Waldo County Technical Center (WCTC) honored its highest achieving students from the 2022 - 2023 school year on May 17 by inducting them into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS). The…
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Waldo County Technical Center (WCTC) honored the success of all students and awarded scholarships to graduating seniors during its annual Recognition and Awards Night on May 31.
Many WCTC…
On Saturday, July 22, Indigo Arts Alliance (IAA) and Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG) will present “Deconstructing the Boundaries: A Future of Land and Food Resilience,” the first…
warm spirit and can-do attitude
APPLETON — Dedicated volunteer from Appleton Jessica Hilt recently received the Appreciation Pin from the Girl Scouts of Maine (GSME). The Appreciation Pin is an award bestowed upon a volunteer or…
Belfast Rotary Club awarded $80,000 in scholarships on Wednesday, May 25, to 13 graduating students from Belfast Area High School, Mount View High School, Searsport District Middle and High School…
ROCKLAND — South School's annual Spring Arts Festival (RSU 13) was held in mid-May, where students and their families had multiple opportunities to view, create, and celebrate art. In addition to…
many events planned, starting with June 3 pride parade
UNITY — “Diverse cultures, races, genders and identities are positive forces that bring greater perspectives and drive positive change – and a new grassroots community organization is determined…
Camden Hills Boys’ Tennis Team defeated (6) Mt. Ararat 5-0 in the North Tennis Quarter Finals May 30, in Rockport. Camden Hills will play the Number 2 Brunswick in the semi-finals Thursday, June…
Hooked on heating oil
At a paper mill warehouse near the University of Maine, engineer Ian Toal oversees a huge, intricate machine that turns sawdust into a key ingredient for a new kind of heating oil.
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Proceeds recently raised by the newly formed Belfast Area High School Peer Leader-LEOs from their 1st Annual Mud Run 5K event held last month at the Troy Howard Middle School, in Belfast, were…
ROCKLAND — Pen Bay Medical Center’s Walk-in Care will be closed Wednesday, May 31. The practice will resume regular hours Thursday, June 1, at 8 a.m.
PBMC Walk-in Care is located at 22…
ROCKPORT — Community members gathered May 29 along Central Street and the Goose River Bridge to applaud local members and representatives of the United States Armed Forces and honor those who lost…
Community keeps Rockland Memorial Day ceremony going; reminds of importance of veteran participation
ROCKLAND — It almost didn’t come together this year, had it not been for civilians willing to step in. At least for another year, those who didn’t come home, and those who weren’t thanked for…
identifying a meaningful threshold for identifying participants with long COVID
Initial findings from a study of nearly 10,000 Americans, including those in Maine, indicate that certain symptoms of long COVID occur together and that long COVID was…
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — In observance of Memorial Day, Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) and Waldo County General Hospital (WCGH) have announced adjusted hours for Monday, May 29.
All…
access regional tourism information, purchase park entrance passes, and connect with transit options
TRENTON — On May 22, the Maine Department of Transportation joined with local, state, and federal partners from both the public and private sectors to celebrate the beginning of construction on…
Children, teens, and adults took advantage of a rapidly warming morning to be outside and participate in group events this Memorial Saturday, May 27, 2023. Though many events were held around the…
encouraging planning and respect for Maine’s outdoors
The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's Bureau of Parks and Lands (BPL) anticipates a rise in visitors to its outdoor destinations this spring and summer and urges guests to…
HOPE — In an open letter to citizens, the Hope Select Board explained that the town has yet to schedule its annual town meeting, which…
sustainability of homes, businesses, towns
BELFAST — In June, the Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition will host a “Sustainable Communities” event, along with several nature outings.
The public…
Belfast Area High School announces the Honor Parts for the Class of 2023.
BAHS provided the following description of the Class of 2023:
This graduating class is full of bright,…
Preparations for the 117th Camden High School Alumni Banquet, which will be held on Friday, August 11, at the Elks Lodge, 210 Rankin Street, Rockland, have begun with a meeting of the CHS Alumni…
Following a 20-hour training course, nine Midcoast residents recently received certificates as Hospice Volunteers.
During their final session, an orientation at the Sussman Hospice House…
Upon further investigation, they also realized that Owls Head did not have a record of buried veterans
ROCKLAND — Three Girl Scouts from Rockland Troop 191 earned their Silver Awards for tackling a community issue based around veteran grave preservation in Owls Head. The Girl Scout Silver Award—the…
ROCKLAND — Winter Adams, a graduating Ambassador Girl Scout from Rockland, has received a Gold Level Girl Scouts of Maine (GSME) Joanne Crepeau Future Leaders Scholarship award for her exemplary…
BELFAST — Waldo County General Hospital will adjust its walk-in care office schedule, effective Saturday, June 3.
Beginning that weekend, WCGH Walk-in Care will be open Saturdays and…
As students from Knox and Waldo counties wrap up their undergrad and graduate spring semesters, their respective colleges are sending word of their achievements. Here are a few acknowledgements,…
various aspects of lake science
LIBERTY — The Citizens’ Association of Liberty Lakes (CALL) is offering a free, one-week camp introducing students who have completed 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade (typically ages 9-11) to various…
BELFAST — Belfast Senior College presents a “Summer Potpourri” series of four low-cost, single session courses between July 5 and July 25 in the Social Capital facility, at 28 Spring Street, and…
for patients scheduled for total knee or hip replacements
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — When it comes to a successful total joint replacement, being prepared can make a world of difference.
That’s the idea behind classes now offered to patients…
On June 13, voters in Camden will elect two citizens from a slate of three to serve on the…
On June 13, voters in Camden will elect two citizens from a slate of three to serve on the…
It’s mid-May on Sprucehead Island, and Bob Baines and crew are wrapping up their 2023 kelp harvest. Baines farms four acres near the Lower Gangway Ledge, 13,000 feet of line for a haul of about 50…
WALDOBORO — Juniors Samuel Thornton, Noah Morris and Jordan Doughty will represent Medomak Valley High School at Dirigo State in June. Dirigo State provides training in citizenship, leadership and…
ROCKLAND —Pen Bay Medical Center’s Walk-in Care will adjust its hours during the week of May 22.
The practice schedule for the week will be:
Monday, May 22 – closed
…
stocked with nutritious shelf-stable foods and fresh produce
BELFAST — As part of its efforts to help those experiencing food insecurity, Waldo County General Hospital has added a new self-serve pantry shelf on its campus in Belfast. The new “Help Yourself…
visit 13 CMLT preserves before November and redeem a prize
Coastal Mountains Land Trust invites you to get outside and participate in this year’s Hike the Guide Challenge. To participate in this self-guided challenge, all you need to do is visit at least…
Keeping trash out of nature
ROCKLAND — One day at the end of April, Trapper John Mills-Emerson set out to pick up trash around Lawn Avenue Extension, in Rockland. It’s a task he takes on regularly, and cheerfully, because he…
On Saturday, May 20, at 1:30 p.m., Camden will hold its 27th Arbor Day observance by planting a new tree at the corner of Pearl and Free streets.
Pearl Street, once considered Maine’s…
This event has been postponed due to a family emergency. It will be rescheduled.
Amid a cycle of gloomy news, rays of sun started to break through dark clouds
With the end of the federal public health emergencies related to the COVID-19 pandemic May 11, the Penobscot Bay Pilot is looking back at the pandemic. Not just the gloom and havoc the virus…
UNION — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Thursday, May 18 at 7 p.m. via livestream and at the district’s central…
Leaders from Cub Packs and Scout Troops around the area recently completed a variety of training programs.
“It is encouraging to see so many Scout leaders coming out to learn new skills,”…
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit #36, Boothbay is supporting a national platform to reduce the rate of veteran suicide by sponsoring a Walkathon in Boothbay Harbor on June 3. Current statistics…
In partnership with the Rockland Rotary Club, The Bass Federation of Maine kicked off their annual Fishing Tournament April 30 at Damariscotta Lake. The participating boaters braved the cold wind…
AUGUSTA — Sixteen Maine teachers were announced as 2023 County Teachers of the Year at a ceremony Thursday in the Hall of Flags at the Maine State Capitol during Teacher Appreciation Week.
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Each year the Maine Warden Service and Maine Marine Patrol respond to many calls of unoccupied canoes, kayaks, and rowboats found floating on the water. Without owner information on a vessel/…
Scientists, conservationists, and gardening experts are encouraging us to treat our gardens, as part of the surrounding natural landscape. They want our gardens to nurture and sustain that…
While Maine typically receives sufficient annual precipitation, the critical time for vegetable production often coincides with…
Bees are keystone organisms, meaning stability in an ecological community significantly depends on the services they provide that environment. Pollination, their primary ecosystem service, is in…
