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‘Having medical and behavioral health care at school saves your child from missing time away from school’

WALDOBORO — The administration at Medomak Valley High School announced Wednesday, Dec. 18 the school has established a partnership with LincolnHealth to open a School Health Center.  

The…

Route 17 is reopened to traffic

ROCKPORT — A pedestrian has died after being hit by a car in early evening hours of Dec. 18.

Camden-Rockport Police Chief Randy Gagne reported that Maxine Stanley, 82, of Rockport, was…

Defense attorneys plan to appeal

BELFAST — After five hours of deliberation, the jury in the case against Sharon Carrillo announced that they had reached the verdict of guilty.

The trial against Sharon Carrillo began Dec.…

BELFAST — Day 9 of the trial against Sharon Carrillo began with Justice Robert Murray giving the jury instructions for their deliberations.

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Nov. 28 - Dec. 8. 

Belfast

ROCKLAND — An estimated 140 politically-active Mainers gathered at Park and Main streets in Rockland, Tuesday evening, Dec. 17, to demonstrate support for the impeachment of President Donald Trump…

Note: The Tuesday, Feb. 18 continued Planning Board review of this matter has been postponed.

ROCKLAND — “I’m not doing this to line my pockets,” said Captain Jim…

Defense attorney and prosecutor spend combined 90-plus minutes delivering their arguments

BELFAST — News media filled the courtroom during the afternoon session of day eight of the trial against Sharon Carrillo, with reporters anticipating closing…

Bangor Bancorp, MHC, parent company of Bangor Savings Bank, and Maine-based Damariscotta Bankshares, Inc. (OTC: DMSQ) (“Damariscotta”), parent company of Damariscotta Bank and Trust Company (“DB…

ROCKPORT — The Mid-Coast Solid Waste Corporation board of directors, which governs a four-town municipal nonprofit, will have a lot on its plate when members convene Wednesday, Dec. 18, in Camden…

BELFAST  — A Maine Department of Health and Human Services caseworker was the first witness called to the stand by Sharon Carrillo’s defense attorneys Dec. 17 in a…

ROCKPORT — Icy, slippery road conditions are blamed for crash that involved three vehicles this afternoon, Dec. 17, on Route 17 in Rockport.

The crash occurred halfway between Grassy Pond…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Nov. 29 - Dec. 5. 

John T. Dayhoof IV, 48, of Lincolnville, operating a vehicle without a license (beyond condition/…

Midcoast residents take presents, cupcakes to Portland

For families of seriously ill children, teens and babies, this is a difficult time of year. Television advertisements blast happy home-for-the-holidays messages, while Christmas songs on the radio…

SEARSMONT—Every Saturday, Bob MacGregor, founder and president of Waldo County Woodshed, can be found with other volunteers in Searsmont from 8:30 a.m. to noon, cutting, splitting and stacking…

PORTLAND — A Rockport man was indicted by a federal grand jury for possessing a firearm Dec. 13.

BELFAST — Jean Ann Lawler, 83, of Belfast, peacefully passed away on the morning of Saturday, December 14, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. 

Jean was born on November 27, 1936 in…

WEST BUXTON — Dana Charles Brown, 59, formerly of Waldoboro, passed away on December 7, 2019 in West Buxton, Maine, where he had recently moved.

Dana was born in Winchester, MA to Martha (…

ROCKLAND — Wilma Arlene Copeland, 78, passed away peacefully at the Sussman House in Rockport on Saturday, December 14, 2019 with family by her side.

Born in Belfast on July 5, 1941 to…

VINALHAVEN — Lynette L. Woodcock, 69, of Vinalhaven, died unexpectedly at her home on December 4, 2019.  

Born in St. George on May 12, 1950, she was the daughter of Hartland J. and Lulu (…

Camden’s Gold Post Cane Recipient Dies at age 101

CAMDEN — Adele Christina Hopkins, 101, widow of Lawrence N. Hopkins, died on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Anderson Inn at Quarry Hill in…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Dec. 6-12.

Caleb Roy, 27, of Burnham, probation violation in Burnham July 28, 2015,…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Dec. 2-9.

BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court. 

Alan C. Pickering, of Belfast, and Katherine M. Pickering, of Belfast, were married Nov. 16, 2010, in…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Nov. 21 - Dec. 15. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. 

Nov. 21

Dawn Ward, 48, of Belfast, was…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Dec. 6-12. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. 

Dec. 6

Eric D. Clifford, 33, of…

BELFAST — A former member of the Bangor Police Department and current deputy at the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office was the first witness called to the stand in day…

UNION — The Town of Union plowing department was hit with another obstacle last week when someone robbed the department of an important piece of equipment.

Sometime Wednesday or Thursday of…

Dec. 17 meeting

CAMDEN — Camden’s Select Board has a full agenda of municipal business to tend to Dec. 17, following a meeting cancellation in early December due to bad weather, as requisite fishermen and liquor…

RES redevelopment committee meets again Jan. 30

ROCKPORT — The committee tasked with exploring development options for the former Rockport Elementary School site at the intersection of Routes 1 and 90 may recommend that the Rockport Select…

WHITEFIELD — Congresswoman Chellie Pingree is hosting a roundtable discussion about the …

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Each year as Christmas looms nearer I think of Doris Miller Holmes. She lived in Belfast just down the road from the business she and her husband ran for many years. By the way, the enormous…

ROCKLAND — Edward Murray Collins, 64, died unexpectedly following a cardiac event, December 12, 2019.

Ed was born in Rockland, June 12, 1955, the first child of Samuel and Dorothy Collins.…

Robert A. Johnson, Sr., (“Ribet”), 62, passed away December 4, after a long battle with cancer, at home surrounded by his family.

He was born September 20, 1957 in Rockland, Maine, to Jesse…

CAMDEN – Camden police reported the following activity from Dec. 6-12. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person…

BELFAST — The first part of the sixth day of the trial against Sharon Carrillo for the depraved indifference murder of her 10-year-old daughter, Marissa Kennedy, was…

The truck had been reported stolen moments before the crash

CUSHING — A Cushing man is recovering from non life-threatening injuries, Sunday, after losing control of a vehicle that was reported stolen moments earlier.

As deputies from the Knox…

OWLS HEAD — Kent P. Woodward, 90, died Thursday, December 12, 2019, at Maine Veterans Home in Augusta.

Born in Sanford, Maine, June 7, 1929, he was the son of William and Margaret P.…

WARREN — A single lane of Route 1 was shut down for about an hour, Saturday evening, Dec. 14, after a two-vehicle crash.

After arriving on scene following the approximately 6:10 p.m.…

Are you a Rockport resident who cares about the town’s air, land and water resources? Do you want to help Rockport advance conservation and environmental goals? Do you want…
Sharon Carrillo trial, Day six

BELFAST — The trial of Sharon Carrillo continued Friday, Dec. 13, after state prosecutors Assistant Attorneys General Leane Zainea and Donald Macomber rested their…

On Thursday, Dec.12, the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office arrested William P. Young, 55, of Topsham on a warrant of arrest in connection with a multi-vehicle accident on U.S. Route 1 in Woolwich…

WARREN — The Maine Department of Corrections confirmed the Dec. 12 death of a prisoner incarcerated at the Maine State Prison in Warren.

At approximately 7:20 p.m. on Thursday, December 12…

Vaping increases

Results from the 2019 Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey (MIYHS) show an increase in the number of Maine high…

WASHINGTON – Michael Scott Hall, 56, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Wednesday, December 11, 2019.

Born in Camden on May 17, 1963 to Albert Kenneth and Lora Eugenia “…

Waldo County’s fifth graders recently had the opportunity to see what could await them if they chose to attend Waldo County Technical Center as high school students.  WCTC hosted fifth…

Homeowners in the 52- unit Mountainside Park, an age 55 and over manufactured housing community on Route 52 in Camden, took a big step toward securing their financial futures when they…

ROCKPORT – The town of Rockport was presented with a Safety and Health Award for Public Employers (SHAPE) from the Maine…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Nov. 25-Dec. 2.