FRIENDSHIP — Dwight Frederick 'Fred' Blake, 89, of Friendship, died December 11, 2024, at the Homestead at Owls Head, Maine, after a brief illness.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Fred…
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BELFAST — David Basil Sutherland, 82, husband of Susan (Philbrook) Sutherland and owner of Sutherland Painting, Inc., died on December 8, 2024 at his home in Belfast. …
Al Swallow retires after 30 years with MaineHealth
MaineHealth announced Dec. 12, 2024, that it has selected an executive with extensive experience as a financial advisor to not-for-profit health systems as its next…
MORRILL — Jeanette Ruth Linsey, Dec.10, 1941- Dec. 5, 2024, 82, of Morrill, Maine ,went to be with Jesus after a year-long illness.
Jeanette was born in…
On Dec. 2 and 6, the Penobscot Bay…
From Augusta
AUGUSTA — Sen. Chip Curry, D-Belfast, has been appointed by Senate President Mattie Daughtry, D-Brunswick, to serve as Senate chair of the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Housing and…
The Town of Searsport Annual Municipal Election will be held on Tuesday March 4, at the Searsport Community Building, 42 Prospect Street. Polls will be open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Elections are to…
From Augusta
AUGUSTA — Sen. Pinny Beebe-Center , D-Rockland, has been appointed by Senate President Mattie Daughtry, D-Brunswick, to serve as Senate Chair of the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on…
At a Dec. 9 joint meeting, the Thomaston Select Board and Budget Committee voted unanimously to recommend a $3.5 million bond proposal for construction of a new Fire and EMS station.
The…
ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry…
Tonight: 8 p.m. - 7 a.m.
ROCKLAND — An Emergency Warming Center at the Flanagan Center (aka The Rec Center) in Rockland will be available tonight, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, starting at 8 p.m. and…
Avoid windows, watch for falling debris and tree limbs
MIDCOAST — Southerly winds may gust up to 60 miles per hour this evening, and the Midcoast is under a flood watch and a high wind warning with today's extensive and wet storm. The National…
Just a stone's throw from the South End
ROCKLAND — Six friends, homebrewers themselves, launched their dream job last month. Taking over after Liberator Brewing Company closed, Shawn and Andrea Wilcox, Jill Mitchell, Brandon Allen, and…
CAMDEN — Roberta "Bobbie" Deanna Belkin, of Camden, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 2. Born in Ainsworth, Nebraska, Bobbie’s life journey was one of remarkable kindness, generosity, and…
WARREN — Robert Leroy Littlehale, 92, of Warren was called home to rest on December 4, 2024, at his daughter’s home in Friendship with his children by his side.
Robert (Bob) was born April…
CAMDEN — Hannah Felton Williamson, 91, resident of Camden, died on December 7, 2024. She was formerly of Newark, Delaware (for 40 years, but she still kept her…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Nov. 27 - Dec. 5.
Paul E. Badger Jr., 28, of Bangor, probation violation in Searsport Sept. 19…
CAMDEN — A winter parking ban is in effect from 8 p.m., Dec. 9, through 7 a.m., Dec. 10, for all streets and parking lots in Camden, except for the Public Safety lot on Washington Street.
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BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Nov. 12 - Dec. 6.
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 Nov. 10 - Dec. 3.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged…
DAMARISCOTTA — Daniel A. Pinkham, 81, of Damariscotta, passed away surrounded by family on December 6, 2024, at Gosnell House in Scarborough. Dan was born on March 13, 1943, to Lawson and Marie (…
CAMDEN — Elinor Jane Grohs, 84, died November 18, 2024, from Alzheimer’s disease. Jane was a Mainer, a teacher, a traveler, a life-long friend, and beloved Mom and Grammy.
Jane was born…
ROCKLAND — Elinor Jane Eaton was reunited with her husband, Milton Francis, and her son Gregory, on December 1, 2024 surrounded by her loving family at her home. Born in Waldoboro, February 14,…
CAMDEN — Contrary to what the Camden Select Board and public was told at a Dec. 3 meeting, absentee ballots will be made available to voters prior to the Jan. 14 Five Town CSD referendum on a $7.3…
Rockport Town Manager Jon Duke…
Saturday evening fell on a clear and cold night, with a gentle west breeze blowing over Penobscot Bay. The bonfire, densely built and tall, covered in pine boughs, stood at the high tide…
Elaine Chris Cobb passed December 2. 2024. She came, as she would say, “from the Nuns” in Cleveland, Ohio born 6/16/1949 and grew up among Catholic and the…
CAMDEN — Camden Hyperbaric, a new provider of mild hyperbaric oxygen therapy (mHBOT), is now open for business inside Camden Whole Health.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been shown to…
ROCKLAND — AIO Food & Energy Assistance, Knox County’s largest food and energy assistance organization, will “christen” its new food delivery…
CAMDEN — Grace Galanti Stearns, 91, passed away on November 30, 2024, at her home of 60 years, after a brief illness.
Born in Camden, December 15, 1932, she was the daughter of Felice and…
SWANVILLE — Clifton A. Larrabee, 77, of Swanville, Maine, passed away December 5, 2024, at Maine Veterans Home.
A full obituary will follow.Memories and condolences may…
ROCKLAND — On Wednesday, Dec. 11, the Rockland City Council will host a special meeting that will include an update on the Samoset Road Geological Study through a presentation…
JUDGE SETS BAIL AT $50,000 cash
ROCKLAND – A Rockport man remains at the Knox County Jail as of Dec. 6 on $50,000 cash bail on new drug charges after he was arrested again Nov. 27, just three days after his initial arrest.…
FRIENDSHIP — Sandra Eutsler Barbour, 88, of Friendship, passed away peacefully on December 2, 2024, to be with the Lord following a period of steady decline in health.
Sandra was born on…
Money to repair high school siding, replace windows, install new HVAC system, lay artificial turf over Don Palmer Field
CAMDEN — A request from the Five…
APPLETON — Alena Maude Pennington, 82, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, December 3, 2024, peacefully and wrapped in the love of her family.
Born in Appleton, she was…
ROCKLAND — Some pre-alerts for a Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024 storm referred to the approaching phenomenon as an Alberta Clipper. Wind advisorys developed, stirring up the otherwise insignificant…
STOCKTON SPRINGS — Talma “Tami” McGinley Pratt, 63, of Stockton Springs, Maine passed away, surrounded by family, on Tuesday November 26, 2024 after a brief battle with cancer.
Talma, known…
THOMASTON — Jeannette Ellen "Mammie/Grammy" (Tower) Frost, a beloved matriarch and cherished friend, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on November 23, 2024, at Pen Bay Medical Center…
ROCKPORT — James ‘Jim’ Chatterton Clayton, DDS, of Camden, passed away on November 28, 2024, at the age of 93. He was born in Manhattan, New York on December 22, 1930, the only son of Dr.…
CAMDEN — At 8:19 a.m., Dec.4, the…
ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified…
PORTLAND — A Waldo County teenager charged with murder in 2022 will be tried as an adult after his appeal to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court was denied Dec. 3.
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TENANTS HARBOR — On November 25, 2024, Ann Marie “Otty” Merrill passed away peacefully at home with her husband and son by her side. She had been fighting cancer for the past 18 months. She had an…
A memorial service for Cynthia L. Stillings, who passed away on January 1, 2022, will be held Sunday, December 8, 2024, at 12 noon, at the Evergreen Cemetery Chapel, 55 Cemetery Road, Berwick,…
MONTVILLE — Charles Arthur Sweetland, of Montville, passed away November 30, 2024; surrounded by his family. He was born April 27, 1951 in Camden and raised…
ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified…
Church asks court to halt real estate negotiations with Waldo CAP
BELFAST — On Dec. 2, UMaine…
THOMASTON — An unknown voice said he was holding the family hostage. If money, in the form of gift cards, wasn’t sent, the family would get hurt.
The volume of scams increases considerably…
The Town of Thomaston will hold a Secret Ballot Referendum on Tuesday, February 4, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. to vote on building a new Fire and EMS Station.
New Fire-EMS…
