The Rockland Public Library and Millay House Rockland will host “Conversations of the Century with the Trans Poetics Archive” at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 5, in the Community Room at Rockland Public Library. This event is free and open to all. In a heart-to-heart with Edna St. Vincent Millay and her suffrage poem, “I, being […]
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Center for Maine Contemporary Art summer exhibitions open May 24
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art will open its three summer exhibitions Saturday, May 24. An opening reception is from 3-5 p.m. Saturday. The exhibitions are “Cheek to Cheek” by Nicole Wittenberg, May 24 through Sept. 14; “the shape of memory” by Carlie Trosclair, May 24 through Sept. 7; and “Leaf Litter” by Elizabeth Atterbury, […]
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Rockland library presents three free programs next week
Rockland Public Library is hosting three special programs next week. All of them are free. The library is located at 80 Union St. Fall prevention Vikki Webster from Maine Health will present a fall prevention workshop at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 14, at the Rockland Public Library as part of the Aging Well series co-sponsored […]
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With contract inked, Brunswick-Rockland rail operator preparing for trains
Maine Switching Services, which will operate as the Cumberland and Knox Railroad, aims to begin carrying freight shipments by the end of May.
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Rockland Public Library to host working waterfront discussion with industry veteran
Rockland Public Library will present Bill Gerencer to lead the discussion “Considering the New England Working Waterfront” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 3. This event is free and open to all. Gerencer is a 40-plus-year veteran of the New England working waterfront, who has served as lobsterman, commercial fisherman, fish buyer, sales, corporate trainer, fisheries […]
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Amalgamation of American music styles to perform at Rockland library
Singer-songwriter David Dodson presents a Reading Room Concert at the Rockland Public Library at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 27. Dodson writes songs that run the gamut of American styles — folk, rock, blues, jazz and country. They cover a variety of topics and range from poignant to hilarious. He has shared the stage with K […]
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Freeport’s working waterfront goes electric
The Island Institute launched a toolkit for those eyeing marine electrification. Some local aquaculture farms are already pivoting, transforming Maine’s coastline one boat at a time.
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Mainer and overseas volunteer to lead talk on refugee crisis in Lesvos, Greece
Rockland Public Library will present Marie Ilvonen to speak on “Seeking Safety: The Ongoing Crisis on Lesvos, Greece” at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 13. This event is free and open to all. Ilvonen will discuss how people from Syria, Afghanistan, the Congo and many other countries have made the treacherous crossing from Turkey to Lesvos, […]
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Midcoast fishermen warn of ‘destructive’ end to Maine Sea Grant
Aquaculture farmers from Westport Island to Biddeford warn that the Trump administration’s decision to cut federal funding will harm Maine’s working waterfront, though Sen. Susan Collins announced Wednesday that the terms were being negotiated.
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Nature steward to speak on early spring stirrings of Midcoast wildlife
The Rockland Public Library will present “Spring Fever” with Kirk Gentalen at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 6. This event is free and open to all. Nature observer and Maine Coast Heritage Trust steward Gentalen will present photos and stories and re-hash where nature in the Midcoast is at during very early spring. As the “gateway […]