WARREN — A young Warren girl is selling her toys and donating the proceeds to the local Warren food pantry and to the Penobscot Bay Medical Center to buy more personal protection equipment (PPE). …
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‘April distance brings May existence’
LINCOLNVILLE — The Lincolnville Selectmen will take up the matter of postponing annual town meeting, currently scheduled for June, when they convene via Zoom April 27.
The meeting will take…
BELFAST — City of Belfast Mayor Eric Sanders delivered over $3,500 in provisions and monetary donations Friday, April 24 to Tall Pines and Harbor Hill to support their workforce during the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service has announced significant enhancements to the “Get My Payment” tool to deliver an improved and smoother experience for Americans eligible to receive…
The Small Business Administration will resume accepting Paycheck Protection Program applications from participating lenders beginning Monday, April 27 at 10:30 a.m.
This loan provides small…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 26, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,015 cases confirmed across the state.
Across the state…
Before the first case of the coronavirus hit Maine in March, U.S. Senate hopeful Tiffany Bond was on track to have the 4,000 signatures she needs to get on the November ballot. Unaffiliated with a…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity March 30 - April 13. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Feb. 24 (late entry…
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The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity March 28 - April 13. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
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On April 2, Gov. Janet Mills put a Maine stay-at-home order into effect, joining in the third wave of states issuing those orders to limit the spread of COVID-19.
States began acting when…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 25, an additional three COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 50.
The individuals were residents of Waldo…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 25, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine. Additionally, a new interactive data feature has been released by the Maine CDC, which…
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Maine is blessed this year with a slow, easy venture into spring, and Mainers, sensible and naturally inclined to being outside more than inside, are moving around, working, walking, running,…
CAMDEN — It’s the final housecleaning at Camden-Rockport Middle School in Camden before the buildings start getting demolished. In preparation,
“We are selling items and offering some for…
The following is a transcript of a Friday, April 24 radio address presented by Governor Janet Mills:
Hello, it’s finally spring. The crocuses and tulips are poking their heads…
NAPLES, Florida — Florence Carolyn (Mullen) Metzger, 93, loving mother, sister and friend to many, passed peacefully into heaven, Thursday, April 16, 2020.
Born in Vineland, New Jersey,…
Due to recent COVID-19 guidelines and in an effort to keep all members of our community safe and healthy, the memorial service for Sallie Craighead Leighton, which was scheduled for May 16,…
LINCOLNVILLE — William S. Stanek, Jr., passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, after a lengthy illness.
Born March 2, 1969, in Manchester, Connecticut, William was the son of the late…
MIDCOAST — The Waldo County Emergency Management Agency and the City of Rockland are two local government entities stepping up financially to keep residents fed as COVID-19 creates a greater…
Town of Camden Select Board Meeting April 25, 2020 – 10 a.m.
CAMDEN – The process of deciding when to hold annual town meeting in Camden on June 9 has been under heavy conversation, and on Saturday, April 25, the Select Board will convene via Zoom.
…
AUGUSTA — In response to the critical situation caused by COVID-19, the Maine Department of Labor is streamlining its standards for 18,000-20,000 pending unemployment claims that would typically…
AUGUSTA — Mainers are being urged by the Maine Insurance Superintendent to be vigilant of COVID-19 scams, according to a news release.
“With the current health emergency, Mainers need to…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 24, an additional three COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 47.
One was a man in his 60s from York…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 24, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 965 cases confirmed across the state.
Across the…
Opportunity Knox is a ‘pay now, redeem later” system to keep economy afloat
Taking a grassroots approach to solving economic shortfalls during Covid-19’s lockdown in April, Midcoast’s community—and those who love Maine from afar—have come together to pledge financial…
U.S. News and World Report high school rankings
The U.S. News and World Report rankings for high schools have…
The Maine Farmland Trust and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association introduced new Maine Farm Emergency Grants to assist farmers impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. A recent survey…
Maine’s chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Maine) has announced the launch of the Teen Text Support Line, a new mental health program for youth ages 14 to 20 living in Maine…
more than twice the peak number in early 2009 during the last recession
AUGUSTA – Initial claims for unemployment compensation totaled 11,560 in the week ending April 18, …
Songbirds and squirrels outside their windows always brings joy
BELFAST — A post on the Tall Pines facebook page…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills outlined April 23 her vision for a gradual and safe reopening of Maine’s economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, emphasizing four principles that will guide the State’s…
BELFAST — The number of COVID-19 cases at the Tall Pines Retirement and Healthcare Community in Belfast has increased by two, one more resident and one more employee, to a total of 42, according…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 23, an additional five COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 44.
Each of the men were residents of…
Caroline M. Westover, 70, of Belfast, passed away April 14, 2020 at Tall Pines in Belfast. She was born on August 22, 1949 in Rockland the daughter of Lester and June (Meserve) Allen.
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still large need for food stock at food pantries; Waldo County EMA continues to submit requests for PPE
The response to the COVID-19 national emergency by the Waldo County government and the constituent municipal governments has been typical of rural Mainers – measured, determined and unique to each…
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, better known as the U.S. CDC, has expanded its list of possible COVID-19 symptoms that may appear in individuals up to two weeks after…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 23, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 937 cases confirmed across the state.
Across the…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from April 13-17 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.
Camden
Nancy M. Geise Tr and…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills and Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew announced April 22 nearly $11 million in federal funds will support access to…
MCH Meals on Wheels, based in Rockland, remains the only Meals on Wheels program serving Knox County.
The organization is currently delivering meals to 141 seniors and disabled individuals…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Labor will be rolling out a program for self-employed individuals in the near future, according to an April 22 news release from the Department of Marine…
NEW HAMPSHIRE — Paul Schneider, 87, passed away of complications from the COVID-19 virus on Saturday, April 11, 2020.
He was born on December 18, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan.
Paul…
BELFAST — Joan (Lemos) Armstrong passed away peacefully on April 21st in Belfast, Maine from complications of Parkinson’s plus dementia with her stepson, Mitch Brown and his wife Marcia holding…
APPLETON — Louise Alice (Grinnell) Calderwood of Appleton just turned 86, died on 4/21/2020 from a heart attack.
She was born in Appleton, Maine on April 17, 1934. She was the daughter…
BELFAST — The number of COVID-19 cases at the Tall Pines Retirement and Healthcare Community in Belfast has increased by one to a total of 40, according to the Maine CDC in a daily briefing. …
ROCKPORT — The U.S. Department of Education announced April 22 Camden Hills Regional High School is among the 2020 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools award honorees, and one of only…
Maine is to receive at least $16,295,844 for COVID-19 testing…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 22, an additional three COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 39.
One was a female in her 70s from…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 22, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 907 cases confirmed across the state.
Across the…
FRIENDSHIP — Randall C. Foster, of Friendship, died on April 9, 2020 in Damariscotta.
Born in April, 1929, a son of Frank C. Foster and Katherine Condon Foster, he lived and attended…
