Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition: Planet vs Plastics (part 1)

Abbott Room

Earth Day is Monday, April 22. Earth Day reminds us to think about our beautiful environment and all that we can and should do to preserve it. This is especially important this year when we have had continual reminders of how fragile life on this earth is and how human behavior has affected it. This […]

Belfast Historical Society Program

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1911, Busy, Booming Belfast- presentation with Megan Pinette Megan Pinette, historical society president, will present a look at 1911 as recorded in the Waldo County Herald newspaper. That year saw several important additions to commercial Belfast; the Colonial Theatre, a corn canning factory, and a sardine packing plant. In the words of WCH editor, Edgar F. […]

Belfast Historical Society Program

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The Mighty Goose River Gary Stuckey, museum volunteer, will present the history of the Goose River (its mouth at Belfast Bay, Maine) from the first dam built to power sawmills to electrical power generation at its mouth. Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries the river provided power for grist mills, sawmills, leatherboard factories and […]

Reception for THMS “Faces of the Future” mask exhibit

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Statement about the exhibit: We are Troy Howard Middle School 8th grade social studies students. We have explored the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in order to find a goal we think is particularly important. Each of us has chosen a goal, completed research, and designed a mask to get the word out about […]

Who Owns Your Grocery? A discussion with Jon Steinman

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The Belfast Community Coop presents an evening with Jon Steinman. Join author Jon Steinman for an inspiring discussion on "What Is the Food Co-op Future?" in the Abbott Room,  Thursday, June 6th at 5:30 PM. Gain insights into the future of grocery stores and the food supply chain, and hear inspiring stories of the food […]