Wednesday Communique

NextStep will be hosting a FREE Family Fun Dance on August 10th from 4-8 pm at Machias Memorial High School!  Come enjoy this completely free event in a safe environment with […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]