ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds April 21-25.
Appleton
Austin Davis to Jayne M.Tilley and Raymond M. Atwood…
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CAMDEN — The third annual Camden Festival of Poetry will take place May 13 - 17, 2025.
The Festival opens with a Tuesday evening reading from 6 - 8 p.m., at the Camden Public Library,…
In 2024, at least 20 Maine workers died
MAINE — April 28 is nationally recognized as Workers Memorial Day, a day to remember those who have died on, or as a result of, their job.
"In 2024, at least 20…
KENNEBEC and SOMERSET COUNTIES — The Maine Department of Transportation will be making pavement improvements on parts of I-95 Southbound in Augusta, Benton, Fairfield,…
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BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court April 16-23.
Derek S. Pomeroy, 38, of Stockton Springs, operating while license suspended or…
Update (April 29, 2025, 11:46 a.m.) Maine Fire Marshal's Office has confirmed that a fatality occured in relation to a garage fire in Warren, April 28.
Investigators spent…
'That sense of belonging and purpose is what I’ll remember most'
PORTLAND — During its annual Celebration in Portland, Saturday, April 26, 2025, MaineHealth recognized the 41 students who will be graduating from the…
ROCKPORT — A graveside service for Avis T. Tolman, 100, who died, February 3, 2025, will be held Thursday, May 8, 2025, at 11 a.m., the Glen Cove Cemetery, Warrenton Avenue, Rockport.
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ROCKLAND — A graveside committal service for Barbara E. Grigor, 86, who died peacefully, December 8, 2024, will be held Monday, May 12, 2025, at 2 p.m.,at Achorn Cemetery, Old County Road,…
As the warm air of a spring day milled across the acres of pasture along the long dirt road leading through Old Crow Ranch in Durham, Steve Sinisi and his wife, Seren, settled onto the porch…
SPRUCE HEAD — A graveside service with military honors for Gerald A. Spaulding, who died January 3, 2025, will be held Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at 11 a.m., at Ocean View Cemetery, South Thomaston…
MONSON — Van Durham Wentworth, 96, wife of the late George Olin Wentworth, passed away peacefully April 24, 2025, in Monson, surrounded by family. She was…
OWLS HEAD — With heavy hearts, we announce the unexpected passing of Floyd Hartwell Oliver, 79, who left this world on April 23, 2025, surrounded by the love of his devoted family.
Born in…
ROCKLAND and STONINGTON — Lottie Loretta Robbins passed away February 16, 2025 at the age of 88.
She was predeceased by her husband, Malcolm; parents, Robert and Lillian…
Today marks 100 years since the Camden Rotary Club received its charter from Rotary International. Twenty-two Camden men, including educators, retailers, business owners, medical…
Camden Garden Club committee members joined Barbara Damrosch and Elliot Coleman for a tour of Four Season Farm this week. Meeting Barbara nad Elliot for…
BELFAST — The entirely volunteer-operated Maine Celtic Celebration is on the hunt for volunteers to join the crew and help bring the 2025 Maine Celtic Celebration to life.
"If you have a…
I did not grow up going to church. I do not think this is that unusual in this part of the world. Last I knew, Maine is only second to Vermont in the fewest churches per capita.
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Early Bird breakfast at Brady's every Sunday from 8-10 with 5 meals all priced at $5.99 including coffee!! Don't forget those mimosa and…
From the summit of Katahdin, the view is of forests stretching in all directions, broken only by the western lakes, the alpine tundra of the Tablelands, and the rocky peaks of surrounding…
Battle of Mobile Bay: Of 18 northern vessels, one was the gunboat 'Kennebec,' launched in 1861 in Thomaston'
Peter Clifford of Northport was a friend as well as a fount of information about all things maritime. Maine lighthouses, lost propellers, shipwrecks, he and I corresponded and visited often. We…
connecting fishermen, farmers, and food businesses
The Maine Food Convergence Project is announcing the launch of the …
bringing advanced medical care and surgical facilities under one roof
SCARBOROUGH — A strategic plan has been announced for the building of a state-of-the-art medical office building (MOB) and ambulatory surgery center (ASC) in the Town Center at The Downs in…
Producers of the 2025 Maine Boat & Home Show has selected the painting “Coming and Going” by Rockport plein air artist Stephen Florimbi for the 2025 show poster.…
AUGUSTA — Julie LeBlanc, RN, ME-SAFE-A, ME-SAFE-P, SANE-A, and Regional Sexual Assault Forensic Nurse Examiner (SAFE) Program coordinator, has been awarded…
After 45 years, Meg Quijano to step down, hands reins to nephew
CAMDEN — After 45 years at the helm of the The Smiling Cow, in downtown Camden, Meg Quijano is handing the business reins to the next generation, to her…
Tractors stand at the ready along rolling wild blueberry barrens Downeast, where fields of naked stems offer no hint of the glorious techno-color display to come. By late spring, roughly 47,…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity April 10-24.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity April 12-24.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are…
Sylvia F. Winchenbach, 83, died February 15, at Windward Gardens in Camden. Sylvia was born October 1, 1941 in Rockland to Charles Doherty and Verna Young Doherty. She grew up in Rockland and…
U.S. Senator Susan Collins is leading a bipartisan delegation of U.S. Senators to Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday.
“It is a tremendous honor to be…
letter to the editor
At the direction of editor Lynda Clancy, my wife, Haunani, and I wish to state unequivocally that we have never written under the pseudonym, "Jack Bauer".
This rumor must stop, and we…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
When the Acura Legend sedan arrived in the U.S., in 1986, we were already imprinted on Honda cars and motorbikes (not to say lawnmowers, snowblowers and outboard motors), so a luxury brand…
Homebuyers in Maine are experiencing a more balanced spring market, thanks to rising inventory and more moderate pricing. According to Maine Listings, Realtors reported 848 single-family…
Six minutes from start to finish for the trained and talented Maine State Police K-9 unit
Millie, an 11-month-old Bloodhound, was on top of her game just after midnight April 24, locating a scared elderly woman who had wandered away from her Rockport home, unable to find her way back…
ROCKLAND — Program staff for Trekkers completed a Youth Mental Health First Aid course in March. Delivered by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, the website says, “just as CPR helps you…
A painting entitled “Alternatives” by Spruce Head artist Katharine Cartwright is now on exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum of Natural History in…
TENANTS HARBOR — Jeffrey Robert Falla, was born in Rockland, on April 6, 1953 to Richard and Phyllis Falla of Tenants Harbor. He grew up in a modest home, full of guidance, love, and safety.…
Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025, Waldoboro and Vinalhaven fire departments stomped out wildland fires on Finntown Road and AW Smith Road, respectively. The Vinalhaven fire burned approximately seven…
Camden voters undecided about the Article 7 dam removal vote in June have a golden opportunity to learn more this weekend, which will also be a chance for passionately decided voters to…
The First Annual…
SEARSMONT — Searsmont Town Library's Board of Trustees, Library Director and dedicated volunteers are preparing for the 35th annual Book & Bake Sale to take place this year…
Dig and Donate
ROCKLAND — The Friends of Rockland Public Library is seeking local gardeners to Dig and Donate for its June 14 Plant and Bake Sale. Gardeners in the area are needed to…
AUGUSTA — Lorraine Louise (Mank) Hayden, 89, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family in the early morning of April 19, 2025, at Glenridge Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care. She was born on…
CAMDEN — Capt. Thomas J. Siske, 80, of Camden, died Saturday, April 19, 2025 aboard his Pinky schooner, Prophet, in Camden. Tom was a well-known person…
A Bird's Tale
Certain bird species come and go in our neighborhood. This includes mockingbirds—northern mockingbirds to be exact, since there are another 13 species of mockingbird found south of the U.S. We…
On April 18, former Arizona Governor and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, President of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, announced the 54 exceptional college…
