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BELFAST — Robert Meggison, 74 of Belfast, passed away July 6, 2023 at home.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, at 2 p.m., at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, 95 Court St., Belfast. …
HOPE – A special Town Meeting will be held July 13 at 6:30 p.m. to vote on the proposed 2023-24 Hope Elementary School Budget at the Hope Corner Fire Station. Both the School Committee and town of…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court June 30 - July 6.
Benjamin F. Spencer, 66, of…

New Hope Midcoast’s boutique clothing and accessory sale is Thursday, Friday and Saturday, July 27, 28 and 29 at the Flanagan Center in Rockland. Shoppers will find bargains for the entire family…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds June 26-30.
Belfast
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CAMDEN – The Camden Select Board is expected to consider approval of 2024 budgets for the Snow Bowl, Wastewater and the Camden Opera House at its July 11 meeting.
Detailed budgets are…

LINCOLNVILLE – Creating a Land Use Committee is on the Select Board’s June 10 agenda for consideration. The meeting takes place at 6 p.m. at the Lincolnville Town…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity June 16 - July 6.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity June 20 - July 1.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and…
CAMDEN — A Celebration of Life for Charles “Del” Babb, 86, who died on April 23, 2023, will be held Sunday, July 16, 2023, from 4 - 6 p.m., at the Camden Yacht Club.
Condolences and…
APPLETON — Charles “Scott” Conant, 62, passed away on June 28, 2023, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport. With his family close by his side after a long battle with cancer.
Born in…

THOMASTON — One letter from attorneys requesting recourse on a June 14 town meeting vote has been received by the Thomaston Town Office,…
ROCKAND – An artist is proposing to raze a Rockland structure in favor of a Live+Work model of affordable housing.
Sally Levi and Dominic Turgeon, of Badhus LLC, wish to tear down 25 Oak…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds June 26-30.
Appleton
Paul F. Armitage and Judy A. Armitage to Paul…

ROCKPORT — Helen F. Heald, 86, passed away on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at Maine Coast Hospital in Ellsworth. Helen was born in Rockport, the daughter of Frank and Alice (Wheatly) Priest. She…

UNION — Kevin Peter Soule, 59, died July 4 at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport. Kevin was born March 13, 1964 in Rockport to Peter B. Soule and Marcia E. Willey-Soule. Kevin graduated from…

CAMDEN – Three out of six new heavy-duty picnic tables are already getting much use at the Camden Public Landing, a good spot beside the…
LIBERTY— From 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Nicole Moore, a first-generation Liberty farmer, does not stop working. Most farmers understand that lifestyle already, but Moore has more on her plate than just…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds June 16-23.
Belfast
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BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court.
Justin F. Cole, of Detroit, and Jennifer M. Cole, of Troy, were married Oct. 26, 2013, in Troy and…

Almost like a light switch, July 4, 2023 shooed out the cold, fog and rain and eased in sun and a a gentle warm breeze. Summer finally…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from June 19-26.
Travis D. Ames, 44, of South Thomaston, violation of gear rule in Spruce Head March 24, 2023, $100…
Thomaston parade participants appeared to be on a mission this Fourth of July. Being on a mission often means taking your job seriously. And, a serious attitude often appears in the form of a…
On Monday, July 3, at approximately 5:22 p.m., Maine State troopers responded to a serious personal injury crash on the Kenney Road in Brooks.
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LINCOLNVILLE — Kerry Jean Albano was born on April 5, 1951 in Waterville, and was the daughter of Lois and Russell Brown.
The family relocated to New Jersey, where she graduated from Scotch…

ROCKLAND — Stephen Gary Jordan, 71, of Rockland, Maine passed away at his home on June 17, 2023.
Stephen was born on November 15, 1951, in Portland, Maine to parents James Francis and…
ROCKLAND — Things are hopping at Rockland PD, as usual. Employee applications are being processed for potential new hires. The daily barrage of investigations and reports hum along, patrol…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds June 19-23.
Appleton
Eugenie Marie Pease to Eugenie Marie Pease,…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court June 23-29.
Allan M. Hurd, 32, of Liberty,…

In Lincolnville Center, on the outskirts of the village on the Searsmont Road, stands a large old building, the Meeting House, home of the Lincolnville United Christian Church (UCC). Built in 1821…

ROCKLAND — A rollover that occurred on lower Pleasant Street, in Rockland, Sunday morning, did not result in any charges for the driver, according to Rockland Police.
The eastbound white…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity June 15-30.
An arrest or summons does…
“That little Mustang out there is an animal,” said Thomaston Police Chief Tim Hoppe.
A year old, and ripened with 14,000 miles of maturity as of Jan. 30, Thomaston PD’s little electric car…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity June 24-30.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a…

NORTHPORT — A propane delivery driver had to be extricated from his vehicle, Thursday morning, June 29, prompting a multi-hour response from Northport Volunteer Fire Department, Belfast Fire and…
CAMDEN — Luis C. Pfeiffer, 49, born Luis Chavarria-Pecado, in Managua Nicaradua on November 10, 1973, died of liver failure and related complications at Maine Medical Center in Portland on June 16…

LINCOLNVILLE — Fritz J. Trisdale, 74 of Lincolnville, unexpectedly passed away on June 24, 2023, at his home.
He was born July 19, 1948, in Munich, Germany to U.S. serviceman Raymond…

The Fourth of July is a favorite American holiday filled with fun, food, family, friends, and fireworks. But celebrating can quickly turn to tragedy when people choose to drive impaired by alcohol…

The Maine Marine Patrol will once again be looking out for anyone violating Maine’s boating under the influence laws and sharing safety information during the national Operation Dry Water weekend…
BELFAST The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds June 5-15.
Belfast
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ST. GEORGE — Corinne M. Darby, 95, died peacefully, June 22, 2023, at Sunnybrook Senior Center in Brunswick.
Born in St. George, October 9, 1927, she was the daughter of Adrien H and…

WALDOBORO and WARREN — Nathanael Wyatt Read, 10, of Waldoboro and Warren, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on June 26, 2023, at the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital in Portland…

ROCKLAND — Bree Catherine Hunter-Chase, 47, died unexpectedly, Thursday, June 22, 2023 at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, January 2, 1976, Bree was the…
A celebration of life for Barbara Ann Putnam, who died April 25 2023, will take place on Saturday, July 15, from 3 to 6 p.m.
Contact the family for details: putnamfamily.july15@gmail.com

ROCKLAND — Charlotte M. Martinez, 83, passed away peacefully at home on June 25, 2023, with family by her side. Charlotte was born on September 1, 1939, in Louisville, Kentucky to Amos Snyder and…

WARREN — Anyone craving authentic jerk chicken, tender and juicy, slow-cooked on the grill, along with rice and peas, a classic Jamaican…
ROCKLAND — The following divorces were recently recorded in Knox County District Court.
Bryn M. Montoya, of Bozrah, Conn., and Michael F. Delchamp, of Isle au Haut, were married Oct. 5,…

BELFAST — Elaine F. Saucier, 81, of Belfast, passed away peacefully with her daughter by her side at Sussman House in Rockport on June 27, 2023, after a lengthy battle against Myelodysplastic…