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The Camden Rotary Club’s annual Music by the Sea celebration will bring four free concerts to the Camden Library Amphitheatre on Tuesday, July 4.

The music, made possible by the generous…

Photos of students viewing art, whitewater rafting, eating
ROCKLAND - Trekkers is running a Summer Expeditions Fundraiser through Friday, June 30, coinciding with the departure of 10th Grade Team…

BELFAST The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds June 5-15.

Belfast

Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ Summer Splendor Sale on July 7, 8 and 9 at 11 a.m. will be jam packed with important artwork and decorative rarities. The sale will include large selections of…

Two served Curtis Island and the third never saw the Island

Fog bells have always been an essential navigational aid for seafarers.  For 136 years, a fog…

WALDOBORO and WARREN — Nathanael Wyatt Read, 10, of Waldoboro and Warren, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on June 26, 2023, at the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital in Portland…

ST. GEORGE — Corinne M. Darby, 95, died peacefully, June 22, 2023, at Sunnybrook Senior Center in Brunswick.

Born in St. George, October 9, 1927, she was the daughter of Adrien H and…

A celebration of life for Barbara Ann Putnam, who died April 25 2023, will take place on Saturday, July 15, from 3 to 6 p.m.

Contact the family for details: putnamfamily.july15@gmail.com

ROCKLAND — Bree Catherine Hunter-Chase, 47, died unexpectedly, Thursday, June 22, 2023 at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, January 2, 1976, Bree was the…

‘Into the Light’ features yellow menu items in support of helping people escape from dangerous households

Midcoast Maine's finest chefs are bringing light to the state’s domestic abuse survivors in July with the Finding Our Voices "Into the Light!" foodie fiesta.
 
Forty-two restaurants,…

ROCKLAND — Charlotte M. Martinez, 83, passed away peacefully at home on June 25, 2023, with family by her side. Charlotte was born on September 1, 1939, in Louisville, Kentucky to Amos Snyder and…

In business

WARREN — Anyone craving authentic jerk chicken, tender and juicy, slow-cooked on the grill, along with rice and peas, a classic Jamaican…

CAMDEN – Superintendent Maria Libby of Five Town CSD / MSAD 28 is hosting a new podcast series that shares informal conversations from within public education.

In ‘Super Story: Inside…

Sam Grinnell, a business insurance account manager at Allen Insurance and Financial, has completed the Liberty Mutual Business Lines Producer Development Program, a rigorous 10-week program…

ROCKLAND — The following divorces were recently recorded in Knox County District Court.  

Bryn M. Montoya, of Bozrah, Conn., and Michael F. Delchamp, of Isle au Haut, were married Oct. 5,…

Some local folks may remember Dean working at the Waltz Pharmacy Soda Fountain in Damariscotta when he was a young boy. Raised in this community, he has been a part…

BELFAST — Elaine F. Saucier, 81, of Belfast, passed away peacefully with her daughter by her side at Sussman House in Rockport on June 27, 2023, after a lengthy battle against Myelodysplastic…

traveling the country searching for forgotten classics

In the latest episode of his YouTube series Barn Find Hunter, host Tom Cotter visits the Owls Head Transportation Museum and speaks with New England Auto Auction Director Toby Stinson.

In…

OHTM’s executive director passed Lake Michigan

Several years ago, Owls Head Transportation Museum’s new executive director, John Bottero, set a bucket list goal to cycle across America from Portland to Portland to see the vast country under…

UNION — Paving will begin Thursday, June 29 and Friday, June 30 for Marrs Hill Road, Sunk Haze, and Brooks Road, in Union.

“Exact timing is up to the contractor, but there will be some…

BELFAST — Mary E. Robbins, 100, passed away June 27, 2023 at her home in Belfast. 

Arrangements have been entrusted to Riposta Funeral Home, Belfast, Maine.

Photos that children will enjoy are placed at their own eye level

BELFAST — Belfast photographer and author Jim Kosinski’s images from the Maine coast will be on exhibit in the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library, 106 High St., during the month of July.…

Camden, ME - June 28, 2023 - the Bay View Collection (BVC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Erick Anderson,…

“I’m able to move forward with such confidence, knowing what I am worth, what I am capable of”

ROCKLAND — RSU 13 Adult and Community Education held its graduation event on Thursday, June 15, at Rock City Café to celebrate those who earned their high school credential by successfully…

ROCKPORT — Kathryn “Kathe” Polek Webers, 63, passed away at her Rockport, Maine home early on June 21, 2023 with her husband by her side.

Born on September 5, 1959, in Philadelphia,…

“These students are bound to do great things in their future”

ROCKLAND — Mid-Coast School of Technology had nine students participate in the 2023 National Leadership and Skills Conference this year, taking place in Atlanta, Georgia. Annually, approximately…

BELFAST — Linda Webber Soares passed away peacefully in the early morning of June 18, 2023 with her husband and daughter by her side. Linda was the daughter of Don and Mabel Webber.

Linda…

ROCKLAND — Susan Sharon Flaherty, 76, went to be with her Lord on June 21, 2023. She left this life with her son James holding one hand and her sister Jeanne holding the other.

Born in…

ROCKLAND – The Worthington Scholarship Foundation is proud to welcome 639 new scholars to its program.

Worthington scholars are graduates…

A Bird’s Tale
#bird-column, #jeff-and-allison-wells, #maine, #birds, #boothbay register, #boreal forest, #canadian wildfires

With wildfire smoke warnings in parts of Maine this past weekend, we are experiencing some of the unhealthy air that people in New York City and other urban areas dealt with a few weeks ago. Our…

ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center has begun its second temporary art exhibit along the 

Come hear dynamic duo Paul D’Alessio and Mark Stover perform this Wednesday evening from 6:00-8:00pm at Ocean Point Kitchen.  If you are looking for get away from the hustle and bustle of the…

Mark Stover & Paul D’Alessio

Come hear dynamic duo Paul D’Alessio and Mark Stover perform this Wednesday evening from 6-8pm at Ocean Point Kitchen.  If you are looking for get away from the hustle and bustle of the harbor, we…

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

Vivienne E. McCaffrey, of…

MORRILL — On Saturday, June 24, Howard Milton Hurd, Sr., 86, went to be with his Lord following a short battle with cancer. He was at his home in Morrill, Maine, surrounded by many of his loving…

outside deck, breakfast, music, coctails

Momma T brought her A game to the Windjammer Days Crabcake cookoff walking away with a unanimous decision by the 3 judges and a boatload of…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court June 15-22. 

Jason C. Kenney, 49, of Orland,…

Maine Department of Labor announces its July 2023 schedule for no-cost safety trainings.

Upcoming classes:

repairing water infrastructure damage

WASHINGTON — Knox and Waldo counties are among six Maine counties where grants are now available to help rural and Tribal communities repair water infrastructure damaged by presidentially-declared…

WALDOBORO — Matthew D. Woods, 56, of Waldoboro, passed away at his home due to health complications.

He was predeceased by his father, Lowell Woods; brothers Arthur Woods and Eric…

CAMDEN — Brenda Louise Reed, 74, passed away peacefully at Bella Point in Camden on June 23, 2023. Brenda was born in Westbrook on April 7, 1949, to Ralph Wescott and Bernice (Knight) Wescott.…

THOMASTON — David C. Talbot, 70, of Thomaston, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family from complications of peripheral artery disease. He was born September 28, 1952, to George and Lois…

CAMDEN — A month ago, just as prep work for the boating season was underway and divers were under water inspecting moorings, a 30-foot-sailboat was discovered on the floor of Camden Harbor, in…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 184 calls for service for the period of June 20 to June 27. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 5,221 calls for service.

Summons

Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi

First, a note: After the Mercedes-Benz EQS 580, I promised a review…

College students from Knox and Waldo counties are finding success in schools close to home and across the country. This week we highlight the following:

“There’s always the need for more counters, especially in the northern part of the state”

Early Saturday morning in mid July, on the shores of hundreds of Maine lakes, people are getting coffee and tea, studying maps, prepping their boats, dusting off binoculars, and meeting up with…

LINCOLNVILLE — Kerry J. Albano, 72, wife of Michael J. Albano, died on Friday, June 23, 2023 at the Sussman House in Rockport. 

A complete obituary and services will be published later. …