This week, Wiscasset EMS hired three per diem Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs). But Wiscasset, like other Midcoast ambulance services, is having a hard time attracting and keeping EMTs. Over…
Police, Fire and Courts
Camden-Rockport schools continue to pursue same grant funding for SRO
ROCKLAND – As the last item on their agenda, March 1, RSU 13 School Board members discussed the viability of positioning a school resource officer in Oceanside High School. Rockland Police Chief…
Suspected abuse allegedly reported prior to girl’s death
AUGUSTA — Senator Mike Thibodeau, R-Winterport, has requested an official investigation into Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), after it reportedly failed to act on reports…
THORNDIKE — Following the Feb. 28 release of a mace-like substance at Mt. View High School, which cleared the building, has resulted in a 16-year-old female has been charged with…
Judge sets bail at $5,000 cash
ROCKLAND — A Thomaston man remains in jail after he was arrested Feb. 22 for allegedly threatening another man with a sword.
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BELFAST — A Stockton Springs couple accused of battering the woman’s 10-year-old daughter to death appeared in Waldo County Superior Court for the first time Feb. 28.
Sharon…
SEARSPORT and STOCKTON SPRINGS —On Wednesday, February 28, the office of RSU 20 Superintendent Chris Downing released the following statement regarding the death of 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy.…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Feb. 17-25. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Feb. 17
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Knox County Sheriff’s Office investigated a possible threat that was made at the Oceanside Middle School in Thomaston at approximately 3:30 p.m, Feb. 27.
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ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Feb. 12-16.
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ROCKLAND — A Waldoboro man remains in jail after allegedly punching a corrections officer at the Knox County Jail Feb. 21.
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BELFAST — A Belfast man was arrested after threatening police with a splitting maul just before 11 p.m. Feb. 24, according to Belfast Police Sergeant Matthew Cook.
Raymond…
KNOX — Five people have been arrested following a Feb. 26, robbery and assault in Knox, according to a media report from the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office.
Charged with assault and robbery…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Feb. 19-23.
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Child found deceased by first responders around 2:30 p.m., Feb. 25
BANGOR — Maine State Police say the mother and stepfather of a 10-year-old Stockton Springs girl were arrested just after 5 p.m and both were charged with murder.
The charges stem from the…
Heading back to court in March
ROCKLAND — A Rockland woman who was arrested Feb. 20 for allegedly threatening to shoot her neighbor has been released from jail.
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NORTHPORT – Remnants of flame continued to burn this morning at unreachable corners under a metal roof following a house fire in Northport just before 7 p.m., Sunday, Feb 25.
The house at…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Feb. 13-22. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Feb. 13
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BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Criminal District Court Feb. 16-21.
Nicholas Hart Sr., 31, of Prospect, violating a protection from abuse…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Feb. 12-23.
Belfast
Rose-Marie Bologna Est. to…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior and Rockland District Court from Jan. 26-Feb. 23.
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United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank said today, Feb. 23, that North East Mobile Health Services, based in Scarborough and with a station in Rockport, has entered into a civil settlement…
On Wednesday, Feb. 21, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office received information that a dance instructor at Midcoast Dance Studio in Newcastle…
Rockport Officer Chris Taylor, assisted by Rockport Fire Chief Jason Peasley, successfully administered Narcan to a male overdose victim in Rockport shortly after 10 a.m., Feb. 22.
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WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 129 calls for service from Feb. 6-13. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or summons…
BELFAST — The brown building just off Congress Street, home to the Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center (MCRRC), is nondescript and gets little notice. Few giving much thought to the…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Feb. 9-16. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Feb. 9
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A boy who attends Lincoln Academy in Newcastle has been charged with terrorizing, a Class D misdemeanor, after he allegedly made threating comments to other students during school on Thursday Feb…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Feb. 4-16. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Feb. 4
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WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 164 calls for service from Jan. 30-Feb.6. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Feb. 5-9.
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‘We’re trying to be good stewards of taxpayer money, because we all pay taxes’
BELFAST — With the Nov. 2018 Election Day eight-plus months away, the competition for the Waldo County Sheriff seat is already underway, with both candidates taking to social media…
WALDOBORO — The Waldoboro Police Department are warning motorists who travel on Rt. 220/ Washington Road North of roofing nails on the road,…
TRESCOTT, UPDATE — State Police today arrested a Whiting man they had been looking for for three days and charged him with multiple felonies, according to a media release from…
ROCKPORT— Rockport police reported the following activity Jan. 21-Feb. 2. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven…
HARRINGTON – The body of 62-year old Delbert Caler of Harrington was discovered this morning by a local fisherman working with Maine Marine Patrol to locate the shellfish harvester, missing since…
ROCKLAND — Rockland police have concluded…
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency said four people were arrested Tuesday night on Verona Island, near Bucksport, and charged with selling crack cocaine and heroin. MDEA was assisted during the…
Rockland, Rockport, Thomaston, South Thomaston, Camden respond
ROCKLAND — The cause of a fire that dislocated seven people in an apartment complex in Rockland has been ruled accidental.
Rockland Firefighters and the State Fire Marshal’s Office ended…
KNOX COUNTY — Matthew Collins is the Employer Outreach Director for the Maine Committee of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, (ESGR). ESGR is a volunteer centered Dept. of Defense funded…
The first first responders are here for you
On February 16, 1968, at 2 p.m.,…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Feb. 3-11. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Feb. 3
Kasiz Corriveau, 32,…
Judge sets bail at $5,000 cash
ROCKLAND — A Bangor man who barricaded himself in a motel room at the Trade Winds Inn in Rockland, Sunday, Feb. 11, and was taken into custody…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Jan. 29 - Feb. 9.
Belfast
Deborah U. Capwell to…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Criminal Court Feb. 2-9.
Nacoma P. Noomyenooneam, 20, of Stockton Springs, probation violation in Frankfort…
Heading back to court in March
ROCKLAND — A Rockland woman who was arrested Nov. 17 for allegedly breaking the jaw of another woman at a pub was arrested again Feb. 3, this…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Jan. 26-Feb.2.
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ROCKLAND — A man who barricaded himself in a motel room at the Trade Winds Inn in Rockland, Sunday, Feb. 11, was taken into custody after an hours-long standoff with police.
Around 12:45 p.…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County Commissioners on Tuesday joined a class action lawsuit against companies that manufacture and distribute opioid drugs, to recoup the costs of law enforcement, emergency medical…
Knox County Sheriff’s Office launches ‘Sand for Seniors’ program
ROCKLAND — The days are getting longer, giving some of us hope that winter may be wrapping up soon. But, if you believe Punxsutawney Phil’s…
