Rockland News

"It seems like I just packed this up," Paul Benjamin said to himself a few weeks ago when he brought the first North Atlantic Blues Festival set-up trailer to Harbor Park.

Rabbi Rachel Isaacs of Colby College and Beth Israel Congregation in Waterville will be at Adas Yoshuron Synagogue in Rockland July 25-26 for a Sabbath weekend of services, learning, and discussion.

The Keag River Gallery is approximately 4 miles outside of Rockland heading down Rt 73. Stop off at the Keag Store for a Lobster roll before taking a left onto Dublin Road.

Artist Jon Mort's work, "The End of the Line," is one of 10 lobster buoys to be auctioned at the Trekkers event on July 16. Trekkers, a local outdoor-based youth mentoring program, will celebrate its 20th anniversary by welcoming travel writer and novelist Paul Theroux to the midcoast on Wednesday, July 16. The evening's events will begin ... (more)

Mike grew up in western Massachusetts and graduated from Hartwick College with a B.A. in philosophy.

Fifteen people were indicted Monday by a Knox County Grand Jury that met for one day.

Acting City Manager Thomas Luttrell said last week the Rockland property tax rate will be $20.16 per $1,000 of assessed property value for 2014-2015, up from $19.52 previously.

I've recently been ruminating on the utility of bridges. Part of my motivation is a proclamation in the current Economist that we spend approximately half the percentage of our GDP on infrastructure as compared to Europe.

As the air conditioner in City Hall was working full tilt to cool the council chambers on a humid summer evening, councilors discussed an issue that is generally debated in the depths of winter.

"On the Edge," a one-person play telling the story of lobster-fishing communities on Maine's year-round islands, will be at the Strand Theatre in Rockland for one performance only on Friday, August 8 at 7:00 p.m. Written by Matinicus author and columnist Eva Murray, the play features former Maine state senator Dennis Damon and paintings by ... (more)

Educators and potential educators can choose from a variety of teacher preparation programs and education courses offered at University College at Rockland for the fall 2014 semester, which begins in September.

Camden Street in Rockland, Maine. Double corner lot. City water & sewer, located downtown/centrally, walk from McDonalds, Hannaford, gas stations & other stores, 2 minute walking distance to the ocean.

The Town of Warren will present a gala concert for all ages Sunday, July 13, between 2 and 4 p.m. at the Woolen Mill Park on the downtown banks of the St. George River.

The public is invited to join the Knox County Democrats at their meeting at Stella Maris, Broadway, Rockland to hear two representatives of the Maine Floodplain Management Program discuss changes under way that impact the Midcoast.

It's time once again for the Friends of the Rockland Public Library's tour of "Our Neighbors' Gardens".

Musicians, bring instruments and voices and make music together informally at Sail, Power and Steam Museum at Sharp's Point South, 75 Mechanic St., Rockland.

Get your furry fix at the Coastal Children's Museum, Mechanic Street, Rockland, with a visit from P.A.W.S. Animal Adoption Center.

Country setting in a quiet cul-de-saced neighborhood with space to roam and grow.

There are so many pens in the world, yet so often when I phone someone and ask them to take a message they have to spend two or three minutes trying to find something to write with.

Madison Woodcock, 5, of Union adds some extra water for Blake Emery, 6, of Camden to cool off at Chickawaukie Pond July 3. Temperatures flaired in the 70s and humidity made it almost unbearable until afternoon showers cooled things off a bit.