Tickets to the upcoming Camden Garden Club 75th Annual Garden Tour taking place July 20 will go on sale online April 1. Tickets are $40 and will be available through the Club’s website. Tickets will also be available for in-person purchase at local merchants closer to the event. The Tour will take place rain or...

Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) has retained a real estate broker to sell several properties in downtown Rockland, including the site that houses its long-term nursing care facility at 6 White St. and the adjacent Bok Building at 22 White St. The property at 6 White St. houses the Knox Center, PBMC’s long-term nursing care...

Registration is open for facilitation training through the University of Maine Hutchinson Center’s professional development program.  Strengthening Your Facilitation Skills, an in-person program, will be held May 5, 19 and June 2 from 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. ET and costs $425. More information is available on the Hutchinson Center website. Strengthening Your Facilitation Skills focuses on...

Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District (KLSWCD) is once again sponsoring an annual trout stocking sale for your home or farm pond. We offer two sizes, 4-5” rainbow trout and 7-9” brook trout, as well as oxygen bags that hold up to 20-30 fish. Minimum order is $50.00. To order, you must have a current...

Camden National Bank announced that Kathleen (Kate) Bellmore was promoted to Senior Vice President, Talent Acquisition & Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer. In her new role, she will continue to lead the organization’s talent acquisition function while also leading the Bank’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts. Under her leadership, the Bank will expand its...

In early March, Ann Filley, Treasurer of the Friends of the Rockport Library, presented Library Director Ben Blackmon with a donation check for $10,000, to benefit the library.  “We would like to thank everyone who helped make our 2022 book sales successful,” said Filley. Throughout the year, generous donors contributed thousands of books, DVDs, CDs,...

The Camden Public Library is delighted to host Riding the TransAmerica Trail, a presentation with Rich Boulet on Tuesday, March 21 at 6:30 PM. Boulet is the Library Director at the Blue Hill Public Library in Blue Hill, Maine. He recently took a “bucket list” 12,000-mile motorcycle trip across the USA and back, mostly on dirt...

The Maine State Chamber of Commerce is hosting its eleventh annual Business Day at the Statehouse on Thursday, March 30, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the Hall of Flags (Statehouse, Second Floor). Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce President and CEO, Eric Belley, will be on hand to represent the interest of...

For the first time ever, the Camden Garden Club invites the community to join in sponsoring downtown lampposts for the upcoming 2023 season. The Club encourages local businesses and members of the community to act now to be a part of this historic effort. Sponsors have the opportunity to select a specific lamppost from those...

In the event of a home fire, did you know that you have just 2 minutes to get out safely? Most people don’t realize a fire can engulf a home in such a flash. That’s why the American Red Cross of Northern New England wants to make sure everyone within our communities — especially those...