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.
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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-Belfast, that…
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,…
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…
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…
Sen. Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, will host Kombucha with Chloe, a twist on her usual Coffee with Chloe office hours, from 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29 at Maine…
CAMDEN — Ralph Chase Lasbury was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, uncle and friend to many. He passed away on January 17, 2022 with family by his side at the age…
Ronald P. Lufkin, 77, passed away at the Sussman House. Born on August 3, 1944, to Irving Sr. and Evelyn (Hamilton) Lufkin.
In his teen years he started lobstering. Started out with a…
I-beams to be installed in building
CAMDEN — Downtown Camden will get an early start to the day, Tuesday, Jan. 25, around 5 a.m. when construction crews will install two steel I-beams into the brick building that sits at the…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Jan. 10-18.
An arrest or summons does not…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Jan. 4-16.
An arrest or summons…
Born January 22 2022, Seranady-Blu Marie Doherty came into this world at 1:47 a.m., weighing 7 lb and 7 oz.
Her parents are Skyla Sanford and Mark Landers Jr., and she has three…
SWANVILLE — Brian Clifford Thompson, 62, of Swanville, Maine passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at home on January 17, 2022. Born May 29, 1959, to Clifford and Marlene Thompson of Jackson,…
ALBUQUERQU, New Mexico — Barbara Lynn Rawley, 63, of Albuquerque, New Mexico passed away on January 20, 2022. She was born on January 12, 1959 to parents Cliff and Midell (Haller) Overstrum of…
WARREN — A Warren man’s core body temperature dropped fast following a frigid few moments in the ice cold water of South Pond, Saturday afternoon, January 22, 2022. However, after warming back up…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Monday that 14 school administrative units will receive a total of $2.7 million in grant funding from the Maine Department of Education to create or expand…
I am writing on behalf of the Camden Rotary Club to thank everyone who supported our sale of gourmet nuts over the holidays.
We enjoyed meeting friends and neighbors at our downtown…
Letter to the editor
We are writing regarding the question of whether the design of the Rockport Harbor Hotel is in harmony with Rockport village.
Our firm, Scholz & Barclay Architecture, has years of…
