Life

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The Wave, a quarterly, full-color magazine produced by Penobscot Bay Pilot, showcases a seasonal take on Midcoast life and the people who live, work and play on and around Penobscot Bay…

THOMASTON — From January 29-31, seventeen juniors and four mentors participated in a 2 1/2-day leadership training through Trekkers, an…

Banking centers host drive to create 'Hope Kits' to support state's homeless

CAMDEN — In conjunction with its Hope@Home initiative, Camden National Bank has launched a company-wide drive to collect urgently needed…

Rep. Joan Welsh, D-Rockport, welcomed the Camden-Rockport Skippers jump rope team to the State House Thursday.

The Skippers,…

Project will open up more space for community use

BELFAST — The Unitarian Universalist Church of Belfast is undertaking a major renovation of its building on Miller Street behind the…

INFORMED YOUNG LEADERS

AUGUSTA — At the request of Governor LePage, on Wednesday, Feb. 10, a group of students from Camden Hills Regional High School, Oceanside…

BELFAST — After 10 years of compassionate service to Maine high school students, the current lead fairy godmothers of the Cinderella…

Permit Drawing June 11

AUGUSTA — Hunters who dream about the hunt of a lifetime will be happy to know that the 2016 Maine moose permit online application process…

AUGUSTA — The Maine Legislature honored Midcoast student members of Aldermere Achievers 4-H Club of Aldermere Farm in Rockport for winning…

BELFAST — The Belfast Are High School is pleased to announce the second quarter honor roll.

Grade 9

THOMASTON — The Knox Museum has been selected to host the Vietnam Combat Veterans' The Moving Wall for five days over Memorial Day weekend…

Camden-Rockport Middle School Spirit Week...

CAMDEN — The stands in the Camden-Rockport Middle School gymnasium were nearly filled with clapping, stomping and cheering students and parents and teachers Thursday night, as a team of eighth-…

ROCKLAND — Family medicine physician Ira Mandel treats a hundred addicts per month, more than 1,000 per year in Midcoast Maine; yet, the numbers of area residents he turns away remains high. Until…

Tim Simmons of Boothbay just returned from a week in Sweden. As interesting and exciting as he said it was, it wasn't a vacation. He was invited to go by his friend, crustacean scientist Matz…

Food, drink, a bonfire and fireworks

NORTHPORT — Friday’s snow storm did little to dampen the Fire and Ice event atop Point Lookout. Despite the weather, which included blowing snow and strong wind gusts, a crowd gathered at the…

Children's House Montessori School

CAMDEN — The Jade Door Students at Children's House Montessori School today announced the Jade Door Garden Seed Sale. The children are…

PORTLAND — The Maine Women's Fund, the only Maine foundation focused exclusively on advancing women's and girls' economic security,…

SPREADING KINDNESS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOLS

Great Kindness Challenge Week was the week of Jan. 25. This was a week in which many schools across the United States focused on kindness.…

CHILDREN’s Activities for February vacation

OWLS HEAD

Camden Rotary Club offers supportive grants for 501c3

Messler Gallery of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship

ROCKPORT — Six Maine woodworkers were honored with awards at the opening of "Maine Wood 2016"  Friday, Jan. 29. The exhibition is the fifth in a biennial series presented by the Messler…

Bowling will be held in the Midcoast April 8-15

CAMDEN

Camden-Rockport school district makes proposal to Camden

CAMDEN — The Select Board in Camden will consider Tuesday evening, when it convenes for a regularly scheduled meeting, a proposal from the Camden-Rockport school district that the town takes…

Last call for team registrations!

CAMDEN — A half-dozen radio, television and print media journalists came to town Friday, dressed warm for the invitation to attend the annual Toboggan National Media Day event, held simultaneously…

University of Maine dean's list students from Knox & Waldo Counties

ORONO — The University of Maine recognized 2,216 students for achieving

FESTIVAL AGAIN GIVES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY

ROCKLAND

Walls go up, new systems put into place

THOMASTON — When the new Lyman Pope Jr. animal shelter building opens in Thomaston this summer, surrendered animals and their former owners may find the transition easier than those entering the…

Penbaypilot.com bringing your community to you

Author Neal Evan Parker was born in Brooklyn in 1956. While sailing the waters of New England as a teenager, he became devoted to traditional sailing vessels. By the age of 20 he was a licensed…

Pecha Kucha, Pies on parade, Dance Party, Vaudeville and ‘70s night drawing

Midcoast has its serious groove on this weekend. With the Camden Winterfest

GRAB YOUR SWEETHEART, PUT YOUR DANCING SHOES ON

ROCKPORT

Lions International Peace Poster Contest

 CAMDEN - The Lions International Peace Poster Contest is a contest that encourages children, ages 11-13, to creatively express what peace means to them.  The contest allows students to…

ROCKLAND — Coastal Family Hospice Volunteers is forming an eight-week peer support group for anyone experiencing the loss of a loved one.…

Training Offers the Competitive Edge in the Maine Job Market

BELFAST  …

Trackside Restaurant hosts MDA and Rockland Fire Department

ROCKLAND – Trackside Station was the scene of the fifth annual Chili Chowder Cookoff to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Maine, Sunday, January 17. The event was sponsored by the…

ROCKLAND — The best camera for taking photos is the one that you always have with you. Lurking inside your iPhone is one of the most inspiring, capable, and fun imaging systems in all of…

Still the same delicious day of pie tasting in Rockland to raise money for AIO Food Pantry & Fuel Assistance Fund

ROCKLAND — Jan. 23 marks National Pie Day and each year just around that time the town of Rockland takes out the rolling pins and starts…

Birth announcement

WALDOBORO — Angelia May Anderson was born Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, at 4:48 am, at Augusta Maine General to Doug and Jessica Anderson of Waldoboro.

Angelia weighed 9 pounds, 5 ounces,…

Camden Police Department

CAMDEN — Police officers are notorious for razzing each other about anything and everything. Whether it's one officer's favorite food or another officer's mannerism, within the ranks, each…

Parker Laite of the Camden Rotary Club awarded the prestigious Paul Harris Award to a surprised George McKiernan, of Camden, at the club's…

An alloy of flavors wheels into town

THOMASTON — Steve Steeves, owner of Camden’s Fresh, along with his brother Jaimie, owner of J and J Lobsters in Rockland, are completely revamping the former Irving gas station at 118 Main Street…

Rockland, Thomaston libraries host free sessions in new form of stress relief

Who’d have thought that coloring books geared toward adults would be the hottest thing this winter? The New York Post recently ran a piece on the trend, reporting that more than 2,000…

The 5th annual Chili & Chowder Cookoff takes place Jan. 17 at Trackside

ROCKLAND — More than five years ago, firefighter Carl Anderson thought there might be a more inspiring way for Rockland Professional Firefighters Local 1584 to do their annual fundraiser for the…

University of Maine Cooperative Extension

ORONO — For 15 years, University of Maine Cooperative Extension's statewide Maine Harvest for Hunger (MHH) program has organized gardeners…