STOCKTON SPRINGS — Stockton Springs Community Library (SSCL) will host 'The Great Event Community Yard Sale in Stockton Springs' on September 6, 2025, and space rentals for the Giant Yard Sale…
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CAMDEN — The Five Town Little League announces a special initiative to show gratitude to the high school softball and baseball volunteers who supported the youth at the…
PITTSFIELD — The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing the southbound side of I-95 near Mile Marker 152 in Pittsfield from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Wednesday,…
BELFAST — Lorraine Nancy Ward, 76 of Belfast, passed away on March 13, 2025.
A service to celebrate the life of Lorraine will be held April 4…
PORTLAND — An Owls Head man was sentenced March 31 in U.S. District Court in Portland for trafficking fentanyl and cocaine, according to a news release from U.S. District Court in…
BELFAST — The Belfast City Council will meet Tuesday, April 1, at 7 p.m. for its regularly scheduled meeting. Some of agenda items on City Manager…
CUSHING — Anthony (Tony) F. Campagna, age 79, passed away on March 16, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Bristol, Rhode Island, on August 25, 1945, to the late Frank J. Campagna and…
OWLS HEAD — Dawn M. Strickland, 51, died unexpectedly at home, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Born in Rockland, April 5, 1973, she was the daughter of Pamela C. Stone. Educated locally Dawn was a 1991…
WALDOBORO — Suzanne Trowbridge Cooney died peacefully in the early morning hours on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at her home in Waldoboro, Maine. Her husband of over 60 years was by her side, having…
ROCKPORT — Jean Eleanore Merrill Bell died on March 15, 2025, at the age of 92, in Rockport at the Sussman House after a courageous battle with cancer.
A celebration of her life will be…
Planning Board review, April 1; City Council zoning discussion, April 14
ROCKLAND — A multi-faceted…
WASHINGTON — Approximately 50 residents braved snowy conditions to attend Washington’s annual town meeting March 29. Most warrant items passed without discussion, including articles directing the…
The federal government has funded more than a billion dollars in biomedical and public health research at Maine institutions over the past 10 years, supporting research…
ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds March 24-28.
Camden
Gregory B. Currier to Pamela K.…
Miller School’s sixth grade class will matriculate at Medomak Middle School starting this coming fall in the largest step of a three-part plan to reduce overcrowding at the elementary school in…
We are living through some worrying times. They are not generally to my liking. People seem to be angrier than normal, more unsettled. Were that it only was on the news channels…
Logging Expo in Bangor on May 16-17, 2025
The Maine AgrAbility program announces the release of a new resource focused on boosting workplace safety and wellness for the state’s logging workforce. Program…
"I’m Still Here" - (PG-13; 2 hours, 15 minutes - in Brazilian Portuguese with subtitles) - 2025 Oscar Winner for Best International Film - A mother is forced to reinvent…
CAMDEN — Registration is open for two Summer Ecology Camps, a joint program between Merryspring Nature Center and Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District.
Eco-Explorers for ages…
work in eight-day increments
PORTLAND — CSX Transportation will begin replacing more than 130,000 railroad ties along 124 miles of the Downeaster Corridor, from the Massachusetts…
The Satellite of West Bay Rotary is raising money for Konbit Sante, a healthcare organization in Haiti.
Cuts in international funding for programs that…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County court March 20-26.
Daimon Clark, 45, of Bangor, probation violation in Belfast Sept. 15, 2020, 30 days in…
BELFAST — The following indictments were handed up by a Waldo County grand jury March 20-21.
Kathleen A. Winslow, 39, of Swanville, unlawful possession of scheduled…
BELFAST The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds March 3-14.
Belfast
Marsha H. Donahue to Marsha H.…
ROCKPORT — Registration available for April 2025 classes at Five Town CSD Adult Education.
Five Town CSD provided the following course descriptions:…
ROCKPORT — Tracy H. Donnelly, 86, husband of Carol (DeBenedictis) Donnelly, died on March 25, 2025 at Pen Bay Medical Center.
A complete obituary…
On Thursday, President Donald signed an …
Due to weather, Southport General Store will be close on Saturday March 29th. Come in today to stock up on all the essentials for the weekend!
ROCKLAND—Midcoast Sports Exchange, a center for used and new sports equipment and recreational gear, recently moved from the former KeyBank building in Camden Market Square to the vacant…
When Celeste Yakawonis was younger, she thought she would spend the rest of her life in her riverfront home on six acres of land in Turner.
But that was before Yakawonis’s husband died…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity March 6-26.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity March 13-27.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are…
BELFAST — Longtime Belfast residents Bruce and Randy Mailloux will be honored at this year’s Katahdin Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, Golden Eagle Dinner on May 15, 2025, at the Belfast Yacht…
ROCKLAND — William George Butman Jr., 84, passed away peacefully on March 24, 2025 at the Maine General Rehab and Long-Term Care at Glenridge, in Augusta.
Born in the Knox County Hospital,…
no weekend construction
MOUNT DESERT — The Maine Department of Transportation is replacing Babson Bridge, which carries Route 3 and Route 198 over Kitteredge Brook located 0.09 miles East of…
WALDOBORO — Early in the morning of March 25, 2025, John L Gatcombe left us on the ebbing tide after a period of declining health. He died peacefully at home with family by his side.
John…
This is not a drill!! We’re doing a little spring cleaning, which means you get 20% off select beer and wine! While supplies last. See you soon!
AUGUSTA — Game Warden Investigator Ethan Buuck, of Division B in Sidney, was honored by his peers as the Maine Game Warden of the Year for 2024. Game Warden…
Searsmont Town Library
SEARSMONT — Searsmont Town Library's concert series 'Live Outside the Library' has a full schedule for 2025 beginning in April and running through September. …
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Rotary Club is now accepting grant applications for the 2024-2025 service year. Local nonprofits and projects focused on hunger, youth, and health are encouraged to apply…
Buying or Selling?
Call Hillary Barrett at Newcastle Realty!
(207) 380-5505 | hillarybarrett@cheneycompanies.com
Hillary was born and raised in the Boothbay Harbor area.…
By Mimi Edmunds
Libraries have history and legacies. Movies are made about libraries, in libraries, about librarians. Everyone has a library story in their lives. There is…
On March 25, Maine Preservation held a ceremony for its annual Honor Awards at Johnson Hall Opera House in Gardiner. Since 1998, the organization has celebrated excellence in historic preservation…
Artists in Action Against Food Insecurity celebrating 35th anniversary
ROCKLAND — AIO has announced an open call for artists for the 4th annual ArtFeeds: Artists in Action Against Food Insecurity. AIO is accepting entries from March 25…
GLUTEN FREE Chicken parm & crispy chicken cutlets ready for dinner!! Come and get it. We are here til 6!
Maine's February home sales data highlights growth in sales, prices, and available inventory. Statistics shared by Maine Listings, indicate a 6.51% increase in sales of single-…
BELFAST — MaineHealth Waldo Hospital welcomes Christopher Nelson, PA-C, to its Cardiology Department.
Nelson comes to MHWH with nearly 25 years of experience as a physician…
Local farmers and entrepreneurs are invited
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — Local farmers and entrepreneurs are invited to showcase their products at spring farmers markets on the campuses of MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals in May and June.…
letter to the editor
Dear GREAT Children:
I regret to inform you that we are WITHDRAWING (a.k.a. SNATCHING BACK) the funds approved and already allocated (PROMISED) for your schools and childcare (public and…
