NORTHPORT — A Northport woman was arrested Dec. 18 following reports of a domestic disturbance. 

Jade Cummings, 22, was engaged in a verbal altercation with others when things reportedly…

The elderly man reported missing this afternoon was located at a Gardiner store. Frank Birch called to tell his wife he had gone Christmas shopping, though confused about the town he…

LINCOLNVILLE — Dirt and gravel on the approach to a stop sign at the intersection of Greenacre Road and Route 52 (Belfast Road) Wednesday afternoon are being blamed for playing a role in an…

ROCKLAND – Rockland police reported the following activity Dec. 13-19. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

ROCKLAND — The Knox County Sheriff's Office has recently hired two new patrol deputies to fill vacancies within the patrol division,…

Twelve people including two from Wiscasset were arrested on drug-related charges in Augusta Tuesday following a several-month investigation into the sale of crack cocaine and heroin in Augusta and…

ROCKPORT — Local legend has it that if there are two emergencies in Rockport in one day that warrant a response from rescue crews, then another is bound to happen. They tend to come in threes, and…

WINTERPORT — A Winterport man has been arrested after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend Dec. 16. 

Ronald Murphy, 34, was reportedly involved in a verbal altercation with the woman when…

ROCKLAND — A South Thomaston man was sentenced to 10 years in prison, with all but three years suspended, for physically assaulting a woman Jan. 7 in Rockland…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Dec. 8-18. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Nov. 26 (late entry)

Mark J. Goguen, 57,…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded at the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Nov. 29 - Dec. 12.

Belfast

Ruth E.…

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

Graydon Rourke, 37, of Readfield, criminal…

ROCKLAND — Rockland police reported the following activity Dec. 6-12. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity Dec. 1-7. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Dec. 7-15. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Dec. 7

Elizabeth M. Osborne, 37, of…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Superior Court  Oct. 28 - Dec. 15. 

Robert J. Hubbar Sr., 54, of Unity, probation violation in Unity May 1, 2014, 45…

PORTLAND —  A U.S. Chief District judge, District Court of Maine, entered a judgment in a civil lawsuit filed by the owners of a Thomaston…

ROCKLAND — A former education technician at the Camden-Rockport Elementary School in Rockport pleaded guilty Dec. 12 to possession of a…

Attorney General Janet T. Mills joined with 19 other state attorneys general in filing a federal lawsuit against generic drug-maker…

ROCKLAND — The Rockland Police Department has hired Jacob Labo as a patrol officer, according to a Dec. 14 press release from Sgt. Don…

AUGUSTA — The commissioner of the Maine Department of Marine Resources announced Tuesday the agency has suspended the lobster licenses of two men for removing the eggs from female lobsters. The…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Nov. 13 - Dec. 11. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Nov. 13

Jennifer R. Lizotte, 37,…

BELFAST — Belfast Police are continuing their investigation into an ATM skimming device that was located Dec. 10 on a machine at Bangor Savings Bank. 

Law enforcement received the report…

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

Nehemias Umana, 32, of Bangor, domestic violence…

ROCKLAND — Rockland police reported the following activity Nov. 29-Dec. 5. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with…

WINTERPORT — A Samuel Wagner Middle School student has been charged in connection with an assault that took place at the school at roughly 8 a.m on Friday, Dec. 9. 

Waldo County Dispatch…

CAMDEN — Camden police reported the following activity from Nov. 2-30. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 121 calls for service from Nov. 28-Dec. 6. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…

CAMDEN — The Camden Police Department has a new police officer, Chris Hansen, who joined the department in October.

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SWANVILLE — A Frankfort man was arrested Dec. 7, following a report to law enforcement that he was causing a disturbance. 

Austin Hannington, 23, reportedly drove to a residence in Swanville…

Rockland Fire and EMS was dispatched to a motor vehicle crash with unknown injuries with at least three vehicles involved. Upon arrival of the Fire Chief (Car-1), three vehicles were still in the…

THORNDIKE — A Thorndike woman was arrested for operating under the influence Dec. 7, following a report of erratic driving.

Trisha McPherson, 41, was reported by a concerned citizen who…

ROCKPORT — The Rockport Police Department has a new patrol Officer, Chris Taylor, who joined the department in October.

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ROCKPORT (Dec. 7, 9:35 a.m.) — Just over 48 hours since…

Wednesday, December 7, is “Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day,” honoring the 75th anniversary of the attack on the United States at…

There was a story I happened to see twice on the evening news back on Thursday — first on the NBC evening news, and then another report ran…

ROCKPORT — Rockport Fire Chief Jason Peasley is crediting Sargent Corp., which has been onsite working a construction project at the Mid-Coast Solid Waste Corp. transfer station, with making the…

For the second time in two days, Skowhegan firefighters battled a mobile home blaze Dec. 4.

On Sunday afternoon, a fire destroyed a home where fire investigators said 53-year-old Michelle…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded at the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Nov. 14 - 28.

Belfast

Lawrence L. and Paula Rehlander, Pretium…

BELFAST — The following Unified Criminal Court cases were closed in Waldo County from Nov. 18 - Dec. 1. 

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Nov. 19 - Dec. 1. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Nov. 12 (late entries)

Alyssa…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Nov. 25 - Dec. I. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. 

Nov. 25

Rachel O. White, 23, of…

ROCKLAND — Rockland Fire Chief Chris Whytock is reminding homeowners Sunday morning that a “clean chimney is a safe chimney” following a chimney fire on Suffolk Street around 8 p.m. Saturday.

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court and Rockland District Court from Nov. 21-Dec. 2.

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AUGUSTA — A reward of up to $5,500 is being offered in connection with the recent illegal killings of two Canada lynx in Maine. Maine Warden Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Nov. 21-23.

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CAMDEN — A Belfast man was summonsed for failure to have insurance bond and attaching false plates after he caused an accident on Mountain Street in Camden that involved a Penobscot Bay YMCA…

Part of South Hunts Meadow Road in Whitefield was closed Thursday morning, Dec. 1, after a report of a suspicious object left in a mailbox. At 7:42 a.m., the…

ROCKLAND — A Warren man who allegedly threatened to burn down his home made his initial court appearance Nov. 28 in Knox County Unified…

With the imminent departure of Chief Deputy Ken Mason, who was elected Kennebec County Sheriff in the Nov. 8 election, Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett is faced with the prospect of replacing…