AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Wednesday night that Maine has reached another vaccination milestone, delivering at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine to more than 70 percent of Maine…
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one of six states to achieve milestone
Letter to the editor: MarIka Kuzma Green
This is a hard letter to write. It s about a my life, lived in a village that I love and how that village is changing and making feel less welcome.
My husband and I lived in our home,…
Cite concerns of transparency
ROCKPORT — At a vote of 3 to 1, members of the Rockport Select Board chose not to appoint applicant Bob Hall to the town’s Zoning Board of Appeals for a term that would begin June 9. The decision…
AUGUSTA — Representative Stanley Paige Zeigler, D-Montville, introduced a bill Wednesday to create the Maine Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator, also known as a “green bank,” before the…
WESTMINSTER, Maryland — McDaniel College welcomes Sylvan Eichenlaub and Wilson Gray among its incoming members of the Class of 2025.
Sylvan Eichenlaub, of Hope, is a graduate of Camden…
An opportunity for kids to get out on the water
ROCKLAND — Rockland’s Sail, Power, and Steam Museum is the recipient of a $4,680 grant from the Maine Community Foundation in support of its free youth sailing program, SKFF (Sail Kids For Free).…
THOMASTON — Michael S. Bedell, age 53, passed away on May 4, 2021, at his home in Thomaston, Maine after a long illness. He was a kind-hearted lover of life, with an infectious smile, and a…
“The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long “
HALEIWA, Hawaii — Almost one year after his diagnosis of a stage IV glioblastoma brain tumor, J. Brett Newburn died peacefully at…
AUGUSTA — A trio of area Midcoast teachers were among teachers from all of Maine’s counties honored Wednesday afternoon in a virtual announcement of the 2021 Maine County Teachers of the Year. …
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills unveiled Wednesday her Administration’s Part 2 budget for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023 biennium, a proposal that makes a historic investment in Maine public…
Opinionated at any speed
The Bolt harkens back to the Volt, Chevrolet’s hybrid of 2011-19, except that the latter was a sedan with a gasoline-powered generator that charged the electric motor’s batteries while the current…
ROCKPORT — The Camden Hills varsity boys lacrosse team found itself back to its winning ways Tuesday, May 11 at home in Rockport against Cony (2-4).
Coming off its lone loss of the season…
BELFAST — Belfast Area High School students joined 200 fellow students and competitors from around the state for the 75th Maine State Science Fair, with a special emphasis on the ocean’s ecology…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — An influx of $105,688,374 in emergency funding for colleges, universities, and students in Maine is on its way to Maine under the American Rescue Plan.
The funding will…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 12, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 798.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
BATH — The Camden Hills varsity girls lacrosse team extended its winning streak to four Tuesday, May 11 in Bath against Morse. The junior varsity squad, meanwhile, fell to Morse.
In the…
THORNDIKE — The Mount View middle school track and field team hosted a meet Monday, May 10 against Waterville Jr. High School and Warsaw Middle School.
In the girls division, Mount View…
CAMDEN — Camden Police reported issuing three traffic citations between April 15-23. Of the three traffic citations, two were issued for speeding and one for operating with a license expired 30-90…
Inivites citizens to join ad hoc study committee
The RSU 71 Board of Directors is seeking community members to serve on an ad-hoc committee that will form a recommendation to the board regarding the…
STOCKTON SPRINGS — James Kelley, 75, passed away April 3, 2021 at his residence in Stockton Springs.
Burial will be at Nickerson Cemetery in Swanville.
Memories and condolences may…
BELMONT — Goldie Mae (York) Green of Belmont, Maine, 97, went home to be with the Lord May 9, 2021, on Mother’s Day, at her home with her family at her side.
She was born May 6, 1924 in…
sharing opinions in responsible and respectful ways, seeing new and exciting ways of doing things
THOMASTON — Several students at Thomaston Grammar School were recognized for their honesty and creativity at a school-wide Zoom assembly on May 7.
Students receiving the Honesty Award were…
Monday, May 10 - Saturday, May 15
ROCKLAND — Visit Rockland Public Library this week to pick up your bag of supplies to make two furry bandits. The bags will be free in the Children's Room, so stop by any time the library is open…
ROCKLAND — As some pandemic restrictions ease up – and others stay the same – the City of Rockland looks ahead to some street traffic variations, some sign replacements, and some fun in the post-…
ROCKLAND — “I think we’ve all acknowledged that ‘at all times’ isn’t practical and sort of defies common sense,” said Councilor Sarah Austin during the May 10 Rockland City Council meeting. “If…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — During a discussion with President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of governors from across the nation Tuesday, Governor Janet Mills announced the State of Maine is launching…
Interment for Agnes M. Dudley will be May 15, 2021, at 10 am., at Grove Cemetery in Belfast.
Memories and condolences may be shared at …
A graveside service for Danny C. Ward will be held on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at 1 p.m., at Grove Cemetery. A reception will follow at the Belfast Boathouse.
Arrangements are…
There will be a Memorial Gathering to remember Ryan M. Landwehr, 31, on Saturday, May 29, 2021, at 11 a.m., at 2406 Appleton Ridge Road, Appleton. Ryan died on February 5, 2021.
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The directors of the Camden Area Youth Seamanship Program have appointed …
The following was originally published in the May edition of the Town of St. George newsletter:
The Broadband Committee of the St George Community Development Corporation recently…
On May 1, officers, students, faculty and crew aboard Maine Maritime Academy’s training ship, State of Maine, paused on the sea, near the final resting place of El Faro off Crooked…
AUGUSTA — Senator Dave Miramant, D-Camden, introduced Monday a bill to fix problems in the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MEPERS) Disability Retirement Program.
The bill, LD 1644…
ST. GEORGE — Voters in St. George cast their ballots for a pair of municipal seats and a series of school budget questions Monday, May 10.
Below are the results of those ballot questions…
Letter to the editor: Phil Crossman
Last year, embarrassed on the one hand, broken -hearted and despondent on the other, I abandoned Donald Trump, his astonishing tribe of supplicants and my 50-year-old Republican allegiance and…
Letter to the editor: Sarah Ruef-Lindquist
Loved reading all of this (Welcome back to the Camden area, Snow…
ROCKPORT — Cornhole fans are encouraged to participate Saturday, June 5 in a corn hole tournament hosted by the Satellite Club of West Bay Rotary at Flatbread on Route 1 in Rockport.
The…
A graveside service for Kenneth (Ken) Nicholas Anderson Sr, 78, of Rockland, Maine, who passed away on February 4, 2021, will be held Friday May 21, 2021, at 10 a.m., at the Ridge Cemetery,…
ROCKLAND — A graveside service for Susan Catherine Kiskila, 75, who died Wednesday, December 23, 2020, will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at Pleasant View Cemetery, Cushing.
To…
ROCKPORT — A graveside service for Robert M. Jones, Sr., (Bob), 89, who passed away peacefully on December 28, 2020 will be held Thursday, May 20, 2021, at 2 p.m., at Rockville Cemetery, Route…
A graveside service for Shirley Grant 92, who passed away on April 20, 2021, will be held Saturday, May 22, 2021, at 10 a.m., at Fairview Cemetery, Patterson Mill Road, Warren.
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WALDO — Edward M. Beckett, Sr., 86 passed away peacefully at his home on May 9, 2021.
He was born on March 10, 1935, in Northport to Melvin and Dorothy (Mahoney) Beckett.
He married…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 11, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 11, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 797.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills, Maine Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew, and Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Nirav D. Shah released…
ROCKLAND — The Oceanside and Camden Hills baseball squads faced off Monday, May 10 for the third time this season.
In Rockland, the visiting Windjammers boosted its record to 7-1 with a 14…
AUGUSTA –The Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee gave unanimous approval Monday to a bill to provide state funding to Maine’s Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP) that…
KNOX COUNTY — The Maine Department of Transportation will be continuing paving work along Routes 73 and 131 in Knox County. Work began in 2020, started up again Monday, May 10, and should be…
HOPE — Joy Diane Gould Brown, 83, formerly of Hope, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at MaineGeneral Rehabilitation & Long Term Care - Glenridge.
Revelation 21…
