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BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity June 1-18.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent…

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SOUTH THOMASTON — A graveside committal service for Corey D. Williams, 49, who died February 9, 2025, will be held  Tuesday, July 2, 2025, at 2 p.m., at Village Cemetery, Dublin Road, South…

MONROVIA. Chuck Rand Presentation, June 29. The story behind Bristol sailor Martin Van Buren Fountain’s round-trip voyage to Liberia will kick-off the 2025 OBHS Summer Speaker Series on June 29. (Photo courtesy Old Bristol Historical Society)

"From the region’s rich maritime tradition—then and now—to the geology of the Maine coast and even Pemaquid’s own singing cowboy, Old Bristol Historical Society (OBHS) has scheduled another…

graduate of Camden Rockport High School
Karin Cole, M.D. (Photo courtesy Ann Cole)

Karin Cole, M.D., has been named Caregiver of the Year by the Maine Hospital Association, “in recognition of outstanding commitment to patient care.” Dr. Cole is a surgeon at Northern Lights Mercy…

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2025 Firefighter I and II graduates

The Knox County Fire Training Academy proudly announces the successful completion of its 2025 Firefighter I & II class. This dedicated group of 16 students, representing towns across Knox…

Garden Club

The rising seniors of Camden Hills Regional High School are on the annual Washington Trip. A trip that has been occurring for years upon years, generously supported to make it free for all…

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Science shows that hyperbaric oxygen - the space-age therapy most frequently recommended for decompression sickness and wound healing - has a lot more to offer. Boosting oxygen carried…

Summer Rowing

Join Megunticook Rowing’s Learn to Row (LTR) program. It's a four-class learning experience designed to teach the basics of rowing on the water. This program is open to anyone, 12 years old and up…

Photo Credit: Blake Sanborn

“While trained as a landscape architect, Blake Sanborn applies many of the same design principles to floristry. He’s eager to share his process through the live tutorial so that you, to may bring…

Gorgeous mornings on Megunticook Lake

Megunticook Rowing has a great summer lined up for you no matter your skill level, goals or schedule. 

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CAMDEN — It was an arduous rescue, but slowly and carefully, teams of rock climbers and firefighters/EMTs lowered and carried a woman with possible broken ankles off the cliffs overlooking…

Brady's is your place for great Food, Friends, & Fun!!

Sunday's are where it's at for breakfast in the Harbor! Open at 8am and featuring early bird specials until 10am. Have a large party? No…

Ariel at AIO receiving cookies from Morgan and Nataly of 191 and Sophia Juliette of Knox. (Photo courtesy Trina Schroeder)

This June, Girl Scouts of Knox delivered just over 150 cases of cookies to five towns throughout the Knox Service Unit, delivered by their Product Program…

Chef Ethan Cosby’s Seared Scallops

Chef Ethan Cosby hails from New Orleans and brings to the Region a unique blend of culinary excellence in every dish he creates.  A master at blending flavors and presentation, foodie lovers…

Boogie2shooz 5-8pm

Join us this Sunday as we welcome back the dynamic duo, Boogie2Shooz, Sunday from 5:00 to 8:00PM.  Pam and PJ are local favorites and always a crowd pleaser.  Have a handcrafted cocktail…

Do you know these two? (They are all grown up, now)
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A few hours after this story was published June 19, Meg Quijano was enjoying her lunch upstairs at the Smiling Cow, and glancing at the online news when she saw the Pilot headline "A…

Pictured are the drugs, weapons, and cash collected from the residence. Image courtesy of Maine State Police.

BROOKS — Four people were arrested following the execution of a search warrant at a residence on Gardner Drive, according to a June 20, media report from Maine State Police. 

The…

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As children played at recess during one of the final weeks of the school year, MSAD 58 Superintendent Laura Columbia explained how several towns began pushing to leave the school district this…

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BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity June 2-14.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are…

Exterior View of 86 Firth Drive, Boothbay

Experience the very best of seaside living in one of coastal Maine’s most sought-after waterfront communities. This custom-built four-bedroom, three-bathroom…

June offer

Welcome to Spruce Skincare, located in the sweet small city of Rockland, Maine. Spruce is the private skin care practice of aesthetician…

Tablescape Photo Credit: Mainson Margaux Ltd.

Tablescaping is the act of creatively and intentionally arranging a tabletop so that it conveys a specific theme, mood, or experience that makes guests feel welcome. 

You…

Camden Hyperbaric chamber

Enhance your health and enjoy maximum relation this summer at Camden Hyperbaric, which offers cutting-edge spa services with scientific backing from inside Camden Whole Health.

We're the…

One vehicle is loaded onto an All Directions wrecker after a June 19 chain-reaction crash on Heald Highway. (Photo by Sarah  Thompson)

UNION — Flagger positions at a paving site on Heald Highway were handed over to Union firefighters, Thursday, June 19, after the construction zone became a chain reaction crash scene. 

Drowsy Chaperone ensemble. (Photo courtesy Watts Hall Community Players)

Watts Hall Community Players presents The Drowsy Chaperone, "a Tony Award-winning musical comedy that brings the golden age of Broadway to life in a delightful, madcap romp that’s perfect for the…

Retail and 'third place' for music lovers
Guitars for sale at String Theory. Photo by Kay Stephens

CAMDEN—When Jeff Clarke opened String Theory, his first music store, in October 2024, he had dreams that…

Donald N. "Moose" Carlson

ROCKLAND — Moose Carlson, aka Donald N. Carlson, 66, passed away at the Breakwater Commons in Rockland on June 15, 2025, surrounded by the love of his family. Born in Waldoboro on September 18,…

 Virginia Bell Johns

CAMDEN — Virginia Bell Johns died peacefully on June 9, 2025, at the age of 81. She was surrounded by loving family members and a devoted caregiver whom she loved. Virginia passed away after a…

Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
The compact Solterra is Subaru’s first electric vehicle—note the charging-port door and the absence of a grille. Teething problems delayed its debut into 2024; the ’25 model is identical; but Subaru promises an entirely new car for model year 2026. ‘Solterra,’ combining sun and earth, is a cool name for an EV. These colors are Elemental Red Pearl and Galactic Black.

Bit of a conundrum here. The battery-powered Subaru in our driveway, the Solterra, debuted in 2023 as a 2024 model; there are essentially no changes from ’24 to 2025; 

Things are heating up!

The 4th major event of June is behind us and Brady's is now looking forward to Windjammer Days starting this weekend with the "Blessing…

Needle Felting Workshop

We are SO excited to have Isabel Stearns back next week for another needle felting workshop!

At this workshop you’ll be…

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MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital’s Addiction Resource Center (ARC) has announced a new name and broader alignment: it is now known as Comprehensive Addiction Psychiatry Services (CAPS),…

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ROCKPORT and BELFAST — In observance of Juneteenth, MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals announce the following adjusted holiday hours on Thursday, June 19.

 The retail pharmacy at…

Acadia National Park's mountains and water

Maine is about as far away as you can get from the bulk of America’s federal public lands, the vast majority of which are concentrated in a dozen states west of the Mississippi River — a…

Lincolnville Select Board to vote June 23; Hope, June 24
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For the last 12 years, Camden has had no ambulance based in town. That is changing July 1, when, courtesy of a new public-private initiative, a North East Mobile Health Services (…

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Blake Vets, in Northport, has announced that Dr. Cody Minor joined the practice on June 3. He is practicing small animal medicine, surgery, and dentistry.  Blake Vets will be extending its…

The Vet Staff of PAWScares clinic

Cellardoor Winery in Lincolnville will host a Summer Soiree to benefit PAWS Animal Adoption Center on July 10th at 5 PM.    Join us for an evening of food, wine and jazz music in the…

A Bird's Tale
For more than 100 years, thousands of people have been affixing simple bands to the legs of birds in order to understand more about bird movements and answer other questions about their biology. Here, a bird bander is banding a northern cardinal. (Photo USGS)

Those of us who love birds and nature, and who recognize that the oxygen we breathe, the food we eat, and the clean water we need, are only possible because of nature, are always more than a…

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The Maine State Senate has confirmed Christian Cotz as the new Maine State Archivist. Cotz has served in the position on an interim basis since January 2025…

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Maine Department of Labor announces its no-cost trainings for July 2025.

Upcoming classes:

Workstation Ergonomics – Video Display…

Jeff Newsom, MD. (Photo courtesy Megunticook Medicine)

Jeff Newsom, MD, will be joining Brian Pierce, MD and Pediatrician Adda Winkes, MD at Megunticook Medicine, a Direct Primary Care (DPC) practice, "a modern,…

letter to the editor

 In his later years, the poet Walt Whitman wrote an essay entitled "Democratic Vistas", in which he posed a crucial question: Is there a great moral and religious civilization — the only…

letter to the editor

In our current Trumpian moment, anyone who criticizes the Dear Leader or his subservient toadies is targeted for bullying. Defiant ones are discredited as evil communists or socialist left-wing…

letter to the editor

The PenBay Pilot reporting on the June 14 parade in Washington, D.C., is among the most dishonest and biased depiction of the reasons for the event that I've seen anywhere.

On June 10 you…

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To the Voters of Camden:

Last week’s vote to approve the removal of Montgomery Dam by a decisive vote of 1391 to 995 was the result of a five-year long public discussion between the…

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ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from June 3-17.

Skid marks identify where a car came to a stop after a two-vehicle collision on Depot Road in Union. The car was removed from the scene prior to this picture. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)

UNION — Assistant Union Fire Chief Nick Ciasullo arrived on scene to a two vehicle crash in Union just in time to prevent a wide load from driving into the crash scene. Unable to turn around, the…

Gladys St. John Dodge Hardy

ROCKLAND – Gladys St. John Dodge Hardy, 90, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2025 at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport.

Born in Montville, April 7, 1935, she was the daughter of Arthur Lewis…

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WARREN — Herbert Levi Hamblen Sr., 89 of Warren, passed away January 26, 2025.

Herbert was one of eight children…