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Waldo County closed cases
Tue, 08/03/2021 - 3:15pm
The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court July 23-29. Mitchell S. McPartlin, 38, of Liberty, violating a condition of release in Liberty Oct. 27, 2019, $200 fine. Eric Drew, 48, of Belfast, domestic violence assault in Lincolnville Jan. 24, 2020, dismissed; domestic violence criminal threatening in Lincolnville Jan. 24, 2020, dismissed; violating a condition of release in Lincolnville July 9, 2020, $250 fine; violating a protection from abuse order in Lincolnville July 9,...
Waldo County Sheriff’s beat
Tue, 08/03/2021 - 2:00pm

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported one traffic infraction between July 14 and July 28, for speeding. In addition to the single traffic citation, the following activity was reported. An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles aged 17-or-younger are not named. July 14 Joshua M. Pomeroy, 33, of Stockton Springs, was issued a summons for violating a...
Two-car crash at Camden intersection upends one vehicle
Tue, 08/03/2021 - 1:45pm

CAMDEN — An intersection on outer Mechanic Street in Camden was the site of a two-vehicle crash Aug. 3, with both drivers up and walking, despite one upended Jeep. The crash occurred just before noon, at the intersection of Melvin Heights Road and Mechanic Street. The driver of the Saab was attempting to turn left onto Mechanic Street and failed to see the Jeep, which was heading west on Mechanic Street. The force of the collision sent the Jeep onto its side. Both drivers were evaluated by an...
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Six arrests
Tue, 08/03/2021 - 12:30pm

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 300 calls for service for the period of July 27 to Aug. 2. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 7,073 calls for service. Summons Michaela Urquhart, 23, of Wiscasset was issued a summons July 30 for Endangering the Welfare of a Child, on Bath Road, Wiscasset, by Detective Sgt. Ronald Rollins. Arrests Marc D. Frattini, 25, of Nobleboro was arrested July 23 for Operating under the Influence, on U.S. Route 1, Nobleboro, by Deputy Matthew Ryan. Brian...
Belfast Police beat
Tue, 08/03/2021 - 10:45am

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity July 20-30. An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles aged 17-or-younger are not named. July 20 Morgan Porter, 32, of Carmel, was issued a summons for operating after suspension on Swan Lake Ave. July 22 Steven Poore, 51, was issued a summons for criminal trespass on Belmont Ave. July 27...
Route 3 crash attributed to mechanical failure of motorcycle tire
Mon, 08/02/2021 - 3:00pm
On July 31, 2021 at approximately 3:20 p.m,, the Waldo County Regional Communications Center received a report of a two-vehicle crash on Route 3 in Palermo. Upon arrival, Waldo County Sheriff’s Deputies learned the following: A 2016 Harley Davidson motorcycle (Tricycle configuration), was traveling west on Route 3 in Palermo. The left rear tire failed, causing the trike to pull left, across the passing lane and then across the centerline and into the path of a 2018 Nissan Rogue, which was...
Waldo County indictments
Sun, 08/01/2021 - 2:00pm
The following indictments were handed up by a Waldo County Grand Jury July 22 - 23. William C. Whitcomb, 40, of Monroe, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs in Brooks Oct. 25. Destiney Robbins, 24, of Belfast, assault in Belfast June 20; aggravated assault in Belfast June 20; violating a condition of release in Belfast June 20; endangering the welfare of a child in Belfast June 20. Katie E. Johnson, 42, of Lincolnville, tampering with a witness or informant in Lincolnville Jan. 11. Logan...
Maine State Police tactical team recognized for 2020 Rockland standoff
Fri, 07/30/2021 - 1:15pm

“During this hostage rescue assault, the entry team took an enormous amount of risk on themselves, and were faced with numerous challenges, including a barricaded door, the likelihood of a human shield, and an aggressive and armed subject,” said Maine State Police Col. John Cote. On October 21, 2020, a Maine State Police tactical team stood outside an apartment door inside a residential facility on Rankin Street, in Rockland, enduring violent verbal threats that penetrated through the door from...
Hard-fought reforms to public defense system were enacted without the signature of Gov. Mills
Gov. Mills lets public defense changes become law
Thu, 07/29/2021 - 12:00pm

Maine will change how it provides some legal services to low-income residents after lawmakers parsed a multi-million dollar proposal to fit in the state’s two-year budget. The compromise, however, did not earn the endorsement of Gov. Janet Mills, who let two bills become law on July 15 without her signature. Members of the state Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee reached a compromise to add $18.5 million to Maine’s public defense agency — less than the $21.8 million originally...
Waldo County closed cases
Wed, 07/28/2021 - 1:00pm
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court July 16-22. Michael Whitney 40, of Jonesboro, operating while license suspended or revoked in Searsport Jan. 27, 2020, dismissed. Michael R. Ames, 35, of Northport, attaching false plates in Searsport Dec. 18, $100 fine. Albert E. Hubbard, 33, of Burnham, attaching false plates in Unity April 10, $150 fine. Kristen Dakin, 24, of Belfast, operating under the influence in Belfast June 12, license suspended for 150 days and $...
Knox County deed transfers
Tue, 07/27/2021 - 9:30pm
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from July 12-16 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds. Appleton John Sommo to Joshua Eric Lipkowitz and Sara Evelyn Schrader. Walter G. Esancy and Janice L. Esancy to Ryan Esancy. Camden Elizabeth C. Nelson to Keith Lee Perkins. Barbara J. Brown Tr. and David L. Brown 1999 Trust to Belmont Glen LLC. Wesley O. Benham and Erika K. Benham to Eric M. Cwiertny and Michele L.Cwiertny. Bryan S. Carle and Leah C...
Waldo County Sheriff’s beat
Tue, 07/27/2021 - 9:30pm
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported five traffic citations between July 2-22. Of the five citations, four were issued for failure to provide proof of insurance, and the other was issued for an inspection sticker violation. In addition to the five citations, the following activity was reported. An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles aged 17-or-younger are not named...
Belfast Police beat
Tue, 07/27/2021 - 9:15pm

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity July 16-22. An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles aged 17-or-younger are not named. June 30 (late entry) Bradley W. Gerry, 54, of Pittsfield, was issued a summons for theft by deception on Searsport Ave, stemming from a June 1 incident. July 16 Raymond H. Brown, 19, of, Belfast, was arrested for...
UPDATED: Police identify man who drowned in the Simonton Quarry in Rockport
Tue, 07/27/2021 - 4:45pm

ROCKPORT — Camden-Rockport Police Chief Randy Gagne said Wednesday afternoon, July 28, that the man who died in the Simonton Quarry, on Main Street in Rockport, was Joshua D. Clapp, 38, of Rockport. At 8:45 p.m., July 27, the Maine Warden Service located a body at the bottom of the quarry, following a full day’s search using a remote operated vehicle. Divers with the Warden Service recovered Clapp from the water, and took him to land with the help of Camden and Rockport police and firefighters...
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Five arrests
Tue, 07/27/2021 - 12:00pm

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 316 calls for service for the period of July 20 to July 27. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 6,773 calls for service. Arrests Michael E. Schroeder, 60, of Bremen was arrested July 20 for Violation of a Protective Order, on Waldoboro Road, Bremen, by Sgt. Kevin Dennison. Kyle M. Brady, 21, of Harpswell was arrested July 22 on a Sagadahoc County warrant for Failure to Appear, on Bristol Road, Bristol, by Deputy Michael Godin. Kristie M. Creamer...
Camden police, Snow Bowl employees and firefighters assist injured ATV rider
Mon, 07/26/2021 - 12:45pm

CAMDEN — An ATV rollover on the Camden Snow Bowl access road to the summit resulted in one man being rescued by Camden police, Snow Bowl employees, a game warden and Camden firefighters, and transported down the hill in a larger ATV to a waiting North East Mobile Health Services ambulance. Two men, cell phone subcontractors, were ascending Ragged Mountain to the cell towers at the summit when the ATV, carrying them both, flipped over on loose gravel, with the ATV landing on one of them. The...
UPDATED: Morning crash on Route 235 in Lincolnville sends one to hospital
Mon, 07/26/2021 - 7:45am

LINCOLNVILLE — A Lincolnville resident involved in a head-on collision on the Hope Road (Rte 235) in Lincolnville early Monday morning remains in critical but stable condition in a Bangor hospital, according to Waldo County Sheriff’s Deputy Lt. Matthew Curtis. Monday, July 26, 2021, at 5:42 a.m., Waldo County Regional Communications Center received a call about a head-on crash in Lincolnville on Hope Road (RTE 235). The responding deputy arrived on scene and established that a 2007 GMC Sierra...
Waldo County deed transfers
Sat, 07/24/2021 - 4:15pm
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds June 8-18. Belfast Graham W. Houghton Living trust to Charles E. Gehin-Scott Jr. Stockton Properties LLC to Jaclyn M. Flye and Jason R. Mathiason. Christina Hassett to Bryan and Priscilla Cunningham. Ronald A. and Sharon A. Benjamin to Belfast Bay HLDGS LLC. Carol L. Bauss and Kathy I. Muzzy to Kathy I. Muzzy and Carol L. Bauss. River Run Partners LLC to Fishroc Partners LLC. Judith C...
Rescue crews respond twice in two days to carry injured hikers down mountains
Sat, 07/24/2021 - 3:00pm

CAMDEN — Camden and Rockport firefighters, Camden Hills State Park rangers, volunteers from Coastal Mountain Rescue team and ambulance crews from North East Mobile Health Services came to the aid of hikers Friday and Saturday, July 23 and 24, when both suffered ankle injuries and needed a lift down the mountains. The July 23 call came just before 11:30 a.m. with the report of a 15-year-old female who had been injured while hiking with her father and younger sister on the Camden Hills State Park...
Game warden and K9 Storm find missing Belfast man lying in ditch
Sat, 07/24/2021 - 11:15am

BELFAST — Game Warden K9 Storm and Game Warden Chad Robertson rescued a missing 80-year-old Belfast man, who was found early this morning unable to walk and severely hypothermic in a shallow ditch filled with water, and nearly a half mile from his home. Harold Buckmore, 80, of Belfast, was last seen by his wife at their residence on Hunt Road when he went to bed at 10:30 p.m. Friday night. She woke up at 3 a.m. and unable to find him, she called police. Belfast police searched the area upon...
Child fatally injured during loading process, police say
UPDATED: Nine-year old boy dies after tragic Belfast incident involving tow truck
Thu, 07/22/2021 - 4:30pm

BELFAST — Following the tragic July 19 death of a nine-year-old Belfast boy, Belfast Police have released a final statement regarding the incident, which reads: “At approximately 2 pm on Monday, 7/19/21, Belfast Police and EMS responded to a tragic incident involving a 9-year-old male and a tow truck in a parking lot adjacent to High Street in Belfast. The child was fatally injured during the loading of a vehicle onto the tow truck. Emergency aid was administered to the child at the scene, and...
St. George Road (Rt 131) reopens following vehicle crash
Wed, 07/21/2021 - 5:30pm

SOUTH THOMASTON — At approximately 6:35 p.m., July 21, St. George Road, in South Thomaston, reopened to traffic between Westbrook Street and Kinney Woods Road, following a two-vehicle crash in front of a veterinary clinic. The vehicles involved in the 4 p.m. crash were hauled away by Creek Hill Towing. Central Maine Power then spent more than an hour longer replacing a broken pole. Knox County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the crash.
Don’t park on Camden’s Main Street in early morning hours of July 22
Wed, 07/21/2021 - 12:30pm

CAMDEN – Both sides of Main Street in downtown Camden will be closed to parking from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m., July 22, per the Camden Police Department. Road crews will be sweeping the street and then painting lines on it in the area from the intersection of Mechanic Street to High Street. Any vehicles parked there during that time period that present as an obstacle to the early morning sweeping and painting run the risk of being towed away.
Old Town man accused of assaulting young girl he met online
Tue, 07/20/2021 - 7:15pm

ROCKLAND — Rockland Police arrested a 28-year-old man from Old Town July 19 for allegedly assaulting a juvenile girl, younger than 14, who he met online, according to a press release the department posted on its Facebook page. Zachary Lankist was charged with Class A gross sexual assault. The arrest came after an investigation into a reported sexual assault that occurred earlier this year in Rockland. During that investigation, it was learned that a juvenile, under the age of 14, had met...
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Six arrests
Tue, 07/20/2021 - 12:30pm

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 738 calls for service for the period of June 29 to July 20. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 6,457 calls for service. Summonses Andrew D. Wheeler, 47, of Edgecomb was issued a summons July 1 for Failure to Register a Vehicle, on Wiscasset Road, Boothbay, by Deputy Michael Godin. A 17-year-old male juvenile from Jefferson was issued a summons July 3 for Operating Motor Vehicle beyond Class Restriction, on State Park Road, Jefferson, by Sgt...
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Pitiful sentence for former police officers who beat 11 porcupines to death while on duty
Mon, 07/19/2021 - 5:00pm

In Defense of Animals is condemning the sentencing of former Rockland Police Officers Mike Rolerson and Addison Cox, who beat porcupines to death with retractable batons while on duty last June. Both pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of cruelty to animals and night hunting. Cox was sentenced to 90 days in jail, with all but 10 days suspended. Rolerson was sentenced to 270 days in jail, with all but 20 days suspended. Both were also fined $1,000 each. More than 10,000 people signed a letter...
Lincolnville Select Board addresses excessive noise concerns with Waldo County Sheriff’s Office
Sun, 07/18/2021 - 9:45pm

LINCOLNVILLE — Citizens across a wide swath of Lincolnville were startled in mid-June by loud booms, thought to be cannon blasts. They weren’t pleased by the late-hour noise, especially those who own livestock, dogs and children, who were scared. At a July 12 regularly scheduled meeting , the Select Board in Lincolnville consulted with Waldo County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Cody Laite, himself a resident of Lincolnville, about residents’ concern over the noise. The board sought...
Waldo County closed cases
Sun, 07/18/2021 - 8:30pm
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court July 9-15. Marc S. Gattullo, 32, of Portland, probation violation in Belfast Oct. 22, 2016, 18 months in prison and probation partially revoked. Paul M. Lawrence, 49, of Swanville, operating under the influence in Belfast Aug. 15, 2018, probation partially revoked and no sentence imposed. Richard Brown Jr., 24, of Belfast, domestic violence assault in Searsport April 15, 2019, seven months in jail and probation partially...
39th BLETP is the largest graduating class in the program’s history with 16 women
Rockland police officer among Maine’s newest law enforcement class graduating from Maine Criminal Justice Academy
Sun, 07/18/2021 - 8:00pm

VASSALBORO — On Friday, July 16, 2021, 67 police cadets, representing 35 agencies from Fort Kent to South Berwick, and including one from Rockland Police Dept., graduated from the Basic Law Enforcement Training Program (BLETP) at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro. The 39th BLETP is the largest graduating class in the program’s history with 16 women, and has the most female graduates of any class. Also for the first time Forest Service Rangers attended the 18 week training program...
Belfast Police beat
Sun, 07/18/2021 - 7:30pm

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported two traffic citations between July 6-15. One citation was issued for imprudent speed and the other citation was issued for operating a motor vehicle while using a handheld device. In addition to the two traffic citations, the following activity was reported. An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles aged 17-or-younger are not named. July 6...
Waldo County Sheriff’s beat
Sun, 07/18/2021 - 7:30pm

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported two traffic citations between July 4-15. Of the two citations, one was issued for speeding and the other citation was issued for failure to obey a red light. In addition to the two traffic citations, the following activity was reported. An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles aged 17-or-younger are not named. July 4...
Maine State Police Troop D blotter
Sun, 07/18/2021 - 7:30pm

AUGUSTA — Maine State Police Troop D reported the following activity July 5-11. Troop D is responsible for Maine's Midcoast, including Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Waldo, and Knox counties, the southern half of Kennebec County, and part of northern Cumberland County. The troop also patrols Interstate 295, from Brunswick to Gardiner. The troop's complement includes a lieutenant, three sergeants, 25 troopers, and a secretary. An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are...
Superior Court Justice to take up constitutional question concerning 2020 Rockport town vote on hotel room limits in Village
Sun, 07/18/2021 - 6:00pm

ROCKPORT — A Knox County Superior Court Justice is taking up the constitutional question concerning two land use ordinance amendments approved in August 2020 by town voters, and whether they should have been considered by the town when processing a building permit for a new hotel in Rockport Village. The appeal for court relief in the matter is the fourth count bundled into a four-count lawsuit filed by the Friends of Rockport, John Priestley, Mark Schwarzmann and Clare Tully against the Town...
Rep. McDonald bill decriminalizing hypodermic syringes signed into law
Fri, 07/16/2021 - 9:30am

AUGUSTA – A bill by Representative Genevieve McDonald, D-Stonington, decriminalizing the possession of hypodermic syringes was signed into law. The measure, which received unanimous support in the Legislature, will improve public health and ensure more Mainers affected by drug use and substance use disorder can access sterile supplies, support services and treatment. This will prevent the spread of dangerous infections from used syringes, reduce overdose deaths and divert people away from the...
Former Rockland Police officers charged with animal cruelty sentenced to jail
Thu, 07/15/2021 - 6:45pm

ROCKLAND — Two former Rockland police officers who were arrested in October 2020 for beating several porcupines to death with a baton while on duty were sentenced to jail at a hearing in Knox County Superior Court July 15. Michael A. Rolerson, 31, of Searsmont, and Addison Cox, 28, of Warren, appeared before Justice Bruce Mallonee and were each sentenced on misdemeanor charges of cruelty to animals and night hunting. The felony charge of aggravated cruelty to animals and the misdemeanor charge...
New law will help law enforcement in the fight against child sex trafficking
Rep. McDonald bill strengthening investigations of child sexual abuse signed into law
Thu, 07/15/2021 - 10:00am

AUGUSTA — A bill by Rep. Genevieve McDonald, D-Stonington, that gives law enforcement additional tools to combat child sex trafficking has been signed into law. LD 1486 changes the Maine Criminal Code to specify that a person who attempts to patronize prostitution of a minor still commits the crime even when the person they attempt to patronize is posing as a minor for the purpose of a law enforcement investigation. It also upgrades the crime of patronizing underage prostitution from a Class D...
Maine State Police arrest school director
Wed, 07/14/2021 - 1:45pm
On July 11, 2021 Maine State Police Troopers arrested Kevin Michaud, 58, at his home in China. Michaud was arrested on one count of Simple Assault Class D and summonsed for one count of Unlawful Sexual Touching. Maine State Police said Michaud came to the attention of Troopers following the discovery of Michaud’s alleged online communications with a 13-year-old female, a news release said. The charges arose out of a pair of alleged incidents occurring with the teenager in Waldo County earlier...
Former Castle Builders owner heads back to court on charges of allegedly stealing over $400,000 from customers
Tue, 07/13/2021 - 7:30pm
ROCKLAND — The former owner of Castle Builders in Union who was indicted by the Knox County grand jury in March for theft by deception of over $400,000 from consumers throughout the Midcoast, is scheduled for a second appearance in Knox County Unified Criminal Court July 22. Malcolm Stewart, 56, has been free on $50,000 cash bail after the state issued a warrant for his arrest March 25. He is currently residing in Pelzer, South Carolina, where he is receiving kidney dialysis treatments for end...
Rockport crash sends four to hospital
Tue, 07/13/2021 - 4:30pm
ROCKPORT — An afternoon crash involving a van with six occupants and a sedan on Route 17 in Rockport at the intersection of Liberty Street sent four to the hospital via ambulance with complaints of pain. The crash occurred just before 3:30 p.m., as the van was turning onto Route 17 from Liberty Street and into the path of a sedan heading west on Route 17. There were no life-threatening injuries, according to Camden-Rockport Police Chief Randy Gagne. The crash remains under investigation by...
Waldo County closed cases
Tue, 07/13/2021 - 1:15pm
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court July 1-8. Jessie J. Reynolds, 38, of Knox, assault (two counts) in Brooks May 30, 2020, seven days in jail and $300 fine for each count. Simon Turner, 21, of Rockland, trafficking in prison contraband in Belfast Sept. 26, nine months in jail. Jay F. Esprit, 34, of Searsport, operating under the influence in Frankfort Dec. 8, 45 days in jail, license suspended for three years, and $700 fine; violating a condition of release...
Rockport Police beat
Mon, 07/12/2021 - 10:30pm
ROCKPORT — Rockport Police reported issuing six traffic citations between May 27-June 27. Of the six traffic citations, two were issued for failure to register a motor vehicle, one was issued for not providing proof of insurance, one for operating without a license and two for speeding. In addition to the traffic infractions, Rockport Police reported one summons and three individuals arrested, including the following activity. An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those...
Knox County deed transfers
Mon, 07/12/2021 - 8:45pm
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from July 5-9 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds. Appleton Jacquelyn Rhoades and Jacquelyn St. Clair to Shyann Cerato and Joey Cerato. Julie R. Landwehr Est. to Travis Michael Doughty and Chelsey Ann Doughty. Camden Jess Brann, Rebecca Brann and Bonnie L. Brann to Robert Lefevre and Sarah Allen. John R. Dimier Tr., Dana W. Dimier Tr., Dana W. Dimier Trust and John R. Dimier Trust to Camden Center LLC...
Motorcycle-pickup truck crash injures one in Rockport
Mon, 07/12/2021 - 8:15pm
Just after 5 p.m., July 12, Rockport police and firefighters, along with a North East Mobile Health Services ambulance crew, responded to a crash on Route 17 involving a motorcycle and pickup truck. According to Camden-Rockport Police Chief Randy Gagne, the crash occurred at the intersection of Route 17 and Meadow Street. Police said that Donald Crockett, 55 of Rockland, was operating his 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle and traveling West on Rockland Street, as Christopher LeBlanc, 49, of...
Belfast Police beat
Mon, 07/12/2021 - 7:30pm

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported eight traffic violations from June 29 - July 9, including the following citations: one citation for failure to stop at a stop sign, one for speeding, two citations were issued for inspection sticker violations, three citations for failure to register a motor vehicle, and one citation for failure to provide proof of insurance. In addition to the eight traffic citations issued, police reported the following activity. An arrest or summons does not constitute a...
Waldo County Sheriff’s beat
Mon, 07/12/2021 - 7:30pm

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported two traffic infractions June 23 - July 12. Of the two infractions, one citation was issued for an inspection sticker violation, and the other for failure to produce a license. In addition to the two traffic citations, the Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity. An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles aged 17-or-younger...
Meeting this evening
Rockland Council to consider official order for establishing ad hoc Police Review Committee
Mon, 07/12/2021 - 10:15am

ROCKLAND — The City Council in Rockland will address this evening, beginning at 6 p.m., a full agenda of municipal business that includes establishing a Police Review Committee. The charge of that committee is to comprise the following: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS: THAT there is hereby established an ad-hoc committee to investigate ways to improve community policing in Rockland and to report recommendations to the City Council on any actions necessary to facilitate such...
Fire consumes Washington business
Sat, 07/10/2021 - 11:00pm

WASHINGTON — John McGuire knew exactly what he was looking at as he drove into a stretch of Route 17, in Washington, Saturday evening, July 10. Based on the thick black smoke sifting into the air from the property of Ron Jackson’s Auto Sales and Scrap Yard, McGuire also had a good idea of the intensity of the scene he would soon help to modify. By the time firefighters would arrive on scene, two large structures on the property would be fully engulfed in flames. While Knox Regional...
AG Frey announces resolution with Purdue Pharma and Sackler Family for role in opioid crisis
Sat, 07/10/2021 - 9:15am

AUGUSTA — Attorney General Aaron M. Frey announced this week a resolution of his lawsuit against the Sackler family and their company, Purdue Pharma, that will make public tens of millions of documents related to their role in the opioid crisis, and require a payment of more than $4.3 billion for prevention, treatment and recovery efforts in communities across the country, according to a news release. The resolution of the lawsuit, which was filed in bankruptcy court on Wednesday night and is...
Knox County deed transfers
Tue, 07/06/2021 - 10:00pm
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from June 28-July 2 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds. Appleton Timothy Hynd and Morgan Hynd to Daryl A. Emery and Brittany Benner. Samuel J. Bartlett to Homes Unlimited LLC. Camden Sherry Terrio and John Bryant to Gary W. Fowlie and Lisa M. Foss. Arthur E. Spellissy Jr. to Goshawk LLC. Rudolf P. Walter and Frank C. Isganitis to Michael F. Walker and Kelsey A. Walker. Emma L. Loftus to Lawrence T...
Knox County divorces
Sun, 07/04/2021 - 4:00pm
ROCKLAND — The following divorces were finalized in Rockland District Court April-May. Megan Marie Sady of Hope and Ian Matthew Sady of Rockport, married June 23, 2012, in Rockport. She will change her name to Megan Marie Dailey. Virginia I. Ryan of Hope and Joseph Michael Ryan of Camden, married Oct. 14, 1995, in Camden. Russell Thomas Clark of Camden and Catherine Clark of Portland, married July 7, 1990, in Rockport. Heidi Matteo of Morresville, N.C. and Stephen J. Matteo of Camden, married...

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Gala Art Auction at The Bazz, Aug. 13

Event: Fri, Aug 13 - 6:00 pm
Book signing at Barnswallow Books

Event: Sat, Aug 7 - 5:00 pm
‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ Sunday matinee

Event: Sun, Aug 8 - 2:00 pm
Midcoast Theater Company presents ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’

Event: Fri, Aug 6 - 7:00 pm
Blueberry Tales for children on Beech Hill

Event: Wed, Aug 4 - 11:00 am
Atlantic Ballet Company’s ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ in Camden Amphitheatre

Event: Wed, Aug 11 - 5:00 pm
Antique cars, Warbirds and aerobatics headline Wings & Wheels Spectacular

Event: Sat, Aug 7 - 9:00 am
Late Summer Show exhibit, reception features ceramic sculpture, drawings, photographic media

Event: Sat, Aug 7 - 4:00 pm
SoundCheck returns with fingerstyle guitarist, composer Hiroya Tsukamoto

Event: Fri, Aug 6 - 7:30 pm
Quantam electronic lunch concert in Camden Amphitheatre

Event: Sun, Aug 8 - 12:30 pm
Rockland library hosts Poetry Express with featured poet Mikhu Paul

Event: Thu, Aug 12 - 6:30 pm
Sunset Seminars at Camden Yacht Club: Transatlantic Crossing Highlights

Event: Wed, Aug 4 - 7:00 pm
Red Friday coffee and doughnuts at Williams-Brazier Post 37

Event: Fri, Aug 6 - 10:00 am
Sea trade series: Sustainable Saltwater Harvesting around St. George

Event: Tue, Aug 10 - 6:00 pm
Let's Talk About It Book Club reads ‘The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel’

Event: Tue, Aug 10 - 2:00 pm

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