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07/24/2025

The Maine state Little League baseball championship made statewide headlines this week. Unfortunately, for all the wrong reasons.

07/24/2025

Sharon Daley, a nurse and long-time Islesboro resident, is on the board of the Free Will Baptist Church, which is far better known in the community as the Up-Island Church. While the church hasn’t been used for actual services in some time, it was in many ways the social center of the northern end of the island (hence, “up-island”), away from the village area, until the beginning of the pandemic. Now, Daley and others are working to both restore the building, which was originally built in 1843, and bring more events and social gatherings up-island again. On Sunday, July 13, the venerable Midcoast folk musician Gordon Bok played a show there as a church fundraiser.

Bringing Gordon Bok to Islesboro’s Up-Island Church.

07/24/2025

A 39-year-old Rockland man who has been arrested multiple times for vandalism will be held in jail pending a hearing to revoke his bail.

ROCKLAND — A 39-year-old Rockland man who has been arrested multiple times for vandalism will be held in jail pending a hearing to revoke his bail.

07/24/2025

The City Council agreed Wednesday night July 23 o approve a tax agreement with the developer who plans to convert the former McLain School into housing.

ROCKLAND — The City Council agreed Wednesday night July 23 o approve a tax agreement with the developer who plans to convert the former McLain School into housing.

07/24/2025

07/24/2025

A popular Searsport restaurant and event space, Hey Sailor!, has been put up for sale after contributing to the revival of the community’s downtown in recent years.

This story appears through a media partnership with Bangor Daily News.

Hey Sailor!, has been put up for sale.

07/23/2025

Vertical Bay is one of a few aquaculture outfits in the Midcoast devoted to bringing Japanese scallop-growing techniques to Penobscot Bay. The company, based out of Belfast, is run by Andrew Peters and his wife Samantha. While Peters often offers journalists and other guests on his boat a freshly shucked raw scallop right out of the water — that’s his favorite way to eat them, too — he does enjoy seafood that’s made it back to the dock, and sometimes that has actually been cooked, too.

And other local seafood, too.

07/23/2025

A 39-year-old Camden woman made her initial appearance July 21 on a charge of sexually assaulting a boy.

CAMDEN — A 39-year-old Camden woman made her initial appearance July 21 on a charge of sexually assaulting a boy.

07/23/2025

Food, live music and remarks are planned for the July 24 groundbreaking at the former Rockport Elementary School property on West Street, which is destined to become the town’s newest public park.

Construction scheduled for new public space at former RES site.

07/23/2025

Two more housing projects are in the works in the city.

One would be three, six-unit townhouses on Old County Road. The other would be up to 14 units on Gay Street.

The projects are proposed for Old County Road and Gay Street.

07/23/2025

People who grew up with Deven Young describe the 17-year-old, who is accused of killing a paddleboarder earlier this month, in drastically different ways.

This story appears through a media partnership with Bangor Daily News.

He is accused of killing Sunshine “Sunny” Stewart.

07/23/2025

With sunny skies overhead, a light coastal breeze and temperatures in the mid-70's, it was an absolutely beautiful day for some racing on Saturday, July 19.

Will Collins of Waldoboro breaks winless streak.