Shortly before 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, Maine Department of Public Safety reported the following:
The 3-year-old child in Edgecomb, pronounced dead on Sunday, Dec. 25 has been identified…
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ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Dec. 19-23.
Camden
Ronald L. Vanosdol to Ronald L. Vanosdol Revocable…
UNION — Dorothy E. Williams left the bonds of earth on December 16, 2022, surrounded by her family. The love, compassion, and respect we send with her will help cushion her journey to her Maker…
ROCKPORT — Robert A. (BJ) Edwards Jr, 40 years old, passed away unexpectedly, December 19, 2022, with his mom by his side at her home in Rockport. Born in Rockport on May 1, 1982 to Robert and…
SEARSPORT — Steve A. Pomeroy, 66, of Searsport, passed away on December 24, 2022 at home with family by his side. He was born August 20, 1956, the son of Hugh and Virginia Pomeroy.
Steve…
NORTH HAVEN — Ida Margaret Wooster Haskell, 100, died peacefully June 24, 2022 at Quarry Hill in Camden. Born on August 25, 1921 at Silsby Hospital, Rockland, Maine. Daughter of …
A Thomaston ambulance needs a replacement of glass within the driver’s side mirror after being clipped by a vehicle passing in the opposite direction.
On Thursday, Dec. 22, just prior to 6:…
BELFAST — Ervin E. Merry, 95, passed away on December 24, 2022, at Tall Pines. He was born in Belfast on October 14, 1927 to John Sr. and Sadie (Dyer) Merry. He married Faustina L. Thompson, of…
FRIENDSHIP — Randall Clark Lee, 75, peacefully passed away on December 19, 2022 surrounded by his family. Born December 26, 1946 in Damariscotta, Maine, he was the second of four children born to…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Dec. 16-23.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered…
the silence, the absence ... the garden beckoned ... boomerang generation
Six years ago this January my husband/partner of nearly 50 years died, literally in my arms. Surrounding us in that small room, the one we always thought of as his, were…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Dec. 1-20.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those…
Belfast — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Dec. 15-21.
Carlos Castro, 48, of Freedom, five counts of unlawful sexual contact in: Searsmont Oct. 20, 2019;…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, helped to secure more than $2 million in Community Project Funding to expand…
BELFAST — The Stockton Springs woman convicted of murdering her three year old son in June 2021 was sentenced in Waldo County Superior Court Dec. 20.
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In early 2022, Unity’s Songbird Farm was the second farm to speak out
BELFAST — At its recent Annual Meeting, Maine Farmland Trust (MFT) honored farmers from six farms with Paul Birdsall Awards. The recipients include Nell Finnigan and Justin Morace of Ironwood Farm…
BELFAST — The City of Belfast has temporarily closed the Belfast City Wharf to through traffic to keep folks safe and allow for City Public Works crews to respond to the flooding.
In a Dec…
WARREN — Charles E. ‘Charlie’ York, 78, longtime Warren resident, died peacefully with his sons by his side, Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at the Sussman House in Rockport.
Born in Rockland…
CAMDEN — Helen C. (Kozak) Minick, 99, passed away peacefully in her sleep at Quarry Hill in Camden, Maine, where she resided for the past 4 years on December 18, 2022. Prior to moving to Maine in…
TENANTS HARBOR — Ralph E. “Bud” Colson, 93, died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving friends on December 17, 2022.
He was born Rockland, February 26, 1929, the second youngest of…
Power off, power on, power off — CMP crews worked through the storm to reconnect homes back to the grid
MIDCOAST — Waves of seawater washed over the harbors this morning, Dec. 23, bringing piles of seaweed, broken boards and bits of trash ashore with waters never seen so high.
High tide was…
HOPE — Charlene Alfano, 94, died peacefully, Saturday, December 17, 2022 at her son’s home where she has joyfully resided for the past 4 years.
Born in West Rockport, February 29, 1928, she…
THOMASTON — Jerry S. Sylvester, 80, died peacefully, Thursday, December 15, 2022 at the Sussman Hospice House in Rockport.
Born in Rockland, June 7, 1942, she was the daughter of Edward and…
ROCKPORT — Dennis E. Norton, 71, passed away with the love of his life, Doris, by his side on December 6, 2022, on the beautiful island of Maui. Dennis was seriously injured November 25 while on…
winds out of the east to coincide with highest tide of the month
MIDCOAST — Another wind/rain event in a long line of recent storms is predicted to be especially heavy-handed, but this one, due to…
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — Andrew W. Seidner, 51, passed away unexpectedly, at his home here, November 30, 2022. Born in Rockland, May 26, 1971, he was the son of Gabriel Tony and Carol Newhall…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Dec. 1-14.
Belfast
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ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Dec. 12-16.
Appleton
Ramona Dennison to Boggs Homes Inc.
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BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Dec. 1-15.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those…
THOMASTON — Walmart, in Thomaston, was forced to close for the night, Wednesday, Dec. 21, after a smell of propane was observed outside, and then again inside the entrance to the large retail…
‘These boats aren't owned by Amazon or Walmart or Whole Foods. They're owned by individual people’
Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, and Governor Janet Mills said they…
CAMDEN — NordHavn Camden, LLC has submitted initial plans to the Camden Planning Office for an open-space residential development with 10 single-family, stand-alone condominiums at 440 Belfast…
carpeted with mussels ... otters and beavers .... prolific weeds
I made a decision when I was 23 years old to move to Maine, based on a childhood dream to live in the woods. And I’ve never once regretted or even imagined a different…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Dec. 2-9.
Appleton
Erik Hedberg to Adrian Suliya Phaenephom.
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On Monday December 19, 2022, at approximately 8:11 a.m., Troopers responded to a single vehicle crash resulting in a fatality on Route 131 in Belmont.
The operator, and only occupant of the…
DEL MAR, California — Catherine Mary (O’Hara) Eaton, wife of Richard Eaton, passed away peacefully and comfortably on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 in Del Mar, California.
A complete…
Press release
USA TODAY has announced the top 10 Botanical Garden Holiday Lights displays in the country, and Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ Gardens Aglow took spot number three. Gardens Aglow made…
LINCOLNVILLE — Ernest Fred Littlefield, 93, our beloved husband, father and grandfather, left us peacefully and free from pain on December 9, 2022 with family at his bedside at the Sussman House…
ROCKLAND —Rockland and Police have taken several reports today, Dec. 19, both of items stolen from unlocked vehicles and thefts of packages left outside.
The thefts have primarily occurred…
Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act
U.S. Senator Susan Collins has announced that the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act that she…
ROCKLAND — The Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland has announced its 2023 schedule of major exhibitions, in celebration of the museum’s 75th anniversary.
From February 11 through June 17, the…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Nov. 18-30.
Belfast
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BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Dec. 8-14.
David A.M. Bowring, 32, of Clinton, probation violation in Burnham May 27, 2019, 11 days in jail,…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Nov. 27 - Dec. 10.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and…
SOUTH THOMASTON — This past Tuesday, three firefighters resigned at once from the South Thomaston Fire Department. However, according to Deputy Chief David Elwell, morale is great and the support…
BELFAST — Belfast Police recorded the following activity Dec. 8-15.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent unless proven guilty in…
SEARSMONT — Selma Shure (known as Sally) of Searsmont, Maine, died of natural causes on December 13th in Belfast, Maine. She was 99 years old.
Born November 12, 1923, in New Brunswick, New…
CAMDEN — Armajean N. (Belcher) Burns, 83, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport, after a brief illness.
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State Board of Property Tax Review upholds Thomaston refusal to reduce Walmart’s property assessment
AUGUSTA — Walmart’s appeal to the State Board of Property Tax Review after the Town of Thomaston denied a property tax abatement request…
