THOMASTON — Walter A. Robertson passed away on January 21, 2024, in his home of 96 years. He was born on July 30, 1927, to Helen Doherty Robertson and Walter A Robertson Sr. Walter was raised by…
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ROCKLAND - The City of Rockland invites the public to upcoming meetings hosted by the City Council that will address a potential stormwater utility as a way to undertake needed…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 237 calls for service for the period of Jan. 23 and Jan. 30. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 873 calls for service.
Summonses
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LAKELAND, Florida — Carolyn “Peachie” Marshall, 96, passed peacefully at her winter home in Lakeland, Florida, on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, with her daughters at her side.
Peachie was…
WARREN — Lois Norwood Engelking died peacefully on January 26, 2024, in Newcastle, Maine. She was born in Rockland, Maine, the daughter of Leroy Hastings Norwood and Avis Newman Norwood. Lois grew…
BELFAST — Traci Clukey Perry, 51 of Belfast, died unexpectedly on January 22, 2024, in Rockland.
Born in Camden, Maine on December 26, 1972. Traci graduated from Camden Rockport High School…
TENANTS HARBOR — A stokes basket carrying a fisherman was passed hand over hand across an island Sunday evening, Jan. 28, 2024, after search and rescuers tracked the overdue man to the treacherous…
I was sick this week. A good old fashion cold, complete with fatigue, body aches, a nasty cough, and a negative Covid test. I was very whiney.
It is that time of year, and I’m guessing many…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Jan. 19-25.
Shawn Judkins, 24, of Lagrange,…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Jan. 6-26.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a…
A group of rebels challenged the January chill at the height of 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024 during Camden’s WinterFest. But, though the day’s temperatures peaked around 37 degrees in Knox…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Jan. 18-26.
An arrest or summons does not…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Jan. 22-25.
Appleton
Ann Marie Powers to Stephen C. Powers.
…
FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia — Joan Dale Collins, age 96, passed away peacefully at the Azalea Estates Assisted Living facility in Fayetteville, GA on January 16, 2023. Born in New York, New York on…
ROCKPORT — Dale “Hank” Burton Ludwig, 57, passed away, Monday, January 22, 2024, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport after a brief illness.
Born in Augusta, Maine, April 7, 1966, he was…
CAMDEN — Richard “Deacon” W. Ward, Sr., 79, of Camden, died on January 22, 2024 in Rockport.
A complete obituary will be published later and a spring graveside service will be announced…
UMA Rockland Center will be closing at Noon today due to the weather.
SEARSPORT — Kidder Point, in Searsport, has long been an industrial site, starting with a phosphate plant in…
The sustainable island campus of Hurricane Island, just a 10 minute skiff ride from Vinalhaven and 11 miles from Rockland, has weathered the latest round of damaging winter storms and flooding.…
CUSHING — Wesley James Daggett, 86, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on January 15, 2024, after a period of declining health. He was born on December 7, 1937, to William Daggett &…
HAMPDEN — Elsie "Ellie" (Bucklin) Trask, 84, of Hampden, Maine passed peacefully in her home with her family by her side on January 23, 2024.
Elsie was born in South Portland, Maine on…
An evening snowstorm mixed with freezing rain, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, caused several minor motor vehicle accidents in the region, including three crashes along Old County Road. Other drivers,…
Elise Brown, of Liberty, announced her candidacy for the position of Waldo County Commissioner in District 3 to represent the towns of Brooks, Burnham, Freedom, Knox, Montville, Morrill…
MIDCOAST — Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, visited several coastal First District communities, Jan. 23, 2024, hit hard by the barrage of damaging December and January storms.
During…
ST. GEORGE — The walkway to Marshall Point Lighthouse has suffered significant structural damage from the January storms, according to Marshall Point Chair Nat Lyon, in a news release.
“It…
On January 25, at a regularly scheduled meeting, the Rockport Planning Board will review and possibly make recommendations for the Select…
Select Board meeting takes place Jan. 23 at 6:30 p.m.
CAMDEN – Select Board members will decide January 23 on a change in the voting location for the March 5 Presidential Primary, as well the Registrar’s office hours.
The Board will also…
Pedestrian fatalities have not decreased
AUGUSTA – The Maine Bureau of Highway…
Jan. 23, Hope Elementary School, 6 p.m.
In December, the Hope Planning Board reviewed its proposed land use ordinance amendments governing industrial mining, solar energy and cannabis cultivation and social clubs. On Tuesday, Hope…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Jan. 15-19.
Appleton
Alfred S. Green Jr. Est. to Elaine M. Green.
…
Sen. Chip Curry, D-Belfast, has submitted legislation to transfer ownership of the University of Maine’s Hutchinson Center to the city of Belfast. The legislation comes in the wake of the…
ROCKLAND — Mildred S. Burch, 77, passed away, Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport.
She was predeceased by her husband, Gene, and their beloved dog Zoey. Mildred…
In June 1993, I graduated from Camden Rockport High School. After one more summer breading clams and murdering lobsters, I was bound for college out of state, and a whole heck of a lot of student…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Jan. 12-18.
Christopher J. Wells, 47, of…
WASHINGTON — A Maine man pleaded guilty today to assaulting law enforcement during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session…
SEARSPORT — Natalie Hope Farrar, 96, died January 12, 2024 at Bayview Manor in Searsport, Maine. She was born in Damariscotta on September 9, 1927 to Abner and Tillie Stetson.
Natalie…
Sturdy ash tree helped keep Jeep from landing in deep, icy water
ROCKPORT – Just as dusk settled into Saturday evening, Jan. 20, a woman driving a Jeep careened over four-foot tall chain link fence and…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Jan. 2-17.
An arrest or summons does not…
Knox County administrators are taking a moment to celebrate some positive news this weekend. Though work is still required in returning the County to a fully staffed and self-supporting district,…
WARREN — Jane Lilla Sprowl, 84, passed January 16, 2024, in her home peacefully surrounded by her loving family. Jane was born December 6, 1939, in Appleton to Merrill Esancy and Ruth Esancy Pease…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Jan. 6-19.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a…
Will submit proposal to UMaine
BELFAST — A committee of citizens with longtime ties to the Hutchinson Center, an educational campus in Belfast built with philanthropic…
PORTLAND — A Rockland woman was sentenced Jan. 18, 2024, in U.S. District Court, in Portland, for distributing child sexual abuse materials.
Chief U.S. District Judge Jon D. Levy sentenced …
Rosemary “Rody” Devaney Fowles passed away January 10, 2024.
Rody was born November 25, 1951, in Methuen, Massachusetts to Robert Luke and Emma M. Devaney. She was the oldest daughter…
If pipes, valves ruptured, could have caused catastrophic release of hazardous material
On January 17, 2024, at approximately 9:05 a.m., the Maine State Police received multiple reports of a crash on Interstate 295 in Yarmouth involving a commercial motor…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Jan. 8-12.
Belfast
…
CAMDEN — Points North Institute, which produces the annual Camden International Film Festival, has announced the departure of…
Interstate 295 reopened just before midnight Jan. 17, after Police and emergency personnel removed the wrecked trailer from Interstate I-295 northbound at Exit 17 in…
CAMDEN — Cornelia “Connie” (Duffy) Milliken, age 97, passed away on January 14, 2024 at Windward Gardens in Camden.
Born July 19, 1926 she was the daughter of Harold and Pauline Duffy.…
