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BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Aug. 14-25.

Belfast

Phyllip Stevens to Walter A…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police reported the following activity Aug. 15-28 . An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Aug. 15

Ethan B.…

BELFAST — A Searsport man was charged with multiple offenses after being discovered unconscious behind the wheel of his truck on Rolerson Road Aug. 26.

Jason A. Kilby, 36,…

Rockport to Rockport, firefighters to help

ROCKPORT — A group of Rockport firefighters and one Select Board member are organizing for a possible drive to Rockport, Texas, to help with clean-up there following Hurricane Harvey.

First…

Bar Harbor small-business owner Tim Rich officially kicked off his Congressional run with a decidedly non-political gathering in a decidedly non-political locale. Rich threw his hat in…

WARREN - Ralph ‘Red’ Demmons, Jr., 83, went to be with the Lord and reunite with his wife, Jennie, August 23, 2017.

OWLS HEAD – Glen Elizabeth Pease, 64, died Sunday, August 27, 2017, at the Sussman House in Rockport, with Katie, Richard and Dee at her side. She had battled cancer for 13 years, but never…

 OWLS HEAD – Martha A. Clarke, 85, died peacefully with her daughters at her side, Thursday, August 24, 2017 at the Owls Head Homestead.

A remembrance…

ROCKLAND – John H. Willey, 69, passed away, Thursday, August 24, 2017 at the Sussman House in Rockport.

Born in Rockland, June 6, 1948, he was the son of Walter, Jr. and Louise Gordon…

BELFAST — Marion J. Pride, 96, widow of Col. Fleetwood Pride, Jr., died on Monday, August 21, 2017 at The Residence at Tall Pines in Belfast.  A complete obituary will be published…

Curtis Lee Young, 74, passed away with his family by his side at home in Mechanic Falls on August 26, 2017. Curtis was born on December 19, 1942 to Carl Young and Agnes Davis Young.

Curtis…

Technology is there, but money is the issue

CAMDEN — The Camden-Rockport school Building Committee will investigate using heat from the Camden wastewater treatment system to heat the new Camden-Rockport Middle School. The technology,…

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 I’d been waiting all week for Saturday, not because it’s the weekend; retired people never know what day it is, but rather it was the one day of the week with nothing written on the calendar. It…

ROCKLAND —  A Warren man was sentenced to two years in prison for assaulting a woman and trying to strangle her in St. George on July 9.…

UPDATE — Police have ended the search in the woods behind Hannaford grocery store in Camden for a man who attempted to open the back of a Brink’s truck near Bangor Savings Bank around 10 a.m, Aug…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Aug. 21-25.

BOSTON — Personnel and assets from the First Coast Guard District are being deployed to support rescue efforts in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.

On Saturday Air Station Cape Cod deployed two…

The Maine State Police/Marine Patrol Dive Team has recovered the body of a woman who was on-board a recreational fishing boat today approximately 10 miles off of Biddeford Pool.

The woman…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior and Rockland District Court from Aug. 14-25.

Superior Court

Darrell Crosby, 59, of Jefferson,…

Just after 10:30 a.m., Aug. 27, deputies from the Knox County Sheriff's Office responded to a call of a two vehicle crash at the intersection Rt. 235 (Ridge Rd.) and Old Augusta Road in Warren.…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Aug. 14-24. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

July 29 (late entry)

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Aug. 18-24. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Aug. 18

Kent…

Town of Thomaston Update #37 - August 25, 2017

WORK SCHEDULE: August 28th…

CAMDEN — Last summer the American Legion Hall Post 30 started a recycling program to help raise funds for their community service projects.…

BELFAST — Ralph A. Littlefield, 91, passed away August 23, 2017 at Harbor Hill LTC in Belfast. Born in Avon, Connecticut, to the late George and Myra Littlefield, he spent most of his childhood in…

LINCOLNVILLE — Anne H. Eugley, 81, wife of Millard B. Eugley of Lincolnville, died Thursday, August 24, 2017 at Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast. A complete obituary will be published…

GARDINER – Maine Securities Administrator Judith Shaw announced that Robert H. Edmunds III, formerly of Nobleboro, has been sentenced in Lincoln County Superior Court to 18 months in…

ROCKPORT — On August 6, at Tropical Nails in Rockport, it was another regular business day at the salon. The windows and doors were wide open,…

RocklandThe following deed transfers were recorded from July 28-Aug. 4 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.

A graveside service for Charles A. Kent III will be held at Thomaston Village  Cemetery on Saturday, September 9, 2017 at 11 a.m. There will be a  reception at the Thomaston Baptist…

Eclipse 2017: These series of photos of Monday’s eclipse were take by a staff photographer on Southport Island between 1:31 p.m. and 2:56 p.m. In Maine, Monday’s solar eclipse was only partial. At…

An Ontario man was found dead on Maine’s Appalachian Trail (AT) near Bigelow Mountain Preserve Sunday afternoon, Aug. 20. Gerald Gabon, 55, from Milton, Ontario, Canada, was found dead…

ROCKLAND – Almost the entire summer went by before Rockland EMS needed to assist individuals at the Breakwater, according to Asst. Chief Adam Miceli. Now, twice in two days, their transport “Mule…

A place to land

ROCKLAND – The doors have been unlocked. Menus are in contemplation, and soon, at-risk and homeless teens in Rockland will again see a place at the table. For a city with the resources to assist…

WALDOBORO — Lillyanne Creamer, 87, a lifelong resident of Lincoln County, passed away peacefully at her granddaughter's home in Jefferson on August 14, 2017. She was surrounded by those loved ones…

PORT CLYDE – Karen E. Scherzi, 77, died peacefully at home, Tuesday, August 22, 2017 following a period of declining health.

Born April 23, 1940 in Port Clyde, Maine, she was the daughter…

From Augusta

AUGUSTA — As part of its commitment to electing Democrats in every corner of the state, the Maine Democratic Party has mounted a significant effort to support local races in Maine through new…

BELFAST — While Harbor Fest offered a variety of children’s…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Aug. 14-18.

WARREN — Carl Craig Creamer, 63, passed away with his family by his side at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta on August 21, 2017. Craig was born on January 7, 1954 to Carl Creamer and…

Maine Fire Marshal’s Office investigates second fire at the home in 18 months

SOUTH THOMASTON – Aside from some minor details, the Maine Fire Marshal’s investigation of a fire at 34 Field Street in South Thomaston has been closed. That house, which burned a year and a half…

ROCKLAND – David W. Allen, 51, died in early August, while doing what he loved, bicycling on a scenic country road. Born in Rockland, David attended local schools and lived here all his life. He…

WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 94 total calls for service from Aug. 15-22. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person…

CAMDEN — Family, hikers, and first responders attempted to save a man who was suffering a medical emergency this afternoon, Aug. 22, while hiking close to the summit of Megunticook Mountain in the…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Aug. 8-21. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Aug. 8

Kaitlin Brady, 18, of Belfast, was issued…

LINCOLNVILLE BEACH— Lincolnville is the latest town in the Midcoast to install a “Little Free Library” along the beach. Funded by the Lincolnville Community Library and built by Ross Faneuf,…

BELFAST — Marion J. Pride, 96, widow of Fleetwood M. Pride, Jr., died on Monday, August 21, 2017 at The Residence at Tall Pines in Belfast. A complete obituary will be published later and a…

BELFAST — There was a gray, cool start to the 10th annual Belfast Harbor Fest’s weekend activities,…

KNOX — On Monday, August 21, at approximately 9:21 p.m., Waldo County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a single-vehicle crash in the Town of Knox on Penney Road.

Upon arrival, reponders…

From Augusta

AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate President has appointed Sen. Dave Miramant, D-Camden, to represent the Maine Senate on the Maine Citizen Trade Policy Commission.

The CTPC is comprised of members…