SOUTH THOMASTON – Iron rail ties, blacksmithing remnants, the cement base of a telephone booth. They all have been dug up in the two-year excavation project, which precedes of a state bridge…
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‘Potential city of refuge’
BELFAST — A group of at least 50 people gathered in Grove Cemetery Sept. 16 to explore through the grounds, and visit dozens of notable graves.
The tour of the Waldo Avenue…
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 90 calls for service from Sept. 5-12. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or summons…
ROCKPORT – A two-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon, Sept. 16, around 1:16 p.m., stopped traffic in both directions on Rockland Street (Route 17…
BELFAST — The following Unified Criminal Court cases were closed in Waldo County from Sept. 1-14.
Alexander A. Cruz, 21, of Bloomfield, Conn., aggravated trafficking…
THORNDIKE — Another suspicious note found at Mount View High School Sept. 15 sent the school into lockdown for the second time in as many days.
Law enforcement…
ROCKPORT - Mr. Wat Sushi & Noodles at 106 Commercial Street in Rockport opened its doors in 2012. As of Friday, September 15, Tomi Sushi and Noodle Bar will replace Mr. Wats', which is being…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Sept. 5. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
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BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Sept. 8-15. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
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First responders are at the scene of a truck accident on Route 27 in Edgecomb near Edgecomb Potters as of around 2:30 p.m.
ROCKLAND – Mary A. Clark, 80, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family, Monday, September 11, 2017.
Born June 2, 1937, in Greenport, Long Island, NY, to Reginald and Una Larson Webb…
BELFAST – Edna M. (Paul) Blood passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, September 13, 2017. She was born September 12, 1931 in Appleton, the daughter of Raymond and Helen (Esancy) Paul.…
ROCKPORT — The outside grill was sizzling with hot dogs and hamburgers while the corn steamed, and more food was added to the buffet tables at…
November 7 municipal election
ROCKLAND – Three weeks have gone by since the more recent of two city council contenders submitted applications for the seats to be vacated November 7. With two seats available, fierce campaigning…
‘Buffy would have liked this’
ROCKPORT – The moment of silence stretched long atop Beech Nut Hill in Rockport, Thursday, Sept. 14. Quiet tears joined the sound of crickets playing to the breeze.
More than a hundred…
ROCKLAND – In their regular meeting on Tuesday, September 12, the Knox County Commissioners approved expending State Forfeiture funds to purchase laptops for the Knox County Sheriff’s Office.…
THORNDIKE — Mabel (Raven) Larrabee, 91, passed away on September 12th. She was the 9th of the 17 children of William and Pearl Raven and a graduate of Freedom Academy. She was predeceased by her…
ROCKPORT— Barbara Rhodes Simmons, 76, died at Anderson Inn in Camden on September 2, 2017. Barbara had been employed for many years at Reny's in Camden. A complete obituary will be published later…
CAMDEN — Arline Quinn Heline, 84, died peacefully on September 7, 2017 in hospice care in Camden. A complete obituary will be published later and services will be held at the convenience of the…
PORTLAND – Lelia E. (Marstaller) Taylor, formerly of Rockland, died on July 17, 2017 at Fallbrook Woods Senior Living Center in Portland. A memorial service will be held 2:00pm, Sept. 23, 2017, at…
State police release correction to preliminary findings
AUGUSTA — State Police have issued a correction to the information they released last week on the Augusta motorcycle crash on September 10 that killed two men and injured several others. Based on…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Aug. 28 - Sept. 8.
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Susan A. Cobin EST…
ISLESBORO AND VICTORVILLE, CALIF. — Barbara Jeanne Fairfield-Conner, 60, of Islesboro, Maine and Victorville, California, passed away from natural causes in her sleep on September 5, 2017. Barbara…
Jamie Alex Gross, 58, of Belmont, passed away unexpectedly Sept. 10, 2017, while driving in the UBM Toy Run in Augusta.
Jamie was born on July 12, 1959 to Joyce and Reginald Gross in their…
Missing for a month
CAMDEN — Camden police said Sept. 13 that the python they picked up while it was sleeping in a neighborhood garden has been reunited with its owner after spending the night at …
Marilyn A. (Jones) Sewell, 62, passed away on September 11, 2017 with her family by her side.
She was born in Jefferson, Maine on March 19, 1955 to Lewis Jones and Patricia (Comer) Jones.…
Candlelight vigil for Buffy Krause, Sept. 14, on Beech Hill
ROCKPORT — On Thursday, Sept. 14, the community will gather on Beech Hill, in Rockport, to honor Buffy Krause, who was killed last week in Groton, Mass. Beech Hill was one of Buffy’s favorite…
BELFAST — A Lincolnville woman was arrested after her vehicle was reported to police as being off the side of Searsport Avenue Sept. 12, near Admiral Inn.
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Judge sets bail at $10,000 cash
ROCKLAND — A Thomaston man remains at the Knox County jail as of Sept. 10, after he was arrested for allegedly assaulting and trying to…
ROCKLAND — A Washington man was convicted in Knox Superior Court, Sept. 6, on three counts of illegally hunting a deer during the…
The Maine Warden Service is seeking volunteer searchers. Maine game wardens are planning a search for missing person Diana Esteys, from the town of Medford, Sunday, September 17. Esteys went…
Hurricane Irma
ROCKLAND – Rockland Harbor Master Matt Ripley heads to Florida, Tuesday, Sept. 12, to lend assistance in the wake of Hurricane Irma. Through his own desire, he coordinated the trip, knowing most…
PENOBSCOT BAY — For the fifth annual Islesboro Crossing, a 5k ocean swim that benefits LifeFlight of Maine, 2017 was a record-breaking year with 256 swimmers and paddlers helping to…
BELFAST — James R. Lovett, 65, of Belfast, Maine, died peacefully Friday, August 25, 2017 at the VA Medical Center at Togus in Augusta, Maine. Born in Washington DC on July 25, 1952, he is the son…
AYER, MASS – Middlesex County, Massachusetts, District Attorney Marian Ryan and Groton Chief of Police Donald Palma Jr. said Sept. 11 that Orion Krause, 22, of Rockport, Maine, was arraigned today…
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LINCOLNVILLE – Dolce Vita is off the beaten path. Way off the beaten path. Take Route 1 to Lincolnville Beach and turn left of 173. Go past Slab City and Youngstown roads and you're almost there.…
CAMDEN — Five Town Basketball has been chosen as the recipient of the Modern Woodmen of America Matching Fund Project. Every year, Modern Woodmen chapters and…
BELFAST — A Searsmont man had his probation fully revoked in Waldo County Superior Court Aug. 29, following multiple probation violations over the past several years.
Glenn…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Sept. 4-8. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
July 30 (late entry)
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BELFAST — The 14th annual Wienerfest drew hundreds of people, and close to that as many dogs, to Belfast’s Steamboat Landing Sept. 10. New this year was the group running the event; while…
BELFAST — A Bloomfield, Conn., man was sentenced to eight years in prison with all but four years suspended, in addition to four years of probation for aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs.…
Dean S. Ness, 91, a long-term resident of Midcoast Maine, died on September 2, 2017 at the Gregory Wing Facility of St. Andrews Village Retirement Community.
Weighing a whopping 13 pounds,…
ROCKPORT — Barbara Rhodes Simmons, 76, of Rockport, died at Anderson Inn in Camden on September 2, 2017. A complete obituary will be published later. Condolences may be shared at www.…
CAMDEN— Philip H. Woods, 81, passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2017 at the Sussman House in Rockport following complications of pituitary cancer.
Philip was born in Albany, New York on…
Appears in court in Ayer, Mass
AYER, MASS. – Orion Krause, 22, of Rockport, Maine, has been charged with four counts of murder following the Sept. 8 homicide in Groton, Massachusetts. Krause was arraigned Sept. 11 in Ayer…
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Ruth, the sister I never knew, daughter of the mother I never knew, lived the last days of her life in an abandoned building. She went to sleep there and didn’t wake up one day last fall. Yet, as…
ROCKLAND – “Overall, it means the world to firefighters on this day,” Rockland Firefighter Carl Anderson said.
Sixteen years after September 11, 2001, Rockland’s majority have long since…
WARREN – Elizabeth L. Henry, 93, died peacefully, at her home, in the arms of her beloved husband of 72 years, and surrounded by her family, Wednesday, September 6, 2017.
Born in Rockport,…
CUSHING - Jeannette O. Orff, 93, died on September 4, 2017 at Windward Gardens in Camden where she had resided since 2015.
Jeannette was born in Warren on October 15, 1923, the first of nine…
CUSHING – Jeannette Wales Chapman, 90, died peacefully in the comfort of her beloved home, surrounded by her family, in the warmth of the late afternoon sun, Thursday, September 7, 2017. A joyful…
