BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court.
Joshua L. Carver, of Northport, and Kelsie M. Carver, of Searsport, were married…
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Welcome Home, Washington
Thank you to the vandals who added a wooden “Welcome Home” sign to the town line sign bordering Union on Route 17. It brightens up the drive.
Last Tuesday was the planning board hearing…
OWLS HEAD — Heather Marie Gregory, 51, left this world too soon, Saturday, December 14, 2024.
Born in Camden, April 22, 1973, she was the daughter of Bradford and June Proctor Gregory.…
Statewide sales continue to rise, pushing real estate in Maine towards a more balanced market. Statistics shared by Maine…
family, frontier, Midcoast Maine, and wars that created America
CAMDEN — On Sunday, December 15, at a presentation at the Camden Public Library, Joanne Richards, Regent of the Lady Knox Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, announced immediate…
PORTLAND — MaineHealth has chosen a practicing primary care physician with a history of leadership in quality and safety as its next Chief Medical…
WALDOBORO — Joan L. Moody went home to be with the Lord on December 20, 2024. Joan was 94. She passed away at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta, Maine. Joan was born on June 7, 1930, in Revere,…
A few weeks ago, Rosey Gerry asked if I would write a story for the Lincolnville Historical Society’s Christmas Show last Friday, and to not tell my mother. What follows is what I came up…
ROCKLAND — Rockland's Emergency Warming Center at the Recreation Center will be open Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, from 2 p.m., until Monday, Dec. 23, at 11 a.m…
Letter to the Editor
The Farnsworth Art Museum’s annual Share the Wonder holiday event was made even more special this year as RSU 13’s South School 4th grade students and teachers…
School Union 69, which…
BELFAST — Belfast Maskers' artistic director, Tucker Atwood, is accepting submissions for the inaugural Maine Playwrights One Act Festival. The…
Rec Center open to the public during the day
ROCKLAND — Rockland's Emergency Warming Center at the Recreation Center will be open Saturday, Dec. 21, from 5 p.m. - 7:30 a.m.
The space…
ROCKPORT and BELFAST— In observance of Christmas and New Year’s Day, MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals announce the following adjusted holiday hours:
Christmas: …
LINCOLNVILLE — The Lincolnville Fire Chief managed to get in a shower before being called to the second house fire within 9 hours. Sleep was not to be. Both fires occurred in his town, and both…
LINCOLNVILLE — A fast moving fire burned 85 percent of a new three-story home in Lincolnville soon after midnight, Dec. 19. The fire was rekindling as of 8 a.m., Dec. 20, and the Lincolnville Fire…
Pastor Reverend Angel Davila is now leading the Thomaston Baptist Church. He was recently ordained to the ministry in 2024. A graduate of Palmer Theological Seminary, Pastor…
The Midcoast Community Band, consisting of members from the Camden, Rockland, Thomaston area, is holding two holiday concerts, Dec. 19 and 21.
The band is under the direction of JoAnne…
Islandport Press announces a leadership transition with the hiring of KJ Grow as publisher.
…
Love on a Leash
BELFAST — MaineHealth Waldo Hospital (MHWH) welcomes pet therapy dog Jamison and his handler, Mary Anne Riley, to its roster of volunteers, bringing the total number of pet therapy duos who offer…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Virtual Learning is kicking off 2025 with two opportunities in January, a series on climate civic action and a…
Belfast Senior College is offering a 2025 Winterim semester. Classes on a variety of topics begin on January 20 and will be presented in multiple downtown Belfast venues and via Zoom. Belfast…
From Washington, D.C.
The U.S. population grew by nearly 1.0% between 2023 and 2024, according to the new Vintage 2024 population…
"Home movies show us what the people of Maine chose to remember and treasure"
Maine Public celebrates Christmas with three broadcasts of Maine’s Home Movies: Treasures from Northeast Historic Film. The one-hour program airs Thursday, Dec. 26, at 9 p.m.; Friday, Dec…
MaineHealth Maine Medical Center named a Top Teaching Hospital
ROCKPORT — MaineHealth…
WARREN — Richard E. Monroe, Jr., 80, went home to be with his Savior, surrounded by his loving family, Tuesday, December 17, 2024 following a 15 year courageous battle with ALS.
Born in…
The Camden Hills Regional High School Boys Varsity Basketball team faced Skowhegan Area High School Dec. 17 in Rockport for the fourth game of the season, and took a win with a final score…
CAMDEN — On the 10th Day of Christmas, Camden Opera House’s SoundCheck series brings Everyman Repertory Theatre back for another holiday radio-style reading. This year, it’s “A Christmas Carol,”…
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Ronald Anthony "Tony" Smith, who left us unexpectedly at the age of 36 on December 10, 2024. Tony was a loving husband, father…
ROCKPORT — Walter Flanders, Sr., 63, passed away unexpectedly on December 11, 2024, with his family at home.
Walter was born in Camden, on August 10, 1961, to the late Albert A. and Betty…
A Bird's Tale
On Saturday, we celebrated the start of the holiday birding season: the first day of the official National Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count (CBC) period! From Dec. 14 through Jan. 5, tens of…
ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Dec. 9-13.
Appleton
John H. Fancy to William M. Khoury.
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ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified…
Midcoast Habitat for Humanity has announced a 1-to-1 matching donation campaign for the holiday season, offering donors the opportunity to double their contributions.
An anonymous…
BELFAST — Coyote Moon will hold a holiday food drive to benefit the Belfast Area Soup Kitchen. The initiative aims to support the community by collecting non-perishable food items for those in…
CAMDEN — It took Camden firefighters eight seconds to respond to a car fire just before 3 p.m., Dec. 17,, and the 1997 Volvo was largely left intact despite heavy engine damage. So much so that…
HOPE — A 13-year-old girl and her 12-year-old sister were playing on a large, algae-covered rock next to the St. George River in…
At a Nov. 18 meeting, the five-member Rockland City Council elected Penelope York as Rockland's new Mayor.
She succeeds Nicole Kalloch, who served as Mayor for the past…
'I asked her if a sidewalk would help and she raised her hands in the air, as if gesturing toward the heavens'
I heard the sirens and watched the fire department pass by my house on Mechanic Street a little after 8 a.m. on Wednesday, December 4. I often see them return to the station quickly and feel…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
The Sonata Hybrid, which has been available here since 2011, is reportedly the second-best-selling gas-electric vehicle in the US, after the Toyota Prius. For 2024 the car was restyled into…
Jess Sanborn of Vinalhaven, a licensed life and health producer in the state of Maine, has joined Allen as an account manager in…
The Five Town CSD Adult Education program is offering classes beginning the first week of January at Camden Hills Regional High School in Rockport. …
A Waldoboro farm is one of five Maine agricultural ventures in line for federal funding to expand operations. The $1 million is from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Resilient Food…
BATH — J. Edward Knight Insurance, a leading provider of insurance solutions in Maine, according to a news release, is mergering with Spencer E. Gray, Jr. LLC, a local…
Letter to the Editor
Thomaston Grammar School held its annual Cookies with Santa Event on Saturday, December 14. The event is put on by the Friends and Family of Thomaston Grammar School group. TGS students and their…
ROCKLAND — Lucy Laura (Bickford) Wadsworth left this world on Monday, December 9, 2024. She unfortunately battled Alzheimer’s for the last seven years of her life. Her family found it painfully…
CAMDEN-ROCKPORT — A tree that was likely damaged in last week's rainstorm fell on a transmission line that feeds much of Camden and Rockport, causing a power outage.
A crew is cutting the…
THOMASTON — Scott Hall, 70, passed away suddenly on November 25, 2024, at Maine Medical Center in Portland surrounded by his loving family. Scott was born to Richard and Ann Hall on September 12,…
