Monday, May 13 is the start of the 8th Annual UN Global Road Safety Week, a week meant to increase knowledge, skills, and awareness about the importance of protecting vulnerable users on the roads…
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Welcoming Spring in the SPS Wine Cellar with a delightful selection of Roses! Nothing has us craving roses like warmer temps…
ROCKPORT — The Worthington family will celebrate the life of David Worthington, who passed away on February 1, 2024, and acknowledge his legacy: the Worthington Scholarship Foundation.
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FREEDOM — A search warrant led to the discovery of 1,900 marijuana plants growing in an illegal operation, according to a Waldo County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Cody Laite.
According to the…
VINALHAVEN — Martha Elaine Coffin Reed, 70, died comfortably at home on Vinalhaven, Wednesday, May 8, 2024 after a courageous fight with ovarian cancer. She spent her final days surrounded by all…
CUSHING — A graveside committal service for Nettie F. Salo who died on December 4, 2023 will be held Friday, May 24, 2024, at 2 p.m., at Seaview Cemetery (corner of Bayview and Chestnut Street),…
BELFAST — Elaine M. Joseph, 77 of Belfast, passed away peacefully with her family by her side, on February 22, 2024.
A graveside service with a gathering of friends and family will be…
MARTINSVILLE — Linda S. Young, of Martinsville, died unexpectedly, Friday, May 3, 2024 due to complications post-surgery. She was 79.
Born January 14, 1945, in Westwood, Massachusetts,…
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On May 10, Camden Hills Regional High School Boys’ Tennis Team traveled to Lewiston to take on the Blue Devils of Lewiston High School and defeated them 5-0. The Windjammers boys’ tennis team…
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The red doors of Heavenly Threads thrift store are closed. The Congregational Church assures us, via Facebook, that it will reopen. Their…
letter to the editor
Since spring of 2023 hundreds of Rockport residents have become increasingly aware of the deficiencies in the…
letter to the editor
As I sat down to write this letter, I was preparing to explain what a thorough job our Wastewater Task Force had done in recommending a location and technology for a new Rockport wastewater…
letter to the editor
We are writing not in opposition to Offshore Wind in Searsport, as both local and state media have implied, but in opposition to choosing…
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On May 7, the Belfast City Council voted 5-0 to revoke its 2021 approval of an eminent domain action that would have taken intertidal land from 43-year Belfast residents Jeffrey Mabee and Judith…
On June 11, Rockport voters are being asked to approve an enormous $38 million ($52 million with fees and interest!) initiative for a new stand-alone sewage treatment plant without sufficient…
ROCKLAND —- The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds May 6-10.
Appleton
Janice M. Demuth Est. to David A. Demuth and Rosemary…
ROCKPORT – The following is the May 13 Rockport Town Manager’s Report and Update delivered in advance of the regularly scheduled…
In memoriam honors Sani Fogel
ROCKPORT – Rockport is recognizing its longtime retired…
While most municipalities in Knox County are served exclusively by the Sheriff’s Office, the City of Rockland and the towns of Camden, Rockport and Thomaston have their own police departments.…
ROCKPORT – Rockport Harbor Hotel’s rooftop Atrium Restaurant was opened to the public with a Business After Hours event hosted by the…
I write this on Mother’s Day, another Hallmark Holiday to some I am sure — the woman responsible for the modern holiday, Anna Jarvis, certainly felt this way later in her life — but I think it is…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds April 29 - May 3.
Belfast
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BELFAST The — Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity April 15 - May 8.
An arrest or summons does…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity April 28 - May 9.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a…
CAMDEN — James Galbraith Bennett III, 70, of Camden, Maine, passed away at Maine Medical Center on April 14, 2024. He was the son of the late Barbara H. Bennett and James G. Bennett, Jr.,…
28 Maine dentists from seven counties are restoring smiles of domestic abuse survivors
Maine dentists have donated $102,000 worth of free, dignified and gold-standard procedures for low-income women and child survivors of domestic abuse through “Finding Our Smiles”, according to the…
NEWCASTLE — The Knox Lincoln County Beekeepers (KLCB) announces a number of in-person presentations taking place at Lincoln Academy in the ATEC building this summer.
“This a great…
BELFAST — People and Places of the Maine Coast, an exhibit of photographs by Doug Chamberlin, will be on display in the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library for the month of May.
The…
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CAMDEN — Camden Public Library will be a Local Program Partner for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, “the world’s preeminent early childhood book-gifting program,” said CPL, in a news release.…
2nd Annual Mountain Mayhem benefits WinterKids
GREENWOOD — WinterKids announces the return of the 2nd Annual Mountain Mayhem, a 12-hour mountain bike and trail running challenge set to take place on June 22, 2024, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., at Mt…
AUGUSTA — The annual observance at the Maine Law Enforcement Officers Memorial will take place on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at 10 a.m. The granite memorial, located on State Street near the Maine…
VINALHAVEN — Meredith Elaine Hildings Swears, 44, died peacefully at home after fighting a courageous battle against breast cancer.
Meredith was born on Vinalhaven on July 5,1979 to John…
EDGECOMB — A graveside service for Normand and Jeannine Daigle (Normand passed on December 16, 2023 and Jeannine passed on October 9, 2022) will be held on Friday, May 17, 2024, at 2 p.m., at…
HOPE — Viola Brownell Richardson, 96, of Hope, died at her home on May 5, 2024.
A complete obituary will be published later and a service will be announced.
Condolences and…
We are feeling inspired after our fused glass trivet workshop! The joy of creating with community, under the guidance of our…
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Update 5/10/2024: The driver of a stolen vehicle that led police on a pursuit prior to crashing into a South Thomaston garage, Wednesday, May 8, has been located and arrested.
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ST. GEORGE — Miles Bartke, an eighth grader at St. George School, will be heading to Washington, D.C. this weekend for prestigious…
Coinciding with the celebration of Earth Day, Coastal Mountains Land Trust announced two successes of the Waldo County Conservation Initiative, an…
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It’s finally looking like springtime has arrived in Maine and that means increased road traffic for graduation ceremonies, outside gatherings, Memorial Day celebrations, trips to the beach or…
A Camden Hills Regional High School hockey player, Owen Hotchkin, is among 43 students from across the state who have earned a Hobey Baker High School Character Award.
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ROCKPORT — Maine EMS Director Wil O’Neal recognized Pen Bay Medical Center for its readiness to care for pediatric patients during a ceremony held in front of the hospital’s Emergency Department…
ROCKLAND — Melissa Majkut, 54, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 5, 2024, enveloped in love and surrounded by her family and friends.
Melissa was born in Portland, and spent her youth…
Over 200 guests packed the Penobscot Bay YMCA’s Boogie for the Babes benefit at the Rockport Opera House on Saturday, May 4, supporting the Y’s Early Child Care programs.
The event…
Among the sixteen Maine teachers celebrated as 2024 County Teachers of the Year, May 9, at a ceremony in the Hall of Flags at the Maine State Capitol during Teacher Appreciation Week, are three…
On May 6, Camden Hills Regional High School Boys’ Tennis Team traveled to Newcastle to take on the Eagles of Lincoln Academy and defeated them 3-2. The…
Jennifer Fifield and Valerie Robinson, ACSR, of Allen Insurance and Financial have each earned the Certified Professional Insurance Agent designation from the American Insurance Marketing and…
The Maine Lobster Festival has a long tradition of giving back to the community, according to MLF, in a news release, and donated $1,000 to the Rockland District Nursing Association at its…
Waldo County Technical Center’s (WCTC) Culinary Arts program made life a little sweeter for Hospice volunteers last week when they baked over 300 different types of scones for the organization’s…
