Additions of play structures, swings and a picnic area to the park completed an upgrade project that has been an idea for 20 years.

Head chefs of Terlingua and Ocotillo are set to compete in 21st annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off on August 2.

Starting in 2026, NESCAC teams — including Colby, Bates and Bowdoin — will be allowed to accept invitations to the NCAA Division III playoffs.

Appointments at most of the state's 13 Bureau of Motor Vehicle Offices are stretching into October, but people who can't wait that long can still go without an appointment.

Friends of Merrymeeting Bay will host ecologist Kathy Claerr for a walk-and-talk from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, in Bowdoinham on the topic of “Insects & Other Natural Wonders.” Merrymeeting Bay is internationally recognized for its unique tidal freshwater ecosystem and is surrounded by a diversity of habitats, including a variety of forest types, fields, […]

From the Sailors and Soldiers statue at Monument Square to Longfellow’s statue in Portland and the famed Peace Monument at Washington, D.C., he sculpted some of the most recognizable and celebrated monuments in the United States. And this legendary artist was raised in Bath, Maine. Franklin Batchelder Simmons was born on Jan. 11, 1839, to […]

During the next heavy rainstorm, watch how water flows on your driveway. Does it cascade into the street carrying oil, fertilizer and debris into local streams, or do you see rainfall puddling, then gently disappearing into the ground? If you can make the decision whether to pave over our planet or install permeable surfaces that […]

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 […]

No one was injured when the aircraft came to rest in the grass next to the tarmac.

Finding anticipated taxes would fall short of the budget, Town Council approved an unexpected tax rate bump on Monday.