ROCKLAND—After a two-year hiatus, the Maine Lobster Festival opened to the public for free in Rockland this week. …
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One of Maine Lobster Festival’s most popular events
Ada Curry, a junior Belfast Area High School in Belfast, is one of 250 American high school students from across the United States to be awarded the prestigious Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (…
SEARSPORT — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 20 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Thursday, Aug. 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the SDMHS cafetorium.
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30 tiny chicks .... a pubescent cock-a-doodle-do .....a gentle giant
Saturday was moving up day in the henyard. The two-month old pullets, the young hens that had been confined to a small house and yard since leaving their brooder, were…
The popular First Friday Art Walk in Rockland drew a happy crowd Aug. 5, and the warm temperatures encouraged a slow saunter from gallery to gallery. (Photos by Janis Bunting)
painting and other works to be auctioned during Aug. 19 WCTC fundraiser
“Summer Breeze,” an oil painting by Searsport artist Sandy Dolan, the Belfast Chamber of Commerce “Artist of the Year’ in 2018, has been selected to be the event graphic of Belfast Rotary Club’s…
CUSHING — Edward “Lee” Fetteroli, our “Bumpy,” passed away with his loving family by his side on August 1, 2022 at the Sussman House in Rockport, after a brief illness. Lee was 86 years old. He…
BELFAST — The agenda for the upcoming Regional School Unit 71 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Monday, Aug. 8 at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom.
Advanced…
OWLS HEAD — Firefighters extricated the front passenger involved in a Sunday morning Lighthouse Road car crash, and all four occupants were transported to Pen Bay Medical Center with non-life…
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Megunticook Rowing competed at the Cromwell Cup on the Charles River hosted by the Riverside Boat Club on Sunday, July 24.
Megunticook’s first rowers of the morning,…
ROCKPORT — The Rockland Rotary’s 36th Marcel Lacasse Memorial Golf Tournament will be held Friday, September 16 on the oceanside golf course at the Samoset Resort in Rockport.
Tournament…
It’s all in the wave...and maybe the smile, the candy, the morning sunshine, and a certain Spidey outfit.
Hundreds of people lined Main and North Main streets for the 2022 Lobster Festival…
Stream and river water levels below August median level cannot be used as water source
AUGUSTA — For the third year in a row, a significant portion of Maine is experiencing abnormally dry conditions, according to a news…
ROCKLAND—The 75th Maine Lobster Festival is underway and there is so much to see and do this year. Culturally, the Festival is covering all bases with live music all day and night, an Arts and…
BELFAST — On August 4, at approximately 1:30 p.m., Belfast Police Department received a 911 call of a suspicious person…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
ROCKPORT — The Midcoast Recreation Center will be hosting a summer classic tennis tournament Aug. 13-14 at the Camden Hills Regional High School tennis courts (or inside the MRC if it rains). …
A graveside celebration of life for Mary Ella Rolerson Grinnell, 101, who passed away peacefully, Tuesday, July 5, 2022, will be held Sunday, August 28, at 10 a.m., at Maple Grove Cemetery on…
ROCKLAND — Frances A. Keene, 94, died peacefully, Friday July 29, 2022 at Bartlett Woods in Rockland.
Born in Rockland, July 7, 1928 she was the daughter of Carlton and Sally Ramsey Snow.…
LINCOLNVILLE — Betty Ann (Lundquist) Beach passed from this world and into the great mystery in the early morning of July 29, 2022, at home in Lincolnville. She was born July 25, 1947 in Worcester…
RANGLEY — Michael Anthony Durkee, 75, passed away peacefully at his home in Rangeley, Maine on July 31, 2022.
He was born in Camden, Maine on November 17, 1946, to Esther and Gerald Durkee…
ROCKPORT — A fire alarm that went off at 1:29 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 5, at Camden Hills Regional High School quickly drew the response of 15 members of the Rockport Fire Department to the early…
Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 6 and 7, from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
APPLETON — On a mid afternoon in late July, Tim Davis steers a Bragg Harvester through a field of blueberries. Metal teeth thread through vegetation, grabbing and tossing berries onto an upward…
New education center, restoration facilities among additions
On Aug. 3, a groundbreaking ceremony at the Owls Head Transportation Museum marked the public phase of a $9.75 million capital campaign to expand and enhance the facility. At the forefront of the…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
ROCKPORT — Goose River Golf Club’s Twilight and Ladies Leagues continued in action this week.
Below are results from the Aug 2-3 events as reported to the sports department.
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Rockland Main Street will be CLOSED to all vehicle traffic this Friday, August 5, from 4 to 8 p.m. for Rockland’s First Friday…
Strand Youth Film Fest
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre announces it’s third annual Strand Youth Film Fest (SYFF) – an opportunity for young people living in Maine to create and submit their own short films. Entries will…
AFS-USA announces that Ada Curry, a high school Junior at Belfast Area High School, in Belfast, is one of 250 American high school students from across the United States to be awarded the…
Silver Alert
DAMARISCOTTA — The Damariscotta Police Department issued a Silver Alert for Ronald Slicer, 88, of Damariscotta, on Thursday afternoon.
By mid-morning on Friday, a spokeswoman for the Maine…
ROCKLAND — Evelyn Persis Holman, 101, went home to her Lord, on Sunday, July 31, 2022, at the Knox Center in Rockland.
Evelyn was born on August 26, 1920 in Machias, Maine. She was the…
Scouting BSA Troop 200 has been active this summer!
On June 6, BSA Troop 200 joined Cub Scout Pack 200 to celebrate a “Crossover Ceremony,” which recognized four boys who had completed Cub…
It’s sizzling this weekend (thanks never-ending heat wave!) but it’s also a great weekend to be outside and enjoy the various festivals that highlight Maine’s best-known food: blueberries and…
JEFFERSON – Washington Fire Department, Union Ambulance, and Waldoboro EMS were a few of the agencies that assisted in a four-vehicle crash on Route 17, in Jefferson, Wednesday evening.
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A newly released federal report shows Maine’s uninsured rate dropped nearly 5 percentage points among those eligible for Medicaid expansion from 2018 to 2020, the third largest decline in the…
For over a decade, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department has contracted with Maine Pretrial Services to provide pre-arraignment screening and risk assessment, release and supervision for criminal…
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is accepting applications for its Master Gardener Volunteers training program that begins Oct. 24…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
ELLSWORTH —Ellsworth Police arrested two Belfast men in connection with 16 burglaries that reportedly occurred in the last year, according to a news release.
Ellsworth Police said that…
It’s back-to-school season, and Waldo Community Action Partners has expanded its annual Backpack and School Supply Program to offer giveaways at sites in Thorndike and…
Adventure Advertising, based in Rockport, has purchased the building and property at 191 Park Street in Rockland and will move its Rockland print and copy business there, as well as expand apparel…
The Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce has strengthened its Board of Directors with the addition of three new members: Michelle Curtis of First National Bank joins as Board Treasurer; and Mary Tripp…
ROCKLAND — Michael (Campy) Campagnoli unexpectedly passed away on Thursday, July 28, 2022.
He was the beloved husband of Fern Campagnoli; father of Raffaela and Anthony (Lane); and brother-…
ROCKPORT — Effective Monday, August 8, Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) will adjust the hours of its drive through COVID testing center. The testing center, located at 731 Commercial St., in Rockport…
WALDOBORO — The Challenger Baseball Division of Medomak Little League is planning its 2022 season.
All children residing in the Midcoast are eligible to join the Challenger Division, which…
UNION — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Thursday, August 4 at 7 p.m. via livestream and in the district’s…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
ROCKLAND — Multiple roads will be closed Saturday, August 6, for the 75th Annual Lobster Festival Parade, according to Rockland Police in a news release on its Facebook page.
Police said…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds July 25-Aug. 1.
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Jason A. Gushee to Foster B. Blake III and…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported two traffic infractions July 16-26, for speeding and failure to provide proof of insurance. In addition to…
