OWLS HEAD — Captain Sullivan W. ‘Sully’ Reed, 88, surrounded by his loving family, passed away peacefully, yet unexpectedly, Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at the Sussman Hospice House in Rockport.
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Robert “Bob” Lawson Jr., 52 of Cushing, passed away at his home on the afternoon of July 28, 2020. The son of Janis (Simmons) Lawson and Robert Lawson, Bobby was born on November 2,…
‘Hiring has been tricky because we have not been able to do interviews in person’
MIDCOAST — The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has not only interrupted the traditional education in Midcoast schools, but has also affected the hiring process of some area school districts needing to…
OWLS HEAD — Steven James Steeves, 54, passed away untimely on July 27, 2020 after complications from an emergency surgery. He will not be remembered for…
heavy rain late Tuesday and early Wednesday; isolated 40-50 mph wind gusts
AUGUSTA — Central Maine Power is monitoring the anticipated path of Tropical Storm Isaias for any effects this week in Maine, according to a news release.
Current forecasts call for heavy…
...her hearth dismantled ..... beach school has friends
Delania Knight popped into my head yesterday afternoon as I sat in the shade peeling garlic. She’d been doing that lately, sneaking in and around the edges of my thoughts, but yesterday, with…
SEARSPORT — The Maine Department of Transportation will be replacing a culvert on Mt. Ephraim Road in Searsport.
The project area is just north of Route 1.
Work is scheduled to begin…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Aug. 3, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 124.
UPDATE, 8/4: The Maine CDC…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 3, 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…
CAMDEN— At 10 a.m., Aug. 3, the Camden Select Board convened for an executive session to discuss a legal matter. On Tuesday, Aug. 4, the board will meet again for a regularly scheduled meeting…
ROCKLAND — The following indictments against 17 defendants, for a total of 75 counts, were handed down by a Knox County grand jury during its summer session July 7 and 8. An indictment does not…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 2, 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…
CAMDEN — Richard “Dick” Gould Vose, 88, from Camden, Maine, passed away peacefully on July 30, 2020.
He was predeceased by his parents, Lowell W. Vose and Doris Hillis Vose; and his brother…
As some of you may have read previously, I am a former social worker turned English teacher in China. My now 16-year-old son and I have lived in Tianjin for almost four years. I’m currently the…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 1, 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…
CAMDEN — Barbara Michelena passed away on July 16, 2020 at her Camden home surrounded by close friends and family.
Barbara was born to Lillian and E. Cleveland Giddings, a direct descendant…
PENOBSCOT BAY — In the days following the…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity July 7-31. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
July 7
Melanie A. Moore, 46,…
ROCKLAND — A portion of Rockland’s Camden Street came to a standstill Friday afternoon following a collision between a car and a motorcycle at the entrance to 91 Camden Street.
For about…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity July 14-31. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
June 26 (late entry)
Albert J. Russell, 36, was…
HARPSWELL — The Maine Department of Marine Resources continues to urge caution for people recreating in and around coastal waters, in light of new shark sightings.
“Two unconfirmed shark…
must follow six guidelines to reopen
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has provided the Maine Department of Education with a breakdown of community health risk levels per county through a color-coded list to inform education officials on…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Education in collaboration with the Maine Department of Health and Human Devices and the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is hosting press…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, July 31, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 123.
The individual was a resident of Androscoggin…
Researchers have advanced a new way to see into the ocean’s depths, establishing an approach to detect algae and measure key properties using light. A paper published in …
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, July 31, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
There have been more than 3,800 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 across the state…
Nicholas Learnard, age 39, passed away on Friday, March 27 due to complications from a 15 month-long and courageous battle with the rare synovial cell sarcoma.
Visiting hours will be held…
BELFAST — Frederick C. Ehman, of Belfast, passed away at home from an unexpected heart attack on July 21, 2020.
He was born in Niagara Falls, New York on March 26, 1943 to Richard M. and…
JACKSON — Beverly A. Ludden, 85, went to be with her beloved husband, parents and sister,July 29, 2020. She passed away at Harbor Hill Center, with her family by her side.
Beverly was born…
AUGUSTA — The Mills Administration announced Thursday an investment of $1 million from the Coronavirus Relief Fund to significantly and quickly expand services to help reduce the…
Town staff is ‘getting to the bottom of it,’ per Select Board Chairwoman
ROCKPORT — One Rockport Village homeowner opened a $1,600 quarterly water and wastewater bill July 29. Another received a $700 bill for the last quarter, when a year ago it was $300 for the same…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Thursday MaineHousing will double its rental assistance from $500 to $1,000 through the COVID-19 Rental Relief Program beginning Monday, August 3.
…
7/30 1:45 p.m. Update: Today, the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's (DACF) Bureau of Agriculture issued an update for people receiving unsolicited packages containing…
AUGUSTA – On July 29, the Revenue Forecasting Committee projected that State General Fund revenues will decrease by $524 million in Fiscal Year 2021, $434 million in Fiscal…
BELFAST — Eileen M. Estes, 89 of Belfast, passed away June 30 in Westbrook.
She was born in Castine April 23, 1931 to James and Dorothy (Leach) MacMahan. Eileen graduated Class of 1949 from…
Popham, ankle-deep only; Reid State park, waist-deep only
Beaches in Maine owned by the state are limiting immersion in the water for safety’s sake. In response to the…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, July 30, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 122.
The individual was a resident of Kennebec County…
ROCKPORT – On July 28, at approximately 2:15 p.m., Rockport Police Chief Randy Gagne and Rockport Officers Travis Ford, Celjeta Bixhaku and Tony Del Vecchio, along with the Rockport Fire…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, July 30, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
There have been more than 3,800 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 across the state…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending July 25, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 2,000 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 600 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…
‘Town is transitioning from quarterly billing to monthly billing because many residents were not paying their sewer bills in a timely manner’
Rockport residents on sewer and water lines inundated the Rockport Town Office July 28 with queries as to why their latest bills skyrocketed. In response, Town Manager William Post issued the…
The Maine Marine Patrol is continuing to conduct targeted patrols in southern Maine after a…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine will receive a total of $16,958,613 through the CARES Act to create new, innovative ways to better serve K-12 students during the COVID-19 pandemic, a press release…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine farmers have been awarded a total of $9,472,586 to date to help offset the financial harm they have experienced due to COVID-19, according to a news release.
The…
2020 Town Report designees
ROCKPORT — To say that Dave Jackson was pleased would be an understatement; rather, he was astounded and deeply moved that the Town of Rockport had chosen him as the 2020 Town Report honoree, an…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, July 29, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
There have been more than 3,800 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 across the state…
Visiting Hours for Janet Berry, 89, who passed away, Friday June 18, 2020, will be held, Thursday, August 6, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, 110…
WALDOBORO — Drew Butler, 62 of Waldoboro, passed away unexpectedly on July 27, 2020 at his summer camp in Union.
Drew was born in Rockland, Maine to Richard Butler and Sarah (Hartford)…
CAMDEN — A hiker who lost her bearings Tuesday evening close to the summit Megunticook Mountain was escorted back down the right trail by Camden Fire Chief Chris Farley and Firefighter Matt Heath…
Auction August 5: buildings and contents all to go
NORTHPORT — Bit by bit, the 387-acre tract of land in Northport that had been developed into a corporate resort on Ducktrap Mountain is returning to quieter days when it was primarily the Maine…
