Private companies are working with the University of Maine to engineer and erect a demonstration offshore wind power platform two miles south of Monhegan Island in the Gulf of Maine. Proponents of…
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Engages engaged Rep. Genevieve McDonald as fisheries liaison
Kendyl Heyer, a 12-year-old seventh grader at Camden-Rockport Middle School, presented Faith Vautour, recording secretary, and Sharon Danforth, treasurer, of the Camden Area Christian Food Pantry…
Don’t park there, or risk getting ticketed, towed
CAMDEN — In preparation for the paving of the Mechanic Street parking lot next to the old five and dime on Wednesday morning, the town is closing a portion of the street to parking altogether,…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 10, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
ORLAND – A Sanford man was killed this afternoon, Aug. 9, when the boat he was traveling in was struck by a jet ski.
Ryan Conary, 26, of Sanford, was part of a family and friends gathering…
No next steps, at this point in time
Updated for misquote. A previous sentence erroneously said that a speaker’s friends felt their lives were not safe from police. In fact, the speaker said her friends’ lives had been saved by…
Water usage, municipal system cost increases create financial headwinds for customers
ROCKPORT — Armed with reports from staff, the Rockport Select Board, acting as the town’s Wastewater Commissioners, will address the issue of July wastewater bills that have distressed ratepayers…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 9, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity from July 1-Aug. 6. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Aug. 8, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 125.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 8, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
ROCKLAND — The following divorces were finalized in Rockland District Court June-July.
Lisa F. Bengtsson of Rockland and Christopher D. Bengtsson of Rockport, married June 14, 1997, in…
A graveside committal service for Frances Lord Huntley, 94, who passed away January 12, 2020, will be held on Friday, August 14, 2020, at 11 a.m., at the Village Cemetery, Dwight Street, in…
OWLS HEAD — Ervin F. Wooster, 93, died peacefully, Sunday, August 2, 2020, at the Sussman House in Rockport, with his wife Joyce by his side.
Born in Owls Head, March 24, 1927, he was the…
BELFAST — On Aug. 5, shortly after 4 p.m., Jon David Gleason, 42, of Union, died after his vehicle left the road, and rolled over.
Belfast Police reported that he had been driving west on…
AUGUSTA — The Department of Labor is reinstating the work search requirement on Aug. 9 for some individuals receiving unemployment benefits, according to a news release.
The reinstatement…
WASHINGTON D.C. — Those mysterious seeds from China have been in the headlines, but the Federal Trade Commission is also hearing about other stuff that people are receiving that looks connected to…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 7, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
AUGUSTA — Maine's Drought Task Force convened Thursday by virtual meeting, as drought conditions continue across the state for a sixth week.
The Task Force met two weeks ago and since then…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thirteen Maine colleges and universities have been awarded a total of $5,082,580 through the U.S. Department of Education’s Student Support Services Program, according to a news…
Complicated cost sharing formulas to get scrutinized by third party
CAMDEN/ROCKPORT — When School Administrative District 28 Superintendent Maria Libby informed the town managers of Camden and Rockport about the overpayment of Rockport’s school funding share, the…
ROCKPORT — Two people were transported to a local hospital, Thursday, following a three-vehicle crash in Rockport, that closed a stretch of Commercial Street (Rte 1) for a little more than half an…
To the tens of thousands who wrote her letters asking for help in their darkest hour, she was known as Doris Buffett. To her family, she was known as Dodo. On Tuesday August 4, a tireless advocate…
WARREN — A driver involved in motor vehicle crash on Route 1 in Warren, Thursday, had to be extricated by firefighters and then flown to a trauma hospital via LifeFlight shortly after the crash,…
ROCKLAND — A South Thomaston woman was sentenced to 38 years in prison for the murder of 83-year-old Helen Carver in her Owls Head home last February.
Sarah Richards, 38, was sentenced July…
Newly enacted federal law clarifies billing for direct reimbursable employers
AUGUSTA — For the week ending August 1, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,600 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 470 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…
First step for town: survey Sagamore Farm and get true boundaries
CAMDEN — Three separate developers are interested in pursuing projects for Sagamore Farm, the 77-acre town-owned parcel that abuts Camden Hills State Park. At their Aug. 4 regularly scheduled…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 6, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
There have been more than 3,900 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 across the state…
The following was shared by RSU 13 officials:
RSU 13 2020-2021 Reopening Plan
A successful opening will be a safe opening. RSU 13 has been immersed in the…
AUGUSTA — During August, the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and the United States Department of Agriculture are asking the public to take a couple of minutes to check…
MORRILL — A Belmont man was killed after his vehicle crossed a center line in Morrill and collided with an oncoming dump truck, according to the Maine Office of Public Safety.
On Aug. 5…
AUGUSTA — Governor Mills extended Wednesday the State of Civil Emergency for 30 days through September 3.
The Governor’s decision, per a news release, to extend the emergency is in line…
Rockland to consider Basic Income Program and Senior Citizen Property Tax Deferral Program
ROCKLAND — Maine citizens who have been affected by COVID-19 and are having trouble paying rent can apply for rent assistance of up to $1,000 per month for three months through a…
Contributions invited, must be delivered to Camden Town Office by Aug. 14
CAMDEN — With the overhaul of the Mechanic Street parking lot, an engineering fix to protect the foundation of an abutting building has lead to the necessary creation of an empty cavity.…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine has received a total of $5,306,000 to support clean, safe drinking water and water infrastructure projects for Maine communities, according to a press release.
This…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Aug. 5, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 124.
The Maine CDC announced Aug. 4 an individual…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 5, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
There have been more than 3,900 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 across the state since…
A graveside committal service for Fannie Rachel Copeland, 96, who transitioned to her Heavenly home, February 3, 2020, will be held Tuesday, August 11, 2020, at 2 p.m., at…
CARIBOU — Marion M. Keenan, 92, passed away peacefully following a brief period of declining health on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at Windward Gardens in Camden. Her family would like to thank the…
AUGUSTA — Central Maine Power is responding to outages this evening caused by winds from Tropical Storm Isaias.
At 9:30 p.m., the company reported over 75,000 outages with York and…
There is a new shortage happening nationwide amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic — coins.
Because of business shutdowns and social distancing, people have been spending cash at stores or…
THOMASTON — Officials at the Thomaston Town Office have issued the following notices about operating hours this month.
Assessing Office will be closed all day Wednesday, Aug. 5 and…
‘concerned about damaging winds and the potential for tornadoes’
AUGUSTA — The Maine Emergency Management Agency is closely monitoring the track of Tropical Storm Isaias and is working with the Emergency Response Team, County Emergency Management Agencies, the…
AUGUSTA — Starting today, Aug. 4, recipients of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), whose income documentation was not automatically matched to their claim, can upload their tax documents…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine has been awarded $2,681,866 to support the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a news release.
The funding was awarded through the U.S. Centers…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 4, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
There have been more than 3,900 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 across the state since…
to be returned to the Clerk’s Office by Oct. 30 to facilitate processing
ROCKLAND — As of August 4, voters are able to begin requesting absentee ballots for the November 3 Election. The actual absentee ballots will be available at the beginning of October and will be…
Seats to fill on November 3, 2020
ROCKLAND — Nomination papers for the November 3, Annual Municipal Election will be available August 5. The filing deadline will be September 21.
Offices available and required number of…
PALERMO — Barbara A. Butler, 86, was called to her eternal home in glory on August 1, 2020. She passed peacefully away at home with her loving husband of 66 years, Carl, and other family members…
District determined that Rockport has paid more than its share
Rockport over-billed by Camden-Rockport school district for at least nine years, Superintendent says
CAMDEN/ROCKPORT – Today, Aug. 3, School Administrative District 28 Superintendent Maria Libby said the cost-sharing formula used for levying taxes on Camden and Rockport property owners to keep…
