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…
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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…
May 5
ROCKPORT – In Saturday, May 5 Aldermere Farm, a preserve of Maine Coast Heritage Trust, will open its doors and barnyard to the public during Calf Unveiling Day to introduce the…
In business
NORTH HAVEN—So many home brewers in Maine are thinking of turning their hobby into a business, but North Haven siblings Ben…
1832-built general store recognized as harbinger of rural revitalization
HOPE — On April 30 the Hope General Store (HGS) posted on its Facebook page that the historic store, which includes an…
From Washington, D.C.
U.S. Senators Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Angus King, I-Maine, sent a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, urging the agency to prioritize the Gulf of Maine as an area of…
Adds to four more breweries opening in the Midcoast this spring
WALDOBORO — Even though it feels remote, one of the latest breweries opening in the Midcoast area is a stone’s throw from Moody’s Diner off Route 1.
Odd Alewives Farm Brewery, founded by…
Hoping for a May 1 launch
CAMDEN – April 20 was a perfect day to work on the boat. Not too hot and not to cold. Time to pull that winter shrink wrap off and start the sanding and painting. Sadie Samuels lobsters out of…
Earth Flow + Fire and Earth Candy occupy former speakeasy space
ROCKLAND — It’s been a long time since someone had to give the secret knock before entering the once famed and former speakeasy in the basement of the Thorndike building on Tillson Avenue, but…
Rockland BMV location will be closed Monday, May 21
AUGUSTA — Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap is authorizing closure days this spring for the Bureau of Motor Vehicles branch offices, to allow for staff training.
BMV employees will be…
Boothbay Harbor Shipyard has hired three sturdy young men to help in the five-year, $6.5 million restoration of the schooner Ernestina-Morrissey. Two have deep roots in the Boothbay area…
During the entire month of April, all Green With Envy salons will be raising funds for Earth Month, to support the Natural Resource Council of Maine. This is the fourth…
Primary use is to store snow removal equipment
OWLS HEAD – There was an open house on Wednesday, April 18, at the Knox County Regional Airport to officially open the county’s new maintenance building that will provide offices for staff and to…
According to the latest information from the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce, M/V Fram will now arrive Thursday, April 19, according to the nonprofit Rockland Main Street.…
