ROCKLAND — Louis V. Leach, Sr., 74, died peacefully, yet unexpectedly, following a brief battle with cancer, Saturday, May 11, 2024 at the Sussman Hospice House in Rockport. He was surrounded by…
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FRIENDSHIP — Kay Maybelle (Davis) Havener, age 93, of Friendship, passed away on May 11, 2024.
Kay was born on April 10, 1931, a daughter to Ralph and Beulah Austin Davis. She attended…
Donna A. Nash, 87, passed away on May 8, 2024 at the Sussman House in Rockport. Donna was born December 30, 1936 in Worcester, Massachusetts to Donald Simmons and Gertrude Beane Simmons.
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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 279 calls for service for the period of May 7 to May 14. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 4,376 calls for service.
Summonses
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BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court May 3-9.
Wade D. Brayman, 65, of Liberty,…
LINCOLNVILLE — It’s all wetland, but with a strong wind, it really doesn’t matter.
Fire that scorched a field close to the road next to 359 Beach Road, in Lincolnville, Monday afternoon,…
WEST GARDINER — This is the time of year when seasonal traffic volumes increase and many road construction projects begin in Maine. Representatives from the Maine Department of Transportation,…
ROCKPORT — The Worthington family will celebrate the life of David Worthington, who passed away on February 1, 2024, and acknowledge his legacy: the Worthington Scholarship Foundation.
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FREEDOM — A search warrant led to the discovery of 1,900 marijuana plants growing in an illegal operation, according to a Waldo County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Cody Laite.
According to the…
VINALHAVEN — Martha Elaine Coffin Reed, 70, died comfortably at home on Vinalhaven, Wednesday, May 8, 2024 after a courageous fight with ovarian cancer. She spent her final days surrounded by all…
CUSHING — A graveside committal service for Nettie F. Salo who died on December 4, 2023 will be held Friday, May 24, 2024, at 2 p.m., at Seaview Cemetery (corner of Bayview and Chestnut Street),…
BELFAST — Elaine M. Joseph, 77 of Belfast, passed away peacefully with her family by her side, on February 22, 2024.
A graveside service with a gathering of friends and family will be…
MARTINSVILLE — Linda S. Young, of Martinsville, died unexpectedly, Friday, May 3, 2024 due to complications post-surgery. She was 79.
Born January 14, 1945, in Westwood, Massachusetts,…
ROCKLAND —- The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds May 6-10.
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Janice M. Demuth Est. to David A. Demuth and Rosemary…
ROCKPORT – The following is the May 13 Rockport Town Manager’s Report and Update delivered in advance of the regularly scheduled…
In memoriam honors Sani Fogel
ROCKPORT – Rockport is recognizing its longtime retired…
While most municipalities in Knox County are served exclusively by the Sheriff’s Office, the City of Rockland and the towns of Camden, Rockport and Thomaston have their own police departments.…
ROCKPORT – Rockport Harbor Hotel’s rooftop Atrium Restaurant was opened to the public with a Business After Hours event hosted by the…
I write this on Mother’s Day, another Hallmark Holiday to some I am sure — the woman responsible for the modern holiday, Anna Jarvis, certainly felt this way later in her life — but I think it is…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds April 29 - May 3.
Belfast
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BELFAST The — Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity April 15 - May 8.
An arrest or summons does…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity April 28 - May 9.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a…
CAMDEN — James Galbraith Bennett III, 70, of Camden, Maine, passed away at Maine Medical Center on April 14, 2024. He was the son of the late Barbara H. Bennett and James G. Bennett, Jr.,…
AUGUSTA — The annual observance at the Maine Law Enforcement Officers Memorial will take place on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at 10 a.m. The granite memorial, located on State Street near the Maine…
VINALHAVEN — Meredith Elaine Hildings Swears, 44, died peacefully at home after fighting a courageous battle against breast cancer.
Meredith was born on Vinalhaven on July 5,1979 to John…
EDGECOMB — A graveside service for Normand and Jeannine Daigle (Normand passed on December 16, 2023 and Jeannine passed on October 9, 2022) will be held on Friday, May 17, 2024, at 2 p.m., at…
HOPE — Viola Brownell Richardson, 96, of Hope, died at her home on May 5, 2024.
A complete obituary will be published later and a service will be announced.
Condolences and…
Update 5/10/2024: The driver of a stolen vehicle that led police on a pursuit prior to crashing into a South Thomaston garage, Wednesday, May 8, has been located and arrested.
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ST. GEORGE — Miles Bartke, an eighth grader at St. George School, will be heading to Washington, D.C. this weekend for prestigious…
Coinciding with the celebration of Earth Day, Coastal Mountains Land Trust announced two successes of the Waldo County Conservation Initiative, an…
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It’s finally looking like springtime has arrived in Maine and that means increased road traffic for graduation ceremonies, outside gatherings, Memorial Day celebrations, trips to the beach or…
ROCKLAND — Melissa Majkut, 54, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 5, 2024, enveloped in love and surrounded by her family and friends.
Melissa was born in Portland, and spent her youth…
BELFAST — Michael Thomas Greeley, 67, of Belfast, passed away on December 31, 2023, and Jarrod Michael James Greeley, 46, of Belfast, passed away unexpectedly on March 2, 2024.
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CUSHING — The family of George and June Hoyt will hold a celebration of life to say a fond farewell to this beloved duo, each of whom passed from this life previously (June died December 13, 2019…
Thirteen volunteers, plus municipal officials and committee members, signed in between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. behind the Business Block in downtown Thomaston May 4 for the annual Town-Wide Clean-up…
Seeks to represent Thomaston on regional board
Olivia ‘Rūn’ FitzPatrick is running as a write-in candidate to serve on the RSU 13 School Board, representing Thomaston. She is…
Loretta Marie Nash passed away on Saturday, January 6,2024, surrounded by her daughters, at the age of 89. Loretta was born in Rockland on May 18, 1934 to Dorothy and Loren Harvey Sr. Loretta grew…
ROCKLAND — Jane (Thatcher) Larrabee, 77, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 4, 2024.
Jane was born in Middleboro Massachusetts. Daughter of Ronald and Louise Thatcher. Jane attended…
CUSHING — A graveside service for Herbert George Martin, 89, who died, March 12, 2024, will be held Monday, May 20, 2024, at 2 p.m., at the Village Cemetery, Erin Street, Thomaston.
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A graveside service for Neil Lloyd Pollis, who passed away on March 3, 2023, and his wife, Linda, will be held Thursday, May 23, 2024, at 9 a.m., at the Maine Veteran’s Cemetery, 163 Mt. Vernon…
CAMDEN – As one bank leaves Camden, another bank is moving into the vacated office building.
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ST. GEORGE — Robert Charles Collins, 77, born May 4, 1949, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2024 in Tenants Harbor after a brief illness.
A proud native of Pittsburgh, he embraced the…
A graveside service for Walter A. Robertson, 96, of Thomaston, who passed away on January 21, 2024, will be held Thursday, May 9, 2024, at 10 a.m., at the St. James Catholic Cemetery on Erin…
BELFAST — Belfast City Council will meet Tuesday, May 7, for its regularly scheduled meeting. Agenda items on Belfast City Manager …
Meeting tonight
CAMDEN – The Select Board in Camden will convene May 7 for a regularly scheduled meeting to begin the review of a Camden Snow Bowl budget…
UNITY — Members of multiple law enforcement agencies responded to a forest ranger’s request for assistance May 6, around 1 p.m., according to a media release from Waldo County Sheriff’s Lieutenant…
6 to 8 p.m., French Conference Room, Camden Town Office
CAMDEN — PenBayPilot.com will host a Camden Select Board Candidates’ Forum Tuesday, May 14, from 6 to 8 p.m., in the French Meeting Room at the Camden Town Office on Washington Street.
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‘People are throwing out more, not less’
WALDOBORO — Over 50 people from the towns of Cushing, Friendship and Waldoboro attended the May 3 meeting of the Waldoboro Transfer…
ROCKLAND — At least one Board member believed that the process was backwards. Shouldn’t the community decide who they want as RSU 13’s first School Resource Officer prior to a Board vote to allow…
Scientists at MHIR are studying tick-borne illnesses and how climate change is increasing the number of ticks in Maine
May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, and scientists with the Vector-Borne Disease Lab at the MaineHealth…
