VINALHAVEN — Vinalhaven voters approved the island’s municipal question about improving the playground located at the Vinalhaven School by a total of 436 to 260. 

The question stated: “Do…

ROCKPORT — Voters in Rockport said OK to borrowing $1.5 million to help fund the construction of a new library in Rockport Village. They also approved a bridge loan to fund the library…

LINCOLNVILLE — Voters in Lincolnville approved the town’s municipal warrant question, which was a two-part question relating to the tasks of the Lincolnville town administrator and budget…

Betty Johnson, of Lincolnville, won her reelection bid has won the seat for District 1 for Waldo County Commissioner against Rosendel Gerry, also of Lincolnville, by a total of 4,481 to 2,313.…

Dave Miramant has won the race for Maine Senate District 12 against Wendy Pelletier by a total of 12,373 to 7,184. 

Benjamin Dorr has won the race for Rockland City Council against Howard Hayward, Jr.  and Brady Perkins.

Dorr collected 1,246 votes.

Hayward collected 652 votes.

Perkins…

Here are the results of the November 6, 2018 Question 1 Home-based Assistance state referendum as they roll in from municipalities in Knox and Waldo counties. 

Question 1 on the 2018…

ROCKLAND — Voters in Rockland have elected Douglas Curtis, Jr. and Thomas Peaco to represent the city on the RSU 13 School Board. 

Curtis and Peaco have been elected to three-year term…

ROCKLAND — Voters in Rockland were not met with binding municipal questions on their November 2018 ballots.

Instead, Rockland residents were asked to respond to four non-binding advisory…

ROCKLAND — Rockland voters elected Ian Emmott to a one-year term for Port District, Matthew Ondra for Port District, Hannah Woodman for Warden and Thomas Marshall, Jr. for Ward Clerk.

Each…

Pinny Beebe-Center (D-Rockland) has won the race for Maine House District 93 against Maynard L. Stanley, Jr. (R-Owls Head) by a total of 2,392 to 1,473.  

Stacy Grant (D-Stockton Springs) has won the position as Register of Deeds in Waldo County after running unopposed in the race. 

Running unopposed for Knox County Commissioner in District 1, Dorothy Meriwether (D-South Thoamston) has won the seat. 

The seat covers the municipalities of Owls Head, Rockland, South…

THOMASTON — Residents in Thomaston voted to approve the two municipal referendum questions pertaining to how the former Lura Libby Elementary School building should be used in the future.

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THOMASTON — Thomaston voters were faced with referendum questions on their municipal ballots covering the redevelopment of the business block, dog ordinance changes and Select Board stipends. …

Voters going to the voting booths for the November 2018 were tasked with electing a new Governor as current Governor Paul LePage is term-limited. 

With results from the Nov. 6 election…

Timothy Carroll (D-Owls Head) won the race for Knox County Sheriff after running unopposed for the position. 

Carol Emery (R-St. George) won the position of Knox County Judge of Probate after running unopposed on the Knox County ballot. Here are the votes, town by town:

Voters going to the voting booths for the November 2018 were tasked with electing a Congressional Representative to represent Congressional District One in Washington D.C.

In Knox County,…

Jeffrey Evangelos (I-Friendship) has defeated Abden S. Simmons (R-Waldoboro) in a tight race for Maine House District 91 by a total of 2,175 to 2,055. 

Voters going to the voting booths for the November 2018 were tasked with electing a U.S. Senator to serve alongside current U.S. Senator Susan Collins. 

Below is how the local towns voted…

UNION — Voters in Union approved the town’s municipal question about allowing the operation of agency liquor stores within town lines by a vote of 757 to 465. 

The question was: Shall this…

William Pluecker (I-Warren) won the race for Maine House District 95 against Paula Sutton (R-Warren) with a total of 2,249 votes to 1,891. 

CAMDEN — Voters in Camden favor a plastic carry-out bag ban, as well as a ban on polystyrene containers. They don’t, however, want to decrease the number of requisite signatures for nomination…

BELFAST — The (unofficial) numbers are in for Belfast City Council’s contested seats and longtime council members Neal Harkness and Mary Mortier have won their seats against challengers Joanne…

Vicki Doudera (D-Camden) won the race for Maine House District 94 against against Owen Casas (I-Rockport) by a total of 2,944 to 2,647. 

ROCKPORT — Voters in Rockport approved a ban on polystyrene containers at a vote of 1,604 to 470.

The ordinance prohibits the distribution and use of disposal expanded polystyrene cups,…

AUGUSTA — A Kennebec County judge has ruled that the new ticket prices instituted May 21 for Midcoast island ferries will remain in place while the Maine Department of Transportation begins a rule…

CAMDEN/ROCKPORT – Throughout the Midcoast, towns and there cities of Rockland and Belfast are recording heavy voter turnout since polls opened at 8 a.m. Lines stretched out the doors as voters…

VINALHAVEN —  Madelyn M. Hildings, 89, passed away Monday, October 29, 2018 at the Ivan Calderwood Homestead surrounded by her family.

Born on Vinalhaven, December 6, 1928, she was one of…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Oct. 29-Nov. 2.

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WARREN — Nancy C. Barrett, 89, died peacefully at her home, holding the hand of her beloved husband of 71 years, Edward Barrett, and surrounded by her loving family, Sunday, November 4, 2018.…

ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity Oct. 17-Nov. 1. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven…

They got a truck, and a dozen or more of the men from the Beach piled into it, with one or two who were slightly inebriated clinging to the top of the cab. They were headed to a special Town…

BELFAST — The University of Maine Hutchinson Center of Belfast will offer a six-session program on restorative practices beginning Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. Subsequent dates in 2019 are Jan. 11, Feb. 8…

CAMDEN – Clarista P. ‘Callie’ Laderman, 101, died Sunday, November 4, 2018, with her children at her side, at the Sussman House in Rockport. 

Friends and relatives are invited to visit from…

BELFAST — Longtime Belfast businessman James Marshal Wentworth, 85, passed away on Monday, October 29, at his home in Belfast overlooking Penobscot Bay.

Born in 1933, Jim was the youngest…

CAMDEN — Dirty rags in a pile near a restaurant bar resulted in a fire in the former Francine Restaurant on Chestnut Street, in Camden, Monday night, Nov. 4, soon after 10 p.m.

Neighbors…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Oct. 21 - Nov. 1. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Oct. 21

Dorothy Margaret Magnuson passed away peacefully on October 18, 2018.  She was 89 years old. 

Dot was born on June 26, 1929 in Watertown, Massachusetts., the older of two daughters to…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Oct. 26 - Nov. 1.

Jason Roberts, 38, of…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Oct. 24 - Nov. 1. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Oct…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Oct. 22-26.

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The Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce has announced its annual Chamber Awards for businesses and individuals who have made significant contributions to the prosperity and vitality of Belfast and…

CAMDEN — Patricia S. Duncan, 86, of Camden, died Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at the Sussman House in Rockport surrounded by her family.  Born in Vinalhaven on October 1, 1932, she was the daughter…

MIDCOAST — While the rain has ended, a cold front moving in from the west is now beating down branches and trees with gusty winds, resulting in some road closures. In Washington, a tree is…

Lincoln County Sheriff's Office arrested Brian Cookson, 53, of Nobleboro Friday morning in Edgecomb on charges relating to the theft of an antique automobile earlier this year in Nobleboro.

CAMDEN — Camden voters will enter the voting booth Nov. 6 armed with five ballot sheets, all pertaining to the election of political candidates, as well as as …

ROCKPORT – Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) is proud to announce the certification of its Cardiac program by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR).

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BELFAST – Waldo County General Hospital (WCGH) is pleased to welcome Daphne Lang, MD and Leigh Presutto, MD. 

Dr. Lang has joined Stockton Springs Regional Health Center to provide general…