ROCKLAND — Charles I. Kurr, 69, was welcomed home to heaven on October 5, 2018 after a courageous battle with lymphoma with his son at his side. He will live on forever in our hearts. Born on…
News
Judge sets bail at $2,500 cash
ROCKLAND — A Westbrook man remains in jail after he was arrested during the early morning of Oct. 7 for allegedly assaulting a woman and…
CAMDEN — Isabel Ann Maddox, 82, died on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at the Sussman House in Rockport.
Born in Camden on August 21, 1936, she was the daughter of Carle and Helen (Crockett)…
LINCOLNVILLE — Karen Elizabeth Ballou, 59, formerly of Riverside, Rhode Island, died peacefully on Saturday, October 6, 2018 surrounded by family at Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast, ME,…
ROCKLAND – Brian C. Campbell, 69, died unexpectedly, at his Methodist Home residence, Sunday, October 7, 2018.
Born in Hartford, Connecticut, December 5, 1946, he was the son of Garfield…
Paula Sutton, R-Warren: I learned from a young age that success can be the fruit of adversity. With my own personal experience with a childhood disability, I have a unique…
MONROE — Tam Snyder, 85, of Monroe, passed on Monday morning, October 8, 2018 at Togus Springs VA Hospice Unit, with his daughter by his side.
Tam was born in the mountains of North…
CAMDEN – Kelly Carey, administrative coordinator at United Midcoast Charities, recently earned the novice Certificate in Volunteer Management from the Maine Commission for Community Service. This…
Fire Prevention Awareness Week
APPLETON — “I feel cool,” Logan said, as the uniform-clad eighth grader sat in the driver’s seat of an Appleton fire truck. “Very top heavy, but mostly, I just feel cool.”
Logan first tried…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Oct. 1-5.
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SOUTH THOMASTON — An investigation is under way by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office following a single-vehicle car crash in South Thomaston, early Wednesday morning, Oct. 11. The single occupant…
OWLS HEAD – Eugene L. Allen, 92, husband of Ava M. Wiggin Allen, died Wednesday, October 10, 2018, at the Sussman House in Rockport after a period of declining health. Friends and relatives are…
Camden, through the efforts of the Historic Resources Committee, received a $10,000 grant from Maine Community Foundation’s Belvedere Historic Preservation Fund to restore windows on the Curtis…
On Wednesday October 17,, the Maine Public Utilities Commission (Commission) will hold a public witness hearing at its…
Brian Phillip Kresge, R-Winterport: I am originally from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. I enlisted in the U.S. Army at 18, served as an infantryman and paratrooper. I went to college…
ST. GEORGE — James Taylor Westervelt, 82, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on Sunday, October 7, 2018 at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport, Maine. The family has chosen…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Sept. 25 - Oct. 1. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Sept. 25
Jackson H. Cromwell, 21, of Westport…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Sept. 21 - 27.
Raymond Miner, 32, of Knox,…
BELFAST — The following activity was reported by the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office Sept. 24-30. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Sept. 24
Casey A.…
RSU 40 to serve as pilot, along with Calais and RSU 10
The Maine Department of Education has been awarded a 5-year grant ($1.1 million per year) from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
State land use, environmental agencies issue second procedural order on CMP power line through Maine
Central Maine Power Company has filed applications with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection for construction of the New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC), an electric transmission…
Bradley Lee Porter, 64, of Warren, Maine, passed away on October 9, 2018 at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine.
Arrangements are under the care of Direct Cremation of Maine.
ROCKLAND — More than 150 members of Maine’s dedicated seafood industry and community members congregated at the Strand Theatre in Rockland, Oct. 4, to listen to each candidate for Maine’s governor…
CAMDEN — The Camden Police Department has promoted Mark Bennett from animal control and parking enforcement officer to a full-time patrol…
15 new suits thanks to matching grants
ROCKLAND — With a grant of $11,000 from the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund and matching funds of $3,352.75 from the Department of Marine Resources, the Maine Marine Patrol has acquired 15 dry suits…
LINCOLNVILLE — Karen E. Ballou, 59, wife of Richard D. Ballou, Jr., store manager of Cotton Garden in Camden, died on Saturday, October 6, 2018, at Waldo County General Hospital after a brief…
ROCKPORT —Sandra Hall, age 83, passed away on Saturday, October 6, 2018, at the Sussman House in Rockport. Born in Camden on July 5, 1935, she was the daughter of Louise and Paul Jones.
She…
CAMDEN — Nils Obel, 81, husband of Leslie Simmons, died in Camden on Tuesday, October 9, 2018. A complete obituary will be published later. Condolences may be shared with the family at www.…
The details of Question 1
Maine voters will see several proposals on their state ballot Nov. 6, the first one being a citizen’s initiative to establish in-home and support services for the elderly and disabled.
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MONHEGAN — A beloved father, son, brother, grandson, uncle, nephew, cousin and friend was lost on October 4, 2018. Ben Neilson Murdock, 35, left us…
CAMDEN — Kathleen F. Fitzpatrick, 84, of Camden, died on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at her home surrounded by her devoted family. Born in Woodstock, Vermont on December 10, 1933, she was the…
CAMDEN — Barbara E. Josselyn Carver was sung into glory by her loving family on the evening of Thursday, October 4th, 2018 at the Sussman House in Rockport, Maine.
Born in Camden, May 17,…
Central Maine Power no longer has Alna's support to expand the transmission lines that run through it and some of its neighbor towns. After hearing from CMP's project spokesman, selectmen voted 3-…
carrots, beets and leeks ..... pumpkns at the Beach ..... roadside cleanup
“Finally feels like fall.”
People say it with either dread or excitement, and that tells a lot. You either love winter or hate it. The lowering light, turning leaves, and chilly mornings,…
What’s more important than your family’s safety and security, and our fundamental rights?
“Nothing!”
As the former Sheriff of Knox County, I know that protecting the people of Maine…
ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity Sept. 13-30. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a…
Jayne Crosby Giles, R-Belfast: I was born in Belfast and lived in Waldo County most of my life. Professionally, I…
Lincoln County Courts
Shawna Gatto, 43, of Wiscasset, accused murderer of Kendall Chick, 4, of Wiscasset, was denied a motion to suppress statements she made to police in the days after Chick's death.
In court…
William E. Penley, of Scarborough, was hunting turkeys with his grandson at the residence of a family member on the Richmond Mills Road in Wayne Oct. 8, according to news release from…
State Police say Maine's first fatal moose crash of the year took place late Friday night, Oct. 5, along Interstate 95 in Medway.
Killed in the crash was Donnie Wilcox, 54, of Winslow. …
The Rockland Energy Advisory Committee is in the early stages of developing an energy policy for the City of Rockland. To that end, on September 26, the Committee, consisting of Brooks Winner,…
Game wardens are assisting Oxford County Sheriff deputies with trying to locate a missing Waterford man. Ricky Howard, 49, from 440 Norway Road has been missing since Friday morning, October 5. He…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Sept. 25 - Oct. 4. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Sept. 25
Deputy David Wight…
BELFAST — Albert J. O’Neill passed away into the next life on Wednesday, October 3, 2018. He was 96.
Born in Orange, NJ…
Phyllis June Prior DuBois, 90, of Friendship, passed away on October 4, 2018 at the Sussman House in Rockport.
Phyllis was born on December 5, 1927 to Sidney E. Prior and Clara Bradford…
AUGUSTA — Leeann Charlotte Condon Shenett, age 48, of Augusta, passed away after a long battle with cancer on October 3, 2018 at the Country Manor Nursing Home in…
PORT CLYDE - Cherie Ann Pratt Yattaw, 69, returned to her heavenly home on October 2, 2018, to take her place among the angels.…
Dave Miramant, D-Camden: My father was in the Air Force so we traveled throughout my childhood. My high school years were spent on the outskirts of Boston, where I became very…
As Election Day nears on Nov. 6, Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap is reminding all Maine voters of a non-partisan resource that can help them make informed decisions at the polls: the…
Owen Casas, I-Rockport: I was born and raised in Midcoast Maine. Growing up here I learned a lot about hard work and, as the old timers would teach me, making something out of…
