I'm writing as a new Belfast resident and an abutter to the proposed Nordic Aquafarm.
I'm disappointed at the adversarial position of both parties as a newcomer to town; people are dug in…
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Letter to the editor: Mark Salwasser
Operators of recreational vessels less than 26 feet in length will be required to use an engine cut-off switch and…
Belfast is hoping to make it two years in a row in securing a $100,000 Community Development Block Grant Community Enterprise Grant from the State of Maine. If the City of Belfast is again…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from March 8-15 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.
Appleton
Andrew B. Vaughn and Andrew B. Vaughn to Martha…
all types of boats sought; tax write-off included
Due to the current pandemic and uncertainty of the number of people that will be allowed at event gatherings – this year’s annual Boat Auction | Sale will be online. The…
Islesboro Central School submitted the following statement:
Staff at Islesboro Central School (ICS) have begun receiving their vaccinations and are preparing to expand the school…
creating a safer environment for community members of Black, Indigenous, People of Color
At the invitation of an ad hoc group of Waldo County residents, four senior staff of the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office will join the group for a 6-part training series. The focus will be exploring…
Area churches will celebrate Holy Week with in-person, online, television, and drive-in style options.
From the Greater Bay Area Ministerium: There will be no community…
BELFAST — The Belfast Maskers announce their 2021 season.
Founded in 1987, Belfast's premiere community theater group continues to provide quality, engaging live theater, theater camps and…
As you may know, at the last Rockport Select Board meeting, three members of the Board agreed that the Board would go back on its most recent decision to table the issue of…
Why don't we see comments on Nordic Aquafarms from folks with graduate degrees in marine ecology?
If NAF were above-board, they'd have tried first in Rockland, which has year-round rail…
cooped up, lonely, and bored....Coleman Pond speaks
Yesterday my son packed up the family, particularly his son, the nine-year-old in my life, and headed out to that early spring ritual, the Cub Scouts’ Pinewood Derby. If you didn’t raise…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 22, 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…
The following is a letter from the newsletter of Representative Bill Pluecker, who represents House District 95 of Appleton, Hope, eastern Union, and Warren.
Dear friends,
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Opinionated at any speed
It was a shock when Land Rover pulled the plug on its Defender model in 2016, an automotive classic if ever there was one. LR said it had a new version in the works; left unsaid was that the old…
ROCKPORT — The Midcoast Recreation Center has announced a series of youth tennis summer camps slated to be held from June to August at its Rockport facility.
Registration for the camps is…
ROCKPORT — A small brush burn quickly turned into an approximately 1.5 to 2-acre smolder after a gust of wind scattered flames onto a neighbor’s lawn, Sunday afternoon, March 21, in Rockport.…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 21, 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, March 21, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 729.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
top prizes for age groups
In keeping with its April theme of Reading by the Sea, the Coastal Children’s Museum is sponsoring their first Read-a-Thon this coming month.
It’s easy to join, according to the Museum, in…
opinion
On March 8, the Select Board of Camden heard from the citizens of Camden regarding the proposed redevelopment of the…
Letter to the editor: Seth Thayer
I am writing with great enthusiasm in support of Breanna Pinkham Bebb’s run for select person for the Town of Northport.
I first met Bre about…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity March 12-19. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
March 12
Kean M. Ripley, 57, of Belfast, was issued…
compound miter cuts, fish mouth branch connections and homemade bullnose caps
Waldo County Technical Center’s (WCTC) second year Welding student, Sam LeVesque got a “good challenge” from his instructor, Kevin McKenney, when he was asked to construct a hay crib for WCTC’s…
ROCKLAND — The following divorces were finalized in Rockland District Court Jan-Feb.
Michael W. Smith of Camden and Deborah J. Smith of Appleton, married Feb. 7, 1997, in Camden.
…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will hold its annual Vegetable and Fruit School online Wednesday and Thursday, March 31 and April 1, from noon - 2 p.m.
Topics include new and…
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is soliciting grant proposals to support the development, implementation or improvement of programs, initiatives or activities designed to increase…
HAMILTON, New York — Sarah Contento, a member of the Colgate University Class of 2022, has earned the fall 2020 Dean's Award with Distinction.
Contento is a Environmental Studies major from…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 20, 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…
ORONO — The University of Maine has cancelled a scheduled series for the Black Bears baseball program this weekend on the road against Stony Brook following a positive COVID-19 case in the program…
THOMASTON — On Thursday, March 18 we celebrated Thomaston Grammar School students for their hard work during an unusual school year. They have done an amazing job this year! They have had to wear…
new Brown Bag Lunch Series
Spring has finally arrived and Coastal Senior College is offering its members 12 Zoom courses on a variety of topics with spaces still available in seven of them.
The College is also offer…
ROCKPORT — Grant Paul Loavenbruck, 79, husband of Angela Loavenbruck, died at his home in Rockport, surrounded by his three children and his wife after a year-long battle with myelodysplastic…
AUGUSTA — Senator David Miramant, D-Camden, introduced Thursday a bill that would require health insurers to cover ultrasound exams, according to a news release.
LD 599, "An Act To Require…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Friday the State is accelerating the timeline of its vaccination plan to make more people eligible for COVID-19 vaccines earlier.
Beginning Tuesday…
PORTLAND — The Maine Department of Transportation will be rehabilitating the southbound I-295 exit ramp at Washington Ave. (Exit 8) in Portland. The off-ramp wearing surface needs to be replaced…
Music transforms and inspires
Music transforms and inspires
In the secluded and relaxed lakeside setting of historic Camp Kieve’s Wavus campus, the DaPonte String Quartet will hold a weekend-long “DaPonte String…
not wanting to leave animals behind
ROCKLAND — PAWS Animal Adoption Center, in Camden-Rockport, is one of several Maine animal organizations to receive grants from the Loyal Biscuit’s Fenway Fund.
PAWS was awarded a $1,500…
HOPE — Marian B. Dahmen, 93, of Hope, died on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at the Sussman House in Rockport.
A complete obituary will be published later and services will be announced in the…
recognizing stellar high school seniors
ISLESBORO — Each year, the Maine Principals’ Association (MPA), recognizes stellar high school seniors.
“It is with great pride that Islesboro Central School (ICS) names Olivia Britton as…
ROCKPORT — Lila Adele Jackson, 10 years old of Rockport, passed away on March 17, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Born on January 25, 2011 was called to Heaven to be with Jesus. Lila was the…
ROCKLAND — Rockland police are seeking information from the public following the recent vandalism of a motor vehicle.
Four tires were slashed on a SUV and profanity was spray-painted on…
AUGUSTA — A bill sponsored by Senator Chip Curry, D-Belfast, to support service members, veterans and their families who live in Maine received unanimous committee support Thursday in the State…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 19, 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, March 19, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 728.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) is preparing to place an order for first doses of…
AUGUSTA — State Representative Bill Pluecker, I-Warren, introduced LD 568, “An Act To Establish a Working Farmland Access and Protection Program within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation…
ensures right to healthy environment
AUGUSTA — A bill from Senator Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, the Pine Tree Amendment, received bipartisan committee support Wednesday in the State Legislature.
LD 489, “RESOLUTION, Proposing…
AUGUSTA — Senator Chip Curry, D-Belfast, introduced Thursday a bill to support the trades and apprenticeship programs.
LD 241, “An Act To Support the Trades through a Tax Credit for…
ROCKPORT — Anne Kilham, 83, noted artist, died peacefully in the warmth of her home and love of her son and caregivers, Wednesday, March 3, 2021.
Born in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1937, Anne…
