BELFAST — Join the extra fun in City Park this fall by completing the bilingual Story Walk that begins near the bridge to the playground and continues toward the ocean. Folks of all ages can enjoy…
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Picture perfect coastal Maine cottage! This sweet home has NOT been spoiled! Spectacular elevated views of West Penobscot Bay and Sheep Island. Spend endless…
We’re celebrating our 50th Birthday with a Party and Yard Sale!
Join us at PAWS on Saturday October 5th for some Pawsome Family Fun! There will be fun and games for the kids, food for…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
As a member of the Mid Maine Sports Car Club, I get to hang with interesting automobiles, including no end of vintage roadsters from…
The Saltwater Hillbilly makes a surprise appearance Wednesday afternoon at Brady’s from 3-6 to welcome the inaugural visit of the ship…
This 4600-meter course on the Androscoggin River in Brunswick, Maine was picture perfect with very little wind on Saturday, September 14th. Maine Coast Rowing were…
A Bird’s Tale
Another gorgeous September weekend day here in Maine and we were drawn to a peninsula that we haven’t visited much in recent years. We headed over to Thomaston and then drove south past the big…
LIBERTY — Sewell Colby, 82, passed away on September 11, 2024. He was born on July 24, 1942.
Sewell served proudly in the United States Army and was an active member of the Masons for many…
Kick Off the Season with a Live Musical Battle
ROCKPORT — RES Community Park, in partnership with various community organizations, announces a diverse lineup of events for the fall season.
RES organizers list the following activities:…
City Council to vote on Makers Market substitute locations, law enforcement teamster contracts
ROCKLAND — Rockland City Council will vote Sept. 17, 2024 to allow the growing Rockland Makers’ Market to relocate to Oak Street on the days when large cruise ships are in port.
City…
Kelp forests are a foundational feature along Maine's coastline, providing the food, habitat, and clean water needed for a rich…
Camden National Corporation (“Camden National”) (NASDAQ: CAC), the bank holding company for Camden National Bank, and Northway Financial, Inc. (OTCQB: NWYF), the…
letter to the editor
We are writing to urge our fellow residents of Maine Senate District 12 to re-elect our State Senator, Anne “Pinny” Beebe-Center. Senate District 12 includes Appleton, Camden, Cushing, Hope,…
Individual Points
Sunday September 15, 2024
1st Scott Hibl
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Ladies League, Sept. 11 | Cha, Cha, Cha Tournament
1st Place (+18): Susan Ellis, Suzanne Wright, Shelly Butler, Wendy Anderson…
ROCKPORT — A new art exhibit at Pen Bay Medical Center features works by Judy O’Dell, Susan Garrett, Pat Nelson, Andre Benoit and Hillary Mishcon along the walls of the hospital’s main hallway.…
It is an interesting time of life. As 50 rapidly approaches, I have to stop occasionally and just say to myself “what the heck is going on?” I am looking back at very near half a century, most of…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Sept. 6-12.
Bart A. Langley, 57, of Hermon,…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Sept. 3-12.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Sept. 2-13.
An arrest or summons does not…
Island Institute is proud to announce a $1.4 million award from the Small Business Administration to support Maine's lobster industry and enhance the economic resilience of the coastal communities…
Friends of Sears Island has three educational offerings happening in the last week of September: an art workshop, a "Patterns in Nature" activity kit for kids, and a fall migratory bird walk.…
Letter to the Editor
Local arts nonprofit, Belfast Flying Shoes, hosted two successful community dances this year on the Armistice Footbridge in Belfast. The June and September dances bookended the waterfront…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Sept. 9-13.
Appleton
Rose M. Chace to Joseph A. McCarthy and Rieko…
an interest in conservation and a willingness to participate in a monthly board meeting
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District has one opening on its five-member Board of Supervisors. The volunteer board, which is responsible for guiding the District’s business affairs…
1 Best Ball of 3/Net
1st Wendy Pires
Joyce Cooley
Martha…
‘Winnie’ the raccoon is now thriving at Wilderness Miracles Wildlife Rehab in Bowdoin
WINSLOW—Living in Maine, it’s a fact of life that wildlife will cross the roads and in the most unfortunate circumstances, sometimes will get hit by cars.
Kristen Linscott, 32, was…
UNION — The New Union Farmers Market will be holding an exhibit and sale of local art beginning Friday, September 13, at the Blueberry Building at 61 Common Road in Union. The exhibit will feature…
Goal: 30% Consumption of Regional Food Products by 2030
The New England Food System Planners Partnership has released a new detailed analysis of local food spending in Maine –…
ROCKPORT — Frank Burtnett, counselor, consultant, educator, and author, died suddenly on August 23 in Rockport, Maine. He was born December 25, 1940, in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, and considered…
SOUTH THOMASTON — Paul G. Chapman, 104, passed away Saturday, September 7, 2024. Born in Wiscasset, on November 12, 1919, to his cherished parents, Lowell and Della Day Chapman, the oldest of four…
new partnership with the band formerly known as Steelin' Thunder
THOMASTON — Watts Hall Community Arts announces a new partnership with Pen Bay Pan, formerly known as Steelin' Thunder, a local community steel pan band that has been bringing vibrant Caribbean…
Colin Page, Eric Hopkins, Meghan Brady plus 31 Maine Artists Headline
CAMDEN — AIO Food & Energy Assistance announces the opening of the 3rd Annual ArtFeeds: Artists Against Food Insecurity exhibition and online…
ROCKLAND — Gary Lee Henry, 80, of Rockland, Maine, passed away unexpectedly on Aug. 24, 2024, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport, Maine.
Gary was born on Jan. 21, 1944, in Rumford,…
WARREN — Lois C. Silloway, 92, of Warren, passed away at Windward Gardens on September 9, 2024.
A time of visitation will be held on Sunday, September 15, 2024, from 2-4 p.m., at Hall…
Peopleplace Cooperative Preschool is hosting its second annual auction of community art benches, painted by local artists and sponsored by local businesses, to raise scholarship funds for families…
Calvary Chapel Belfast responds: ‘We will not go quietly into the night’
BELFAST — In a letter sent to Hugh Townsend, Co-Chair of the Future of the Hutchinson Center Steering Committee, the University of Maine…
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love and work, at any price
A tiny black puppy stretched her legs as runners gathered near the start line of the 2024 Lobster Festival 5K and 10K races.
Freya, just that morning, had been swept into the custodial arms…
Named after Penobscot Nation World War II and Korean War battle hero
ROCKLAND - The Maine Department of Transportation and Maine State Ferry Service commissioned the …
Surprise Update: she got adopted on September 7 and now lives in an animal sanctuary
CAMDEN—In one room set aside for PAWS Animal Adoption Center, more than 12 cats— mostly tuxedo and black-haired breeds hang out in their comfortable beds and boxy houses staring warily at anyone…
Re-use, repurpose old paper mill in Madison
Madison, Maine – in the middle of the western region of the state — has industrial innovation under its belt, and a municipal focus on…
A Bird’s Tale
It’s a cool, early-September evening on the Maine coast. On the point across the water from where we’re standing, tall white pine trees create a light green curtain against the impossibly blue sky…
ROCKLAND — The pressure build up from a water main break under Gay Street, in Rockland, Wednesday morning, was significant enough to cause the pavement to bulge near the break zone.
About…
The order of referendum questions on the November 2024 General Election ballot has been determined through a public lottery held by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and Deputy Secretary of State…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Aug. 5- Sept. 4.
Brandon Edward Amborn, 28, of Warren, criminal trespass in Rockport Sept. 9, 2023, $200 fine;…
The Knox Clinic announced Sept. 10 that it purchased the Bok Building at 22 White Street, Rockland…
ROCKLAND — The Oceanside High School Golf Team hosted Lincoln Academy at the Rockland Golf Club Wednesday, Sept. 10.…
Flags Lowered in Honor of 9/11 Victims, Survivors, First Responders, and Service members
In accordance with a…
