CAMDEN — A highly contagious canine respiratory illness has been on the rise in the Midcoast area during recent weeks. Dr. Stacey Contakos, DVM, owner of the Camden Hospital for Animals said the…
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SOUTH THOMASTON — The Kelpie Gallery owner/operator, Susan Lewis Baines, is pleased to announce the return of artist Jill Valliere to The Kelpie.
Valliere began her formal studies at the…
Whipped cream: Dairy truck spills milk, no cookies available
PORTLAND — No charges have been filed in relation to an accident on I-295 that ended with a dairy truck on its side, and southbound traffic rerouted through Falmouth and Portland.
According…
ROCKLAND — Sandra Lee Simmons, 77, of Rockland, passed away peacefully on October 23, 2018 at the Knox Center for Long Term Care with her son Danny by her side.
Sandra was born on November…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences has announced a new artistic collaboration with Justin Levesque, an award-winning, interdisciplinary artist from Portland, Maine.
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Letter to the editor: Julia Adams
I have watched as Angus King has received criticism from both the political left and right. Progressives argue that King should do nothing but obstruct the current Republican administration.…
HALLOWELL – The Maine Tourism Association (MTA) is proud to announce that it will soon begin operating a staffing service for its members to address the workforce shortage in the…
LINCOLNVILLE — Friends and family are invited to attend a Memorial Gathering to honor the life of Karen E. Ballou, 59, wife of Richard D. Ballou, Jr., who died on October 6, 2018.
The…
What’s on the Nov. 6 warrant?
THOMASTON — Thomaston voters will be voting on seven referendum questions on their municipal ballots in the November elections with the highlight question being whether the town should move its…
Flora Ann (Somers) Shorey, 86 years old, from Camden, passed away on Friday October 19, 2018 after a brief period of declining health.
Born on a farm in Vermont’s “Northeast Kingdom” in the…
ROCKLAND — In marking the occasion of the 2018 Biennial at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, CRAFT Gallery is extending its last show of the season ”Erasing the Line between Fine Art and…
ROCKPORT – Maine Sport Outfitters is participating in Turtle Fur’s Project Warmth initiative.
In 2008, Turtle Fur, a leading headwear and accessories brand from Vermont, created Project…
PORTLAND — Final approval was given October 24 for a plan to bring together the members of Maine’s largest healthcare system as a single not-for-profit organization.
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After a competitive RFP process, with proposals being submitted by five major broadband providers, LCI Fiber Optic…
CAMDEN — Olietta Barbara (Leo) Milliken, 90, widow of Amos L. Milliken, died on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at Windward Gardens in Camden. A private family graveside service will be held at the…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Oct. 14-20. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Oct. 14…
How to relieve effects of being ‘low-receiver’ communities
ROCKPORT — Fayette Town Manager Mark Robinson and Freeport-based attorney Dan Walker joined the Camden and Rockport select boards Monday evening, Oct. 22, to introduce a campaign to better…
THOMASTON — Trekkers is pleased to announce that Katlyn Rich and Shale Peters have both joined the Trekkers team as 2018-2019 AmeriCorps Program Assistants. Katlyn and Shale will work closely…
CAMDEN — Halloween is a time for young people to dress up as their favorite cartoon character, music artist or superhero. It’s also a…
Teen treated for bumps and bruises and released
WINDSOR — State Police say a Wiscasset Middle High School student was struck on the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 24 as he crossed the road to board a waiting school bus.
According to a news…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Oct. 13-18. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Oct. 13
Mary Freeman, 74, of Monroe, was issued a…
THOMASTON — This year’s annual Thomaston Grammar School Fall Fest was a resounding success!
The carnival-themed event, which was sponsored by the Friends and Family of Thomaston Grammar…
MIDCOAST — On the morning of Wednesday, October 24 Midcoast residents awoke to varying types of precipitation across the Midcoast and interior Knox, Waldo and Lincoln Counties.
In Union, a…
JONESPORT – The body of Scott Chandler, 51, of West Jonesport, was recovered at 5:10 p.m., Oct. 23, by divers taking part in a search near Doyle Island, west of Hopkins Point in Jonesport.
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HOPE – Donald E. Holbrook, Sr., 79, died Monday, October 22, 2018, with his family at his side at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Born in Camden, February 7, 1939, he was the son of…
WARREN – A woman who was transported to Maine Medical Center following a house fire, Monday, Oct. 22, is in good condition, and is expected to make a full recovery, according to her husband.
…CAMDEN — Camden police reported the following activity from Sept. 2-30. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a…
What’s on the Nov. 6 warrant?
UNION — Voters in Union will see one municipal warrant at the November polls with the lone municipal question pertaining to whether agency liquor stores should be allowed to operate within the…
Letter to the editor: Dylan Mitchell
As a young man growing up in the great State of Maine, I can say one thing about the people who live here. We know exactly what is best for the people of Maine, because we are individual in our…
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 127 calls for service from Oct. 16-23. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…
BELFAST — The Belfast Maskers are proud to announce the cast for their upcoming production of A Christmas Story, the holiday musical based on the 1983 film by the same name.
This…
The Penobscot Bay Pilot (penbaypilot.com) took home a variety of first, second, third, special project and business initiative awards in the Weekly…
SACO — The Elmina B. Sewall Foundation awards an unrestricted grant of $90,000 to MaineHealth Care at Home, (MHCAH) a leading agency offering home health and hospice care to children and adults…
SEARSPORT — Beverly Ann (Belden) Walton “Mom and Nana”, 66, of Searsport unexpectedly got called home to be with her mom in heaven on October 21, 2018.
She was born May 11, 1952 in Belfast…
WARREN – (Oct. 23, 2018) The cause of a structure fire in a former chicken barn that was also once used by Crowe Rope will remain undetermined, according to Sgt. Joel Davis, of the State Fire…
BELFAST — John M. Robbins Sr., 73 passed away October 21, 2018 in Belfast with his loving family by his side. John was born on December 31, 1944 in Auburn, Maine to the late Wallace Reynolds and…
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A frog’s croaking outside tonight. He better get in under his mud covers.
Mud covers indeed. That’s Corelyn Senn reminding us, as she does almost daily, of the wild…
AUGUSTA — The Everyman Repertory Theatre has been touring Hold onto Your Hat!, an original one-woman show, written and performed by Andrea Itkin and directed by Scott Anthony Smith, since…
OWLS HEAD – John Stephen Dow, 85, died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, Saturday, October 20, 2018 at Togus Springs Hospice Center.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, December 6,…
HOPE – Donald E. Holbrook, Sr., 79, husband of Patricia M. Dugan Holbrook, died Monday, October 22, 2018, with his family at his side, at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Friends and…
ROCKPORT– Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) is pleased to welcome Richard Caesar, MD. Dr. Caesar a board certified urologist, has joined Pen Bay Urology to provide general adult and pediatric urologic…
LINCOLN COUNTY – On Saturday, October 27, from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office along with the police departments of Boothbay Harbor, Damariscotta, Waldoboro, and Wiscasset…
FRIENDSHIP - Raymond Wesley Brann, Jr. died peacefully of natural causes Monday, October 15, 2018 at The Sussman House in Rockport Maine. He was surrounded by his loving family.
Educated in…
ROCKLAND – Patricia A. Silvia, 65, died peacefully with dignity, love and support after a life-long battle with Multiple Sclerosis, Friday, October 19, 2018 at the Sussman Hospice House in…
Camden Public Library
CAMDEN — There will be a wide selection of nicely-priced items at the Thanksgiving Sale of “Books Suitable for Gift Giving” in the Camden Public Library’s Rotunda from November 1 through November…
ROCKLAND - Stanley James Wereley, 84, died peacefully, Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport.
Stanley was born July 23,1934 in Albany, New York. Longing to be…
MORRILL — Lawrence E. Thompson, 76, of Morrill passed away at home on October 19, 2018. He was born in Morrill, Me. on April 7, 1942.
At his request there will not be a public service. …
During the previous month, the Rockland Police Department completed its Narcan policy in anticipation of being equipped with the drug soon. The community development director developed a proposal…
WEST ROCKPORT — Nancy Mae Andrews Hunter left this world on Sunday morning, October 14, 2018 at Sussman House in Rockport, following a long decline. She is now in Heaven with her Savior,…
On a sunny afternoon of October 10, 2018, with all the colors of fall, her favorite time of year, Sharon Moody Pendleton went with angels to heaven.
Sharon was born on October 3rd, 1945…
