Breakwater Commons, the skilled nursing facility on Old County Road in Rockland, is to be acquired by the Tide Group, a Utah-based…
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BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Oct. 24 - NOV. 1.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are…
HOPE — Joe Bishop, 79, of Hope, Maine, and Deerfield Beach, Florida, passed away unexpectedly on October 10, 2026, in Hope, Maine.
Joe shared 35 years of marriage with his beloved…
Belfast and Deer Isle offices remain open, South Thomaston office to merge
J. Edward Knight Insurance has reached an agreement to purchase the property and casualty book of business from Atlantic Insurance & Benefits. The change will officially go…
VINALHAVEN — Lois (Webster) Candage, 80, wife of Robert E. Candage of Vinalhaven, died at her home on November 4, 2026.
A complete obituary will be…
CAMDEN — Ronald Everett Bennett, 88, husband of Janet (Hall) Bennett, died October 24, 2026, at Pen Bay Medical Center. Born in Union on August 18, 1938, Ron was the son of Loren W. and…
A 60-year retrospective on the evolution of a coastal subculture
CAMDEN— Nothing says "rolling with the times" like skateboarding.
While skateboarding technically became a hobby sport in the 1950s, it really took off in the 1970s. Gen X youth…
Virginia M. Crabtree, of Warren, passed away on November 3, 2026, peacefully at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, in Saco.
Obituary to follow.
Ib Barfod, born in Frederiksberg, Denmark, Sept. 26, 1921, and died in Rockland, Maine at 105 years old on Oct. 30, 2026.
Ib was an endlessly curious,…
ROCKLAND — When the new M/V Captain Dinsmore is put into EV-mode, the passenger won't even know that the vessel is on (in the pen…
ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Court from Oct. 28-Nov. 3.
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Hall Funeral Homes & Crematory…
Breanna Pinkham Bebb, D-Northport is competing with Alphonzo Thomas Wagner III, R-Waldo to serve Belfast, Belmont, Islesboro, Lincolnville, Northport, and Waldo as County Commissioner (District 1…
Incumbent David Michael Ray, D-Lincolnville, is competing with Joseph McLaughlin, R-Lincolnville, to serve Appleton, Islesboro, Liberty, Lincolnville, Montville, Morrill and Searsmont in the Maine…
Incumbent Valli Geiger, D-Rockland, reclaimed her seat in a race to serve District 42, which includes Criehaven, Owls Head (part), Matinicus Isle, Mussel Ridge Islands, North Haven and Rockland.…
Rockland voters elected Douglas Curtis, Jr., to serve on the RSU 13 Board of Directors, and elected Kaitlin Callahan and Daniel Flynn to the Rockland City Council.
They also approved using…
Albert Joy and incumbent Patrick Polky competed for the job of Knox County Sheriff.…
Three Belfast City Council seats were up for grabs this election cycle. In Ward 1, Caitlin Hills defeated Mary Mortier, 1860-1178. Zach Schmesser won the Ward…
Nicole Kalloch, Unenrolled-Rockland, and Ann Matlack, D-St. George, competed for the opportunity to serve Knox County at the State House in Augusta as Senator, District 12, which comprises all of…
Madison Cook D-Belfast, is competing with Michael Nicholson R-Belfast, to serve Belfast, Belmont and Northport in the Maine House of Representatives.
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Alan Lee Orcutt, D-Searsport, is running against Reagan Paul, R-Winterport, to serve District 37 in the Maine House of Representatives.…
Shawn Saindon, I-Warren, and Ray Thombs, R-Union, competed to secure a seat in the Maine House of Representatives serving District 44, which comprises Hope, Union and Warren. Saidon ultimately edged…
Incumbent Chellie Pingree, D-North Haven, is running against Ronald Russell, R-Kennebunkport, to represent Maine Congressional District 1 in the U.S.…
Knox County (plus Waldoboro, in Lincoln County) voters are casting their votes for U.S. Senate, choosing between incumbent Susan Collins, R-Bangor, and Troy Jackson, D-Allagash.
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Clinton Collamore, I-Waldoboro, and Rebecca Stephens, R-Waldoboro, are competing for a seat at the Maine House of Representatives to serve District 45, Bremen, Friendship, Louds Island Township,…
Rick Bennett, Unenrolled, Oxford; Robert Charles, R-Leeds; and Hannah Pingree, D-North Haven, are all competing to serve as Maine's next governor. In Knox County, voters cast their ballots, as shown…
Rick Bennett, Unenrolled, Oxford, Robert Charles, R-Leeds, and Hannah Pingree, D-North Haven, are all competing to serve as Maine's next governor. In Waldo County, voters cast their ballots, as shown…
Christopher Austin, R-Spruce Head, and Rhiannon Hampson, D-Thomaston, are competing for the Maine House of Representatives seat serving District 43, which comprises Cushing, Owls Head (part), South…
Waldo County voters are casting their votes for U.S. Senate, choosing between incumbent Susan Collins, R-Bangor, and Troy Jackson, D-Allagash.
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Incumbent Glenn ‘Chip’ Curry, D-Belfast, and Ryan Otis, R-Belfast, are competing for the opportunity to serve Waldo County at the State House in Augusta as Senator, District 11, which comprises all…
Rockport voters defeated two measures that had become controversial before voters. They also favored Troy Jackson over Susan Collins, Hannah Pingree for governor, Ann Matlack for state senator,…
Kayla Miller, D-Brooks, and Benjamin Hymes, R-Waldo, are competing for a Maine Legislature seat to serve Brooks, Frankfort (partially), Jackson, Knox, Monroe, Swanville, Thorndike, Unity and Waldo…
Josh Gerritsen, D-Rockport, and Cory Raymond, R-Rockport, competed for the Maine House of Representatives District 42 seat, which serves Camden and Rockport.…
ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Court from Oct. 20- 28. …
BELFAST — Geary Eleanor Tibbetts, age 87, passed away peacefully on October 30, 2026, just shy of her 88th birthday, surrounded by the love of her family at The…
Steven A. Thyng, age 57, passed away unexpectedly on October 16, 2026, leaving behind a lasting legacy of hard work, love of family and friends, as well as his love for outdoor adventure.
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The Pine Tree State is no stranger to sending septuagenarians to represent it in Washington, with three of Maine’s four current members of Congress already…
Richard D. Shannon, the man, the myth, the legend, passed away very unexpectedly after experiencing a medical event at a rented cabin in Searsmont, Maine on October 27, 2026…
When the Maine Ethics Commission and its staff set out to overhaul the state’s campaign finance website a couple of years ago, they wanted the project to…
BELFAST — Residents from a local apartment building have been left displaced following a Halloween fire, according to a media release from the Department of Public Safety, issued…
The Rockport Budget Committee will convene Tuesday, November 3, at 6 p.m. in the Opera House Geoffrey Parker meeting room (lower level) to discuss the town's emergency medical services…
Winding up Halloween night in Camden, Cushing, Thomaston
KNOX COUNTY — The hours just after midnight, November 1 were busy for law enforcement and other emergency responders in three Knox County towns. The 1 - 3 a.m. time slot came on the heels of…
This Week in Lincolnvile
I really like Halloween. I was that kid who was always drawn to the spooky, to the weird. Drawn to the creepiest of fairy tales, and let’s be honest, most of the stories collected by Hans…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Oct. 21-27.
Billy R. Denman, 34, of Hope, unlawful possession of methamphetamine in Brooks May 4,…
ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Oct. 26-30.
Appleton
Jason…
On Friday, October 30, 2026, at approximately 2:38 p.m., the Belfast Fire Department responded to a reported mobile home fire at 142 Back Searsport Road in Belfast.
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BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Oct. 19-23.
Belfast
Robert I. Khan,…
