THOMASTON — The Thomaston Café & Bakery downtown was abuzz with locals, who piled in for an evening of food, drink and a silent auction to help raise funds for the soon-to-be Thomaston Dog…
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NEW GLOUCESTER — The intricate carvings of a 19th century stone carver will be the focus of the Maine Old Cemetery Association’s spring program, Saturday, May 16, at the First Congregational-…
BELFAST — Midcoast residents and Independent Silpada Designs® Representatives Kate Faragher Houghton, Esther Darres, and Joanne Parent are hosting an afternoon of jewelry shopping, and socializing…
ROCKLAND — The new year comes with new opportunities for the Maine Lobster Festival to give back to the local communities. In recent months, the Maine Lobster Festival Board of Directors offered…
ROCKLAND — Celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Maine Lighthouse Museum. Events begin Thursday, June 25 and will continue Friday and Saturday of that week.
The museum will have a raffle…
Website, newsletter, and interactive exhibits
OWLS HEAD — The Owls Head Transportation Museum was recognized for outstanding…
BELFAST — The First Church in Belfast, UCC invites everyone to join the services of Holy Week and Easter.
On Palm Sunday, the day remembering Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem the last week of…
Hip and happening events in the Midcoast
We’re updating the Weekend Picks format, scrunching it down and providing a quick peek at not-to-miss events each weekend. Away we go!
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The rise of the ‘cord-nevers’
According to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report released in June, employed adults living in households without children under 18 engaged in leisure activities for 4.5 hours daily. Leisure…
ROCKLAND — Each year, New Hope for Women partners with Deana's Educational Theater in an effort to bring live, theatrical productions to students at least once during their elementary years,…
CAMDEN — St. John’s Church in Camden has announced its Holy Week schedule for March 28 – April 5:
Palm Sunday: …
CAMDEN — The Camden-Rockport Historical Society is celebrating Maine Maple Sunday, March 22 with a sugaring-off at their museum located on the Camden-Rockport line next to Hannaford. From 1 to 3 p…
ROCKLAND — The Maine Lighthouse Museum and the Lighthouse Gift Shop in Rockland are now open Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The museum is home to the largest collection of…
SEARSMONT — If you have seen or know the whereabouts of this big guy, named Jack, call Danielle at the numbers on the poster. Jack’s family wants to find him and bring back home.
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Her body of work is legendary, as are the number of bodies — and body parts — it contains.
Her name: Tess Gerritsen, author of 26 novels of medical and crime thrillers and romantic suspense…
SEED Program
THOMASTON — Seven high school juniors have been immersed in Trekkers' SEED (Success through Employment and Educational Development) Program over the past several weeks. Each of the students has…
AUGUSTA — Shrine Circus tickets are now on sale at the following locations: Lincolns Country Store, Rte. 90 in Warren; South End Grocery in Rockland; Mecunticook Market in Camden; Mic MacMarket in…
CAMDEN — Four community organizations recently received checks from money raised at the Share the Love Community Auction held February 7. Representatives from New Hope for Women, the Knox County…
Lemonades, Thin Mints, Cranberry Crisps, just to name a few. YUM!
CAMDEN — The young ladies of Girl Scout Troop 2117 out of Rockland were open for business in the Reny’s Plaza Saturday morning and afternoon. Those sumptuous Girl Scout cookies were up for grabs…
Foodieheaven! - Maine Restaurant Week, Seafood demo, Chili/Chowder Cookoff, BBQ Extravaganza
It’s a gastric-centered weekend from The Maine Fishermen’s Forum’s seafood master class demo to a Chili/Chowder Cookoff and BBQ extravaganza. And the…
From Quench Metalworks, now a bricks and mortar store in Belfast
BELFAST — With wedding season just around the corner, artist Jennifer Lisa, designer of eclectic jewelry called Quench Metalworks, decided to put a new spin on the old adage “Something borrowed…
Senior to Senior Program
ROCKPORT — Pet adoption is becoming more affordable in the Midcoast thanks to the generosity of a local animal welfare advocate. On behalf of the John Wilkalis trust, Stockton Springs resident…
THOMASTON — The Thomaston 4th of July Committee is accepting suggestions for a Parade Theme for this year’s Saturday, July 4 festivities.
Suggestions for the Parade Theme must be…
PechaKucha, swamp groove, free dance lessons, a Cuba Libre party and another Winterfest!
This weekend officially ushers in March and higher temps, so break out the T-shirts and shorts! Across the next four days, because we want all weekends to be four days long, enjoy some swamp…
Battle of the Bands to benefit Trekkers
ROCKLAND — Trekkers 10th annual Trekkapalooza event will be held Friday, March 27 at The Strand Theatre in Rockland.
This year's Battle of the Bands competition features a Beatles theme,…
“Holy Cow!!!”
ROCKLAND — On Pies on Parade Day, January 25, at the Lighthouse Museum in Rockland, Area Interfaith Outreach (AIO) held the drawing for the contemporary Baltimore Album style quilt that has been…
Three acres goes to the dogs
THOMASTON — For almost a year, local volunteers have been engaged in building an association with the goal of designing, creating and offering a fenced-in dog park to serve Thomaston, Rockland,…
“What’s In That Cocktail?”
CAMDEN — The Frost Heave Challenge has a winner! Between Jan. 30 and Feb. 8, participating restaurants and bars in the Camden-Rockport area each created a special cocktail incorporating the frost…
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Approximately 2.5 million cats are euthanized at shelters across the country every year. The Elmina B. Sewall Foundation has…
THOMASTON — Longtime benefactor Lyman Pope recently donated $1 million to Pope Memorial Humane Society of Knox County (PMHSKC) to help secure the overall vision of the organization, which…
NORTHPORT — Less than an hour after finding a black male dog, wandering without a collar up a driveway in Northport, Lucky has been reunited with his frantic owners.
“It turns out Lucky is…
Wounded Warrior Project
WASHINGTON — Elizabeth Bowman, fifth grader at Prescott Memorial School in Washington,, has been selected to participate in the Miss East Coast 2015 Pageant. The pageant is being held at the…
Historic Inns of Rockland donate $25,695 to Area Interfaith Outreach
ROCKLAND — Innkeepers, restaurants and business members who participated in the 11th Annual Pies on Parade Pie Tour presented a check to the Area Interfaith Outreach (AIO) Food Pantry and Fuel…
ROCKLAND — Online applications are now available to young women interested in entering the 68th annual Maine Lobster Festival Sea Goddess Pageant.
The 2015 Sea Goddess Coronation, steeped in…
Snow Plow Parade as part of Winterfest, Feb. 7
CAMDEN —The 2015 Winterfest Committee is planning the First Annual Snow Plow Parade for Saturday, Feb. 7, at 5:30 p.m. in Camden. The Snow Plow Parade, to be held during Toboggan Nationals weekend…
Business as usual; the café will remain open as they lure more local Maine authors
CAMDEN — The former owners of the Ducktrap Motel in Lincolnville, Rick and Elaine Knight, thought they’d be heading into retirement, but apparently that’s not what life had in store for them.
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CAMDEN — Probably best known for the lighted star visible each holiday season throughout Midcoast Maine and Penobscot Bay, the World War I memorial tower on Mount Battie in Camden Hills State Park…
BELFAST — Members and friends of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Belfast (UUCB) celebrated the church’s twentieth birthday during Sunday’s service, followed by a potluck lunch and anniversary…
ROCKLAND — The Historic Inns of Rockland are rolling out the dough and mixing the pie fillings to pre-make more than 200 pies. The combined efforts of the three inns is in anticipation of the…
25th U.S. National Toboggan Championships, ice Sculptures, Snow Sculpture Competition, concerts, dance, fireworks
So many people see winter as the season to stay inside, but the nine-day 2015 Camden Winterfest provides many great opportunities to get outside and have fun this winter season.
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ROCKLAND — The Coastal Children's Museum is a small but exciting museum for children between the ages 2 – 9 years old and their families, according to a news release. The Museum offers an…
2015 Maine Short Film Festival kicks off in Brunswick
Shorts. We’re not talking about real Maine men who walk around in 14-degree weather with canvas shorts and a sweatshirt (although that should be a story in itself) we’re talking about the 2015…
ROCKLAND — There are only a few weeks left to buy tickets for a chance to win AIO’s raffle quilt.
The quilt is a contemporary version of the traditional Baltimore Album quilts that…
At the Camden Lions Annual Christmas Party recently, Lion Larry Gross was presented the Lions International's highest honor; a Melvin Jones…
A Letter to Our Readers
Dear Readers,
My name is George Harvey and I am a sports reporter for the Penobscot Bay Pilot. I write to you all as the hours wind down in 2014 and as the 2014 calendar comes down…
High School Alpine Skiing
ROCKPORT — The Camden Hills Regional High School Alpine Ski Team needs your help!
“We are one of a very few high school ski teams in Maine who currently do not have Team Downhill suits,”…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Elks #1008 annual Christmas Food Basket Project was carried out Saturday, Dec. 20 throughout the Midcoast region.
Committee Chairman Don Crudell said, "Ninety needy…
CAMDEN — On Saturday, Dec. 20, Appleton Girl Scouts led a room full of Quarry Hill residents in the singing of Christmas carols and songs, as well as Let it Go from the movie Frozen…
