ROCKLAND — Municipal Public Works crews have cleared and reopened most all roads while utility restorations continue in earnest by Central Maine Power, Consolidated Communications and other…
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ROCKPORT — The Rockport Zoning Board of Appeals spent more than 4.5 hours Oct. 17 debating, poring over the Land Use Ordinance, verifying definitions and interpreting intent of those who…
Central Maine Power reported at 8:30 p.m., Oct. 17, that the severe storm barreling through Maine caused outages that affected 180,000 CMP customers.
“The company has nearly 200 crews in…
UNION — Josephine Ann Landi; a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother, daughter, niece, aunt and friend, passed away peacefully on Oct. 10, 2019. Having reached the age of…
WARREN — “It was burning in a perfect V-pattern,” said Warren Fire Chief Greg Andrews.
Warren Fire Department arrived on scene of a “Fifth wheel” camper fire at Sandy Shores Campground…
AUGUSTA — In accordance with a directive from the President, Governor Janet Mills has directed the United States and State of Maine flags be flown at half-staff statewide immediately through Oct.…
LINCOLNVILLE — Under torrential rain and howling winds, firefighters from Lincolnville, Camden, Hope, and Northport extinguished a fire that broke out in a garage attic on Dyer Road just before 6…
ROCKLAND – An electrical contractor for the new Mid-Coast School of Technology building in Rockland has filed a lien against…
ST. GEORGE — As of Friday morning, Oct. 18, the two drivers who were transported to a hospital with minor injuries have been released, according to St. George Fire Chief Michael Smith.
The…
two fire department tankers crash
ST. GEORGE — Heavy presence of fuel in a Tyler Lane garage may have added to the intensity of a house fire in St. George, Thursday, Oct. 17.
According to St. George Fire Chief Michael Smith…
At their Oct. 15 meeting the Rockport Select Board unanimously approved an updated list of fees which pertain to boat tie-offs in Rockport Harbor as well a hike in cost to reserve event space at…
A new $3 million grant will support the efforts of New England scientists to reduce methane emission by cattle – the largest human-caused source of this potent greenhouse gas.…
Every couple of hours throughout Wednesday night’s storm, the Rockland Harbor Master and Asst. Harbor Master made the rounds of the city’s shoreline inlets.
The Wednesday night rain-driven…
solar array provides school 40 percent of its electrical needs
ISLESBORO — Islesboro Central School celebrated the completion of its solar array with a “Flip the Switch” ceremony Wednesday, Oct. 9.
The solar array, installed by ReVision Energy, will…
Due to the intermittent power outages, PenBay YMCA on Union Street in Rockport experienced a delayed opening this morning, Oct. 17, until 8 a.m.
The facility is now open and operating as…
Some roads impassable this morning, many lose electricity
Firefighters have been on multiple calls the morning of Oct. 17 as a storm intensifies across the coast of Maine. Downed trees and wires are making some roads impassable, while Lincolnville,…
Oct. 17 meeting, 5:30 p.m., to be streamed live
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Zoning Board of Appeals will take up again the controversial matter of the town’s library construction permit when it convenes Oct. 17, 5:30 p.m., in the Geoffrey C. Parker…
Tie down those Halloween decorations
High winds, heavy rain and possible power outages are predicted for the Maine coast, thanks to a…
The City of Belfast celebrated two new projects Oct. 15: the Belfast Public Works Facility and solar array field.
Approximately 50 public works employees and community members gathered…
Citizens will oversee potential development of West Street parcel
ROCKPORT — Members of the Rockport Select Board appointed five of nine potential candidates to serve on the newly formed RES Redevelopment Committee during an Oct. 15 meeting. The votes were not…
ROCKPORT — Voters at the Rockport polls Nov. 5 will consider a $1.63 million spending proposal and bond package introduced by the Rockport Select Board.
The warrant article calls for the…
The Maine Department of Corrections (MDOC) reported the death…
starting life together .... Halloween rocks ... the Beach winds down
Traveling to New Hampshire for Columbus/Indigenous Peoples Day for the third year in a row begins to feel like a tradition in the free-wheeling way that’s become my normal. And that started a…
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ROCKPORT — At its Oct. 15 meeting, the Rockport Select Board voted unanimously in favor of a proposal submitted to the town to have the lower level of the new Rockport Public Library finished with…
CAMDEN — Paul J. Kemberling, 58, died unexpectedly, Sunday, October 13, 2019 while on vacation in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
Paul is sadly missed by his beloved family: wife, Vicky…
ROCKPORT – Rockport police reported the following activity Oct. 1-9. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person…
The 58th annual Windjammer Days (WJD) Festival, June 21-27, is happening during Maine’s bicentennial, and the Friends of WJD are planning a festival full to the gunwales, starting with the return…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Oct. 4-10.
Marlissa A. Pearl, 48, of Thorndike, domestic violence assault in Thorndike March 2, dismissed.
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UPDATED WITH contact info for donations: Flanagan Center as Homeless Shelter, December 1 to April 4
ROCKLAND — Through an unofficial side comment during Rockland’s October 7 City Council agenda-setting meeting, organizers of a potential nighttime winter emergency homeless shelter were given a…
ROCKLAND — Helen H. Stanley, 94, long time Owls Head resident, died peacefully, Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at Bella Point in Camden.
Born in Sargentville, October 10, 1924, she was the…
LINCOLNVILLE — Malcolm Walter ‘Mac’ Pratt, 84, died Monday, October 14, 2019, at the Sussman House in Rockport, surrounded by his loving family.
Born in Dover Foxcroft, February 14, 1935,…
SPRUCE HEAD — Virginia H. Williams, 97, widow of Thomas W. Williams, M.D., died on Sunday, October 14, 2019 at the Sussman House in Rockport.
A complete obituary will be published later…
KNOX — Joann (Jo) Wlodyka, 70, of Knox, passed away Monday, October 7, 2019, in Bangor.
She was born in East Machias, Maine on April 3, 1949, to the late Warren H. and Winifred Clark…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Sept. 30-Oct. 11.
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Plans for parks to be discussed
ROCKPORT — When the Select Board in Rockport convenes Oct. 15 for a regularly scheduled meeting, its members will consider a donation from an anonymous person to finish construction of the new…
In advance of the Oct. 15 Rockport Select Board meeting, the town manager has released his bimonthly manager’s report to the Select Board, reporting on new municipal hires, possible land swap…
ROCKLAND – Milton H. Goldsmith, 95, died peacefully, Monday, October 14, 2019 at his home.
A funeral service will be held Wednesday, October 16, at 10 a.m., at Adas Yoshuron Synagogue, 50…
ROCKLAND — Rockland City Council has put a hold on further applications for medical marijuana production facilities while the City begins to create a new set of marijuana ordinances. The four…
UNION — Paul Anthony Wyman, 71, husband of Michele Desrosiers Wyman, died on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at Togus VA Medical Center in Augusta. He had served in the U.S. Navy during Viet Nam. …
ROCKLAND — Daniel E. Ames, 73, died Thursday, October 10, 2019 at the Sussman House in Rockport after an extended illness.
Born in Rockland, June 28, 1946, he was the son of Dennis E. and…
ROCKLAND — Lisa E. Carlson, 74, passed away at the University of Vermont Medical Center on Thursday, October 10, 2019.
Friends and family are invited to visit Monday, October 21, from 10 to…
Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement in honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day:
“Maine is…
We have a custodian who plays bass; another teacher plays piano
BELFAST—On any given day, students at the Waldo County Technical Center can be found practicing CPR on infant…
ROCKLAND — The following divorces were finalized in Rockland District Court from July-Sept.
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ROCKLAND – Nate Tilton has been hired as Rockland’s new patrol…
Here’s a look at Damariscotta Pumpkinfest’s Giant Pumpkin Parade on Saturday, Oct. 12.
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Oct. 6-11. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Oct. 6
William L. Kelley, 62, of Northport, was…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity 7-11. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Oct. 10
Stephen L. McLean, 49, of…
A guide to determine your compliance and how to be in compliance by Oct. 2020
If the REAL ID Act was enacted this month, more than one million people in Maine would not be permitted to use their driver’s license to verify their identify ahead of a domestic flight.
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Damariscotta’s Deb Arter was all set to make an apple with a swimming noodle as a worm for her giant pumpkin creation this year. It would be less work than some things and she had family visiting…
