AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, June 12, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 2,721 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 2,…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine Head Start programs have been awarded a total of $2,650,659 to support low-income families during the COVID-19 pandemic through the CARES…
BELFAST — Cameron Laidlaw Rae (our beloved Bo), 85, of Belfast, Maine, loving husband of Penny Rae, gently passed away on Friday, June 5, 2020. It was his father’s birthday and he was surrounded…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Education released Thursday a draft framework to assist schools in planning for return to school scenarios in the fall.
The framework was developed with…
U.S. Senator Susan Collins has hired Jacqueline Russell, of Rockport, as a press assistant in her Washington, D.C., office.
Jacqueline is the daughter of Connie and Juliet Russell, of…
the calculus has changed
Life, we know, is full of risk. The challenge is to find a risk-benefit balance that produces the best outcome. So it is with COVID-19.
During the early days of the pandemic, the risk of…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Labor is continuing to work with its state and federal law enforcement partners, according to a news release, to investigate criminal unemployment imposter fraud…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, June 11, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 2,667 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 2,…
Updated with June 11 Maine Attorney General statement
AUGUSTA — Rep. Jeffrey Evangelos (I-Friendship), has been advocating for a year with the state’s attorney general’s office to reopen a case involving the death of Gregori Jackson, an 18-year-old,…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services will use nearly $1 million in federal funding awarded this week for a program to help Maine people cope with the psychological effects…
AUGUSTA — As Maine continues to respond to COVID-19, Governor Janet Mills…
BELFAST — Thelma A. Rolerson, 98, passed away at home, June 6, 2020.
She was born September 18, 1921 to Dana and Hazel Achorn of Morrill.
Thelma graduated from Crosby High School and…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, June 10, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 2,637 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 2,…
A graveside service for Bruce I. Weaver, who passed away on January 20, 2020, will be held at the Fairview Cemetery in Warren on June 19, 2020, at 1 p.m.,…
CAMDEN — “It’s called the Mecca of the Midcoast” for sailors and boaters, said Steve Pixley, Camden’s Harbor Master, gazing affectionately out over the growing number of boats tying up at the…
He ran and ran, avoided humans, was brushed by a car. Now he’s safe
ROCKPORT — When Lars, a 10-year-old, started calling outside Monday evening for his lost dog, his mother thought, well, if it makes him feel better, let him.
Little did she know, it’s…
CAMDEN – Camden police reported the following activity from May 4-June 1. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, June 9, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 100.
The individual was a resident of Cumberland…
OWLS HEAD — Charles M. Johnson, 90, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2020 at the Sussman House in Rockport.
Service information and a full obituary will be published on a later date.
To…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, June 9, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 2,606 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 2,…
ROCKLAND – As a way of attracting customers and pedestrians to Rockland’s Downtown district during the pandemic, Main Street will be closed Friday, June 19, from 5 to 11 p.m., and Saturday, June…
STOCKTON SPRINGS — Paul Scott Caron died June 5, 2020. He was born in Lewiston, Maine November 3, 1957.
He was the youngest son of four children born to Jacqueline Dresser Caron and…
The following letter was distributed June 4 and signed by Five Town CSD Superintendent Maria Lbiby, Five Town CSD School Board Chairperson Becky Flanagan and Camden-Rockport School Board…
BELFAST — Environmental cleanup and demolition activities have been planned and scheduled for the City of Belfast’s former Public Works facility located at 115 Congress Street.
Demolition…
AUGUSTA — The Mills Administration unveiled Monday an alternative to the State’s 14-day quarantine requirement for people entering Maine.
The multilayered plan, called Keep Maine Healthy,…
opinion
Martha Johnston-Nash and William “Bill” Lombardi will be seeking election to two selectman seats in the town of Union. Both have collected signatures and have been certified to be on the ballot,…
it is time to stand up for equality, acceptance, and justice in our community
RSU 71, comprising the public schools of Belfast, Belmont, Morrill, Searsmont, and Swanville, has issued the following statement on the death of George Floyd:
RSU 71 is saddened…
AUGUSTA — The Mills Administration announced Monday it will quadruple COVID-19 testing capacity at the State lab, develop testing sites throughout Maine, and allow more people in Maine with…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service issued a reminder for taxpayers to guard against tax fraud and other related financial scams related to COVID-19.
In the last few months, the…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, June 8, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 2,588 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 2,…
call often .... always glad to see you
November 6, 1955
Dear Customer:
November sixth marks the fortieth anniversary of the R. Scott Knight Store. We have all…
BELMONT — Katherine Louise Bryant Spaulding, 93, of Belmont, Maine passed away on June 5, 2020 at Tall Pines with family with her.
She was born on December 6, 1926, the daughter of Austin…
ROCKPORT – Rockport police reported the following activity from April 20-May 22. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until…
THOMASTON — Thomaston police are in the process of learning how a car turning from Beechwood Street onto Main Street (Rte 1) ended up crashing into a brick building on the opposite side of the…
Help find scared, lost dog
Murphy, a gray Weimaraner, jumped out the car window and was last seen on Union Street in Camden running past the YMCA towards Rockport Village and then into the woods. Murphy is 7 months old and…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, June 7, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 99.
The individuals was a resident of Cumberland…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, June 7, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 2,570 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 2,…
CAMDEN, MAINE – Julie P. Cawley, 79, beloved wife of the late Charles M. Cawley, and resident of Vero Beach, Florida, died peacefully, Friday, June 5, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaware, surrounded…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, June 6, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 2,524 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 2,…
PORTLAND – The attorneys in the lawsuit of a former student who claimed she was sexually harassed by a former principal continue to file motions in U.S. District Court in Portland in the ongoing…
AUGUSTA — Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap issued a memo June 5 to share information with voters ahead of the July 14…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, June 5, an additional three COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 98.
The individuals were residents,…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, June 5, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 2,482 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 2,…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills issued Thursday an Executive Order regarding the facilitation of Maine’s primary and municipal elections slated for July 14.
As the statewide election (both…
AUGUSTA – The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has identified a case of acute hepatitis A virus infection in a Saco food service worker,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine hospitals have been awarded a total of $1,355,641 to support their efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a news release.
This investment is part of…
ST. GEORGE — The Town of St. George has announced its town office will reopen to the general public to conduct business Monday, June 8 with weekday hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Upon re-…
ROCKPORT — The attorney representing a recently formed nonprofit, as well as citizens separate from that nonprofit, will be appealing the May 21 decision of the Rockport Planning Board approval of…
Rockport Town Manager William Post issued the following June 4 report in advance of the June 8 Select Board meeting…
