The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce Claw Down Committee announced in an Aug. 29 press release, the eighth annual Claw Down has been canceled. The event had been set for the evening of…
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Child’s mother, Sharon Carrillo, to be tried in December
BELFAST — The man accused of the beating death of his then-10-year-old daughter was sentenced to 55 years in prison in Waldo County Unified Court Aug. 28 after pleading guilty in the same court…
LifeFlight helicopter lands at scene; police reconstruct crash
ROCKLAND – One teenager was transferred by emergency helicopter to a Maine trauma center following a one-vehicle crash in Rockland, Thursday, August 29, that also injured two other youths.
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Zoning Board of Appeals to hold hearing Sept. 11
ROCKPORT — A neighbor’s appeal of a building permit granted to the town to construct a new library in Rockport Village will be heard Sept. 11 by the Rockport Zoning Board of Appeals.
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new math, special education wings; cafeteria upgrades
BELFAST — It was a momentous day at Belfast Area High School Aug. 26, where supporters gathered to mark the substantial completion of major renovations at the school…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Aug. 9-23.
Dustin A. Hodgdon, 33, of Unity, allowing a minor to operate an ATV in…
BELFAST — A recent "Dungeons and Dragons" tournament at the Game Loft proved that the roughly 45-year-old roleplaying boardgame remains as popular as ever. …
ROCKPORT — A municipal committee in Rockport, along with the…
Three Maine teachers have been announced as state finalists for the 2020 Maine Teacher of the Year, including a local educator.
The finalists were chosen from the 2019 Maine County…
Jacqueline E. Hawes, 89, of Union, died peacefully surrounded by family, on Tuesday, August 27, 2019, at the Sussman House, in Rockport, Maine.
A full obituary and arrangements for a…
Two-system collision on the way
MIDCOAST — With the weather so bright and beautiful this past week, the specter of rain was easy to ignore. But, forecasters are calling for heavy rain tonight, after midnight, and into the…
The bus routes for Regional School Unit 40 for the 2019-2020 school year have been released.
Schools in the district include Medomak Middle School, Medomak Valley High School, Warren…
BELFAST — The following divorces were recently granted in Belfast District Court.
Matthew D. Norwood, of Searsport, and Brittany D. Norwood, of Marion, South Carolina, were married Dec. 18…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Aug. 10-23. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Aug. 10
Gary L. Elwell, 72, of…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Aug. 22-26. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Aug. 23
Joshua S. Foye, 41, of Waldo, was issued a…
THOMASTON — Thomaston voters converged on the polls Tuesday, Aug. 27 to elect one of three declared candidates for the town’s open select board seat.
Replacing Beverly St. Clair, who…
ROCKPORT — The new owners of the former Helm Restaurant in Rockport received permission Aug. 14 from the Rockport Zoning Board of Appeals to reconstruct an old deck and increase the volume of a…
UPDATE: An investigator from the state Fire Marshal’s Office has determined that a garage fire on Central Street, in Camden, was accidental.
The cause of the fire at 24 Central Street,…
ROCKLAND — A Rockland man has filed a lawsuit against the city of Rockland, claiming he was injured when he slipped at the…
ROCKLAND — James J. Flanagan, 84, died peacefully surrounded by his loving family, Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at the Sussman Hospice House in Rockport.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held…
CAMDEN — Camden, Hope, Lincolnville and Rockport town administrators and managers sat for an hour in the office of Audra Caler-Bell this morning, Aug. 27, discussing how to proceed with issues…
THOMASTON — Maxine “Maggie” Lucy Mitchell Beckett, 95, passed away on August 25 following a period of declining health and the ongoing progression of Alzheimer’s dementia.
Maggie was born…
CAMDEN – Almost a year to the day, September 13, 2018, the ground was broken for the new Camden Rockport Middle School. Marybeth Van Keuren from the SAD28 School District and Peter Reynolds,…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from Aug. 19-23 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds…
As the sun rises later in the morning and sets earlier in the evening, it is the sign that summer is coming to an end and the next school year is about to begin. Parents are prepping supplies and…
August has already been a busy month for Rockport’s incoming Town Manager Bill Post, who sat down with this reporter to discuss his past experiences in public government throughout the state,…
CAMDEN — Christine K. Salomon, 85, formerly of Cumberland, RI, died peacefully on August 17, 2019, at her daughter’s home in Camden, ME, surrounded by her family.
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CAMDEN — Christina O. Pierce, 72, widow of David R. Pierce, Sr., died on August 21, 2019 at Harbor Hill in Belfast.
Christina has worked as an EMT for Camden First Aid, served on the Camden…
SPRUCE HEAD — David F. Noyes, 89, loving husband of Barbara Noyes, died peacefully, surrounded by his family, Sunday, August 25, 2019 at the Sussman Hospice House, in Rockport.
A full…
Emily MacCabe, who directed the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife's award-winning "Keeper of the Maine Outdoors" campaign and was recently honored as the northeasts Information and…
ROCKLAND — Ralph E. Rackliff, 79, of Rockland passed away on August 21, 2019. He was born on September 23, 1939 in Bangor, Maine. Ralph was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.
He is predeceased…
THOMASTON — Rebecca Joy (Duff) Leonard , 67, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed on to her eternal reward on August 21, 2019, at the Sussman House.
Born in the Aroostook County…
Judge sets bail at $50,000 cash
ROCKLAND — A 25-year-old man from Connecticut is being held at the Knox County Jail on $50,000 cash bail after he was…
a boy and an old man .... school starting ... a confession
Don and I were out for a night of bar-hopping – septuagenarian/octogenarian style bar-hopping – which involves a drink at one place, a burger at another and home, though one night we really did it…
Meeting tonight
LINCOLNVILLE — Select Board members in Lincolnville will meet at 5 p.m. this evening at the town office to consider a Sept. 9 special town meeting warrant that addresses possibly disposing of land…
ROCKPORT — As the town’s new town manager, Bill Post, gets under way with work, he has issued his first report, Aug…
Meeting tonight
ROCKPORT — Rockport’s Select Board will convene this evening, 7 p.m., to address a full agenda that includes discussion of a proposed $1.5 million capital improvement bond to put before voters in…
Jeanette Lorraine Emeryton, formerly known as Janet Lorraine Roberts, went to live in Heaven with the angels on August 21, 2019 at the age of 76.
Jeanette was born in Maine on April 20,…
ROCKLAND — Madeline E. Shaw, 90, passed away Thursday, August 22, 2019 at Knox Center for Long Term Care, after several years of declining health.
Born in Rockland, February 23, 1929, she…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Aug. 12-19.
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BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Aug. 9-15.
Kevin C. Jewell, 32, of Searsport,…
WALDOBORO – A homeowner of a fixer-upper in Waldoboro who was a few small projects away from completion after more than a year of renovation now must decide whether to start again.
Sunday,…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Aug. 16-20. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Aug. 16
Erica A. Koenig, 65, of Belfast, was issued…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Aug. 2-16. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Aug. 2
Meaghan McKee, 34, of…
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 266 calls for service from Aug. 9-22. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An…
APPLETON — Though the investigation continues into how three people ended up ejected from an all-terrain vehicle in Appleton, Friday, Aug. 23, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office has garnered a few…
The bus routes for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year for Regional School Unit 3 have been released.
The district asks students to be at their stops at least five minutes early.
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ROCKLAND — Henry Rust Sleeper, 88, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on August 17, 2019. He was born in Rockland, December 11, 1930, the son of Cleveland and Dorris (Bradlee)…
