STOCKTON SPRINGS — Two people were injured in a Nov. 19 collision involving two vehicles on Old County Road.
Waldo County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Merl Reed responded to the scene…
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ROCKLAND – Marcia D. Benner, 50, died unexpectedly Nov. 13, 2016, surrounded by loved ones, at her home.
Born in Damariscotta on May 12, 1966, she was the daughter of Daniel and Ella Benner…
MONROE — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating several mailboxes that were burned in Waldo County Nov. 18.
Law enforcement was contacted the following…
NORTHPORT — A Northport man was arrested Nov. 19, following the report of a domestic incident occurring at a residence on Beech Hill Road.
Dustin Barrows, 33, is facing multiple…
The Camden-Rockport School Board agreed November 16 to pursue building a new Camden-Rockport Middle School. The…
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 119 calls for service from Nov. 7-14. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Nov. 7-11.
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FRIENDSHIP — In the early hours of Nov. 15, 2016, Christopher Robert Delano, 52, slipped away to be with his Lord to a new world of rest and peace, leaving life's struggles and pains behind.
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What a community can do
A few weeks ago, I witnessed something I had not seen only but once before in my life. A little more than 50 years ago, Ivan Young’s cattle barn burned fast in a few hours one fall night.…
BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Waldo County Superior Court.
William J. Jamison, of Searsport, and Belinda S. Jamison, of Winterport, were married June…
Immediate focus on opening warming center for those in need
BELFAST — The Belfast Homeless Coalition met again Nov. 17, to discuss the next steps in the process of helping Belfast’s homeless population. While the long term goal remains to…
The Legislature’s investigative arm Thursday released preliminary results of its review of the Maine State Lottery, saying that while academic research shows lottery sales increase as socio-…
ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity Nov. 4-6. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…
With demolition work on the old Bath Viaduct about wrapped up, contractors are beginning to build the new Bath Viaduct. The Maine Department of Transportation wants drivers to know what…
From Augusta
House Democrats on Friday chose Assistant Majority Leader Sara Gideon, D-Freeport, as their nominee for Speaker of the House and Reps. Erin Herbig, D-Belfast, and Jared Golden, D-…
Gala dinner and awards at Samoset Resort
The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce Year in Review Awards Gala and Annual Meeting took place at the Samoset Resort November 18. More than 350…
CAMDEN — Camden police reported the following activity from Oct. 3-31. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with…
More than 300 take to the sidewalk
By all accounts — police, organizers, participants and onlookers – the Nov. 19 march that organizers defined as a walk of “solidarity for all the groups of people that President-Elect Donald Trump…
ROCKLAND — A Rockland woman was sentenced Nov. 17 in Knox County Unified Court to 30 months in prison after she pleaded guilty to…
Judge sets bail at $25,000 cash
ROCKLAND — A Union man who was arrested by Maine State Police Nov. 17 and charged with assaulting his girlfriend and her two children…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court and Rockland District Court from Nov. 7-18.
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Grade 9 High Honors: Genevieve Bracher, Sophia Campbell, Tysen DeWaard, Sarah Fiske, Tanner Hilt, Alison Linares Mendoza Honors: Nicholas Bajor, Pearl Benjamin, Anthony Benson,…
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WALDOBORO — Rody Conway, 79, was killed suddenly in a tragic auto accident on Nov. 16, 2016. Rody was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, brother, soldier, teacher and friend. He will…
Maine State Police arrested a Union man Nov. 17 and charged him with assaulting his girlfriend and her two children at the home he shares with them on the Searsmont Road, according to a…
Public Works crews installed wreaths downtown this week...
CAMDEN — The rainy weather outside the American Legion Hall in Camden did not dampen the spirits of Camden Garden Club members, spouses and friends on Nov. 16, when they gathered as they have for…
ROCKLAND — A two vehicle crash Nov. 17 around 9:55 a.m. at the intersection of Brewster and Cedar Streets sent one driver to…
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MORRILL — Norma (Roberts) Woodbury, 88, of Morrill, has gone to meet her Beloved Francis, having passed peacefully on Nov. 16, 2016.
Norma was the beloved matriarch of the Woodbury family,…
CAMDEN — A young barred owl is now under the watchful eye of wild bird rehabilitators Diane Winn and Marc Payne of Avian Haven in Freedom. The owl was found sitting on the ground, in the leaves on…
District Attorney’s office will not prosecute attempted murder charge at this time
ROCKLAND — A Rockland man who has been accused of setting fire to a mobile home while three people, including a six-year-old child,…
Students will connect nationally, globally with artists, Indian nations,
RSU 13, the school district that oversees Oceanside High School and Middle School in Rockland, as well as Cushing, Gilford Butler, Thomaston Grammar and Owls Head elementary schools, will…
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 93 calls for service from Oct. 31-Nov. 7. Listed below are a few of the…
WALDOBORO (Nov. 16, 7:10 p.m.) — A 79-year-old Waldoboro man died at the scene of a crash on Route 1, in front of the Country Kitchen Thrift Store in Waldoboro, after he pulled out of the parking…
Maine Department of Transportation Commissioner David B. Bernhardt has been chosen by the Board of Directors of the American Association of…
Knox County Sheriff’s Office...
CUSHING — A Cushing man and woman were arrested Tuesday, Nov. 15, for trafficking in drugs, after police were called to the home of another Cushing resident, who was found deceased of a suspected…
‘Think about your fiduciary and moral authority’
A proposal to build a new $4 million library in Rockport Village failed by nine votes at the Nov. 8 polls, and now the town must readdress a glaring problem. The library collection and staff is…
Fire Department donates $245,000 to town; Selectmen discuss draft harbor report
LINCOLNVILLE — On Monday night, Nov. 14, it had been just one week shy of three months since Lincolnville Town Administrator David Kinney suffered an…
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STOCKTON SPRINGS - Donald Walter DeMott, 79, of Stockton Springs, died Nov. 15, 2016, in Bangor, following a brief illness.
Don, the son of Walter and Eleanor DeMott, who preceded him in…
Meeting Nov. 16
Several Rockport businesses are asking town permission to either demolish and rebuild offices, expand their offices, or, in the case of Rockport Marine, to expand boat-hauling capacity. The…
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BELFAST - Elaine Madeline Annas Bailey passed quietly on Nov. 13, 2016, in St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor. She was born Feb. 17, 1930, in Presque Isle, daughter of Philip A. Annas and Elva May…
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ROCKLAND – Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Patricia Wakefield, 87, professor of physical therapy, formerly of Tenants Harbor, died Nov. 11, 2016, at Knox Center for Long Term Care.
Private burial…
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MONROE - James Buss, 91, of Monroe, passed away on Nov. 10, 2016, at home. A military funeral will be held at the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Augusta on Thursday, Nov. 17, at 1 p.m.
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WARREN – Arthur E. “Artie” Henry, 69, passed away Nov. 12, 2016, following a long illness, at the VA Maine Togus Healthcare System Hospice. Artie was born June 27, 1947, to Walter and Elizabeth…
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BELFAST - Joseph S. “Dad Joe” Cameron, 88, passed away on Nov. 15, 2016, at Togus. He was born March 22, 1928, in Boston, Mass., to Christopher and Mary (Hurley) Cameron.
He worked at Bailey…
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CAMDEN — Barbara Theresa Hagney, 87, of Camden, died Nov. 6, 2016, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport. Born in Camden, N.J., on Nov. 3, 1929, she was the daughter of John and…
Rockland City Mayor Louise MacLellan-Ruf presided over her last city council meeting Monday evening, November, 14, ending her term as both a city councilor and mayor for Rockland. She said she ran…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Oct. 31 - Nov. 9. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Oct. 31
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WALDO — A Waldo man is facing multiple charges following a domestic incident Nov. 12.
According to a press release, law enforcement received the complaint on Nov. 13, with the…
BELFAST — The following Unified Criminal Court cases were closed in Waldo County from Oct. 24 - Nov. 9.
Caleb Roy, 24, of Burnham, probation violation in Burnham…
First nine months of 2016 exceed all of preceding year
Maine Attorney General Janet T. Mills released statistics on drug overdose deaths through the first nine months of 2016. With 286 deaths through the end of September, overdose deaths have…
AUGUSTA — A Portland man who was arrested Sept. 29 on charges of kidnapping after he allegedly attacked a woman in Rockland, choked her…
