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UNION — As the State of Maine designated home of the Maine Wild Blueberry Festival since 1959, and to align with Wild Blueberry Weekend established by Maine Governor Janet…
APPLETON — Abbie Elaine Esancy, age 88, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2024, at her home after a battle with recently diagnosed cancer. Abbie was born Abbie Elaine Hart, on October 13,…
UNION — Russell E. Ring, who passed away on January 13, 2025, has joined his father’s ancestors in a small family cemetery in Richmond, where he was born on May 7, 1931.
Russell graduated…
BELFAST — Donald C. Greenlaw, 89, of Belfast passed away on January 13, 2025.
A gathering to honor his life will be held on Friday, January 17, 2025, from 1 to 3 p.m.,…
UPDATE: On January 16, 2025, while under the hospital’s care, Mr. Cody Arsenault died as result of the injuries sustained in this crash, according to the Waldo County Sheriff's Office. The…
Summer Camp Registration opens February 5
ROCKPORT — The Penobscot Bay YMCA adds a new camp location to its 2025 summer camp season to bring adventure, education, and excitement to local kids.
"Hope Explorers Camp, now located at…
ROCKLAND — On December 31, 2024, the Stella Maris Apartments Tenants Association donated $200 each, in Domino's gift certificates, to the Rockland Police and Fire…
Workshops in Belfast
DEER ISLE, BELFAST, BLUE HILL — Bagaduce Music presents the Bagaduce Family Reunion Weekend on January 17, 18, and 19, 2025.
Friday, January 17:…
CAMDEN — Carole J. Brand, 78, of Camden, died at Breakwater Commons in Rockland on January 11, 2025.
A complete obituary will be published later and…
Kenneth Louis Sargent passed away peacefully of natural causes on January 5, 2025 with the love of his life, Regina Sargent, and daughter Pamela Ames by his…
A Bird's Tale
We are fortunate here in Maine that winter brings an abundance of waterfowl, including some species that can’t be seen in many other states. Common eiders make their downy nests on the ground…
APPLETON — Early morning flames drove at least one person from a house in Appleton, Wednesday morning.
The occupant reported to Knox Regional Communications that her bedroom was on fire at…
A former Lincoln County Emergency Management director filed a wrongful termination suit Nov. 7 in Wiscasset Superior Court. Maury Prentiss served in the job from May 2021 to Aug. 9, 2024. He…
ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Dec. 18 - Jan. 4.…
Rockport was the first of five municipalities in the Five Town CSD to report voting results on a proposed $7.3 million spending package after the polls closed at 8 p.m., Jan. 14. Within one half…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
The nomenclature first: Acura is to Honda as Lexus is to Toyota, Genesis to Hyundai, etcetera, etcetera. The MDX is a biggish three-row SUV — Acura’s gussied-up $52,000-and-up version of the…
contribute unique skills to a positive and inclusive environment
ROCKLAND — The Knox Clinic and Coastal Recovery Community Center (CRCC) are calling for volunteers to join the Wellness Wednesday program. Held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month from 1-3…
RE OPENING WEDNESDAY 1/15
The winter has set in and Brady's is…
ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Jan. 6-10.
Camden
Teresa Dyer to Teresa Dyer and Ashley…
ROCKPORT — Rebecca “Becky” Newman Simms, 92, of Rockport, Maine, died peacefully Jan. 2, 2025, at MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital.
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“We don’t have a project for this year, so....” Words spoken between my wife and mother as they spent a Saturday afternoon together, while snow fell on Lincolnville on a January day.…
THOMASTON — Marstin E. Hastings, 73, known to many as ‘Marty’, died peacefully at his home, Tuesday, January 7, 2025.
A long-time Thomaston resident, Marty will be laid to rest at Village…
SOUTH THOMASTON — Mary Ann Dorr, 65, passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early hours of January 3, 2025.
Mary was born on May 28, 1959 to Dorothy and Lewis Bowden. She was brought…
OWLS HEAD — Denise Mary Raynes, 61, received her wings peacefully in her sleep, Saturday, January 4, 2025, at her home in Rockport. Born in Rockland, April 26, 1963, she was the first-born twin to…
NORTH HAVEN — Stanley Evans Waterman, known to all simply as “Toot,” passed away at Pen Bay Hospital the morning of Wednesday, December 11, 2024. Born in Rockland in 1928, to Oscar and Kathleen…
CAMDEN — James Stillman Rockefeller Jr., 99, of Camden, died on January 8, 2025, at his home.
A full obituary will follow.
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UNION — "We had plenty of water," said Union Fire Chief Jesse Thompson. "It was manpower that we needed."
Prior to 12 p.m., Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, a passerby reported smoke rising from the…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Sept. 16-27.
Belfast
Mary R. Gibbons Est. to John…
WARREN (Jan. 13, 2025) — Warren firefighters are looking at a possible furnace malfunction in a camper that manifested into flames, Sunday evening, Jan. 12, 2025.
The fire was…
New exhibition from Midcoast Maine Book Arts is a miniature delight
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…
letter to the editor
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development has granted $8.7 million to the Fox Islands Electric Cooperative to repower and upgrade its 4.5-megawatt onshore wind farm, as well as…
ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Dec. 30-Jan. 3.
Appleton
Bruce W. Bragg and Angela S.…
HOPE — "The Magic of Believing" will be on view through the winter of 2024-25, at The Hope Town Library.
BELFAST — The 29th annual Arts in the Park will be returning to the Belfast waterfront on June 28 and 29, 2025.
"The Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce will once again bring the beloved Maine…
The projects will create about 25 short-term jobs and ultimately will provide power to more than 1500 homes
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development is investing $8.7M in Fox Islands Electric Cooperative (FIEC).
The …
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro Public Library’s January Artist-of-the-Month is Mary Sue Weeks of Bremen. Weeks has been painting ever since she was a child…
PORT CLYDE — Eva Gilley Spear Cushman, 100, of Port Clyde, passed away on January 8, 2025, at Pen Bay Hospital in Rockport. She was born on High Street in Camden in her grandparents’ home on…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Jan. 3-9.
Christopher Seekins, 31, of Brooks, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs in…
Author talk, Rockport Public Library, Jan. 15, 1 p.m.: 'Quiet Thoughts for a Noisy World'
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…
One Monhegan business and four Waldo County businesses are among 16 awardees and one loan being distributed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural…
BANGOR — The Maine Department of Transportation will be performing work on the bridges that carry I-95 traffic over Broadway in Bangor. Traffic will be reduced to a…
Maine Scouting news
WATERVILLE — The Kennebec Valley District of Scouting has elected Eric Handley of Sidney to serve as District Scouting Chairman and Christopher Santiago of Vassalboro was…
WALDOBORO — Carol Hall Perry, 77, a beloved member of the Waldoboro community, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on January 9, 2025, at her home, surrounded by her loving family.…
BANGOR — In a Jan. 10…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Nov. 15-22.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Dec. 29 - Jan. 10.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered…
BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court.
Cynthia L. Sinclaire, of Stockton Springs, and Wayne D. Sinclair, of Stockton…
MaineHealth has promoted from within to fulfill the role of director of communications and public affairs assigned to MaineHealth Pen Bay and MaineHealth Waldo…
