The Knox County Commissioners have received a $6,205 dividend check from the Maine Municipal Association as a result of its good loss experience and loss prevention programs, according to the…

CAMDEN — Moving a step closer to making a stretch of Mechanic Street safer for pedestrian and bicyclists, the Camden Select Board asked an informal task force to further refine plans for painting…

ST. GEORGE — A man was transported to a local hospital after the car he was driving crashed into the trees near 361 River Road (Route 131), in St. George, Tuesday, July 22.

At approximately…

MIDCOAST — Public school districts across the U.S.  have, or will be, filing claims in the National Prescription Opiate Multi-District Litigation against key players named in the nation’s opioid…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, July 22, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

There have been more than 3,700 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 across the state…

CAMDEN — Susan J. Feraco, 67, of Camden, passed away at home on July 11, 2020, after a long, courageous battle with Alzheimer’s. She was attended by her devoted husband of 20 years, Joe Feraco and…

BELFAST — Cheryl Ann Brown Peckham, 62, of Belfast, Maine, went to be with the Lord July 18, 2020.

In honor of her request, no funeral will be held. Instead, a Celebration of Life will be…

JACKSONVILLE, Florida — Katherine (Bishop) Riposta, 88, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away on July 21, 2020.  She joined her husband in Heaven on what would have been their 69th wedding…

Many Midcoast restaurants have had to completely re-think their seating models in the summer of 2020 due to the social distancing…

Jeanne Stove Poindexter, 83, passed away on July 15, 2020 with her daughters Portia and Carla at her side. Born in LaMoine, Illinois, she spent her much of her childhood in New Castle, Indiana.…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, July 21, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 118. 

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, July 21, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

There have been more than 3,700 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 across the state…

There will be a graveside service for Priscilla A. Hart, 89, who died on June 12, 2020, on Saturday, August 1, 2020, at 2 p.m., at Oak Hill Cemetery in Camden, officiated by the Rev. Michelle…

WALDOBORO — Robert W. Pearson, 88, of Old Augusta Road, died July 19, 2020 at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

Born in Portland, November 19, 1931, he was the son of Clarence E. and…

There will be a memorial gathering for Bowen “Bo” F. Marshall, Jr., 75, who died on November 27, 2019, Friday, July 24, 2020, at 1 p.m., at Mountain View Cemetery in Camden with the Rev.…

Paul Roland Dostie, age 64, went to heaven on Saturday, July 11, 2020.

He was born November 16, 1955, and raised in Weeks Mills with his four brothers and three sisters on their parent’s…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from July 6-13.

Christopher Chandler, 40, of Rockland, theft by deception, with priors, in Rockland Oct. 19, 2019, 18…

AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) urges residents and visitors to take precautions against mosquitoes to minimize the risk of exposure to diseases from…

OWLS HEAD — Kenneth Elwyn Ilvonen, 84, passed peacefully on July 14, 2020 with his loving family at his side after a period of declining health.

Kenneth was born July 10, 1936, the fifth…

Over the next several weeks, the Town of Camden will be conducting a survey of parts of the Megunticook River; surveyors will be in and around the river channel.

This work is part of the…

HOPE — Catherine “Betty” Elizabeth Whitney, 87, died on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at the Sussman House in Rockport.  

Born in Long Island, New York, she was the daughter of Carl Leonard and…

SEARSPORT — Meda May (Phillips) Rapoza, 92, of Searsport, passed away on July 19, 2020 in Belfast. 

She was born in Belfast on October 4, 1927. 

Services are being planned for a…

CAMDEN — Two Camden Select Board members, Alison McKellar and Chair Bob Falciani, will commence their respective second terms in office Tuesday, July 21, when the board convenes for the first time…

Frank and Cyrene Slegona sat together in the chilly fall evenings drying apples for the winter. It was a slow, but simple process, probably too simple for our age of devices we have to endlessly…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, July 20, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

There have been more than 3,600 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 across the state…

THOMASTON — A Lifeflight medical helicopter landed on the lawn of Montpelier, on High Street, in Thomaston, Sunday evening, to pick up a patient involved in a motor vehicle accident.

At…

Islesboro Central School Head of School Chuck Hamm distributed the following letter Sunday, July 19: 

Dear ICS Community, 

I hope this letter finds you and your loved ones…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, July 19, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

There have been more than 3,600 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 across the state…

ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from July 13-17 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.

Appleton

David J. Perkins and Heidi Perkins to Michael…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, July 18, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 117. 

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, July 18, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

There have been more than 3,600 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 across the state…

The following is a transcript of a Friday, July 17 radio address presented by Governor Janet Mills: 

As the daughter of a woman who taught in the public schools in Maine for nearly…

BELFAST —The City of Belfast launched a COVID-19 public education plan this week. As part of the Keep Maine Healthy initiative by the Mills Administration, the City of Belfast…

BELFAST – The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity June 27 - July 15. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. 

June 27

Ryan M.…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity July 2-15. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. 

June 11 (late entry)

Norman A. Stacey, 65, of Jackson…

AUGUSTA — Members of the State’s leadership team including Governor Janet Mills, Education Commissioner Pender Makin, Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew and CDC Director Nirav…

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Friday through a news release a series of steps her Administration is taking to assist and support school systems across Maine as they consider whether and…

AUGUSTA — The Mills Administration announced Friday it will invest more than $8 million from the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund to further boost access to child care and support Maine's working…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, July 17, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 115. 

The individual was a resident of Penobscot…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, July 17, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

There have been more than 3,500 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 across the state…

Mildred Ann Perkins Grey, 82, of Searsmont, passed away on March 26, 2020 in Bangor.

A memorial service will be held on August 1, 2020, at 9 a.m., at Liberty Baptist Church, 100 Main St.,…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mail deliveries could be delayed by at least a day, perhaps even longer, under cost-cutting measures being enacted by the nation’s new postmaster general,…

CAMDEN — After securing Select Board endorsement for the idea of creating outdoor vendor space at the Tannery Park on Washington Street, in Camden, town staff members are now surveying businesses…

ROCKLAND — The following divorces were finalized in Rockland District Court Feb.-April.

Douglas Lord of Union and Rebekah Lord of Rockport, married June 1, 2007, in Union. She will change…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, July 16, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

There have been more than 3,500 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 across the state…

AUGUSTA — For the week ending July 11, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 4,600 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 3,400 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…

Gordon and Lynne Kontrath always let Wiscasset Newspaper know when they…

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Labor has extended the date when unemployed Mainers who are permanently separated from their employer must start searching for work to August 9.

Under…

HOPE — Voters in Hope cast their ballots July 14 for several municipal positions including select board, budget committee, school board and road commissioner.