VINALHAVEN — Due to being short-staffed, there are new hours for the Vinalhaven Town Office.
The office will be open Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesdays…
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ROCKLAND — A South Thomaston man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child from 2014 through 2019.
Adam Grierson, 35, was sentenced by Justice Daniel Billings Nov…
SEARSPORT — The senior class at Searsport District High School will be holding a Festival of Trees fundraising event this weekend at the high school.
Funds raised from the event being held…
ROCKLAND — Patricia “Aunt Pat” Ann Warren, 84, passed away peacefully on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 25, 2021 at Tall Pines Community in Belfast.
Born September 3, 1937 in Old Town…
Alvah (Red) Gordon was called home to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 28, 2021, at his home in Belfast.
Red, (as he was always called due to his fiery red hair) was born January 17,…
VINALHAVEN — Cynthia Tupper Oakes passed away peacefully on Nov. 20, 2021. Born on July 16, 1931, Cynthia had recently celebrated her 90th birthday.
The eldest child of Ira W. and Evelyn…
Tim Orbin died November 29, 2021, surrounded by family and friends after a courageous battle with cancer.
He was born July 15, 1957 to George and Mary (Goggin) Orbin in Pedricktown, New…
SOUTH THOMASTON — The cause of a fire in South Thomaston, Monday morning, Nov. 29, 2021, has been ruled accidental in nature and electrical in category.
According to South Thomaston Fire…
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 — Work being done on fiberglass is being attributed to a boat fire on Tillson Avenue, Tuesday night, according to the Rockland Fire Department.
ROCKLAND — Rockland Fire…
Letter to the editor
I’d like to set the record straight. If one is going to state facts, then the facts need to be accurate. …
Insufficient penalty amount, say Islesboro Island Trust, Conservation Law Foundation
PENOBSCOT BAY — Exactly one year after two large bales of compact trash from Ireland spilled and dispersed into the waters of Penobscot Bay at Searsport, the Maine Board of Environmental…
ROCKLAND — Lee Coburn VanDine, 65, died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, Sunday, November 28, 2021 at his home.
Born in Millinocket, February 27, 1956, he was the son of Albert…
Consent agreement between state and town up for review, signing
CAMDEN — In April 2015, Camden learned that sewage flowed over capacity at its Bay View Street pump station. Later in July, it happened again, that time attributed to a force main leak. At the end…
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Garden Club has been diligently working on dressing up the town for the winter holidays, according to the Club, in a news release.
“Through fundraising activities…
Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital have earned platinum level recognition from the annual Gold Star Standards of Excellence Program for their commitment to addressing tobacco…
Constructed on the shores of Rockland Harbor a century ago
“Captains’ Quarters: Stories of the Schooner Heritage” will be hosted by the Sail, Power, and Steam Museum on Tuesday, December 7, at 6:30 p.m. The talk will take place utilizing the online portal…
ROCKLAND — Mary Elizabeth Malmstrom, 86, died peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, Monday, November 22, 2021 after a brief stay at Pen Bay Medical Center.
Born in Rockland,…
UNION — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Thursday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. via livestream and in the district’s central…
Bee Wild Farmacy opens next to Cardinal Cove Mini Golf Center in Rockport
ROCKPORT—Farmer Mary Nelson née Clayton and her husband, Tom, recently bought the nearly 40-year-old Cardinal Cove Mini Golf Center and an adjacent house with big plans for its future.
The…
ROCKLAND — The agenda for the Regional School Unit 13 school board meeting Thursday, Dec. 2 has been set.
The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the South School.
Meetings can…
Rockland Historical Society spearheaded the addition
ROCKLAND—For Midcoast history buffs, a new Family History Center built into the lower level of the Rockland Public Library is sure to be a treasure trove. Spearheaded by the…
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 Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported one traffic citation between Nov. 22-28, for failure to provide proof of insurance. In addition to the single traffic citation, the…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Nov. 19-24.
Phillip E. Lear, 34, of Dixmont, assault in Belfast Aug. 21, 2018, $300 fine; gross sexual assault in…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported one traffic citation between Nov. 21-28, for speeding. In addition to the single traffic citation, the following activity was reported.
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The first half of Thomaston’s property taxes are due Wednesday, December 1. The Town Office is open extended hours from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on December 1.
To view a tax bill: Go to…
FRIENDSHIP — David Adams Hovell died at his home in Friendship during October at age 82. He was born on July 30, 1939, the son of the late Winifred Paterson Hovell and David A. Hovell from…
WALDOBORO — Randall H. Achorn Sr., 68, of Waldoboro died unexpectedly Nov. 12, 2021 after a period of declining health.
Born in Waldoboro on March 9, 1953 he was the son of Evelyn Wotton…
Beach is dazzling......overlooked feature of rural life....the bonfire’s on!
Richard Glock died early last Friday. As his four grown children said in the lovely message they posted on the LBB, “poetically, his passing came 12 years and one day from the date our mom, Joy,…
Equalization is the goal in both towns
CAMDEN/ROCKPORT — This week, the tax assessor for Camden and Rockport will put his head down and begin a week’s worth of local real estate sales analysis, hoping to even out any increased…
John Crane’s service will be held December 2, 2021, at 11 a.m.
PORT CLYDE — John Joseph “Johnny” Crane III, 80, died November 18, 2021 at the Sussman House in Rockport following an…
ROCKLAND — Downtown Rockland lit up the night for its Festival of Lights, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021.
On the heels of a morning snow dusting, hundreds of families decked in their winter garb…
ROCKPORT — The agenda for the next Five Town CSD school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Wednesday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. in the Bisbee Theater at Camden-Rockport Middle…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Nov. 12-24.
Abbey R. Bedenik, 19, of Friendship, attaching false plates in Friendship Aug. 21, 2021, $100 fine…
OWLS HEAD — With a top speed of 60 miles per hour, Owls Head Fire Department’s newest engine didn’t make the best time when it arrived to its new berth on North Shore Drive, Nov. 27, 2021. Yet,…
ST. GEORGE — On November 22, 2021, after a courageous battle with cancer and Alzheimer’s disease, William “Bill” August Anderson Jr., 67, passed away at home with his loving wife Kristine and son…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Sept. 27 - Oct. 1.
Belfast
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Saturday Parade at 5 p.m.
ROCKLAND — Rockland’s annual Festival of Lights unofficially began this morning, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, with its annual Festival ribbon cutting at the intersection of Park and Main streets. Yet…
ORONO— The University of Maine is calling attention to the blue economy conversation and its goal of providing global marine leadership with a YouTube video promoting the…
As the temperatures dip below freezing and the last leaves fall off the trees, winter creeps up again on Mainers each November.
Winter in Maine covers nearly five months of the year and…
FRIENDSHIP — On Sunday, November 21, 2021, Bethany Lynn Jenkins, our beautiful mother, wife, sister, daughter, and friend, went to her Heavenly home at the age of 40.
Bethany was born on…
ROCKLAND— The Maine Coastal Islands Art Gallery will feature three shows that view the natural environment through a variety of artistic techniques. This exhibition…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from Nov. 14-21 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.
Appleton
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Poem
For Nich and Carol
A lovely, warm late November day
generations gather
talking of old days, lobsters and carpentry
now we hear of a new joining
flowers…
Buckle up Piloteers, we’re in for about a month of holiday-themed events, starting this weekend, so I’ll do my best to find the most entertaining things to do for locals as well as for friends 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…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Nov. 12-18.
Michael A. Ripley, 30, of Belfast…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Fire and EMS has promoted two long-time firefighters within its department.
Patrick Lowe will step into the position of Assistant Fire Chief, assigned to C-Shift, and…
David A. Latham, Jr. passed away on November 21, 2021, with his wife by his side. He was the son of the late Dr. David A. Latham and Kathleen McElroy Latham.
He proudly served his country…
