Police, Fire and Courts

Waldo Judicial Center.

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Dec. 6-12.

Joanna L. Mehuren, 39, of Gouldsboro, unlawful furnishing of a scheduled drug in…

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BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Nov. 26 - Dec. 12.

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

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BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Nov. 19-Dec. 10.

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

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry…

Waldo Judicial Center.

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Nov. 27 - Dec. 5.

Paul E. Badger Jr., 28, of Bangor, probation violation in Searsport Sept. 19…

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BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Nov. 12 - Dec. 6.

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

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BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Nov. 10 - Dec. 3.

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

JUDGE SETS BAIL AT $50,000 cash
Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND – A Rockport man remains at the Knox County Jail as of Dec. 6 on $50,000 cash bail on new drug charges after he was arrested again Nov. 27, just three days after his initial arrest.…

A large tree fell across Broadway, in Rockland, early Thursday morning during a rain/wind storm. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)

ROCKLAND — Some pre-alerts for a Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024 storm referred to the approaching phenomenon as an Alberta Clipper. Wind advisorys developed, stirring up the otherwise insignificant…

Knox County Courthouse

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

Maine Judicial branch

PORTLAND — A Waldo County teenager charged with murder in 2022 will be tried as an adult after his appeal to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court was denied Dec. 3.

Knox County Courthouse

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

Church asks court to halt real estate negotiations with Waldo CAP
Hutchinson Center

BELFAST — On Dec. 2, UMaine…

Thomaston Police Department

THOMASTON — An unknown voice said he was holding the family hostage. If money, in the form of gift cards, wasn’t sent, the family would get hurt.

The volume of scams increases considerably…

Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Nov. 25-29.…

Waldo Judicial Center.

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Nov. 22-26.

Daniel R. Therrien, 38, of Belfast, probation violation in Belfast Nov. 16, 2021,…

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BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Nov. 7-26.

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

Waldo Judicial Center.

BELFAST — The following indictments were handed up by a Waldo County Grand Jury Nov. 21-22.

Matthew D. Hogan, 32, of Searsport, domestic violence assault in Belfast…

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. 12-16. 

Belfast

Janet A. Kimball Est. to…

Waldo Judicial Center.

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

Jennifer A. Averill, of Searsmont, and Thomas J. Averill, of Searsport, were…

Waldo Judicial Center.

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Nov. 15-21.

Desiree V. Gerrior, 43, of Brooks, probation violation in Belfast July 18, 2020,…

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BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Nov. 5-20.

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

Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County…

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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…

fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, guns
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CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE — A Belfast man was arrested in a multi-state drug trafficking ring, which utilized social media messaging apps to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, and…

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. 5-9.

Belfast

Sarah E. Lawler to April R.…

Knox County courthouse

ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Nov. 4-15.

Firefighters and Central Maine Power reps assess the remnants of a broken utility pole at Ingraham Drive and Bayside, in Owls Head. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)

Much of Downtown Main Street in Rockland and points south fell into darkness for approximately 40 minutes, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. However, the cause was not due to any Rockland incident.

Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County…

Celjeta "Jeta" Bixhaku, former Rockport police officer and now a new patrol officer at the Rockland Police Department. (Photo courtesy of Rockport Police Department)

ROCKPORT/ROCKLAND — In the ongoing…

supports easing housing development costs
Rockport

ROCKPORT — At its regularly scheduled Nov. 12 meeting, the Rockport Select Board approved a Samoset Resort sewer fee abatement, heard about the town’s requirement to produce another report to the…

Waldo Judicial Center.

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Nov. 8-16.

August H. Vishweger II, 34, of Frankfort, probation violation in Searsport June 5,…

A control room above a kiln at Robbins Lumber is gutted by fire Nov. 16, 2024. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)

SEARSMONT — Robbins Lumber, in Searsmont, is without one of its control rooms after a fire Saturday afternoon, Nov. 16, 2024. The room, which operates one of two kilns on the side of the property…

Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Nov. 4-8…

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BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Nov. 8-15.

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 Nov. 1-13.

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

The building where Waldo County Registry of Deeds is maintained.

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds July 29 - Aug. 2.

Belfast

Fern L.M. Healy to…

Thomaston town seal

THOMASTON - Anthony Leo, who had been placed on unpaid administrative leave in October 2023 as the chief of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services departments in Thomaston pending an…

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PALERMO — A driver is in critical condition following a Nov. 12, crash, which occured in Palermo, according to a media report from Waldo County Sheriff's Lieutenant Cody Laite. 

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BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Nov. 4-10.

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

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BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Sept. 1 - Oct. 31. 

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

Waldo Judicial Center.

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court 

Leroy D. Malcolm Jr., 42, of Waterboro, probation violation in Burnham Aug. 3, 2019, nine…

Four Cushing firefighters return to the previous day's location while three more crew members wait on the mainland for a scene report. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)

CUSHING — One might say that the first-ever fire on Gay Island — or, at least within the 25 years that Cushing Fire Chief Flanders can remember — was, technically small in newsworthiness. Yet, the…

Front and rear windows of a Toyota Camry were removed in order to reach the patient. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)

SOUTH THOMASTON — In order to gain access to a single occupant involved in a car crash, Friday afternoon, Nov. 8, 2024, crews called for special equipment out of Rockland FD. 

Just before 2…

U.S. Dept. of Justice

 A Troy woman was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor for Social Security fraud, health care fraud, and theft of public money. 

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The two adults who perished Oct. 22 in  a carbon monoxide leak  at a Freedom home have been identified by the…

Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Oct. 31-Nov. 2.

Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Oct. 21-30.