Governor Janet Mills has announced she is awarding $22 million through her Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan to 20 wastewater treatment facilities, including in Rockport and Winterport, serving 27…
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BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court July 15-21.
Thomas Tracey, 55, of Belfast,…
BELFAST Belfast Police reported five traffic infractions July 7-21, for the following reasons: two citations were issued for speeding, two citations were issued for…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported one traffic infraction July 13-21, for failure to maintain control of a motor vehicle. In addition to the…
BELFAST — Joshua Treat IV, passed away on July 3, 2022 after a brief illness. He was born in Boothbay, Maine on February 1, 1950.
Joshua grew up in Belfast, and loved sports from an early…
representing Maine in Washington, DC
Mary Kay Felton was sworn in on July 3, 2022, as the State Regent of the Maine State Organization of the Daughters of the American Revolution at the DAR’s 131st Continental Congress in Washington…
CAMDEN — George Ellis Underhill, 80, passed away peacefully on Saturday July 9, 2022 at home, surrounded by family.
Born in Camden, Maine on September 17, 1941, he was the son of George…
Scotty J. Richards, 62, of Northport passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 19th, 2022.
Scott was born on October 1 in Island Falls, Maine. He had a smile that could light up the day. He…
The nationwide heat wave wasn’t stopping Wiscasset Speedway on Saturday as they hosted an exciting night of Group #2 racing action. The night’s program included the Wood Pellet Warehouse…
BELFAST – Every summer for the past 16 years, the competition gets keen amongst certain fleet-footed racers, who barrel down the hill…
The Town of Thomaston has rented 12 goats for the next month from Terra Optima Farms, in Appleton, to assist in clearing the grass at a municipal solar array.
Goats are, “the most efficient…
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…
The Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame will recognize eight more inductees at the annual Induction Banquet. The Banquet will be held Saturday, Oct. 8 at the Rockland Elks Club. For ticket information…
Rockland Rotary awarded $1,500 scholarships to all 13 local high school senior applicants.
Seven of the recipients visited Rockland Rotary’s weekly meeting to share what college they plan…
The Rockland Rotary posthumously awarded its “Community Person of the Year” to Steven Hiller on June 30 at its Rockland Elks Lodge meeting.
The Hiller Family was presented the plaque. And…
Letter to the editor
Shut up about fuel prices and stop blaming others if you drive with a lead foot. According to the Department of Energy: “Every five miles per hour you…
Aug. 3 - 5
ROCKPORT — Bay Chamber Concerts and Music school launches week one of its August season with three concerts.
On Wednesday, August 3, at 5 p.m., Envision Chamber Music Workshop faculty…
the beautiful and elegant designs made by ropes and lines
SPRUCE HEAD — The Craignair Art Gallery announces an exhibition entitled “Third Watch” by Spruce Head artist Katharine Cartwright from July 28 through August 22. This series of India ink drawings…
WARREN — Mary Stone, 88, died suddenly at home in Warren with family by her side on July 22, 2022.
Mary was born in Boston, Massachusetts on February 4, 1934 to Edith Cowhig. Raised by two…
Harvesting our fields, feeding our hungry
Knox County Gleaners is a local nonprofit helping farmers use their surplus crops while supporting the food insecure in the county.
If you’re unfamiliar with the word “gleaning,” it is the…
FREEDOM — Glen Smith Bridges died in her sleep at her home in Freedom, Maine, on July 18, 2022, hours after her 78th birthday.
Glen was born to Shawna Quinn Smith and Loughton Thayer Smith…
For the fifth year running, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will host educator and nature photographer Samuel Jaffe and The Caterpillar Lab, Aug. 3-10. A perennial favorite, this exhibit will…
At same meeting: Vinal St. cell phone tower and Route 1 gymnastics center
ROCKPORT — The Planning Board in Rockport on July 28 will continue its review of a proposed conversion of a medical office complex to…
Northport/Belfast has become the ‘Bakery Trail’ with a number of new businesses
BELFAST—Matt Burke and Jim Thompson, who moved to Midcoast Maine four years ago, have been working toward taking their cookie and granola company, Sweet Monkey Business to its fullest potential—…
sugar sweet to starchy awfulness .... emotional baggage .... razzles with cream and sugar
Scrawled at the top of my daily to-do list, that aspirational list I rarely complete, is “pick peas”, and the next day, “pick raspberries”. Generally, that is the one…
Leila Mae Babbidge, 84, passed away peacefully at Waldo County Hospital in Belfast Maine on July 19, 2022 after a short illness.
Born on Islesboro, Maine, January 2, 1938, she was the third…
FRANKLIN, MASS. — Robert Avery Collemer, 89, died Thursday, June 16, 2022, at his home in Franklin, Massachusetts. Born in Camden on January 20, 1933, he was the son of Harry M. and Geneva E. (…
CAMDEN — Firefighters were called to the Camden harbor front, to Blaze Restaurant on Bay View Landing, for a fire that was creeping up the back wall of the kitchen.
In addition to Camden…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Golf Club men’s league gathered Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24 for a series of golf outings.
Below are the results from the gatherings as submitted to our…
BELFAST — The agenda for the upcoming Regional School Unit 71 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Monday, July 25 at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom.
Advanced…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Police announced the promotion of officer Daniel DuHamel to patrol sergeant in a news release July 23 on its Facebook page.
DuHamel began his career with the Rockland…
Ground-level ozone concentrations will be climbing in Maine late Saturday evening, dropping off overnight then building up again on Sunday along the coast of Maine from Kittery…
Registration is open for Midcoast Conservancy’s 11th Annual Race Through the Woods trail race, sponsored by First National Bank, Lamey-Wellehan and Trail Monster Running, on Saturday, Sept. 24, at…
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…
Homeowners suffer from minor smoke inhalation, shoulder injury
CAMDEN — Camden and Rockport firefighters quickly extinguished a fire that was producing heavy, thick smoke inside a Camden home early Saturday morning, while Hope, Lincolnville and Union…
On June 22, Belfast Police Officers Jonathan Guba and Officer Mike Blakely responded to a medical aid call on Whittier…
On Friday, July 22, at approximately 4:45 p.m., Belfast police officers responded to a call concerning a suspicious…
St. Lawrence University congratulates more than 630 students named to the Dean's List for the Spring 2022 semester. To be eligible for the Dean's List, a student must have completed at least four…
Union- Verna S. Bean “Grandma” 89, passed away with her loving family by her side on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at The Sussman House in Rockport, Maine. after a period of declining health. Verna was…
On Monday, July 25, beginning at 6 a.m. and going through till 4 p.m., a section of outer Bay View Street, from the intersection of Chestnut Street near the Rockport town line, to the intersection…
VINALHAVEN — Our beloved “Gus” passed unexpectedly Monday July 11, 2022 on Vinalhaven.
Born April 13, 1972 in Bangor, Maine, Gus is survived by…
NORTHPORT. — There will be a graveside service for Brett A. Hayward, who died on January 25, 2022 at 1 p.m., Saturday, August 6, 2022 , at Oak Hill Cemetery in Camden.
…
Morgan Knauer, of Rockport, has made Emmanuel College's Dean's List for the Spring 2022 semester. To earn a spot on the Dean's List, Emmanuel students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or…
ROCKPORT — Goose River Golf Club’s Twilight and Ladies Leagues continued in action this week.
Below are results from the July 19-20 events as reported to the sports department.
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Rockport Library was the place for happy faces when Children’s Librarian Charlie Gluck invited the Stewardship Education Alliance to bring its Mobile Marine Tank with sea critters for a…
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…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Except on genuine supercars, we don’t see 200-MPH speedometers anymore, ever since manufacturers stopped pretending their cars could go that fast. This, however, is the “…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Golf Club hosted a Ladies Association golf outing Thursday, July 21 that threw out the results from an individual’s three worst holes.
Below are the results from…
The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club hopes to see you on July 23 and 24 for the 48th running of the combined Shipyard Cup Classics Challenge/Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club annual Regatta! The…
HOPE – Kenneth Balm Guiseley, 89, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at the Sussman House in Rockport following a short illness.
A Memorial Service will be announced and a…
