Restorative Justice mentors spend an hour or two each week with a participant in one of the programs of the Restorative Justice Project. For young offenders in our Community Resolution…

WARREN — Michael Saunders, 45, died unexpectedly Sept. 1, 2016, at home, with his family by his side.

A full obituary will follow.

A graveside service will be held on Wednesday,…

NORTHPORT — Sheldrick R. Harvey, 95, passed away on Aug. 27, 2016, at his family home, after a brief illness.

He was born in Belfast, as an identical twin, on May 15, 1921, the son of…

WESTBROOK — William Emery Whitney, 85, formerly of Union, passed away on Aug. 26, 2016, at Seaside Rehabilitation in Portland after a brief illness. Born in Rockport on July 14, 1931, he was the…

ROCKPORT (UPDATE Sept. 2, 10:45 a.m.) — Police late Friday morning, Sept. 2, identified the worker killed in the Sept. 1 work accident on Mill Street in West Rockport as Franco Ferraiolo, 53, of…

LINCOLNVILLE — A reported disturbance at Lincolnville Town Beach, along Route 1, resulted in the arrests of two out-of-state people on Sept. 1. 

Nathan Mohrman, 35, of Dover, Del…

SEARSPORT — Edward S. Hodgdon Sr., 83, of Searsport, passed away on Aug. 28, 2016, at the Maine Veterans Home in Bangor. Edward was born Dec. 5, 1932, to Sidney M. and Abbie (Emmis) Hodgdon.

LINCOLNVILLE — Matthew A. “Skit” Robbins-Linscott unexpectedly passed away on Aug. 24, 2016. Matt was born Sept. 19, 1987, in Santa Cruz, Calif., but was raised and did all of his schooling in…

WESTBROOK and UNION — William E. Whitney, 85, husband of the late Nancy Whitney, died Aug. 26, 2016, at Seaside Rehabilitation in Portland.

A complete obituary will be published later.

ROCKLAND - Lyman Dana Pendleton, 47, born Nov. 3, 1968, passed away peacefully on Aug. 30, at the Sussman house in Rockport, after battling a short term of pancreatic cancer.

Lyman was a…

Ocean Renewable Power Company, headquartered in Portland, is getting a $5.3 million Department of Energy grant to finish…

WARREN — Rex Wayne Thomas, 69, of Warren, passed away unexpectedly on Aug. 25, 2016, at the VA Hospital in Boston, while dealing with complications from a recent surgery. Rex was born Aug. 17,…

THOMASTON - John A. Knutson Sr., 90, died peacefully on Aug. 29, 2016, surrounded by his loving family, at his home.

Born Sept. 17, 1925, in Bronx, N.Y., he was the son of Thomas and Kirsten…

ST. GEORGE — James K. Loper, 57, of St. George, passed away on Aug. 25, 2016, in Rockport.

Arrangements are under the care of Riposta Funeral Home.

SEARSMONT - Robert “Bob” Bailey, 70, of Searsmont, passed away on Aug. 22, 2016, at Waldo County Hospital in Belfast. He was born Aug. 27, 1945, to Horace and Alice (Cochran) Bailey.

Bob was…

CAMDEN - The Camden Windjammer Festival committee is once again seeking…

LINCOLNVILLE — Selectmen and town staff in Lincolnville — in fact, the entire community — has pulled together following the news last week that the town’s well-respected and much loved…

In Rockland, before the week ending August 27, the EMS department posted a full-time position. The City worked on getting a new email system. The fire house has been invited to host a piece of…

ROCKLAND — The following divorces were finalized in Rockland District Court from May through July. 

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SEARSPORT - Edward S. Hodgdon Sr., 83, of Searsport, passed away Aug. 28, 2016, at the Maine Veterans Home in Bangor.

Edward proudly served in the United States Army.

Funeral services…

BROOKS - Grace Beman King of Brooks was born in July 1925 and passed away Aug. 27, 2016, where she was residing at Harbor Hill, at 92 years of age. She was born and raised on a dairy and tobacco…

STOCKTON SPRINGS - Daniel L. “Baby Danny” Beeton Jr., 27, of Stockton Springs, passed away unexpectedly on Aug. 24, 2016, in Belfast. He was born March 30, 1989, in Belfast, Maine.

Danny…

NORTH HAVEN — Gregory Evan Quinn passed away peacefully in his sleep on Aug. 21, 2016. He had been fighting a 15-year battle with a rare form of cancer and is now at peace.

A 2000…

ROCKLAND — Gloria J. Shields, 93, died unexpectedly Aug. 26, 2016, with her family at her side, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport.

Born in Renovo, Pa., on July 13, 1923, she was the…

Chester Wayne “Chet” Robinson passed away Aug. 26, 2016, at Central Maine Medical Center, after a long illness. He was born Dec. 27, 1947, in Halls Quarry to Ira and Helen (Conary) Robinson.

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Aug. 8-12.

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ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court from Aug. 15-19.

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THOMASTON — The dreary weather did not keep the community away from coming to Applebee’s in Thomaston on Aug. 16 for the…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Aug. 10-22.

Belfast

Ronald D. and Jane E. Raymond to…

BELFAST — The following Unified Criminal Court cases were closed in Waldo County from Aug. 19-25.

Wendell Corey, 38, of Belfast, operating under the influence in Belfast…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department and Waldo County Sheriff’s Office are warning the public about the potential that there is a particularly dangerous batch of drugs in the region,…

The Knox County Sheriff's Office received 640 calls for service from July 31-Aug. 13. Calls not listed include agency assists, animal problems, bail and warrant checks, business/residential alarms…

ROCKLAND — A Massachusetts man was taken to Pen Bay Medical Center Friday afternoon after he crashed his motorcycle into the back of a pickup truck, causing a chain-reaction crash on Camden Street…

JACKSON - Phyllis (Reynolds) Grant, 96, of Jackson, passed away on Aug. 25, 2016, at Harbor Hill in Belfast. Born Nov. 13, 1919, in Jackson, Phyllis was the only child of Herbert and Mildred (…

ROCKPORT — A second-floor apartment on Park Street in Rockport filled up with smoke this morning, Aug. 26, as a fire involving an electric dryer began to burn and spread.

No one was home,…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mildred Augusta Donahue "Millie" Todd, retired U.S. Army Nurse Corps captain and former resident of Rockland and Camden, died Aug. 21, 2016, in Memphis, Tenn. Millie was born Feb…

CAMDEN — Richard A. Archambault, 69, husband of Phyllis Lee, died Aug. 20, 2016, from natural causes, while hiking in Camden Hills State Park.

A complete obituary will be published later.…

HOLDEN — A Hampden man has been charged with selling heroin, after more than 1,000 bags of the drug were seized Aug. 24 in Holden, following an investigation by Holden Police and the Maine Drug…

NORTHPORT and ISLESBORO— The Islesboro Crossing for LifeFlight, an open water fundraising swim, has been steadily growing since…

WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 131 calls for service from Aug. 9-15. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…

WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board announced Wednesday that it convened a voyage data recorder group Aug. 23 to develop a detailed transcript of the sounds and discernible words…

On Aug. 16, the Impossible Dream sailed into Boothbay Harbor again, just short of a year after its first trip here last year.

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court and Rockland District Court from Aug. 8-12.

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Kenneth Hatch III was arraigned in Knox County Superior Court in Rockland on Aug. 23 on 22 charges of Sexual Abuse of a Minor, Unlawful Sexual Contact, and Furnishing Scheduled Drugs to a Minor.…

NEW YORK — Michael John Dion, 43, of Maine, Connecticut and New York City, died July 9, 2016, in New York City after a brief struggle with cancer (lymphoma). He was born in Putnam, Conn., on…

SEARSMONT — Regina M. (Cross) Trull, 89, of Searsmont, passed away on Aug. 24, 2016, at Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast. She was born Jan. 16, 1927, in Belfast, the daughter of Chester…