BELFAST — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 71 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, April 13 at 5:30 p.m. virtually over Zoom.
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CAMDEN — The Town of Camden wants hard data — not industry estimates — of how many property owners are using their homes as short term rentals; therefore, a proposed ordinance is to appear on the…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) is preparing to place an order for first doses of…
Megunticook Rowing is pleased to announce open registration for spring youth rowing at the varsity and club level.
The Megunticook Rowing varsity team is for high school age girls and boys…
NORTHPORT — Four Northport individuals are seeking election to three municipal seats during the upcoming June election.
The ballot will be highlighted by the race for a select board seat…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending April 3, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 2,100 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 200 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 8, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 748.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 8, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
‘leading the way for all individuals in today’s society fighting to be accepted for the way they are’
CAMDEN — Shannon Hopkins, a Camden resident, is poised to compete as Miss Knox County in June at the Miss Maine competition, where the winner of the summer event will represent the state in the…
Poem
For the Chef and Staff of the Hartstone Inn
Can I write this
so full of Kobe beef
fed Kirin beer and caressed
to the ultimate tenderness
it is no sin…
SEARSPORT — Priscilla Ann (Batson) Wentworth died peacefully on March 29, 2021 at home, in Searsport, Maine with her husband and their two daughters by her side.
She was born May 30, 1952…
ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity from Feb. 2-April 2. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until…
Planning Board hearing this evening
ROCKPORT — After getting bumped off cyberspace thanks to a two-hour Spectrum internet failure Monday evening, April 5,…
APPLETON — Kevin Jon Dropps, 69, formerly of Berkley Massachusetts, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, April 4, 2021 with family at his side.
Mr. Dropps will be buried in a…
series of online programs
Maine Impact Week, an annual showcase of the research, creativity and public service from the University of Maine community, returns with free virtual events throughout the week of April 12.…
‘Seasons and Stewardship: Observing and Caring for our Earth’
SEARSPORT — Not only do we celebrate Earth Day in April, but many seasonal changes and “firsts” occur as daylight continues to increase, temperatures gradually rise, and plants and animals begin…
The Janet Winslow Preserve
WALDOBORO — On March 31, Edgar Moody, of Union, and John Winslow, of Sanford, donated 94 acres of woods and wetlands off of Sidelinger Road, in Waldoboro, to Midcoast Conservancy, in memory of the…
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Public Library will be giving out craft bags during April break.
Inside the bag you’ll find books, supplies for a couple of crafts, and some flower seeds, vegetable…
experts lead trips to some of their favorite bird hotspots
Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and Friends of Maine Coastal Islands (FOMCI) NWR are sponsoring a new bird watching series called “Bird Time on the Coast.” This series will…
The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host the first annual Maine Food Waste Solutions Summit, Friday, April 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m…
HOPE — The school committee agenda for the next Hope Elementary School meeting Monday, April 12 has been released.
The meeting will be held virtually over Zoom at 6 p.m.
To view…
Penobscot Bay Pilot has posed questions to each candidate running for the open seat on the Northport Select Board providing the opportunity for the public to better understand their positions…
Penobscot Bay Pilot has posed questions to each candidate running for the open seat on the Northport Select Board providing the opportunity for the public to better understand their positions…
The big lie is that 100% of recycled plastic is being re-used
BELFAST—Think you’re being a good consumer by dropping your plastic recycling off at a Transfer Station each week? Well, don’t wipe your hands and be on your merry way, yet.
…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 7, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 7, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 747.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
SEARSPORT — The Town of Searsport has released the results of its April 6 municipal election.
In total, 151 voters cast ballots for the races covering the select board, school board and…
AUGUSTA — Joyce M. Bunker, 87, formerly of Belfast and Freedom, passed away on April 2, 2021 at the Maine Veterans Home in Augusta.
Joyce was born December 6, 1933 in Monroe, Maine, to…
Camden, Lincolnville, Rockland, Thomaston pool thoughts
MIDCOAST — It may be the result of living in the Zoom Age, when joining a meeting online is easier than driving to another town for yet another meeting, or perhaps it was just time the topic got…
AUGUSTA — When the Maine House of Representative convened March 30 at the Augusta Civic Center, State Representative Bill Pluecker, I-Warren, spoke on the House Floor to highlight the heroic…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from March 22-29 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.
Appleton
Ellen M. Taylor to Ellen M. Taylor Living Trust…
CAMDEN — Camden police reported the following activity from Feb. 9-March 29. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven…
Letter to the editor: Marsha Steinglass
On February 7, 2021, I alerted the Town Office staff that the search engine on the Town website for the search “short term rentals” was nonfunctional. The Town Manager’s response was…
In two years, Marek has been on 260 deployments
Nominated anonymously for a national award competition, a Midcoast dog with 500,000 followers on social media is carving a special place for himself in the community.
Marek, Knox County’s…
St. George Ambulance will be running COVID vaccine clinics starting April 9, 2021.
Below is the link to find an open appointment. If the site is full, keep looking for cancellations and…
CAMDEN — David W. Gordon, 82, died peacefully at the Sussman House on April 1 surrounded by his loving wife, Kay, and his three children.
Dave spent most of his growing-up years in Rhode…
application deadlines: June 15 (fall semester entry), November 15 (spring semester entry)
The Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) seeks applications to its Adult Learner Scholarship Fund, which supports non-traditional students who want to change their lives for the better through…
Vaccination by appointment only
MaineHealth is pleased that the COVID-19 vaccine inventory allocated by the state to its Knox and Waldo counties clinics now includes one made by Johnson & Johnson, according to MaineHealth,…
nine local artists
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Public Library will host an art exhibition by the Knox County Art Society (KCAS), April 1 - 30, downstairs on the new exhibition wall.
“Come see the new library and…
geting students and adult clubs re-energized and active during the final months of winter
Along Midcoast Maine, winter time tends to slow down the recreational scuba diving opportunities. But for two scuba dive buddies, their time out of water, gave them the chance to do some community…
DURHAM, New Hampshire — Jane Chapman Bennett, wife of Albert Bennett, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Durham, New Hampshire on the morning of April 3, 2021. Her children,…
Free events hosted by The Island Institute April 5-9
ROCKLAND—The Island Institute and its retail store, Archipelago are champions of the Midcoast’s creative economy and sponsors of the past in-person Artist and Makers Conferences. This year due to…
SEARSPORT — An end of the era has come for the Searsport Pines Golf Course, as the facility will no longer operate as a golf course.
The Searsport Pines property was sold March 15 and the…
ROCKLAND — Spectrum, the internet service provider with which the City of Rockland uses, reported two fiber breaks in its network causing a mass two-hour outage April 5, just as Rockland…
pre-registration required
LINCOLNVILLE — In partnership with the Northeast Mobile Health Services, the Town of Lincolnville is co-sponsoring a COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic for those 18 years of age or older Saturday, April…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 6, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
ROCKPORT — Caryl G. Kolkin, beloved wife of the late Marvin Kolkin, died peacefully, Saturday, April 3, 2021 at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport.
Born in New York City, Caryl met the love…
Robert E. Larry, 67, of Belmont lost his battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis at Brigham's and Women in Boston on March 31, 2021. He was surrounded by those he loved.
Robert was born on July 13…
SPRUCE HEAD — Karen W. Thompson, 77, passed away Sunday, March 21, 2021 at the Sussman House in Rockport.
Born at Knox General Hospital in Rockland, August 22, 1943, she was the daughter of…
Maine Photography Show 2021
Emily Whiting was quite surprised to hear her photograph, “White Bowl,” won the coveted Best In Show distinction in this year’s Maine Photography Show (MPS).
“I’m also so grateful for the…
