CAMDEN – Bruce J. Curit, 64, died unexpectedly, following a courageous battle with COPD, Friday, May 25, 2018.
Born in Camden, March 16, 1954, he was the son of…
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LINCOLNVILLE – Larry L. Arne, 70, passed away peacefully at his home Thursday, May 24, 2018. Friends and family are invited to visit from 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at Burpee,…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity May 21-28. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
May 21
Christopher H. Sudsbury, 46, of…
ROCKLAND – A Rockland man is now undergoing a psychiatric evaluation after saying that voices in his head were telling him to shoot up a school, police said. This threat prompted three Rockland…
CAMDEN – It was a touch-and-go weekend as people peeked out their windows wondering what the weather was going to do. Mother Nature was kind and the Midcoast received only some brief spots of rain…
Lincoln County Courts
The following closed cases were reported by the Lincoln County Clerk of Courts for April. Unless otherwise noted, sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.
Nicholas Wallace, 29, of…
CAMDEN — It was a patriotic scene along Camden’s Memorial Day parade route May 28 with many people, especially children, waving American flags…
‘Here rest those who went forth to fight for our liberty’
ROCKPORT — Memorial Day in Rockport is as constant as the town itself. The town of 3,200 has had its fair share of those who have served and died in revolutions and wars, and on Memorial Day, they…
Susan L. (Morse) Sims went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 25, 2018 at the age of 62. She was born May 16, 1956 to Richard and Vera (Pease) Morse. She grew up in Thomaston, Maine, graduating…
Flags in the breeze
It’s time for the annual Memorial Day column; it comes around every year and like every other year I know what I want to say, and then don’t. Wally used to talk me out of it. “Don’t be stupid; don…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court May 11-24.
Louis Ares, 41, of Searsport, operating under the influence in Searsport Dec. 28, 2016,…
Parade, music and a color guard help the community give thanks
ROCKLAND – It was a bit cloudy and a little on the chilly side, but that didn't stop Rockland from having a beautiful and perfect Memorial Day service and parade. The parade began at Boston…
By land, air, and sea
LINCOLNVILLE – “Our gathering is just a small spark in the flame of pride that turns across the great nation today and every day,” said Ray Lewis, District 6 Knox County commander for the Maine…
What are today’s teens concerned about?
ROCKPORT – Democratic candidates for governor held their own against a panel of teens, Saturday, May 26, at Camden Hills Regional High School. The level of depth and directness of the teens caught…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from May 14-18.
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BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity May 18-24. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
May 18
Amy L. Doak, 32, of…
ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity May 7-23. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a crime…
ROCKLAND – Family and friends are invited to a gathering of love and remembrance for Hazel Vera (Bragg) Malcolm, 92, from 11 a.m to 1 p.m., Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 104 Limerock St. in Rockland…
ROCKLAND – Newty M. Chambers, 92, widow of LeRoy 'Roy' Chambers, died Thursday, May 24, 2018 at her home.
Born in Monticello, Maine, May 27, 1925, she was the daughter of Allen McLean and…
WASHINGTON - William S. Orne Jr. ,70, passed away unexpectedly at home on Sunday, May 6, 2018.
Born July 9, 1947 in Rockland to William S. Sr and Christine Upham Orne of Monhegan Island,…
ROCKLAND – Doris A. Jacobson, 92, died peacefully, Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at Quarry Hill in Camden. Her loving family was at her side.
Born in St. George, March 7, 1926, she was the…
SEARSMONT — Hester May Ryan, 97, passed away at Sussman House in Rockport on May 23, 2018.
Hester was born and raised in Searsmont, Maine the youngest child of Maynard and Bertha (Paine)…
UNION – Erica L. Hawes, 45, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2018 following a long illness.
Born August 31, 1972 in Blue Hill, she was the daughter of Richard and Jane Farmer. Erica grew up in…
Surprise! Just don’t spill the beans, folks...
Camden Police Chief Randy Gagne announced May 24 that Retired Camden Police Lieutenant Ralph Knowlton is the 2018 Memorial Day Parade Marshal. What Ralph does not know is that this is actually…
Rockport Dance Conservatory’s 11th annual Spring Showcase
CAMDEN — The Rockport Dance Conservatory will present The Selkie Child and other original choreography at the Camden Opera House, 29 Elm Street on May 25 and 26. The story of The…
Out of the house, to the doctor, completing errands
ROCKLAND – Reddish passenger vehicles are multiplying in the Rockland area, and because of them, many locals are gaining independence.
For the first time in years, a fixed, hourly route is…
AUGUSTA – Searsport Ambulance Service was among 12 medical first response organizations honored for contributing to the betterment of Maine Emergency Medical Services during the past year.
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BELFAST – On Monday, May 21, construction began on a year-long project at Waldo County General Hospital to expand and upgrade its emergency room. The project will enlarge the emergency facilities…
Investigators say Office of Child and Family Services failed to follow policies, procedures
AUGUSTA — The first phase of the official investigation into the deaths of two Maine children at the hands of their caretakers has concluded, with the …
Economy and healthcare in an aging state
BELFAST — Potential democratic gubernatorial candidates gathered before a crowd of approximately 100 at Belfast’s Hutchinson Center May 21, as Indivisible Waldo County hosted a panel so voters can…
CAMDEN – Members of the Camden Select Board presented the Boston Cane to Adele Hopkins, who resides at Quarry Hill. Adele was born on November 28, 1918, which makes her 99 years old. The Boston…
Already back in Two Bridges Regional Jail, home since Feb. 26 arrest
WISCASSET — A Stockton Springs woman accused of beating her 10-year-old daughter to death in February gave birth to a healthy baby boy May 24, almost exactly three months since her Feb. 26 arrest…
Group charged with investigation DHHS handling of children’s abuse deaths
AUGUSTA — Governor Paul LePage has issued a response to the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability…
ROCKLAND – Leona May Pierpont died suddenly, yet peacefully, on Monday, May 21, 2018. After 93 years living life to the fullest she has gone to join her husband, Almond, in Heaven.
Leona…
WASHINGTON – Wendell W. 'Spank' Ware, Jr., 46, died peacefully, yet unexpectedly, Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at his home.
Born in Camden, November 10, 1971, he was the son of Wendell, Sr. and…
ROCKPORT - Patricia Bradeen Algrant, 82, passed away April 22, 2018, at the Sussman House, Rockport, after a long illness.
Always called Patt, she was born in Portland, Maine, to Stephen A…
Heads-up
Camden Hills Regional High School has announced that the cumulative academic records for the Class of 2010 will be destroyed beginning June 15, 2018.
Federal regulations, under the…
CAMDEN — Jessie Heal Gautreau, 73, wife of Donald Gautreau, died on Monday, May 21, 2018, at Maine Medical Center in Portland. A complete obituary will be published later.
There will be a…
SOUTH THOMASTON – Donald Walter Renn drew his last breaths in the early hours of May 5, 2018 at the Sussman House in Rockport, ME with his devoted wife of nearly 63 years by his side. He was 86…
The board of the Apprenticeshop in Rockland has appointed Isabella Ferracci as its new executive director. In her new capacity, Ferracci will work with the board and staff to continue the…
AUBURN — A graveside service will be held for George E. Harris, Sr., 71, who passed on December 19, 2017, at Oak Hill Cemetery, Riverside Drive, Auburn, Maine, on Saturday, June 8, 2018 at 1 p.m…
Attorney requests case be moved to U.S. District Court, removed from Waldo County Superior
BELFAST — Athena Point Lookout, LLC (APL) filed a notice of removal in response to the lawsuit brought against the company by a Montana couple who had planned to buy the Northport property.
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ROCKPORT — A single-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon, May 20, on Commercial Street (Route 1) south of Pascal Ave., knocked out power to…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity May 14-20. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
May 2 (late entry)
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BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity May 11-19. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
May 11
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Total amount withheld from the state reportedly over $10k
BELFAST — A Northport man was indicted by a Waldo County Grand Jury May 16 on six charges relating to misapplied sales tax that was never turned over to the state.
James…
rates ‘improperly, unfairly, arbitrarily, wrongfully, and unconstitutionally’ raised
ISLESBORO — The island community of Islesboro is not taking the new ferry rate schedule lightly and has filed an administrative appeal of Maine Department of Transportation action in Kennebec…
Last day, 6 a.m., May 24
The Maine Department of Marine Resources said May 23 that it is shutting down the elver fishery two weeks early, on May 24 at 6 a.m. The closure, done through emergency rulemaking, is being…
Mainers have a unique chance, in the coming gubernatorial primaries, to vote in a way that is both practical and idealistic. Ranked Choice Voting allows citizens to give their greatest support to…
SEARSPORT — Linda A. (Pester) Pyle, 69, of Searsport passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on May 18, 2018 at her home.
She was born on February 18, 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania…
