Maine Water Encourages Businesses, Municipalities, Schools and Operators of Vacant Properties To Flush Pipes To Maintain Water Quality
During Gov. Mills’ four stage plan…
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Quality can deteriorate when water is left sitting in pipes --- building owners should proactively flush water pipes before reoccupying
CAMDEN — With the pandemic altering how seniors at Camden Hills Regional High School in Rockport celebrate the countdown until graduation, school leaders have partnered with Randy Stearns and…
ROCKLAND – The Rockland City Council will convene at 5:30 p.m., May 13, via Zoom to review its proposed 2021 municipal budget.
The meeting may be accessed by logging onto zoom.com.
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Anna D. Roberts, 87, passed away peacefully on May 10 at home with her family by her side.
Anna was born in Waltham, Massachusetts to Eric Anderson Sr and Adelia Anderson. As a young girl…
Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday affirmed a lower court’s conviction of Shawna Gatto in the murder of Kendall Chick, 4, of Wiscasset in 2017.
The state’s ruling, available at courts.…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services launched May 12 a statewide campaign to promote awareness of affordable health insurance options, particularly for people whose…
BELFAST — During his May 12 press briefing about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah addressed the outbreak of COVID-19 at the Tall Pines Retirement and Healthcare…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 12, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,477 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,…
‘MLA will correct errors in allegations that right whales are harmed by entanglement in U.S. gear’
Thousands of Maine’s family-owned lobstering businesses are at risk of extinction due to a recent federal court ruling citing a violation of the Endangered Species Act by the National Marine…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from May 4-8 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.
Appleton
John W. Mitchell Sr, Terri…
BELFAST — Irene Dassler Moehs died peacefully in Belfast, Maine, on May 10, 2020, following a recent stroke.
Irene settled in Belfast after her retirement in 2013 to live near her son…
ROCKLAND — When, and even if, Rockland turns Downtown Main Street into a pedestrian mall during the month of June, Jersey barriers will be set up at Park Street and Glovers Passage (just south of…
PORTLAND — More than 60 Maine nonprofits have received nearly $900,000 from Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation for COVID-19 relief efforts, according to a news release.
…WARREN — As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Warren Day 2020 has been canceled, according to a notice posted to the town’s website.
The two-day celebration was slated to be held…
Camden International Film Festival innovates for 2020
ROCKPORT — Ben Fowlie, executive director of the Camden International Film Festival, and Geoff Parker, multi-media specialist, have been cooking up an idea to keep the popular CIFF on course,…
Restaurants in 12 of Maine’s 16 counties can reopen for business beginning Monday, May 18 so long as they follow a set of guidelines appearing below.
Under the newly released plan by…
ROCKLAND — Brenda Lee Ott, 77, passed peacefully in the company of her daughter and son-in-law on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at Penobscot Bay Medical Center after fighting IPF for a year.
Born in…
ROCKLAND — Isabelle A. Hoch, 85, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, died peacefully May 9, 2020.
Born in Rockport, December 29, 1934, she was the daughter of Earle and Agnes…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Office of Marijuana Policy announced May 11 it will cease enforcement of the State of Maine’s adult use marijuana program residency requirements.
The decision comes,…
ROCKPORT — Jacqueline F. Steele, 91, formerly of Rockport, died on May 7, 2020 at Windward Gardens in Camden.
A complete obituary will be published later.
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BELFAST — Thirteen of the 14 Waldo County residents who have been counted by the Maine CDC in the COVID-19 death toll were tied to the Tall Pines Retirement and Healthcare Community in Belfast,…
Uncovering a salamander .... graveyard research .... another house fire
Remember the excitement of a field trip? The permission slips Mom had to sign, the bag lunch you brought from home, the big yellow bus idling out front of the school, wondering who you’d get to…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The IRS and Treasury have delivered nearly 130 million Economic Impact Payments to Americans in less than a month, according to a news release, and more are on the way.
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AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 11, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 65.
The individual was a resident of Cumberland…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 11, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,462 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,…
ROCKLAND — The Maine Windjammer Association has reconsidered their July fleet-wide events due to the ongoing pandemic, according to a news release, and has canceled…
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WALDOBORO — Former Waldoboro Selectman and Shellfish Committee chair Lowell Wallace (R-Waldoboro) has announced, through a news release, plans to run for House District 91, which includes…
HOPE — The trio of schools comprising School Union #69 — Appleton Village School, Hope Elementary School and Lincolnville Central School — have found its new superintendent.
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ROCKPORT — This evening, May 11, the Rockport Select Board will discuss solar land use regulations, and possibly involve the town’s Ordinance Review Committee to take on the task of crafting…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court March 30 - April 8.
Don W. Hanson, 39, of…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity April 15-29. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
April 15…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity April 18-30. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Feb. 14 (late entry)…
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 817 calls for service from March 19-April 17. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 10, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,436 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,…
Retail shops in 12 of Maine’s 16 counties can reopen for business beginning Monday, May 11 so long as they follow a set of guidelines (appearing below).
Under the newly released plan by…
VASHON ISLAND, Washington — Charles Heman Peet, 93, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 9, 2020 on Vashon Island, Washington, with members of his family by his side.
He was born on…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 9, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 64.
The individual was a resident of Waldo County and…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 9, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,408 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,287…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Maine $3 million through the CARES Act for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With a variety of steps underway to speed Economic Impact Payments, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service urged, in a press release, that people to use …
PORT CLYDE — Dr. Paul Clement Dalrymple, 96, died peacefully, Friday, April 24, 2020 at the Knox Center for Long Term Care in Rockland.
Born in Rockland, November 21, 1923, he was the son…
CAMDEN — Peggy Ann (Westcott) Loper, age 80, passed away peacefully in the hands of her husband, Dick Loper, in Pen Bay Hospital after a long struggle with COPD and pneumonia. All those wonderful…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced May 8 a rural reopening plan aimed at reopening certain additional businesses in rural Maine over the course of the next two weeks with added health and…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 8, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 63.
The individual was a resident of Hancock County…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 8, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,374 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,246…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eighteen health centers throughout Maine have been awarded a total of $4,732,797 to purchase, administer, and expand capacity for COVID-19 testing…
ROCKLAND — Dorothy B. Maloney, 95, died Wednesday, May 6, 2020, at the Sussman House in Rockport.
Born in Sargentville, August 6, 1924, she was the daughter of Albert and Mable Trask…
The priest quickly pulled on a black clergy shirt and a white clerical collar.
Moments earlier, Rev. Benjamin Shambaugh received an emergency call from Mercy Hospital in Portland.
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U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden announced May 7 Maine lobstermen, fishermen, and other Mainers working in the seafood supply chain…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced May 7 her Administration has secured a major expansion of COVID-19 testing for the State of Maine.
The Administration has partnered with Maine-based…
