Cold Water Dipping groups gathered at frozen ponds and chilly beaches from Brooklin to York to support Maine domestic abuse victims on February 9.
The Statewide “Love…
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Zhen Chen pled guilty Jan. 28 in Lincoln County Unified Criminal Court to a Class B offense of cultivating more than 500 marijuana plants and agreed to pay a $400 fine. He received a two-year…
U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine's Second District, circulated the following update from Washington, D.C.
Standing up for workers
On February 12, the Camden Hills Windjammers were prepped to play the Gardiner Tigers at Midcoast Recreation Center in Rockport, and prevailed with a score of 6 to 0.
I…
ROCKPORT — On February 6, 2025, F. Robin Saltzman Gordon, “Flash,” age 65, of Rockport, passed at MaineHealth’s Pen Bay Hospital. She was welcomed by God’s loving embrace and was reunited with her…
Camden-based Troop 200 participates in 54th Klondike Derby
A bright and very cold recent Saturday found the Scouts from BSA Troop 200 in full winter gear, hauling packed sleds across the snowy trails of Castine’s Witherle Woods Preserve. They were there…
From Washington, D.C.
The following new release was received from the Office of Senator Angus King, I-Maine:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a hearing before the Senate Armed…
letter to the editor
Years ago, President John F. Kennedy wrote a book called Profiles in Courage. Perhaps it's time for a sequel, Profiles in Cowardice.
For a first profile, I nominate Maine'…
WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre has announced the cast for its upcoming community theatre production of Eve Ensler’s The…
WEST ROCKPORT — Gene V. Graves, 89, of West Rockport, passed away on February 11, 2024 after a brief illness.
A full obituary with service details will be published…
Commissioner Ratner pledges resolution
Knox Regional Communications Center (KRCC), the county’s Rockland-based 911 dispatch service, found itself in a personnel crisis again last week. Staff by late Wednesday, Feb. 5, was reportedly…
ROCKLAND — On Tuesday, Feb. 11, the three Knox County Commissioners met for a few minutes in open session and then closed their proceedings to the public to convene in private for two distinct…
WARREN — At a vote of 33 to 0, citizens in Warren approved the creation of the Warren First Tax Increment Financing District, and a development program, which was described in a…
Efforts are underway to restore fish passage at three critical sites: the Mill Brook Dam in Searsport, Pitcher Pond Dam in Lincolnville, and Chickawaukie Pond Outlet in Rockland. The Penobscot…
Tuesdays are Open Musical Mic Nite at the American Legion Post No. 30, at 91 Pearl Street in Camden.
Join others from 6 to 8 p.m. The Mic Nites will be held, weather permitting, every…
The holiday season brought the joy of giving to the artists at Local Color Gallery in Belfast. Several of the artists created holiday ornaments ranging from “paint-…
BELFAST — MaineHealth Cancer Care Belfast invites all patients and community members who are experiencing cancer to attend their Cancer Support Group, held the second and fourth Tuesdays of each…
SOUTH THOMASTON — Neil Perry Payson, 73, died peacefully, Sunday, February 9, 2025.
Born in Rockland, May 18, 1951, he was the son of Harold Herman (Dynamite) Payson and Amy Rackliff Payson…
ROCKLAND – A Waldoboro man is being held at the Knox County Jail after he was arrested Feb. 6 by Rockland Police for allegedly sexually assaulting a child.
Richard Turner, 60, made his…
UPDATE (Feb. 12, 2025, 12:30 p.m.): More information has been released in regards to a motor vehicle crash on the Augusta Road, in Washington, Feb. 9, 2025.
“Due to the complex…
A Bird's Tale
A colleague at the Natural Resources Council of…
ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Jan. 20 – Feb. 7.…
If you had a hunch that a lot of…
CAMDEN — The knowledge that remediation of smoke and water damage from a mid afternoon house fire will take time has left some at Camden Fire Dept. feeling terrible that they hadn’t been called…
CAMDEN — Carole Joyce Brand left this earth far better than she found it 78 years ago! Carole died on January 11, 2025, after a period of declining health in Rockland, Maine.
She was born…
LINCOLNVILLE — Jennifer H. Leavitt, 39, passed away unexpectedly at home following a brief battle with ongoing health issues.
Born in Rockport, December 21, 1985, she was the youngest…
letter to the editor
Yes, those gorgeous white flakes shimmering in the morning sun are one of nature's gifts. But I am writing about a snow job I witnessed last night at the Rockport Select Board meeting.
1)…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Oct. 28 - Nov. 8.
Belfast
35 Main Street LLC and…
The Knox County Commissioners…
Ray W. Fink Jr. passed away on February 7, 2025, at Sussman House in Rockport, aine with his wife, Deborah, by his side holding his hand. Ray was born on February…
LINCOLNVILLE — Ava Jackson, 93 of Lincolnville, Maine, passed away on February 5, 2025 at the Sussman House, Rockport, Maine.
Ava Agnes Athearn was born October…
There will be a celebration of life event for Cynthia Allen on Thursday, June 5, 2025, from 4 - 7 p.m., at Lakehurst in Damariscotta, Maine. Friends, students, and family members are all welcome…
ROCKLAND — William S. Bird “Bill”, 84, passed away Sunday, February 2, 2025, after a brief illness. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend, Bill leaves…
PenBay Veterinary Associates has hired Jessica Bouchard to join its team in Rockport.
Originally from rural New Hampshire, Dr. Bouchard traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland, to…
Rockport Town Manager Jon Duke included the following monthly report in the Feb. 10 Rockport Select Board pre-meeting packet. In it are department head reports, as well as updates on various…
Once again, I found myself standing in the middle of the Center on winter Saturday afternoon. I heard the sirens on Main Street and spotted the blue lights of the Trooper Andrew’s cruiser,…
accepting orders through February 15
Mid-Coast Audubon will be accepting bird seed orders through Saturday, February 15, 2025 to raise funds to support bird conservation and education programming.
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To recognize the wide geographic participation in this year’s contest, The Telling Room honored one writer from each of Maine’s counties as a county winner, in addition…
sensitive to the feelings of others
Students at TGS have been focusing on empathy during the month of January, 2025. Several students at Thomaston Grammar School were recognized for being empathetic at a school-wide assembly on…
proceeds support klswcd youth and adult conservation programs
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District’s 2025 Spring Plant Sale Catalog is now available in print and online. Plants are available for pre-order, either online or by mail through…
"a global symbol of press freedom"
Nobel Peace Prize recipient Maria Ressa will be featured on Maine Public's interactive radio program Maine Calling on Tuesday, February 11, from 11 a.m. to noon. Ressa…
letter to the editor
Could Apples Become Oranges in Rockport?
Find out Monday at the Select Board meeting at 6 p.m., at the lower level of the Opera House!
We all know that oranges cannot become apples…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Jan. 30 - Feb. 6.
Daimon Clark, 45, of Bangor, probation violation in Belfast Sept. 15, 2020…
Heidi Perkins and three friends are in the middle of a fundraising effort to help Kim Moran, whose home burned to the ground Dec. 20 on the shores of Coleman Pond, in Lincolnville.
"She was…
letter to the editor
If Trump and his supporters are concerned about government fraud, the Trump administration should reinstate the 17 independent inspectors general that Trump fired on January 25.
The U.S.…
letter to the editor
Dear Senator Collins,
As we well know, Senator Margaret Chase Smith stood up to Senator Joseph R. McCarthy and brought to a close his unjustified, unconstitutional…
