Representative Jeffrey Evangelos, I-Friendship, has been endorsed by the Sportsman's Alliance of Maine.
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ROCKPORT — The Rockport Town Office issued a notice Sept. 21 of a Select Board special meeting scheduled for Sept. 22 at 4:30 p.m. The meeting will not open to the public and the board members…
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) reported Monday an individual with COVID-19 and a close contact of that individual…
WALDO — Ralph E. Rolfe Sr., 62, of Waldo, passed away unexpectedly September 12, 2020 in his home.
The son of Bruce and Wilma Rolfe, Ralph raised three children: Jessica, Alicia and Ralph…
CAMDEN — Louise Thompson Bedell, 100, was laid to rest on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at Oak Hill Cemetary in Camden, surrounded by family and friends who loved her amazing spirit. Louise, widow…
This obituary was written by Reverand Williams prior to his death.
THOMASTON — I entered this world in a small hospital in Brunswick, Maine at the depths of the depression followed…
BELFAST — Patrick Robert Kolment, 55, peacefully passed away on September 15, 2020 at his home in Belfast, Maine.
Patrick was born in 1965, in Massapequa, Long Island, New York to Yolande…
Autumnal equinox Sept. 22
So long, Summer 2020. It gifted (tormented) us with months of hot, sunny — and then, ultimately, very dry weather that just won’t slacken.
We had sharks, big jellyfish and days of still,…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Labor announced Monday that effective January 1, 2021, the state minimum wage will increase from $12 to $12.15 per hour, based on data recently made available by…
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My winter blanket came out over the weekend, and the summer one went into the wash, a simple move to be sure, but pretty significant: it’s getting cold! Windows that have been…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Sept. 21, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 140.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
WALDO COUNTY — Maine State Police arrested 16 people in Waldo County for various alleged offenses over the course of a week-long investigation, according two a news release from the Maine Dept. of…
The Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) has announced its main slate of feature and short films for its expanded 16th edition, which will take place October 1-12, 2020. In addition…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Sept. 21, 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…
About 60 people gathered Sunday night for a vigil on Wiscasset Common in memory of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday. Organizer Deborah Morgan said similar vigils were…
DEAD RIVER TOWNSHIP — Maine Game Wardens are searching in and around Flagstaff Lake for a missing York woman who hasn’t been seen since she and two friends overturned their canoe on the lake…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Sept. 20, 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 deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Aug. 10-28.
Belfast
John C. Omalia to Lorna J. Woodward and Lee Woodward…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from Sept. 7-14 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.
Camden
Peter R. Freeman and Carolyn Sue Gill to Anthony…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Sept. 19, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 139.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Sept. 19, 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 reported the following activity from Aug. 25-Sept. 17. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Sept. 9-17. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Sept. 9
Libby M. Emerson, 25, of Monroe, was issued…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Sept. 8-15. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Sept. 9
Joey Leeman, 51, of…
The family of Jennifer Bishop invites you to honor her life at a graveside service, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, at 4 p.m., at Morrill Village Cemetery, 19 N Main Street, in Morrill.
Memories…
FREEDOM — The investigation continues into a fatal two-vehicle motor vehicle crash in Freedom that killed a Manchester woman, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020.
The crash occurred at the …
Ryan Staples, 40, died August 1, 2020 in Arizona due to hernia complications.
He was born May 13, 1980 in Tacoma, Washington to Donna Carleton Fowler and Anthony Staples.
Ryan is…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The State of Maine has received a total of $6,678,216 in the third installment of funding to support affordable housing, assistance to businesses and bolster COVID-19…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A grant of $494,427 from the Environmental Protection Agency will be awarded to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP) in an effort to reduce diesel emissions…
AUGUSTA — The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) nutrition program has completed the transition from paper food vouchers to an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card more than a month before a…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Sept. 18, 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…
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in again...
What else does 2020 have in store for Mainers? The browntail moth rash, ticks, Lyme Disease, a pandemic...and now you can add great white sharks to the mix.
Award-winning journalist Ret…
Drought declaration enacted in Aroostook County
AUGUSTA — Maine’s Drought Task Force met virtually Thursday to discuss the worsening drought conditions across the state.
Since the Task Force met two weeks ago, more than 56% of the State…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills signed an executive order Thursday reinstating weekly work search activity requirements for all unemployment claimants in order to retain eligibility to receive…
ROCKLAND — Jocelyn “Joy” Elaine Wilcox, 79, passed away peacefully, Wednesday morning, September 9, 2020 at her home with her brother and her close friend Marian Robinson at her side.
She…
WALDO — It is with deep sadness that we report the sudden, peaceful passing of our 37 year old, beautiful daughter, Martha Rhodes, at her home in Waldo on Sept 14, 2020.
Martha grew up in…
BANGOR — James A Larner, 74, of Bangor, Maine, passed away tragically from an accident, while doing a job he loved on September 2, 2020. Jim was many things, but above all else, he was a beloved…
ROCKLAND — Ryan Joseph Hayward, 28, died unexpectedly, Tuesday, September 8, 2020, in Portland, from complications of Type I Diabetes and other health issues.
Born in Rockport, April 14,…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills…
ROCKLAND —The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Sept. 7-11.
William Bakker, 32, of Rockland, failure to pay tax or file return, three counts, in Rockland Jan. 1…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending September 12, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,400 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 1,000 initial claims filed for federal…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Sept. 17, 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…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three grants from the Economic Development Association have been awarded for Maine’s small business innovation, totaling $1,412,525.
The grants, per a news release, will…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Sept. 16, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 138.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Sept. 16, 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…
Maine’s first responders are getting a major boost in their wireless communications with the addition of new, purpose-built FirstNet cell sites — located in Aroostook, Penobscot, Oxford, Somerset…
Solar array, comprehensive plan approved
THOMASTON — While Thomaston’s town meeting was pushed this year from June to September, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, voters nonetheless tended to town business, narrowly approving a lease for…
Stay educated: Election 2020 resource
BELFAST — A video featuring the Belfast City Clerk addresses a number of…
ROCKLAND — The November 3 election ballot for Rockland residents will include a question regarding a possible minimum wage increase for businesses with 25 or more employees. Pending voter approval…
ROCKLAND – Rockland City Council has approved a zone change ordinance for a parcel of land off of Old County Road, effectively removing one big obstacle to a builder of elder care facilities as it…
