ROCKLAND — Seven candidates will compete for the title of 2024 Maine Lobster Festival Delegate at the 77th Maine Lobster Festival.
At the Delegate Banquet, Friday, July 26, at the…
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new law implemented specifically to address wakesurfing activity
“Nothing symbolizes summer in Maine quite like the haunting wail of a loon,” said Maine Audubon, in a news release. “The urge to help them and make sure that future generations will be able to…
THORNDIKE — "Beginnings are usually scary, and endings are usually sad, but it's everything in between that makes it all worth living."
The 15 yearlong and raunchy feud on Knox Station Road…
WALDOBORO — Trenia Michelle Gergely, 52, passed away June 30, 2024 with her loving family by her side at Maine General Hospital after a short battle with cancer. She was born August 5, 1971 to…
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ROCKPORT — After a…
BRUNSWICK — Michael P. Galgano was 99 years old when he peacefully passed away at Sunnybrook Senior Living in Brunswick, Maine on July 6, 2024. His daughter was by his side.
Michael was…
ROCKPORT — The train of vehicles entering the gates of Mid-Coast Solid Waste, in Rockport, June 22, was not slowing down even by closing…
THOMASTON — In the summer, if anyone is there, the Fire and EMS station’s garage doors are open. Dirt from the street incessantly piles up on the furniture. Yet, to close the doors means to suffer…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
It’s early July 2024, but this Forester is a 2025 model; it’s also radically different-looking, at least for Subaru, which tends to make changes at a glacial pace. Then…
ROCKLAND — As Rockland Police and the Maine Fire Marshal’s Office continue investigating the burning of Molotov Cocktails on the train tracks, the Pen Bay Pilot inquired with the FMO as to why…
THOMASTON — It’s a rare occurrence in EMS when CPR is successful to the point where the patient is still alive, breathing, and up walking around eight months later. So, to hear that not one, but…
WARREN — A memorial service for Jane Lee Goewey Waltz, who passed away peacefully on October 29, 2023, will be held Saturday, July 27, 2024, at 10:30 a.m., at the Second Congregational Church of…
SOUTH THOMASTON — After 91 plus years of gracing us with his presence, Peter Marckoon’s journey on the planet came to an end on June 28, 2024. He was born on May 1, 1933, the only child of Paul…
OWLS HEAD — A celebration of life gathering for Louis and Agnes Leach, who passed away just three months apart, will be held Saturday, July 20, 2024, from 1 to 3 p.m., at the family home at 22…
WALDO — George W. Campbell, of Waldo, Maine passed away on July 4, 2024 peacefully and surrounded by his family.
George was born in Millinocket, Maine, son of Freeman T. Campbell, of Patten…
Thirteen Projects Chosen to Kick-Off River Rehabilitation in Maine
The court-appointed trustee, Greenfields, directing work to remediate mercury in the Penobscot River Estuary announced in late June that 13 …
UNION — A memorial service with Military Honors for Henry ‘Hank’ ‘Pap’ Balsley, 89, of Union who passed away, January 7, 2024 will be held Saturday, July 13, 2024, at 2 p.m., at Ocean View…
As summer progresses in this year of 2024, something is starting to pop up along the roadsides and front yards of Lincolnville and the entire country. Yes, it is a presidential election year, and…
Amy Kunzinger, of Appleton,, was named to the Spring 2024 Dean's List at Roger Williams University, in Bristol, R.I. Full-time students who complete 12 or more credits per semester and earn a…
Megunticook Rowing has appointed Tilghman Moyer, Recruiting Coordinator and Men’s Assistant Coach at Colby College, as the Head Coach for Megunticook Rowing’s summer programs.…
FREE Blueberry Picks at the Beech Hill Preserve
ROCKPORT — “The ‘Blues’ will be ready early again this year,” said Coastal Mountains Land Trust, in a news release.
CMLT invites…
Food for Thought
University Credit Union (UCU) presented checks to the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) totaling $2,000 for its student-run and campus-sanctioned food pantries on its Augusta and Bangor…
TROY — Some people look forward to Independence Day as the start of the more leisurely days of summer, a time for vacations, hikes, and perhaps time at the coast. Many Maine farmers, on the other…
Come join us for our official opening and "Love our Locals" this Sunday with local favorites, Paul D'Alessio and Mark Stover from 5-8pm. We can't wait to welcome you back! For more information…
The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court June 21-27.
Sherry Johnson, 62, of Stockton Springs,…
Around the town on Camden’s 4th of July
CAMDEN - You couldn’t have picked a more beautiful day to celebrate the Fourth of July. And that’s just what a lot of people did as they strolled around Camden enjoying the fresh air, many treats…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity June 25-30.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity June 23-30.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a…
nominees include Knox, Waldo, Lincoln county organizations
WinterKids has kicked off its community vote for its annual Downhill 24 Outdoor Fund. Running from July 1 to July 31, residents across Maine can cast their votes for organizations dedicated to…
STANDISH — M. Louise Cormier, 91, died peacefully, Friday, June 28, 2024, at the Midcoast Senior Health Facility in Brunswick.
Born in Old Town, March 27, 1933, she was the 8th of 16…
THOMASTON — Peter A. Betts, age 74, died peacefully at his home in Thomaston on June 27, 2024.
Born in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, on July 29, 1949, Peter was the son and one of seven children…
The air was light as the sky softened into a warm summer dusk around Camden Harbor July 4, 2024. It was time for fireworks, and the…
Though hundreds of parade spectators left Main Street immediately following the Thomaston Fourth of July Parade, hundreds of others continued the festive atmosphere behind the Business Block. …
Teamwork makes the dream work. First National Bank once again has teamed up with West Bay Rotary to sponsor its 2024 Duck Derby…
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“Wow, incredible customer service! I needed an…
Blasts from the past kept stride with current and imaginative times during the 2024 Thomaston Fourth of July parade.
Some sights included an antique school bus occupied by members of the…
“The government of India would be wise to study the words of this year's winners of the Bill Taylor Essay Contest: John Punnachalil of Oceanside High School, Artur Savchii of Gould Academy, and…
ST GEORGE — Ashley Geel has been selected as the new Parks and Rec Director for the town of St George.
Geel was born and raised in St. George and will be coming from the position of Health…
ROCKLAND — Reports of speed tend to garner attention. Erratic driving tends to heighten anxiety. But, when a police officer is overheard telling dispatch in an incredulous shrill that he’s now…
ROCKPORT — Rockport Fire and Police departments, along with NorthEast Mobile Health Services, were called to 29 Porter Street, in Rockport, after a car landed on its roof in the center of the road…
WISCASSET — John Matthew Salyers, much loved and adopted son of Paul A. Burke, Jr., passed quietly in his sleep on June 26, 2024 after a lengthy illness.
John, of Marblehead, Massachusetts…
OWLS HEAD — Helen M. Fogarty Wing, 96, died peacefully, Friday, June 28, 2024 at the Owls Head Homestead, following a brief illness.
Born in Albion, July 30, 1927, she was the fifth child…
ROCKLAND — Lucille “Lucy” McDonald, was born on October 13, 1958, in Boston, Maine, passed away on June 9, 2024 in Rockland, Maine, due to a period of declining health. Lucy was a brittle diabetic…
A new chapter at Special Olympics Maine began this week with Ian Frank's first official day as President and CEO. Monday, July 1 was Frank’s first day replacing long time President and CEO Phil…
BELFAST — “Land of the Pointed Firs” an exhibit of landscape paintings by Kelly Desrosiers will be on display in the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library through the month of July 2024. The…
With a heavy heart, the family of Juanita E. Worthing announces her passing. After 93 plus years and a life well lived, she passed away peacefully on July 3, 2024, surrounded by love, with her…
Early in the morning of July 3, 2024, around 2 a.m., Rockland Police responded to Rockland’s South End for a report of three juveniles, dressed in black, wearing masks, checking vehicle doors.…
The Maine Marine Patrol will once again be looking out for anyone violating Maine’s boating under the influence laws and sharing safety information during the national Operation Dry Water weekend…
