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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
Tuesday, Jan. 6 at 4:16 p.m., deputies from Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a house being shot on Head Tide Hill Road in the town of Alna. This is a newly built home; the…
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…
Has the town changed in the last 51 years? Of course and absolutely not
Happy New Year, Lincolnville!
One of my favorite topics to return to in this little column is what it means to live in Lincolnville. I am obviously…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Dec. 15-31.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction…
WASHINGTON — Knox County Sheriff’s deputies were pulled from one potentially dangerous scene in Washington, Friday evening, to deal with another potentially dangerous scene, also originating in…
The following recent updates in U.S. District Court in Portland involve an extended sentence for a man on new charges of machine gun and drug possession and an inmate at Bolduc…
ROCKLAND — Russell E. Lofman, 80, a lifelong resident of the Midcoast area, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 20, 2025, at Breakwater Commons in Rockland.
Born on July 14, 1945,…
Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in December:
Alna: Hammer, Tandra Lynn to Higgins, John and…
ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Dec. 29-Jan. 2. …
half of homes sold for more, half sold for less. Sales decreased 11.59 percent
In a Dec. 19 news release from the Maine Association of Realtors, the median price of homes in Maine dropped from the state's historic highs.
According to…
For over 50 years, Hurley contemplated: 'Was it all a waste? Did anything good come out of it?'
Mike Hurley, a longtime Belfast resident, business person, former mayor and council member of the city, has called himself “a student of the Vietnam War” since he was a young man. He was drafted…
Cheers to 2026~!
Camden resident Claudia Griffiths greeted the new year as midnight crossed over into morning, and a light snow began to fall throughout the Midcoast. The snow continued to fall into New Year's Day…
Just driving around... and drawing
When I’m asked, “Where are you headed? Do you need any help“ Or, “What are you doing?” My default answer has become, “Just driving around … and drawing.” So that’s what I’ll call these weekly…
UNION — Laurie Bradford Curtis (born Laurie Ellen Bradford) was born August 7, 1954 to Philip Asa and Norene Loris Cunningham Bradford. Always close to her sister Kim Beth Bradford, she grew up in…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Dec. 22-26.
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ROCKLAND — American Cruise Line is seeking a contract that would pay for construction of a new dock at the Rockland Public Landing. The dollar signs attached to the proposal are seen by some as…
ROCKLAND — A city-wide parking ban in Rockland will be in effect starting 1 a.m., Thursday, January 1, until 9 a.m., Thursday, January 1.…
WALDOBORO — Wanda L. Williams, 62, of Waldoboro, passed away at her home on December 28, 2025.
A full obituary will be published when available.
To share a memory or condolence with…
