BELFAST — A committee of citizens with longtime ties to the Hutchinson Center, an educational campus in Belfast built with philanthropic…
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Will submit proposal to UMaine
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
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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.…
BELFAST – Last summer, the University of Maine, based on its Orono campus, abruptly announced that it was…
The Democratic caucuses, organized by the Maine Democratic Party in partnership with local committees, including the Knox…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Dec. 28-Jan. 12.
Nicholas Adkins, 33, of Warren, unlawful possession of scheduled drug in Rockland Nov. 23, 2021…
The Knox County Administrative Offices, Knox County Superior Court, and Rockland District Court will all close at 1 p.m., today, Tuesday January 16, 2024 due to the storm.
SPRUCE HEAD — Howard S. Simmons, Jr., 88, died peacefully, Sunday, January 14, 2024, just 3 weeks after his beloved wife, Virginia Simmons.
Born in Port Clyde, September 1, 1935, he was the…
ROCKLAND — With snow totals predicted to accumulate to 3 - 6 inches in Knox and Waldo counties, afternoon travel has turned messy.
The following organizations have reported changes in…
CAMDEN — Thomas “Tom” Edward Stammen, 69, husband of Jo Ellen Stammen, passed away at his home on Saturday, January 6, 2024 after fighting a long illness.
Tom was born on June 18, 1954 to…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 277 calls for service for the period of Jan. 8 to Jan. 16. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 450 calls for service.
Summonses
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Commissioners and Charter Review Committee to meet later this winter
ROCKLAND – The Knox County Commissioners met in chambers January 9 at the County Courthouse in Rockland. All three commissioners were in attendance. Under action items, the commissioners…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Jan. 8-12.
Camden
John K. Young Est. to Jonathan Scott Perkins and…
It started with snow. Last Sunday, a day marked by a steady falling of fluffy snow. Just what we want on a weekend day in January, when there is nowhere to go. My wife and mother took in the…
BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court.
Paula M. Bourassa, of Waldo, and…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Jan. 5-11.
Nicholas A. Littlefield, 28, of…
Rockland, Thomaston, Owls Head
High tides have caused flooding to houses near and along Ginn Point Road, in Owls Head, Saturday, January 13, 2024, according to Owls Head Fire Chief Skip Hallett. Owls Head Fire Department was…
High tide at 11:52 a.m, in Camden arrived Jan,13, and as anticipated, the seawater swept over the Public Landing, but with less intensity…
ROCKLAND — As the longest serving member of the Rockland Planning Board finished up his last official meeting, Dec. 19, 2023, he was surprised by a certain acknowledgment from another long serving…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Jan. 1-5.
Belfast
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ROCKPORT — On Jan. 9, just before the storm began its rampage along the coast of Maine, a young seal pup made its way up from Rockport…
In response to the pressing childcare crisis affecting families across the Midcoast, the Town of Thomaston will conduct a needs assessment survey to address the town's…
Due to storm conditions, the Mid-Coast Solid Waste Transfer Facility in Rockport will be closed all day Saturday, Jan. 13.
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Jan. 2-10.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Dec. 31 - Jan. 10.
An arrest or summons…
ROCKLAND – Potential hires are currently ensconced in the application process at Rockland Police Dept. Yet, Police Chief Tim Carroll has already returned to the City Council to request an…
THOMASTON — Beginning Friday, January 12, at 6 p.m., the Thomaston Town Landing and all Thomaston parks are closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic due to the incoming inclement weather to…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Police Department posted the following news release to its Facebook page:
Wednesday evening (01/10/2024), Rockland Police were called to the Ferry Terminal Parking…
Governor Janet Mills announced Jan. 11 that she has declared a State of Civil Emergency for all of Maine’s…
ROCKLAND — Harbor and Buoy Park, and Lighthouse Breakwater Trail, in Rockland, will be closed to vehicles and pedestrians from 7 a.m., Saturday, January 13 until Saturday afternoon.
ROCKLAND — Kevin J. Downer, 62, died peacefully, Tuesday, January 9, 2024, with his loving family at his side after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Kevin was born with Down Syndrome…
WARREN — William R. ‘Bill’ Meservey, age 49, husband of Kathy M. Meservey, passed away on January 7, 2024, at Pen Bay Medical Center after a 15-month battle with Lyme disease. Born February 3,…
BELFAST — Due to the impending storm and for the safety of the public, the City of Belfast Footbridge will be CLOSED starting Friday evening, January 12, through Sunday morning, January 14.
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The Maine Emergency Management Agency provided the following information on reporting storm damage:
Individuals of private industry and privately owned commercial infrastructure who…
Help Report Working Waterfront Damage
The Jan. 10 storm that combined heavy winds, rain, snow melt, and a massive tide surge resulted in a disaster for Maine's working…
OWLS HEAD — E. James Thompson, 86, died peacefully, surrounded by his family, Saturday, January 6, 2024, at the VA Medical Center, Togus.
Born at New Harbor, September 16, 1937, he was the…
DAMARISCOTTA — Kenneth Leigh Swasey, 85, of Damariscotta, Maine, devoted husband of Beverly J. Swasey, father of Ronald Lee Swasey and Brian William Swasey, both of Eugene, Oregon, passed away on…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Fire Department came to the assistance of a man at a Harbor Park restaurant who found himself trapped in the structure as flood waters swarmed his exit. The Wednesday, Jan. 10…
Power out in multiple counties
The coastline suffered major damage with high tide occurring around 9:30 a.m., Jan. 10, 2024. The ocean was washing over all infrastructure, ripping and tearing property and sending surf to the…
The leak has been found and gas has been shut down.
An active LP gas leak on Bay View Street in Camden has the area closed. The public is urged not to approach that area. The Fire…
The gas leak on Bay View Street in Camden was identified and shut off.
An active LP gas leak on Bay View Street in Camden has the area closed. The public is urged not to approach that…
Mid-Coast Solid Waste facility will open today, January 10, 2024 at 11 am.
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Jan. 1-5.
Appleton
Betty J. Woodman and Betty Woodman Kohlsdorf to Betty…
UPDATE — Rockport Police Sgt. James Moore said Jan. 10 that he continues to investigate the crash, but that it involved three vehicles, a 2015 Honda CRV, operated by Judith Clossey, of Camden, who…
