On December 19, Coastal Mountains Land Trust completed a bargain sale purchase of a historic conservation easement protecting 500-acres of land surrounding Grassy Pond, owned by the Maine Water…
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Coastal Mountains Land Trust-led collaboration surpasses 1,500 acres conserved
ROCKPORT — Nancy J. (Newbert) Cox, 77, wife of Thomas Cox, died on December 25, 2019 at the Sussman House.
A complete obituary will be published later and a service will be announced. …
a.k.a. the 'I will not be lame this year' guide to the Midcoast
We’re not just getting a new year culminating this Tuesday night, we’re getting a new decade; hence all of the Roaring ‘20s parties that are happening for New Year’s Eve. Whether you’re a day…
In November, at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Governor Janet Mills and former Senator Olympia Snowe opened the…
Lincoln County Courts
The District VI District Attorney’s office has filed extradition orders for Robert G. Steiner, 51, of Warren, who was arrested Dec. 10 in Grosse Point, Michigan, on two charges of…
LINCOLNVILLE — Alan Lynn Hillman, 59, of Lincolnville, passed away surrounded by family on December 18, 2019 in Belfast.
Alan was born to Leslie and Alma Hillman on August 23, 1960 in…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Dec. 13-19.
Matthew McIver, 33, of Monroe, probation violation in Thorndike March 8, 2017, eight months in jail and…
Wiscasset Police Department reported on its Facebook page Dec. 26, Waldoboro police have arrested the Waldoboro man being sought in connection with an alleged Oct. 30 theft of about $140 worth of…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Dec. 12-24. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Dec. 17
Cori J. Ward Hustus, 18, of Searsmont, was…
Maureen Ann Groening left this life on Dec. 17, surrounded by her family after suffering a stroke 36 hours earlier. She was born Maureen McGunnigle in Mineola, on Long Island in New York, the…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Dec. 12 - Dec. 23. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Dec. 12
Becky Mercure…
What’s In That Cocktail?
CAMDEN—After all of the gifts are unwrapped, the leftovers are put away and the hoopla dies down, it’s time for the adult equivalent of that last little bit of chocolate or candy cane in the…
WARREN — Three drivers escaped major injury Tuesday, Dec. 24, after a motor vehicle crash on Route 90, in Warren.
At approximately 3 p.m., Christmas Eve, one vehicle travelling south on…
THE SPIRIT OF GIVING
CAMDEN — In November, Jeff Sukeforth, Adjutant of the War Memorial Post 30 in Camden, happened to stop by the Maine Veterans…
Wiscasset’s Richard Harvey said when he met an apparent terrier mix early last year at then-Lincoln County Animal Shelter, now Midcoast Humane, some ham the longtime Bath Iron Works pipefitter…
ROCKPORT — Maxine Dinsmore Stanley, 82, died unexpectedly Wednesday, December 18, 2019, after a pedestrian/motor vehicle accident on Rockland Street, near her home.
Relatives and friends…
THOMASTON — Walter A. Anderson, 85, died contentedly at his home where he was most comfortable, Sunday, December 22, 2019.
Born in Thomaston, May 3, 1934, he was the son of Albert R. and…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from Dec. 9-13 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.…
SEARSPORT— Philip Ewell Wolley, Sr., 89, of Searsport, died on Sunday, December 15, 2019 at Harbor Hill in Belfast.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts on May 6, 1930, he was the son of Sumner…
Pauline (Johnson) Hill, 93, passed away surrounded by family on December 19, 2019 at her home in Searsmont.
She was born June 14, 1926 to Crosby and Helen (Meservey) Johnson in Camden,…
UNION – Kenneth Luther Orne, 92, died after a long illness on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at the Sussman House in Rockport.
Born in Cushing on June 25, 1927, the son of Alford H. and…
CAMDEN — June Allenwood Herrick, 89, widow of Farrington Herrick, died on Saturday, December 21, 2019 in Camden surrounded by her family. A complete obituary will be published later. There will…
Investors should always ask if salesperson and investment are licensed or registered
GARDINER — Maine Securities Administrator Judith Shaw has outlined the top five investment products or schemes likely to trap Maine's investors in the new year and…
Christmas 1944....Christmas 2019.... Christmas Eve Services
The photo was taken on Christmas morning, 1944, as our country was engulfed in the most terrible war. The Battle of the Bulge offensive had begun the day before; and just days before that, in…
ROCKLAND — Sarah J. Monroe, 40, passed peacefully from complications of the flu, pneumonia and a pulmonary embolism, Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport. Sarah was…
CUSHING — June Marie (Steenbergh) Hoyt – only child of Niles Henry Steenbergh and Fern M. Smith of upstate New York; born January 27, 1923; raised by her beloved father…
2007 Camden Hills Regional High School graduate
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Police Department has a new patrol officer, Jonathan Poole, who will now serve the community where he…
The dog has been found safe and sound.
An 8 month old Australian Shepherd, black and white, has gone missing in the Rockport area. Her name is Zinnia.
The dog is not familiar…
Camden-Rockport police, Hannaford team up to deliver boxes of food to pantries
CAMDEN — Early last week, Hannaford store manager Bob Josselyn and Camden-Rockport Police Chief Randy Gagne issued their challenge to the local community: Go to the Camden grocery store between 10…
Happenings on the Harbor
ROCKPORT — Pyrotechnics experts Donnie Heald and his crew, Nick Wade and Sam Berry, started well in advance Saturday afternoon, Dec. 21, setting up for the annual Holiday on the Harbor fireworks…
AUGUSTA — In observance of the holiday season, Governor Janet Mills has directed State of Maine offices to close at noon Tuesday, Dec. 24 and all of Thursday, Dec. 26 to give state employees time…
Miriam LeMay Blackmon, of Waldoboro, Maine passed away on Monday morning, December 16 at the age of 97, after a long, fruitful, and interesting life.
A graduate of UMass, Ayer, she was a…
CAMDEN — Jane Bruce Ward formerly of Cross River, New York and Spruce Head, Maine, died December 12, 2019 at Sussman House in Rockport, ME.
Born July 18, 1936 in Englewood, NJ to Margaret…
WARREN — Richard J. Donlin passed away on the morning of December 18, 2019 at his home in Warren, Maine.
Richard was born on August 14,…
UNION — Kenneth Luther Orne, 92, died after a long illness on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at the Sussman House in Rockport.
A memorial service with military honors to celebrate Kenneth’s…
CAMDEN — Wesley F. Marshall, 69, of Camden, died on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at Lahey Medical Center in Burlington, Massachusetts after an extended illness.
A complete obituary will be…
Rockland’s South School’s Jenny West does annual book giveaway as a labor of love
ROCKLAND—On Wednesday, December 18, a classroom in Rockland’s South School looked like a book sale with 4,600 children’s books filling every available table and box underneath.
The best…
Giving someone the gift of services or an experience this season is one way to free the world of extra stuff and clutter, but it also supports many of the hard-…
KNOX COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
AUGUSTA — Attorney General Aaron M. Frey announced today that he has filed a civil action in the Knox County Superior Court…
The same technology that powers facial recognition and self-driving cars may soon help Maine’s shellfish industry protect people from the dangerous effects of harmful algal blooms. A…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Dec. 9-16.
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ROCKPORT — Representatives from the new proposed Rockport Harbor Hotel presented a check today to Abbie Leonard, chair of the town’s Happenings on the Harbor Committee and Rockport’s Harbor Master…
Castine training ship to be constructed
The U.S. Senate has approved its final Appropriations agreement, which includes $300 million for the construction and acquisition of a new training vessel for Maine Maritime…
CAMDEN — Basic rules for governing Camden were established when the Charter was adopted in 1985. Included were a listing of the duties of the Select Board, Town Manager, department heads and…
ROCKLAND — “I think the 200th anniversary of the state of Maine is worth spending some money on,” said Councilor Ben Door. “If Rockland ends up having to spend some money on this, I think it’s…
ROCKLAND — On April 1, 1963, Rebecca Ann ‘Becky’ Gamage, was born at the Knox Hospital, ready to start her legacy.
Becky was born with Spina-Bifida and the doctors were sure she would not…
December 21, Camden Hannaford
CAMDEN — The Camden Hannaford grocery store and Camden-Rockport police have issued a challenge to the community: Fill the cruisers with Helping Hands boxes that will be distributed to food…
ROCKLAND – A joint work session of the Knox County Commissioners and the Knox Regional Communications Commission Executive Board was held at the Knox County Public Safety Building on Wednesday,…
ROCKPORT — In a school-wide assembly on Wednesday, December 18, the student body of Camden Hills Regional High School honored two students who attained national recognition. Dr. Shawn Carlson said…
Continued review of five-story hotel on Central Street
On Dec. 19 the Rockport Planning Board will review proposals for four new projects in town including a three-lot residential subdivision near the Goose River Golf Course. The board will also…
