The informal gathering and time of sharing for Freeman “Ed” Dodge will be held Saturday, February 12, 2022, from 2 to 4 p.m., at Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, 110 Limerock…
Standard Post
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from Jan. 10-16 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.
Camden
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FRANKLIN, Mass. — Kalen Darney of Thomaston has been named to the fall 2021 Dean’s List at Dean College, located in Franklin, Massachusetts.
Students are eligible to be named to the Dean’s…
AUGUSTA — Sen. Chip Curry, D-Belfast, is pleased to announce the details of Maine’s three-year transportation…
NOBLEBORO — The seventh grade boys and girls basketball teams from Medomak Middle School traveled Wednesday, Jan. 26 to Nobleboro to compete.
Girls:…
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
I am writing as a member of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Planning Committee to thank the many people who participated in honoring Dr. King and his legacy in the fight for racial justice, despite…
Recently, architects Meg Barclay and John…
LEESBURG, Florida —Mary Alexandra Lehto Hathaway, 77, passed away January 20, 2022, in Leesburg, Florida after a courageous battle with Multiple System Atrophy.
Mary was born March 22, 1944…
building the MaineHealth Cancer Care Network
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — “Cancer patients do best when they receive care close to home and without interruption,” said Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital, in a news release. “…
‘we recently identifed the rare visit of a cargo schooner to Camden Harbor by entering 'three-masted schooner' and the year”
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library announces that its archives of the Camden Herald newspaper are being digitized and posted online. Phase one of the project, or the first 125 years of the…
No Greater Love
BELFAST — Throughout February, Belfast Free Library will be collecting non-perishable food items for its third annual food drive. All donations will go to the No Greater Love Food Pantry, in…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Wednesday a $50 million investment from her Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan to build more housing and help more Maine people families find a safe,…
UPDATE: Rep. McDonald has decided to not run for the open seat in the special election and will not run for re-election for her seat in the House of Representatives.
AUGUSTA —…
CANTON, N.Y. — St. Lawrence University of Canton, New York congratulates more than 640 students named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2021 semester.
The students from the Midcoast named to…
enhancing and expanding one-to-one youth mentoring services
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine received a generous $33,000 grant from the Unity Foundation that will enhance and expand its one-to-one youth mentoring services in Penobscot and Northern…
for Anyone experiencing pandemic-related stress or caring for others who are
This Thursday, January 27, from 6 - 7:15 p.m., join Maine Public Health Association and its partners for a virtual conversation about COVID-19 in Maine, and education about – and strategies for…
THOMASTON — Muriel M. Pinkham, 93, long-time Thomaston resident, died peacefully, surrounded by the love of her family, Saturday, January 22, 2022 at Sussman Hospice House in Rockport.
Born…
FRANKLIN, Mass. — Elinor Silverio of Lincolnville has earned a place on the President's List for the Fall 2021 semester. Students named to the President's List have demonstrated a serious…
HOPE — Crystal Robinson, a Republican, has announced her candidacy to represent District 44 in the Maine House of Representatives.
Following redistricting, House District 44 will serve the…
ORONO — The University of Maine System Board of Trustees has approved up to $14 million to implement Priority 1 athletic field improvements to the University of Maine varsity soccer, softball and…
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…
Opinion, Bill Packard
The most important thing we all have is time. If you read this to the end, you will never get that time back. Whether my words are worth your time or…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Tuesday the Maine Department of Labor is making available up to $12 million in grant funding for Maine businesses to significantly expand apprenticeships…
BELFAST — The following indictments were handed up by a Waldo County Grand Jury Jan. 18-19.
An indictment does not…
Poem
For Jason and Amy
In the 19th Century World
many of the engineers
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KUTZTOWN, Pa. — More than 1,920 students have been named to the Fall 2021 Dean's List at Kutztown University in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, including Isabel Mackenzie Baughman of Northport.
To…
poems that take a fresh look at love
The Poets Corner will celebrate the season of love with three poets reading and talking about contemporary love poems. “Love is Still Possible” features Gibson Fay-LeBlanc, Margaret Haberman, and…
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Sylvia Michelle Randlett of Islesboro, a freshman majoring in business intelligence and data analytics, was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2021 semester at Clarkson…
Letter to the editor
We write in support of the new hotel in Rockport’s harbor village. It is very clear that the overwhelming majority of Rockport residents are in support of the Rockport Harbor Hotel, despite the…
ROCKPORT — Thursday evening, Jan. 27, via Zoom, the Rockport Planning Board will again take up the controversial issue of a new hotel that has been under construction in Rockport Village. In a…
Letter to the editor
The Smith family’s public relations campaign for its Rockport Harbor Hotel has been in full swing: 1/14/22 “Chamber Supports Rockport Harbor Hotel”, Village Soup; 1/18/22 group email soliciting…
Allentown, Pa. — Congratulations to Elaine Landry of Thomaston for being named to the Muhlenberg College Dean's List for the Fall 2021 semester.
Muhlenberg College students and Muhlenberg…
ROCKLAND — Philip E. Robinson, 86, passed away peacefully on January 5, 2022 at Pen Bay Medical Center after a brief illness.
Phil was born December 4, 1935 to the late Lewis and Elsie…
Finding Our Voices, a grassroots survivor-powered nonprofit breaking the silence of domestic abuse, was awarded $4,150 from the International Women’s Club of New England at a luncheon January 21,…
AUGUSTA — The Ending Hunger in Maine VISTA program, housed within the Commissioner's Office of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, seeks nonprofit organizations and…
Rethinking American Grand Strategy
Bob Rackmales’ initial commission as a US Foreign Service Officer was signed in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy; his final citation for “superior accomplishment in the conduct of the foreign…
With the world watching the Russia-Ukraine border for a possible invasion from Russia, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst is urging the Biden Administration and NATO to support Ukraine…
this unassuming couple has more involvement with the war than expected
BELFAST — The Belfast Maskers announce auditions for its show of the 2022 season. Auditions for the world premiere of “Dance Again,” written and directed by local playwright Tucker Atwood, are…
SWAN LAKE — Mary Margaret (Cummings) Ristino, 76, passed away on January 17, 2022, at her home on the shore of Swan Lake, a place she loved, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born…
AUGUSTA — Rep. Stanley Paige Zeigler, D-Montville, introduced a bill before the Legislature’s Environment and Natural Resources Committee that would address per-and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS)…
People are traveling hundreds and, in some cases, thousands of miles to the Boothbay region to see one of the world’s rarest birds. National Geographic reports there are about 4,000 Steller’s sea…
WINTERPORT — Local healthcare professional and consultant Kevin Kelley, a Republican, has announced he is running for the District 37 seat in the Maine House of Representatives.
The…
AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s Transportation Committee voted Jan. 20 in favor of a bill sponsored by Sen. Chip Curry, D-…
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…
UNITY — Ellen Louise (Hustus) Norrie, 67 of Unity passed away on January 22, 2022, in Portland surrounded by her children and siblings,
She was born on July 8, 1954, in Plymouth, Maine the…
ROCKLAND – Knox County Commissioners and the county’s Budget Committee met via Zoom on Thursday, January 20, in a joint session designed…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Jan. 14-20.
Sarah Hopkins, 58, of Winterport,…
a wild, deserted coast.....a bit of Illinois prairie ... they’re not naive
Posted on the LBB (Lincolnville Bulletin Board) over the weekend: Can I get reminiscent for a moment? This photo [of sea smoke over the Bay] brings back a lot of memories. I used to…
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Garden Club recently elected Martha Bouchard as it’s 36th president.
The 2022 Executive Board is as follows: Mary Miller: Vice President; Recording Secretary: Helen…
