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…
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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,…
APPLETON — John G. Flower, Sr., 63, of Appleton, passed away at home on March 4, 2026.
There will be a memorial service on Saturday, March 21, 2026, at 10 a.m., at Hall Funeral Home, 949…
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…
HOPE — Jill Beth Lang, 61, a longtime resident of Hope, passed away peacefully from cancer on March 4, 2026 at the Sussman House in Rockport.
Jill won the husband lottery marrying Kenneth…
CUSHING — James H. “Jim” Cooley, 78, of Cushing (formerly of Northborough, Massachusetts) passed away peacefully on Monday, March 2, 2026, at Pen Bay Medical Center with his longtime life-partner…
Real estate trends
Although the Maine winter season brought out fewer buyers due to the weather, home values continued to hold, according to a Feb. 12 newsletter of the Maine Association of Realtors.
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BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Feb. 16-20. …
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Feb. 5 - March 3.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Feb 17 - March 3.
An arrest or summons does…
Where It's At
What do Oguquit Playhouse, Eartha, Damariscotta’s Norumbeg Oysters, Tucker Auto Musuem, Wild Blueberry Land, the Madawaska Festival, Nubble Point Lighthouse, Ellsworth Candlepin Bowling, Penobscot…
Atlantic Captains Academy will be conducting their Coast Guard Approved OUPV Captain’s Licensing Course at the Fireside Inn in Belfast. The course will be begin on Monday April 13 and will meet…
SEARSMONT — A Searsport woman was killed in a single vehicle accident in Searsmont March 4, according to a media release from the Waldo County Sheriff's Office.…
BELFAST — Susan Hilyard Long, 70, of Belfast, died on Monday, February 23, 2026.
A complete obituary will be published later and a…
AUBURN — Helen E. (Joy) Mylen, 81, peacefully slipped away to join the Lord on February 20, 2026. Born in Lubec, Maine, she was the daughter of H. Bernice (Small) Joy and Alfred L.…
ROCKPORT — Rockport Select Board member Michelle Hannan has resigned her position, leaving three open Select Board seats up for election at the June 9 town meeting polls.
The Rockport…
THOMASTON — Samuel “Sam” Edmond Charlton, Jr., 73, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, surrounded by family at the Sussman House in Rockport from complications of esophageal cancer.
Sam…
Meeting this afternoon, 4 p.m., March 4
ROCKLAND — When the 2026 budget to…
WALDOBORO — Victor N. Voss went to be with his Lord and Savior on February 26 at his home in Waldoboro, Maine, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Detroit, Michigan…
WALDOBORO — Eleanor Margaret Groth LaFlamme, 92, of Waldoboro, passed away at her home on February 14, 2026.
Her family will honor her life privately.
Arrangements are under the care…
ROCKLAND — A City-wide parking ban will be in effect TONIGHT, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, starting at 11 p.m. and ending tomorrow, Wednesday, March 4, at 8 a.m.
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Maintain status quo with law enforcement while town explores future of PD
CAMDEN — With the emergence of an…
Linda Ann (Prescott) Willey, 64, died peacefully in her sleep on February 26, 2026, with her loving husband by her side. She fought a brief battle with an…
ROCKLAND — Anita Anna DiNapoli, 89, a woman defined by her grace, tireless work ethic, and deep devotion to her family, passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2026, at the Sussman House in Rockport…
KNOX — William Isaac Ingraham, 67, of Knox, Maine was born to Amy and Richard Ingraham on January 6, 1959, in Waterville, Maine. He passed away unexpectedly on…
BELFAST — The Belfast City Council will meet for its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, March 3, at 7 p.m. Among the agenda items on City Manager Erin Herbig’s…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Feb. 9-13.
Belfast
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Review meetings, timeline
ROCKPORT — A proposed 2026-2027…
