CAMDEN — Susan Cowan Conrad, died peacefully on September 5, 2021 after a long illness at Anderson Inn at Quarry Hill in Camden.
Born in Humboldt, Tennessee on November 25, 1946, she was…
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dramatic comedy about hope, friendship, and the eternal human desire to control one's own destiny
"The Belfast Maskers regret to inform our patrons that One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest performances will be postponed until the Waldo County Covid-19 case rate declines to a level…
Family comedy runs indoors December 3-12
Belfast Maskers’ December production of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" will be postponed until December of 2022, when “the Waldo County Covid-19 case rate declines to a level safer for our…
The Glenn Jenks Ragtime Revue Board voted unanimously last Saturday morning, September 11, 2021, to cancel this year’s Ragtime Revue scheduled for Sunday, October 10, at the Camden Opera House for…
We’ve got a culture overload this weekend with so many things going on between CIFF screenings locally, a couple of killer road trips to see music and to taste new brews, and finally, a reason to…
AUGUSTA — During the week ending September 11, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 600 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 100 initial claims filed for federal…
Commissioners asking for outside help
ROCKLAND – Knox County Commissioners agreed Sept. 14 at a regularly scheduled meeting that the number of applications for the county’s $7…
LINCOLNVILLE — The Lincolnville Lynx teed off against the Searsport Vikings on Wednesday, Sept. 15 in Lincolnville on a gray and threatening day, and emerged with a 6-2 win to start off their much…
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…
more than 25 updates within Maine’s income tax code
Maine Revenue Services has opened registration for the 2021 Maine Tax Symposium, a virtual, day-long event…
Get With The Guidelines-AFIB Gold award
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Gold Get With The Guidelines ® -AFIB Quality Achievement Award for their commitment to managing atrial fibrillation…
Registration is Open for ‘Totally Trades!’
Registration is now open for ten Totally Trades! career sessions offered by New Ventures Maine (NVME) online this fall. Sessions are offered at no cost and are designed to encourage girls* in…
A graveside service for Emilio David Mazzeo Jr., 69, who passed away, October 28, 2020, will be held Friday, September 17, 2021, at 2 p.m., at St. James Cemetery, Erin Street, in Thomaston.…
THOMASTON — Allen Andrew Carter, 70, passed away in his home after a period of declining health on Sunday, September 12, 2021. His beloved wife of 52 years, and loving caretaker, Barbara, was at…
WEST ROCKPORT — Judith Ann Dinsmore, 76, formerly of West Rockport, died on August 22, 2021 at Knox Center For Long Term Care in Rockland.
Born in Camden on October 18, 1944, she was the…
Films, Conversations and Workshops
Break the anchor, in collaboration with The Apprenticeshop, announces the Film Festival CineMar - 1st Exhibition of Portuguese Cinema in Relation to the Sea – Films, Conversations &…
WARREN — Representative William Pluecker will be hosting in-person office hours for constituents Tuesday, Oct. 5 at the Vose Library located at 392 Common Rd in Union.
The event will run…
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…
First National Bank’s Chief Information Officer, Tammy Plummer, was recently presented Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve’s honored Patriot Award. …
CAMDEN — Have you ever wondered if the charity to which you are donating is actually putting your money to good work? Or, perhaps you…
BELFAST — Danielle Madore, of Peaks Island, and Deborah Stevenson, of Searsport, are exhibiting paintings at Local Color Gallery through October 3.
Stevenson is a lifelong painter and…
future accessibility to the public for hiking and hunting
Last week, Midcoast Conservancy purchased a high priority 57-acre addition to its Reverend Joseph Barth Memorial Demonstration and Experimental Forest from Nick and Sandra Barth. Reverend Joseph…
nationwide crisis afflicts Maine
Camden-Rockport schools contend with deficit of bus drivers as transportation dept. undergoes triage
CAMDEN — A dearth of school bus drivers, along with a transportation system failure issue peculiar to just this fall, has resulted in a heightened…
Next month ushers in a new era for two local public accounting firms. In 1954, Raymond Nickerson started what is now Nickerson Professional Association. Son, Michael Nickerson, came on board in…
WALDO — Ralph W. Russell, 84, former Tenants Harbor resident, died peacefully at home with his son at his side, in the early morning hours of Sunday September 12, 2021.
A full obituary will…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from Aug. 23-27 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.
Appleton
Robert F. Bailey and Sharon G. Strong to…
New US Cellular tower will not appear on November ballot, but request is forwarded to Ordinance Review Committee
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Select Board unanimously approved a sewer study at its Sept. 13 meeting. The goal is to examine the feasibility of extending sewer lines along Route 90 (West Street) and…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Aug. 2-20.
Belfast
Doris T. Peaslee to Melvin 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…
On September 24, the Harlem Dance Festival will be featuring notable choreographers, one of which is Camden’s own Kea…
ROCKLAND — The Medomak Valley high school golf team hosted Morse at the Rockland Golf Club for a match Monday, Sept. 13.
Medomak Valley 240, Morse…
high school golf
ROCKLAND — The Oceanside high school golf program hosted Leavitt for a golf match Monday, Sept. 13 at the Rockland Golf Club.
Leavitt 172, Oceanside…
UNION — The agenda has been set for the next Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting.
The meeting will be held Thursday, Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. at the district’s central office.
…
‘language, culture, history and traditions which have shaped our state for generations’
In celebration of Deaf culture and the heritage of American Sign Language (ASL) and Deaf literature, art and folklore, Governor Janet T. Mills has issued a proclamation designating the week of…
THOMASTON — Stephen Russell Blackman, 79, beloved husband of Virginia L. Blackman, was carried by the Lord Jesus Christ into His eternal presence on Thursday, September 9, 2021, in the comfort of…
The Worthington Scholarship Foundation has awarded 215 college scholarships this year totaling $3.4 million to students throughout the Midcoast and Down East.
The Foundation, based in…
AUGUSTA — Colleen A. Cox, 88, earned her angel wings on September 11, 2021 at Glenridge in Augusta, and flew into the sunrise.
Colleen was born in East Orland on May 9, 1933 to the late…
CAMDEN and ROCKPORT — Annual tax bills were mailed at the end of August to property owners in Camden and Rockport, and both reflect a hike in the mil rate.
A mill rate is the unit used to…
BELFAST — On the evening of Sept. 12, the Belfast Police Department announced the arrest of two people on drug trafficking charges with one also charged with…
new clothes, new pencils, etc....the day he hit it right....feeding kids
Probably because I lived by the school calendar for most of my adult life, with a teacher husband and raising three sons, September has always felt like a beginning. New clothes, new pencils,…
Ecological, engineering, and economic factors seem to drive the decision of whether to remove a dam to achieve the greater goal of river restoration but public acceptance of change may be the…
Plus resources for financial support
CAMDEN—Peanut, a Calico-colored senior cat, had a good life for 15 years until her owner died this year. She landed at PAWS Adoption Center in Camden, where she now lives.
“I believe…
Sept. 14
ROCKLAND — The Knox County Commissioners will convene Tuesday, Sept. 14, at 2 p.m. to address a full agenda, which includes consideration of municipal applications for the county’s $7.5 million…
Rockport Town Manager Jonathan Duke updated the Select Board prior to the Sept. 13 meeting, to be held in person at the…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Sept. 6-10.
Christopher Cutliffe, 47, of…
On Saturday morning, September 11, 2021, Boy Scout Troop 200 of Camden held a solemn vigil from approximately 8:30 am to 9:03 a.m. in remembrance of the attacks on 9/11/2001.
Dominic Todd…
Jeffrey Chapman, President of Alterity Financial Group had announced that Lowrie B. Sargent, MBA, has been promoted to Senior Vice President.
…
BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court.
Daniel G. Danforth, of Frankfort,…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported issuing two traffic citations between Aug. 18 - Sept. 8. Both citations were issued for failure to provide proof of insurance. In addition…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported two traffic infractions between Aug. 24 - Sept. 10, with both citations issued for failure to provide proof of insurance. In…
