SYDNEY, Australia — With the fires continuing to burn in Australia, one Belfast native living there is tapping into her Midcoast roots to raise money for those affected by the fires.
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Spotlight Pilot
Living in Sydney, asking Maine hometown to assist those down under
How to get out there and feed your creative mind in January
Eating healthier, fitness goals, reducing screen time, of course these resolutions are all good but, in this new year what if you’re asking yourself: “What do I have to look forward to…
Similar to thefts in other Maine towns; remove valuables from cars, police chief warns
ROCKPORT — Car burglars targeted unlocked motor vehicles in Glen Cove and West Rockport Jan 2, in the afternoon, stealing purses, wallets and other valuables. Camden-Rockport Police Chief Randy…
What daily life was like Dec. 30, 1919 according to The Courier-Gazette
ROCKLAND—On December 30, 1919, The Courier-Gazette put out its …
UPDATE: On December 28,2019 at approximately 2:43 a.m., Knox Regional Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a motor vehicle rollover, with possible entrapment and serious injury, on…
a.k.a. the 'I will not be lame this year' guide to the Midcoast
We’re not just getting a new year culminating this Tuesday night, we’re getting a new decade; hence all of the Roaring ‘20s parties that are happening for New Year’s Eve. Whether you’re a day…
What’s In That Cocktail?
CAMDEN—After all of the gifts are unwrapped, the leftovers are put away and the hoopla dies down, it’s time for the adult equivalent of that last little bit of chocolate or candy cane in the…
Rockland’s South School’s Jenny West does annual book giveaway as a labor of love
ROCKLAND—On Wednesday, December 18, a classroom in Rockland’s South School looked like a book sale with 4,600 children’s books filling every available table and box underneath.
The best…
Giving someone the gift of services or an experience this season is one way to free the world of extra stuff and clutter, but it also supports many of the hard-…
Defense attorneys plan to appeal
BELFAST — After five hours of deliberation, the jury in the case against Sharon Carrillo announced that they had reached the verdict of guilty.
The trial against Sharon Carrillo began Dec.…
Note: The Tuesday, Feb. 18 continued Planning Board review of this matter has been postponed.
ROCKLAND — “I’m not doing this to line my pockets,” said Captain Jim…
Midcoast residents take presents, cupcakes to Portland
For families of seriously ill children, teens and babies, this is a difficult time of year. Television advertisements blast happy home-for-the-holidays messages, while Christmas songs on the radio…
SEARSMONT—Every Saturday, Bob MacGregor, founder and president of Waldo County Woodshed, can be found with other volunteers in Searsmont from 8:30 a.m. to noon, cutting, splitting and stacking…
Homeowners in the 52- unit Mountainside Park, an age 55 and over manufactured housing community on Route 52 in Camden, took a big step toward securing their financial futures when they…
Gifts between $9 and $25
ROCKLAND — The Maine Bicentennial Commission is making plans for 2020 bicentennial celebrations in various communities along the Maine coast, and Rockland wants to join in. Or, at least, a loosely…
To be decided: farm in Skowhegan or Livermore Falls
CAMDEN — Slowly but surely, the Five Town CSD (governing Camden Hills Regional High School) and School Administrative District 28 (Camden-Rockport K-8) are reducing their carbon footprint. With…
Each December, we shine the spotlight on Maine craftspeople who make products by hand. This week, we focus on those who work out of their homes, farms and kitchens to make quality…
New Snow Bowl winter trail policy in effect
CAMDEN — The Camden Snow Bowl is asking the public to stay off of Ragged Mountain’s ski trails while town staff readies the facility for winter ski season. This applies to those hiking up,…
Give through your wallet, donated items, your time, your skills, or even your endorsement
I was considering a dozen ways to write this story, but settled upon the most simple choice: highlight the most worthy local organizations that I’ve covered as a reporter in the last seven and a…
six Fire departments fight fire
The Maine Fire Marshal’s Office has identified the victim in this morning’s fire as Kevin Stanley, of Camden.
Smoking is the likely cause, according to a news release from the Fire Marshal…
No egos, no jealousy, no drama: ‘We are kind to each other’
ROCKPORT — Undaunted by formidable competition, the Camden Hills Regional High School girls soccer team played an extraordinary stretch of games this past fall, lifting the school to 22nd in a…
ROCKLAND — Following November 30’s Parade of Lights in Rockland, three well-behaved green characters may find themselves on Santa’s ‘nice’ list – at least for a moment or two.
Such a list…
Watts Hall Community Players have some fun on stage after the holidays
THOMASTON—Watts Hall Community Players Director Daryl Hahn is currently traveling back to Maine from a Thanksgiving vacation just in time for Saturday night’s performances at Watts Hall, November…
A traditional family Thanksgiving may be ideal for some, but for people who don’t have family in Maine, may have strained family relations, or just don’t feel like slogging through holiday travel…
Artist is hosting an Open House on Nov. 23 and 24 in Lincolnville
LINCOLNVILLE—Even though it was a drizzly, gloomy day when I visited Janet Redfield’s house and studio on a rural road in Lincolnville, her stained glass doors on both the front and back of the…
How Ducktrap Fits the Description in the Sagas
“Where the mountains meet the sea” and the “Jewel of the Maine Coast” are common advertising tag lines which describe the Penobscot Bay region from Rockland north to Belfast. It is known best as a…
‘I’ve got plenty to do, believe me’
CAMDEN — Keryn Annis is retiring after 23-plus years with Camden Public Works, but don’t for one instance think that he will sitting on the couch. It’s not in his genes, and he has places to go,…
National Novel Writing Month kicks off
Every November, writers around the world watch the clock move from Halloween to the first of November with a combination of anticipation and unease. The whole objective of National Novel Writing…
‘I had no idea there was so much trash carried across the Atlantic’
COUNTY KERRY, IRELAND — Rosemary Hill lives in Waterville, Ireland, and has become a friend to many in Midcoast Maine. Not that she’s ever been here;…
Part II of The hidden, neglected graves of Maine
Walter Guptill, of South Thomaston, has always had a fascination with gravestones. A member of Maine Old Cemetery Association, Guptill volunteers to repair old gravestones that have been damaged,…
‘It’s very exciting to see this coming’ — planning board member
ROCKPORT — Marianne, Stuart and Tyler Smith appeared before the Rockport Planning Board Oct. 24 and detailed their plans for a five-story, 35-room hotel at 20 Central Street in downtown Rockport.…
Paddling Penobscot River from Bangor to Brooklin
Gabby Schulz lives deep in the woods of Maine—it’s as far away from the city he can get.
As one of 10 participants on the floating artist residency in my story,…
The Maine Old Cemetery Association is dedicated to the preservation of Maine’s neglected cemeteries
This time of year, cemeteries in Maine seem to affect two kinds of people: Those who zip by them as fast as they can while holding their breath and those who are drawn to them like moths to flame…
Municipal vote made to help Lyman-Morse move its expansion forward
CAMDEN — Voting 5 to 0, the Camden Select Board has agreed to ask U.S. Congress to deauthorize a 5.14-acre portion of Camden Harbor near Steamboat Landing so the privately-owned…
Renderings depict 35-room structure opposite Goodridge Park
Renderings of a proposed five-story, 35 room hotel have been filed at the Rockport Town Office and will be reviewed by the Planning Board at its Oct. 24 meeting. The drawings and an application…
Every couple of hours throughout Wednesday night’s storm, the Rockland Harbor Master and Asst. Harbor Master made the rounds of the city’s shoreline inlets.
The Wednesday night rain-driven…
project cost as yet undetermined
ROCKPORT — At its Oct. 15 meeting, the Rockport Select Board voted unanimously in favor of a proposal submitted to the town to have the lower level of the new Rockport Public Library finished with…
We have a custodian who plays bass; another teacher plays piano
BELFAST—On any given day, students at the Waldo County Technical Center can be found practicing CPR on infant…
A gallery of what the classrooms on three floors looks like
CAMDEN—The Watershed School, an independent high school, held an open house on Thursday, October 3, at its newly renovated building at One Free Street in Camden.
People expecting to see a…
CAMDEN — In July 2000, Scott, of Lewiston, was in a motor vehicle accident. He spent five months in a coma, and approximately 18 years working to return his paralyzed left side to a fully-…
In business
CAMDEN—The little garage sitting next to The Smoothie Shack at 46 Elm Street became available recently when friends and business partners Ariela Kuh and Molly O’Rourke each saw her own vision of…
CAMDEN — Two hundred and 45 participants ran, jumped, shimmied, and strategized their way through the annual Ragged Mountain Scuttle, Sunday, Sept. 29, at the Camden Snow Bowl.
Starting at…
At issue: Nordic Aquafarms outflow pipe path
PORTLAND — Belfast residents Jeffrey Mabee and Judith Grace have filed a complaint in U.S. District Court in Portland against their neighbors Janet and Richard Eckrote, alleging that the Eckrotes…
Lease business operations, keep the facility running, employ workers
NORTHPORT — Tami and David Hirschfeld, of Camden and Montana, are circulating requests for proposals to lease portions of the 387-acre Point Lookout Resort in Northport and keep the restaurant,…
Trying to find the owners
THOMASTON — Maine Historic Preservation has stepped in as a resource and an advocate for a historic house in Thomaston left vacant and deteriorating for the past 12 years.
The Fales…
CAMDEN – Almost a year to the day, September 13, 2018, the ground was broken for the new Camden Rockport Middle School. Marybeth Van Keuren from the SAD28 School District and Peter Reynolds,…
August has already been a busy month for Rockport’s incoming Town Manager Bill Post, who sat down with this reporter to discuss his past experiences in public government throughout the state,…
If you thought you saw Amtrak coming down the rails Wednesday morning, Aug. 14, you weren’t seeing things, except maybe the future.
And the views from aboard were great, according to a…
‘Must be Nice’ owner hauls, cooks, shucks lobster, and runs her own business
BELFAST—She works hard for the money, that’s for sure. Captain Sadie Samuels catches lobster all week on her own boat, FV Must Be Nice.
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