BELFAST — The Belfast City Council will hold its …
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STANDISH — Eight players and three coaches representing Midcoast high school baseball teams will be participating across a trio of all-star games this week.
The games will be played June…
On Tuesday, June 14, the Washington Lakes Watershed Association held an Honorary Breakfast for Charlotte Henderson, former Board Member and President,…
CAMDEN — The board of directors at Megunticook Rowing are pleased to announce Olivia Goodwin-Cook will be the next director and coach of the organization.
Goodwin-Cook has a long history…
MIDCOAST — The Babe Ruth baseball season continued Sunday, June 19 in the Midcoast.
June 16 Scores
Rockland Ford at Belfast —…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Golf Club men’s league gathered Saturday, June 18 for a golf outing.
Below are the results from the gatherings as submitted to our sports department.
1.…
A graveside celebration of life for Lionel William Heal, 89, formerly of Glen Cove, who passed away on January 27, 2022, will be held Thursday, July 7, 2022, at 10 a.m., at The South Parish…
THOMASTON — Georges River Educational Foundation funded a visiting author for the students of Thomaston Grammar School this spring. Students first researched Maine animals…
The committal service for Hugh Curran, 84, husband of Maryann Curran, who died on December 15, 2021, will be held Monday, June 27, 2022, at 2 p.m., at the Maine Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery, Mt…
2022 Annual Rockport Town Meeting
ROCKPORT — Annual Town Meeting in Rockport drew approximately 70 people to the Rockport Opera House June 15; some were ready to defend certain lines in the budget, others to question and comment,…
SEARSPORT — Mitchell Alan Bagley Philbrook, 23, of Searsport, died June 11, 2022 as a result of a motorcycle accident. He was born on February 11, 1999 in Belfast, Maine, the son of Timothy and…
UNION — Kathy M. Collins, 63, died unexpectedly, Saturday, June 11, 2022 at her home in Union. Born in New York, January 5, 1959, she was the daughter of Carl and Alberta VanBrocklyn Nickles.…
Now living with friends in the Midcoast while hoping to reunite with her husband
MIDCOAST—In the month leading up to Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked and unjust full-scale attack on Ukraine February 24, 2022,…
a physical and fiscal summary ... shallow drawers of old cabinet .... Jackie’s baby
Hello Neighbor, [goes a recent letter]
It’s been nearly two years since the Lincolnville Historical Society convened a…
season-extending infrastructure
BELMONT — On June 17, 2022, Maine Farmland Trust (MFT) announced the award of six matching grants totaling $300,000 to Bahner Farm in Belmont and five other farms across the state upon their…
WARREN — Harvey L. Staples, 69, passed away on June 11, 2022. Harvey was born in Bucksport, Maine on April 27, 1953. He was the son of Arthur and Arlene (Goode) Staples.
Harvey was…
June 20 update: The man who died in a single-vehicle car crash early Saturday morning, June 18, has been identified as Shawn Nadeau, 51, of Searsmont.
UNION — On June 18, 2022, at…
ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from June 1-13.
Matthew J. Bradley, 39, of Portland, trafficking in prison contraband in Warren July 13, 2019,…
Maine Medical Center has been declared all-clear by Portland and State Police at 6:32 p.m., working in coordination with the MMC Safety and Security teams. Visitation has been returned to normal…
CAMDEN — The agenda has been set for the next SAD 28 school board meeting Wednesday, June 22.
The meeting will be held in the Rose Hall Board Room at 6:30 p.m.
AGENDA…
CAMDEN — The agenda for the next Five Town CSD school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Wednesday, June 22 at 7 p.m. in the Rose Hall board room.
Meeting…
HOPE — The school committee agenda for the next Hope Elementary School committee meeting is set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, June 21 at 6 p.m.
Participants can attend in-…
contacting as many other stations as possible and learning to operate radio gear in abnormal situations
BELFAST — Amateur radio operators (also called hams) from the Waldo County Amateur Radio Association in Belfast will be participating in a national amateur radio exercise on Saturday and Sunday,…
NORTHPORT — On June 7, twenty 1 students from 7th and 8th grade at Drinkwater School in Northport took a 6.5 mile hike on the Hills to Sea Trail in Unity. They started at the NW end of the 47-mile…
Artists-in-Action Against Food Insecurity
ROCKLAND — AIO has a long tradition of harnessing the talents and innovative ideas of Midcoast Maine’s creative community to make the connection between food and art, according to AIO, in a news…
ROCKLAND— The Maine Lobster Festival is looking for entries for the Open Juried Art Show taking place on the Festival grounds during the 75th Maine Lobster Festival, August 3-7, 2022. Artists are…
ROCKPORT — The Camden Hills boys varsity lacrosse season came to a close June 11, and it was a remarkable season for the program and especially for its senior class.
After getting past 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…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Police want to make the community aware that over the past few months, several unlocked vehicles, with the…
ST. GEORGE — With the announcement earlier this month of a …
SOUTH HOPE — “Beth” Guiseley, 87, lovingly known as “Muz” to her family, died May 22, 2022 at the Sussman House in Rockport after a period of declining health.
Born in Hudson, New York on…
ROCKLAND — The Knox County grand jury indicted 40 defendants, for a total of 110 counts, during its recent three-day session that concluded June 9. An indictment does not imply guilt.
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CAMDEN — The Maine Department of Transportation is beginning two projects to make improvements in Camden next week.
One project will involve drainage, sidewalk, and signal work on the part…
Street glimpses
CAMDEN — Bay View Street in Camden transformed for a few hours Thursday into a creative bubble with live music and an easygoing art scene, as traffic was diverted, and gallery and store doors…
sharing particular concerns over the rise in new recreational boats in Maine
ROCKLAND — Four water-focused Maine nonprofits are announcing a social media campaign to encourage all people to take responsibility for the health and safety of Maine waters – from inland lakes…
Poem
For Sandi Hodge
Can you reprimand a messy desk?
it’s difficult with so many new cases
blossoming across the state
you do not want to hurt feelings
but…
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On behalf of myself and my company, Cranesport LLC, I would like to say thank you to the Town of Camden for consideration of our project, Camden Tannery Park.
As always, this campaign was a…
14 Waldo County YMCA Little Learners and one retiring teacher celebrated a successful year of Preschool
BELFAST — Fourteen children, ages four and five, and one veteran teacher, completed the preschool year in style on Friday at the Waldo County YMCA (WCY). …
On Sunday, June 19 at 10 a.m., the Boothbay Railway Village Museum, Route 27, Boothbay will open for the season. It’s Father’s Day on Sunday and all Dads get to ride the train for free.
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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…
Letter to the editor
We lost. As one of the appellants in this matter, I attended in person the hearing conducted in Augusta today by the Maine Bureau of…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Golf Club hosted a Ladies Association golf outing Thursday, June 16.
Below are the results from the outing as submitted to the sports department.
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ROCKPORT — Goose River Golf Club’s Twilight and Ladies Leagues continued in action this week.
Below are results from the June 14-15 events as reported to the sports department.
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begins on Monday, June 20
THOMASTON — “Thomaston Public Library is thrilled to be starting the ninth year of 40 Days of Summer this month, and beyond excited to be back to in-person activities after two years of mostly…
ROCKLAND — “Summer reading program is NOT just for kids!” said Rockland Public Library, in a news release.
Ages 0 – 150 are invited to participate in Rockland Public Library’s Summer…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Public Library will begin serving free lunches to any child 18 and under on Monday, June 27. The program will run through August 26.
Due to changes in USDA (Federal)…
BRUNSWICK — The Maine Department of Transportation will be replacing a culvert on Route 1 (Old Portland Road) in Brunswick next week. The new culvert will be bigger than the existing one to…
SEARSMONT — Bruce Edward Brierley, of Searsmont, left this world and went on to the next while at home on Monday, June 13, 2022, at the age of 85. He was born on January 28, 1937.
He…
The longest days of the year are coming up and Saturday Rockland’s got it going on with its revived annual summer street party, side dance parties and public gatherings.
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PLYMOUTH, N.H. — Liana Gobin, of Belfast, has been named to the Plymouth State University President's List for the Spring 2022 semester.
To be named to the President's List, a student must…
