Anna ‘Lorene’ Shute passed away on April 25, 2024, exactly 6 years to the day of the departure of much loved husband, Kenneth.

She was born July 10, 1930 in Yanceyville, North Carolina to…

ROCKLAND — A graveside committal service for Carl J. Patch who died November 15, 2023, and his father C. B. (Carl) Patch who passed May 20, 2016, will be held Monday, May 6, at 10 a.m., at Seaside…

BELMONT — On April 29, 2024 the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at 425 Augusta Road, in the town of Belmont. The search warrant was the result of an ongoing investigation…

 Since 2022, Waldo County District 37 (Winterport, Part of Frankfort, Prospect, Stockton Springs, Searsport), District 38 (Unity, Thorndike, Knox, Jackson, Monroe, Brooks, Waldo, and Swanville),…

SPRUCE HEAD — Hospitality Manager Brenda Fournier has completed the Leading a Culture of Service Excellence certificate program from Cornell University through their eCornell Online Program,…

BANGOR — A Troy woman has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor to Social Security fraud, health care fraud, and theft of public money.

According to court records, from about…

ROCKPORT — Our political leaders and the media frequently refer to various parts of the Constitution, including the many articles, amendments, and the Bill of Rights. But do you know what our…

Camden National Bank announces the appointment of Garrett McKnight as Executive Vice President, Managing Director of Camden National Wealth Management. McKnight succeeds Jennifer Lloyd Mirabile,…

ROCKLAND — Step into the high-ceilinged Back Gallery at the Triangle Gallery, Friday, May 3, 2024 through Saturday, May 18, 2024, to be immersed in the large-scale, painted worlds of Susanna White…

ROCKLAND — Cathy Shaer, a writer, artist, and innkeeper (and wife, mother and grandmother), passed away peacefully in April at her home in Rockland, surrounded by family and friends. She was 76.…

Camden Hills Regional High School Boys Tennis Team played against Brunswick High School April 26, winning with a final tally of 4 to 1.

Individual results, with Camden Hills’ players listed…

CAMDEN — The Camden Rotary Club has awarded grant awards this year totaling nearly $30,000 to nine local nonprofit organizations.

The Penobscot Bay YMCA received $5,000 to…

The Board of Directors of the Maine Youth Alliance, which oversees the programs of the Game Loft and I Know ME in Belfast and at Mt. View in Thorndike, announces the appointment of Dr. Caer…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court April 12-18. 

Francis E. Richardson III, 29, of…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds April 22-26.  

Camden

Phyllis May Palmer Young Est. to Asia Durr and John…

The Camden Rotary Club has awarded grant awards totaling nearly $30,000 to nine local nonprofit organizations.

The Penobscot Bay YMCA received $5,000 to…

WALDOBORO — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency announces the arrest of two people during the execution of a search warrant at a residence on Finntown Road in Waldoboro following a months-long…

ROME — Pine Tree Camp’s week-long summer overnight camp and day programming kicks off in June, bringing Maine kids and adults with disabilities to camp for a summer of friendship, barrier-free fun…

Coastal Rivers’ Estuary Water Quality Monitoring Program offers volunteers the chance to get out on the water and be part of an ongoing community science project to inform…

WALDOBORO — On the morning of April 25, Medomak Valley High School held its annual Philbrook Speech Competition, an event that highlights and rewards students who have taken a position on a topic…

Belfast Area High School announces its Quarter 3 Honor Roll for the 2023-24 school year.

Grade 9

HIGH HONORS: Isis Bird, Jem Bywater, Bella Foley, Theodore Fowler,…

LINCOLNVILLE — Rachel A. Young, age 86, beloved widow of Bernard Young, passed away on April 25, 2024.

Arrangements are being handled by RipostaFH.com

MANSFIELD, Massachusetts — Andrea Lee Norris, 75, passed away on April 4, 2024.

Andrea leaves an indelible impression on those who called her mother, grandmother, sister, cousin, friend,…

WALDO — Mary Jane Coleman, 76, of Waldo, passed away on April 6, 2024 in Bangor. 

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 1 p.m., at the Belfast United Methodist Church…

This afternoon, April 26, at 4 p.m., the Camden Historic Resources Committee and the Camden Select Board are touring the Montessori School (Elm Street School) and then returning to the Town Office…

The month of April has been National County Government Month and Knox County has…

May is almost on us and the 1st weekend is looking to be a great start to the summer season!! Brady’s 6th Annual Kentucky Derby Hat Party…

In honor of Earth Day 2024, U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Maine State Director Rhiannon Hampson announced that USDA is awarding $2.1 million in grants to Maine farms and rural…

HOPE — Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree said April 23 that 10 Maine businesses in electoral District 1 are receiving $657,000 in renewable energy grants, courtesy of the federal Inflation…

MAINE—I have a theory about books you were meant to find and those which were meant to find you—treat a bookstore like the open road and…

A man being held at Two Bridges Regional Jail has hung himself, in the third suicide since Sagadahoc and Lincoln counties opened the facility on Wiscasset’s Route One in 2006, authorities told…

BELFAST — Join the extra fun in City Park this spring by completing the Story Walk that begins near the bridge to the playground and continues toward the ocean.

Folks of all ages can enjoy…

ROCKPORT — David Hodgkins Jinno died Friday, April 19, 2024. Born in Portland, Maine October 1, 1938, he was the son of Josephine and Shigeyo Jinno.

He spent his early years in New York…

WALDOBORO — State Senator Cameron Reny will speak on Saturday, April 27, at 11 a.m., at BugTussle Annex, 251 Jefferson St., in Waldoboro.

There will be a question-and-answer period…

The Maine Principal’s Association has named Medomak Valley High School Principal Linda Pease as the 2024 Maine Principal of the Year.  

“Mrs. Pease receives this award because of her belief…

Update: April 25, 2024: A fire at a house on Levenseller Pond has been ruled accidental, according to the Searsmont Fire Chief. 

No one was in the residence at the time of the fire…

CAMDEN – Buttermilk Kitchen at Marriner’s celebrates its grand opening Thursday, April, 25. Marriner’s closed after 41 years in business…

Anna Moorman and Jo-Ann Neal have been recognized with a bronze level award for Medicare sales in 2023 by Anthem, one of the largest health insurance carriers in Maine.

Moorman and Neal are…

CAMDEN – Ninety-plus eighth grade students at Camden-Rockport Middle School participated in an inter-scholastic, inter-disciplinary challenge focusing on food. Anchored in science, the project…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds March 25 - April 5. 

Belfast

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ROCKLAND —As Sally Levi continues her plans to site an ice cream stand at Sandy Beach in the South end of Rockland, neighbors opposed to the proposed business have focused on parking regulations…

WALDOBORO — Merle E. Prock, 86, passed away in his home in Waldoboro on Monday, April 22, 2024. He was surrounded by his loving wife and children in the place he always loved to be.

Merle…

UNION — “As Union prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, anticipation is building for a weekend of festivities from July 19 to 21,” said the Union Sestercentennial Committee, in a news…

The Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) announces the hiring of three community partners to its community impact team. Community partners support nonprofit organizations…

MIDCOAST MAINE — Multiple Knox, Lincoln, and Waldo County businesses are among 20 Maine businesses to share in $2.1 million in grants to Maine farms and rural small businesses in ten counties. The…

The Lesher Family Foundation and the Town of Rockport are soliciting feedback from the community about the three potential designs for the park being built at the former RES site.

LFF's…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity April 11-20.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

ROCKLAND — Glenna Rae Hescock, age 95, of Rockland, Maine, and formerly of Holliston, Massachusetts, died on April 15, 2024, in Camden, Maine, with her daughters by her side.

Glenna was…

THOMASTON — A graveside committal service with military honors, for Robert F. ‘Bob’ Watts, Jr. who died, March 16, 2024, will be held Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 10 a.m., at Village Cemetery, Erin…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court April 5-11. 

Larry G. Alexander, 66, of Shushan…