Honey Beer for Hospice is a special limited brew created by the Lubec Brewing Company with proceeds to benefit Down East Hospice Volunteers of Washington County. Thanks to generous people like Gale White and McKinley Jones, owners of the Lubec Brewing Company, and Arlen and Mark Wren of Robbinston who provide the honey for this special beer. […]
Families expecting and/or with young children are invited to the Baby Gear Swap & Family Fun this Friday, July 12th, from 1 – 3 pm in the grassy area next to the Lee Pellon Center in Machias (inside the Center if raining). Bring your new or gently used item to swap for other new or gently used items, connect with […]
June is so gorgeous in downeast Maine! Happy Wednesday! New this week: Machias Area Resource Fair Monday, July 1, from 10 am to 2 pm at the Down East Recovery Support Center, 11 Free Street, Machias. This month’s lineup includes representatives from: Eastern Maine Development Corporation Family Futures Downeast MaineStreet Business Building The Connection Initiative […]
For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil war, and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation — Nation World Happy Juneteenth! New this week: […]
Lupines, Maine’s iconic June wildflower Happy Wednesday! New this week: Today is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Each year, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) brings special attention to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. The day signifies and encourages dialogue and action steps to protect the rights and dignity of older adults. Health center providers […]
You are invited to board Maine Seacoast Mission’s vessel, the Sunbeam, which provides support through counseling, education initiatives, and education services to Maine’s island communities. See the announcement below for dates and locations. Happy Wednesday! New this week: MSCM Sunbeam to Host Open House in Home Port On Tuesday, June 11 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm Maine […]
Help reduce local food waste and enjoy a free meal in good company at the Machias Area Community Supper! The meal is held from 5 – 6 pm on Thursdays at the Center Street Church Community Room, 9 Center St. To volunteer, help with food donations or seek additional information, contact Vanessa Young and Liz Sullivan at machiasfoodconnections@gmail.com. […]
There’s still time to register for the 4th session of our Provider Wellness Series: Mindful Nature Journaling for Providers, presented by Elin MacKinnon, LCSW. No artistic talent is required to begin this adventure into nature journaling as a tool for connection with nature and yourself. In person, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm on June 5th in […]
Learn about the third annual Rhubarb Festival on Saturday, June 1st, in the announcements below. More info here. Happy Wednesday! New this week: MCWE 29th Annual Conference Registration is open for the 29th Maine Child Welfare Education Conference at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on June 27th. Keynote speaker is Scarlett Lewis, founder of Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement. […]
Beginning at sunset on April 30th, bonfires are lit as part of the Celtic cross quarter holiday known as Beltane (“blazing fire”) celebrated on May 1st. Happy May Day! (And if those fires should get out of control, there’s always the other May Day — this is the distress call “MayDay” – literally the English phonetic spelling of “m’aidez,” French for “Help me!”) Happy May Day! […]