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Monday, Sept. 28 meeting

ROCKPORT — At 5:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 28, Rockport’s Select Board will convene in person at the Rockport Opera House and talk with Terrance DeWan, who is founding principal of TJD&A, a…

BELFAST — Parts of Belfast’s Harborwalk got a colorful makeover as artists young and old descended to create chalky masterpieces on the sidewalks that run through Heritage Park. 

The event…

‘This is a single case. This is not an outbreak’

CAMDEN — A case of COVID-19 afflicting one person associated with the Camden-Rockport Middle School has resulted in a letter sent to parents on Saturday, Sept. 26. The letter follows:

WALDOBORO — Philip Stephen Cohen, 51, of Waldoboro died suddenly at his home on Saturday, September 26, 2020. He had been a practicing attorney in Waldoboro for twenty six years. He was a member…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Sept. 27, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Sept. 4-17.

Wendy L. Grotton, 37, of Belfast,…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity 16-24. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. 

Sept. 16

Jason M. Howe,…

BELFAST — The following divorces were recently finalized in Belfast District Court. 

Jessica L. Pickering, of Stockton…

ORONO — No cases of COVID-19 were found in the University of Maine System’s first round of random sampling, university officials announced Saturday morning. 

The…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Sept. 26, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

Anyone who’s ever been to Cabbage Island for one of those world famous lobster bakes these past 30 years has met the Moore family, including matriarch Bennie Alice. This is a very special year for…

LINCOLNVILLE and MADISON, Ohio — Edward John Moran, 73, died peacefully on September 22, 2020 surrounded by family in his slice of heaven on earth – with a view of Coleman Pond in the cottage he…

ROCKLAND — The family of a man who died in a fire at a Rockport motel in December 2019  has filed a wrongful death lawsuit claiming that the owner’s negligence caused or contributed to the death…

ROCKLAND — Rockland resident Michael Mullins announced earlier this week his purchase of 25 Rankin Street, once home to Miller’s Garage. There, he plans to establish the Maine Museum of Industry,…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Sept. 25, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

Ethlyn May (Hamilton) Roberts left this earth Monday, September 21, 2020, at 8:30 p.m., dancing with the angels of God!

Ethlyn was the first daughter of Raymond and Cora Edith (Walker)…

‘It was a failure to carry out the school district’s most basic operational functions....’

ROCKPORT — The Rockport Select Board convenes Sept. 28 for a regularly scheduled meeting. In the board packet, which…

ROCKLAND — Adam Lachman has announced his candidacy for Rockland City Council, through a news release, with elections scheduled for Nov. 3.

A resident of Main Street, Lachman has spent his…

UPDATE, 1:50 P.M.: Maine Game Warden Chad Robertson and his K9 Storm located the body of a missing St. George man earlier Thursday morning. 

The Camden Rotary Club kicked off a monthly series of presentations designed to help members learn about state and local economic issues and develop practical steps Rotarians can take to…

LincolnHealth has partnered with the United States Department of Agriculture and the Good Shepherd Food Bank to offer two Drive-Thru Farm Stands in Lincoln County next week, where anyone can pick…

To all homeowners in the area of 141 Spruce Head Road in South Thomaston: On October 4, starting around 8 a.m. and remaining for the entire day until late evening, the South Thomaston Fire…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Sept. 24, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

Sundog will change things up this fall to get local middle school kids outdoors and active while being safe and socially responsible during the Coronavirus Pandemic.

“Sundog has spent the…

When it comes to dental care, you might not know what you have lost until you get it back. Just ask Belfast resident John Pangiochi.

AUGUSTA — Maine State Police arrested a Stockton Springs man and charged him in connection with the death of 63-year-old…

October 30, 1938 - September 16, 2020

Dr. Gary Farmer was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota until his mid to late teens. His father was very, very tired of the snow so his parents…

ROCKLAND — Virginia F. ‘Ginny’ Thompson, 73, went home to be with her Lord, Thursday, September 10, 2020, at the Sussman House in Rockport. Her beloved husband Larry, was holding her hand at that…

Holly Wright left this earth on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 from a heart attack. She was 64.

Holly was a gardener and artist. She worked for the Alaskan Park Service, the Virginia Park…

WASHINGTON — Charles Merle Vanner, 68, of Washington, passed away peacefully from a sudden illness with his loving family at his side on September 22, 2020 at the Sussman House in Rockport, Maine…

Gardens Aglow 2020

For Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, the show will go on this year. Recently, the Gardens announced that, after careful planning, research, communication with state and town officials, and in …

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills dedicated Wednesday an additional $164 million in CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF) to support school systems as they continue to implement health and safety…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Sept. 23, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

ROCKPORT — Rockport Police Officer Jeta Bixhaku, who began her position in July as a patrol officer, is featured in a news release Sept. 22 on the department’s Facebook page.

Bixhaku,…

All seizures stem from traffic stops on Maine roads

From June through September, Maine State Troopers in Troop G combatted the flow of narcotics into Maine. Troop G…

Lots of phones, some bills and a drill, plus one earring

The property listed below are unclaimed items turned into the Rockland Police Department as lost or abandoned property between 2018 and early 2020. In accordance with Title 25 Chapter 401 Section…

DEAD RIVER TOWNSHIP, Maine – At approximately 2:30 p.m., divers from the Maine State Police/Maine Marine Patrol dive team recovered the body of 31-year old Caitlin Giunta of York, Maine in…

CAMDEN — Camden police reported the following activity from Sept. 1-21. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty…

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills and Commissioner of Health and Human Services Jeanne Lambrew announced Tuesday anyone in Maine can now get tested for COVID-19 without the need for a separate order…

WARREN — Henry A. Erickson, Jr., 73, passed away the morning of September 14, 2020 at Togus VA hospital in Augusta.

Born August 18, 1947 in Rockland, he grew up in Warren, spending a lot of…

ROCKPORT — Adored mother, daughter, sister, neighbor, and friend, Seana Leigh (Miller) Roubinek, passed away on August 26, 2020 following a nine year face off with ovarian cancer.

Born on…

BELFAST — Marcellus M. Williams, 95, of Belfast, Maine, died peacefully in the presence of loving family at his home on Pearl Street in Belfast Saturday, September 19, 2020.

Marcellus was…

SEARSPORT — Hope D. Smith, 96, passed away September 21, 2020 at Bayview Manor in Searsport.

She was born in Belfast on August 23, 1924 to Clyde and Sara (Vesta) Howard.

Hope was a…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Springfield Terminal Railway Company has been awarded a total of $16,876,760 for infrastructure upgrades and rail crossing safety improvements through the U.S. Department of…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Sept. 14-18.

Zebulon Arbour, 20, of Warren, attaching false plates in Warren July 25, 2020, $150 fine.

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Sept. 22, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…

SOUTH THOMASTON — A group South Thomaston residents are concerned about a pending road project on Spruce Head, and are asking the Select Board to slow down and reconsider aspects of it. 

Carole Lange Esley was born in Ohio on March 12, 1937. She passed away at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport, Maine, on…

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Monday her Administration will launch a second phase of the Maine Economic Recovery Grant Program beginning Wednesday, September 23.

Phase 2 will…

BELFAST — Ronald Jarvis Cowan (Ron), 77, passed away in his sleep quietly, peacefully, but unexpectedly, at his home in Belfast, Maine on Monday, September 14.

To learn the story of Ron is…