Community News and Events

Transportation coupon program helps riders with disabilities

People with disabilities have a new transportation option in the Midcoast that gives them more freedom and flexibility in getting to the places they need to go. Coastal Trans is partnering with local taxi companies and other transportation providers to create a new program that gives people living with disabilities access to rides at half the regular cost. The Transportation Coupon Program, funded by a New ... from Community Happenings

Transportation coupon program helps riders with disabilities

People with disabilities have a new transportation option in the Midcoast that gives them more freedom and flexibility in getting to the places they need to go. Coastal Trans is partnering with local taxi companies and other transportation providers to create a new program that gives people living with disabilities access to rides at half the regular cost. The Transportation Coupon Program, funded by a New ... from Community Happenings

Myers exhibit opens at Yvette Torres

Yvette Torres Fine Art will present the art of Winslow Myers in an exhibit titled "Passages" Friday, May 25 through June 24 at the gallery on 21 Winter St. An opening reception will be held Friday, June 1 from 5 to 8 p.m., in conjunction with Rockland’s First Friday art walk. Myers lives in Bristol. He was raised in Walpole, the son of Julia and the late Edward Myers, and took his first art classes as a child at ... from Arts & Entertainment

Myers exhibit opens at Yvette Torres

Yvette Torres Fine Art will present the art of Winslow Myers in an exhibit titled "Passages" Friday, May 25 through June 24 at the gallery on 21 Winter St. An opening reception will be held Friday, June 1 from 5 to 8 p.m., in conjunction with Rockland’s First Friday art walk. Myers lives in Bristol. He was raised in Walpole, the son of Julia and the late Edward Myers, and took his first art classes as a child at ... from Arts & Entertainment

Spend a Day on the Bay celebration June 2

Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce member day trip excursion boats on Saturday, June 2 will offer discounts for people to experience the beauty of Penobscot Bay, the expertise and stories of local captains, and the pleasures of gadding about in boats with the first Spend a Day on the Bay celebration. Participating vessels from Port Clyde, Rockland, Rockport and Camden will offer discounts ranging from 20 ... from Community Happenings

Spend a Day on the Bay celebration June 2

Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce member day trip excursion boats on Saturday, June 2 will offer discounts for people to experience the beauty of Penobscot Bay, the expertise and stories of local captains, and the pleasures of gadding about in boats with the first Spend a Day on the Bay celebration. Participating vessels from Port Clyde, Rockland, Rockport and Camden will offer discounts ranging from 20 ... from Community Happenings

Coastal Christian valedictorian called to serve those in need

The valedictorian at Coastal Christian School has found her calling. Christa Sorterup of Waldoboro said she wants to go into the field of social justice, helping with issues of hunger and poverty. She also wants to spread the gospel and “show Christ’s love to people in third-world countries.”Sorterup said her passion for social justice came from visiting the Dominican Republic. “I felt like that’s where I was ... from Education

Riley School recycles

For the past eight weeks, more than 50 local schools have been competing to collect and "CLYNK" the most bottles and cans (per enrolled student) in the Maine Recycles Championship. The statewide contest was sponsored by CLYNK, the Maine company that has its self-serve recycling kiosks in 46 Hannaford supermarkets. In the second tier of the competition, the Riley School came in third and received a $500 prize. The ... from Community Happenings

Hospital awarded for care of stroke patients

Pen Bay Medical Center has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes Pen Bay Medical Center’s commitment and success in implementing excellent care for stroke patients, according to evidence-based guidelines. To receive the award, Pen Bay Medical Center achieved 85 percent or higher adherence to ... from Community Happenings

'Winter Works' revealed at New Era

New Era Gallery on Main Street will open for the 2012 season Saturday, May 26 with a public reception from 4 to 7 p.m. The opening show, "Winter Works,” provides a first look at work done during the winter months by gallery artists. New work is arriving daily including watercolor and acrylic paintings by John Wulp; hand-hooked rugs by Carol Petillo; mixed media work by Diana Godfrey and Elaine Crossman; and ... from Arts & Entertainment

'Poverty in paradise'

After graduating from college in 2009, Brooke Payne felt a restless energy that was quieted only after an 11-month teaching assignment in the North Pacific. "I wanted to travel, but not as a tourist. I wanted to live and work in a different culture rather than observe it as an outsider," said Payne. Payne applied to World Teach, an organization that places Americans interested in teaching English abroad in ... from News

Zopp, Zen open CRAFT season

CRAFT gallery, 12 Elm St., will open for its third season Friday, May 25, introducing new work by Lincolnville artist Dudley Zopp with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Zopp's watercolor and pencil drawings on Arches paper were completed in early 2012 upon her return from an artist's residency in Spain. The series, called Warp Weights, was inspired by stone and clay forms used as weights on the ancient looms of ... from Arts & Entertainment

Friday films offer 'Terror by Night'

Friends of the Thomaston Public Library presents its Friday Night Film Series with screenings Fridays at 6:30 p.m. at the Thomaston Public Library in the Thomaston Academy Building, 60 Main St./Route 1. To cap May's showcase of Sherlock Holmes, the May 25 movie is "Terror by Night," an 60-minute film from 1946. Affluent widow Lady Margaret (Mary Forbes) and her son Roland (Geoffrey Steele) enlist the help of ... from Arts & Entertainment

What a blast: Plenty of wind, fun for young sailors in Breakwater Regatta

Thirty-two high school sailors from six visiting teams joined 23 sailors from the Rockland Community Sailing squad team for the junior varsity-level third annual Breakwater Blast High School Sailing Regatta May 13 in the north end of Rockland Harbor. An additional 50-plus coaches, parents and volunteer support staff converged on The Apprenticeshop waterfront to enjoy a solid day of racing. Twelve races were ... from Sports

Oceanside, Camden Hills, North Haven athletes strong in Lions' den

Five of the seven schools in the Midcoast — from Knox, Waldo and part of Lincoln counties — that offer spring outdoor track and field were at the same venue May 17 as Belfast hosted the Mariners, Windjammers, Hawks, Mustangs and their own Lions. There were many solid individual and relay performances from local student-athletes, highlighted by phenomenal efforts by Oceanside's Bethany Berry, who won the 100 and ... from Sports

Busline League baseball, softball squads swing for strong finishes

Despite a boatload of rain this spring, which caused a bundle of postponements along the way, the conclusion of the Busline League baseball and softball regular seasons is just around the corner, with many teams in recent action throughout the area. Coaches can report results by emailing ~ or calling 594-4401. The following is a recap of reported results: Softball Medomak 8th 14, Camden-Rockport 5 At Waldoboro ... from Sports

Camden Adult Coed Softball League meeting changed to May 23

There will be a meeting on Wednesday, May 23 at 6 p.m. at the Camden Snow Bowl for those interested in forming a team or joining the Camden Adult Coed Softball League for the 2012 season. Team managers should attend the meeting, which has been changed from Thursday, May 24. The season runs the second week in June through late August. Each team must have a minimum of four women on the field at all times. Men must ... from Sports