Top 10 percent nationally ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center ranked in the top 10 percent in quality and safety among the more than 1,000 hospitals, in 43 states, that participated in a 2011 survey by the Leapfrog Group. Pen Bay also ranked fourth out of 37 hospitals in Maine. ...

Now that daylight saving time has ended, darkness is falling very early. Worse than a reminder of the long nights and cold days ahead, is the reduced visibility of drivers when it comes to pedestrians. Seems every year we hear of elderly and sometimes others being hit by cars because ...

Want to get going with your holiday shopping or to connect with local services, businesses, and nonprofits? There are resources for that as close as downtown Camden, downtown Rockland and the Internet: The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce. If you are looking for information on a wide range of ...

ROCKPORT, Maine — On Oct. 27, a violent-patient incident occurred in the Special Care Unit at Pen Bay Medical Center. The incident mirrors local and national trends toward more violence in hospitals, often caused by patients with bath salts poisoning. Pen Bay is now treating an average of three to ...

ROCKLAND, Maine — Penobscot School and FIORE Artisan Olive Oils and Vinegars wil celebrate Penobscot School’s 25th anniversary with a tasting party 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, at Fiore’s 503 Main St. The highlight of the event will be a drawing to determine the winner of school’s Week in Tuscany ...

ROCKPORT, Maine — Dr. Mark D. Vannorsdall will offer a clinic for nephrology patients at Pen Bay Urology, beginning in November. The first clinic will take place 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, at Pen Bay Urology on the Pen Bay Medical Center campus, 3 Glen Cove Drive, Suite 3. ...

CAMDEN, Maine — Hope Elephants, a local nonprofit organization, is hoping the public will join friends and neighbors for an evening of music, laughter and fun, as well as a cash bar and silent auction at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at the Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St. Doors ...

WARREN, Maine — The public is invited to join the Warren Field and Garden Club at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, at the Dr. Campbell House, 224 Main St., to hear a talk by Lee Schneller Sligh on her best-selling book, “The Ever-Blooming Flower Garden: A Blueprint for Continuous Color.” ...

Editor’s Note: This article was excerpted from “Diary of World War II,” written by Leland F. King of Coopers Mills and published by Monmouth Press in 1999. While recuperating at Fort Devens, King met his future wife, Marian, an Army nurse. They were married in Pennsylvania on June 29, 1946, ...

BELFAST, Maine — Staged readings of William Nelson’s new play “The Beeches” will be presented at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 11-12, at The Playhouse, 107 Church St. A tale of privilege, persona and quirky romance, the play is set in the kitchen of The Beeches, a storied cottage ...

WISCASSET, Maine — The Morris Farm will host a community Thanksgiving potluck dinner at 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17. Reservations for the two seatings are being taken. Seating is limited to 48 people per meal. Morris Farm will provide oven-roasted turkey for each seating. Guests are asked ...

ROCKLAND, Maine — The seasonal passenger excursion schedule at Maine Eastern Railroad has come to an end, but there are still opportunities to ride the vintage train before it is put up for the winter: • The railroad will run its annual shopping train to Rockland on Saturday, Nov. 26. ...

Promotions AUGUSTA, Maine — Maj. Gen. John W. Libby, retired, adjutant general of the Maine National Guard, announced promotions for these Maine Army National Guard soldiers: • Jeremy Jernigan, private first class, Winterport, 1136 Transportation Company. • Adam Gaulin , private second class, Northport, 133rd Forward Support Company. The soldiers ...

ROCKLAND, Maine — Mid-Coast School of Technology machine shop instructor Richard Barratt was awarded Maine Career and Technical Education Teacher-of-the-Year at the Maine Career and Technical Education Conference hosted by Somerset Career and Technical Center in Skowhegan on Oct. 7. Barratt began teaching at the school in 2006. He is ...

CAMDEN, Maine — Andrew Lloyd Webberʼs musical “The Phantom of the Opera’ will be staged at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 10-12, and Nov. 17-19, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, at Strom Auditorium, Camden Hills Regional High School. Tickets are $12 reserved seating, or $10 or $6 general ...