BATH — The Medomak Valley golf team continued its season Monday, Aug. 30 with a road trip to Bath to compete against Morse at the Bath Golf Club.
Medomak 246, Morse 259 (MED wins 6…
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BELFAST — Claude D. Weaver, 62, of Belfast, passed away on August 28, 2021. He was born in Bangor, Maine on September 12, 1958.
Claude attended Belfast Area High School where he was a…
ROCKPORT — Mary Jane (“Janie”) Jacques, 70, passed away Wednesday, 25 August 2021, at Pen Bay Medical Center after a period of declining health following a hard-fought battle and complications…
CAMDEN — The COVID pandemic upended the traditional manner of annual town meeting in Camden twice over the past 18 months, foreclosing…
Letter to the editor
I am writing on behalf of the Maine Chapter of Native Fish Coalition regarding the restoration of the Megunticook River, which travels through the town of Camden and empties into Camden Harbor.…
Aug. 31 meeting
UNION — The fate of the big yellow Thompson Community Center in Union will be the topic of a joint meeting Aug. 31 with the Union Select Board and the Committee for the Future of the Thompson…
Letter to the editor
The recent devastating terror attack at Kabul airport has caused a nation to weep. Thirteen brave U.S. service members were blown apart by a suicide bomber who also killed at least 169 Afghan…
BELFAST — Eva Tully-Giles came all the way from California to take the course. Sadie Woodruff organized her summer jobs around it. Albert Bai’s parents drove him to and from Bangor to Belfast…
The Belvedere Traditional Handcrafts Fund of the Maine Community Foundation has awarded $107,901 to 12 organizations across Maine that promote traditional handcrafts.
2021 Grants…
Get With The Guidelines-Stroke GoldPlus award
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s GoldPlus Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Quality Achievement Award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients…
BELFAST — Dana Lorenzo Skinner passed away peacefully at home on August 10, 2021, with family by his side.
Dana was the son of Lorenzo Skinner and Beatrice (Tilley) Skinner born on March 27…
UNION — Randy Scott, 72, of Union, passed away on August 27, 2021 at Spaulding Rehab Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts after a battle with cancer.
Born in Rockland on March 27, 1949, he…
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) and Waldo County General Hospital (WCGH) have adjusted their lab services schedules, effective Wednesday, September 1.
The PBMC…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Golf Club hosted a men’s group golf outing Sunday, Aug. 29.
Below are the results from the outing as submitted to the sports department.
Individual…
abandoned in Texas.....Beej redux.....Nickerson farm centennial
His name is Conrad, a shelter dog, abandoned by his owners in Texas when they moved away and left him behind, to end up being sent to P.A.W.S. and a new life here at Sleepy Hollow. Part a little…
In a leap toward a greener future, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is now powered by more than 90 percent…
The restoration of the Ernestina-Morrissey, the future Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA) training vessel, is coming down the homestretch at Boothbay Harbor Shipyard, according to Bristol…
Redevelopment of former Rockport Elementary Property requires public vote
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Select Board will decide at their Aug. 30 meeting whether or not to place a proposed redevelopment plan for the former Rockport Elementary School (RES) site on the November…
ROCKPORT — The agenda for the upcoming Five Town CSD board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Wednesday, Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. in the high school’s chorus room.
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UNION — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Thursday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. in the district’s central office.
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reductive abstractions
BELFAST — Maine artist Jeff Kellar has long explored what he calls “the perceptual puzzle posed by form, space, surface, illusion, and light.” His minimalist paintings, made from a combination of…
AUGUSTA — Following a nationwide search, the Department of Public Safety announces that Matthew Clancy has accepted the position of Chief of the Bureau of Capitol Police.
For more than 35…
Registration is open for an online professional development workshop, Engaging Your Critical Thinking Skills, offered Oct. 27 and Oct. 29, through the University of Maine Hutchinson Center, in…
in person and online
The Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) has announced the slate of feature and short films for its 17th edition, which will take place in person, from September 16-19, at venues in Camden…
high school cross country
WALDOBORO — The Medomak Valley high school cross country team hosted a preseason meet Saturday, Aug. 28 in Waldoboro with runners from Camden Hills, Lincoln Academy, Lewiston, Leavitt, Foxcroft…
BLUE HILL — Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital in collaboration with Northern Light Home Care and Hospice will offer COVID-19 vaccines at this year’s Blue Hill Fair, September 2 - 6, 2021.
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ROCKLAND — Strand Theatre announces one postponement and several additions to its upcoming lineup.
LIVE:
POSTPONED: Sept. 10: The Skatalites
“Due to the current local…
WARREN — The Pitch Youth Fall Soccer Outdoor League is now accepting registrations through September 10.
Participation is open to boys and girls in Pre-K through sixth. These leagues are…
WALDOBORO – A driver involved in a two-vehicle crash in Waldoboro, Friday, Aug. 27, was eventually transported to a major hospital by LifeFlight of Maine.
Following a 1:16 p.m. report of a…
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 — The Rockland Golf Club hosted a ladies association golf outing Thursday, Aug. 26.
Below are the results from the outing as submitted to the sports department.
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ROCKPORT — Priscilla (Nalchajian) Slade, our loving, funny, and beautiful wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend passed away peacefully on August 16, 2021 at Sussman House in…
SUN VALLEY, Idaho, formerly of GLEN COVE, Maine — A Celebration of Life for Tobey C. Crane, 70, who passed away suddenly from a heart attack on Monday, January 20, 2020 at his home in Sun Valley,…
A Celebration of Life for Wesley F. Marshall, 69, of Camden, who died on December 17, 2019, will be held Sunday, September 12, 2021, from 2 - 5 p.m., at the Rockland Elks Lodge, 210 Rankin…
ROCKLAND — Shirley Mae Henley, 84, of Rockland, died on July 24, 2021 at Windward Gardens in Camden.
Born in Rockland on March 5, 1937, she was the daughter of Norman and Ursula (Reynolds)…
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…
high school golf
ROCKLAND — The Medomak Valley and Oceanside golf teams met Thursday, Aug. 26 on the course at the Rockland Golf Club for a regular season opening match.
Oceanside opened the season with a…
ROCKPORT — Goose River Golf Club’s Twilight and Ladies Leagues continued in action this week.
Below are results from the Aug. 24 and Aug. 25 events as reported to the sports department. …
BELFAST — “Back to School season can be hard on the budget and Waldo Community Action Partners wants to make sure your child kicks off the year ready to learn!” said WCAP, in a news release.
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in Response to COVID-19
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — Effective Thursday, August 26, 2021. In response to the COVID-19 status in the community, Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) and Waldo County General Hospital (WCGH) are…
John Adlebert Colson, of Orem, Utah was released, from his earthly struggles and returned to his Father in Heaven on Friday, August 20, 2021 at the age of 52. He is at peace and his giant spirit…
ROCKLAND — Cynthia A. “Cindi” Lachance, 67, died surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous battle with cancer, her second one, 18 years after she originally beat it. She passed away on…
Letter to the editor
No one is disputing beautiful falls. The issue: keep the old dam with flooding risk and ongoing cost to us as taxpayers or return to nature’s falls…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds July 12-30.
Belfast
Robert and Joanne Anderson to Jacob Weisberg.
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Belvedere Historic Preservation, Energy Efficiency Fund 2021 awards grants to 22 Maine organizations
Grants totaling $334,202 have been awarded through the Belvedere Historic Preservation and Energy Efficiency Fund of the Maine Community Foundation. MaineCF donors made an additional two grants…
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library announces its Calendar of Events for September 2021.
Month-Long Exhibits:
September 1 through 30,…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending August 21, the Maine Department of Labor recorded for federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). These numbers represent claim applications; claims are then…
Now that Henri has finally cleared out, we’re looking at a sunny, beautiful weekend, the last hurrah of August. Each of these events in the spotlight is outdoors and reminiscent of childhood…
OWLS HEAD – Current custodians of the former Grange Hall in Owls Head are emptying out the premises for what may be the final chapter in the building’s long history.
Owned by the town, 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…
