Cushing News

CUSHING : The Cushing Historical Society will celebrate its 40th anniversary with musical and social events from July 9-12. Beverly DalPozzal, chairman of the Anniversary Committee, said the focus on music is a reminder that Cushing is a oean extraordinarily diverse town that includes many musicians as well as writers and artists." The celebration ...

For coastal communities that rely on shellfish harvesting to survive, closures forced by toxic algae blooms - really hits us in the gut' Commercial clam diggers Alan Hutchinson and John Forrester work on the mud flats near the Deer Isle causeway Friday afternoon.

CUSHING : Fales Store was established in 1829 by Elisha Fales at Pleasant Point in Cushing Harbor.

DAMARISCOTTA : Lois Dodd, a longtime seasonal resident of Cushing, will be featured Thursday evening, June 25, at River Arts in the historic Coffin House, 170 Main St.

ROCKLAND : David Farmer of Cushing will teach a course in modern art at University College at Rockland during summer session II.

CAMDEN : Barbara Hatch of Cushing has joined the Allen Agency as a commercial lines customer service agent in the company's Camden office.

WARREN : Farmer candidate nominations will begin June 15 for local Farm Service Agency county committees, announced Trudy Soucy, USDA Farm Service Agencya s Knox-Lincoln County executive director.

ROCKLAND : Caldbeck Gallery, 12 Elm St., will open three new exhibits with a 6 to 8 p.m. reception Wednesday, June 17.

On July 1, Rockland, Owls Head and South Thomaston schools will join with Thomaston, St.

CUSHING : Cushing Community School students from kindergarden through fourth grade will showcase some of their work in a weekend group exhibition titled "Places in Time." The show will open with a 5 to 7 p.m. reception Friday, June 12, at the Cushing Historical Society's barn on Hathorne Point Road.

ROUND POND : Local lobstermen and members of the business community in Round Pond recently teamed up with 25 volunteers from around the state to clean 220 derelict lobster traps from the shores of Bar Island in Muscongus Bay.

I am not a religious person, never have been. My lapsed Catholic mom and my atheist dad agreed to have me baptized a Catholic, but I don't remember going to mass except on Christmas Eve.

CUSHING : Pheobe Magnolia Ellis was born on April 19, 2009, to Eli and Aura Ellis of Cushing at Miles Memorial Hospital.

THOMASTON : The Saturday and Sunday, May 30 and 31, sale at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Route 1, will feature an important graphite drawing by the late Andrew Wyeth.

THOMASTON : Wea TMd like to thank all of the wonderful volunteers who generously gave up their free time to pitch in at our annual Clean Up and Cook Out this past Saturday.

CUSHING : The Cushing Historical Society received a $2,000 grant from the Rural Grants Fund of the Maine Community Foundation to support the societya s 40th anniversary celebration.

ROCKLAND : Every student at Rockland District High School and Georges Valley High School will have laptop computers provided to them in the fall.

ROCKLAND : A proposed $28.5 million budget for the six community school system based in Rockland is now in the hands of residents.

Police Chief Dennis Brown said Tuesday a search is continuing for a man who assaulted a Wilton officer who was about to arrest him.

CAMDEN : Tonight's Menu - May 10, 2009 - Happy Mother's Day! Honey-Seared Duck Breast with Sliced Beets and a Walnut Vinaigrette Crab and Sweet Potato Chowder with Fresh Thyme Maine Blueberry Sorbet Roasted-Maine Lobster with a Rosemary Cream and Zucchini Ribbons $45 per person Please call 236-4259 to place a reservation.