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Perennial question: What to do with the old brownfield?
CAMDEN — The Camden Tannery Work Group will meet Monday, June 20, at 6:30 p.m., at the Camden Rockport Middle School cafeteria and continue…
CAMDEN — A Lincolnville resident escaped what could have been a “very serious” accident on Route 52 in Camden late Saturday afternoon, when a large tree splintered at its base, broke off and…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from May 31-June 3.
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ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court and Rockland District Court from May 31-June 3.
Superior Court
Kelly J. Hill, 39, of…
Obituary
TENANTS HARBOR — Marion Dowling Watts, 93, passed away May 8, 2016, surrounded by her loving family, at the Sussman House in Rockport, after a brief period of declining health.
Marion…
Obituary
James K. "Jay" Tuplin Jr. passed away June 1, 2016, at Glenridge Nursing Home in Augusta. Born in Haverhill, Mass., to the late James and Anne Tuplin, he resided in Sidney.
Jay was a master…
CAMDEN — On November 8, Mainers will vote on a referendum question that will determine whether Maine will change to a system of Ranked Choice Voting for federal and state primary and general…
BELFAST — An East Newport man was sentenced to four years in prison with all but 120 days suspended May 24, for his role in the robbery of a Burnham store Jan. 8.
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BELFAST — The following Unified Criminal Court cases were closed in Waldo County from May 13-31.
Trey L. Harford, 24, of Swanville, operating after habitual…
On Eating and Loving Food
With fresh native strawberries almost in season, it's time for another favorite family recipe.
I was just going through my old recipe box that was hand-painted by my first mother-in-law,…
Grade 9 High Honors
Henry Chamberlin, Rebecca Cox, Ayla Curit, Alexis Cutliffe, Hazel Delehey, Ryan Hart, Kaitlyn Kessel, Eleanor Lincoln, Tessa Mott, Chen Hai Mu, Lauren…
On Eating and Loving Food
Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet,
Eating her curds and whey...
- most commonly attributed to Dr. Thomas Muffet, a notorious 16th century physician…
Lyman-Morse at Wayfarer Marine, in Camden, is inviting the public to attend the relaunching of the Maine Maritime Academy training vessel, the schooner Bowdoin, June 6, at…
CAMDEN — Camden-Rockport Middle School students will have something different to talk about after school today, as Camden police and fire departments are in the process of conducting a planned…
CAMDEN — The two candidates running for the open Camden Select Board seat will state their positions at a Candidates Forum on Thursday, June 2, at the Washington Street Conference Room. The forum…
CAMDEN — Another local business was honored by the Camden American Legion Post No. 30 and was a recipient of a Certificate of…
During the week ending May 27, 2016, the code enforcement officer inspected five abandon residences. Chief Boucher finalized a grant initiative with Knox County Community Health Coalition.…
CAMDEN — A construction project at the corner of Park and Mechanic streets in Camden has prompted the closing of Mechanic Street for the day Wednesday, June. 1
Camden Police Chief Randy…
ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity May 14-21. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a crime is…
too many wars ..... butterflies and dragonflies
Another Memorial Day: Aubrey G. Connors, the second of three children of Wilbur S. and Ellen J. Connors, was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. In 1927, the Connors family left…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from May 23-27.
Nicholas Adkins, 26, of Warren, shellfish harvesting license violation-commercial, $300 fine.…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity May 21-30. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
May 14 (late entry)
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Obituary
FREEDOM — Robert Leland Cody, 70, of Freedom, a veteran of the United States Navy, died May 26, 2016, of health related issues.
Born in Augusta on May 1, 1946, Bob was a long-term Freedom…
Obituary
SEARSMONT — Kenneth Earl Smith, 80, of Searsmont, passed away on May 29, 2016, at the Sussman House in Rockport after a period of declining health. He was born July 11, 1935, in Northport, to…
Committal service notice
ROCKLAND — A graveside service for Ethel Rackliff Nystrom, 94, who passed away peacefully May 22, 2016, will be held Monday, June 6, at 10 a.m. at Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery on Civic Center…
Obituary
STOCKTON SPRINGS — Irene A. Marshall, 73, of Stockton Springs, passed away on May 23, 2016. Irene was born in Teaneck, N.J., on Aug. 28, 1942, to Leo J. and M. Ellen (Hughes) Marshall.
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Obituary
ROCKPORT — Judith P. Willey, 72, died May 20, 2016, following surgery at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Born Oct. 30, 1943, in Huntington, W.Va., she was the daughter of James S. and Mary…
Obituary
ROCKPORT — Bernard Guerlain, 90, formerly of Rockport, passed away peacefully on May 23, 2016, at Rose Monahan Hospice House on Coe's Pond in Worcester, Mass. Bernard was born in Les Mesnuls,…
Service notice
CAMDEN — There will be a memorial service, followed by a reception, for Janet "Bird" Burns, 88, of Camden, who died Jan. 22, 2016. The service will be held Saturday, June 4, at 1 p.m. at the First…
Obituary
CAMDEN — Doris Turner, 96, of Camden, passed away May 24, 2016. She was born in Rockport on Sept. 16, 1919, to parents Vesper and Amy (Carroll) Hall. Doris was one of seven children.
She…
Committal service notice
TENANTS HARBOR — A graveside committal service for Phyllis M. Falla, 97, who died, Jan. 7, 2016, will be held Saturday, June 4, at 11 a.m. at Seaside Cemetery in Tenants Harbor. The Rev.…
Obituary
WARREN — Marjorie Yeager Smith, 86, passed away peacefully May 24, 2016, surrounded by loved ones, at Knox Center for Long Term Care in Rockland.
Born March 13, 1930, in Chicago Ill.,…
Graveside service notice
SOUTH HOPE — There will be a graveside service, with military honors, for Philip W. Moody, 93, who died Dec. 29, 2015. The service will be held Friday, June 3, at 11 a.m. at the Upper Cemetery in…
Obituary
CAMDEN — Elizabeth Edna "Betty" Beveridge-Ames, 90, passed away peacefully on May 26, 2016, after a brief illness, at Windward Gardens in Camden.
Born in Glen Cove on Oct. 20, 1925…
Obituary
WARREN and ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — George Jordan Luce Jr. passed away May 24, 2016, in St. Petersburg, Fla. George was born Oct. 10, 1935, in Waldoboro, son of George J. Luce Sr. and Ruth Silsby (…
Obituary
TENANTS HARBOR — Peter Stewart Ditchett passed away peacefully on May 25, 2016, following a long illness. He was 72.
He was born to parents Edwin S. and Bernice Trulson Ditchett in Brockton…
Here is a photo gallery of the Rockport Memorial Day parade, ceremony at the Amesbury Hill Cemetery and luncheon sponsored by the Amity Masonic Lodge for the…
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 117 calls for service from May 16-23. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…
State Rep. Christine Burstein offers words of remembrance, tribute, repayment...
LINCOLNVILLE — While other Midcoast towns grappled with drizzle and a few rain drops during their Memorial Day parades earlier and mid-morning May 30, Lincolnville caught a break with a parade…
Waldoboro goes to the polls on June 14 to elect a selectman, and we are writing to endorse Bob Butler. A former selectman, Bob is one of our town's great assets. You will find him volunteering his…
CAMDEN — Despite the presence of construction workers, fire engines coming and going and plenty of foot traffic, the top of the smokestack alongside the Knox Mill in downtown Camden has become the…
Parade route starts at school, ends at Honor Roll
LINCOLNVILLE — In past few weeks, residents and regular passersby saw first stakes and then ground fill appear on the property that was the former mill just west of the entrance to Breezemere Park…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court and Rockland District Court from May 23-27.
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returning the torn pieces to the whole
THOMASTON — On May 28, Vietnam veterans joined the Midcoast community at Thomaston’s Gen. Henry Knox Museum for the fifth annual Boots on the Ground ceremony, dedicated this year to the…
I’m Tracy Lee Murphy and I’m running for re-election to the Rockport Select Board.
As a member of the Select Board for the past six years, I have done my best to…
The first known burials at Tolman Cemetery were Revolutionary War Patriot Jacob Keen, Sr. and an infant child of Capt. William Spear, both buried in 1788.
ROCKLAND — Twenty-four Revolutionary War patriots permanently reside in a remote graveyard in Rockland. Tolman Cemetery, located at a bend in the road on Lake Street, is…
Tools, U.S. flag stolen
Thomaston — The Thomaston Grammar School’s Common Garden was burglarized over the weekend of May 21-22. Lynn Snow, who runs the science project that involves the fifth-grade planting, growing…
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CAMDEN — Elizabeth "Betty" Beveridge-Ames, 90, died May 26, 2016, at Windward Gardens in Camden after a brief illness. A complete obituary will be published later.
There will be a…
