At their regular meeting July 15 in Orono, the University of Maine System Board of Trustees voted unanimously to allow the University of Maine to sell the Frederick Hutchinson Center in…
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ROCKPORT – The call came in at 6 p.m., July 14, 2024. Rockport firefighters didn’t return to their station until 10:30 p.m. The call, for all intents and purposes, was a single one-vehicle…
ROCKLAND — Frank G. Harford, Sr., 61, of Rockland, passed away unexpectedly on July 10, 2024. Frank was born in Rockland on October 21, 1962, a son of Billine Myrtle Myrick. Frank grew up in the…
Daniel Walter Ryan, at the age of 65, was unexpectedly taken from this world on June 10, 2024. Daniel was born February 5, 1959, to Barbara S. and Irvin D. Ryan Jr. He was 5th in a line of 6…
VINALHAVEN — Ivan Roy Wadleigh, precious angel of Chase Wadleigh and Tatiana McKenna, earned his angel wings, Wednesday July 10, 2024.
Born in Augusta, April 3, 2023, Ivan’s short life…
PORT CLYDE — Ronald A. Simmons, 86, of Port Clyde passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at the Sussman House after a long illness.
Ronald was born April 19, 1938 to Ivan Hoyt…
WEST GARDINER — Jessica Clark Convery, 39, died unexpectedly but peacefully at home of a medical event on Tuesday, July 2, 2024.
Born in Rockport, January 17, 1985, she was the daughter of…
Strawberry Festival, peas and annual state of the town address
I took last week off from work. Not always an easy thing to do when you are self employed, but I recognized that it was important to get away from my office. Unfortunately, that also means being…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds July 8-12.
Camden
Michael Gregston and Meredith Gregston to Shannon…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court July 1-10.
Dean C. Philbrick Jr., 37, of Frankfort, operating while license suspended or revoked in Monroe July 20,…
727 Ocean Sunset now has a resident mascot named “Smugs”! You can see him around the property at any given time of the day. He particularly likes black raspberries that can be found in one of…
Christina Olson is famous, thanks to Andrew Wyeth. Alvaro, Christina’s brother, and caregiver for many years, never gained recognition, but from his friend, Andrew.
Al and Christina’s…
ROCKLAND — Central Maine Power worked to replace utility poles and their electrical wires along a stretch of Bog Road, in Rockland, Sunday morning, July 14.
After 8 a.m., a car left the…
Today is the last day of the Union Fair/ Maine’s Wild Blueberry Festival. Gates open at 11 a.m. and close at 10 p.m.
For Family Day (July 14) the fair is offering a…
residential and commercial properties jump in value
CAMDEN – It was not exactly unanticipated, but the collective shock felt by property owners in Camden is high this week as letters sent…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds May 20-24.
Belfast
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BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court.
Lacy R. Hall, of Unity, and Ryan L. Hall, of Belmont, were married Oct. 6, 2006, in Northport and divorced…
including Isle au Haut, Matinicus, Monhegan, North Haven, Vinalhaven
NORTHEAST HARBOR — For almost 20 years, The Island Reader has featured the work of residents living on Maine’s unbridged islands. Each edition, published annually by Maine Seacoast Mission,…
courses begin in August online with hands-on training at Brunswick Landing
AUGUSTA — In response to demand from employers in Maine’s growing aviation and aerospace sectors, the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) is opening the state’s first aviation maintenance…
BELFAST — Waldo County Dental Care, located at 125 Northport Ave., in Belfast, is currently accepting new adult and pediatric patients, including patients who have MaineCare.
WCDC is a…
More than $90,000 in Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) grants will help strengthen nonprofit organizations and projects in Knox County. MaineCF’s Knox County Grantmaking Committee awarded $80,…
UNITY — Two Unity projects are among seven Maine organizations that will share a portion of a USDA’s School Food System Transformation Challenge, which is a part of the USDA’s Healthy Meals…
If all required administrative processes take place as planned, the new fare structure will take effect on August 1, 2024.
After extensive analysis and public communication, the Maine Department of Transportation has adopted a new fare structure for the Maine State Ferry Service (MSFS). When it becomes effective, this…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity June 27 - July 5.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a…
letter to the editor
Now that the June primary vote has happened and we’ve had our July 4 holiday, I thought it would be a good time to reach out and thank everyone for the votes.
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Letter to the editor
Rockport resident Stephen Bowen points out in his letter to the Pilot on May 29, 2024, that the Rockport Resource has recently become…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity June 28 - July 10.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and…
UNION — Valerie Dawn Wood, 62, lovingly known as “Val” and “Nana”, passed away on June 13, 2024, at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Born on October 22, 1961, in Rockport, she was the daughter of…
Update July 18, 2024: Thomaston Ambulance Service announced on its Facebook page, July 17, that it is borrowing a recently retired ambulance from Rockland while Thomaston deals with its own…
It was the prayer of Jesus to His heavenly Father, “And the glory which you gave to Me, I have given to them, that they may be one as we are one” (John 17:22).…
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Internationally renowned Canadian Brass, acclaimed singer-songwriters The Contenders, NYC’s hot jazz group The Hot Sardines, and Maine’s own Grammy-winning Patty Griffin on stage in the coming…
The public is advised that wind turbines and other wind power components will be transported via big trucks from Mack Point in Searsport and bound for Washington and Somerset counties in the early…
BELFAST — Waldo Community Action Partners (WCAP), as the local designated Prevention Council in Waldo County, is seeking public participation in identifying community-based, physical spaces for…
ST GEORGE — Dennis “Denny” M. Darling, 76, passed away with his wife by his side on Wednesday, June 26, 2024.
Denny was born on January 4, 1948 to the late Harold and Ethel Darling in…
PORTLAND — Eight men from Maine and one from New Hampshire – including the owner, captains and crew members of a commercial fishing vessel, the Western Sea, and owners of local Maine…
On Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at approximately 10:51 a.m., the parents of a 1-year-old boy called 911 to report their son was unresponsive. First responders arrived at the…
ROCKLAND — Jake Miller, Senior Vice President, and Niki Janczura, Business Development Officer, of the First National Bank in Rockland, presented a check for more than $1,500 to Lena Hinrichs,…
taking the reins of the 70-member Club during its 100th year
Waldo County High Sheriff Jason Trundy has been elected president of the Belfast Rotary Club. Inducted at the Club’s June 26 annual meeting, Sheriff Trundy takes the reins of the 70-member Club…
The acclaimed Latingrass duo of Joropo maestro Larry Bellorín and Grammy-nominated bluegrass and old-time star Joe Troop return to the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor Thursday, July 25. The two…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds July 1-5.
Appleton
Nicholas H. Brown and Shaunna Welch to Shaunna…
ROCKPORT — While there have been no official talks with Camden, yet, about creating a bilateral effort to work together on sewer issues,…
ALL vehicles must be out of Harbor Park starting Thursday night
ROCKLAND — The North Atlantic Blues Festival returns to the Rockland Public Landing this weekend, July 12, 13, 14, 2024. Main Street will be closed Saturday, July 13, from 7 p.m. - 12 a.m., for…
Maggie Hirshland, the Youth Engagement Coordinator at the LGBTQIA2S+ youth organization OUT Maine, is the recipient of the Maine Women’s Lobby (MWL) 2024 Volunteer Champion Award. This award is…
The Maine Department of Marine Resources is advising the public — swimmers, paddlers, and surfers — to be safe while in or on the water,…
Exhibition Runs September 19-28 at Page Gallery in Camden
AIO Food & Energy Assistance announces the names of artists participating in the 3rd Annual ArtFeeds exhibition and online silent auction,…
ROCKLAND — Business executive and community leader Lawrence J. “ Larry” Sterrs, the founding executive chair of the Star of Hope Foundation established in 2016 by the artist Robert Indiana, has…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Rotary President Bob Bird presented Susan Ware Page with this year’s Rockland Rotarian of the Year award at the July 3 weekly meeting. The Rotarian of the Year award is given…
ROCKPORT — A memorial service for Jessica Clark Convery, 39, who passed away on July 2, 2024, will be held Friday, July 19, 2024, at 4 p.m., at the Samoset Resort, Knox County Ball Room, in…
“I have witnessed the importance of the nursing visits that RDNA provides.”
ROCKLAND — Rockland City Councilor Penny York is helping the 2024 RDNA “Doughnators” fill their Rose Hip basket in support of community nursing. She is donating $1,000 from her annual City…
