The Coast Guard issued several new recommendations for inspecting and maintaining wooden masts in its report on a 2023 incident that left one dead and others injured.
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ESPN returns to Maine for Lobster Festival ‘SportsCenter’ segment
After traveling to Newport in June, the network returns for the 78th annual festival in Rockland as part of its ’50 states in 50 days’ tour.
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Mondaynite Jazz Orchestra takes over library lawn for Rockland concert
The Mondaynite Jazz Orchestra will be the featured group for the next Rockland Public Library Lawn Concert at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7. This event is free and open to all; the rain date will be Tuesday, Aug. 12. A local favorite, Mondaynite Jazz Orchestra is an 18-piece Midcoast-based big band with the mission of […]
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Puppeteers cap off Rockland library’s summer reading program
The Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers will present “Everybody Loves Pirates” from 6-7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 4, to celebrate the conclusion of the Rockland Public Library’s summer reading program. This is a live puppet theater show for all ages in the Community Room. Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers is a puppetry troupe based in Bar Harbor and comprised of […]
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6 events this week include the Maine Lobster Festival and Chicago in Bangor
Portland Stage presents its latest production ‘Murder for Two.’
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PETA sues Maine Lobster Festival in an effort to stop steaming of 20,000 pounds of live lobster
The animal rights organization says lobsters can feel pain and that the city’s decision to allow the festival to steam them live is ‘a municipally endorsed spectacle of animal suffering.’
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12-piece ensemble brings rock and blues to Rockland
Watts Hall Band will perform at 6 p.m. Monday, July 28, outside Rockland Public Library. A 12-piece ensemble, the Watts Hall Band delivers a powerful, vocally driven sound with a full horn section, electric keys, sax solos and standout guitar work. The group’s dynamic blend of rock, blues and R&B classics is designed to keep […]
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Historian to present talk on Maine families in the age of slavery
The Rockland Public Library will present historian Carol Gardner to contrast two Portland families in the 1800s at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 31. Gardner talk is based on her latest history book, “The Divided North: Black and White Families in the Age of Slavery.” This dual-family biography demonstrates that the North was a critical proving […]
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Rockland detective sues city, saying it denied her the right to work from home during pregnancy
Detective Anne Griffith also alleges that the city retaliated against her after maternity leave by nixing a contract she had to work for Maine State Police.
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Rachel Dratch, SNL’s Debbie Downer, brings improv to Maine
Bluebird Improv will be performing in Rockland, Waterville and Arundel.