LEWISTON — The outdoor track and field teams from Camden Hills Regional High School and Medomak Valley High School traveled Thursday, April 21 to compete in a meet at Lewiston.
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AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate enacted Monday a bill from Sen. Chip Curry, D-Belfast, to help support EMS departments across the state.
LD 1859, “An Act to Establish the Maine Emergency Medical…
AUGUSTA — The state’s senate enacted Monday a bill from Sen. Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, to help prevent overdose deaths and save Maine lives.
An amended version of LD 1862, “An Act To…
ROCKPORT — John “Chowdah” Cummings, 83, peacefully left this earth on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, while at the Sussman House in Rockport.
Born in Machias, December 9, 1938, he was the son of…
Brunswick, Hallowell, Augusta, South Portland, Belfast, Phippsburg, Portland, Eliot
The Maine Chapter of the Sierra Club celebrated Earth Day this weekend, April 23 -24, 2022 with local cleanups and hikes across the state. On Friday, volunteers participated in trash cleanups in…
ROCKLAND — Midcoast Music Academy has added three new members to its Board of Directors. Joining the Board are Piet Lammert, Claire Donnelly and Paul Benjamin.
Peit Lammert…
OAKLAND — The outdoor track and field team from Belfast Area High School traveled Thursday, April 21 to Oakland to compete in a meet hosted by Messalonskee.
In the girls division, Maine…
Saturday, April 23 marked the beginning of the 2022 race season at Wiscasset…
Democratic primary candidates for Maine Senate District 13 (SD13) will participate in a forum hosted by the Lincoln County Democratic Committee on Tuesday, April 26 at 6 p.m. at Great…
SOUTH CHINA — Members of the outdoor track and field team at Oceanside and Mount View High Schools traveled Saturday, April 23 to compete at Erskine Academy in South China.
In the girls…
Down to the Trap .... sooty ceilings .... save pile to the burn pile
On a very cold April day in 1880 Edith Philbrick noted in her diary that she’d walked up to Ducktrap to get some lime.
Two days later “I…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Golf Club men’s league gathered Sunday, April 24 for a golf outing.
Below are the results from the gathering as submitted to our sports department.
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BAR HARBOR — The MDI Biological Laboratory (MDIBL) is announcing plans to shelter scientists, research personnel, and their families fleeing the war in Ukraine.
As the ongoing war in…
BELFAST and ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital announced April 22, 2022 the appointment of Art Durity as director of communications and public affairs.
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FARMINGDALE — John Henry Lorenzen, 70, of Farmingdale, Maine, died April 23, 2022, after a short illness, at the Alfond Center for Health.
He was born on April 30, 1951, in Newtonhighlands…
A graveside committal service for Sylvia Grace Letteney Bailey, 81, wife of Rev. Russell H. Bailey, who died February 16, 2022, will be held Friday, May 6, 2022, at…
Dolores “Dolly” Louise Johnson Slater, born January 20, 1934, joined our Lord in heaven on March 26, 2022.
Dolly was born in Evanston, Illinois, to John and Martha Johnson. She attended…
JUDGE SETS BAIL AT $10,000 CASH
ROCKLAND – A Waterville man remains at the Knox County Jail after he was arrested for allegedly robbing a Washington man at gunpoint in July 2021.
Elmo J. Williams, 22, was arrested April…
BELFAST — The agenda for the upcoming Regional School Unit 71 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Monday, April 25 at 5:30 p.m. in the high school’s band room. …
SEARSPORT — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 20 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, April 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the SDMHS cafetorium.
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ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from March 28-April 19.
Dillon Ja Ames, 27, of Searsport, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer and forgery on…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Golf Club men’s league gathered Saturday, April 23 for a golf outing.
Below are the results from the gathering as submitted to our sports department.
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Eva Morris will present a talk Sunday, April 24, in Searsmont, about Hunter S. Thompson, and the interview she conducted with him in 2004.
Hunter Thompson wrote for the…
APPLETON — The school committee for the Appleton Village School will hold its next committee meeting Monday, April 25 and the agenda for the meeting has been set.
The meeting will be at 5…
LINCOLNVILLE — The agenda has been set for the next Lincolnville Central School committee meeting Monday, May 2.
The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the school.
A livestream…
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…
On the heels of the Governor signing into law the supplemental budget sending relief to Maine people, the Mills Administration announced today it has launched a website to assist those who want to…
FAIRFIELD — The Oceanside varsity baseball squad hit the road Friday, April 22 for an early afternoon affair with Lawrence, and saw its record fall to 0-2 as the hosts shut the Mariners out 4-0…
AUGUSTA — A pair of bills to end hunger in Maine by 2030 and establish semi-open primaries, championed by local state lawmakers were voted to be fully funded Friday.
First, LD 174 “An Act…
SWANVILLE — Peter “Kit” John Kerrigan, 85, passed away, Saturday, April 2, 2022, at the Sussman House in Rockport with his wife at his side.
Born in Rutland, Vermont May 6, 1936, Kit grew…
The graveside service with military honors for Robert E. Ogier, 74, who died on January 26, 2022, will be held Friday, May 6, 2022, at 1 p.m., at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Camden with the Rev.…
benefitting the local community
Camden Lion John McKay was honored by the Maine Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation with a Curtis D. Lovill Fellowship for his significant contribution to the welfare of the sight and hearing…
The graveside service for Frances R. Ludwick, 90, who died on April 4, 2022, will be held Saturday, May 7, 2022, at 11 a.m., at the Mountain View Cemetery in Camden with the Rev. Dr. Susan…
‘Spirits flow, bonds are formed, tempers flare, and old wounds are brought to the surface’
BELFAST — The Belfast Maskers present the world premiere of local writer Tucker Atwood's new play, “Dance Again”.
“Equal parts farce, satire, and drama, ‘Dance Again’ will satisfy theater…
Governor Janet Mills announced today that her Administration has awarded a total of $2.5 million in grant funding to 75 communities across Maine to help them fight climate change.
The…
UNION — Timothy Gee, age 72, of Union, Maine passed away April 20, 2022 due to cancer. He was born October 17, 1949 in Hartland, Maine to Thomas Gee and Gwenith Neal Gee.
He grew up in…
ROCKPORT — Lynette “Lyn” Dickey O’Hara, 64, wife of Frank O’Hara, Jr., died unexpectedly on Saturday, April 16, 2022 in Venice, Florida.
A complete obituary will be published later and…
Plus cool stuff happening in Bangor this weekend
It’s going to be a beautiful weekend before we plunge into more rain next week, so this is the weekend to participate in numerous…
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 are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a stolen Rotzler Titan hydraulic winch, removed from a commercial fishing vessel on March 20, 2022, just before…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity April 2-15.
An arrest or summons does…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported one traffic violation April 4-12, for speeding. In addition to the lone citation, the following activity was reported.…
opinion: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree
The first Earth Day on April 22, 1970 marked the beginning of our collective awareness that we face an environmental crisis and that we must fight to protect our planet. Over the next 52 years,…
BELFAST —The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court April 8-14.
Edward R. Mylen III, 42, of Bangor…
CAMDEN — The day after a spate of car burglaries, Camden police are warning vehicle owners in the area, including Hope and the surrounding towns of Camden, to roll up the windows and lock all car…
April 22 to April 25
PORTLAND — The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing I-295 over Route 1/Veranda Street (between Exits 9 and 10) in Portland this weekend to accommodate the replacement of the Veranda…
In Trekkers tradition, I asked Addie McPhail, the newly-appointed Student Board Member, “would you rather be on an expedition in the blazing heat or in frigid temperatures?” McPhail replied, “…
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 — The Oceanside varsity baseball team opened the 2022 campaign at home Wednesday, April 20 as the Mariners hosted Cony at Morrill Field in Rockland.
The Oceanside season, however…
