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ROCKLAND — Ronald L. Kresge, 77, died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, Saturday, March 11, 2023 at the Sussman House in Rockport.

Born March 23, 1945 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania…

FRIENDSHIP — Wayne Stillman Havener passed away on March 10, 2023. He was born November 17, 1929, to Stillman Havener and Edith (Winchenbach) Havener. He attended Friendship School until 10 th…

There will be a winter parking ban for all streets and parking lots in Camden, except for the Public Safety lot on Washington Street, which is located behind the Fire Station, starting today at …

The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will hold its next meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, via Zoom.

The agenda will feature State Sen. Cameron Reny (…

Maine lobster businesses and industry trade associations today…

AUGUSTA — Rep. Valli Geiger, D-Rockland, recently introduced a bill to help ensure that savings generated in the event that Mainers approve a measure to establish a large consumer-owned utility (…

BELFAST — Frederic G. Wheeler, 88 of Belfast, passed away on March 10, 2023 at the Sussman House in Rockport. He was born on April 8, 1934 in Camden, Maine the son of Walter and Myrtle (Phillips)…

Nomination papers are now available at the Rockport Town Office for prospective candidates planning to run for seats on municipal boards and committees.

The following…

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Cannon

Should you find yourself at Lincolnville Beach, you may notice a small cannon facing the bay. Defending the town from what? Those rascally Islesboro natives? The yachts out of Camden? What dangers…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds March 6-10.    

Appleton

Elizabeth O. Trezise to Robert N. Ford and Anne A…

UNION — Citizens Against Residential Mining Activity (CARMA) 

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds March 2-9. 

Belfast

BELFAST —The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court March 2-8. 

Justin Philbrook, 30, of Swanville,…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Feb. 16 - March 8.

An arrest or summons…

And another $1 million gift for municipal project as determined by the town

ROCKPORT — After many years of debate, community forums, executive session conversations and planning, a tangible proposal is before the…

ROCKLAND — Isabelle Marie ‘Izzy’ Joy, 7 months old, left this world peacefully, surrounded by the love of her family, Thursday, February 23, 2023 at Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital in Portland.…

BUCKSPORT — On February 14, 2023, Robert (Bob) M. Payson 69 of Bucksport passed away following a short illness, Bob was born May 13, 1953 in Rockland, Maine. At a young age he moved to South…

MONROE — A ten year-old juvenile has been arrested for bringing a firearm to Monroe Elementary School, according to a release from Waldo County Sheriff Jason Trundy. 

The child, who is not…

A Rockland man is interested in transforming the Pyro City Maine building into a restaurant. Edgecomb selectmen received a request from businessman Steve Stinson about fire and sewer…

Press release

Thursday, March 9 in a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) questioned U.S. leaders and experts in the nuclear energy field about the need…

APPLETON — Anne C. Toothaker, 64, died following a long period of declining health, Monday, February 20, 2023 at the Sussman House in Rockport.

Anne’s family has chosen to remember her life…

FRIENDSHIP — Orrin L. Parker, 81, of Friendship, passed away peacefully on March 7, 2023, with his family by his side. He was the son of Ensley Ellery Parker, Sr. and Elmira Parker Baker. He was…

CAMDEN — Robert “Bob” Lawrence Davee, 86, of Camden died on Monday, February 27, 2023, at his home after battling prostate cancer. Born in Tenafly, New Jersey on March 4, 1936, he was the son of…

CAMDEN — Phyllis May (Palmer) Young, a resident of Sea Street in Camden since 1969, died Saturday, March 4, 2023 at the age of 89, of COVID after a long struggle with dementia.

Born on July…

The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation announced March 7 that more than $88,000 in grants to 20 nonprofit organizations across Maine and New Hampshire that are providing…

ROCKPORT — Ann M. Flagg, 56, died peacefully, surrounded by the love of her family and friends, following a lengthy and hard fought battle with cancer, Monday, March 6, 2023 at the Sussman Hospice…

On Wednesday, March 29 at 2 p.m., the Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services will host a tribute of remembrance, reflection, and appreciation event ceremony at the State House in the Hall of Flags to…

NORTH HAVEN — The call to be a nurse takes equal amounts care and compassion.  

This best describes our mother, grandmother and friend, Martha Morrison Small. Born on the island of North…

ROCKLAND — A few of the neighbors within the area of Beech Street were trying to be helpful last Wednesday as the Rockland Fire Department dealt with a propane leak at the valve site of an…

From Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Admiral Linda L. Fagan, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, delivered her first State of the Coast Guard Address March 7 at the Reserve Organization of America in Washington, D,…

Donna Louise Freeman was born January 28, 1938 to Walter and Blanche Rogers, on Greens Island off Vinalhaven, in a small lobster pound where Walter was working for the winter. Walter rowed them…

ROCKPORT — After 15 years of benign neglect, the Town of Rockport has turned attention to the Marge Jones Recreation…

CAMDEN — Sometimes, if you drive by just at the right time – which varies according to the hour of the day, and the…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Feb. 23 - March 2. 

Belfast

Skinner Properties LLC to Caroline and John M…

AUGUSTA — Earlier this month, Senator Pinny Beebe-Center, D-Rockland, introduced LD 577, “An Act to Increase Availability of Election Information on Local Government Websites.”

The bill…

A new online portal and expanded benefit amount are key features of a relaunch of the Maine Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) that opens for applications today.

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Feb. 9-28.  

Kevin M. Allen, 56, of Owls Head, operating under the influence (alcohol) in Rockland July 25, 2021…

ROCKPORT — Sani Wolf Fogel died at her home in Rockport, Maine on February 28, 2023, at the age of 86. Sani was an explorer and an enthusiast: an accomplished arts executive, a long-time…

New Hope Midcoast is planning its annual Shop for Hope event which raises $30,000+ each year for residents of Midcoast Maine who are survivors of domestic abuse. The organization is seeking…

orange flags... bonding on the ice... waves and nods...
LCS-PTO

We’re all saying it: ‘What a weird winter.’ And here, at the beginning of March, we are finally hit with some actual snow. As we were snowblowing and shoveling and digging out cars, my wife and I…

ROCKPORT - The 48th Maine Fishermen’s Forum concluded over the weekend at the Samoset Resort. Capacity crowds on Friday and a Saturday snowstorm failed to deter attendees nor diminish spirits. The…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Feb. 27-March 3.     

Appleton

David L. Robichaud to Samuel B. Pollard.…

In the wake of 2021, a year of historically high value for Maine’s commercially harvested marine resources, harvesters last year earned $574,049,682, an amount that is more in line with recent…

BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court. 

Bobbi-Jo Hayes, of Stockton Springs, and Bryan T. Hayes, of Belfast, were married June 16, 2001, in…

BEFLAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Feb. 23 - March 1. 

Carlton Munro, 31, of Old Orchard Beach, probation violation in Searsport Sept. 9, 2019, 60 days…

First forum in three-years

ROCKPORT — After a three-year hiatus, the Maine Fishermen’s Forum is alive and well at the Samoset…

BELFAST The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Feb. 12-28. 

An arrest or summons does…

The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in February:

Alna: Baston, Douglas C. and Baston, Barbara J. to Richards, Timothy and…