Merrymeeting Food Council is preparing for the fourth session of its Farm Skills Training Program to educate Mainers about the food system and grow their skills for possible careers in agriculture.
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Boothbay turns to nature as a new learning frontier
Boothbay Elementary recently launched a club with Hearty Roots to get kids outdoors and offer parents a respite from costly after-school care options.
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Local theater company to expand housing options for staff
Maine State Music Theatre said that renovating the second floor of its building will reduce stress in finding housing for staff amid a shortage.
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What Mainers can expect when ‘Antiques Roadshow’ rolls into Midcoast
What treasures will be revealed when PBS visits Boothbay this summer?
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Rockland Public Library to hold puzzle swap
Rockland Public Library is holding a puzzle swap from 3:30-5 p.m. on Feb. 3 in the Community Room. To participate, bring a 250-plus-piece, gently used, adult puzzle to the library between Friday, Jan. 24, and Saturday, Feb. 1. For each puzzle donated, participants will receive a ticket to pick out a puzzle that someone else […]
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Third places and combatting loneliness
This may not seem like a business topic, but in fact, it may be the most important business topic we discuss all year. I’ve recently been consumed by the idea of loneliness, solitude and the solution of third places. Those who read Robert Putnam’s warning in his book “Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of […]
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Midcoast Youth Center receives $15,000 in donations, announces new projects
Midcoast Youth Center & Skatepark wrapped up its 2024 fundraising with a donation initiated by 100+ Women Who Care Midcoast Maine, resulting in $15,000 in total support through member donations and matching grant funds. This gift capped the end-of-year matching campaign where all donations were doubled up to $60,000 by two MYC donors. 100+ WWCMM […]
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1951 murder involving husband and wife stuns Brunswick
In the mid-20th century, a grisly murder stunned the community of Brunswick, created bold headlines across the state and challenged investigators to unravel a flurry of confusing details. Shortly after midnight on Jan. 18, 1951, Brunswick Police received a strange phone call from South Portland physician Dr. Waldo T. Skillin. As a result, Sergeant Chester […]
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Icy hazards while hiking on Mount Pisgah
My first introduction to Mount Pisgah in Winthrop was about 35 years ago. A friend, Gary Cole, invited me on a cross-country ski trip over the summit. There were no conventional cross-country ski trails on the mountain. Rather, Gary, who was very familiar with the small central Maine peak, cobbled together a combination of old […]