Police, Fire and Courts

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BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Sept. 1-22.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent…

The building where the Waldo County Registry of Deeds is maintained.

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Aug. 24-28.

Belfast

Brittney E. Walsh to Jennifer M.…

Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Court from Sept. 9-21. 

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(Photo by Sarah Thompson)

Update, 9/21/2026: After reviewing the scene, the State Fire Marshal's Office has passed the investigation of a fire off Beechwood Street, in Thomaston, to the Maine Forestry Service, which…

The building where the Waldo County Registry of Deeds is maintained.

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Aug. 17-21.

Belfast

Elizabeth A. and Joseph Carroll to…

Knox County Courthouse

 

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Sept. 14-18. …

Waldo Judicial Center.

BELFAST  — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court. 

Joshua W. Farrar, of Montville, and Lyndsy J.…

Waldo Judicial Center.

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County unified court Sept. 9-15.

Eben J. Kenney, 39, of Lisbon, violating a condition of release in Lincolnville March…

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BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Aug. Sept. 6-16.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent…

WSO cruiser and patch.

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Sept. 8-16.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are…

Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Court from Aug. 28-Sept. 10.

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UPDATE (Sept. 21): Two individuals who were arrested on Sept. 17 as a result of a multi-agency drug-related search, on a warrant executed by the Knox County Sheriff…

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ROCKLAND — The city of Rockland dealt with another water main break, this time an early morning break, Thursday, Sept. 17, along Broadway in the area of Summer Street and Talbot Avenue. …

The building where the Waldo County Registry of Deeds is maintained.

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Aug. 10-14.

Belfast

Neil L. Greenleaf to Holly, James D…

Thomaston event coincides with 2nd Annual Lincoln and Knox County Baby Shower
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Every year, the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety partners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to celebrate Child Passenger Safety Week, which runs this year from September 20-26…

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ROCKLAND – A former detective with the Rockland Police Department was paid $150,000 to settle a federal discrimination lawsuit she filed against the city in July 2025.

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Waldo Judicial Center.

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Sept. 2-8.

Cheryl Briggs, 60, of Belfast, probation violation in Belfast May 21, 2021, four years…

Knox County Courthouse

 

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Sept. 7-11. …

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BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Aug. 28 - Sept. 8.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered…

WSO cruiser and patch.

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Aug. 30 - Sept. 8.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged…

parking lot scene with ambulance, ladder truck

ROCKLAND — A notification from an alarm-monitoring company, as well as an on-scene pull of a fire alarm by employees, led to a fire department response to Fisher Engineering, Wednesday, Sept. 9,…

Randall Liberty in 2017
 

Governor Janet Mills said Sept. 9 that Randall A. Liberty, Commissioner of the Maine Department of Corrections, will be leaving his position on October 1, after…

Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Court from Aug. 21-28. 

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structure filled with flames

WARREN — A rain shower briefly soaked the region around 1 p.m., Sunday afternoon, though the moisture arrived too late, and wouldn’t have been intense enough, to save a structure on the Finntown…

The building where the Waldo County Registry of Deeds is maintained.

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Aug. 3-7.

Belfast

Timothy B. and Meghan L. Barker to…

Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Aug. 31-Sept. 4.  …

Waldo Judicial Center.

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Aug. 26 - Sept. 1.

Ashley R. Wilber, 42, of Orrington, probation violation in Waldo County May 24…

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BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Aug. 13 - Sept. 1.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered…

WSO cruiser and patch.

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Aug. 22 - Sept. 2.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged…

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ROCKPORT — For at least a brief time, the functioning noses of those standing downwind of Tolman Pond Market, on Route 90, in Rockport, inhaled a strong whiff of fuel. But, of course, it is a gas…

Emblem of the Maine Fire Marshal's Office.

UNITY — A fire alarm in Unity alerted residents of a two-unit residential building to a fire Tuesday, Sept. 1, according to a Sept. 2, press release from Maine State Police. 

"The…

July 2025 murder of Sunshine Stewart
Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND– A court hearing to determine whether 18-year-old Deven Young will be charged…

auction of plates raises funds for 'Trooper Black Foundation'
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The Maine State Police and the Maine State Troopers Foundation have partnered to honor the lives and sacrifices of the first responders who died on September 11, 2001, while raising funds for the…

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Two Rockport homeowners filed a complaint Aug. 6 in Knox County Superior Court appealing a July 7 decision by the Rockport Board of Assessment Review (BAR) to uphold…

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ROCKPORT – A Rockport resident filed a Freedom of Access Appeal with Knox County Superior Court Aug. 11, claiming the town failed to reply to multiple requests for…

Waldo Judicial Center.

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Aug. 19-26.

Gage J. Gagne, 28, of Belfast, stealing drugs in Swanville Jan. 8, 2022, nine months…

Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Aug. 24-28.  …

Midcoast EMS personnel Denise Harriman, Lina Powers, Deborah Heath, Derek Booker and Bennett Cohen recognized
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On Aug. 28, the Friends of EMS for Maine gathered with clinicians and partners at the Maine Capitol in Augusta for…

llen Weaver, Jr., Camden Police Chief (Photo courtesy Holly Anderson)

Camden Police Chief Allen Weaver, Jr., issued the following statement concerning an Aug. 21 incident in downtown Camden. It follows:

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WSO cruiser and patch.

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Aug. 17-26.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are…

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BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Aug. July 28-Aug. 27.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered…

another arrest made; more charges anticipated
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Update (Aug.29): Friendship man who was arrested on Aug. 26 who police say assaulted a …

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FRIENDSHIP — A Knox County Sheriff’s deputy was seriously injured while attempting to apprehend a wanted individual in the town of Friendship Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 26.

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Snowmaking water system turned on to douse the fire
Camden firefighters

CAMDEN — A fire spreading near the top of Ragged Mountain in the early morning, Aug. 26, was discovered by a biker riding the trails. He called 911, Knox…

The building where the Waldo County Registry of Deeds is maintained.

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds July 27-31.

Belfast

Anna R. Stankiewicz to Benjamin…

Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Court from Aug. 17- 24.

Travis Bates, 22, of Waldoboro, probation violation on a prior case of violating condition of release in…

Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND – A Waldoboro man remains in jail after he was arrested Aug. 21 for allegedly robbing and assaulting a man for his medications in Rockland.

Rockland Police issued a news release…

car crash scene

UNION — Union firefighters, with the help of Washington firefighters, spent approximately half an hour working to extricate the single occupant of a Toyota RAV4 with out-of-state license plates,…

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UPDATE: Molyneaux Road has reopened to traffic.


CAMDEN — A large tree fell across Molyneaux Road in Camden near the intersection of Melvin Heights Road, closing that area to traffic.…

Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Aug. 17-21.  …

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