The American Lighthouse Foundation recently presented Peter Ralston a Keeper of the Light award during the organization’s year-end gala, which was held at the Nonantum Resort in Kennebunkport.…
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Belfast Area High School students in the Belfast Marine Institute class marine studies recently visited the foreshore shipwreck on the Passagassawakeag River in Belfast as part of their Maritime…
SEARSPORT — The Wreaths Across America's Arlington Escort will be coming through Searsport on Sunday, December 10, 2023, between 11:30 and 11:45 a.m. There will be no detour this weekend.
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Camden National Bank announces two promotions to retail senior leadership positions. Geoffrey Grayson has been promoted to senior vice president, director of retail sales strategy, and Christopher…
Holiday Giving Tree
ROCKPORT — Through December 31, 2023, Barnswallow Books will be collecting donations for Darrowby Farm Sanctuary under this season’s giving tree, “another stunning 20’ fir tree alight in our barn…
Medomak Valley High School Principal Linda Pease presents the annual $100 donation from the staff to the food pantries from each town in the RSU 40 district.
Left to Right: Jan Visser…
Iraqi domestic violence activists traveled to Camden on December 1 to meet with Finding Our Voices and discuss ideas on bringing safety and freedom to women in their home country. Finding Our…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library is closed as of Friday, December 8, 2023 due to a broken sewer line. An excavator will be onsite Tuesday, Dec. 12 to…
BELFAST — Nancy Mattila, born July 2, 1940, in Ely, Minnesota, peacefully passed away at the age of 83 on November 24, 2023. She was at home in Belfast with her family – her daughter Jenae Pash,…
Five Camden Hills soccer players were recognized at the annual Maine Soccer Coaches Awards ceremony on December 3 for their achievements on the soccer pitch this fall. They are Senior…
BELFAST — Winter is here and with it, Belfast Senior College has planned its Winterim semester. It begins in mid-January with registration available on December 15.
A total of twelve…
A Buxton man was found guilty today of transmitting a threatening interstate communication, according to a news…
Camden retailers subject to ongoing thievery and ‘cart push-outs’
CAMDEN — A series of summons have been handed to local residents and transients cited for alleged theft of groceries and clothes from a…
Citizens are needed to work at the polls on election day. The municipal clerk can explain more details about the work involved with election administration. Training is provided for all positions…
ROCKLAND — A semi truck driver parked at a weigh station in Rockland got a scare when an out of control pickup truck left the roadway and crashed into the rig’s front tire while the driver was…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Nov. 16-30.
David James Adams, 51, of Portland, sea urchin less than minimum size in Spruce Head Feb. 27, 2023…
Stockton Springs Community Library is currently presenting works by artist William Landmesser in an Art in the Stacks exhibition through Thursday, December 21.…
CNA students at Waldo County Technical Center had the opportunity to practice their skills on fellow students and staff members at last week’s Health Fair that took place in WCTC’s CNA…
CAMDEN — West Bay Rotary’s Satellite Club announced the winners of its Hearth-Warming Raffle, which has become its most successful fundraiser to date. Net proceeds support two local charities, AIO…
Every Thursday in December from 6 to 8 p.m. members of Lincolnville's town-appointed Heart & Soul team will be in the Lincolnville Town Office to welcome residents who would like to…
Cub Scout Pack 200 was excited to escort Mr. and Mrs. Claus through the streets of Camden during the Christmas by the Sea Parade. According to Jamie Mathiau, the joy and pride were palpable as…
The Maine Agricultural Mediation Program (MAMP), which is part of University of Maine Cooperative Extension, has released its 2024 wall calendar.
The theme of this year’s calendar is “…
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FAIRFIELD — Kennebec Valley Community College has unveiled a new Business Entrepreneurship program that is no-cost to participants. The 4-month long program will focus on the basics of starting…
A play about math and madness
BELFAST — Belfast Maskers will hold open auditions for its first play of the 2024 season, "Proof" by David Auburn. There are two opportunities to audition at the Basil Burwell Community Theater,…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Nov. 13-17.
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OCEANSIDE, California — Ernest A. Tolman, 82, died November 21, 2023, following a brief illness. Born in West Rockport, Maine, March 3, 1941, he was one of 13 children born to Donald E. and Esther…
Wilbur Edgar Baird Jr., 66, passed away on November 27, 2023, related to vascular dementia, which took away many years his loved ones weren’t ready to give up.
He was born on December 1,…
ROCKLAND — Later this month, Pen Bay Medical Center will begin renovating space in the Rockland Plaza at 75 Maverick St., in Rockland, that will become the new home of Pen Bay Walk-in Care. The…
Dr. Dick MacDonald, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died at age 88 at Pen Bay Medical Center on November 25, 2023.
A memorial will be held June 8, 2024, in Rockport, Maine.
For…
A Bird’s Tale
We’ve all faced the dilemma: We want to show our love or appreciation for someone through a gift at the holidays but what is something that reflects who they are and what they enjoy in life?
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The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and staff of the Board of Environmental Protection (BEP or “Board”) are…
ROCKLAND — A Cushing man made his initial court appearance Dec. 1 in Knox County Court after he was arrested by Rockland police for aggravated trafficking in drugs.
Christopher Benner, 48,…
Delicious architecture fills room with love
CAMDEN – The first Gingerbread House Bake-Off at last weekend’s Christmas by the Sea celebration was held in the conference room at 16 Bayview Hotel December 1 and 2. The Knox County Homeless…
The family of 39-year-old Waldo County man Graham Lacher, missing since June 6, 2022, when he fled the grounds of the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center in Bangor, has doubled the reward amount for…
ROCKLAND — Local youth arts program Arts in Action recently completed three community murals located at South School, Good Tern Co-op, and the City of Rockland Transfer Station and Compost…
Waldo County Sheriff assisted Unity Ambulance and Troy FD
TROY - A man has been Life-flighted for treatment after suffering a fully severed leg due to a farming accident, according to a press release from Waldo County…
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — Five care team members from Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital were recently honored with employee awards during ceremonies held on the hospital
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Elaine Ng of Hope, Heather Wyman, of Appleton, and Julia Maher, of Owls Head, are the newest members of the Maine Community Foundation’s (MaineCF) Knox County Grantmaking Committee.
MaineCF…
CAMDEN — Scouts and leaders from the Camden area applauded the presentation of beads, neckerchief and certificate to Jared Todd during a special Wood Badge ceremony held on October 30, 2023.
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BELFAST — Local Color Gallery welcomes Sheep Jones, a Belfast, Maine painter, as a guest artist for the months of December, January, and February. A popular artist in Maine and beyond, according…
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center welcomes Victoria Hoch, MD, as an intensivist.
Hoch received her Doctor of Medicine from Chicago Medical School in North Chicago, Illinois, in 2017…
Meeting this evening
HOPE — The Planning Board in Hope has several weighty topics to consider Tuesday evening, Dec. 5, when it convenes for a regularly…
SOUTH THOMASTON — Beverly G. Grierson, 86, died peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, Monday, November 27, 2023.
Beverly was the widow of the late Milton W. Grierson. She leaves…
OWLS HEAD — Nancy L. Manning, 66, passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday, November 26, 2023, after a long health battle.
She was born and raised in New Jersey and spent over 2O…
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — Maureen F. Glasheen, age 78, passed away on November 29, 2023 in West Palm Beach after a long illness. She was born the only child to Frances Michael Glasheen and Regina…
ROCKPORT — A man of many talents, a legendary can-do spirit, and a life well lived, Richard (Dick) F. Eichacker passed away peacefully on November 29, 2023 from complications of Parkinsons. He was…
UNION — Mildred Hazel O’Jala, 102, of Union, passed away peacefully, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, surrounded by her family. Born in Lincolnville February 1, 1921, she was the daughter of Marcellus “…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 151 calls for service for the period of Nov. 28 to Dec. 5. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 10,343 calls for service.
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‘There’s a lot going on in Waldoboro’
The winter holidays were in evidence in Waldoboro on Saturday, December 2. All over town, shops and organizations decked the halls and some hosted special events.
At the north end of town…
Opinionated at any speed . . . Silvio Calabi
As before, the Prius is a hybrid front-wheel-drive hatchback with comfort for four and ample cargo space, especially with the rear seats folded down. But now Toyota has…
