CAMDEN — The Maine Department of Transportation is holding a design meeting with Camden residents concerning its $7-$8 million Route 1 North project, which involves rebuilding and…
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ROCKLAND — A Rockport man remains in the Knox County Jail after he was arrested last week for allegedly assaulting his former boss who had…
Lincolnville will host a Solar Solstice Celebration and Solar Array Open House Wednesday, June 21, from 4 to 6 p.m., at the Lincolnville Fire Station, at 470 Camden Road. The event will…
Obituary
WASHINGTON — Ralph H. Sukeforth, 86, of Washington, died at home on June 15, 2017, after a short, but valiant battle with Leukemia.
Ralph was born in Bath on Dec. 20, 1930. He was the…
Obituary
ROCKLAND — Permilla F. de Rochemont, 91, died June 13, 2017, at the Sussman House. Pam, as she was known to her family and friends, was born in Greenville in 1925, the youngest child of Ida and…
Obituary
OWLS HEAD - Nancy Taylor Stokes, 90, died June 12, 2017.
Born in 1927, she was the daughter of Capt. Conant Taylor and Marjorie Buffum Taylor. She grew up in Westerly and Newport, R.I.,…
BELFAST — Nearly 2,000 participants in this year’s Trek Across Maine made their way through the streets of Belfast June 18, as their three-day, 180-mile journey came to a waterfront conclusion.…
ROCKLAND — A Rockland woman was arrested last week for allegedly breaking her neighbor’s apartment window with a baseball bat and yelling a…
Service notice
CAMDEN – A graveside service for Gordon P. Wotton, 90, who passed away on Feb. 15, 2017, will be held Monday, June 26, 2017 at Stirling Cemetery in Warren.
Arrangements are in the care of…
Service notice
GLEN COVE at ROCKPORT – A graveside committal service for Gordon K. Stanley, 95, who died March 17, 2017, will be held Friday, June 30, at 2 p.m. at Glen Cove Cemetery in Glen Cove. The Rev. Wayne…
West Bath Courthouse
A Hope woman involved in a deadly accident near Taste of Maine in January has been indicted on two Class A charges of manslaughter for the deaths of Robert S. Martin, 70, of Woolwich and Carolyn W…
Service notice
AUGUSTA – A graveside committal service for Dorothy M. “Dot” Conway, 93, former Warren and Rockland resident, who died April 14, 2017, will be held Thursday, June 29, at 10 a.m. at Shuman Cemetery…
LINCOLNVILLE — Sixty-one registered Lincolnville voters attended the annual Town Meeting June 15, when three of the seven winning candidates also appeared to be sworn in.
Paul Gibbons was…
Obituary
UNION — Jim Keefer, 76, died peacefully at home on June 15, 2017. Jim lived and appreciated life fully. He was born in New Jersey, grew up in Chatham, and studied art at Monmouth College. He was a…
Growing a church ... Changing of the guard ... Celebrating the Solstice
Susan Stonestreet, pastor of the United Christian Church for the past 18 years, the driving force behind the church and such a positive presence in the community, is retiring as of this coming…
Service notice
A graveside service for David A. Sidelinger, who passed away on Dec. 8, 2016, will be held at Levensaler Cemetery in Washington on Monday, July 3, at 11 a.m., with military honors.
Hall's…
Hoist those sails, set out for the sea or pack those vehicles and head for the highway; and be bound for Boothbay Harbor sailors and landlubbers, for the 55th Annual Windjammer Days Festival just…
Across Knox County, store counters have begun to display milk jugs decorated with reminders that the Weekend Backpack Program is fundraising again to send food home next school year…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity June 4-15. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
June 4
Dennis…
BELFAST — The following Unified Criminal Court cases were closed in Waldo County from June 9-15.
Alec Reynolds, 38, of Troy, assault in Troy Sept. 19, 2015,…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity June 7-16. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
June 7
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BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds June 5-16.
Belfast
Jillian Corriveau and Steven…
BELFAST — With tourist season picking up steam, the Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad is offering a new way to view the area’s impressive scenery, with the June 17 grand opening of RailCyclers…
Frugal citizens react to rising budgets
Rockport citizens scrutinized proposed public spending at annual town meeting, poring especially over administrative and cultural budgets on the town warrant. After town meeting, as new select…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from June 5-9.
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ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court and Rockland District Court from June 5-16.
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ROCKPORT — Drivers in Maine know they have to be vigilant for the possibility of moose and deer darting out in front of their vehicles, but now…
Obituary
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. — Retired Navy Senior Sonar Technician Wayne L. Mitchell, 74, of Portsmouth, R.I., unexpectedly passed away on March 12, 2017, at Charleton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, Mass.…
ROCKLAND — A Rockland woman who was arrested for stealing and forging vouchers from the Area Interfaith Outreach (AIO) food pantry in Rockland…
Chubbs will lead the 2017 Thomaston Fourth of July parade as the grand marshal to represent the parade theme,…
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Police Department has a new patrol officer. Antonio “Tony” Del Vecchio joined the department June 5, replacing Dana…
CAMDEN — Camden police reported the following activity from May 1-31. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a crime…
SEARSMONT — A group of 18 fourth- and fifth-graders at Ames Elementary School were chosen as winners of $100 College Aspirations Scholarships, as a result of working with Bob Stuart, director of…
On Saturday, June 17, the family of Leonard Lookner cordially invites the community to attend a…
The search for two missing boaters continues today in Aroostook County. A game warden pilot is scanning from the air this morning to evaluate the water surface and any points of…
All Articles pass with only one amendment and little discussion across the board
CAMDEN — The lower level of the Camden Opera House had just three or four dozen open seats during the annual Town Meeting June 14, and despite the high number of voters, the town’s business moved…
BELFAST — The following Unified Criminal Court cases were closed in Waldo County from June 2-8.
Corey Palmer, 36, of Freedom, operating under the influence in Freedom Nov…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity May 2 - June 8. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
May 29
Dustin T. Doliber, 19,…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity June 6-12. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
May 26 (late entry)
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Service notice
UNION — A committal service for Susan Ivy Burns, who died March 19, 2017, will be held Saturday, June 24, at 1 p.m. at Lakeveiw Cemetery in Union. The Rev. Linda Campbell-Marshall will officiate…
Obituary
HOPE — Francina Louise Pearse, 77, widow of William P. Pearse, died June 11, 2017, at the Sussman House in Rockport. Born in Camden on April 30, 1940, she was the first child born of Merton and…
Service notice
ROCKLAND — A graveside committal service for Ronald W. "Bo" Dodd, 53, who passed April 2, 2017, will be held Friday, June 23, at 2 p.m. The Rev. Wayne Sawyer will officiate.
Arrangements…
Service notice
SOUTH THOMASTON – A graveside committal service for Nancy A. Terrio, 75, who died Dec. 30, 2016, will be held Tuesday, June 20, at 11 a.m. at Leonard Cemetery in Warren.
Arrangements are in…
Non-Binding Advisory Referendum results...
CAMDEN — The paper ballots and final tallies on Camden’s non-binding advisory referendum question were counted by hand after the polls closed Tuesday, June 13, and reported Wednesday morning, with…
Thank you for allowing me to represent you these past nine years as a member of the Rockport Select Board. I have enjoyed it almost every minute, though we had several very difficult decisions to…
VINALHAVEN — Vinalhaven voters re-elected Donald Poole to Board of Selectmen Tuesday night, with 253 votes, and elected Jacob Thompson to the other open three-year seat, giving him 213 votes.…
Annual Town Meeting Tuesday, June 20
WARREN — The town of Warren reported a total of 184 voters turning out to the polls Tuesday, a hot, sweltering day across the Midcoast.
The State Bond issue was passed by a vote of 96 to 87…
Elect school board members, approve harbor question and establishment of wastewater reserve account
Lincolnville voters have elected two new faces – Joshua Gerritsen and Jonathan Fishman — to the Board of Selectmen, and two school board members.
Three candidates vied for two three-year…
Rockland voters overwhelmingly elected Amelia Magjik to the City Council with 425 votes. Her opponent, Stephen Carroll, received 256 votes.
The city also approved a statewide spending bond…
Hope voters approved, at a vote of 139 to 82, a statewide bond for business stimulation.
They also voted 149 to 71 in favor of the Five Town CSD budget to run the Camden Hills Regional…
