Jan Dodge has my vote for the Maine House of Representatives from Belfast, Waldo, and Northport.
I have experienced Jan’s vitality in more than one community organization, and have found…
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Students in grades K-5 at Thomaston Grammar School were excited today for their first day of the 2018-2019 school year.
Despite the heat, students spent time getting to know their new…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Aug. 13-24.
Belfast
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ROCKLAND (9/4/18) – A fire that burned part of a duplex on Suffolk Street in Rockland, Friday, Aug. 31, has been determined accidental, according to Sgt. Joel Davis of the State Fire…
Includes cigarettes, chew and vaping
ROCKPORT — The Town of Rockport officially became a tobacco-free workplace Sept. 1, which fell over a holiday weekend for most employees.…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Aug. 21 - Sept. 3. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Aug. 10…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Aug. 17 - Sept. 2. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Aug…
Keep to the schedule of building and opening by 2020
CAMDEN — In a joint meeting Aug. 29, the Camden-Rockport School Board, Middle School Building Committee, architects, contractors and a geo-engineer arrived at the same conclusion: To approve a…
WARREN —Clayton A. Wiley, 81, of Warren passed away on August 30, 2018 at his home.
He was born in Whitefield, Me. the son of Alfred and Ruth (Moody) Wiley. Services will be private at the…
BELFAST —Michael A. Sylvester, 64, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2018. Michael was born on June 22, 1954 in Belfast to Lloyd W. Sylvester and Millie (Merry) Sylvester.
Michael worked…
CAMDEN— There will be a memorial service followed by a reception for the Rev. Theodore L. Clapp, 99, who died on August 19, 2018 in Camden, at 4 p.m. September 7, 2018 at the Second…
ROCKLAND — Raymond “Biscuit” Olson, 86, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Tuesday, August 28th, 2018 at the Knox Center after a period of declining health. Ray ( as he liked…
CAMDEN — James McKenzie “Mac” Thomas was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, on January 2, 1947 and died on September 1, 2018 at the age of 71 surrounded by his family at the Sussman House, in…
CHINA — Maine State Police charged three people from Massachusetts in connection with a number of car burglaries off the Neck Road in China over the weekend, according to a news release from the…
Marks clairvoyant crustacean’s first time predicting an early winter
BELFAST — Steven Ryan, of the Belfast Chamber of Commerce, greeted the crowd gathered near Belfast’s waterfront for the fourth annual Passy Pete Sept. 3.…
All kinds of poop .....pickleball comes to town
“This morning, I woke at about 6 to the most beautiful and complex birdsong I’ve ever heard — nothing like any other birdsong I’ve ever encountered, in Maine or elsewhere. It kept going for a…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Aug. 20-24.
Alan E. Bernardo, 31, of Hope, operating while license suspended or revoked, prior, $750 fine.
…ROCKLAND – Lloyd M. Painter, 94, longtime Owls Head resident, husband of Connie Ross Painter, died peacefully at his home, Sunday, September 2, 2018. …
Bills address issues within the Department of Health and Human Services following deaths of 2 Maine children
BELFAST — Out of the five bills proposed by Governor Paul LePage as a result of the deaths of two Maine children in Dec. 2017, and Feb. 2018, all but two were “…
All day Saturday, the action was on the Camden waterfront at the Windjammer Festival, signaling the last hurrah of summer before autumn kicks in — with its own blazing fun.
CAMDEN — All 40-plus contestants in the 2018 annual Camden Windjammer Weekend crate race, from age 5 to 40-something, had one thing in common: They were game for tearing fast over wet wood lobster…
ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity Aug. 18-29. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a…
Early morning on Camden Harbor
The weather turned perfect for the annual Windjammer Festival in Camden, beginning Friday evening when the boats — vessels of all shapes and sizes, including the schooners — set a course for the…
The international and national press has been reporting throughout the day, Aug. 31, about the guilty plea of former Camden resident W. Samuel Patten to, “illegally lobbying in the US for pro-…
Splash Dash Week celebration Sept. 4-7
MIDCOAST — On a warm August afternoon, Susan Beebe sat by the window of the red DASH bus as it edged around Rockland’s North End, chatting with Ricky Malo. They were both headed to Pen Bay Medical…
Samizu Matsuki, an award winning Japanese artist who retired to the Penobscot Bay region of Maine in 1993, passed away in her Rockland home on August 4, 2018 . A classical realist oil painter,…
Changes with dropping off and picking up students at school
CAMDEN — Camden Police announced in a news release that with the beginning of school Sept. 4 and with the ongoing…
AUGUSTA – Maine lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to House Majority Leader Erin Herbig’s bill to create a monument honoring Maine’s Gold Star families in Capitol Park.
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Second warmest-ever day recorded August 8
The Gulf of Maine is one of the fastest-warming ocean ecosystems on the planet, according to the Gulf of Maine Research Institute. Over the last 30 years, the Gulf of Maine warmed at a rate of 0.…
Watch the arrival of the windjammer fleet into Camden Harbor, enjoy the Schooner Talent Show, Bay Winds North Wind Ensemble Concert at Harbor Park, fireworks Friday night…
Kendall Chick's accused murderer Shawna Gatto has waived her right to a jury trial, leaving it to a judge to decide the case in a trial likely to take place in January. Gatto appeared in a…
HOPE – A medical episode may have contributed to the death of an elderly woman swimming in Alford Lake on August 29, according to a news release from the Knox County Sheriff’s Office.
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Silty clay results in new site work approach
CAMDEN — A joint meeting between the School Administrative District 28 School Board (Camden-…
THOMASTON — Monica Belle Crute died August 24, 2018 in Thomaston, Maine. She was born January 14, 1963 in Rockland, Maine, the daughter of Karl Sr. and…
New chapter for the three-master is ready to unfold
PENOBSCOT BAY — The schooner, Victory Chimes, an American National Historic Landmark that sails in the Maine Windjammer Association Fleet and…
UNION – Stanley Harold Metcalf, 80, retired BMCS, USCG, died peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, at the Sussman House in Rockport, Sunday, August 26, 2018.…
Sept. 15 through 22
AUGUSTA — Volunteers are needed for Maine’s Coastweek Coastal Cleanup which begins Saturday September 15 and runs through Saturday September 22.
With dozens of clean up locations looking…
BELFAST — Nordic Aquafarms announced Aug. 28 that it has entered into an agreement with Belfast…
CAMDEN/ROCKPORT – The Camden Police Department has hired a new animal control and parking enforcement officer. In July, Scott Entwistle replaced Mark Bennett who took a job with the department as…
During a marathon 14-hour combined public hearing and work session, the Joint Standing Committee for Health and Human Services heard from 30 speakers and worked on five bills put forth by the…
WASHINGTON — Linda Ann Buja died peacefully at home on August 22, 2018, surrounded by her family. Born in…
HOPE – George Donald Benson, 83, died on Friday, August 17, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Frankfort, Maine, on April 9, 1935 to Donald L. and Margaret Ann (Thompson)…
BELFAST — The City of Belfast and the Belfast Water District have filed separate responses to the …
ROCKLAND – The Route 1 driver who clipped a pickup truck before colliding with another vehicle in Rockland, August 27, was eventually transported by LifeFlight to Maine Medical Center following…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Aug. 13-17.
Brandon E. Amborn, 22, of Rockport, assault, dismissed; disorderly conduct, offensive words,…
Galinsaga, Lambs Quarters and Witch Grass ..... watercolor journaling .... Petunia Pump
Gardeners, those ever-hopeful, optimistic individuals have, nevertheless, their dark side. I’ve noticed a certain competitiveness, especially between neighbors – “going to have peas for the Fourth…
Kathy Ann Weymouth (Kathy Plaisted) died Thursday, August 23, 2018 at the Sussman House in Rockport with the warm sun shining on her and the birds chirping in the trees nearby.…
PENOBSCOT BAY — Many of those enjoying the beautiful August weather on Penobscot Bay over the weekend were treated to an unusual sight: the elegant …
Meeting tonight
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Select Board convenes this evening, Aug. 27, at 7 p.m., for a special town meeting and public…
They lose sensibilities in colder waters, easily hit by boats
ROCKPORT — Photographer Peter Ralston was headed back into Rockport Harbor Aug. 23 on his powerboat, Raven, when he spotted a fin and then the white underbelly of a large fish, “five feet…
