CAMDEN — When the Select Board…
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AUGUSTA — The Maine Library Commission reviewed a draft rule last week that would impose new requirements on the state’s libraries, including annual training for…
ROCKPORT — After a hard-fought battle with cancer, Victoria Watts made her final requests for her family to be with her. She spent her last hours with her loved ones by her side and did things her…
CAMDEN — Muriel Hannan, 86, of Camden, died on March 6, 2026 at the Sussman House in Rockport.
A private family service will be…
ROCKLAND — Barbara Hawkins Haupt, born July 12, 1936, passed away peacefully on March 7, 2026, with family by her side.
Born in Wilmington, Delaware to Walter and Muriel Churchman, Barbara…
UNION — Stephanie Elaine Schloegel, passed away peacefully at the age of 81 on February 27, 2026 in Rockport.
Born in Encino, California, on January 8, 1945, and growing up in California,…
BELFAST — The Belfast City Council will meet for its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, March 17, to address a number of agenda items included in Belfast City…
Central Maine Power said just after noon that the company is prepared for gusty winds associated with rainstorm arriving Monday night.
In…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court March 4-10.
Dakota Miller, 25, of Bangor, operating under the…
Joel Tozier, 78, passed away on March 6, 2026. He was born on June 23, 1947, and lived a life marked by service, hard work, and deep love…
ROCKLAND — A proposed multi-unit residential development at 438 Old County Road, in Rockland, returns before the Planning Board, Tuesday, March 17, on the heels of a same-day site review of the…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Feb. 27 - March 10.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those…
Ronald Ralph Bickford, 93, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2026, after a brief illness, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, Maine.
He was born February…
HOPE — With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Geoffrey L. Bosser, who left this world on December 26, 2025, at the age of 70. Born on February 23, 1955, in Rockland, Maine, Geoffrey was a…
Warren, Union, Hope
WARREN — Shawn Saindon has announced his candidacy for Maine House District 44 as an Independent, seeking to represent the towns of Warren, Union, and Hope. The seat is opening as Rep. Bill…
A crew from U.S. Coast Guard Station Boothbay Harbor rescued three people from the water approximately 23 miles south of Boothbay Harbor Wednesday at 9:02 a.m.
Station Boothbay Harbor crew…
ROCKLAND — The following comprises recent court activity in Knox County, including the sentencing of a man for manslaughter in a 2024 Cushing murder, court updates regarding a man who allegedly…
SOUTH THOMASTON — Captain George D. Kibitz, 89, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 2, 2026, at Breakwater Commons in Rockland, surrounded by the echoes of a life well-lived.
Born in…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Feb. 23-27.
Belfast
Kyle A…
April 1, 2026 deadline to apply
On Monday, March 9, the Rockland City Council approved $200,000 of funding for the newly created Rockland Taxpayer Assistance Program. The program was established on February 9, 2026, in…
Marine Patrol Specialist Evan Whidden was again honored with the Maine Lobstermen’s Association Marine Patrol Officer of the Year Award during the recent Fishermen’s…
Ten wetland restoration projects will receive $4.6 million from the Maine Natural Resource Conservation Program, including funding for a project in Acadia National Park…
APPLETON — It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of John G. Flower Sr., who left us peacefully on March 4, 2026, at the age of 63. Born on May 4, 1962, in Camden, Maine, John was a…
ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in the state court in Knox County from March 4-10.
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Maine Real estate trends
Despite a traditionally slower sales season for Maine’s single-family existing homes, home prices increased 3.47 percent to a median sales price (MSP) of $395,000 in February, according to a March…
No injuries. Power remained out around Appleton Village until late afternoon
APPLETON — It was a dramatic mid-…
Arrests follow months-long investigation by Maine DEA, Searsport PD
SEARSPORT — Five people were arrested for unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs in Searsport, following a months-long investigation by the Maine Drug…
WALDOBORO — June Pauley, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and steadfast friend, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2026, at the age of 77. Born on September 6, 1948, to Merritt…
WASHINGTON — Amy Lyle Johnson, 44, died on March 4, 2026 at her home in Washington, Maine.
Amy was born October 24, 1981 in New London, Connecticut. She grew up in the town of Moosup and…
BUCKSPORT — Helen Levesque, of Bucksport, passed away March 6, 2026 in Bangor.
Services have been entrusted to Direct Cremation of Maine.…
miles of trail, outdoor classroom, forever-wild easement
The Hills to Sea Trail Coalition recently received a $5,000 grant from the Quimby Family Foundation to support operations for its work in Waldo County. The funding…
Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Carl Wilson presented Chris Welch of Kennebunk the annual “DMR Andy Mays Award of Excellence” at the recent Fishermen’s…
Camden-Rockport Elementary and Middle School teams win divisions
Camden Hills Regional High School chess masters placed first overall in the high school division of the Maine Scholastic Team Chess Championship, March 7, at the Ferland Engineering Education and…
Sharon Kennedy talks from prison
THOMASTON — Sharon Kennedy, serving decades in a Maine prison alongside her ex for the murder of her 10-year-old daughter Marissa Kennedy, is talking publicly for the…
Gary O. Annis was born on the Canadian border in Milltown, Maine on July 29, 1948. He passed in the early morning hours on March 5, 2026, after a courageous battle…
CAMDEN — Friends and family of Chelsea Dwyer, 44, of Camden, who died unexpectedly on Monday, March 2, 2026, are invited to remember her on Thursday, March…
CAMDEN — Barbara Anne Nickerson, 93, long time resident of Merry Gardens, died peacefully, Saturday, February 21, 2026 at the Sussman House in Rockport.
Barbara will be laid to rest in the…
ROCKLAND — Nellie J. Brackett, 94, passed peacefully into God’s loving embrace on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at Windward Gardens in Camden. She was a woman of quiet strength, boundless generosity, and…
Winter in a small town in Maine can get pretty isolating. We don’t get out as much, we don’t see our neighbors. A couple years ago, a few of our community elders came up with the idea to…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Feb. 25 - March 3.
Eleanor M. Nugent, 56, of Waterville,…
From Augusta: Maine landed 78.8 million pounds of lobster in 2025
According to preliminary data…
MIDCOAST — These days, we tend to think the world of humans is abrasive and cruel (true, to an extent, and there is no shortage of proof), but then there are glimmers of a different human…
CAMDEN — Freida Mae Legard Gaudette was born May 17, 1932, to Forrest C. Legard and Lillian Cutler Legard of Bath. Unfortunately, her mother passed away just 8 weeks later due to complication…
ROCKLAND — Robert “Bob” S. Norton, 83, passed away unexpectedly and very peacefully in his sleep in the early morning hours of Friday, January 9, 2026. Bob was born in Vinalhaven on June 19, 1942…
ISLESBORO — With very heavy hearts and with a deep sense of loss we share the passing of Han Reino Saastamoinen at his home in Islesboro, Maine on Feb. 24, 2026 at the age of…
