Judge Carol R. Emery announced Jan…
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Has served as Knox County’s Judge of Probate since 1990
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 …
'Resident participation is key for this project to produce the results we desire'
UNION — The Town of Union is launching a Severe Weather Infrastructure Risk Management project to assess and strengthen the community's infrastructure against increasingly severe weather events.…
There will be many debates about health care during the upcoming legislative session, which begins on Jan. 7.
I spoke to six health organizations about their top…
Drift at Camden Snow Bowl; Greenfields lot acquisition; Elm Street school building repairs
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Harry S.A. Crockett Jr. passed peacefully on December 3, 2025 at Portland Medical Center at the age of 77.
Born in Camden on July 3, 1948, to Hazel and Harry Crockett Sr., Harry’s life was…
Effective January 1, 2026, children 12 years of age or younger, including a boat operator who is 12 years of age or younger, must wear a United States Coast Guard…
LINCOLNVILLE — Judith Marion (Young) Rolerson, 83, widow of Peter F. Rolerson, died on December 15, 2025, surrounded by her family. Born in Camden on December 10,…
VINALHAVEN — Philip Edwin Crossman took flight on December 27, 2025 at home surrounded by his immediate family. He was 81. Born in Weymouth Massachusetts on…
CAMDEN — Marlene Suzanne Clark Erskine, 85, went home to be with the LORD, December 30, 2025. Born December 19, 1940 she was the youngest child of Warren and Eliza Condon…
ROCKLAND — Harvey A. Richardson, 51, died peacefully, December 15, 2025 at Maine Medical Center in Portland following a lengthy battle with kidney disease. Born in Rockport, September 7, 1974, he…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Dec. 29 - Jan. 2.
Belfast
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Belfast — Police reported the following activit Nov. 12 - Dec. 31.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Dec. 23-30.
Tierra A. Stevens, 29, of Belfast, operating while…
The Maine Library Commission has dropped its request that the state’s public libraries sign an agreement requiring them to have paid directors and minimum hours to…
