AUGUSTA — The Maine House voted Thursday to give initial approval to a measure sponsored by Rep. Jan Dodge, D-Belfast, that would increase the availability of intranasal naloxone in community and…
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Peter J. Bang, MD, 83, passed away peacefully at home in Lincolnville, Maine on March 20, 2022 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease.
Predeceased by his parents, Frank and Ruth Bang, of…
ISLESBORO — Principal Kate Legere announced April 1, 2022, that Ella Reichert-Vacher, of Belfast, a senior at Islesboro Central School, has been selected to receive the 2022 Principal's Award. The…
three days of unique learning programs for ages 7 to 11 during April school vacation
OWLS HEAD — This past February the Owls Head Transportation Museum held its first school vacation program since 2020. Previously, the programming was structured differently – entire families would…
CAMDEN— The Page Gallery is pleased to host Camden Life Drawing, a community figure drawing group, this April. Their exhibition will open with a reception at the Page Gallery, located at…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from March 14-28.
Jessica Alberti, 39, of Appleton, driving to endanger in Appleton Sept. 6, 2021, $575 fine,…
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…
Overdose suspected, but can’t prove it
CAMDEN — It may never be known to police what caused two people to fall almost lifeless Wednesday evening, March 30, in the driveway of a…
ELLSWORTH and BLUE HILL — Northern Light Blue Hill and Maine Coast Hospitals announce a change in their visitation policy.
“The hospitals have waited for a time to safely allow visitors…
This year is for female-identifying Knox County middle schoolers
The Penobscot Bay Leadership Collaborative (PBLC) to take place July 11-24. This is a 14-day exploration in seamanship, science and sailing in Penobscot Bay for 10 female-identifying Knox County…
OUT Maine announces Katie Lutts (she/her) has joined the OUT Maine team as its new School Engagement Coordinator.
Lutts is a 2007 graduate of the University of Maine with a Kinesiology and…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate voted Thursday in favor of a bill from Sen. Chip Curry, D-Belfast, to reduce barriers Mainers face in accessing heating assistance.
LD 1966, “An Act To Facilitate…
AUGUSTA — The Maine House and Senate gave unanimous approval this week to a bill, LD 1389, sponsored by Rep. Scott Cuddy, D-Winterport, that would strengthen maritime education in Maine by…
The Joint Meeting of the Knox County Budget Committee and Commission to be held tonight, Thursday March 31, 2022 at 5 p.m. will be canceled due to not having a quorum…
CAMDEN — Roger Lee Hurley, January 7, 1948 to March 25, 2022
Born in Tucson, Arizona, January 7, 1948 to Katharine (Dickey) and Glenn Allen Hurley, younger brother to Ralph J. Hurley, Roger…
AUGUSTA — Sen. David Miramant, D-Camden, served as President Pro Tempore of the Maine Senate on Tuesday, March 29, presiding over the Senate as it voted on a variety of bills and confirmations.…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Golf Club, located at 606 Old County Road, will open for the season Sunday, April 3.
Hours of operation will be 8:00 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Front 9 open for walking…
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Ten years ago this month Camden Hills…
Familiar Camden restaurateur Ken Paquin hired as general manager
CAMDEN — The construction pace is quickening on the east side of Camden Harbor, where contractors have plowed through a harsh winter to…
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…
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library’s Friday Film Club has selected the documentary “Angel Azul,” (2014, 1 hr 12 min) to watch and discuss as part of the library’s…
UNION — Bradley Paul Williams, of Union, Maine succumbed to his long, brave battle with mortality at 5:15 a.m. on the first day of Spring, March 21, 2022.
Born on a military base at Cherry…
with a focus on Lincoln, Knox and Waldo counties
The Hive Mortgage Solutions has announced the hiring of Stan Grunder as its newest mortgage loan originator. Grunder will be covering the entire state of Maine with a focus on Lincoln, Knox and…
CAMDEN — On March 29, 1973, the last U.S. combat troops left South Vietnam as Hanoi freed the remaining American prisoners of war held in North Vietnam.
In 2012, President Obama signed a…
BELFAST – Earlier today, March 30, the Belfast City Manager’s Office circulated a press release identifying the cause of the fire that…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate confirmed five new nominees to the State Workforce Board (SWB), as well as five returning members, in a vote held Tuesday morning.
The five new SWB members,…
UNITY — Robyn Stanicki, a Democrat from Unity, has officially announced her candidacy for House District 38 in the Maine Legislature.
The new district, created via redistricting, will…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — After meeting with Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson twice, U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) released the following statement on the nomination of Judge Jackson to serve as an…
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…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court March 18-24.
Peter D. McGowan, 57, of…
ROCKPORT — Herbert C. “Jack” Wood Jr., 76, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 24, 2022 at the Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast from lung cancer.
Born October 2, 1945 in…
ROCKPORT — First responders moved quickly late Tuesday afternoon to save a man from self-injury, and in the process a Rockport police officer was hurt in a fall from a tree.
The incident…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity March 11-20.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Feb. 16 - March 19.
An arrest or…
2021 tax returns due april 19 for maine residents
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service reminds teachers and other educators they will be able to deduct up to $300 of out-of-pocket classroom expenses when they file their federal income…
The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against Intuit Inc., the maker of the popular TurboTax tax filing software, by issuing an administrative complaint against the company for deceiving…
AUGUSTA — In response to the fire that devastated the Penobscot McCrum processing plant in Belfast early in the morning last week, lawmakers representing Waldo County communities in the Maine…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Police are looking for information regarding a motorcycle stolen from Lincoln Street. According to RPD, on its Facebook page, the motorcycle, a red 1972 Honda CB350, was stolen…
ROCKPORT — The Midcoast Recreation Center will be hosting youth golf sessions next month and registration is still open.
Instruction will be taught by MRC golf pro Alex Pappas.
…
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…
Founded 17 years ago with the simple desire to play original and powerful bluegrass, the Henhouse Prowlers now find themselves at the intersection of performance, diplomacy and education. On…
BELFAST — A COVID-19 vaccination clinic will be held at the Tarratine Building located at 153 Main Street in Belfast on Friday, April 1.
The clinic will be providing first, second, and…
ROCKLAND — One person was transported to Pen Bay Medical Center following a three-vehicle crash on Broadway, March 28, 2022.
Information is still being gathered following this crash, which…
WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre (916 Main St) is shifting its scheduled dates of the play “Our Town” to June and holding more auditions for that show along with open auditions for a September…
Dependability, Service, Leadership, patriotism
At their March 19 meeting, Lady Knox Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution honored this year’s recipients of the DAR Good Citizens Award: Magnolia Vinci of the Watershed School in…
ROCKLAND — Priscilla M. Bishop, 94, passed away peacefully March 21, 2022, after a long illness, at the Knox Center for Long Term Care in Rockland.
Priscilla was born April 29, 1927 to…
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I fully agree with “Jack Bauer’s” recent comment on many of his points, specifically that Camden is a beautiful town and has been a beautiful town for a very long time. [Read comment at the end of…
It’s March, the season of mud and discontent. The season when islanders, according to the story I was told half a century ago, got downright cranky, picked up their phones and started spreading…
ROCKPORT — Last week, the four members of the Camden Select Board approved a motion to file in court a demand that Rockport reimburse…
On the surface the Belfast fish factory looks like a business proposal that might be in Maine's best interest. Under the surface it is an obvious disaster that has found a place to happen. If it…
