STOCKTON SPRINGS — Four Waldo County residents were arrested as a result of a Jan. 13 traffic stop on Cape Jellison Road, according to a Jan. 21 report from Maine State Police…
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ROCKLAND — The Emergency Warming Center at the Recreation Center in Rockland will be open for three nights: Monday, Jan. 20, Tuesday, Jan 21, and…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Jan. 10-16.
Zachary Barnett, 38, of Winterport, probation violation in Winterport June 6,…

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Jan. 13-17.
Appleton
Jacob…

There will be a winter parking ban for all streets and parking lots in Camden, except for the Public Safety lot on Washington Street, from 7 p.m., Sunday, January 19, to 6 a.m., Monday,…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Jan. 10-17.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff's Department reported the following activity Dec. 29 - Jan. 15.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are…

A 75-year-old man driving a rented U-Haul truck broke through the ice on Echo Lake in Mount Desert early in the morning, Jan. 17. The man was rescued by local EMS and taken to MDI…

ROCKLAND — A city-wide parking ban in Rockland will be in place Sunday, Jan 19, at 9 p.m. until Monday, Jan 20, at 8 a.m.
Off-street parking is…

BELFAST — The Norwegian fish farm company, Nordic Aquafarms, announced it will not continue its efforts to build a fish farm in Belfast, citing continued legal issues with those who have long…

UPDATE: On January 16, 2025, while under the hospital’s care, Mr. Cody Arsenault died as result of the injuries sustained in this crash, according to the Waldo County Sheriff's Office. The…

APPLETON — Early morning flames drove at least one person from a house in Appleton, Wednesday morning.
The occupant reported to Knox Regional Communications that her bedroom was on fire at…

ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Dec. 18 - Jan. 4.…

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Jan. 6-10.
Camden
Teresa Dyer to Teresa Dyer and Ashley…
UNION — "We had plenty of water," said Union Fire Chief Jesse Thompson. "It was manpower that we needed."
Prior to 12 p.m., Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, a passerby reported smoke rising from the…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Sept. 16-27.
Belfast
Mary R. Gibbons Est. to John…
WARREN (Jan. 13, 2025) — Warren firefighters are looking at a possible furnace malfunction in a camper that manifested into flames, Sunday evening, Jan. 12, 2025.
The fire was…

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Dec. 30-Jan. 3.
Appleton
Bruce W. Bragg and Angela S.…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Jan. 3-9.
Christopher Seekins, 31, of Brooks, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs in…

BANGOR — In a Jan. 10…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Dec. 29 - Jan. 10.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Nov. 15-22.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are…

BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court.
Cynthia L. Sinclaire, of Stockton Springs, and Wayne D. Sinclair, of Stockton…

Around 10 a.m. Thursday morning, Jan. 9, two ice fishermen in Edgecomb reportedly found a wallet belonging to William "Nate" Robinson, 34, of Austinville, Virginia. Robinson is a murder…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Sept. 2-13.
Belfast
Matthew J. Shyka to Catherine…

AUGUSTA — At its Jan. 8 meeting,…

The Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit Central have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of 34-year-old William “Nate” Robinson of Austinville, Virginia, whose body was discovered…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Dec. 27 - Jan. 2.
Devon Pierce, 33, of Newport, probation violation in Monroe Jan. 5, 2022,…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Dec. 24 - Jan. 2.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Dec. 6 - Jan. 2.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged…
Update: Dec. 31, 2024
APPLETON — A woman who was burned around the time of a house on Appleton Ridge Road remains in the hospital at this time. The woman was initially brought to…

Five Chinese defendants charged separately with operating illegal marijuana processing operations have a tentative docket call Tuesday, Jan. 28 in Lincoln County Unified Criminal Court in…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Dec. 19-26.
James Salemme, 31, of Knox, operating a vehicle without a license in Thorndike…

The OSHA investigation into a worker’s death in Rockport, May 31, 2024, has resulted in citations for the…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Dec. 16-26.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent…

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Dec. 23-27.
Appleton
Geoffrey Alexander Domenico Tr., Benjamin A…

SCARBOROUGH — On December 27, 2024, at approximately 6:04 p.m., State Police received numerous reports of a significant crash southbound near mile marker 42 on…

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Dec. 16-20.
Appleton
Barbara Bliss to Wayne D. Sinclair
David…
ROCKLAND — A person riding an electric bike in a Rockland neighborhood suffered serious, yet non life-threatening injuries Thursday evening, after being struck by a vehicle.
Names have not…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Dec. 13-18.
Stephen P. Cummings Jr., 37, of Bangor, unlawful furnishing of a scheduled drug in…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Aug. 18-30.
Belfast
Stephen M. Boguen Est. to…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Nov. 16 - Dec. 18.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Dec. 14-19.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are…

BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court.
Joshua L. Carver, of Northport, and Kelsie M. Carver, of Searsport, were married…
LINCOLNVILLE — The Lincolnville Fire Chief managed to get in a shower before being called to the second house fire within 9 hours. Sleep was not to be. Both fires occurred in his town, and both…
LINCOLNVILLE — A fast moving fire burned 85 percent of a new three-story home in Lincolnville soon after midnight, Dec. 19. The fire was rekindling as of 8 a.m., Dec. 20, and the Lincolnville Fire…

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Dec. 9-13.
Appleton
John H. Fancy to William M. Khoury.
…

ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified…

CAMDEN — It took Camden firefighters eight seconds to respond to a car fire just before 3 p.m., Dec. 17,, and the 1997 Volvo was largely left intact despite heavy engine damage. So much so that…

ROCKLAND – A Rockland man who was arrested in November for several break-ins at local businesses and was released on bail is back in jail after police said he lied to get released and then…