ROCKLAND — Rebecca “Becky” Anne Charette, 49, passed away unexpectantly at her home on Saturday, September 27, 2019.
A celebration of Becky’s life will be held Monday, Oct. 7, at 2 p.m., at…
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WARREN — Betsy Witherbee Milliken Giustra, 79, smiled and passed peacefully on Monday, September 23, 2019 at Sussman House, in Rockport, with her four children by her side.
Betsy was born,…
SOUTH THOMASTON — Joyce Lynn Burnham passed away on September 26, 2019. She was awaiting a lung transplant at a hospital in Boston following a courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis.
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CASE MAY NOW BE PROSECUTED UNDER FEDERAL LAW
ROCKLAND — A hearing that was scheduled on Sept. 26 for a 25-year-old man from…
SEARSMONT — Norman Withee passed away at the age of 92 on September 24, 2019.
He was born on Swan’s Island, and was the son of George H. and Iris V. (Hamblen) Withee. He attended schools…
teasing out stories ..... road clean-up ....... looking for a pickle
Fifteen years ago the Lincolnville Historical Society published Staying Put in Lincolnville, Maine: 1900-1950. My original plan was to cover the whole of the 20th century, but after nine…
In business
CAMDEN—The little garage sitting next to The Smoothie Shack at 46 Elm Street became available recently when friends and business partners Ariela Kuh and Molly O’Rourke each saw her own vision of…
Cold, wet spring meant less pollination
HOPE – Hope Orchard’s apple picking season officially began at 9 a.m. on Saturday, September 21. Emily Davis, co-owner of the orchard, said the apple crop is diminished this year and because of…
THOMASTON – Jeffrey N. Gallagher, 66, died unexpectedly, Wednesday, September 25, 2019.
Born December…
CAMDEN — Two hundred and 45 participants ran, jumped, shimmied, and strategized their way through the annual Ragged Mountain Scuttle, Sunday, Sept. 29, at the Camden Snow Bowl.
Starting at…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Sept. 16-23.
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BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Sept. 20-25. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Sept. 20
Bobbi Trask, 33, of…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Sept. 17-26. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Sept. 17
Charlotte M. Drake, 57, of Belfast, was…
ROCKALND — The following deed transfers were recorded from Sept. 16-20 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds…
APPLETON — At approximately 9:15 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 28, volunteer firefighters made their way to the Peabody Road, in Appleton, following a report of a camper fire.
Dispatchers from the…
BELFAST — Glenn Anne Perry, 85, of Belfast, died on September 23, 2019 at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor.
Born in Bath on January 4, 1934, she was the daughter of…
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 136 calls for service from Sept. 19-26. Listed below are a few of the highlights.…
The State Fire Marshal’s Office says a leak in a propane line caused the explosion at the L.E.A.P. building in Farmington last week. Investigators say they located the leak in the propane line…
THOMASTON — A graveside committal service for Harold (Wig) LeRoy Wiggin, 92, who passed away peacefully August 4, 2019, will be held Tuesday, October 1, at 1 p.m., at the Maine Veteran’s Memorial…
At issue: Nordic Aquafarms outflow pipe path
PORTLAND — Belfast residents Jeffrey Mabee and Judith Grace have filed a complaint in U.S. District Court in Portland against their neighbors Janet and Richard Eckrote, alleging that the Eckrotes…
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I met Carlos at a personal development event in California several years ago. We broke out into small groups sitting around tables and sharing…
ROCKPORT — Resident shared their opinions regarding short-term rental properties in town with the Rockport Select Board and Town Manager Bill Post at a workshop on the subject Sept. 23. The Select…
SPRUCE HEAD —Lindsey Morgan "Lou Lou" Taylor passed away unexpectedly on September 24, 2019 in Rockland. Lindsey was born in Ellsworth on August 17, 1991, she was the daughter of Larry D. Taylor…
WARREN — Betsy Witherbee Milliken Giustra, 79, died peacefully, Monday, September 23, 2019 at Sussman Hospice House, in Rockport.
A memorial service will be held Friday, September 27, at 10…
ISLESBORO — Charlotte Agnus Gossens Mitchell, 81, passed away at Penobscot Bay Medical Center on Monday, September 23, 2019.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, September 28, at 11 a.…
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ROCKLAND — The list of candidates running for offices in the City of Rockland have been announced.
The following seats and candidates will appear on the ballot for the Nov. 5 election. …
ROCKLAND — “Your neighborhood is now safer,” said Bruce Noddin, founder of Maine Prisoner Re-entry Network, “because we now know where these folks are, and they have programming.”
With…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Sept. 10-22. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Aug. 21 (late entry)
Hunter M.…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Sept. 17-23. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Sept. 17
Mallory J. Banks Harnden, 33, of Belfast,…
Police Chief: PD received no fireworks complaints in 2019
ROCKPORT — Members of the Rockport Select Board advised Town Manager Bill Post at their Sept. 23 meeting that they would like him to bring before them copies of the fireworks ordinances in…
Monhegan Island a recipient of water study grant
The Municipal Planning Assistance Program, a division of Department of Agriculture Conservation and Forestry's Bureau of Resource Information and Land Use Planning, said Sept. 24 that…
CAMDEN — War Memorial Post 30 held its first POW/MIA remembrance ceremony at…
Maine State Police said a woman died on the Snows Cove Road in Sedgwick when her car struck a utility pole just before 11 a.m., Sept. 24.
Nancy Blastow, 70, died at the scene, police said…
CAMDEN —A hiker slipped and injured his ankle Sept. 24 while hiking along the side of Megunticook Mountain, resulting in a lift down the mountain in a Stokes basket courtesy of the Camden Fire…
BELFAST — The following indictments were handed down by a Waldo County Grand Jury Sept. 18-19. An indictment does not imply guilt.
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BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Sept. 13-19.
Shawn W. Audibert, 48, of Bangor,…
CAMDEN – Isabel Frances (Payson) Bailey, or “Dee” as she was known by friends, died Saturday, September 21, 2019. Born November 16, 1925, in Camden, Maine, she was the daughter of Maurice E. and…
THOMASTON — Gloria Jean Lorleberg, 60, passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at Pen Bay Medical Center, in Rockport.
A complete obituary will be published later and services will…
FRIENDSHIP — Knox County deputies are investigating the cause of an all-terrain vehicle crash over the weekend, in Friendship.
On Monday, Sept. 23, at 12:30 a.m, Knox Regional Communication…
AUGUSTA — All Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles offices will be closed Thursday, Sept. 26 for a full-day training of all bureau staff members, Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap announced Tuesday,…
On Tuesday, August 27, 2019, Jacqueline “Jackie” Elaine (Martin) Hawes passed away peacefully at the age of 89, surrounded by family at the Sussman House, in Rockport, Maine.
Jackie…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from Sept. 9-13 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds…
Final destination to be determined on greatest need
BELFAST and ISLESBORO — In the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian’s devastation of the Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama Island in the Bahamas, one Waldo County school knew it needed to provide any…
ROCKPORT — On Sept. 25, the Rockport Planning Board will consider a proposal by Jonas and Stacey Contakos to turn the property at 229 Commercial St./Route 1 into an “education-based adult and…
OWLS HEAD — Elvi Ruitta Hudson, long time Holiday Beach resident, died peacefully, after 98 wonderful years of life, Sunday, September 22, 2019 at the Sussman Hospice House, in Rockport.
A…
CAMDEN — A Memorial Service for Clifford R. Cameron, Sr., who died on Feb. 11, 2019, will be held Saturday, September 28, at 1 p.m., at the First Congregational Church UCC, 55…
SOUTH THOMASTON — Marjorie L. Kalloch, 94, died peacefully, Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at Owls Head Homestead in Owls Head.
Born in South Thomaston, July 19, 1925 she was the daughter of…
CAMDEN — Isabel Frances (Payson) Bailey, 93, widow of Archibald K. Bailey, died on Saturday, September 21, 2019, at Anderson Inn at Quarry Hill.
A complete obituary will be published…
BELFAST — Kelly McKechnie Gage, 60 of Belfast, died peacefully at her home on September 21, 2019 of complications of early onset dementia, which had been slowly progressive for the past 10 years.…
