Beginning August 13 and running straight through September 1, the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety is working together with Maine law enforcement agencies to raise awareness of the dangers of…
Police, Fire and Courts
2021-2024, seven lives lost on Maine roadways due to motor vehicle crashes during Labor Day weekend
Last 3 Days: 32 fires, 17 acres burned
The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s (DACF) Maine Forest Service (MFS) is urging all residents and visitors to take immediate precautions as…
The City of Belfast has issued a Parking Advisory for Harbor Fest, Friday through Sunday, August 15, 16, and 17:
Commercial Street will be closed at Union…
GRAFTON TOWNSHIP – At approximately 1:30 p.m., Aug. 13, Maine Game Wardens responded to Grafton Township after Brexton Getchell, 21, of Unity fell approximately 25-30 feet from a ledge…
ROCKLAND – The following comprises recent court activity in Knox County, including a Friendship man who allegedly ran over a victim with a four-wheeler and two drug arrests in Rockland, with one…
traffic stops, social media, new dedicated position
ROCKLAND — Rockland Police Chief Tim Carroll’s most recent statistic for drug overdoses in Rockland is one that he doesn’t want the public to believe. The calendar year-to-date stat for over-…
ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Aug. 1-12.
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On Saturday, August 9, 2025, at approximately 8:25 a.m., the Waldoboro Police Department received a 911 call from a person checking on the well-being of a female residing…
BELFAST —The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds July 28 - Aug. 1.
Belfast
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WALDOBORO — Firefighters from mutual aid fire departments have been assisting Waldoboro FD with a wildlands fire at 1004 Finntown Road, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. Due to high fire dangers, no burn…
ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Aug. 4-8.
Camden
School Administrative District No. 28 to Town of Camden…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court July 31 - Aug. 6.
Dennis W. Merry Jr., 37, of Brooks, burglary…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity July 18 - Aug. 4.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity July 15 - Aug. 6.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a…
BELFAST — A Brooks man was sentenced to serve 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to the…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds July 21-25.
Belfast
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BELFAST — Two arrests were made following the Aug. 5, execution of a search warrant on High Street, according to a media release from…
In an Aug. 5 news release, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection said U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a Colombian national and confirmed member of the…
ROCKLAND – A Rockland police detective filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Portland against the city claiming she was demoted and denied reasonable workplace accommodations and was…
ROCKLAND – A couple from Arizona who were passengers on the windjammer Mercantile for a cruise that departed from Camden Harbor in July 2023 filed a…
What was initially believed to be an issue with a detector led to the evacuation of the Rockland Police Department and Park…
ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from July 15-July 31. …
ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds July 28-Aug. 1.
Camden
Susan Conover Tr. and Dianne R. Conover Living…
BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court.
Michael R. Kingsbury, of Winterport, and Codi…
BELFAST — The following indictments were handed up from Waldo County grand jury July 24.
Ricky L. Seekins, 53, of Brooks, eluding an…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court
Dakota Wing, 27, of Searsport, unlawful possession of a scheduled drug…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds July 14-18.
Belfast
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A plane flying into Knox County Regional Airport, in Owls Head, and a burn permit on North Shore Drive created a ripe combination of factors that led to an emergency response by Fire, EMS, and law…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity July 20-30.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity July 16-30.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction…
The Grace Bailey tragedy occurred Oct. 9, 2023
PENOBSCOT BAY — Almost two years…
Ove the course of July, the Maine…
'Lobsters are sentient beings and entitled to protection under Maine law'
UPDATE (July 28): The Maine Lobster Festival issued a statement in response to the lawsuit filed by PETA in Knox County Superior Court July 24.
Official Response from the Maine Lobster…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court July 17-23.
Jeremy Bennoch, 47, of Frankfort, operating under the…
ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds July 21-25. …
ROCKLAND - A Camden woman has been charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy.
Amanda Nicely, 39, was charged by Camden Police on June 12 with sexual abuse of a…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds July 7-11.
Belfast
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BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity June 21 - July 21.
An arrest or summons does not…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity July 7 - 22.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction…
ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds July 14-18.
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CUSHING — Thirty-five to forty minutes after emergency crews were called to a one-vehicle crash in Cushing, Tuesday, July 22, chaos briefly filtered through the scene.
At approximately 1:40…
Two Bridges Regional Jail (TBRJ) Administrator James Bailey reported in May, there were 157 inmates housed at TBRJ: 53 from Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties, 53 from…
ROCKLAND – The Office of the Maine Attorney General confirmed Monday, July 21, that it will seek to have Deven Young, a 17-year-old juvenile,…
conducting high visibility speed enforcement
As part of the speed reduction awareness and high-visibility enforcement campaign, the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety is calling on all drivers to recognize speeding as an aggressive driving…
The Maine Information and Analysis Center (MIAC) is alerting the public to a series of ongoing phone scams involving individuals impersonating law enforcement officers…
CAMDEN — Maine Wardens, rock climbers with the Coastal Mountain Search and Rescue team, Camden police and members of the Camden Fire Dept. had a sad and grim day Saturday, July 19, as they…
The Maine State Police will graduate its 85th Recruit Training Troop (RTT) on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at 10 a.m., at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro…
ST GEORGE — Quick actions kept fire damage minimal and to the interior of a house at 47 Turkey Cove Road, in St. George, July 21, 2025, yet not without some frustration.
After 6:15 a.m.,…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court July 10-16.
Normon W. Kirby, 59, of Montville, disorderly…
BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court.
Porsche L. Baril, of Searsport, and Kyle M. Baril, of…
