Small and micro business owners around the United States are struggling to stay afloat and find a sense of normalcy amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
From restaurateurs to artists, and…
Spotlight Pilot
This policy is an update to the Visitor Restrictions imposed on Friday, March 20, 2020 and updated on June 16, July 20 and again on November 18. This latest update will take effect on December…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Friday she will extend the requirement for certain businesses statewide to close by 9 p.m. through Sunday, January 3, 2021.
The extension is aimed…
For the holidays, we’re continuing our series to shine the spotlight on Maine craftspeople. It’s important to shop locally and support innovators and entrepreneurs who keep the creative…
In-house veterinary care is crucial to shelter’s success
CAMDEN—A nine-week-old stray kitten was brought into P.A.W.S Animal Adoption Center last August badly injured from being hit by a car—a situation tragically far too common.
Initially…
Needs a Knox Box, tree height limits, adhere to floodplain ordinance
CAMDEN — Voting unanimously Dec. 3, the five-member Camden Planning Board approved a Lyman-Morse application to tear down and rebuild an extensive portion of the boatyard’s waterfront buildings.…
Board addresses parking issue raised by appellants
ROCKPORT — Four attorneys, members of Rockport’s Zoning Board of Appeals, and project proponents met Dec. 1 via Zoom to continue a review of an appeal brought against a proposed four-story hotel…
ROCKPORT — Rockport Public Library Director Ben Blackmon circulated a letter to library members Dec. 1, letting them know that the new library in Rockport Village is to welcome patrons by mid-…
For #Giving Tuesday, a story on giving back to the restaurant industry
APPLETON—Maine Cater, a recruitment company dedicated to serving New England’s food and beverage industry, has come up with an idea to provide local “restaurateurs, employers, job seekers, and FOH…
AUGUSTA — Thirty-four schools and school districts serving students in the Midcoast were provided COVID-19 grants this fall through the Maine Department of Education’s Safe Return to Instruction…
From $10-$40
Given that so many artists were hard hit economically over the COVID-19 virus, Penobscot Bay Pilot puts a spotlight on the hard-working artists and entrepreneurs in Maine. So each week, until…
Maine Bicentennial: Did you Know?
Over the course of Maine statehood, 11 governors with strong ties to the Midcoast stepped forward to run for office. (Other governors had ties to the area after holding office and are not counted…
The 4K Facebook group is sponsoring 85 families for Christmas and needs your help
THOMASTON—Back in March, 29-year-old Carly Laughery, of Thomaston, had her hands full with three kids and a job at Staples. With so many people around her losing jobs, childcare, and their…
The photography of Midcoast’s Isaac Remsen
ROCKPORT—On a cold, wintry day in 2018, Isaac Remsen was driving to work when glancing across the Rockport Harbor, he was compelled to slow down.
“I noticed the inner part of the harbor was…
The bottle was picked up by people who have connections to Vinalhaven
VINALHAVEN—This past June, the nine graduating students at Vinalhaven School, like so many seniors across the country, had their graduation ceremonies curtailed. While they were lucky enough to…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced Thursday additional Walgreens pharmacy locations offering free drive-through rapid COVID-19 antigen testing to people…
AUGUSTA — Following an alarming increase in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and positivity rates in the State of Maine, the Mills Administration announced Thursday afternoon new measures to…
She’s just a Grrl In This World making small-batch products and thrashing out
NORTH HAVEN—Whoever said punk is dead hasn’t been to North Haven in awhile. Not exactly considered the gritty underground mecca for the post-punk scene, this…
The updated rules are effective on November 18 for PBMC and WCGH locations and medical practices and rural health centers. They are intended to…
includes information on Economic Impact Payments; be socially distant
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service is encouraging taxpayers to take necessary actions this fall to help them file their federal tax returns timely and accurately in 2021, including…
Fifteen years ago, the tables were switched with Camden paying more than its share; never compensated
CAMDEN — Any problem-solving initiatives concerning Rockport’s overpayments to the Camden-Rockport K-8 public school system over the past decade have yet to be publicly discussed.
Most…
Four cases confirmed
ROCKPORT — The Maine CDC has opened a COVID-19 outbreak investigation associated with North East Mobile Health Services…
‘Down East will always be here, a part of our community and we of it’
ROCKPORT — Bob Fernald, president of Down East Enterprise, Inc…
Herbs to reduce anxiety, relieve depression, boost immunity and heal naturally
As we head into a fall still spiking with the COVID-19 virus, along with a time change and the results of an election that have still divided many people, it’s completely natural that feelings of…
On one day alone this week, Maine recorded 183 new cases of COVID-19, the highest single-day increase since the beginning of the pandemic. Our positivity rate, while significantly lower than other…
‘We have recorded yet another day of record high case numbers’
AUGUSTA — On the day Maine recorded 183 new cases of COVID-19, the highest single-day increase since the beginning of the pandemic, Governor Janet Mills announced an Executive Order requiring…
More than 23,000 signatures gathered in one day
…
Five candidates appeared on the presidential ballot for the November 2020 General Election in the State of Maine.
Appearing on the ballot are:
• Democrats Joe Biden, and running mate…
Five candidates appeared on the presidential ballot for the November 2020 General Election in the State of Maine.
Appearing on the ballot are:
• Democrats Joe Biden, and running mate…
Lexi Zable renovates Eclipse and Speakeasy into a locals’ haven
ROCKLAND — Lexi Zable, owner of Port Clyde’s The Dip Net and The Barn in Port Clyde, has secured a new Rockland location for a third establishment, taking over The Eclipse and The Speakeasy on the…
PORTLAND — A U.S. District Court judge has denied a motion filed by the attorney for Regional School Unit 40 to dismiss two counts of a lawsuit filed in December 2019, by a former Medomak Valley…
AUGUSTA — Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap announced Monday, Sept. 28 the launch of a new elections feature for the state allowing voters casting absentee ballots this November to track the…
Author Bob Trapani’s new photography book reveals the iconic landmark in all four seasons
ROCKLAND—The Rockland Breakwater in all of its 4,364 feet of granite glory is a spectacular sight and experience for first-time visitors. But, like all landmarks frequently visited, it can fade…
12 have tested positive
ROCKLAND – Following an announcement Tuesday afternoon from the …
The ‘uninvited guest’ of COVID-19 increases presence in state
AUGUSTA — Ten cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at the Woodlands Memory Care facility on Camden…
MIDCOAST — With barely more than a week until Election Day 2020, more voters around the country have already cast ballots in this year’s presidential election than the number of people who voted…
The free live streaming event is on October 30 at 7 p.m.
PORTLAND—Many of us played with Barbies, G.I. Joes, and Star Wars action figures growing up, but one man has taken his love of this type of childhood play and combined it with his classical music…
Restaurants, breweries, farms and bakeries connect statewide through free website and app
ELLSWORTH —Two years ago, graphic designer Nick Sarro and Chef Daron Goldstein of the Ellsworth restaurant, Provender Kitchen + Bar, were having the kind of “what if” chat…
Don’t want to face the crowds at polling places on November 3 in order to vote? Your two choices are to…
For October, November and December, here’s a great way to give back to your community
BANGOR—Going into a turbulent fall filled with pandemic stress, election and political pressure, and a ramped-up divisiveness America has never before seen, we all need a little kindness in our…
Tentatively schedules village hotel appeals hearing
ROCKPORT — Four attorneys representing four different interests — the Town of Rockport Planning Board, the Town of Rockport Zoning Board of Appeals, the group the Friends of Rockport, and 20…
2020 Elections
As Maine has several methods of voting and with concerns abounding on a national scale, the Boothbay Register has received many questions on when and how citizens can vote absentee for the Nov. 3…
Maine Registered Guide and journalist Earl Brechlin’s latest book
‘Tis the season to talk about supernatural happenings, spooky legends, and way-out-there stories —and author Earl Brechlin’s got them.
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And the 7-Napkin Burger is Back!
OWLS HEAD—The Owls Head General Store, shuttered for nearly three years, is back in operation under new owner, Maya Newsam, 27.
“We originally planned to be open the Fourth of July, and…
50 businesses and 45 artists support Finding Our Voices
ROCKLAND—Forty-five Maine artists have paired up with 50 downtown Rockland businesses to spread awareness of the impact of domestic violence this month for Finding Our Voices (…
ROCKPORT — After talking at length Sept. 28 about a conceptual plan for a new parking lot in Rockport Village, sited on a bank overlooking the harbor, the Rockport Select Board has approved moving…
‘I want it to come to the table’
CAMDEN — Maria Libby, Superintendent of School Administrative District (Camden-Rockport K-8), hopes to sit with Camden and Rockport town managers and talk about resolving the fiscal mistakes that…
ROCKLAND—The day after the first presidential debate is the perfect time to talk about Chris Gamage’s latest art piece.
Gamage, a Rockland sculptor, got the idea to make a giant aluminum…
ROCKPORT — Plans for a new parking lot to be constructed off of Main Street in Rockport Village will come before the Select Board Monday evening, at a regularly scheduled meeting. Engineering for…
The Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) has announced its main slate of feature and short films for its expanded 16th edition, which will take place October 1-12, 2020. In addition…
