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AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 17, 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…

BURKETTVILLE —  Artie Pease, 86, died peacefully at home in his sleep on Wednesday, August 12, 2020.

He was born June 20, 1934 to Arthur and Velma Pease. Artie grew up in Burkettville with…

WEYMOUTH, Massachusetts — Michael William Stanley died December 22, 2019 in Weymouth, Massachusetts due to complications from surgery and COPD, at the age of 63.

Born June 28, 1956 in…

On the issues

On August 18, voters in Rockport will choose two of three candidates to serve a three-year term on the Rockport Select Board.…

On the issues

On August 18, voters in Rockport will choose two of three candidates to serve a three-year term on the Rockport Select Board.…

On the issues

On August 18, voters in Rockport will choose two of three candidates to serve a three-year term on the Rockport Select Board.…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 16, 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…

Judge sets bail at $5,000

ROCKLAND (UPDATED Aug. 15) — A Rockland man who was arrested Aug. 11 following an investigation into several burglaries and arson in three residential areas, remains in jail as of Aug. 15.

On Friday, Aug. 14 at 10:25 p.m., Lincoln County Communications Center received a…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded a total of $2,228,481 to public housing agencies across Maine to support affordable housing and bolster COVID-19…

BELFAST — Richard F. Chapman, 79, passed away at home with loved ones by his side on August 10, 2020, after a long illness. 

He was born in Waterville, Maine February 24, 1941, to Fred and…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 15, 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, Aug. 15, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 127.

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service, in a news release, said the organization continues to look for ways to help people who were unable to provide their information in time to receive…

The following is a transcript of a weekly radio address presented by Governor Janet Mills: 

On the morning of September 16, 2019, a call rang out. A truck responded. Within seconds…

MIDCOAST — Teachers in the Midcoast counties of Knox, Waldo and Lincoln are likely to return to campus this fall, if their school district allows for in-person learning, despite area teachers…

AUGUSTA — The Office of Marijuana Policy, a part of the Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, unveiled plans Friday for the issuance of Maine’s first active licenses for adult…

AUGUSTA — The Mills Administration released Friday an updated color coded Health Advisory System that classifies counties’ relative risk of COVID-19 transmission by color for schools as they…

TOPSHAM — Hazel Nelson Magaziner, born May 3, 1927 in Milford, Massachusetts, formerly the “Queen of the Snowball Festival" at Norwich Academy in 1948, quietly passed away on June 27, 2020.

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 14, 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…

‘Not a big swing, but noticeable’

MIDCOAST — In geographical pockets across the U.S., families are relocating amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, either to second homes, or even new homes. 

In New York, for example,…

Warren Congregational church donates parsonage, barn for reuse; Green Beret steps up

WARREN — Robin Milliken and Pat Weaver are salt of the earth Maine women — smart, with with a lot of common sense, and humor. Together, their laughter shakes the steeple at the…

Ballot box only: Cast your votes, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., at the town office or by absentee ballot

ROCKPORT — Town meeting in Rockport on Aug. 18 will not only be historic, but significant, as citizens are being asked several weighty questions that will influence development and parking…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity July 27 - Aug. 11. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. 

July 27

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds June 29 - July 17.

Belfast

BELFAST — The following indictments were handed down by a Waldo County Grand Jury July 22-23. 

Jacob Thomas Grass, 33,…

Teen Center to move to the Bus Barn, owned by SAD 28

CAMDEN – The Teen Center, at 10 Knowlton Street, is changing hands again. According to an Aug. 13 announcement, the Penobscot Bay YMCA is selling the property to one of its current tenants, …

AUGUSTA —For the week ending August 8, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,500 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 280 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 13, 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…

Parents feel students did not make academic progress during remote instruction

MIDCOAST — Families of students attending schools in Knox, Waldo and Lincoln counties are likely to send their students back to campus this fall if their child’s school district allows for in-…

Knox County Livable Communities has launched a countywide survey for all adult residents of Knox County to share their opinions about the quality of life for people throughout the region.…

July 15 began as a difficult day for Andrew Hawke, a 23-year-old Boothbay Harbor lobsterman. He woke up around 6:30 a.m. and complained about being “extremely tired.” He sat beside his bed and…

AUGUSTA — In the wake of last September’s explosion in Farmington, which was caused by a gas leak and claimed the life of Farmington Fire Department Captain Michael Bell and injured several others…

ROCKLAND — The proposed ordinance before the Rockland City Council is to approve or deny a contract zoning change, not an opinion regarding the particular project proposal that led to the zoning…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following a push by Maine’s Congressional Delegation and Governor Janet Mills, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Wednesday producers of maple sap used to make…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 12, 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 Department of Labor has announced the State has partnered with Coursera, a leading online learning platform, in its Coursera Workforce Recovery Initiative.

This…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from July 13-31.

Kote R. Aldus, 29, of Belfast, operating while license suspended or revoked in Camden Sept. 24, 2019…

Ocean State Job Lot, which has a location in Rockland and Belfast, is distributing more than $1.5 million worth of PPE to police and fire departments in the 142 communities where Ocean State Job…

Doris G. Kinney, 81, of Northport, Maine passed away peacefully on March 30, 2020 in Temple Terrace, Florida, surrounded by her family. A time of gathering will be held Saturday, August 15,…

ST. GEORGE — The Town of St. George will hold a municipal election Monday, Aug. 17 and its annual town meeting Tuesday, Aug. 18. 

Below is a rundown of what will be appearing on Monday’s…

PROSPECT — The Town of Prospect will be holding a municipal election and referendum Friday, Aug. 21. 

The town will not be a holding an annual town meeting this year amid the COVID-19…

AUGUSTA —The Mills Administration announced Tuesday it has approved an additional $4 million in awards to more than 80 municipalities and Tribal governments across the state under a second round…

PenBayPilot.com is watching a national trend of families moving to rural areas, and we are exploring the same phenomenon in the Midcoast.

WALDO COUNTY — Dale Rowley, Waldo County’s Emergency Management Agency director, distributed the following Aug. 11 assessment of COVID-19 cases in Maine.

In it he noted: “Some bit of good…

Four signs were recently installed identifying two of Camden’s three National Historic Districts –  one sign at each end of the Chestnut Street Historic…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 11, 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, Aug. 11, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 126.

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine farmers have been awarded a total of $14,062,098 to date to help offset the financial harm they have experienced due to COVID-19, according to a news release. 

The…

UNION — Jeanette H. Thompson, 87, died in her sleep, Sunday, August 9, 2020.

Born Jeanette Hester Hyvarinen on November 24, 1932, she was the daughter of Wilho and Hester Simmons Hyvarinen…