CAMDEN – Long Grain restaurant, formally of 31 Elm Street, has moved around the corner to its new home at 20 Washington Street in Camden. The move was made by staff and friends on on Sunday and…
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CAMDEN – Happy Birthday, French & Brawn. The market place celebrated 150 years in the same location on Saturday, June 16. Occupying the same corner at Elm and Mechanic streets in downtown…
In the past few weeks, Rockland officials continued negotiating the annual budget, to be presented June 25. The Breakwater public restroom proposal is still being ironed out. The Historical…
MAINE—On June 15, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Bruce Poliquin released the following joint…
CAMDEN – Aaron Lincoln owns and operates the Olad and Owl off of Camden's public Landing. The Owl can take six passengers and is a cutter — an old-timey rig, in a way,…
‘When I’d asked to see the security cameras of those occurrences, the cameras for those days would be mysteriously out of order.’
ROCKLAND – Well into June, a frozen mound of dirt remains, long after the last of an estimated 20-foot-tall mountain of city-plowed snow began to melt. In its wake, the designated snow-dumping…
100-plus volunteers clean up Criehaven and Ellwell islands followed by a lobster bake!
TENANTS HARBOR— Sundays are the only days off for Maine’s lobstermen, but on Sunday, June 10, a number of them in the Tenants Harbor Fishermans Co-op got right back on their boats to take more…
Athena has large presence in Belfast
WATERTOWN, Mass. — Effective immediately, Jonathan Bush stepped down as president, CEO and director of athenahealth, the company announced June 6. The Watertown, Mass.–based company, which has…
Muscongus Bay
On Thursday, May 31, Maine Sport Outfitters partnered with Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) for a day of service on Black Island in Muscongus Bay.
The volunteers devoted their time to…
BELFAST — Recently, a dozen area students bid goodbye to their salmon fry after caring for them since they were delivered as eggs earlier this spring.
The 12 schools involved include…
BELFAST — Bell The Cat, a popular breakfast and lunch spot that used to be located at the plaza on Starrett Drive in Belfast has moved to the building on Belmont Avenue that once housed Pizza Hut…
THOMASTON — Thomaston Place Auction Galleries announced the appointment of Paula Houst as its new chief financial officer and David Robichaud as its new chief operations officer.…
ROCKLAND – Twenty eighth grade students from Kimberton Waldorf School, Kimberton, Pennsylvania, arrived at Rockland Harbor, Sunday evening, May 28, after a 10-hour drive. They were about to embark…
CAMDEN – It was a touch-and-go weekend as people peeked out their windows wondering what the weather was going to do. Mother Nature was kind and the Midcoast received only some brief spots of rain…
Filmmaker Terry Boivin recently spent time recording the final preparations of the schooner Bowdoin prior to an upcoming voyage to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.
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Opening on Wednesday, June 6, and held every Wednesday until September 5, the Waldoboro Farmers’ Market will offer fresh produce, baked goods, crafts and family fun…
Out of the house, to the doctor, completing errands
ROCKLAND – Reddish passenger vehicles are multiplying in the Rockland area, and because of them, many locals are gaining independence.
For the first time in years, a fixed, hourly route is…
What has shifted around this winter since you’ve been gone
BELFAST — Over the winter, Belfast shuffled around numerous locations of current businesses, sort of like players on a giant Monopoly Board. Zach Schmesser, Executive Director of Our Town Belfast…
Every once in awhile, Penobscot Bay Pilot does a round up on a few breweries popping up in the Midcoast, but in the nearly six years that we’ve been around, the craft brew scene has exploded. The…
meals all crafted in commercial kitchen
BELFAST — Campers and hikers have long relied on civilian MREs, the military term for Meals Ready to Eat, those self-contained, individual field rations in lightweight…
The board of the Apprenticeshop in Rockland has appointed Isabella Ferracci as its new executive director. In her new capacity, Ferracci will work with the board and staff to continue the…
Last day, 6 a.m., May 24
The Maine Department of Marine Resources said May 23 that it is shutting down the elver fishery two weeks early, on May 24 at 6 a.m. The closure, done through emergency rulemaking, is being…
rates ‘improperly, unfairly, arbitrarily, wrongfully, and unconstitutionally’ raised
ISLESBORO — The island community of Islesboro is not taking the new ferry rate schedule lightly and has filed an administrative appeal of Maine Department of Transportation action in Kennebec…
AUGUSTA – As Governor Paul R. LePage described in his Weekly Radio Address for the week of May 13, he is asking for input from experts regarding how Maine can benefit from the changing energy…
Three generations of women open gallery highlighting unconventional art, salvage
LIBERTY — The women behind Liberty Head Arts & Found are related, but it took a family tragedy to unite them all in Maine where they have collaborated to create Liberty Head Arts & Found,…
CAMDEN — The roll out for the Camden location of Blaze Brewing Co. is right on schedule for a June opening. Maine restaurateur Matt Haskell took the winter to fine tune plans for the new…
CAMDEN – A tweek, tweek here. A new build there. Springtime is a bustle of activity as the town and merchants prepare for the arrival of tourists. Everybody wants to look their best whether it…
Simple lunch fare
ROCKLAND — Jeraimie Finnemore, owner of Big Bob's Big Dawgs, went before the Rockland Planning Commission Thursday, May 17, seeking approval to place a food truck at the former Wasses Hot Dogs…
Tech-free summer ideas
CAMDEN — For outdoor enthusiasts, the Midcoast is a playground of mountains, lakes, rivers, forest and the ocean. However, not everybody has experienced it. Perhaps, it’s because they didn’t have…
Belfast, Camden, Lincolnville, Rockport, Waldo County Commissioners support Islesboro
UPDATE: The Maine Department of Transportation has declined to adopt a 90-day stay of the new ferry ticket structure, as had been requested by Islesboro, thus sending the situation closer to legal…
Rising Tide Co-op, in Damariscotta, will be opening our doors earlier beginning June 1, at 7:30 a.m…
CAMDEN — Anna Moorman of Allen Insurance and Financial has been recognized as a top Medicare producer in Maine. Moorman is one of two agents at the company who specialize in the complex market of…
Voice, energy behind the Maine Windjammer Assc. for decades
ROCKLAND – The Maine Windjammer Association, North America’s oldest fleet of commercial sailing vessels, kicked off the 2018 sailing season by…
ROCKLAND – Though the matter of cruise ships had not been listed on the May 14 council agenda, a line of impassioned speakers still made their way to the podium to address Rockland City Council.…
Rockport native has participated at Aldermere since middle school
ROCKPORT — When Heidi Baker advanced from her post as Aldermere Farm’s herd manager to take the reins as general manager of Maine Coast Heritage Trust’s…
ROCKLAND — Good Tern Natural Foods Co-op at 750 Main Street, Rockland, has purchased an adjacent property to accommodate the current sales growth and to facilitate future growth.
Following…
What shifted around last winter, since you’ve been gone
It seemed like last year Rockland had the most changes over the winter, but this year, except for a little shuffling, things have been relatively quiet. Here's what happened over the fall and…
BELFAST—Outdoor lovers take note: Energy Gem, a Maine-made nutty, power food, should be on your next outdoor excursion’s shopping list.
Some of the locals may remember Liz Coldren, a pie…
As part of their natural reproductive cycle, honeybees will swarm. A swarm is when a queen and a good portion of the worker population of bees leave the hive to find a new home. While a honeybee…
BELFAST — Front Street Shipyard in Belfast, has finalized the financing to begin construction of a new facility adjacent to its existing yard on the Belfast waterfront. With the combined support…
In November 2017, Camden residents passed an Unencapsulated Polystyrene Ordinance designed to eliminate the use of unencapsulated polystyrene in dock floats and buoys on Camden’s lakes, rivers,…
BELFAST – In a May 9 news release, Nordic Aquafarms announced its intentions to proceed with permit applications to construction and operate a land-based salmon farm on 40 acres in Belfast.
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New owner plans to renovate building for commercial units
ROCKPORT — The former home of Fuller Chevrolet GMC, at 330 Commercial Street, was sold by Kolmosky #2 LLC to Rockport LLC on May 2, according…
‘To me, it’s about fitting in and being a part of this community’
ROCKLAND — 421 Main Street in Rockland will soon open its doors as North Beacon Oyster. Owner and Chef Michael Mastronardi, of Port Clyde, said he hopes to open the doors of his new business in…
Flowers are nice, and taking her to brunch is a given, but in addition to your go-to gifts this year, Penobscot Bay Pilot has five inspired ways to celebrate the mother in your life on…
What shifted around last winter, since you’ve been gone
Once the snow is gone, the Birds come back—and they always want to know what happened over the fall and winter. Here’s what's open, what's closed, what's new in Camden-Rockport..and points beyond…
During previous weeks, Rockland welcomed a cruise ship from Norway. Census for Sunday hours at the library increased. Police conducted interviews and assessments of potential patrol officer…
Robin A. Sawyer was elected to the Board of Directors of Camden National Corporation April 24. A certified public accountant and a designated “Financial Expert” under the NASDAQ rules, Sawyer is…
CLINTON — The annual Fedco Tree Sale in Clinton, Maine has been a tradition for many, and a new discovery for others, said several of the people browsing on Saturday afternoon in the warehouse…
Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District Spring Plant Sale and Garden Fair
UNION – The Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District Spring Plant Sale and Garden Fair at Union Fairgrounds is happening this weekend, Saturday, May 5, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., and Sunday, May…
