Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas will hold a fiddle workshop, Saturday, Oct. 12, at 1 p.m., at The Waldo.
Based on the fiddle music of Scotland and beyond, this workshop is focused on…
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BELFAST — Belfast is one of six featured cities in the Annual Maine Craft Weekend, October 5 and 6, 2024. Belfast’s events will include live demonstrations, DIY workshops, classes, hands-on help,…
ARTinME 2024 kicks-off with an opening reception at the Boothbay Region Art Foundation Gallery on Saturday, October 5 and runs through November 9.
Artists from all over Maine submitted more…
ROCKPORT — "After a busy summer full of adventures, vacations, and house guests we can feel more exhausted than ever," said Rockport Public Library, in a news release.
On Wednesday, Oct. 9,…
SEARSPORT — Maine Friend of Music makes a return concert to the First Congregational Church in Searsport, Sunday, October 13, at 3 p.m., at 8 Church Street.
This group, featuring soprano…
SEARSPORT — On Friday, October 4, 2024, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., a Maine U2 tribute band, Slane, will perform live at Hey Sailor! in Searsport. This concert is a special homecoming for two of the…
ISLESBORO — Mary Meredith “Maddie” Burke, 84, of Islesboro died on September 27 mercifully ending her recent health struggles.
Maddie was born April 5, 1940 in New York City, the daughter of…
ORRINGTON -- A fire that broke out during Oct. 1 in the trash-to-energy incinerator in Orrington at the Eagle Point Energy Center prompted Maine's Dept. of Environmental Protection to issue an…
Residents, families, and community groups are invited to participate in Together for Thomaston, a community-wide service event taking place on Saturday, October 5, from 9 a.m. to noon.…
PenBayPilot.com has circulated questions to candidates seeking office in Midcoast Senate and House District. As candidates return their responses, we are posting them on the Pilot's front page,…
Would you like to learn more about the basic and important functions of your Apple iPhone? A free class offered by the National Digital Equity Center to help you feel comfortable and safe using…
BELFAST — The Belfast Bay Watershed will host a nature outing on Saturday, October 5, from 10 a.m. - Noon.
The public is invited to explore the Sucker Brook Trail, a…
opening reception October 8
BELFAST — “Narratives,” a new exhibit of paintings by Belfast artist Sheep Jones, will be on display in the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library for the month of October. The exhibit, in…
bench dedication at 2:30 p.m.
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Harbor Trail Committee (RHT) invites its community to join them for their third annual “Name Tag Day” and a free cookout, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, from 12 - 2 p.m., at Sandy…
ROCKLAND — Susan Metzger will be showing her paintings at Triangle Gallery on Elm Street in Rockland. In The Between, "exquisitely spiritual (sky/land/sea)scapes," will be in the upstairs gallery…
Diane Moody, October 2, 1952 – September 27, 2024.
Diane was so many things to so many people! She was a daughter, a wife, a mother, a cousin, a friend, an aunt, but her greatest joy was…
HOPE — Hope Orchards Fall Festival will be held Sunday, Oct. 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Hope Orchards, 434 Camden Road, Hope.
"Fall Colors and apple picking are the start of the…
HOPE — Turning Point: An Evening of Songs and Stories will be held Friday, Oct. 11, from 7 to 9 p.m., at The Big Red Barn, Hope Orchards, 434 Camden Road, Hope.
With a theme of "Turning…
ROCKLAND — St. Euphemia's introduces a new community event for the Midcoast of Maine. The church's inaugural Contra Dance is set for Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, from 3 to 6 p.m., at 180 Limerock St.,…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will lead a 3-part, virtual series on climate change action for youth ages 12-18. Sessions will take place on Mondays, October 28, November…
My youngest son turns 13 today. I will take my daughter on our first college tours next weekend. My wife and I celebrated 19 years of marriage last week. My 50th birthday approaches in a few short…
Harry F. Ward Sr, 73, of Unity, formerly of Belfast, passed away on September 28, 2024, at Togus VA Hospital.
A graveside service will be held Friday, October 4, 2024, at 11 a.m., at Grove…
A graveside service will be held for Arthur and Priscilla Kennedy on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at 11 a.m., at Lakeview Cemetery on Overlock Hill Road in Union.
Arrangements are under the…
Registration deadline Monday, Oct. 21
A Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection course for Inland Shoreline Stabilization Practices certification is being held Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, at the Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust’s David…
volunteers needed
SOUTH THOMASTON — The South Thomaston Conservation Commission will host a Clean-Up on Buttermilk Road on Saturday, October 5, from 9 a.m. until Noon.
"We’re concentrating on Buttermilk…
Rockland Lighthouse Work Funded by Save America’s Treasures Grant to Begin Soon
ROCKLAND — Work will begin soon to repair the slate roof of the Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse, according to the City of Rockland, in a news release. The repair focus is on the roof because of…
Two new members have joined the The Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
Ryan Harnden, of Mathews Brothers, Belfast, has been the director of purchasing for Mathews…
STOCKTON SPRINGS — Since its founding in 2001, Stockton Springs Community Library (SSCL) has been an all-volunteer organization. For years, the board of directors has had a goal of hiring a part-…
Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister, Patricia A. Reed (Pat) passed away peacefully on September 23, 2024, at the age of 88. She was born to Merl and Alice (Cook) Annis on…
FRIENDSHIP — A celebration of life for Richard Albert Vining Harding, Jr., who finished his race and entered into the arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus on September 3, 2024, will be held Saturday…
ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Sept. 23-27.
Appleton
Anita Lynne Tracy Tr. and Tracy Living Trust Dated…
'I want this to be the hub for all outdoor activities in the Midcoast'
UPDATE: This story has been updated to include comments from Town Manager Audra Caler.
CAMDEN — In the upstairs office at the Camden…
The not-for-profit Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) unveils its annual juried ARTinME show which, this year, spotlights large format works and small sculpture from Maine artists.
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BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Sept. 20-26.
William D. Rankin, 58, of Lincolnville, probation violation in Belfast Nov. 14, 2017…
WALDOBORO — Passion for Pets Rescue will be holding a Meet & Greet Fundraiser on Sunday, Oct. 6, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., at The Waldoboro Inn, 926 Main Street in Waldoboro. There will be pups,…
Dwight Angelo Howard, of Union, Maine, passed away peacefully early Monday morning September 23, 2024 with his wife Nancy by his side after a brief illness.
Dwight was born on September 17,…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds July 8-12.
Belfast
Leslie Raymond and Stephen…
BELFAST — A Waldo County grand jury handed up the following indictments Sept. 26-27.
Cory R. Barter,, 40, of Gardiner, unlawful possession of a scheduled drug in Belfast…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Sept. 2-27.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Sept. 16-27.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are…
TENANTS HARBOR — Michael George Rizkalla, 66, of Tenants Harbor, passed away on September 24, 2024, at the Sandy River Center in Farmington. Michael was born October 5, 1957, in Worcester,…
LINCOLNVILLE — Bruce Arthur Laycock, passed from this life to eternal life with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on September 18, 2024. Born on April 28, 1936, he was the second son of Arthur…
UNION — Timothy Burns, 70, of Union, passed away on September 18, 2024, surrounded by his loving family at Pen Bay Medical Center. Born on January 2, 1954, Tim was known for his kind, loving, and…
SEARSPORT—At the site of the old Captain Tinkham's Emporium, a new brewery has quietly opened, becoming a new "third place" for locals and visitors to sit down at the wooden benches, talk, and…
Maine Water and the Coastal Mountains Land Trust celebrated a decade of working together Sept. 18 by announcing an agreement to add another 29 acres on Spruce Mountain to the more than 1,500…
ROCKLAND and FRIENDSHIP — Less than an hour apart two people suffered non-life threatening injuries in a motor vehicle crash in Rockland and a homeowner may have saved his house from fire in…
In a Sept. 26 news release, the University of Maine said it will issue next week a new competitive request for proposals to purchase the Hutchinson Center in Belfast.
This follows a…
UPDATE: Sept. 26, 2024. David T. Roscoe, the motorcyclist struck by a car on Park Street (Route 1) in Rockland on Sept. 4, 2024, has died from his injuries.
ROCKLAND — A motorcycle…
Belfast Area High School students in Genna Black and Chip Lagerbom's Marine Studies class recently visited a foreshore shipwreck along the Passagassawakeag River in Belfast as part of their…
