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BATH/PORTLAND – An attorney representing the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath asked U.S. First District Court in Portland in August for immunity from any potential lawsuits filed by passengers who…

HOPE — The wind was a big factor in fighting a fire at 21 Robbins Road, in Hope, Wednesday morning, according to Fire Chief Clarence Keller. The crew is fortunate, however, that things did not get…

NEWCASTLE — The Camden Hills boys soccer team persevered through challenging weather and stiff competition from Mt. Ararat to claim a hard fought 1-0 Northern Maine Class "A" quarterfinal victory…

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…

BEFLAST — Three high school field hockey players, including one from Waldo County, have been named as finalists for Miss Maine Field Hockey, an award presented by the Maine Field Hockey…

‘Straight From The Heart’ is an homage from Center for Furntiture Craftsmanship’s Executive Director Peter Korn

ROCKPORT—The farewell exhibition at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship for Executive Director and furniture maker Peter Korn includes a mysterious cabinet by Silas Kopf that features the image…

ROCKPORT — Bay Chamber Music School has opened a new recording studio at their 18 Central Street location run by faculty members Mike Whitehead and Nate Martin.

Featuring state-of-the-art…

Each year, Coastal Mountains Land Trust recognizes volunteers, community groups, and land donors for their extraordinary service and contributions to the benefit of local land conservation.

SEARSPORT — On Monday, October 25, 2021, at approximately 4 p.m., Maine State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Rt. 1 in Searsport near Anglers Restaurant.

A gray 2015 Lexus driven…

ROCKPORT — Maine Sport Outfitters is excited to host the 3rd Annual Turkey Ride next month, an event that features riders riding to Hannaford to purchase a turkey and then riding with the turkey…

oct. 28 school board agenda

ROCKLAND — The agenda for the Regional School Unit 13 virtual special school board meeting Thursday, Oct. 28 has been set. 

The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. and will begin with an…

AUGUSTA — The Maine Emergency Management Agency is keeping a close watch on a windstorm that is expected to hit the southern and central coastal portion of the state, possibly causing power…

ROCKLAND — A vehicle crash at the intersection of Holmes Street and Broadway, in Rockland, remains under investigation, Tuesday evening, Oct. 26, 2021.

At 11:56 a.m., Rockland Police, Fire…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from Oct. 9-16 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.

Appleton

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported two traffic infractions between Oct. 7-20. One traffic citation was issued for failure to provide proof of insurance while the second traffic citation was issued…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Oct. 14-20.

Donovan O. Conary, 24, of Belfast, criminal mischief in Belfast Sept. 10…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Oct. 8-20. 

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those…

BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court. 

Drew E. Martens, of Northport, and…

ROCKPORT — Following a year layoff due to the pandemic and being ineligible for the MPA playoffs in 2019, the Camden Hills football program will make their first playoff appearance since 2018 when…

NEWCASTLE — The regional quarterfinal soccer games for Camden Hills for today, Oct. 26, have been moved to Lincoln Academy in Newcastle due to the weather. 

Both games will be held today as…

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…

LINCOLNVILLE — The school committee for Lincolnville Central School will hold a special meeting Wednesday, Oct. 27 for a loan application. 

The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the school…

$17,800 too minimal, land trust maintains

PENOBSCOT BAY — On December 2, 2020,  two large bales of compacted trash from Ireland dropped into Penobscot Bay waters while being unloaded from a ocean freighter at Mack Point in Searsport,…

BELFAST (10/26/2021) —  The Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the body as that of Joy Macdonald, the woman reported missing to the Belfast Police Department earlier this…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from Oct. 1-8 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.

Appleton

temporary changes

ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) will adjust its outpatient lab services schedule, effective Monday, November 1, 2021. The PBMC lab will be open from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday through…

ST. GEORGE — Everett Leroy Baum, Jr., 94, passed away peacefully on the morning of October 22, 2021, holding the hand of his beloved wife of 73 years, Arlene, at the Sussman House in Rockport.…

LINCOLNVILLE — Daniel Lester Pendleton, 84, passed away quietly and peacefully, on October 15, 2021 in Rockport, Maine. Now reunited with many loved ones; no longer in pain or distress. 

meeting now to be held virtually

APPLETON — The school committee for the Appleton Village School will hold its next committee meeting Monday, Oct. 25. 

The meeting will be held at 5 p.m.

Due to unforeseen…

LINCOLNVILLE — The main office for School Union 69, housing the Superintendent’s Office and the special education office, has moved from its current location on Camden Road in Hope to a building…

WALDOBORO — Tracy Marie Taylor, 51, died unexpectedly on October 21, 2021 at Maine Medical Center in Portland, from complications of COVID, with her loving companion Tim by her side.

Tracy…

nights are getting chilly .... Mother’s pastry blender ... Halloween in the Center
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The sun’s setting earlier and the nights are getting chilly. Most afternoons I start a fire in the cookstove, and last night it was beef stew and biscuits for supper. And that reminded me of a…

Camden Select Board approves sending joint letter with Thomaston

MIDCOAST — The tense and acrimonious energy at play during an Oct. 12 meeting of the Knox County Commissioners Meeting continues to reverberate throughout various Midcoast municipalities, with…

connecting Aquaculture Teaching Lab to students throughout Maine; supporting Hyflex Classroom Project

Three organizations in Maine will share a $730,510 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development devoted to improving rural education and healthcare. The funding announcement is…

ROCKLAND — The following divorces were finalized in Rockland District Court July-Sept.

Virginia Fay Poland of Rockland and Seth Allen Poland of Rockland, married Aug. 3, 2013, in Rockport…

BELFAST — The agenda for the upcoming Regional School Unit 71 board meeting has been set. 

The meeting will be held Monday, Oct. 25 at 5:30 p.m.

The public is invited to join via…

ROCKLAND — The Rockland Golf Club hosted its 19th annual Irish Open on Saturday, Oct. 23. 

Below are results from the event as reported to the sports department. 

NORTHPORT — The Camden-Rockport and Medomak middle school girls soccer teams faced off Saturday, Oct. 23 at Point Lookout in Northport for the Busline League championship. 

The scoring…

SEARSPORT — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 20 school board meeting has been set. 

The meeting will be held Tuesday, Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the SDMHS cafetorium. 

BELFAST — The Searsport cross country program traveled Saturday, Oct. 23 to Troy Howard Middle School in Belfast to compete in the Class C Northern regional championships.

In the girls…

BELFAST — The Oceanside, Medomak Valley and Belfast cross country programs traveled Saturday, Oct. 23 to Troy Howard Middle School in Belfast to compete in the Class B Northern regional…

windjammer boys finish seventh, just miss qualifying

BELFAST — The Camden Hills cross country program traveled Saturday, Oct. 23 to Troy Howard Middle School in Belfast to compete in the Class A Northern regional championships. 

In the girls…

WALDOBORO — The 2021 Busline League middle school cross country championships were held Thursday, Oct. 21 in Waldoboro with nearly 200 athletes competing in the event. 

In the girls…

AUGUSTA — Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has announced that the Towns of Swanville, New Portland and Eastport have launched Rapid Renewal, the Department of the Secretary of State's online…

opinion

Whether you sold something recently, have money lying in a bank account, received unexpected income, or have extra cash burning a hole in your pocket this article will try to inform you of a few…

ROCKLAND — With a little help from mutual aid, emergency responders in Rockland went in different directions after two almost-simultaneous motor vehicle crashes occurred in the city, Saturday, Oct…

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…

VINALHAVEN — At approximately 5 p.m., Friday, October 22, 2021, a Cessna 207 airplane transporting a medical patient and a Vinalhaven EMT from Vinalhaven to the Knox Regional Airport in Owls Head…

From Augusta

AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating five cases of Salmonellosis associated with eating crabmeat from…