As part of broader efforts to keep more Maine students in the state for college and careers, the University of Maine System (UMS) will offer $250 scholarships to 24,500 Alfond Grant recipients who are now in high school and even beginning to graduate, supporting their e…

PenBayPilot.com has circulated questions to Midcoast Senate and House of Representative candidates seeking election to serve in the Maine Legislature.

Better communication and a focus on regionalization top the list of this year’s goals for Rockport’s Select Board and Town Manager.

As Mainers prepare to choose a new governor in November, climate and energy issues may not be top of mind for every voter — but they are having big effects on residents’ lives. 

ROCKLAND — Patrick "Pat" Keliher and Mark Rodrigues have been elected to the Island Institute's Board of Trustees.

The Camden Select Board has several action items before it when it meets Tuesday evening, including a five-year $137,174 proposal to equip officers with body cameras and TASER 10s, add video to three cruisers, and keep professional training in Camden.

Camden Firefighter/EMT Kevin Callahan will be presenting an educational program about the safe use and storage of lithium-ion batteries October 5, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the French Conference Room at the Camden Town Office/Opera House. 

The roads are so familiar. A half century of riding and then driving the same roads, up and down the coast. Sitting in the back of the Saab, the Datsun, the Renault, staring out the window. Driving the old beaters that I had managed to mostly get working, blasting mix tapes. Heading south out of Lincolnville, Route One to 295, to 95, to the larger…

ROCKLAND - An Arkansas man who is now residing in Thomaston remains in custody at the Two Bridges Jail, charged with failing to comply with the state’s sex offender registry law for the third time, aggravated forgery and operating a vehicle without a license.

ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Court from Sept. 21-25.

BELFAST  — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court. 

Robert J. Martin, of Lincolnville, and Alicia L. Martin, of Lincolnville, were married Aug. 6, 2011, in Yachats, Oregon, and divorced July 23. 

BELFAST — The following indictments were handed up by a Waldo County grand jury Sept. 24-25.

Cristin R. Harvey, 35, of Thorndike, aggravated assault in Freedom July 5; violating a condition of release in Freedom July 5; unlawful possession of a scheduled drug in Waldo Aug. 23; violating a condition of releas…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Sept. 11-28.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles aged 17-or-younger are not named.

Sept. 11

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Sept. 18-29.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles aged 17-or-younger are not named.

Sept. 18

October is Pedestrian Safety Month, "a time to remind everyone that at some point during the day, we are all pedestrians," said a news release from the Maine Dept. of Public Safety. "Whether walking to work or school, running errands, exercising, or enjoying Maine’s beautiful fall…

The following items of interest for Appleton residents have been circulated by the Appleton Town Office.

1.The Nurse Practitioner is In

The Knox County Commission received a letter of resignation from County Administrator Amber Christie. Her resignation will be effective October 30, 2026.

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Sept. 2-11.

Belfast

David E. and Nancy R. Keene, and Nancy R. Seekins to Dana L. Keene. 

Dana L. and David E. Kenne to Dana L. Keene. 

Martin Long to Ga…

Join Barnswallow Books, the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance, and the ACLU of Maine for an Oct. 6 conversation during Banned Books Week about the importance of free speech in writing and publishing. This event is being featured as a part of Maine Lit Fest.

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Sept. 16-22.

Charles E. Scott, 42, of Hancock, domestic violence assault in Prospect Aug. 4, 2022, six months in jail with all but seven days suspended and two years of probation. 

ROCKLAND — A single-vehicle crash into a Rockland parking lot Tuesday afternoon resulted in four vehicles being hauled from the scene and three people being transported to MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital with non-lifethreatening injuries.