Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025, Waldoboro and Vinalhaven fire departments stomped out wildland fires on Finntown Road and AW Smith Road, respectively. The Vinalhaven fire burned approximately seven…
Spotlight Pilot

Sometimes, an author's life story can be just as interesting as the novel she creates.
Jennifer Comeau's debut historical fantasy novel, A Moon In All Things (12 Willows Press),…

ROCKLAND — In its second winter in existence, the Emergency Warming Center in Rockland saw five times the usage in comparison to its inaugural year, partly because it was open three times more…

BELFAST — Waldo County Sheriff Jason Trundy provided an in-depth explanation April 1 regarding the circumstances surrounding a March 13 traffic stop that ultimately led to…
ROCKLAND—Midcoast Sports Exchange, a center for used and new sports equipment and recreational gear, recently moved from the former KeyBank building in Camden Market Square to the vacant…
Update March 21, 2025: Due to lack of information provided by Knox County and the Knox Regional Communications Center, a March 18, 2025 meeting of Rockland city officials yielded no…

Waldo County Sheriff Jason Trundy issued the following letter to the media and to Waldo County commissioners, state representatives and senator March 20, following a March 13 traffic stop in…

AUGUSTA — A series of…

Sales of single-family homes…

PORTLAND—A new Maine-based film and TV streaming service just launched this month. If the creators achieve their goal, the platform will be a curated "Netflix for Maine" with immersive…

Knox Regional Communications Center (KRCC), the county’s Rockland-based 911 dispatch service, found itself in a personnel crisis again last week. Staff by late Wednesday, Feb. 5, was reportedly…

MIDCOAST—Valentine’s Day isn't for…

UPDATE, with winners:
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MIDCOAST—Coming up in February, Midcoast Mainers will see their favorite Maine shrimp on the market again—for a very short time.
Only seven fishermen were chosen out of 40 applicants to…

ROCKLAND—A recent post on the…
WATERVILLE—As downtown Waterville continues to grow as a vibrant part of Maine's creative economy, it now proudly welcomes a new craft brewery. Cushnoc Brewing Co. opened its second location…

ROCKLAND — “The universe is not made up of atoms; it’s made up of tiny stories.” ― Joseph Gordon-Levitt
The Midcoast Maine Book Arts collective, which the PenBay Pilot covered…

ROCKPORT—Author Michael Paul Lund spent many years seeking the answer to the age-old question, "Who am I?" After studying and listening intently to others, he found his path and stopped being a…

AUGUSTA — At its Jan. 8 meeting,…

CAMDEN — On Thursday, Jan. 2, the…

New Year's Eve falls on a Tuesday this year, which is like having an office party, and then being told to go back to work. Whether you’re a day partier, a happy-hour-then-bag-it-and go-home type,…

ROCKLAND — Six friends, homebrewers themselves, launched their dream job last month. Taking over after Liberator Brewing Company closed, Shawn and Andrea Wilcox, Jill Mitchell, Brandon Allen, and…

CAMDEN — A request from the Five…

CAMDEN — At 8:19 a.m., Dec.4, the…

BELFAST — On Dec. 2, UMaine…

The Town of Thomaston will hold a Secret Ballot Referendum on Tuesday, February 4, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. to vote on building a new Fire and EMS Station.
New Fire-EMS…

Heidelberg Materials North America, a division of the German company Heidelberg Materials, has entered a purchase agreement to acquire Giant Cement Holding, Inc., and its subsidiaries, Giant…

ROCKLAND—Alan Kearl, the executive director of AIO Food Pantry and Energy Assistance, has only been in his position for 15 months after formerly serving as a volunteer. In that time, he has seen…

SEARSPORT—After two years, the $17.8 million road construction though downtown Searsport finally concluded in September to the relief of locals and business owners. And now there's more reason to…

Two local women are at full throttle in establishing their new venture, FlatWear Clothing, a line of fashion created in Camden, and…

For National November Writing Month, we turn to Philip C. Baker, author of Hunger Hill, a crime thriller set in Maine.…

After Rockport submitted an…

CAMDEN — Wednesday evening, Nov. 20, a small group of Camden and Rockport will gather in Camden Town Manager Audra Caler's office to advance the wastewater interests of both towns.
It has…

AUGUSTA — Maine School of Science and Mathematics students excelled at this year’s Maine Youth in Government program, held in Augusta over the Veterans' Day…

ROCKPORT — At its regularly scheduled Nov. 12 meeting, the Rockport Select Board approved a Samoset Resort sewer fee abatement, heard about the town’s requirement to produce another report to the…

The University of Maine has selected a new buyer for the Hutchinson Center following a repeat of a request for proposals in October.
Waldo Community Action Partners plans…

ROCKLAND—Spice Pizzeria, which reopened mid-September in its new Rockland location, is hitting its stride.
Aphiwat Ruklittikul (Mr. Wat), who formerly owned Mr. Wat's in Rockport, took a…

NORTHPORT—Sometimes, you need to make something with your hands and see what comes of it.
Reeves Gilmore, 74, along with his husband, both native-born Texans, moved to Maine 14 years ago…
ROCKLAND—Locals now have another place to grab lunch or dinner, and "S" marks "The Spot."
The Spot
The Spot, owned and operated…

As we approach The Midnight Hour in the Midcoast, here is a comprehensive list of Halloween-themed events everyone can enjoy. From parties to movies, poetry to theater, here are the color-coded…
Lighthouses may be beacons of light and hope for some; for others, they are haunted places. With their rugged seaside locations, connection to shipwrecks, and other maritime accidents during…

Camden has seven articles on its municipal warrant for the Nov. 5 general elections, and one of them is a citizen’s initiative. …

PenBayPilot.com has circulated questions to the two candidates, Nicole Kalloch and David Statman, seeking one open seat on the Rockland City Council. As candidates return responses, we are posting…

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PenBayPilot.com has circulated questions to candidates seeking office in Midcoast Senate and House District. As candidates return their responses, we are posting them on the Pilot's front page,…

PenBayPilot.com has circulated questions to candidates seeking office in Midcoast Senate and House District. As candidates return their responses, we are posting them on the Pilot's front page,…

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, in conjunction with the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, is…

CAMDEN — At a vote of three to two, the Select Board in Camden approved a paid seasonal parking program. The decision was made Oct.…

Maine voters will consider five state questions on the Nov. 5 ballot. Three of them ask that Maine borrow money to fund various proposals, all totaling $82,875,000. Question 1 relates to political…