TENANTS HARBOR — Helen K. Wall, 98, died Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at the Sussman House in Rockport, after a period of declining health. Born in Skowhegan, October 28, 1923, she was a daughter of…
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leaving the worn-out farms .... bald hills and rocky soil ... a genteel wilderness
It was bound to happen. In fact, it has happened. Our beautiful 39 square miles of hills and forests, of ponds and streams, of rocky shore, even including a tiny stretch…
ROCKLAND – Short, sweet and right to the point describes the May 17 joint session via Zoom of the Knox County Commissioners and the Knox County Budget Committee, marking the public hearing and…
WAYLAND, Massachusetts — Lois A. (Nichols) Smiley, 95, died peacefully on May 12, 2022 with her family around her, following a period of declining health. She was born on November 17, 1926, in…
The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce Year in Review Awards Gala took place at the Samoset Resort on Friday, May 20. More than 200 Chamber member businesses, elected officials, and local…
CUSHING — Arthur Herbert Ifemey, beloved husband, father, and brother, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at the age of 80.
Art Ifemey became the co-owner of the popular Ifemey’s…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
public hearing scheduled for Wednesday, May 25
In advance of a May 25 public hearing on four Town Meeting warrant articles, the Thomaston Select Board and Community and Economic Development Committee issued the following statement:…
NORTH HAVEN — Edwin (Bud) A. Thayer, 93, died Friday, May 13, 2022, at the Sussman House in Rockport.
Born at North Haven, October 5, 1928, he was the son of Raymond L. and Florence E. Bray…
A celebration of life for Barbara R. Post who died November 27, 2021 will be held Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at 2 p.m., at Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, 110…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
CAMDEN — Mary Ann (DeConno) Elligott, passed away peacefully on May 17, 2022 in Camden, Maine. Born on April 17, 1937 in Green Island, New York, she was the daughter of Michaelm DeConno and…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
CAMDEN — A two-car crash at the intersection of John Street, Route 1 and Camden Street clogged the main road for bit Wednesday around 6 p.m., but drivers nonetheless figured out how to get around…
BELFAST — The Belfast City Council has appointed Bobby Cormier of Tilton, New Hampshire, as the city’s new police chief, making it official May 18 during a swearing-in ceremony in City Hall…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court May 6-12.
Leonid Richter, 26, of Belfast,…
teens were using frisbees to dig 10-foot hole, according to reports
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — A Union teenager was killed Tuesday, May 17 while on vacation with his family in New Jersey, according to a law enforcement news release and area media reports.
Levi…
SWANVILLE — Rita L. Verboncoeur, 77, wife of David B. Verboncoeur of Swanville, died on May 14, 2022 at the Sussman House in Rockport.
A complete obituary will be published later and a…
WARREN — Terri Ellen (Crabtree) Kelley, 63, went home to be with Jesus on Monday, May 16, 2022 at the Sussman House in Rockport with her loving husband, Donald, by her side.
Born August 18…
SHUTESBURY, Massachusetts — Michael Crowe, 77, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 7, 2022 at his home in Shutesbury, Massachusetts after a long illness. He was born in Waltham,…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported three traffic infractions from April 30 through May 12, with the citations issued for failure to provide proof of insurance,…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity May 3-12.
An arrest or summons does…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from May 2-13.
Larry E. Baum, 61, of Spruce Head, untagged lobster traps, Chapter 25, in St. George March 10, 2022, $…
Graveside services for Gerald W. Hews, 67, who passed away December 31, 2021, will be held Saturday, May 21, at 1 p.m., at Kinney Cemetery, in Brooks.
BELFAST — Gerald “…
A graveside service for Karl Thomas Hurd, 94, who passed away December 20, 2021, will be held Friday, May 27, 2022, at 11 a.m., at Ash Point Cemetery, in Owls Head.…
A graveside committal service for Catherine Mary Sullivan Hull, 97, who passed away March 23, 2022, will be held Friday, May 27, 2022, at 2:00 p.m., at Coughlin Memorial…
A celebration of life for Andrew Duane Benner, 68, husband of Catherine “Kitzi” Benner, who passed away, December 21, 2020 will be held Monday, May 30, 2022, at 11 a.m., at…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
VINALHAVEN — Harold “Sonny” Warren, 92, died at home surrounded by his family.
Born in Bar Harbor on September 14, 1929, he was the son of Frank and Neva Grindle Warren. In Sonny’s 92 years…
A graveside service for Marlene Mae “Bunnie” Tolman, 84, who died February 14, 2022, will be held Monday, May 23, 2022, at 2 p.m, at West Rockport Cemetery, Park Street, in Rockport.…
Margaretta and Merlin .... silly, daring 18-year-olds .... covid again
Dawn is an hour away, but the birds have already started up their morning chorus. I only recognize a handful by their song and have wished, in that futile way we wish we…
A graveside service for Dagmar Ingeborg Robbins, who passed away, December 19, 2021, will be held Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at 10 a.m., at the Village Cemetery, Avenue 3, Erin Street, Thomaston…
A memorial services for Albert Bradley Bennett Jr, 89, who passed away February 19, 2022, will be held Thursday, May 26, 2022, at 11 a.m., at Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, 110…
ROCKLAND — A graveside service for Gloria Keizer Hannan, who passed away, Jan. 20, 2022, will be held Friday, May 27, 2022, at 2 p.m., at The Village Cemetery, Erin Street, Thomaston.
Hall…
ROCKPORT — With ongoing development pressures in Rockport Village, the Rockport Town Manager is recommending the Select Board create a…
At 1 p.m., May 16, Camden will hold its 26th Arbor Day observance, resuming an annual celebration after a two-year COVID pause.
The public is encouraged to attend the event at the corner…
Town Clerk
Elections: Absentee ballots are now available for the June 14th election, so reach…
Wiscasset school committee
Veteran school administrator Robert England Jr. figures challenges such as those the pandemic gave education can be viewed in one of two ways: “You can look at things as either depressing, or you…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
CAMDEN — David Louis Akers, 78, died peacefully in Portland April 24, 2022, with loving family by his side.
After graduating from the University of Illinois in the mid-60s and starting a…
HOULTON formerly of ROCKLAND — Peter Durost Hart, 78, died Monday, May 2, 2022 at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor after several months of health complications.
Born February 21, 1944…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
AUGUSTA — Sixteen Maine teachers were announced as 2022 County Teachers of the Year at a ceremony Thursday, May 12 in the Hall of Flags at the Maine State Capitol Building.
Governor Janet…
BELFAST — Betty Irene (Gray) Littlefield, 68, of Belfast, passed away on May 7, 2022, at Waldo County General Hospital. She was born on September 15, 1953, in Castine, the daughter of Roland…
ROCKLAND — On the night of Wednesday, May 11, 2022, Rockland Police and Rockland Maine Fire & EMS Department responded to an unintentional overdose involving someone smoking what they believed…
DENVER, Colorado — Noah Kelly Pfister, 32, passed away unexpectedly on May 4, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. There is nothing that mattered more to Noah than family. In his final days, he reunited his…
BELFAST — Sandra Ann (Beach) Deschenes, 69, of Belfast, passed away on May 11, 2022, at Harbor Hill.
She was born on June 28, 1952, in Camden, Maine the daughter of Robert and Leiella (…
ROCKLAND—People craving an affordable breakfast and lunch option while walking around Rockland’s harbor this summer have a new place to go. A third food truck in Rockland’s Buoy Park is set to…
