CAMDEN — The Camden-Rockport arch was lowered back in place Oct. 4 with a rebuilt pillar,…
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Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section reviewed the results of the 2018 stock assessment, which indicate the population remains depleted, with spawning stock…
ROCKPORT — Trail creation is set to begin in a few weeks along 5.5 miles connecting the Camden Snow Bowl to a future parking lot at 87 Hope Street near the Thorndike…
Letter from the Camden-Rockport Police Chief
It’s that time of year when we begin to enjoy all that Fall has to offer. A nice walk in the crisp outdoors air, a kaleidoscope of oranges/reds/yellows…
Kristin Westra was last seen Sept. 30
NORTH YARMOUTH (updated Oct. 7) — The State Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed that a body found Friday, Oct. 5, in North Yarmouth, is that of Kristen Westra.
Westra’s body…
ROCKPORT — The Camden Hills Regional High School will perform their fall musical “Anything Goes” November 2, 3, 9 & 10 at 7 p.m. and November 4 at 2 p.m. Tickets may be purchased online at …
Edward Philbrook Clancy, 105, of Scarborough, Maine, passed away in the early morning hours of September 28, 2018.
A retired professor of…
WALDOBORO — Heidi L. Waning, age 54, of Waldoboro died unexpectedly August 25, 2018 in her home of heart complications due to high blood pressure. Heidi had her CRMA (Certification in Risk…
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 143 calls for service from Sept. 25-Oct. 3. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…
Part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month
ROCKLAND - For one day only, Tuesday, October 2, New Hope for Women's “Empty Place at the Table” memorial was at the Rockland Public Library. Empty Place at the Table is a memorial that New Hope…
ST. GEORGE — A woman who’d told her husband Monday night that she wasn’t feeling well was later found deceased along a St. George beach. How she died is currently being determined by the…
WALDOBORO — Melody Ann Feltis, 52, succumbed to her battle with cancer on September 29, 2018 at her home in Waldoboro. She was born November 29, 1965 in Manchester, New Hampshire to Stillman…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Sept. 24-28.
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On Tuesday, Oct. 2, at 7:15 pm the Waldo County Dispatch Center received a 911 call reporting that a woman had been struck by a vehicle on North Main…
WASHINGTON – FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct a…
The life of Robert "Bob" Slater of Owls Head will be celebrated at 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, at St. John's Episcopal Church in Thomaston, 200 Main St (Main and Green Streets).
His…
Natasha Irving, D-Waldoboro: I was born and raised in Waldoboro, where I still…
ROCKPORT – The Rockport Library Foundation, a nonprofit that is helping to raise money to fund the construction of new library in Rockport Village, hung a building-sized mural and the announcement…
Ruby Burkeen Elwell passed away on Monday, October 1, 2018 surrounded by her children. Ruby was born on June 25, 1935 in Greenfield, Oklahoma. She married Ed Elwell in 1955 and moved to Maine…
LINCOLNVILLE — A 63-year-old man found deceased on Lincolnville Beach Monday afternoon is not considered suspicious, according to Maine State Police Sergeant Patrick…
The Town of Rockport is participating in the Rapid Renewal program, the Maine Department of the Secretary of State's online service for the renewal of motor vehicle registrations.
Rapid…
THOMASTON — Edward A. Ludwig, 84 passed away at his home after a brief illness on September 26, 2018 with his loving family by his side. Ed was born on June 10, 1934…
ROCKPORT — Judith Ann (Clayter) Arey, 82, died on September 15, 2018 at the Sussman House after a long illness. Born in Vinalhaven on December 30, 1935, she was the…
The Department of Corrections today, Oct. 1, confirmed the death of a prisoner of the Maine State Prison in Warren. The…
Stanley Paige Zeigler, D-Montville: My father was a pilot when I was young and my mother was a homemaker. When health issues forced my Dad out of the sky he had a carpentry crew…
On the issues
Bill Pluecker, I-Warren: I have been farming and raising my family in Warren for 10 years, and in the years before that, we leased farmland in Warren, Friendship and…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Police Department’s former Deputy Chief Christopher Young’s voice struggled as he thanked members of his department, as well as the community, for 23 great years.
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SOUTH THOMASTON – Donald James Paulsen, 86, husband of A. Betty Paulsen, died peacefully at his home with his wife and children at his side Sunday, September 30, 2018, following an extended period…
Belfast Area High School will be disposing of student records for anyone whose date of birth is before 1992, and has reached the age of 26. Only records that are required by the Maine State…
Ellie Daniels and Jim Merkel announced Oct. 1 their write-in campaigns for seats on the Belfast City Council. They will hold a press conference Friday, October 5, at noon in front of Belfast City…
Richard F. Munro, Jr. 62, of South Thomaston, passed away peacefully at the Sussman House in Rockport Saturday September 29, 2018. A full obituary will be published at a later date. Arrangements…
New infrastructure project to help transform former paper mill into an industrial park to support Maine’s forest industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Angus King, I-Maine, said the Millinocket-based nonprofit Our Katahdin has been awarded $5.3 million from the Economic…
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Jeffrey Evangelos, I-Friendship: I attended the University of Maine at Orono and graduated in 1974 with a Masters Degree in American History. I immediately went into public…
Working on an anachronism ... watercolor journalling ... pickles, preserves and pies
“You need something to do,” Wally told me the summer I was pregnant with our second son. He meant it in the best way, worried that stay-at-home motherhood might not be enough to…
ROCKLAND – “If NFL players can wear pink, then I guess we can put a pink plate on,” said Deputy Matthew Elwell, of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office.
On Monday morning, Oct. 1, the usually…
AUGUSTA - The Department of Homeland Security has issued the State of Maine its final waiver for REAL ID Act compliance, which will allow federal agencies to continue to accept regular driver's…
When Waldo County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Jason Trundy first found out he had been selected to Attend the…
CAMDEN - Eighth grade students from the Lincolnville Center School spent their Saturday, September 29, at Key Bank in the Hannaford’s Plaza doing their fall car wash to help raise funds to finance…
APPLETON – On September 29, just before 6 p.m., the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, Union Ambulance Service and Appleton Fire Department were dispatched to a motorcycle accident on the Burkettville…
CAMDEN — Last year the parishioners of St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church discovered that the mortar beneath the large stained-glass window on the Chestnut Street side of the church has begun to degrade…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Sept. 17-21.
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BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Sept. 14-27. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Sept. 8 (…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Sept. 14-28. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Aug. 24 (late entry)
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CAMDEN — Betty M. Fletcher, 89, died on Thursday, September 27, 2018 at Anderson Inn in Camden.
A complete obituary will be published later and services will be announced.
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BELFAST — Lee E. Phillips, 84 of Belfast, passed away September 25, 2018 at Sussman House in Rockport.
He was born December 23, 1933 in Henrietta, Ohio to Floyd and Bessie (Sheets)…
ROCKPORT — Applications are now being accepted for selection as the beneficiary of proceeds from the June 2019 concert by Midcoast Community Chorus (MCC).
MCC’s mission is to “sing as a…
WALDOBORO — Big changes are afoot at Medomak Valley Land Trust as MVLT pursues a proposed merger with neighboring Midcoast Conservancy.
MVLT will host two Q & A sessions at the MVLT…
CAMDEN — Richard E. Merrifield, 83, of Hosmer Pond Road, died Saturday, September 22, 2018, at the Sussman House in Rockport, following a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Born in Rockland,…
Woman appears in court, judge sets bail and specific conditions
UPDATE: ROCKLAND (Sept. 27) — Jodi Schiller, 49, of Camden, who…
SPRUCE HEAD – A Graveside Service with Military Honors, for Ralph E. ‘Brother’ Cline, Jr., 83, will be held at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, October 4, 2018, at Forest Hill Cemetery, Seal Harbor Road,…
