ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Feb. 12-16.
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Periodic check arrives from Minnesota prison
CAMDEN — After two years of strategic planning, the local nonprofit that raises money to turn around and give it away to Knox and Waldo county charitable organizations has a new vision, mission…
KNOX — Five people have been arrested following a Feb. 26, robbery and assault in Knox, according to a media report from the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office.
Charged with assault…
ROCKLAND — A Waldoboro man remains in jail after allegedly punching a corrections officer at the Knox County Jail Feb. 21.
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BELFAST — A Belfast man was arrested after threatening police with a splitting maul just before 11 p.m. Feb. 24, according to Belfast Police Sergeant Matthew Cook.
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ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Feb. 19-23.
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ROCKLAND — Karlene R. Farnsworth, 92, died peacefully at the Sussman House in Rockport, Maine, on Saturday, February 17, 2018. She was surrounded by loving family as she passed away.
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Coastal Connector will run between Boston, Rockland three weekends in August
PORTLAND — On Monday, Feb. 26 members of the Northern New England Passenger Rail Association (NNEPRA) voted in favor of a truncated pilot program that would test running Amtrak’s Downeast Coastal…
CAMDEN — Sandra M. Sleeper, 51, wife of Hollis C. Cole, died unexpectedly at her home, Friday, February 9, 2018.
Sandra, known to her family and close friends as 'Phweetie', was an…
Child found deceased by first responders around 2:30 p.m., Feb. 25
BANGOR — Maine State Police say the mother and stepfather of a 10-year-old Stockton Springs girl were arrested just after 5 p.m and both were charged with murder.
The charges stem…
Heading back to court in March
ROCKLAND — A Rockland woman who was arrested Feb. 20 for allegedly threatening to shoot her neighbor has been released from jail.…
Unpredictable weather presented all kinds of conditions
BELFAST — The first annual Winter Hoopla came to a wintry conclusion Sunday, February 25, with blustery conditions that grew to include steady snowfall in the early afternoon.
The…
Woody was born in Caribou, Maine on September 16, 1928, the son of Forest P. and Faye (McNeal) Greenier, and he grew up in Presque Isle.
He attended Ricker College, graduated from…
BELFAST — Rose Marie Pendleton Fletcher, 64 passed at her home in Belfast on February 19, 2018. She was born in Camden, Maine on July 24, 1953 and was the daughter of Sidney "Sonny" and Lydia…
Stephanie Roberts Serrano, 59, of Olympia, Washington, died February 9, 2018 of metastatic melanoma. She is survived by her husband, Taraka Serrano, parents Lloyd and Marjorie Roberts…
CAMDEN — The family of Nancee Kay Grimes announces with profound sadness her passing, surrounded by family, on Saturday, February 17, 2018…
ROCKLAND – Evelyn Bartlett Watrous, 95, passed away peacefully in her sleep, February 17, 2018 at Windward Gardens Center in Camden. Born in Rockland, April 12, 1922, she was the…
Feb. 27 meeting
HALLOWELL — A discussion concerning Central Maine Power’s metering and billing issues will be on the Maine Public Utility Commission’s agenda Feb. 27, when it convenes in Hallowell for a regularly…
Food stamps cannot be used to buy hygiene products, so then what?
ROCKLAND – Sharon Hobson loves to buy toilet paper. She loves to have rolls and rolls and rolls of it around, but she doesn't suffer from acartohygieiophobia, which is the fear of running out. Nor…
Currently in Bangor in code enforcement, land use and economic development
CAMDEN — Town Manager Audra Caler-Bell said Feb. 22 that she has hired a new planning and development director for Camden.
Jeremy Martin, who is currently with the City of Bangor, accepted…
Monday evening meeting
LINCOLNVILLE — Selectmen in Lincolnville will, when they meeting Monday evening, Feb. 26, consider a request from…
Single-use plastic bag ban, accessory dwelling ordinance workshops, Monday, Feb. 26
ROCKLAND – Belfast has already instituted a plastic bag ban, Camden recently started the same discussion, as has Rockland. The latter is inviting citizens to attend an upcoming workshop in…
NORTHPORT – Remnants of flame continued to burn this morning at unreachable corners under a metal roof following a house fire in Northport just before 7 p.m., Sunday, Feb 25.
The house at…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Feb. 13-22. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Feb. 13
…BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Feb. 12-23.
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Rose-Marie Bologna…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Criminal District Court Feb. 16-21.
Nicholas Hart Sr., 31, of Prospect, violating a protection…
public workshop Monday, Feb. 26
ROCKLAND – “The character of our principle residential neighborhoods would change greatly if, as you propose, you reduce minimum lot sizes, permit detached accessory dwellings, and shrink the…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior and Rockland District Court from Jan. 26-Feb. 23.
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The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA), in Rockland, has hired Sam Vail as its new Director of Marketing and Development.
Vail, who is a graduate of Camden Hills Regional High School…
United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank said today, Feb. 23, that North East Mobile Health Services, based in Scarborough and with a station in Rockport, has entered into a civil settlement…
BELFAST — An informational session about a Norwegian company’s plan to build one of the world’s largest land-based salmon farms was held at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center…
ROCKPORT — Joel Merrill Fisk, 90, passed away peacefully Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018, at his daughter’s home in Rockport with his family by his side. Joel was born in Owls…
On Wednesday, Feb. 21, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office received information that a dance instructor at Midcoast Dance Studio in Newcastle was allegedly…
ROCKPORT — It’s time to gear up for elections. In Rockport, nomination papers for municipal and school board seats will be available March 2. They must be returned by 5 p.m., April 13, for names…
CAMDEN, MAINE - Theresa Griffin-Bunger, 74, died peacefully at the Sussman House in Rockport, on Friday, February 16, 2018.
Terry was surrounded by her four…
27 percent increase in deaths due to illegal fentanyl and fentanyl
AUGUSTA — The State of Maine saw 418 drug-induced deaths in 2017, according to figures released today by Maine’s Attorney General, Janet Mills. Drug overdose deaths increased by 11 percent in…
CAMDEN — Dave Morrison, a Camden resident, has stepped into the role of Camden Opera Manager following the recent resignation of Kerry Hadley, who had been manager of the town-owned and operated…
Rockport Officer Chris Taylor, assisted by Rockport Fire Chief Jason Peasley, successfully administered Narcan to a male overdose victim in Rockport shortly after 10 a.m., Feb. 22.
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Harbor Master to conduct fish pier cost analysis
ROCKLAND –The Rockland fish pier needs a lot of work. Of interest is replacing the asphalt deck with concrete to make it less porous and longer lasting. Also of interest are electrical system…
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 129 calls for service from Feb. 6-13. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…
Susie Rae Gelo, 29, of Belfast, and her unborn baby boy, Thaddius Royce Springer, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, February 20.
Susie was a loving mother who was…
Question of whether it is even necessary
ROCKLAND – An application by the Pen Bay and River Pilots Association to have an area of Rockland Harbor classified as a federal anchorage site is still being deliberated, according to a…
Elena A. (Collamore) McIntyre, 69, of Rockland, passed away on January 3, 2018 at home with her family by her side, under the care of her daughter and medical staff. She was born on…
Joel M. Fisk, 90, passed away with his loving family by his side at his daughter’s home in Rockport on February 18, 2018. A private graveside service will be held at a later date with…
Meeting tonight: Agenda includes Opera House masonry repairs, kayak racks, Arey Ave. discontinuation
CAMDEN — The committee tasked with setting municipal policy for where and how recreational marijuana can be sold will present this evening its own proposed mission when it meets with the Camden…
Sunday a record-breaker for ticket sales and rentals
CAMDEN — The three-to-five or more inches of snow that graced the Camden Snow Bowl Saturday night added just enough new cover to transform Ragged Mountain into outstanding Sunday and Monday skiing…
BELFAST — The brown building just off Congress Street, home to the Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center (MCRRC), is nondescript and gets little notice. Few giving much thought to the…
Local Berniecrats (Maine), a division of Bernie Sanders' "Our Revolution" movement representing all of Maine, has officially endorsed Sean Faircloth for governor in this year's election.
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BELFAST — A protest was held in Belfast, on the corner of High and Main streets, on Sunday, Feb 18. Indivisible Waldo and the Peace and Justice Group of Waldo County cosponsored…
Feb. 20 meeting
ROCKLAND – Representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard will meet with the Rockland Harbor Management Commission, at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 20, in City Hall chambers for a question and answer session…
