 4 shots on goal, 8 goalie saves and 2 corner kicks.

Oceanside had 6 shots on goal, 3 goalie saves w/one hitting the post and 1 corner kick.

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