BELFAST —The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds July 28 - Aug. 1.
Belfast
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WALDOBORO — Firefighters from mutual aid fire departments have been assisting Waldoboro FD with a wildlands fire at 1004 Finntown Road, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. Due to high fire dangers, no burn…
ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Aug. 4-8.
Camden
School Administrative District No. 28 to Town of Camden…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court July 31 - Aug. 6.
Dennis W. Merry Jr., 37, of Brooks, burglary…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity July 18 - Aug. 4.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those…
Maine’s 132nd Legislature recently passed L.D. 1722, An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Regulation of Aquaculture Leases,…
WALDOBORO — Albert Martin Severson, 92, of Waldoboro, passed away August 4, 2025. Albert was born June 14, 1933, in Waldoboro to Andrew Martin Severson and Gertrude Haskell Severson. He grew up in…
ROCKLAND — It is with profound sadness that the family of Floyd A. Montgomery Jr., affectionately known as "Bud," shares the news of his passing on July 29, 2025. He was our beloved husband,…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity July 15 - Aug. 6.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a…
BELFAST — A Brooks man was sentenced to serve 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to the…
UNION – A plaque honoring Sunshine Stewart is now mounted to a boulder at the edge of an island on Crawford Pond, and while Stewart’s sister Kim Ware is encouraging the public to visit the spot in…
Lincoln County commissioners declined to apply for two Homeland Security Grants Aug. 5, citing a new requirement for cooperation with federal immigration officials. In past…
“Sing me a song of a lass who is gone…”
LINCOLNVILLE — Janet Winstanley Ray, born February 26, 1954, in Chelsea, Massachusetts, passed away this past October. Daughter of the late John and…
SPRUCE HEAD — Morton F. Tarbox, Jr., of Spruce Head, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at the home of his son and daughter-in-law at the age of 90 on August 5, 2025.
Morton…
AUGUSTA – The Maine Bureau of Insurance will hold a virtual public forum Friday, August 15, at 9 a.m. to discuss proposed rate increases for calendar year 2026 sought by…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds July 21-25.
Belfast
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BELFAST — Two arrests were made following the Aug. 5, execution of a search warrant on High Street, according to a media release from…
In an Aug. 5 news release, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection said U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a Colombian national and confirmed member of the…
Johnnie Walker, director of housing and shelter services at Partners for Peace, has worked at the domestic violence resource center for 25 years. When she started…
Rockland's waterfront is about to see a flurry of activity as boat dealers from up and down the coast arrive with watercraft to display at the Maine Boat & Home Show’s docks at Harbor…
ROCKLAND – A Rockland police detective filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Portland against the city claiming she was demoted and denied reasonable workplace accommodations and was…
ROCKLAND – A couple from Arizona who were passengers on the windjammer Mercantile for a cruise that departed from Camden Harbor in July 2023 filed a…
What was initially believed to be an issue with a detector led to the evacuation of the Rockland Police Department and Park…
ROCKPORT — Bradford R. Gregory, 82, passed away peacefully on July 29, 2025, at the Sussman House surrounded by his daughter and granddaughters.
Born on May 27, 1943, in Rockland, Bradford…
VINALHAVEN — Robert Ernest Oakes, Sr., 80, husband of Catherine (Ames) Oakes, died on July 23, 2025 surrounded by close friends and…
ROCKLAND — An idea to construct a new Public Safety Building housing Fire/EMS and Police on the site of the current fire station has been tabled as of the Aug. 4, 2025 Agenda-Setting meeting of…
ROCKLAND — Gary D. Spaulding, 71, of Rockland, Maine, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, July 28, 2025.
Born on February 20, 1954, at Knox Hospital, Gary was the son of Philip E…
ROCKLAND — Joan M. Winchenbach, 95, died February 9, her 95th birthday. A Funeral Mass will be held Thursday, August 14, 2025, at 11 a.m., at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church, 150 Broadway, Rockland…
Effective August 5 for a six-week period through approximately September 16 the Youngtown Road in Lincolnville is closed to through traffic.
Numbers 581 to 489 Youngtown Road can be…
The Lobster Festival Parade, Aug. 2, 2025, in Rockland, was one of leaning in, leaning on, and leaning forward. The width of the parade lane narrowed considerably as…
HOPE — Alfred E. Luce, 97, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, July 28, 2025 after a period of declining health.
Born July 26, 1928, in Union to Leroy and Geneva Mears Luce…
THOMASTON — Donna Lee Ranquist, 76, of Thomaston, passed away on July 31, 2025, at Penbay Medical Center in Rockport.
Born on February 25, 1949, in Rockland, Maine, Donna was the daughter…
ROCKLAND — Derek Michael Randall, aged 42, of Rockland, Maine, passed away unexpectedly on July 19, 2025. Born on July 15, 1983, Derek dedicated his final years to working at Hannaford, where he…
On the morning of July 31, 2025, after a brief illness, Mary B. Gammon peacefully left this life to live in eternal peace with her Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ.
Mary was born March 13,…
APPLETON — A graveside committal service for Glenn F. Mitchell, 70, who died February 5, 2025, will be held August 11, 2025, at 1 p.m., at Lakeview Cemetery, Overlock Hill Road, in Union, Maine.…
ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from July 15-July 31. …
So there has been some chatter around Lincolnville recently. On the social medias, on the Lincolnville Bulletin Board, about town. People are not getting their mail as expected.
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Today ground-level particle pollution concentrations are expected to reach, ‘Unhealthy levels in the Northern region and Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups in the Western Mountains and Western…
letter to the editor
Ever had the urge to see where sparks of inspiration live? Inside the former Rockland High School on Lincoln Street is such a place. Rockland is changing. Over 30 studios in that former school…
ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds July 28-Aug. 1.
Camden
Susan Conover Tr. and Dianne R. Conover Living…
Bruce Van Note, Commissioner of the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT), will retire from his position on August 15, 2025.
Governor Janet Mills…
BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court.
Michael R. Kingsbury, of Winterport, and Codi…
BELFAST — The following indictments were handed up from Waldo County grand jury July 24.
Ricky L. Seekins, 53, of Brooks, eluding an…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds July 14-18.
Belfast
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BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court
Dakota Wing, 27, of Searsport, unlawful possession of a scheduled drug…
A plane flying into Knox County Regional Airport, in Owls Head, and a burn permit on North Shore Drive created a ripe combination of factors that led to an emergency response by Fire, EMS, and law…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity July 20-30.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity July 16-30.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction…
