Here’s to the merging of summer and fall when change is an invitation to adventure. It’s time to try out a trail or visit a village or go back to a haunt that once held great meaning. It’s time to enjoy the last events of the season….without the crowds. More…

Neighbors Driving Neighbors is celebrating its tenth anniversary of providing free rides to residents of Vienna, Fayette, Mount Vernon, Belgrade, Rome, and Readfield for errands, classes, medical appointments, shopping, and other needs. More…

Water Dance Farm is making its niche in the Belgrade community by offering wholesome fresh produce, fresh eggs, pasture-raised poultry, baked goods, flowers, antiques and events and playgroups. More…

If you have been out on Great Pond, Long Pond or Messalonskee Lake recently, you may have noticed small green particles drifting in the water or collecting along the shore. They are cyanobacteria called gloeotrichia echinulata, which have been showing up in high numbers this summer. More…

Loon chicks can swim and dive within their first week, but rely on their parents for warmth and food and sometimes, just transportation. Yet only three months later, the chicks are ready to migrate on their own to the coast for the winter. More…

We are in another serious drought. Back in May, the long-term forecast was for an average of 25% less precipitation for this summer but unfortunately here in the Belgrades, we’ve received even less than that. More…

There are no sharks in our lakes, but maybe your children would love to read this book about Cape Cod saltwater scientists written by Sy Montgomery and with photos by Keith Ellenbogan. The Great White Shark Scientist is a beautiful picture book for the very young. More…