ROCKPORT — The heavy clouds failed to dampen the spirits of nine intrepid women who worked at the Hospitality House, 169 Old County Road in Rockport, as part of Habitat for Humanity’s National…
Work
Annual event connects women and power tools
Matching small-scale individual needs with community investors
ROCKLAND — What if a new mattress were all that was needed for an individual to move forward in life? How about an outfit for a job interview or the money to pay the auto repair bill?
A…
Top Gun Entrepreneurship Acceleration Semi-Finals
ROCKPORT — The competition is sure to be intense as Midcoast entrepreneurs prepare their best "pitch" for the Top Gun Entrepreneurship…
ROCKPORT — It’s that time of year again, baby cows have been born, they’ve been growing by leaps and bounds and they are just cute as can be...if you like cows.
From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on…
The ladies at the 2 Elm Street branch of Camden National Bank get into the spirit of Kentucky Derby Day with their best flamboyant hats and a table of goodies, such as mini eclairs, brownies…
Dedicated Volunteers keep it going
ROCKPORT — The Penobscot Bay YMCA 19th Annual Ned Kyle Boat Auction is scheduled for Saturday, June 11. The event is the brainchild of Ned…
Camden Resident gets new appointment from First National Bank
ROCKLAND — Tony C. McKim, President and Chief Executive Officer of First National Bank and its parent company, The First Bancorp, has…
Maine bank maintains customer satisfaction as its top priority
BANGOR — Bangor Savings Bank has received the highest score among qualifying retail banks in the New England region in the J.D. Power 2016…
City taps 17-veteran of Rockland Fire Department...
ROCKLAND — The City of Rockland's new fire chief has been a firefighter with the city his entire 17-year career, and he comes from a Maine family in which fire service runs deep.
Veteran…
Unique and beautiful is the standard for this boutique hotel
ROCKLAND — The new kid on the block in Rockland is 250 Main Hotel. After a lengthy construction period, the boutique hotel, built by Lyman Morse, has opened with five floors of guest rooms,…
2016 Main Streets Across America
ROCKLAND — National Life Group this week announced that Rockland will represent the state of Maine in its 2016 Main Streets Across America…
WALDOBORO — The Board of Medomak Valley Land Trust is pleased to announce a change in officers. These changes were originally scheduled for…
Great opportunity to give back to the community
CAMDEN/ROCKLAND — In preparation for a busy summer season, the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce is seeking to fill a limited…
WALDOBORO DAY’S
WALDOBORO — Decorate your golf cart and ride in the Waldoboro Day Parade. You and your friends can have a great time in the Golf Cart…
11.3-mile stretch in Camden, Hope and Appleton...
APPLETON-HOPE-CAMDEN — A Maine Department of Transportation tree crew is nearing the final leg of an 11.3-mile stretch of work on Route 105, which is the precursor to fall road paving between…
BOSTON — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently resolved two civil penalty cases with two separate fishing vessel…
Marine safety expert Mario Vittone speaking May 5 in Rockland
ROCKLAND — A grandfather went out one day fishing on a river in Virginia with his two grandsons. It was a cold day with 30-40 degree Fahrenheit weather. The boat capsized and the Coast Guard was…
Opinion
Governor LePage, as he is inclined to do with far too little thought, routinely vetoed a batch of legislation that arrived at his desk for signature last week. Among those was LD 1468…
THOMASTON — Trekkers' LEAP program (Launching Empowered and Aspiring Professionals) has now entered the internship phase. Six high school…
Dr. William “Barney” Balch’s team at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences has been sampling the waters of the Gulf of Maine regularly over the same transect for…
CAMDEN — Camden Town Planner Jeff Nims retired in 2010, but he’s been busy. He has a farm on Clarry Hill in Union where he cultivates blueberries. He has also been studying bluebirds and…
Mark Hannibal, Culinary Arts Chef Instructor at the Waldo County Technical Center
BELFAST — Mark Hannibal, Culinary Arts Chef Instructor at the Waldo County Technical Center, received Certified Executive Chef Designation…
Volunteers are Needed for the Museum
ROCKLAND — The Maine Lighthouse Museum is always looking for new volunteers and docents to help with the day to day operation of the museum…
‘You Love the Ocean – It Doesn't Love You Back’
Hypothermia, drowning, sea survival, and safety at sea — a talk about maritime realities in Rockland
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ROCKLAND — You know what they say: you can’t make an omelette without breaking some eggs. For Heather Symmt, a Camden resident, this is something to keep in mind as she prepares to open her first…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The investigative team aboard the research vessel Atlantis who located El Faro's voyage data recorder Tuesday have determined it will not be possible to…
A Foucault Pendulum to be installed in the steeple
ROCKLAND — The Sail Power & Steam Museum just added a large (20 foot) steeple to the Museum for the installation of a Foucault Pendulum…
Unless you have been to Slick's in Boothbay Harbor, and/or know the owners, you might do a double take when…
Next steps are to photo-document, retrieve VDR
WASHINGTON — A team of investigators and scientists, using remotely operated undersea search equipment, have located the voyage data recorder of the cargo ship El Faro, which sank off the…
local youngsters Build a boat in a week
ROCKLAND — The Apprenticeshop's Youth Boatbuilding Spring Break Workshop was a big success. A group of students ages 7 to 15…
CAMDEN — At the beginning of June, outgoing Megunticook Lake Warden Justin Twitchell will hand over the keys of the Megunticook Watershed Association’s Triumph lake patrol boat to incoming Lake…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from April 4-8 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.
Camden
Stuart W. Carle Est. to Carle Farm LLC.
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on a roll...
What should we call food truck connoisseurs—truckies? Well, truckies will be interested to know one Belfast food truck is pulling up their wheels and handing them over to someone else, while…
Appleton Creamery & ME Water Buffalo Co
APPLETON — On Saturday, April 30 from 11 a.m. — 4 p.m. will be "Kid & Calf Hugging Day" at Appleton Creamery & ME Water Buffalo Co.
These two farmstead creamery farms are celebrating…
Food Shack is on the Rockland/Thomaston Town Line
ROCKLAND/THOMASTON — The blue shack on the side of the road catches your attention as you head up Route 1 towards Thomaston, just before you get to Walmart. It’s The Zack Shack. Fast food is an…
largest collection of lighthouse, life-saving and U.S. Coast Guard artifacts in the nation
ROCKLAND — You are invited to join the Maine Lighthouse Museum. The museum, located at One Park Drive overlooking Rockland Harbor and…
After being closed for around 15 years, the Carriage House Restaurant in East Boothbay will open its doors again, with a new owner and fresh ideas.
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WALDOBORO — Shelley's Flowers has recently received Wedding Wire's Couples' Choice Award. Wedding Wire is the leading online marketplace…
Heat lamp likely cause of fire
OWLS HEAD — A heat lamp inside an Owls Head chicken coop is the likely cause of a fire late Tuesday morning, which killed a hen and four newly acquired chicks inside.
Owls Head Fire Chief…
Community hoist, new floats installed
CAMDEN — An April storm played havoc on the Camden waterfront, lifting the boardwalk off its shelf, moving it “catawampus,” said Harbor Master Steve Pixley. The same storm sent ocean swells into…
Town’s portion of FY17 budget is 8.85 percent increase over FY16
HOPE — The Hope Board of Selectmen voted April 12 to approve the Fiscal Year 2017 budget, which represents a 4 percent increase in expenditures over the FY16 budget. The town’s portion of the…
More digital high-resolution imagery of El Faro, hull and wreckage expected...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board announced Sunday it will resume searching for the vessel data recorder of the sunken U.S. flagged cargo ship, El Faro, lost off…
AUGUSTA — Green with Envy Salon + Spa has opened a new salon location at 312 Water street in Augusta. The location was previously called…
THOMASTON – The Pope Memorial Humane Society of Knox County would like to welcome our new, highly anticipated Volunteer Coordinator Kelly…
UNION — The "big" Exhibition Hall at Union Fair is promoting a queen-sized quilt themed around "Down on the Farm." This Exhibition Hall is…
Closest guess by 21 beans...
CAMDEN — Visitors to the PenBayPilot.com booth at the April 13 PenBay Chamber Business and Community Expo not only had the opportunity to meet the directors of the company and learn more about…
WALDOBORO — The bucket trucks in Waldoboro Village are installing high speed fiber optic cable. …
130 exhibitors at Samoset Resort
ROCKPORT - The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce held its annual Business Expo at the Samoset Resort on Wednesday, April 14. One hundred thirty exhibitors, who included businesses and…
ROCKPORT — When driving by Adventure Advertising in Rockport you often see one of its seasonal lighthearted displays, whether it is Charlie Brown and the peanuts gallery guarding the great pumpkin…
ROCKPORT – The event is held each year to showcase area businesses and non-profits, offering attendees the opportunity to see some of the…
