The Camden Hills provide some of the finest mountain views in Maine. Selecting my favorite is no easy task. Ocean Lookout on Mount Megunticook is probably the most well-known and remarkably spectacular. The Scenic Trail above Maiden Cliff provides wondrous views of Megunticook Lake. The panoramic vista of western Penobscot Bay seen from the Georges […]
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Shaping housing struggle stories from fragments
Brian worked for over a decade in home improvement and the Maine lobstering industry. When he became disabled and his income was greatly reduced, the challenge of making ends meet became overwhelming. With no stable housing options, Brian lived out of his truck for years, losing track of time and relationships in the process. The […]
Midcoast cannabis retailer challenges competitors to food bank donation drive
Marijuana retailer Highbrow wants to give back to the community that has helped its business grow by holding a donation drive for Bath Area Food Bank through January.
Brunswick starts five-year countdown to reduce emissions
A breakdown of Brunswick’s new Climate Action Plan, which includes drastic cuts to emissions by 2030.
Want to save Maine’s dunes? Donate that dried-out Christmas tree.
Residents of Georgetown and Arrowsic can donate Christmas trees this weekend to help restore the dunes at Reid State Park. This festive conservation method has received much attention at nearby Popham Beach.
Bath YMCA donates 25 memberships to Midcoast Youth Center kids
The Bath Area Family YMCA is partnering with Midcoast Youth Center to provide 25 youth memberships to local students. These memberships will be provided to students who are active participants in programs at MYC and do not have the necessary means to gain access to a YMCA membership. The Bath YMCA and the Midcoast Youth […]
Local hospital welcomes its first baby of the new year
Tyler Tardif — the Midcoast’s first baby of 2025 — was born at 8:14 a.m. on Jan. 1 at MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. Tyler was born to Kristin Michaud and Brandon Tardif of Lewiston. Tyler weighed 6 pounds 5 ounces and was 19 inches long. “Starting the new year off with a bang,” […]
Former Air Force intelligence officer to give talk on Ukraine, democracy in Europe
The Camden Conference will present Bill Hall in a discussion on “Ukraine and the Survival of Democracy in Europe” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, at Rockland Public Library. This talk will examine democracy’s status and prospects in eastern/central Europe as it relates to Ukraine’s future as an independent nation. Hall was an intelligence officer […]
TikTok disrupts checks and balances
We have front-row seats for a major fight, perhaps the constitutional fight of the century. Three contenders are in the ring, each a heavyweight. They are the Congress, the Supreme Court and President-elect Donald Trump, who just got involved. The outcome could reveal which of them wields the greatest power. Last April, Congress passed with […]
Judicial ethics complaints can’t be ignored
Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court finds itself with a thorny dilemma on its hands at the start of the New Year. For the first time ever, one of its own members, Associate Justice Catherine Connors, has been recommended for discipline by the Committee on Judicial Conduct after failing to recuse herself for an important foreclosure case […]
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