Penobscot Bay Pilot

Dec 8, 2024 | penbaypilot.com | Jon Duke

Rockport Town Manager Jon Duke issued the following report in advance of the Select Board's Dec. 9 meeting. That meeting will take place in the Geoffrey Parker Meeting Room at the Rockport Opera House at 6 p.m. The meeting's agenda includes a consideration of the Harbor Committee's work plan, the Budget Committee's bylaws, action on a revised Harbor Fee schedule and fire and EMS personnel policies and procedures amendment, and cosigning a warrant for a Jan.

Oct 27, 2024 | penbaypilot.com

In mid-September, the Institute for Educational Advancement informed Warren Community School that Sebastian Mank, of Warren, was the recipient of the Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship, which provides a four-year school scholarship for Mank to attend a high school or equivalent program to meet his advanced intellectual needs.

Sep 6, 2024 | penbaypilot.com

CAMDEN — In a presentation entitled “Sailing Svalbard: The Last Imaginary Place,” Maine fiction writer Cynthia Reeves will share highlights of her Arctic travels and inspirations for her latest novel, The Last Whaler. Reeves’ narrated slideshow will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at 6 p.m., at Rockport Public Library. The event serves as a book launch party, and refreshments will be provided.

May 28, 2024 | penbaypilot.com

CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library will host a a one-hour program designed to introduce participants to the transformative practice of mindfulness meditation on Thursday, June 6, at 6:30 p.m., in the Picker Room, with licensed therapist Robert G. Schneider of Rockland. This program is in-person only. In a world of constant change, upheaval, and non-stop connectivity, anxiety is on the rise.

Dec 3, 2023 | penbaypilot.com

The U.S. Marshals Service, District of Maine, is alerting the public of a significant increase in Maine residents reporting a phone scam involving individuals claiming to be U.S. Marshals or other Federal Officials. These scams are also occurring in other New England States, according to a Dec. 3 news release from the Marshals’ Service. During the calls, scammers are sometimes “spoofing” actual office phone numbers to fraudulently collect money or gain other Personal Identifiable Information (PII) from the victim.