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…
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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…
In a bipartisan effort to support Maine farmers during the ongoing pandemic, U.S. Senator Susan Collins and U.S. Congresswoman Chellie Pingree…
ROCKLAND — “The Farnsworth Art Museum is deeply saddened by the passing of Betsy Wyeth, who died yesterday, Tuesday, April 20,” said a news release issued by the museum on April 21.
“Her…
locally, impacts Prospect, Rockland, Rockport, Thomaston, Waldoboro, Warren
The Maine Department of Transportation has begun replacing 355 traffic signal heads at 42 intersections between Boothbay Harbor and Ellsworth. The upgraded signals will provide higher visibility…
Lillian Curtis passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on April 13, 2020.
Lillian was born on March 14, 1938 to Zelda (Preston) and Winnifred Stover in Waldo County.
She is…
William Louis Armstrong, born May 7, 1945, a man who had a gift for body work, left his own body behind on March 27, 2020.
Bill’s early life in Freetown, Massachusetts centered around the…
AUGUSTA — A new volunteer phone support service, the FrontLine WarmLine, launched April 21 to help Maine health care workers and first responders manage the stress of serving on the front lines of…
Select Board to meet via teleconference this evening, 5:30 p.m.
The Rockport Select Board meeting scheduled for April 13 has now been rescheduled to April 22, at 5:30 p.m.
ROCKPORT – The Select Board in Rockport will convene via…
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 39, according to the Maine CDC in a daily briefing. …
ISLESBORO — Mercer Anne Boardman Thomas, 87, passed away April 7, 2020, at The Boardman Cottage on…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 21, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 36.
The individual was a resident of Cumberland…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 21, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 888 cases confirmed across the state.
Across the…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap drew the order of the bond questions for the July 14 Special Referendum Election ballot by random drawing this morning, April 21, in his…
Seeking to head off stockpiling of certain COVID- 19 medicines for personal and family use, the boards overseeing medical personnel in Maine issued the following:…
ORONO — The University of Maine System has formed a Fall 2020 Safe Return Planning Committee to develop operational plans and protocols to safely welcome students, employees, and the…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Harbor Commission will meet this evening, 6 p.m., via Zoom, to address an agenda that includes hearing a harbor plan update from the Harbor Master, as well as a Fish Pier…
MOXIE GORE TWP – The Maine Warden Service, working with the Maine Border Patrol, Maine Forest Service, West Forks Fire and Rescue, Upper Kennebec Ambulance and civilian volunteers, rescued an…
Vicki McDaniel, of Montville, Maine, passed away on April 17, 2020, after suffering a brain hemorrhage.
Born December 7, 1946, in New York City to Ralph and Connie Bettelheim, Vicki grew up…
It took a mere three days to bring down the woodshed. The children, my upstairs grandchildren, had been itching for weeks to smash a hammer through the rotten place in its roof. That didn’t need a…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service issued April 20 a special alert for several groups of federal benefit recipients to act by Wednesday, April 22, if they didn’t file a tax return in…
NORTHPORT — Leone Alice Harriman "Kitty," 71, of Northport, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Sunday, April 19, 2020, after complications due to COVID-19, at Tall Pines Commons, Belfast,…
Lillian Curtis passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on April 13, 2020.
Lillian was born on March 14, 1938 to Zelda (Preston) and Winnifred Stover in Waldo County.
She is…
CAMDEN — Robert “Bob” William Cuthbertson Jr., 90, went home to be with Jesus on March 24, 2020. He passed away peacefully at his home in Camden with his beloved wife, Glenice, by his side.
…
BELFAST — The number of COVID-19 cases at the Tall Pines Retirement and Healthcare Community in Belfast remains at 38, according to the Maine CDC in a daily briefing, the same amount of confirmed…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 20, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 35.
The individual was a female in her 70s from…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 20, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 875 cases confirmed across the state.
Across the…
BELFAST — Jennie M. Libby, 76 of Belfast, passed away on Friday, April 17 at a Belfast Care Facility.
Jennie was born on October 13, 1943 to Blanche and Ambrose Ellis and was a lifelong…
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The Knox County Food Council has been working to help all of the food pantry and food assistant…
Maine Republicans sent an April 16 letter to Gov. Janet Mills, outlining concerns and questions about communications during the pandemic. The letter follows:
April 16…
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ST. GEORGE — Paramedic Amy Dyer Drinkwater watched COVID-19 on the approach well before it gained a foothold in Maine. As the director of three ambulance services – St. George, Thomaston and South…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 19, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 34.
Both individuals were males, in their 60s…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 19, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 867 cases confirmed across the state.
Across the…
For Jason Trahan, a 43-year-old Lewiston resident in recovery from substance use, living in physical isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic is both a comfort and a challenge.
“I can deal…
Belfast Police reported the following activity March 14 - April 7. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
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The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity March 17 - April 8. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
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AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 18, an additional three COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 32.
Two of the individuals were from Waldo…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 18, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 847 cases confirmed across the state.
Across the…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from April 6-10 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.
Appleton
John Barnstein to Owen T.…
As people across Maine prepare to spend the next month in their homes, those without permanent housing are increasingly worried about how they and their families will stay healthy during what is…
OWLS HEAD — Nathalie E. Nicholas, 98, died Sunday, April 12, 2020 at the Sussman Hospice House in Rockport, after a short illness.
Born in Rockland on April 3, 1922, she was the daughter of…
The Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation has distributed more than 150,000 surgical masks to those on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19 this month, including to those in Rockland…
The following is a transcript of a radio address given Friday, April 17 by Governor Janet Mills:
This is Governor Janet Mills. Thank you for listening.
Like you, I…
AUGUSTA — Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap will be drawing the order of the bond questions for the July 14 Special Referendum Election ballot next week.
Voters will decide on the two bond…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is temporarily increasing payments to a range of congregate care facilities to support their preparedness and response to the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service, working in partnership with the Treasury Department and the Department of Veterans Affairs, announced April 17 recipients of VA benefits will…
