ROCKPORT — The outside grill was sizzling with hot dogs and hamburgers while the corn steamed, and more food was added to the buffet tables at…
Police, Fire and Courts
ROCKLAND – In their regular meeting on Tuesday, September 12, the Knox County Commissioners approved expending State Forfeiture funds to purchase laptops for the Knox County Sheriff’s Office.…
State police release correction to preliminary findings
AUGUSTA — State Police have issued a correction to the information they released last week on the Augusta motorcycle crash on September 10 that killed two men and injured several others. Based on…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Aug. 28 - Sept. 8.
Belfast
Susan A. Cobin EST…
Missing for a month
CAMDEN — Camden police said Sept. 13 that the python they picked up while it was sleeping in a neighborhood garden has been reunited with its owner after spending the night at …
BELFAST — A Lincolnville woman was arrested after her vehicle was reported to police as being off the side of Searsport Avenue Sept. 12, near Admiral Inn.
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Judge sets bail at $10,000 cash
ROCKLAND — A Thomaston man remains at the Knox County jail as of Sept. 10, after he was arrested for allegedly assaulting and trying to…
ROCKLAND — A Washington man was convicted in Knox Superior Court, Sept. 6, on three counts of illegally hunting a deer during the…
The Maine Warden Service is seeking volunteer searchers. Maine game wardens are planning a search for missing person Diana Esteys, from the town of Medford, Sunday, September 17. Esteys went…
PENOBSCOT BAY — For the fifth annual Islesboro Crossing, a 5k ocean swim that benefits LifeFlight of Maine, 2017 was a record-breaking year with 256 swimmers and paddlers helping to…
BELFAST — A Searsmont man had his probation fully revoked in Waldo County Superior Court Aug. 29, following multiple probation violations over the past several years.
Glenn…
BELFAST — A Bloomfield, Conn., man was sentenced to eight years in prison with all but four years suspended, in addition to four years of probation for aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs.…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Sept. 4-8. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
July 30 (late entry)
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Appears in court in Ayer, Mass
AYER, MASS. – Orion Krause, 22, of Rockport, Maine, has been charged with four counts of murder following the Sept. 8 homicide in Groton, Massachusetts. Krause was arraigned Sept. 11 in Ayer…
ROCKLAND – “Overall, it means the world to firefighters on this day,” Rockland Firefighter Carl Anderson said.
Sixteen years after September 11, 2001, Rockland’s majority have long since…
annual Maine firefighters convention
BOOTHBAY – Instead of an elaborate float, the Conways of Vinalhaven duct taped an old canvas with the words ‘It’s great to be a fireman’ to their van for the Maine State Federation of Firefighters…
ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity Aug. 3-Sept. 5. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Superior Court June 9 - Sept. 8.
David A. Hyatt, 78, of Winterport, probation violation in Winterport June 15,…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Sept. 4-8.
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ROCKLAND — A familiar face with Rockland Police has been hired to fill one of their patrol vacancies, according to a post on the department’s…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Aug. 29 - Sept. 4. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
July 22 (late entry)
Elizabeth…
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police, deputies and detectives from Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department as well as an agent from MDEA, responded to the…
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 111 calls for service from Aug. 29-Sept. 5. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…
The Camden Police Department is advising that Chestnut Street will be closed to all parking beginning at 11 a.m. and all vehicles must be removed by 11:30 a.m. on September 10 for the rescheduled…
ROCKLAND — A Brunswick man who is accused of trying to gain access to a Brink’s armored truck in Camden, remains at the Knox County Jail on $1,…
Camden Police have charged Jon Baribeau, 48, of Brunswick, for Attempted Felony Theft Class B. The incident occurred August 28, with police describing it in a news release as “…
Volunteers hoping to break state fundraising record again this year
THOMASTON — Law Enforcement, athletes and the team at Applebee’s in Thomaston are all gearing up for the annual “Tip-A-Cop” event to benefit…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Aug. 28-Sept. 1.
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BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Waldo County Superior Court.
Ryan Trisch, of Stockton Springs, and Shelly Trisch, of…
Whitefield Fire Chief Scott Higgins on Sunday morning credited working smoke detectors with waking a family of six from their home on fire at 571 Townhouse Road. The fire was reported at 4:27 a.m…
ROCKLAND — The following divorces were finalized in Rockland District Court in July and August.
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BELFAST — The following Unified Criminal Court cases were closed in Waldo County from Aug. 18-31.
Philip J. Dulude, 49, of Belfast, criminal trespass in Belfast…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Aug. 23-30. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Aug. 23
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Gusty winds in the Midcoast this afternoon resulted in trees down across roads and in backyards, and in Camden, one branch from a big old maple came down onto a car, and an electrical wire. That…
LINCOLNVILLE — Just 24 hours after dousing a fire that had rekindled from a permitted weekend burn of debris and wood, the fire rekindled again. Lincolnville firefighters headed back toward the…
SOUTH THOMASTON — Knox County Sheriff's Office responded to a motorcycle crash on Rt. 73 near Alsak Farm Rd. in South Thomaston today, Thursday, August 31, at around 2:10 p.m.
Wayne Fowles…
From Augusta
AUGUSTA — With traffic deaths in Maine about to reach 100 for the year, the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety is reminding drivers to be extra cautious during the Labor Day Weekend. 99 people have…
What’s needed: debris removal and to help community rebuild
ROCKPORT — On Aug 30, the mayor of Rockport, Texas – Charles Wax – was on National Public Radio describing the devastation of his small city of 10,000. Citizens were being allowed back in after…
CAMDEN – The Camden Police Department is advising the public that a section of lower Chestnut Street from Elm to Wood Streets will be closed to…
WALDOBORO —Waldoboro police responded to 94 calls for service from Aug. 22-29. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or summons…
SCARBOROUGH — The State Medical Examiner's Office today said the shooting death of five-year-old Elise Dorr in Scarborough Aug. 28 was accidental. The cause of death was a self-…
JUDGE SETS BAIL AT $15,000 CASH
ROCKLAND — A former employee at a local hotel in Rockport remains in the Knox County Jail, being held on $15,000 cash bail for allegedly…
ROCKLAND — Rockland police reported the following activity Aug. 21-28. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a crime…
The Midcoast Connection: Occupational hazards
ROCKLAND – After firefighters extinguished a blaze in Rockland two months ago, eyes occasionally turned toward a nearby roof. The structure was not in the line of fire. Rather, it contained a…
BELFAST — A Searsport man was charged with multiple offenses after being discovered unconscious behind the wheel of his truck on Rolerson Road Aug. 26.
Jason A. Kilby, 36,…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Aug. 14-25.
Belfast
Phyllip Stevens to Walter A…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police reported the following activity Aug. 15-28 . An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Aug. 15
Ethan B.…
ROCKLAND — A Warren man was sentenced to two years in prison for assaulting a woman and trying to strangle her in St. George on July 9.…
UPDATE — Police have ended the search in the woods behind Hannaford grocery store in Camden for a man who attempted to open the back of a Brink’s truck near Bangor Savings Bank around 10 a.m, Aug…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Aug. 21-25.
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