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MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals launch accessible drug take-back program

Rockport, Maine · Rockport

MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals launch accessible drug take-back program

ROCKPORT and BELFAST — MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo hospitals announce the launch of a secure and convenient medication take-back program on their campuses. Both hospitals have installed new take-back kiosks within their main lobbies, offering year-round, no-cost disposal for residents of Knox and Waldo counties. The kiosks provide a place for community members to safely discard unused, expired or leftover prescription and over-the- counter med…Read Article

Urge each and every voter to vote NO on Rockport's Question 3 on June 10

Voter · Rockport

Urge each and every voter to vote NO on Rockport's Question 3 on June 10

What Does the Proposed New Rockport Comprehensive Plan Say? Well, first of all, it says A LOT. Most probably more than busy residents have time to read — all 249-plus pages of it! And we must be informed because so much is at stake for our little town. In fact, on Page 6, the Plan states: "The 2025 Plan will serve as an informative guide for land-use decision making over the next decade." If you would like to read the whole plan, go to the…Read Article

What Does the Proposed New Rockport Comprehensive Plan Say?

Rockport, Maine · Rockport

What Does the Proposed New Rockport Comprehensive Plan Say?

' ... only a few years ago, our voters, by a 70% majority, said NO to vacation rental regulation.'Read Article

Memorial Day hours at MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo hospitals

ROCKPORT and BELFAST — In observance of Memorial Day, MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals announce the following adjusted holiday hours:  The retail pharmacy at MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital will be open for abbreviated hours, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Monday, May 26.  All physician practices, including walk-in care, as well as outpatient labs and radiology, will be closed Monday, May 26. All practices and departments will resume normal bus…Memorial Day · Rockport See the Story

Rockport Municipal Budget Track Unsustainable

Rockport municipal budget track unsustainable lclancy2 Sat, 05/24/2025Rockport, Maine · Rockport Read Article

Learn about, and celebrate 'Land Return' in the Midcoast

Coastal Mountains Land Trust’s Land Return and Access Committee and the co-directors of Niweskok invite the community to a gathering on June 4 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Pascal Hall, 86 Pascal Avenue, in Rockport. Attendees will hear about a recent land return project in the Midcoast and learn how community members can support this work.Rockport, Maine · Rockport Read Article

Efficient Garden Maintenance presentation at Merryspring

John Fromer will lead an outdoor presentation on Efficient Garden Maintenance, Tuesday, June 10, at 12 p.m., at Merryspring Nature Center.Rockport, Maine · Rockport Read Article

Rod Reynolds: Shatter Creek

Today I’m joining the blog tour for Shatter Creek. My review is written with thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me on the tour and to Orenda Books for my copy of the book. Blurb: Hampstead County Police Department is embroiled in scandal after corruption at the top of the force was exposed. Cleared of involvement and returned to active duty, Detective Sergeant Casey Wray nonetheless finds herself at a crossroads when it becomes clear not everyone…Rockport, Maine · Rockport Read Article

Beekeeping demonstration at Merryspring, May 27

Dick Vermuelen will lead an outdoor demonstration on beekeeping, Tuesday, May 27, at 4 p.m., at Merryspring Nature Center.Rockport, Maine · Rockport Read Article

Megunticook Dam Scenarios A, B and C

The Montgomery dam scenarios A, B and C are complicated, and therefore can be confusing. But here’s a way to remove much of the mystery. For two years the nine member Megunticook River Citizens Advisory Committee met monthly. As a result, they have provided a comprehensive report which was released last February. megunticookrivercac.comRockport, Maine · Rockport Read Article

Photographs by Vincente Spadafora on exhibit at Rockport library

"Then again, once more," a show of Vincente Spadafora’s contemporary color photography in handcrafted frames, will be on exhibit June 3-28, at the Rockport Public Library. Works will be shown in both the upper and lower levels of the library. Vincente Spadafora (vin-cent spa-da-for-a) is a visual artist who transcribes scenes of impermanence through photography. "In chance encounters, the ephemeral quality of nature contrasts our built landscape…Rockport, Maine · Rockport Read Article