UNION — This June, Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) awarded $6,500 from its Communities Innovation Grant to the Knox County Gleaners (KCG), a program of Come Spring Food Pantry in Union. The…
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The 2023-24 Waldo County Technical Center (WCTC) Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) class earned their CNA certifications as they ended their time at the Tech Center.
“Congratulations goes out…
WALDOBORO — On May 16, Principal of Medomak Valley High School Linda Pease was recognized as the 2023-2024 Outstanding School Administrator of the Year by the Maine Music Educators Association at…
examining mechanisms by which PFAS ascend the food chain via phytoplankton
CASTINE — Two professors at Maine Maritime Academy were recently awarded a $77,000 grant from the Maine Community Foundation in support of their research examining the relationship between PFAS in…
Letters
Thomaston Grammar School held Field Day on Thursday, June 13. It was a beautiful, fun-filled day. Field Day was ocean themed.
The Wellness Committee transformed the lobby into an undersea…
Waldo County Technical’s Strive and Employability Skills Preparation programs build little libraries
Waldo County Technical Center’s (WCTC) Strive and Employability Skills Preparation (ESP) programs culminated their year of learning woodworking by designing and building little libraries. These…
BELFAST — The number of births taking place at Waldo County General Hospital has continued to decline in recent years, which combined with a very tight labor market, has created ongoing challenges…
OWLS HEAD — A graveside committal service for Norman E. Gamage, Sr., who died peacefully, February 2, 2024, will be held Friday, June, 21, 2024, at 10 a.m., at Ocean View Cemetery in South…
On June 17 at 11:56 a.m., Lincoln County Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a farm tractor accident on South Clary Road in Jefferson. Deputies responded to the…
truck belonged to deceased man found at Lincolnville Beach, death ruled a suicide
LINCOLNVILLE BEACH – The body of a man reported missing by his family on May 18, 2024 was discovered on Lincolnville Beach on June 3, 2024. Maine’s Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME)…
SOUTH THOMASTON — Robert Heal passed away peacefully June 10, 2024 at the age of 88. He was born in Camden to Evelyn and Arthur Heal.
He graduated from Camden High School in 1954 and…
WALDOBORO — Marlene A. (Pierce) Douglas, age 87, died peacefully at home on June 10, 2024, after an extended battle with Alzheimer’s.
Marlene was born in Randolph, New York, on October 27,…
CUSHING — A celebration of life for Doris M. Mitchell, who died December 18, 2023, will be held Saturday, June 29, 2025, at 1 p.m., at Broad Cove Church, 80 Pleasant Point Road, Cushing, Maine.…
WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts — Nancy Clark was born December 11, 1946 in Akron, Ohio, to Ruth and Gardner Brown.
She showed a real talent for music and played the cello through her college…
School Committee meeting June 24
LINCOLNVILLE — With the failure of the $5,132,588 school budget before voters in Lincolnville June 11, the process of reviewing why it…
Lincolnville’s oldest resident turned 98 on June 16, and that did not go unnoticed by the Town. With fanfare, and bearing an honorary gift, all five members of the Lincolnville Select Board and…
parking lot of the Country Inn is now a food truck court
ROCKPORT—You know what Maine can never see enough of? Great Mexican food.
Joe Simko, owner/chef of the new Taco Joe’s food truck, opened quietly last week in the parking lot of The Country…
ROCKPORT — The Lesher Family Foundation, in partnership with the Authors Guild Foundation and Maine Media Workshops + College, will host a third season of its summer…
Diane O’Brien Guest Column
Diane O’Brien, Ma to me, asked to write this week’s column. I am happy to take Father’s Day off. – Ed O’Biren
There it was again, the stricken look of unexpected defeat on…
BELFAST The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court June 7-13.
Robert A. Seger Jr., 35, of Frankfort, operating while license suspended or…
In an update that was posted to the Rockland Police Dept. Facebook page, June 15, RPD announced that Samuel Ward, 23, of Rockland, was arrested following a standoff on Carrolls Lane, Friday…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity May 21 - June 8.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity May 26 - June 10.
An arrest or summons…
1st Place James Anderson Charlie Brown
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ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds June 3-7.
Camden
Robert J. Gerety and Joan T. Gerety to LPL Properties LLC…
Belfast Area High School has ceased to allow track and field meets on its campus until a new athletic complex can be built. With fundraising for the estimated $5.5 million price tag potentially…
To the voters of Camden:
Thank you for your votes for Camden Select Board. I am honored by your confidence in me, and I look forward to serving all of Camden with…
ROCKPORT — A new temporary art exhibit at Pen Bay Medical Center features work by Craig Voligny, Jonathan Byrer, LeeAnne Mallonne, Margaret Merrill and Robert Steinmetz along the walls of the…
The benefits team at Allen Insurance and Financial continues to monitor the progress of the rulemaking process on the Maine PFML, working with both legal and insurance company experts.
With…
Rockport, ME, Friday, May 31st — …
BELFAST — A memorial gathering for Harold “Hal” C. Morse, 95, of Belfast, who died on April 8, 2024, will be held Sunday, June 30, 2024, at 2 p.m., at the Belfast United Methodist Church.
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LINCOLNVILLE — Cecil E. Dennison, Jr., 76, husband of Cynthia D. Lowell, died on Saturday, June 8, 2024 at the Sussman House in Rockport. Born in Rockport on June 13, 1947, he was the son of Cecil…
Pen Bay, Waldo Announce Juneteenth Closures
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — In observance of the Juneteenth holiday, Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital have announced adjusted…
Midcoast Community Chorus to Perform on Sunday
You have cancer.
In the span of three short words, life as you know it has changed. Your scale of “good news” and “bad news” is about to shift. You are about to become familiar with a…
opinion
At the Thomaston Town Meeting, Wednesday, June 12, the first article for consideration, Article 3, was whether the…
Buying or Selling?
Call Clint Miller & Lorrie Zeiner at Newcastle Realty!
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Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
Inevitably, sliding into a new car every week invites comparisons with the previous one. Not pointing any fingers here, but on arrival the CX-30 felt like a double lungful…
Greetings,
I just returned from attending the “Open Door” conference at MorningStar. It was an awesome time of…
Opinion: Frequently Asked Questions about Megunticook River
The Megunticook River Citizens Advisory Committee has been continuously researching the Megunticook River and the community issues surrounding the dams, and its work…
CUSHING — The Georges River Land Trust announces a new summer event: Nature Fest, a 2-day, immersive learning experience designed to bring the whole family closer to nature on July 25 and 26, from…
more than $400,000 has been raised for beautification projects
ROCKPORT — After sitting fallow for years, the courtyard gardens at Pen Bay Medical Center are being revived.
Work has begun to transform the two interior spaces outside the hospital’s…
ROCKPORT — As the warmer weather arrives, so do the pesky little critters known as the brown-tail moth caterpillars.
According to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the…
LINCOLNVILLE — Margaret Anne “Peggy” DiGiovanne, nee Carney, passed away on June 8, 2024, at the age of 75, at Sussman House in Rockport. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on August 4, 1948,…
WALDOBORO — This summer The Waldoboro Inn, 926 Main St. Waldoboro, ME, 04572, presents a series of workshops hosted by local artists and writers. Each skilled individual will share their talents…
FRIENDSHIP — Howard James Lash, 96, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at his home in Friendship. He was born December 2, 1927, the twelfth child of Captain Robert and Levilda Lash. He…
BELFAST — Janet Amelia Kimball, of Belfast, passed away peacefully on May 9, 2024.
Services will be held June 14, 2024, at 11 a.m., at St. Francis of Assisi, 81 Court St, Belfast, Maine. A…
letter to the editor
Now that the votes in Camden and Rockport are counted, it strikes us as time to come back together for the mutual benefit of both towns, as we have so successfully done before.
Sometimes we…
BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court.
Ashlee M. Demers, of Searsmont, and…
ROCKLAND — The following indictments were recently handed up by a Knox County grand jury.
An indictment does not indicate guilt.
Scott A. Beal, 53, of Rockport, possession of a…
