DredgingToday.com: The dredging project in Bass Harbor has come to an unexpected halt as town and federal officials negotiate with the dredging contractor, Prock Marine of Rockland, on the area and costs involved for additional blasting and removal of...

Kennebec Journal: A Maine lobsterman charged with beating a competitor over a fishing dispute and stealing his gun on the island of Matinicus is going to spend 2 years in prison. Twenty-nine-year-old Joshua Anthony was sentenced Monday in Rockland....

Bangor Daily News: After months of nailing, sanding and varnishing, several boat-building students launched their work into Rockland Harbor (ME) on Friday morning. “It feels good, but weird,” said Seth Walton of Hillsboro, Va., who over the past three...

The Coast Guard has reported that its crews are searching for 38-year-old David Mahonen after he fell overboard approximately 45 miles south of Rockland, Maine, on Sunday, Dec. 12. The Coast Guard received notification from the 77-foot lobster boat...

A lecture by Jon Johansen in Rockland, Maine, to be held on October 14 will focus on the history of shipwrecks in the Northeast. Johansen, the publisher of Maine Coastal News, will lecture on a variety of disasters, including...

Capt. Dan West will give a free talk on the history of the popular Friendship sloop sailing vessel on Friday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Sail, Power and Steam Museum in Rockland, Maine. The talk will involve...

The new Back Cove 30, which replaces the company’s venerable 29-footer, is a smooth-running, low-maintenance, economical design. The boat is powered by a single diesel and comes with a bow thruster for close-quarters maneuvering. Cruise speeds with the standard...

August 4, 2010: Maine boaters looking for something fun to do this weekend should consider a trip to Rockland for the 63rd annual Maine Lobster Festival (Rockland is the lobster capital of Maine), which runs from Wednesday, August 4...

July 8, 2010: The Coast Guard issued a report and photos of a 16-foot Boston Whaler used for commercial lobstering engulfed in flames along the breakwater in Rockland, Maine. At approximately 11:30 a.m., Coast Guard sector Northern New England...

You’d be hard-pressed to find a more accommodating and crowd-pleasing fish than the Atlantic mackerel, and Rockland-area anglers will find plenty of them nearby. Macks are great fun on ultralight tackle and fly gear, and can often be caught...