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Purchase of Tozier’s Searsport aims to revive a lost community hub
SEARSPORT, Maine (WABI) - The lights of the former Tozier’s Family Market store in Searsport will turn on once again under a new name. The space was purchased by Edwards Brothers Supermarkets. Tozier’s suddenly closed in July and in an interview with TV-5 the owner explained why. “With...
Thank you for supporting Spectrum Generations’ Grand Re-Opening and Ribbon Cutting
L-R: Lindsay MacDonald, VP Community Engagement, Spectrum Generations; Representative Janice Dodge, House District 39; City Councilor Brenda Bonneville, Belfast; Gerry Queally, President and CEO, Spectrum Generations; Jenn Brown, Director of Centers, Nutrition and Catering, Spectrum Generations; Sandra MacDonald, Regional Center Director, Spectrum Generations; Jeff Johnson, VP Home and Community Based Services, Bridges Home Services; Tarsha Rewa, Adult Day and Community Support Services Director, Bridges Home Services; and Representative Benjamin Hymes, House District 38. (Photo courtesy Spectrum Generations)
2024 Common Ground Country Fair
Looking for a fun, family-friendly event that has “The way Life should be?” written all over it?. The 48th annual Common Ground Fair proudly celebrates Rural Living in MAINE! September 20-21-22, MOFGA (Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association) invites everyone to enjoy their 700 scheduled events. Gates open Friday & Saturday at 9am to 6pm. Sunday 9am to 5pm.
Nursing students getting hands-on training at rural hospitals in Maine
PITTSFIELD, Maine — Knox resident Lily May Joy has always dreamed of being a nurse. "I wanted to be able to help people," May Joy said. With the closest student nursing programs an hour's drive away in Bangor, though, that dream at times seemed out of reach. "Driving to...
CHS Alumni Association Recognition Award goes to USAF vet with academic accomplishments
On Friday, August 9, 2024, the Camden High School (CHS) Alumni Association held its 118th Annual Alumni Banquet at the Elks Club Lodge in Rockland, Maine. There were 122 alumni and guests who attended the event with classes from 1948 TO 1968. One of the highlights of the evening program...
Around Town 8/30/24: Local News, Culture and Events
Steven Tanguay and Jim Hyland with events tomorrow (Saturday) and in September at the Searsport Shores campground, sponsored by the Maine Makers Guild. Amy Browne started out at WERU as a volunteer news & public affairs producer in 2000, co-hosting/co-producing RadioActive with Meredith DeFrancesco. She joined the team of Voices producers a few years later, and has been WERU’s News & Public Affairs Manager since January, 2006. In addition to RadioActive, Voices, Maine Currents and Maine: The Way Life Could Be, Amy also produced and hosted the WERU News Report for several years. She has produced segments for national programs including Free Speech Radio News, This Way Out, Making Contact, Workers Independent News, Pacifica PeaceWatch, and Live Wire News, and has contributed to Democracy Now and the WBAI News Report. She is the recipient of the 2014 Excellence in Environmental Journalism Award from the Sierra Club of Maine, and Maine Association of Broadcasters awards for her work in 2017 and 2021.
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