LINCOLNVILLE — The Select Board in Lincolnville will consider approval of a Pre-K outside classroom on municipal land, how to resolve concerns about noise on Greenacre Road, a proposed land use…
News
Nov. 12 meeting
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Sept. 1 - Oct. 31.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court
Leroy D. Malcolm Jr., 42, of Waterboro, probation violation in…
CUSHING – Helena M. ‘Lena’ Randall, 93, passed peacefully, Friday, November 8, 2024 following a period of declining health.
Born in Rockland, July 27, 1931, she was the daughter of Freeland…
Select Board Nov. 12 meeting
ROCKPORT — When the Rockport Select Board convenes Nov. 12, members will consider three sewer fee abatement applications, a request to install a pump station on Route 1 by a commercial building…
I have thought long and hard about what I would write in this week’s column. It certainly has been a week. For some, a reason for celebration, for others a serious disappointment, followed…
The public is invited to a talk Nov. 14 at the Camden Library about municipal solar arrays and reduced electrical bills.
The talk begins at 6:30 p.m. and will include Thomaston Town Planner…
UNION — Lee C. MacFarland, 85, of Union, died surrounded by his loving family on November 1, 2024 at his home, after a brief illness. Lee was born November 25, 1938 in Rockland to Elston and…
CUSHING — One might say that the first-ever fire on Gay Island — or, at least within the 25 years that Cushing Fire Chief Flanders can remember — was, technically small in newsworthiness. Yet, the…
In advance of the Nov. 12…
hunt for funding sources continues
AUGUSTA - As the Maine Department of Transportation continues to evaluate sources of funding for the development of an offshore wind port, the DOT said Nov. 8 that it has postponed an…
OWLS HEAD — Firefighters and ambulance crews from the Midcoast learning how to drive fire engines and ambulances assembed Oct. 2 at the Owls Head Transportation Museum to practice their skills,…
Voters in five Waldo County towns cast ballots Tuesday, Nov. 5, as Scott Cuddy, a Democrat of Winterport, and incumbent Reagan Paul, a Republican of Winterport, vied for the open House seat.…
SOUTH THOMASTON — In order to gain access to a single occupant involved in a car crash, Friday afternoon, Nov. 8, 2024, crews called for special equipment out of Rockland FD.
Just before 2…
There are many legal concepts that require some time in law school or Latin classes to understand. The “reasonable person” standard, however, sounds simple.
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QUESTION 2: An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Research and Development and Commercialization, Do you…
CAMDEN — Brian D. Leonard, 78, of Camden, husband of Nancy Leonard, died on November 3, 2024 in Boston.
A complete obituary will be published later…
QUESTION 3: An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue to Restore Historic Community Buildings, Do you favor a $10,…
QUESTION 4: An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue to Promote the Design, Development and Maintenance of Trails for Outdoor Recreation and Active…
Theriault requests a recount
Jared Golden, D-Lewiston, and Austin Theriault, R-Fort Kent, compete to represent Maine's Second Congressional District in Washington, D.C.
On Nov. 7, Theriault…
Waldo County Commission District 2 voters elected Kevin Kelley as their next Commissioner.
Alan Cohen, D-Winterport, ran against Kevin Kelley, R-Winterport.…
QUESTION 1: An Act to Limit Contributions to Political Action Committees That Make Independent Expenditures, Do you want…
QUESTION 5: Even though voters across the State of Maine rejected the new flag design, voters in Knox County narrowly approved it. An Act to Restore the…
Voters in Maine House District 43 re-elected Ann Matlack (D-St. George) to serve as their representative in the Maine Legislature for the next two years.
Ann Matlack was defending her seat…
Waldo County's hospital in Belfast will no longer deliver babies.
According to a Nov. 7 news release from MaineHealth, the Portland-based parent nonprofit that owns MaineHealth Waldo…
Voters in three Knox County towns re-elected William Pluecker as their representative Tuesday, Nov. 8 as iIncumbent Pluecker, an Independent of Warren, defended his seat against…
A Troy woman was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor for Social Security fraud, health care fraud, and theft of public money.…
GORHAM — Jeffrey Samson, 75, passed away peacefully at the Gorham House in Gorham on November 4, 2024. He will be remembered by family and friends for the many adventures they shared as well as…
QUESTION 1: An Act to Limit Contributions to Political Action Committees That Make Independent Expenditures, Do you want…
The two adults who perished Oct. 22 in a carbon monoxide leak at a Freedom home have been identified by the…
handmade potholders have generated approximately $2,500
NORTHPORT—Sometimes, you need to make something with your hands and see what comes of it.
Reeves Gilmore, 74, along with his husband, both native-born Texans, moved to Maine 14 years ago…
The state is planning to implement a new system for issuing MaineCare reimbursements to nursing homes on Jan. 1, but providers still don’t know what their rates will…
The 38th annual Christmas By the Sea weekend, to be held December 6-8, 2024, has announced its schedule of events.
Highlights of the weekend will include the traditional holiday parade…
LINCOLNVILLE — Henry Robert ‘Bob’ Plausse, 89, went home to be with his Lord, and his beloved wife Janet, on October 31, 2024, at his home, surrounded by his loving family.
Born in Brockton…
AUGUSTA — Senator Cameron Reny, of Bristol, won re-…
Elections 2024
Voters in nine Waldo County towns went to the polls Nov. 5 to elect a representative for House District 38. Stephen Ellis, a Democrat of Waldo, and Benjamin Hymes, a Republican of…
'everyone being together for a bigger purpose'
UMaine journalism student Hailey Inman, of Searsmont, spent several hours visiting polling stations in Camden, Rockport, Lincolnville and Searsmont to talk with municipal clerks about the voting…
Rockland voters re-elected Nicole Kalloch to the City Council, casting 2,055 votes in her favor.
Two candidates, incumbent Nicole Kalloch and David Statman, were competing for one seat on…
Voters in Maine House District 45 are on track to — Bremen, Friendship, Lincoln County Island, Washington, Waldoboro — are favoring incumbent Abden Simmons to serve as their…
Chellie Pingree D-North Haven, Ronald Russell, R-Kennebunkport, and Ethan Alcorn, an Independent of Saco, competed to represent Maine's First…
Voters in House District 42 re-elected incumbent Valli D. Geiger, D-Rockland, who defended her seat against challenger Jamie L. Hopkins, R-Owls Head.
…
Voters in Knox County (except for Isle au Haut and Washington) are leaning toward re-electing Anne Beebe-Center to represent them in the Maine Senate.
All the towns, however, have yet to…
Voters in Belfast, Belmont and Northport favor Jan Dodge to serve as their representatives in the Maine Legislature for the next two years.
Incumbent Janice Dodge, D-Belfast, ran against…
Marc Ratner has secured the open seat for District 3 County Commissioner.
Gordon Page, I-Owls Head, and Marc Ratner, D-Camden, vied for the open seat. Page sent a letter to the editor…
Voters in two Knox County towns elected Vicki Doudera (D-Camden) as representative Tuesday, Nov. 5. Incumbent Doudera defended her seat against challenger Cory Raymond, a Republican of Rockport.…
Town article results
Waldoboro voted on four issues in the Nov. 5 general election. Three of them passed, while the Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) Ordinance failed by a slim margin.…
The race between for Maine Senate District 11, comprising all of Waldo County, continues between Glenn ' Chip' Curry (D) and Robert Charles Meyer (R) came to close with Curry stating he has won re-…
As the ballots are counted, the numbers are rolling in from municipalities. Here are current tabulations across Waldo County for U.S. President.…
