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In a January 14 new release, U.S. Senator King (I-ME) released the following statement in response to growing concerns of imminent federal law enforcement activity in Maine:…
Hail to The Rad Kids
BELFAST—If you go to the Belfast Free Library in the Teen Room on the second floor, you'll find some sculptures that reflect gothic sensibility, childlike whimsy, and offbeat humor.
They…
SEARSPORT — Preston Levi Seekins Jr., of Searsport, passed away peacefully after a brave battle with cancer on January 11, 2026.
Preston graduated…
ROCKLAND – The following comprises recent court activity in Knox County Court from Jan. 5-12, including the start of a jury trial for sexual assault and a man accused of strangling a woman and…
FRIENDSHIP — A stretch of road already known for slide-offs and less significant crashes is now the site of a fatality following a single vehicle crash Tuesday night.
At approximately 10:35…
ISLESBORO — It is with great sadness that we share news of the passing of our beloved sister, Terri Leigh Frank, 58. She died peacefully, January 2, 2026, surrounded by the love of many of her…
WALDOBORO – On Friday, Jan. 9, the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Maine Violent Offender Task Force (MVOTF) arrested Jaime A. Oktay, 56, on a State of Oklahoma warrant for aggravated possession of…
AUGUSTA — On Monday the Maine Library Commission voted unanimously to start a lengthy rulemaking process that will set new standards for public libraries.
The…
MIDCOAST— Have we ever had a legit food critic in this area before? Yelpers and Facebook reviewers, notwithstanding.
We do now.
Munchies in Maine is the idea of two culinary…
BELFAST — Edward David Lennon of Belfast, Maine, and formerly of Dunwoody, Georgia, passed away at his home on Monday, December 22, 2025. He was surrounded by…
Has served as Knox County’s Judge of Probate since 1990
Judge Carol R. Emery announced Jan…
Belfast — Police reported the following activity Dec. 28 - Jan. 8.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged…
'pressure is off for having that excavated'
The Rockport Select Board confirmed…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Dec. 21 - Jan. 8.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a…
The following is a report to the Rockport Select Board in advance of its Jan. 12 meeting (…
LINCOLNVILLE — Betty I. Johnson, 86, passed away on January 6, 2026, surrounded by her loving family including her dog Lily.
Born on December 12, 1939, in Sioux City,…
Richard “Red” Darby Feld Sr., passed away peacefully on January 7, 2026 at Togus Springs Hospice, Togus VA Medical Center, after a brief illness. Red was born on…
WEST ROCKPORT — Linda A. Hodgkins, 78, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Monday, January 5, 2026, at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Born in Camden on September 18, 1947…
On January 10, 2026, Robinsunne passed peacefully surrounded by her children and close friends.
Robinsunne was…
OWLS HEAD — Vera Payson Mathieson, 101, passed away surrounded by family January 3, 2026, in Rockland. Born March 17, 1924, to Harry and Ida Payson, Vera attended a one-room grammar school on…
'We are sensitive to the fact that private preschool programs depend on their three- to four-year-olds to help fund their infant programs'
CAMDEN/ROCKPORT — More four-year-…
Lawsuit update
UPDATE: A couple from Arizona who were passengers on the windjammer Mercantile in a July 2023 cruise sailing from Camden Harbor voluntarily dismissed a…
From Augusta
Maine State Treasurer Joe Perry said Jan. 12 that the interest rate charged on delinquent property taxes will be reduced from 7.5% to 7.0%. For taxable year 2026, the maximum interest rate that a…
That special time of year. The period in the middle of January where the temperature is suddenly above freezing for several days. Puddles appear on frozen driveways, the birds swarm the…
More than 20 people gathered on short notice Saturday, January 10, beside the Islesboro Second Baptist Church to remember Renee Nicole Good and condemn her murder in Minneapolis as unacceptable…
ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Jan. 2-9. …
UNION — Paul Gaudreau, 78, born in New London, Connecticut, on October 22, 1947, died in Union on December 27, 2025.
After growing up in Levittown, Pennsylvania, Paul moved west to Aurora,…
ROCKLAND – Thirty years at Rockland Fire and EMS. Four months shy of forty years in the fire service.
City officials, former co-workers, family, and firefighters from surrounding towns…
The 2026 Penobscot Bay Stewards…
The Five Town CSD Board of Directors, which governs Camden Hills Regional High School, and the Camden-Rockport School Board (K-8) will meet at 4 p.m., Friday, Jan. 9, in executive session to…
from augusta
Governor Janet Mills said Jan. 8 that she intends to allow LD 1164, An Act to Create Economic Opportunity for the Wabanaki Nations, to become law. The bill authorizes Maine's tribal…
From Augusta
AUGUSTA – Maine lawmakers from both sides of the aisle signed a letter sent to Gov. Janet Mills Jan. 5 that called for her administration to vacate the non-emergency medical…
CAMDEN — Gary M. (‘Dutch’) Huyser, 74, of Camden, passed away on January 3, 2026. Born in Milford, Connecticut, to Arnold and Virginia Huyser, and raised alongside his brothers, Jeffrey and…
CAMDEN — On January 4, 2026, the world lost a spirited, intelligent, kind, principled, and talented soul when Mary Marguerite Nordlie Carlson of Camden, Maine, passed away due to complications…
rabies clinic, meetings, Fire dept. funds
The Town of Appleton has provided a few updates to its January calendar:
The rabies clinic will now be January 17, from 10 a.m. to noon…
The Waldo County Commissioners said in a Jan. 7 statement that they are, "deeply saddened to announce the passing of Commissioner Betty I. Johnson on January 6, 2026, surrounded by her family,…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
Update: The home's owner, Jasmine Rego, told Wiscasset Newspaper via email Sunday, "My family has decided to offer a $5,000 cash reward for information that leads to the arrest and…
ISLESBORO — Adrienne Arline (“Ajay”) Fairfield, 90 years old, of Islesboro, Maine, and formerly of St. Augustine, Florida, died on December 28, 2025, in Lewiston, Maine. Adrienne moved to…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Planning Board…
ROCKPORT — Rockport responders were able to keep one lane of Rockland Road open at Mirror Lake as they worked to extricate a person from a vehicle that had landed on its side in the ditch…
From Augusta
Governor Janet Mills is to deliver the State of the State Address to a Joint Convention of the Legislature in the House Chamber on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 7 p.m.
The Governor was…
From Augusta
The Maine Dept. of Labor reported Jan. 7 that the unemployment rate in the state remain unchanged in November at 3.2 percent and the number of nonfarm wage and salary jobs…
The Maine Legislature kicked many major funding decisions down the road during the first half of the 132nd legislative session, bills related to the environment…
CARIBOU — With a heavy heart, we announce the passing of Kelli Lyn (Thibodeau) Myrick.
Born on November 26, 1971, in Warwick, Rhode Island to Delman and Marilyn Thibodeau, Kelli moved to…
Planning continues for Thomaston’s 250th anniversary in 2027, and the next meeting of the Thomaston 250th Celebration Committee will be held Thursday, January 29, at 6 p.m.
The meeting will…
A Belmont man was sentenced Tuesday, Jan. 6, in U.S. District Court in Bangor for three counts of possessing child pornography.
U.S. District Judge Stacey D. Neumann sentenced …
