Wilda L. Morse 90, of Warren, passed away peacefully June 24, 2017 in Damariscotta after a brief illness.
Wilda was born on Vinalhaven January 2, 1927 to Donald and…
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ROCKLAND - Retired third generation insurance agency owner, Navy veteran, family man, animal lover, Paul Wilson Moran died peacefully at home, 63 Washington Street, Camden, after battling cancer…
The state gave a Wiscasset panel an on-site look Friday, June 23, at plans for the downtown. The morning walk was a departure from the Public Advisory Committee’s usual setting for talks with the…
George W. Erskine, Jr., 62, of Liberty, passed away June 22 in Liberty. He was born in Portland to Mary and George Erskine, Sr. on December 6, 1954. He lived in South Portland his whole life. He…
Kenneth Hatch III of Whitefield appeared before Justice Robert Mullen at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta June 27, after a dispositional conference confirmed Hatch and his attorney, Richard…
ROCKPORT — Thomas Levasseur, 71, passed away Friday, June 23, 2017 at the Sussman House in Rockport.
An hour of visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m.,…
The University of Maine recognized 2,303 students for achieving Dean's List honors in the spring 2017 semester. Of the students who made the Dean's List, 1,727 are from Maine, 533 are…
ROCKLAND - A memorial luncheon for Janet Ella Davis, who died April 10, 2017, will be held from noon to 2 p.m., Saturday, July 8, 2017 at 104 Limerock, Burpee, Carpenter &…
ROCKLAND – Marcel Ward, 65, husband of Susan Proctor Ward, passed away June 26, 2017, at home with his family at his side.
A funeral service will be held at…
John E. Fontaine, 74, of Waldo passed away on June 25, 2017 in Belfast. He was born November 24, 1942 in Coventry, Rhode Island, the son of John and Florence (Tafft) Fontaine. John…
Garfield "Skip" Leroy Belyea, Jr., 69, of Warren, died at the Sussman House on June 23, 2017 due to complications from renal failure.
Skip was born on August 26, 1947…
Barbara Smith Tosco, recently of Belfast, passed away Monday June 19, 2017. Barbara was born September 15, 1940 to Henry and Agnes McLaurin Smith. She attended Central High School. She…
Pilot ‘doing fine,’ his coworkers report
Today June 26, at approximately 7:41 a.m., Knox County Sheriff Deputies Robert Potter and Paul Simonetti responded to the airstrip on Vinalhaven for an airplane crash. More than 15…
On Saturday, July 1, Brad and Danielle Betts will open the doors to their new Down East Gallery, at 146 Boothbay Road in Edgecomb. They’ll welcome visitors into the newly restored space that will…
CAMDEN — There will be a memorial service for Walter L. Sukeforth, 96, of Camden who died on April 18, 2017. The service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 1, 2017 at the Rockport…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity June 21-26. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
June 21
Courtney R. Lane, 20, of…
BELFAST — A Searsport man was arrested after threatening a family member with a baseball bat at Belfast City Park June 21.
Kevin C. Jewell, 29, came to the attention of…
Road Closure Notification: Molyneaux Road in Camden will be closed to through traffic on Tuesday, June 27. The road will be closed between Riverside Drive and the Beaucaire Avenue intersection for…
BELFAST — Verna Pomeroy, 94, of Belfast, passed away in Belfast on June 24, 2017. A graveside service will be held at Grove Cemetery, Belfast, on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at 11am. Arrangements are…
UNION — Richard Lewis Eaton, Sr., 70, of Union, passed away on June 23, 2017 at the Sussman House, in Rockport. Richard was born on July 17, 1946 along with his twin brother, Robert, in Camden, to…
CAMDEN — Nicholas Cokinis, 87, husband of the late Patricia McGrath Cokinis, died on Saturday, June 24, at Anderson Inn in Camden surrounded by his family. A complete obituary will be…
CAMDEN — While the majority of Camden Select Board members expressed interest in establishing a set of written civic values, they hesitated on approving what had been submitted to them June 20.…
ROCKPORT — Sometimes first responders just need to kick back from the stress and challenges of their jobs and unwind with their colleagues and…
One of Maine’s busiest harbors gets ready for summer
CAMDEN — Steve Pixley, Camden’s harbor master, is anticipating a busy summer on the waterfront, and one aspect of that working harbor got well organized more than a month ago: The Camden Day…
The Rockland City Council will convene in executive session Monday evening, June 26, at 5:30 p.m. to interview a candidate for the position of…
200-mile race from Bar Harbor to Portland, and 34 towns along the way
A.J. Hungerford wanted so much to make the second annual, Bar Harbor-Portland, Rock Lobster Relay, he flew back in…
Dusty, musty fun ..... Vacation Bible School Time ..... Berries!
Everyone should have a passion. Or two or three. Something to get you out of bed in the morning with more in your head than the routine of the coming day. Something that plays in the back of your…
ROCKLAND — A Rockland man who threatened to harm a woman with a machete on November 17, 2016, in Rockland, will spend 42 months in jail.…
ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity June 3-23. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a crime…
BELFAST — The sidewalk in Belfast’s Heritage Park got a colorful, albeit temporary, makeover Saturday thanks to the city’s first Chalk Walk. The event, which was hosted by Waterfall Arts, was…
ROCKLAND – Bruce Edward Gamage, Sr., 91, died Friday, June 23, 2017, at the Knox Center for Long Term in Rockland.
Born in Rockland, April 6, 1926, he was…
ROCKLAND — A Rockland woman who was found guilty for stealing and forging vouchers from the Area Interfaith Outreach (AIO) food pantry in…
BELFAST — Steamboat Landing was awash in wagging tails Saturday as P.A.W.S. Animal Adoption Center hosted the Canine Games and Family Festival.
Though the P.A.W.S. facility is located in…
SEARSPORT — Habitat for Humanity of Waldo County (HHWC) marked the official groundbreaking of its fourth build June 23.
With a group of more than 200 volunteers making the…
The Knox County Sheriff's Office responded to two traumatic incidents Friday night into Saturday. On June 23 at approximately 11 p.m., Sgt. Lance Mitchell, Deputy Jeremy Joslyn and Deputy Scott…
ROCKLAND — A Rockland man was arrested Friday, June 23, following an investigation by the Rockland Police Department and Maine Computer Crimes…
BELFAST — A Swanville woman is in stable condition after sustaining a serious head injury during a motorcycle accident June 22.
Katie Hills, 30, was riding north on Swan…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from June 12-16.
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UPDATE: To reopen Wednesday, June 28
ROCKPORT — The bad news was that a water line burst behind a toilet, spilling fresh water throughout the bathroom at the Rockport Public Library on Route 1 in Rockport between closing time June 21…
Obituary
ROCKLAND — Dr. Ernest W. Marshall Jr., 92, died June 15, 2017, at Woodlands Memory Center in Rockland, where he had resided for the past seven years. "Doc" was born in Laconia, N.H., on Feb. 23,…
The Coast Guard confirmed Thursday the kayaker missing off the coast of Maine was found safe.
According to watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Northern New England, a Maine Fisheries and…
The Midcoast solar Connection
LINCOLNVILLE – Since the December 2016 commission, the solar array panels installed next to the fire station in Lincolnville have produced almost half of the town’s goal of renewable electricity…
Located at a relative’s home in town...
LIBERTY — On June 16, 2017, the Waldo County Regional Dispatch Center received a complaint regarding two juveniles who had run away from a school in New Hampshire, and had subsequently stolen a…
Was reportedly making explosives to blow up tree stumps...
LINCOLN — The State Fire Marshal's Office said Thursday morning that the man killed in an explosion Wednesday night, June 21, while mixing up explosives in his basement, in Lincoln was 67-year-old…
Obituary
CAMDEN — Mel Patrick Foley, 91, died March 8, 2017, at the Maine Veterans' Home in Augusta.
He leaves his daughters, Lisa Foley-Pellicani (Jeffrey) of Hillsborough, N.C., and Christine…
Town signs $8,436 consent decree with state environmental agency
CAMDEN — Given factors that resulted in the ongoing Hosmer Pond algae bloom, town leaders agreed June 20 to assist in its mitigation. How that happens and how much it might cost remains on the…
With all due respect
CAMDEN — Another World War II…
CAMDEN — Camden Police are alerting drivers that on Thursday, June 22, Molyneaux Road will be closed between Beaucaire Avenue and Route 105 for…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity June 14-18. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
June 5 (late entry)
Leah J. Clark, 61…
ROCKLAND — A Thomaston woman who was a passenger on a motorcycle that was involved in a crash Thursday, June 8, with a car at the intersection…
