On November 4, Rockland voters will consider three candidates to fill two Rockland seats on the Regional School Unit 13 (Cushing, Owls Head, Rockland, South…
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Arnold "Bill" Benson, 81, died October 17 at the Sussman House in Rockport. Friends are welcome to join the family for a time of visitation on November 15, from 2 to 4 p.m., at…
International Women of Service Organizations, International and American Women of Service Pageant held in Orlando, Florida, crowned 21 outstanding girls and women from around the country with…
ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Oct. 20-24.
Appleton…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Oct. 16-22.
Lawrence R. Groves Jr., 60, of Belfast, operating…
CAMDEN — Two Junior Firefighters with the Camden Fire Dept., along with their teammate from the Buckfield Fire Dept., placed amongst the top three teams in all events at the…
on the issues
On November 4, Belfast voters will consider several candidates to fill two Belfast seats on the Regional School Unit 71 (Belfast, Belmont, Morrill, Searsmont and Swanville)…
ROCKLAND — Carolyn B. Richards Johnson, 88, died peacefully with her beloved husband at her side on Monday, October 20, 2025, at Breakwater Commons in Rockland.
Born October 8, 1937, in…
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Patty was born on May 16, 1945, in Augusta Maine, to the late Clinton A. Mank and Ann Mank Jones. Patty was also predeceased by her stepfather, Edward Jones.…
TENANTS HARBOR — Ellen E. Bates, 89, of Tenants Harbor, passed away on October 17, 2025, at the Sussman House in Rockport, with family by her side.
A…
Rockland installs sidewalk connecting Peasley Park to shopping center
Maverick Street will be closed for most of the day Monday, October 27, from Birch Street to North Main Street for road work.…
Alison Macleod has been located, according to the Maine Dept. of Public Safety.
The Hancock County Sheriff's Office issued a Silver…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Oct. 13-24.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged…
Ah, the spooky old house. That Halloween icon — the abandoned home, once a place where a family lived, now just the dwelling of ghosts. Every neighborhood needs a haunted house.
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BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Oct. 5-22.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction,…
Two people were injured and another driver is facing charges after a multi-vehicle crash on I-95, Friday afternoon, Oct. 24, 2025.
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WALDOBORO — Robert Phillip Wareheim, 70, passed away on October 17, 2025, at home with his cat on his lap, surrounded by his wife and children, after a long battle with type 1 diabetes.
Bob…
CUSHING — Peggy Nelson, 77, of Cushing, Maine, passed away on September 23, 2025, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born …
BELFAST — William L. Kelly, 95 years of age, passed away on October 18, 2025.
He is survived by Sylvia, his wife of 67 years; his…
ROCKLAND — The small groups that formed next to the Ferry Terminal on Friday morning speculated as to how a vehicle on its side at the bottom of a cliff-like hill would be removed. Would one or…
On Thursday, October 23, 2025, at approximately 4:25 p.m., Maine State Troopers from the Central Field Troop responded to 1580 Bailey Road in Knox for a report of a shooting.
Troopers…
New listings added each week until Halloween
As we approach The Midnight Hour in…
From Washington, D.C.
Both Senators Susan Collins and Angus King have weighed in on the SNAP program November cuts in response to an Oct. 10 letter from the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's Ronald Ward, Acting…
Approximately 100 people turned out Saturday morning, October 18, to happily declare allegiance to the United States and loudly denounce the actions of President Trump. …
UNION — It is with a heavy heart and deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved Deborah Ann Kunesh. She was affectionately referred to by many as Momma K or Grammy K, the one and only…
CAMDEN — Phyllis A. MacDonald, 74, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, October 7, 2025.
Born the youngest of five children, Phyllis grew up in midcoast Maine where…
NORTH HAVEN — Paige Elizabeth Demmons earned her angel wings on Thursday, October 9, 2025, following a courageous five-year battle with neuroblastoma. Surrounded by the unwavering love of her…
Maine is required to arrange visits between parents and children within seven days after the state removes children from their homes due to concerns about abuse or…
TENANTS HARBOR — Dennis M Leight, 78, of Tenants Harbor, passed away peacefully, Thursday, October 16, 2025, at the Sussman House in Rockport with his wife by his side.
Born August 30, 1947…
Malevolent Maine blends the line between reality and urban legend
Maine and all spooky things go together like a lock and a key. The state also has numerous locations with paranormal legends, isolation and mystery, plenty of ghost stories, history, and folklore…
OWLS HEAD (10/23/2025 at 8:35 a.m.) — The Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause of a structure fire in an …
Wiscasset's non-disclosure agreement with whoever is eying putting a data center off Old Ferry Road obligates neither party to make further agreements, or to "proceed with any possible…
From Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) released the following statement Oct. 22 in response to the Trump Administration demolishing the historic…
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, in conjunction with the Department of Health and Human Services’ Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC), is issuing a Do…
Oct. 25, 2025
The Drug Enforcement Administration, in collaboration with nearly 4,000 law enforcement partners across the country, will host the 29th National…
The town of Warren Select Board voted unanimously at its last meeting October 15 for work to begin on a green burial cemetery. It will be an extension of the Newcomb Cemetery, located off of…
Some civil rights advocates are worried that Question 1 on next month’s referendum ballot could block incarcerated people’s right to vote.
The coalition Voter ID…
LINCOLNVILLE — Roger Alan Pinkham, age 80, of Lincolnville, Maine, passed away peacefully on October 15, 2025, at the Barron Center, in Portland, Maine.
Roger was a devoted father, brother…
Belfast's annual Winter Parking Ban goes into effect on November 1and remains in effect until April 30. Any vehicle parked overnight on any city street for more than…
ROCKLAND — The Knox County Commissioners will convene Thursday, Oct. 23, at noon to address one agenda item: Act to Move Forward with the Process of Implementing an Interim Budget for Fiscal…
Due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has notified every state that November funding for the Supplemental Nutrition…
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Most Maine homes and small businesses can expect the cost of their electricity supply to go up in January.
Nine out of 10 Maine homes receive their electricity…
The last weekend for entry is October 24 & 25
UNION — If there's one thing Andrew Jura loves, it's a good, blood-curdling scream.
As the President of the Friends of the Union Fair Society, who spearheads the annual Trail of Terror, a…
BELFAST The following cases were closed in Waldo County unified court Oct. 9-15.
Keith E. Chase, 57, of Stockton Springs, probation…
MORRILL — Philip R. Bowen, a decorated federal law enforcement officer, dedicated public servant, and beloved member of his community, passed away peacefully…
(Update 10/20/2025) The names have been released for the individuals involved in a fatal motor vehicle at the intersection of River Road and Old Augusta…
