BRUNSWICK — Neil Willey went from being an athlete at Medomak Valley and the University of Maine to being a strength and conditioning coach for the University of Arizona, a NCAA Division I…
Life
‘Maine was always home, and I wanted to come home and show my kids and wife the best life possible’
What’s on the town warrant?
VINALHAVEN — When Vinalhaven voters head to the polls Nov. 6 they will encounter a municipal warrant on improving the playground located at the Vinalhaven School.
The question states: “Do…
What’s on the Nov. 6 warrant?
ROCKLAND — Rockland voters will be met with four municipal referendum advisory questions pertaining to marijuana when visiting the polls for the November election.
Advisory questions are…
AUGUSTA — In respect for the victims of the tragic synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh yesterday, October 27, 2018, Governor Paul R. LePage has directed the United States flag and the State of Maine…
CAMDEN — Midcoast high school students aged aged 15 to 18 have the opportunity to travel abroad next summer as part of Rotary International’s family-to-family short-term exchange program (STEP).…
‘This is completely out of the ordinary for us’
CAMDEN — A highly contagious canine respiratory illness has been on the rise in the Midcoast area during recent weeks. Dr. Stacey Contakos, DVM, owner of the Camden Hospital for Animals said the…
Elements of Leadership
The Penobscot Bay Pilot is launching a new series called “Elements of Leadership” where leaders within the local communities are posed six questions about leadership. The selected leaders are…
What’s on the Nov. 6 warrant?
THOMASTON — Thomaston voters will be voting on seven referendum questions on their municipal ballots in the November elections with the highlight question being whether the town should move its…
ROCKPORT – Maine Sport Outfitters is participating in Turtle Fur’s Project Warmth initiative.
In 2008, Turtle Fur, a leading headwear and accessories brand from Vermont, created Project…
PORTLAND — Final approval was given October 24 for a plan to bring together the members of Maine’s largest healthcare system as a single not-for-profit organization.
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Daily assaults of negative media may lead to long-term stress
We live in a time of political turmoil, and may be feeling uncomfortable, anxious and stressed. We are uncertain of the future and uncertainty is an unpleasant state of being. It is hard to know…
How to relieve effects of being ‘low-receiver’ communities
ROCKPORT — Fayette Town Manager Mark Robinson and Freeport-based attorney Dan Walker joined the Camden and Rockport select boards Monday evening, Oct. 22, to introduce a campaign to better…
THOMASTON — Trekkers is pleased to announce that Katlyn Rich and Shale Peters have both joined the Trekkers team as 2018-2019 AmeriCorps Program Assistants. Katlyn and Shale will work closely…
CAMDEN — Halloween is a time for young people to dress up as their favorite cartoon character, music artist or superhero. It’s also a…
THOMASTON — This year’s annual Thomaston Grammar School Fall Fest was a resounding success!
The carnival-themed event, which was sponsored by the Friends and Family of Thomaston Grammar…
SACO — The Elmina B. Sewall Foundation awards an unrestricted grant of $90,000 to MaineHealth Care at Home, (MHCAH) a leading agency offering home health and hospice care to children and adults…
ROCKPORT– Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) is pleased to welcome Richard Caesar, MD. Dr. Caesar a board certified urologist, has joined Pen Bay Urology to provide general adult and pediatric urologic…
LINCOLN COUNTY – On Saturday, October 27, from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office along with the police departments of Boothbay Harbor, Damariscotta, Waldoboro, and Wiscasset…
Camden Public Library
CAMDEN — There will be a wide selection of nicely-priced items at the Thanksgiving Sale of “Books Suitable for Gift Giving” in the Camden Public Library’s Rotunda from November 1 through November…
Introduction to Trekkers’ Programming Principles
ROCKLAND — The Trekkers Training Institute is offering a three-day intensive training, Introduction to Trekkers’ Programming Principles, for youth development practitioners and other professionals…
AUGUSTA– The 9th annual Tobacco-Free Hospital Gold Star Standards of Excellence Awards Celebration, hosted by the MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence’s Breathe Easy initiative, was held on…
AUGUSTA — The 9th annual Tobacco-Free Hospital Gold Star Standards of Excellence Awards Celebration, hosted by the MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence’s Breathe Easy initiative, was held…
Rockland’s South School (RSU 13) innovative food giveaway occurs the second Tuesday of every month
ROCKLAND— On a rainy, dreary fall day in October, a table had been set out behind the Rockland’s South School (RSU 13) on 30 Broadway with boxes of garden vegetables, grocery store bagged lettuce…
BELFAST — The Game Loft hosted a Magic the Gathering Guilds of Ravnica Draft tournament on Saturday, October 6. Twenty-four players, ranging from elementary-school-aged to adult, were in…
‘I was very much born into [soccer]’
LEWISTON — Soccer has been a longstanding aspect of Josiah’s Krul’s entire life, and he will be the first to admit as much.
“I was very much born into the sport,” he said an interview for…
More 1,000 trick-or-treaters anticipated
CAMDEN — Camden’s Pearl Street is a popular destination for Halloween revelers, and according to longtime residents, it always has been. Residents report counting as many as 1,200 trick-or-…
A Day of the Dead remembrance is scheduled for Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 and 2 in the hallway between the New Natural and Bagel Cafe, at 25 Mechanic Street in downtown Camden.
ROCKLAND — There is so much history in Rockland architecture, according to Historical Society curator Ann Morris, that she wants to see it captured, bottled and appreciated. She spoke in support…
BELFAST — What was once an…
ROCKLAND — St. Peter’s has planned a series of talks, with discussion, on challenges faced by older adults.
As people age issues in life raise questions that often are not experienced in…
Shaw’s Supermarket’s top grocery bagger on her way to national championship
ROCKLAND — As anyone who has come home from the grocery store knows, there is an art to bagging groceries so the bread doesn’t end up squished under a bag of potatoes and the hot rotisserie…
Fire Prevention Awareness Week
APPLETON — “I feel cool,” Logan said, as the uniform-clad eighth grader sat in the driver’s seat of an Appleton fire truck. “Very top heavy, but mostly, I just feel cool.”
Logan first…
Camden, through the efforts of the Historic Resources Committee, received a $10,000 grant from Maine Community Foundation’s Belvedere Historic Preservation Fund to restore windows on the Curtis…
Heads up, hunters:
“To all who hunt in Maine: Your help is needed to protect Maine’s deer and moose populations from a devastating disease.” That’s the start of a public letter from the…
RSU 40 to serve as pilot, along with Calais and RSU 10
The Maine Department of Education has been awarded a 5-year grant ($1.1 million per year) from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
Work includes Jonno’s Place, Wandering Database, and HANS – Help Autism Now Society
AUGUSTA — Belfast resident Linda Lee has been named a Molina Healthcare Community Champion at an annual award ceremony in Augusta. The $1000 award was presented by Molina Medicaid Solutions of…
As I write this the Pink Panther theme song is still running through my head. Why? Because I’m still trying to figure out where it all went wrong. It should have been a simple heist.
I…
ROCKPORT — The Knox County Homeless Coalition will not be accepting donations the week of October 15 so that staff and volunteers can do an annual cleaning, inventory and switch over of seasonal…
Is your pet in need of a pedicure? Bring them over to one of the locations and volunteers from Catahoula Rescue of New England will be on hand to make…
ROCKPORT – United Midcoast Charities (UMC) has awarded $500,000 of grants this year to more than 40 nonprofit organizations in Knox and Waldo counties. A community celebration, "Grants and Dance…
CAMDEN — Ashley B. Dudley, RN, interim director of nursing at Quarry Hill in Camden, has been selected to serve on the Maine…
AUGUSTA — The Women Marines Association (WMA) Detachment, Area 1 Director, Jamie DePaola and the Maine Ambassador for the Women In Military Service For America Memorial, Joy Asuncion, invite all…
ROCKPORT — Five Town CSD Adult and Community Education Director David Watts and Program Manager Elyse Socker have welcomed Nancy Nickerson and Beverly Shejen to their staff.
Nickerson is…
Waldo County Technical Center treats its students like family with food and clothing programs
WALDO—When students walk through the doors of Waldo County Technical Center each morning, Math teacher Lacey Breems has learned to pinpoint the behavior of a hungry student.
“They can’t…
Bremen’s Apifera Farm holds a ‘Misfit Love Day’ for older special/needs animals
BREMEN— Katherine Dunn and her husband, Martyn, own a farm with a special focus: they take in elder/special needs goats, pigs, sheep, donkeys, cats, dogs and more. Since they moved the entire farm…
Part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month
ROCKLAND - For one day only, Tuesday, October 2, New Hope for Women's “Empty Place at the Table” memorial was at the Rockland Public Library. Empty Place at the Table is a memorial that New Hope…
THOMASTON — Several Thomaston Grammar School students were recognized for their respectfulness at a school-wide assembly on Friday, Sept. 28…
Hot soup every Wednesday, volunteers welcome
CAMDEN — The First Congregational Church of Camden is gearing up to once again host a community hot soup luncheon every Wednesday at 12 noon, beginning October 24…
Belfast Area High School will be disposing of student records for anyone whose date of birth is before 1992, and has reached the age of 26. Only records that are required by the Maine State…
Right now it’s easy to be green, because, as the Fall Foliage Report from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry notes, there is spotty color…
