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Saturday, July 30, 2022

75th Maine Lobster Festival Offering Free Admission

Rockland, Maine - The Maine Lobster Festival offering free admission every day is just one of the exciting new changes coming to the Festival this year. The Festival will take place Aug. 3-7 at Harbor Park in Rockland, Maine.

 
Enjoy fireworks over Rockland Harbor after the Maine Sea Goddess Coronation on Wednesday, Aug. 3 at 9:30 p.m., and again Saturday, Aug. 6 at 9:30 p.m. The best view will be on the Festival grounds at Harbor Park.
 
The popular Steins & Vines Tasting Event is back and bigger than ever, with two sessions on Thursday, Aug. 4 and two sessions Friday, Aug. 5. This event

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Blue Marble Geographics Releases Version 2.3 of Global Mapper Mobile

Global Mapper Mobile is a user-friendly tool for capturing field data with portable iOS and Android mobile devices.

Global Mapper Mobile version 2.3 with the Pro Module expands GPS compatibility with TCP/IP communication and includes new field analysis tools.

Expanding field app functionality was the focus of this release with the Pro Module adding TCP/IP communication for external GNSS devices, and new tools for volume calculation and viewshed analysis.”
— Jeffrey Hatzel, Product Manager

HALLOWELL, ME, UNITED STATES, July 26, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Global Mapper Mobile version 2.3. The mobile application allows users to take the Global Mapper functionality and

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

BREAKING: All Hands For Working Wrong Rd Naples Structure Fire

BREAKING: Naples, Maine - All Hands has been called this evening for a structure fire at 35 Wrong Rd. in Naples, Maine.


Second floor fully involved.


Everyone made it out.

Friday, July 1, 2022

Ferry Service to Resume Regular Schedule

ISLESBORO & VINALHAVEN | The Maine State Ferry Service (MSFS) will continue its regular service schedule on Tuesday, 7-5-2022 and Wednesday, 7-6-2022. This service had previously been reduced to a hybrid schedule.

Air Quality Alert for coastal areas from Kittery through Acadia National Park on Friday, July 1 (Today)

AUGUSTA, June 30, 2022 — Ground-level ozone concentrations will be climbing in Maine on Friday, July 1, 2022, and are expected to reach unhealthy levels according to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).  Ozone levels rose to unhealthy levels in upwind areas on Wednesday.  While most of New England is GOOD for ozone on Thursday, ozone in the Mid-Atlantic states was rising.  Winds turn on Friday and are expected to bring ozone into the Gulf of Maine where it is expected to impact coastal areas from Kittery through Acadia National Park.  

At elevated ozone levels, children, healthy adults who exert themselves, and

Thursday, June 30, 2022

Great weather, good friends, time on the boat... what could go wrong?

two wardens on warden service boat

If there's alcohol on board, a lot actually.

NEVER DRINK AND BOAT.

As part of Operation Dry Water, Maine Game Wardens and Marine Patrol Officers will have an increased presence on Maine's waterways this holiday weekend, July 2-4, 2022.

 

Operation Dry Water helps reduce the number of alcohol and drug

Silver Alert: Heather Gendreau


Heather Gendreau

The Old Town Police Department has issued a Silver Alert for Heather Gendreau, 39, of Old Town. She is described as a white female, 5’5”, 145 lbs., with brown hair and green eyes. She was last seen wearing a gray tank top and dark colored pants.  She was last seen at around 2 p.m. on June 29.

Ms. Gendreau has memory issues. She was seen leaving with an unknown white man described at 5’11”, 230 lbs.,  carrying a backpack. The male has a tattoo on his right arm of a fire with a skull and a pterodactyl and also has a tattoo on his chest.

Anyone with information should call 207-945-4636. Thank you for your assistance.

Update: Temporary Change in Ferry Service

Islesboro & Vinalhaven Service Tuesday and Wednesday 07/05 & 7/06

Due to crew shortages, the M/V Capt. E. Frank Thompson will be operating a Hybrid schedule on Vinalhaven on 07/05 and 07/06 to provide service to Islesboro. The Thompson will depart Vinalhaven at 7 a.m. to Rockland, and load at Rockland at 8:45 a.m. for Islesboro. (Islesboro traffic will need to purchase tickets on

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Mills Administration Launches Comprehensive MaineCare Dental Coverage for Adults and Boosts Rates for Dental Providers

 Coverage for preventive and other dental care expands on July 1 as part of $45M investment in oral health

AUGUSTA- The Mills Administration announced today that it is expanding MaineCare dental coverage for adults and increasing reimbursement rates for dental providers on July 1, representing an estimated $45 million investment in oral health.

Governor Mills proposed the expansion of adult dental benefits in the 2022-2023 Biennial Budget following the Health and Human Services Committee's unanimous support of Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteaus bill, LD 996, An

25 local individuals to be honored during Midcoast Maine Veterans Memorial's 2022 Tile Dedication Ceremony

ROCKLAND — This year's Midcoast Maine Veterans Memorial tile dedication ceremony will dedicate 24 newly mounted tiles representing 25 individuals from the Midcoast area who served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America. Among the tiles to be dedicated is one for a brave son of Rockland who was lost in the South Pacific during WW2 and another for 2 Rockland brothers who joined the U.S. Marine Corps and fought in WW2.

The ceremony, at Midcoast Maine Veterans Memorial, will take place at will

Governor Mills Announces More Than $15 Million in Grants Through Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan to Support Seafood Dealers and Processors

Grants build on cost-relief actions taken by Governor last week to help Maine’s iconic seafood industry

Trenton, MAINE – Governor Mills announced today that her Administration is awarding more than $15 million to 107 Maine seafood dealers and processors to help increase the supply of Maine-harvested seafood, strengthen their ability to deliver to markets, and create and sustain jobs throughout Maine’s iconic seafood industry. Businesses in every coastal county received awards, with more than half the awards coming in at more than $115,000.

The funds were made available as competitive grants through the Seafood Dealer and Processor COVID-19 Response and Resilience Program (SDPP) that

Maine's Forestry Community Continues to Protect Water Quality During Timber Harvesting

AUGUSTA - Today, the results of a study on the use and effectiveness of forestry Best Management Practices (BMPs) at timber harvests across the state from 2020-2021 were released by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's Maine Forest Service (MFS). BMPs are voluntary measures used to

Rockland Public Library: 5 week Ocean STEM program for kids


Wednesdays from 3-4:30 PM, July 13-August 10th at Rockland Public Library
4H SPIN Club- Changing Oceans

Rockland, Maine Librarian and 4H positive youth development volunteer Jessie Blanchard joins local STEM expert and educator Carney McCrae to bring you “oceans” of summer science fun! “Changing Oceans” is a five-part program designed for youth 8 and up

Falmouth News: Holiday Closures & Services

Fireworks Reminder from Public Safety

Holiday Closures

Please note, Town offices and facilities will be closed on Monday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day.

Services

The Transfer Station will be open regular hours on Friday, July 1 (7am-5pm) and Saturday, July 2 (9am-5pm).

Garbage collection in Falmouth will not be impacted by the July 4 holiday.

Fourth of July Fireworks Reminder

With the health and safety of residents in mind this Fourth of July, Falmouth Public Safety Officers would like to remind residents that fireworks are prohibited in Falmouth at all times per Falmouth's Code of Ordinances Chapter 2, Section 10-4. Please enjoy the holiday and celebrate safely.

Maine island doctor talk with Dr. Chuck Radis


Rockland, Maine - 
The Rockland Public Library presents Dr. Chuck Radis, Thursday, July 14, at 6:30 p.m. This event is free and open to all.

 

Dr. Chuck Radis was drawn to a career in medicine after meeting an osteopathic family practice bush pilot in Baja, Mexico. Following an internal medicine residency, the young doctor moved his family to Peaks Island off the coast of Maine and traveled by boat to the four year-round islands in Casco Bay,

Maine Marine Patrol to Focus on Boating Under the Influence and Boating Safety During 4th of July Weekend

Augusta - The Maine Marine Patrol will once again be looking out for anyone violating Maine’s boating under the influence laws and sharing safety information during the national Operation Dry Water weekend, July 2-July 4.

Operation Dry Water is a national awareness and enforcement campaign coordinated by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) that focuses on deterring boaters from boating under the influence (BUI) of drugs or alcohol.

“Marine Patrol Officers will be conducting patrols along the coast from

Maine Lobster Festival Announces 2022 Sea Princesses and Coronation Judges

Rockland, Maine - The Maine Lobster Festival is pleased to announce that five young ladies have been selected as Sea Princesses to compete for the title of 2022 Maine Sea Goddess at the 75th Maine Lobster Festival.
 
The coronation will be held Wednesday, Aug. 3 at 6:30 pm on the Maine stage on the Festival grounds at Harbor Park in Rockland, Maine. Also crowned will be the Crown Princess and Miss Congeniality.
 
2022 Sea Princesses


Elsbeth Bates
, 18, of Litchfield, is a 2022

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Documentary about artist and author Ashley Bryan at the Strand on July 17

Ashley Bryan on Great Cranberry Island


ROCKLAND - The documentary film “I Know a Man... Ashley Bryan” by Sedgwick filmmaker Richard Kane and Brooksville political artist Robert Shetterly will be presented at the Strand Theatre on Sunday, July 17 at 2pm. This screening follows the Farnsworth Museum’s Community Open House Honoring Ashley Bryan.

 

A distinguished artist, author, storyteller and teacher, Bryan’s artistic work

Strand announces Metropolitan Opera Live In HD 2022-23 Season: Tickets on Sale Soon



Kelli O'Hara as Laura Brown, Joyce DiDonato as Virginia Woolf, and Renée Fleming as Clarissa Vaughan in Kevin Puts's "The Hours." Photo: Paola Kudacki / Met Opera


ROCKLAND - The Strand Theatre will present the 2022-23 season of The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live high-definition cinema simulcasts from New York City. The Met’s 16th Live-In-HD season opens on October 22 with a live transmission of Cherubini’s Medea, a Met-premiere production starring soprano Sondra Radvanovsky in the title role.

 

In addition to Medea, the season will feature two more company premieres,

Rockland Public Library - Sea Life Touch Tank, July 8th

FRIDAY, JULY 8, 2022 
2 PM – 4 PMSea Life Touch Tank with Herring Gutat Rockland Public Library

 

Drop by the Rockland Public Library to visit with the great people from Herring Gut Learning Center and meet some sea creatures. Herring Gut will be bringing their touch tank to the library for families to meet lobsters, crabs, hermit crabs, urchins, sea stars, anemones, and more.


After visiting the sea creatures, join Miss Katie in the Children’s Room for an ocean craft.


This program is free and for all ages. 


To learn more about Herring Gut Learning Center: https://herringgutlearningcenter.org/



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Or contact us:  (207) 594-0310, refdesk@rocklandmaine.gov, 80 Union St, Rockland, ME 04841