Rockland Police Dept. has been working out of a rainwater-saturated basement for years. Multiple patches have been attempted. Carpets have been stripped. Walls have been gutted. Yet, every time it…
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This year, the…

ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court Sept. 23-Oct. 3.
Robert Barter, 62, of South…

While Northern New England and the Maritimes wait for rain, hopefully on Wednesday, there is a…

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Sept. 29-Oct.3.
Camden…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in Waldo County Sept. 22-26.
Belfast
Kenneth R. Allex to Andrew T. Rainer.…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Sept. 25 - Oct. 1.
Eleanor M. Nugent, 56, of Waterville, two…

Belfast Police reported the following activity Sept. 14 - Oct. 1.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Sept. 26 - Oct. 1.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

THOMASTON — A new police chief has begun his tenure with the Town of Thomaston. Eric Quatrano assumed the role last week.
Quatrano has been a patrol…

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Sept. 22-26. …

ALNA The Climate Action Committee (CAC) of the Town of Alna announced a new program to provide any resident in need of emergency backup power access to portable, non-toxic, high-capacity…

October brings beautiful fall leaves and the beginning of shorter hours of daylight. The Bureau of Highway Safety wishes to remind drivers to slow down and look for pedestrians. We also urge…
(Update Sept. 30, 2025): According to the Rockport Police Dept., the operator of a vehicle that knocked down headstones at Glen…

An exhibit of drawings, paintings and sketches by renowned courtroom artist Andy Austin opens October 8 at the Pascal Gallery in Rockport. Titled “Instead of …

PORTLAND — A Union man was…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Sept. 18-24.
Shane T. Fitts, 28, of Unity, domestic violence…

THOMASTON — A vehicle fire in Thomaston, Monday morning, sent a large billow of black smoke straight up into the air, prompting a response from Thomaston Fire, Ambulance, and Police.…

On September 28, at approximately 8:30 p.m., Maine State Police received a call from the Portland Police Department regarding a complaint they had received from a truck driver, who believed…

ROCKLAND — Traffic in Rockland will be impacted on Monday, Sept. 29, while Public Works works on road projects.
Beginning at 5 a.m., Broadway will be closed to…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Sept. 8-24.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Aug. 18-24.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction…
The Knox County Republicans are having a yard sale on Saturday, October 4, in Rockland at Life House Church from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. 336 Limerock St.
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On September 25, 2025 at approximately 08:10 a.m., Knox County deputies attempted to stop a white GMC pickup truck in the area of Ingraham Drive in Owls Head. According to Knox County…

The Warren Fire Department invites the community to join in celebrating its 150th Anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Warren Fire station, 177 Western, in Warren. This…

ROCKLAND – The following comprises recent court activity in Knox County, including the case of a man who remains in custody charged with manslaughter in a 2024 Cushing…

ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court Sept. 13-22.
Roy A. Allen, 58, of Rockland,…

BELFAST — The following indictments were handed up by a Waldo County grand jury Sept. 18-19.
Heather N. Leblanc, 39, of Belmont, unlawful…

ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court Sept. 5-12.
Timothy Alfiero, 45, of Rockport…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County unified court Sept. 11-17.
Semonie J. Littlefield, 49, of Belfast, probation…

BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Waldo County district court.
Kirby R. Carleton, of Unity, and William C. Carelton, of Unity, were married Aug. 30, 1997, in…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Sept. 15-19. …
CAMDEN — A three-car collision on a stretch of Route 1 in Camden just after 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19 resulted in two people being transported by North East Mobile Health Services ambulances to Pen…

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Sept. 15-19.
Appleton
Jasmine…

On April 19, 2025, at approximately 10:30 a.m., the Maine State Police responded to 128 Boots and Saddle Road in Palermo for a welfare check.
Upon arrival, Troopers discovered the body…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Sept. 8-18.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged…

The Maine State Police reviewed nearly three dozen complaints about troopers who used physical force in the past decade. Not once did the agency determine the force was…

CAMDEN — Members of the Camden Fire Department, along with participants from Rockland, Windsor and Brooklin fire departments, a trainee heading to Ukraine, and a Canadian who coordinates emergency…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Sept. 9-12.
Belfast
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OWLS HEAD and ROCKLAND — In the course of three hours, Tuesday, Sept. 16, Rockland EMS was called to two medical issues on the Breakwater. While still on scene for…

SEARSMONT — A China woman was killed in a single vehicle crash on the Belfast Augusta Road Sept. 26, around 8:42 a.m., according to a media report from Waldo…
Responders arriving to a report of a rollover near 1437 Oyster River Road, in Warren, came upon a Chevy 1500 pickup truck in the southbound lane. The operator and sole occupant, Cameron Allen, of…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Sept. 6-10.
Bridget M. Sawyer, 32, of Prospect, probation…
Update (Sept. 16, 2025): A cause of fire will not be determined due to the extent of damage to the structure housing Sweetgrass Winery and Distillery. The Fire Marshal's Office was…

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Sept. 8-12.
Camden…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Sept. 2-11.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Aug. 20 - Sept. 11.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a…
LIBERTY — The driver of a big rig truck is uninjured, having vacated when smoke and flames began, but the scene at the intersection of Routes 220 and 105 in Liberty, Friday afternoon, would become…

ROCKLAND – The following comprises recent court activity in Knox County, including a woman who remains in custody at the Knox County Jail for drug trafficking and a…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Aug. 25-29.
Belfast
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