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An evening snowstorm mixed with freezing rain, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, caused several minor motor vehicle accidents in the region, including three crashes along Old County Road. Other drivers,…
Elise Brown, of Liberty, announced her candidacy for the position of Waldo County Commissioner in District 3 to represent the towns of Brooks, Burnham, Freedom, Knox, Montville, Morrill…
MIDCOAST — Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, visited several coastal First District communities, Jan. 23, 2024, hit hard by the barrage of damaging December and January storms.
During…
ST. GEORGE — The walkway to Marshall Point Lighthouse has suffered significant structural damage from the January storms, according to Marshall Point Chair Nat Lyon, in a news release.
“It…
On January 25, at a regularly scheduled meeting, the Rockport Planning Board will review and possibly make recommendations for the Select…
Select Board meeting takes place Jan. 23 at 6:30 p.m.
CAMDEN – Select Board members will decide January 23 on a change in the voting location for the March 5 Presidential Primary, as well the Registrar’s office hours.
The Board will also…
Pedestrian fatalities have not decreased
AUGUSTA – The Maine Bureau of Highway…
Jan. 23, Hope Elementary School, 6 p.m.
In December, the Hope Planning Board reviewed its proposed land use ordinance amendments governing industrial mining, solar energy and cannabis cultivation and social clubs. On Tuesday, Hope…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Jan. 15-19.
Appleton
Alfred S. Green Jr. Est. to Elaine M. Green.
…
Sen. Chip Curry, D-Belfast, has submitted legislation to transfer ownership of the University of Maine’s Hutchinson Center to the city of Belfast. The legislation comes in the wake of the…
ROCKLAND — Mildred S. Burch, 77, passed away, Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport.
She was predeceased by her husband, Gene, and their beloved dog Zoey. Mildred…
In June 1993, I graduated from Camden Rockport High School. After one more summer breading clams and murdering lobsters, I was bound for college out of state, and a whole heck of a lot of student…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Jan. 12-18.
Christopher J. Wells, 47, of…
WASHINGTON — A Maine man pleaded guilty today to assaulting law enforcement during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session…
SEARSPORT — Natalie Hope Farrar, 96, died January 12, 2024 at Bayview Manor in Searsport, Maine. She was born in Damariscotta on September 9, 1927 to Abner and Tillie Stetson.
Natalie…
Sturdy ash tree helped keep Jeep from landing in deep, icy water
ROCKPORT – Just as dusk settled into Saturday evening, Jan. 20, a woman driving a Jeep careened over four-foot tall chain link fence and…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Jan. 2-17.
An arrest or summons does not…
Knox County administrators are taking a moment to celebrate some positive news this weekend. Though work is still required in returning the County to a fully staffed and self-supporting district,…
WARREN — Jane Lilla Sprowl, 84, passed January 16, 2024, in her home peacefully surrounded by her loving family. Jane was born December 6, 1939, in Appleton to Merrill Esancy and Ruth Esancy Pease…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Jan. 6-19.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a…
Will submit proposal to UMaine
BELFAST — A committee of citizens with longtime ties to the Hutchinson Center, an educational campus in Belfast built with philanthropic…
PORTLAND — A Rockland woman was sentenced Jan. 18, 2024, in U.S. District Court, in Portland, for distributing child sexual abuse materials.
Chief U.S. District Judge Jon D. Levy sentenced …
Rosemary “Rody” Devaney Fowles passed away January 10, 2024.
Rody was born November 25, 1951, in Methuen, Massachusetts to Robert Luke and Emma M. Devaney. She was the oldest daughter…
If pipes, valves ruptured, could have caused catastrophic release of hazardous material
On January 17, 2024, at approximately 9:05 a.m., the Maine State Police received multiple reports of a crash on Interstate 295 in Yarmouth involving a commercial motor…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Jan. 8-12.
Belfast
…
CAMDEN — Points North Institute, which produces the annual Camden International Film Festival, has announced the departure of…
Interstate 295 reopened just before midnight Jan. 17, after Police and emergency personnel removed the wrecked trailer from Interstate I-295 northbound at Exit 17 in…
CAMDEN — Cornelia “Connie” (Duffy) Milliken, age 97, passed away on January 14, 2024 at Windward Gardens in Camden.
Born July 19, 1926 she was the daughter of Harold and Pauline Duffy.…
BELFAST – Last summer, the University of Maine, based on its Orono campus, abruptly announced that it was…
The Democratic caucuses, organized by the Maine Democratic Party in partnership with local committees, including the Knox…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Dec. 28-Jan. 12.
Nicholas Adkins, 33, of Warren, unlawful possession of scheduled drug in Rockland Nov. 23, 2021…
The Knox County Administrative Offices, Knox County Superior Court, and Rockland District Court will all close at 1 p.m., today, Tuesday January 16, 2024 due to the storm.
SPRUCE HEAD — Howard S. Simmons, Jr., 88, died peacefully, Sunday, January 14, 2024, just 3 weeks after his beloved wife, Virginia Simmons.
Born in Port Clyde, September 1, 1935, he was the…
ROCKLAND — With snow totals predicted to accumulate to 3 - 6 inches in Knox and Waldo counties, afternoon travel has turned messy.
The following organizations have reported changes in…
CAMDEN — Thomas “Tom” Edward Stammen, 69, husband of Jo Ellen Stammen, passed away at his home on Saturday, January 6, 2024 after fighting a long illness.
Tom was born on June 18, 1954 to…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 277 calls for service for the period of Jan. 8 to Jan. 16. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 450 calls for service.
Summonses
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Commissioners and Charter Review Committee to meet later this winter
ROCKLAND – The Knox County Commissioners met in chambers January 9 at the County Courthouse in Rockland. All three commissioners were in attendance. Under action items, the commissioners…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Jan. 8-12.
Camden
John K. Young Est. to Jonathan Scott Perkins and…
It started with snow. Last Sunday, a day marked by a steady falling of fluffy snow. Just what we want on a weekend day in January, when there is nowhere to go. My wife and mother took in the…
BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court.
Paula M. Bourassa, of Waldo, and…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Jan. 5-11.
Nicholas A. Littlefield, 28, of…
Rockland, Thomaston, Owls Head
High tides have caused flooding to houses near and along Ginn Point Road, in Owls Head, Saturday, January 13, 2024, according to Owls Head Fire Chief Skip Hallett. Owls Head Fire Department was…
High tide at 11:52 a.m, in Camden arrived Jan,13, and as anticipated, the seawater swept over the Public Landing, but with less intensity…
ROCKLAND — As the longest serving member of the Rockland Planning Board finished up his last official meeting, Dec. 19, 2023, he was surprised by a certain acknowledgment from another long serving…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Jan. 1-5.
Belfast
…
ROCKPORT — On Jan. 9, just before the storm began its rampage along the coast of Maine, a young seal pup made its way up from Rockport…
In response to the pressing childcare crisis affecting families across the Midcoast, the Town of Thomaston will conduct a needs assessment survey to address the town's…
Due to storm conditions, the Mid-Coast Solid Waste Transfer Facility in Rockport will be closed all day Saturday, Jan. 13.
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Jan. 2-10.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered…
