ROCKLAND – Rockland Police reported the following activity May 5-12. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a…
Police, Fire and Courts
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity May 5-11. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
May 6
Robin J. Clay, 51, of Belfast, was…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity May 1- 11. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
April 30 (late entry)
Adrian L.…
UNION — Knox County Sheriff Deputies arrested and charged a 29-year-old Union man for firing a gun near his neighbor's home while children were outside playing basketball.
Sgt. Lance…
AUGUSTA – Dan White, who has served as a Sergeant in the Maine Marine Patrol since 2011 has been promoted to Lieutenant of…
ROCKLAND — It’s no surprise to Rockland Fire Department Asst. Chief Elwell that he and his crew were called to a bark mulch fire near Rite Aid last week. The area between Union and Main streets is…
BELFAST — A Belfast foster parent has been charged with gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact with a 9-year-old child, who had been placed in his care, an allegation stemming from a…
Fire scorches 46 acres
SEARSMONT — Grueling work to extinguish a woods fire in Searsmont late last week and over the weekend was stymied by persistent dry, warm, windy weather, but as of Monday the fire had been deemed…
CAMDEN – Camden police reported the following activity April 1-24. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a crime…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court from April 27 to May 1.
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ROCKPORT – Rockport police reported the following activity April 30 to May 5. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged…
ROCKLAND —The following cases were closed in Knox County Criminal Docket from April 20 to May 1. The unified Criminal Docket is a new system…
SEARSMONT — Firefighters, Maine Forest Service rangers and a State Prison Hot Shot firefighting crew continue to work Friday on what has now become a stubborn woods fire in Searsmont.
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BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Superior Court April 17-28.
Thomas Bubar, 29, of Burnham, disorderly conduct (offensive words/gestures) in Burnham Feb. 22, five…
ROCKLAND – Rockland Police reported the following activity April 28-May 5. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with…
SEARSMONT — A veil of smoke continued to hang over the woods between Route 173 and New England Road in Searsmont Thursday night as firefighters have been battling a large woods fire since around 4…
Forest Service continues to urge ‘don’t burn outdoors’
A lull in the wind Thursday came at just the right time for Lincolnville firefighters, who were called just after noon to a woods fire off Ocean Drive and Route 1.
Lincolnville Fire Chief…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity April 27 - May 4. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
April 26
Todd Donlin, 40, of…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity April 27 - May 4. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
April 27
Aimee L. Leclerc, 42, of…
If doctors determine he is well enough to appear
PORTLAND — Rusty Brace is expected to appear in U.S. District Court in Portland May 29, where, his attorney said, he will plead guilty to three counts brought against him by the U.S. Attorney’s…
WALDOBORO - Waldoboro police responded to 229 calls for service from April 27-May 4. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…
WALDO — The Waldo County Sheriff's Office have apprehended 16-year-old Tyler Ellsworth following a brief chase into the woods in Waldo May 6. Police had been seeking him for allegedly…
By all appearances, a drunken rampage
ROCKPORT — Ian Stewart, who oversees Beech Hill preserve in Rockport for the Coastal Mountains Land Trust, is tallying up the costs associated with vandalism at the popular walking, blueberry…
The Knox County Sheriff’s office received 271 calls for service from April 26 to May 2. Those calls that are not listed below include issues…
ROCKLAND – The following deed transfers were recorded from April 27-May 1 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.
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Moody’s attorney responds with statement
PORTLAND — Attorneys for Allina Diaz, a former employee of Moody’s Diner, in Waldoboro, are asking for a jury trial in U.S. District Court to address grievances against the restaurant that they…
This weekend's weather forecast is calling for some rain, but with only a total of about .6 inches predicted to fall, it's likely that the Maine Forest Service's Red Flag Warning for open…
Rockland councilors talk budget with police chief
ROCKLAND — In preparation for the Monday, May 4, budget meeting with the Rockland City Council, Police Chief Bruce Boucher and City Manager James Chaousis pulled together some statistics affecting…
Knox County court did not err, highest court says
AUGUSTA — Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court upheld a 2013 Knox County Superior Court judgment that found Andrew K. Kierstead guilty of murder. Kierstead had appealed the conviction to the Law Court…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Belfast District Court April 17-28.
Adam M. Chaples, 33, of Morrill, operating an unregistered snowmobile in Morrill Feb. 14, $200 fine.
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BELFAST — The Waldo County Reentry Center got an unusual resident April 29, when the focus of its new dog program arrived from Pope Memorial Humane Society in Thomaston.
According to…
ROCKLAND- The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court from April 20-24.
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BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Criminal Docket from April 17-28. The unified Criminal Docket is a new system for processing criminal actions and certain associated civil…
ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Sixth District Court from April 20-24.
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Maine Department of Public Safety...
WALDOBORO — The state Medical Examiner's Office Friday confirmed that the man who died inside Pinkham's Auto Repair and Tires in a fire April 24 was the shop's owner, Jeffrey W. Pinkham, and that…
BELFAST — A search is underway for a juvenile in Waldo County who apparently fired shots into the woods near a home in Swanville around 7 p.m., April 30. Because of that incident, the Belfast Area…
ROCKLAND – The following deed transfers were recorded from April 13-24 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.
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Who’s there first?
Justin Hills wears multiple uniforms in the community as a first responder. Hills is a paramedic, firefighter and police officer. Currently Hills works part-time for Northeast Health, Camden…
BELFAST — For a decade the Restorative Justice Project of the Midcoast has worked to change the ways society responds to crime and bad behavior, favoring accountability and repair rather than…
ROCKPORT – Rockport police reported the following activity April 18-28. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…
WALDOBORO - Waldoboro police responded to 149 calls for service from April 20-27. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…
ROCKLAND – Rockland Police reported the following activity April 21-28. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds April 10-24.
Belfast
Barbara M. Forti to Linda J. Corson Hills and Gary G…
ROCKLAND — The town of South Thomaston and two men who were named in a civil suit for allegedly not turning over nearly $15,000 that was designated by the South Thomaston Firemen's Association to…
The Knox County Sheriff's office received 244 calls for service from April 19-25. Those calls that are not listed below include issues with all terrain vehicles, alarms, 911 hang-ups, nuisance,…
ROCKLAND — City manager James Chaousis, with the approval of members of the Rockland City Council, is beginning the search for a new fire chief. …
ROCKLAND — Maine Drug Enforcement Agents arrested Darryl Lange, of 686 Main Street in Rockland, for Aggravated Trafficking in Marijuana Class C and Violation of Bail.
Lange was arrested…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity April 21-27. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
April 21
Paul J. Berry, 39, of Belfast…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity April 20-27. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
April 16 (late entry)
Tharon K.…
