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.
Saturday, July 30, 2022
75th Maine Lobster Festival Offering Free Admission
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Blue Marble Geographics Releases Version 2.3 of Global Mapper Mobile
Global Mapper Mobile version 2.3 with the Pro Module expands GPS compatibility with TCP/IP communication and includes new field analysis tools.
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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