ROCKLAND — The Knox County Administrative Offices, Knox County Superior Court, and Rockland District Court will all be closed today, Jan. 16, due to the storm.
The aforementioned will re-…
News
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 519 calls for service from Dec. 23-Jan. 10. Listed below are a few of the…
WASHINGTON – Miranda Sue Cousins, 39, after a long battle with pain and mental anguish, decided to end her life on Friday, January 10, 2020 at her home in Washington.
Miranda was born in…
A unique educational opportunity launches on Jan. 24, when a Maine teacher sets sail for the Southern Ocean as part of a Bigelow…
WALDOBORO — Viola Noyes Rawley, 84, passed away peacefully on January 13, 2020 at the Woodlands Center of Rockland, ME.
She was born on May 21, 1935 in North Waldoboro, Maine to parents…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Jan. 8-13. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Jan. 9
Zachary Lear, 26, of Unity, was arrested for…
BELFAST — A Monroe man has been charged on six counts following a midnight encounter with Belfast Police, according to Sergeant Dan Fitzpatrick.
Jacob M. Rose, 20, of Monroe, was arrested…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Jan. 8-14. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Dec. 17 (late entries)
Kody A…
ROCKLAND — The following indictments, against nine defendants, were handed down by a Knox County grand jury Jan. 7. An…
From the Maine PUC
The Maine Public Utilities Commission Consumer Assistance and Safety Division (CASD) continues to resolve complaints from CMP customers, according to a Jan. 14 news release. Most complaints…
ROCKLAND — “Maybe there ought to be some way to catch balls that we dropped,” said Rockland City Councilor Valli Geiger. “But, indeed, we dropped a ball.”
As many Rockland residents…
Select Board: Project within budget, on schedule
ROCKPORT — As the exterior of the new Rockport Public Library quickly takes shape on Limerock Street, passersby may wonder what the interior of the building will offer when its doors are open to…
$2.59 billion work plan includes Route 1 rebuild, new pathway near Camden Hannaford, new Belfast bridge, two airport improvements
KNOX, WALDO counties — The Maine Department of Transportation released its 2020-2022 $2.59 billion work plan for the state, with funding for capital projects, programs, maintenance and planning.…
HOPE — Tobey E. Moody, 44, died unexpectedly on January 3, 2020, from heart failure.
Born in Camden, June 28, 1975, he was the beloved son of Wayne and Amy Jameson Moody. Educated locally,…
JEFFERSON — Silas Jacob Benner-Cross passed away unexpectedly due to a pulmonary hemorrhage on December 20, 2019, despite the NICU team’s best efforts to save him.
Brianne Benner and Willis…
Kara George had been interim manager since September 2019
THOMASTON – It was a short yet information packed meeting for the Thomaston Select Board on Monday, January 13 in Watts Hall. Interim town manager Kara George was unanimously (5-0) voted into the…
Went far beyond what one would expect from a code officer
ROCKLAND — “I’m John Root.”
Through the course of 25 years working for the City of Rockland, Root has often taken to the speaker’s podium during Council meetings to clarify project details…
Select Board appoints nine to Comprehensive Plan Committee
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Select Board voted unanimously Jan. 13 in favor of a recommendation by the RES Redevelopment Committee that the town again invite development proposals for a 7.6 acre…
BELFAST — Jean L. (Sholes) Sparrow, of Belfast and Swanville, passed away on January 6, 2020 with her loved ones at her side.
Jean was born on June 22, 1937 in Belfast, ME to the late…
SOUTH LIBERTY — Taylor Jewett, 38, of South Liberty, Maine passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, January 9, 2020.
Taylor was born in Winchester, Massachusetts on December 31, 1981. He…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from Dec. 23, 2019-Jan. 6, 2020 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.…
Workshop Jan. 14
LINCOLNVILLE — The Lincolnville Improvement Association Building, on Route 173 at Lincolnville Beach, is due for upgrades and the selectmen will discuss project scope and costs Tuesday evening in…
BELFAST — Dorothy (Ditty) Shute, 94, passed away peacefully in the Home Health and Hospice Unit of Waldo County General Hospital, January 10,2020 in Belfast, Maine with her sons by her side.
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CAMDEN — Franciscus Gerritsen passed away on January 3, 2020 in Camden, Maine at the venerable age of 96.
Franciscus was born in 1923 in Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
His rich and full…
WASHINGTON — Miranda Sue Cousins, 39, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Washington on Friday, January 10, 2020.
An informal gathering to share stories and memories of Miranda will be…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills will deliver the State of the State address to a joint convention of the Maine House and Senate on Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m.
In her remarks, Gov. Mills will…
SEARSMONT — Gerard E. Otis, 75, of Searsmont, ME, formerly of Massachusetts, passed away January 6, 2020, at his residence.
He was born July 4, 1944 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of…
ROCKPORT — On Dec. 30, the Maine Office of the State Treasurer said that it will send $104 relief payments to all who received the Homestead Exemption in 2019 next week in accordance with “An Act…
Alligators .... wildlife photos .... first aid for the Beach School
Peg Miller was growing up on her parents’ farm, a mile in on the Van Sickle Road, today’s Elderflower Farm during the Depression years, when people all over the country were suffering. From all…
BELFAST — Rita D. Flint, 92, of Belfast, Maine passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving daughters on January 10, 2020.
Rita was born in Island Falls, Maine to Dennis and Lucy Michaud…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Dec. 30 - Jan. 30.
Melissa A. Brown, 21, of Belfast, disorderly conduct (offensive words/gestures) in Waldo May 24,…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Dec. 23, 2019-Jan. 10, 2020.
…
Operation ‘Dark Sky Compliant’
ROCKLAND — Move over “Coast Guard City” and “Arts Capital of the World.” Rockland is working toward a new designation for its community: Dark Sky Compliant.
As the City shines its lantern…
ROCKLAND — The project cost initially estimated to cover the conversion of Rockland’s City streetlights to LED has come in over budget, according to Rockland City Manager Tom Luttrell, during the…
From Augusta: pet sales, juvenile records, sports betting, child marriage....
Governor Janet Mills said Jan. 10 that she is allowing 24 of the remaining 27 bills she held for further review from the 129th Legislative session to become law and that she has vetoed three.…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Jan. 3-9. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Jan. 3
April F. Dove, 42, of…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Dec. 30 - Jan. 8.
Belfast
Theodore Weaver to Alys O. and Michael A.…
Maine’s coastal communities face multiple environmental and socioeconomic changes, including declining fisheries, loss of working waterfronts, and warming oceans. With more than 3,500…
From Washington, D.C.
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, joined her colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives in passing H.R. 535,…
Maine Emergency Management Agency is preparing for a significant winter storm that could potentially bring dangerous ice conditions to portions of the state late Saturday night and Sunday.
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FRIENDSHIP — Update: A spokesperson for the Maine State Police has confirmed that a toddler who was found in a Friendship pool remains hospitalized as of Thursday evening, Jan. 9.
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U.S. DISTRICT COURT CASE
PORTLAND (Jan. 10, 2020) - The four men, including an Owls Head resident, who were accused of trespassing on a national…
Rockport’s Town Manager William Post issued his Jan. 13…
SOUTH THOMASTON — Priscilla Clark Chamblin, 93, passed away peacefully at home on January 7, 2020.
She was born on May 2, 1926, in Des Moines Iowa, the daughter of Morton Eliot Clark and…
HAMPDEN — Rosalie Ellen Rankin, 70 years, of Hampden, ME, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center.
She was born Tuesday October 18, 1949 in…
ROCKLAND — A mother of a child with heart problems. The family who coincidentally put their house on the market just as a monopole tower proposal became public and say they now are unable attract…
Public Hearing, discussions at Jan. 9 meeting
Accessory apartments, Steamboat Landing Subdivision abandonment to come before Camden Planning Board
CAMDEN — The Planning Board in Camden will hold a public hearing Jan. 9 on proposed amendments to rules governing accessory apartments and expanding site plan guidelines, as well as consider a…
‘Influenza is unpredictable and, in some cases, deadly’
AUGUSTA — Influenza has been confirmed in all 16 Maine counties and is now classified as widespread across the state.
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) reminds…
ROCKPORT — The Five Town CSD board will vote Jan. 8 on a proposal to name the Camden Hills Regional High School library after Pulitzer Prize recipient and renowned poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, an…
ROCKLAND — Valerie Jane Newell, 75, of Rockland, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2020. She was born on February 19, 1944 in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of Kareem and Agnes (Curtis)…
