ST. GEORGE — Steve Cartwright wants to start a campaign. Distribute information, design a logo, create clever sayings that will get into peoples heads, create some enthusiasm.
“I’m very…
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CAMDEN — A shortage of workforce housing prompted School Administrative District 28 to convert the Elm Street School, located on the…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Jan. 24 - Feb. 6.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a…
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PORTLAND — Matthew Frank Meservey of Portland, Maine passed away at Maine Medical Center Tuesday evening on February 6, 2024 surrounded by his loving…
“When you get your whole team safely back home after the game, you will be the night’s MVP!”
Super Bowl Sunday is this weekend and that means there will be celebrations of all kinds: parties, tailgating, gatherings at sports bars as well as family and friends getting together to cheer on…
MORRILL — Patricia Woodbury, long time resident of Morrill, passed away Sunday, February 4, 2024. Patricia was born on October 18, 1948 ,the daughter of Marion and Marc LeBlanc. She was raised in…
TENANTS HARBOR — Carus David Haupt, better known as Cary, passed away on January 12, 2024 after battling a prolonged illness.
He was born in Frackville, Pennsylvania on Jan 7, 1937, and in…
Morton Ashley Strom (his name, Mort Strom, is a palindrome) passed away in the comfort of his home on February 2, 2024. Born November 8, 1931, in Portland to Lawrence Newell Strom and Virginia…
OWLS HEAD — Norman E. Gamage, Sr., 81, died peacefully, Friday, February 2, 2024 at the Sussman House in Rockport.
Born in Rockland, September 6, 1942, he was the son of Ernest, Sr. and…
A rally in support of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s independent bid for the presidency will be held at historic Watts Hall in Thomaston on…
On Feb. 5, the Belfast-based Future of the Hutchinson Center Steering Committee submitted a proposal to the University of Maine in response to UMaine’s Request for Proposals.
UMaine issued…
ROCKLAND — Local fire departments responded to 91 Camden Street, The Breakwater Building, after a 7:50 a.m., Feb. 6, 9-1-1 call reporting light smoke coming from interior vents on the third floor…
High school students in the North Haven Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Explorer Program are preparing to teach a non-…
public meeting Feb. 21
ROCKLAND — The City of Rockland has contracted with Vision Government Solutions for a city-wide revaluation for April 1, 2025. The…
BREWER — Alice June Brown, known best by friends and family as June, passed away on January 28, 2024. She was born July 20, 1927 in Brewer, Maine, one of five children of Ernest Dewey Puffer and…
OWLS HEAD — Charles (Chuck) Nickles died unexpectedly on January 31, 2024, surrounded by his loving family.
He was born on September 14, 1965, in Lowell, Massachusetts to Donald and Barbara…
Feb. 6 meeting
THOMASTON — Eighteen committed Thomaston citizens have been meeting since September twice a month to create a vision for the Thomaston…
A New York man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for distributing fentanyl through the U.S. Postal Service.
U.S.…
Mills, MEMA have initiated the Major Disaster Declaration process for coastal counties affected by Jan. 10-13 storms
Governor Janet Mills is urging Maine people and businesses impacted by the December 17-21 storm and flooding in …
MONROE — William David Ryan, age 59, of Monroe, passed away in his home on January 26, 2024, while battling lung cancer. He was born in Belfast, Maine on November 7, 1964 to Willard and Pauline…
TENANTS HARBOR — William Frederick Iliffe, Jr., 64, known to most as ‘Shoo-Fly’, died peacefully, Monday, January 29, 2024 at Sussman Hospice House in Rockport following a very brief battle with…
ROCKLAND — Jeffrey W. ‘Chief’ Hanley, 63, died unexpectedly, Saturday, January 27, 2024 at Pen Bay Medical Center following a very brief and silent battle with cancer. Born December 14, 1960, in…
UNION — Joseph Patricia, Jr., 78, died unexpectedly at home with his loving family at his side.
Born in Newton, New Jersey, he was the son of Joseph, Sr. and Lillian Chammings Patricia.…
BELFAST — Belfast City Council will meet Tuesday, Feb. 6, for their regularly scheduled meeting. Agenda items on …
ROCKPORT – In 2022, the Town of Rockport created a Village Improvement Planning Task Force to create a plan for the Village, assist the Maine Dept. of Transportation as the Bridge Advisory…
Dogs. We love our dogs. There is something wonderful about our slobbery canine friends, be they the big happy golden retriever riding in the passenger seat of the pick up on a ride to the dump-…
Maine, Mass, Maryland and New Hampshire battle it out for top billing
CAMDEN – Blustery winds out of the northwest chilled the Midcoast Feb. 3, 4 and 5, and with temperatures dropping to the teens during…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Jan. 29-Feb. 2.
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Paul Cartwright to Thomas Brereton Smith and Taylor…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Jan. 27 - Feb. 1.
Aaron L. Daggett, 44, of…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Jan. 18 - Feb. 1.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Jan. 25 - Feb. 2.
An arrest or summons does…
This week President Joe Biden approved the State of Maine’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration for the storm and flooding that took…
After 16 years of service to the community, Nikki Maounis, executive director of the Camden Public Library, announced her retirement. Her final day with the library will be…
BELFAST — The University of Maine is extending the proposals deadline for the repurposing of the Hutchinson Center in Belfast by nearly two months.
In response to…
LINCOLNVILLE — Janet Mae Gustafson Plausse, RN, 88, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Tuesday, January 30, 2024, surrounded by her loving family at the Sussman House in Rockport, Maine.…
Milford E. Rhodes, 94, passed away on January 27, 2024, at home with his family. Milford was born on November 28, 1929, the son of Elden and Irma Thomas Rhodes.
He worked for the Belfast…
ROCKPORT — Jean Agatha Frye Jones, 84, died peacefully, following a long battle with dementia, Saturday, January 27, 2024, in Rockport.
Born in Rockland, November 11, 1939, she was one of…
VINALHAVEN — Kevin Scott Small, 40, of Vinalhaven, died on January 25, 2024 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. He was the son Lyndon and Lori (Doak) Small.
Kevin was a loving father, son…
CAMDEN — Thomas William Christie, 93, of Camden, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on January 29th, 2024.
Tom was born in Watertown, New York on March 9, 1930, and was the…
CAMDEN — Richard W. Ward Sr., better known to all as Deacon, passed away at the age of 79 on January 22, 2024, at PenBay Medical Center. He was surrounded by family and friends.
Deacon was…
So far, so good with Hosmer Pond ice; heed parking rules or risk getting a ticket
CAMDEN — Seasonably cold nightly air has settled into the Midcoast, portending a favorable start to the 33rd annual U.S. National…
Donna F. Mitchell, age 80, passed away on January 22, 2024, at Concord Hospital in New Hampshire. Born in May 1943, Donna graduated from Camden High School in Camden, Maine, in the class of 1961…
This month, almost 50 leaders from across Maine gathered at Bigelow Laboratory in East Boothbay. They came from 19 different organizations, representing different industries,…
CAMDEN – Estimated damage from two winter coastal storms to town-owned property along Camden Harbor is nearing $896,000.…
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UPDATE Feb. 6:
Xaingming Ye, Asian male. age 62, of Whitefield and Brooklyn, New York was arrested on an arrest warrant at his residence on Clover Lane in Whitefield by…
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden continue to urge the U.S. Department of Justice to crack down on illegal…
reapplications from Revision Energy, MaineHealth
At a Jan. 18 regularly scheduled meeting, the Waldoboro Planning Board met at the Waldoboro Town Office to hear hear plans for a proposed solar array for Manktown Road, and a new medical office to…
Sheriff Patrick Polky will be the point person,’for a week or two’
ROCKLAND — The official word came late morning, Jan. 30, as Knox County Commissioners convened at a special meeting: County Administrator…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Jan. 13-26.
Jeffrey Graeme Anderson, 49, of St. George, violation of privacy in St. George Dec. 6, 2023, $200…
BURKETTVILLE — Deborah “Debbie” Jean Sukeforth Millay, 75, of Burkettville, Maine, departed this world on January 15, 2024, after a long and valiant battle with an overabundance of ailments, most…
