ROCKLAND — Rockland police officer Scott Redmun has been promoted to the rank of patrol sergeant.…
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three opportunities to support the family
SOUTH THOMASTON — Only days after teenager Emily Miller was injured during a hit-and-run incident, the Midcoast community is rallying together to provide financial assistance to the family.
…BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court July 19-25.
Austin Hannington, 26, of Swanville, reckless conduct in Swanville Dec. 8, 2016, $300 fine; operating…
MORRILL — Leslie J. Peters, 76, of Morrill, passed away July 29, 2019 in Bangor.
Arrangements are under the care of Riposta Funeral Home, Belfast.
SEARSPORT — Robert Charles Gendron, 59, of Searsport passed away on July 10, 2019. A memorial mass will be held for him Friday, August 2, at 11 a.m., at St. Francis of Assisi, 81 Court St.…
WALDOBORO — Firefighters worked for several hours to extinguish persistent flames that destroyed a chicken barn in Waldoboro, Wednesday night.
By the time mutual aid from Warren,…
ROCKLAND — The family tree of Sea Goddesses added another branch Wednesday, July 31, as the 72nd annual Maine Lobster Festival crowned its newest royal court.
A couple hundred people…
ROCKLAND — A settlement conference for a South Thomaston woman accused of…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity July 24-28. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
July 25
A Searsmont minor was issued a summons for…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity July 16-29. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
July 16
Tina M. Boutin, 38, of…
‘we were very proud of winning a title for Rockland’
ROCKLAND — Thirty years ago this summer, the Rockland District High School baseball team won the 1989 Class B state championship for the program’s only state championship in the sport.
The…
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro will have a new Town Clerk in place this fall as Eileen Dondlinger submitted her resignation earlier this month.
The position’s opening started being…
The Maine Stone Symposium is well under way on the Boothbay Common. The artists have come from across Maine and from as far away as Japan to create works of art from Maine granite and other…
board member Pete Orne raises questions
CAMDEN — The Five Town CSD School Board, which governs Camden Hills Regional High School, voted 7 to 1 at a special meeting July 29 to pursue a contract with ReVision Energy, of Liberty, to…
Over $3,000 damage done after Oakland man rams bathrooms
BELFAST — An Oakland man was arrested by Belfast Police July 27 after they viewed video footage of a raised truck smashing two downtown port-o-potties on the Front Street side of Armistice Bridge…
ROCKLAND — Lobster Festival organizers started opening day a bit early this year – 5 a.m. to be exact – doing roughly quarter-hour interviews with Zach Blanchard, of NewsCenter Maine.
The…
WINTERPORT — A special municipal election was held in Winterport Tuesday, July 30 with voters electing one person to serve on the Regional School Unit 22 school board and on a referendum question…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from July 15-19.
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ROCKLAND — A memorial service for Charles “Charlie" G. Allen, 69, who died March 30, 2019, will be held Sunday, August 4, at 2 p.m., at the Rockport Opera House.
A reception will be held…
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 163 calls for service from July 18-25. Listed below are a few of the highlights.…
UNION — A motorcyclists was taken to a local hospital, Saturday morning, after driving into a car that was beginning a U-turn on Heald Highway, in Union.
According to the Knox County…
State and federal environmental officials have proposed to use an $800,000 natural resource damage settlement to fund four restoration projects benefiting fish, wildlife and…
Jason William Martin Moody, 40, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 13, 2018. He was born August 30, 1978 in Rockport, Maine, the son of Brenda S. Kurr.…
all three area island schools to have new superintendents
ISLESBORO and NORTH HAVEN — New superintendents are set to be in place at all three area island schools when school resumes for the 2019-2020 school year.
After Vinalhaven Community School…
‘I have a pulse on the community, families and the students that attend both schools’
BELFAST and SWANVILLE — A new principal will be at the helm of East Belfast Elementary School and Kermit Nickerson Elementary School this upcoming academic year.
Regional School Unit 71…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from July 22-26 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds…
town council meeting cancelled
WINTERPORT — A special municipal election will be held in Winterport Tuesday, July 30 with voters able to vote at the Winterport Town Office, located at 44 Main Street from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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CUSHING — Beverly E. Pease, 69, died peacefully, following an extended illness, Thursday, July 18, 2019 at the Sussman Hospice House in Rockport.
Born in Rockland, November 11, 1949, she…
LINCOLNVILLE — Martha Evangeline Wilson McIntosh, 78, died on July 23, 2019, due to respiratory complications, at Pen Bay Medical Center with her husband and daughter at…
ROCKLAND — Marjorie Herrick Blackman Bickmore, 96, passed peacefully into the presence of her Savior on Saturday, July 27, 2019, at Quarry Hill in Camden following an extended period of declining…
STOCKTON SPRINGS — John A. Maddocks,79, passed away July 22, 2019 at Northern Light-EMMC in Bangor, ME. He was born on January 02, 1940 in Monroe, ME. He was the son of Norman and Geneva (Small)…
MORRILL — Eleanor M. (Amsden) Bennett, 97 of Morrill, passed away July 25, 2019 in Belfast. Eleanor was born April 5, 1922 in Jackson, Maine where she grew up. Eleanor attended Morse Memorial…
Updated August 8: The owner of a trailer that became disconnected from a pickup truck on Buttermilk Lane, in South Thomaston, has been charged with operating with an inadequate safety chain/cable…
Flatlanders ..... natives .....family music .....condolences
I like to take a mental trip around town from time to time, riding up and down our roads in my mind, wondering about my neighbors.
How are they doing with another new baby?
And how…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity July 20-26. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
July 20
James C. Pope, 50, of Roseburg, Oregon, was…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity July 10-22. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
July 10
Marshall L. Foster, 40,…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from July 8-15.
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Photo gallery
Camden Photographer John Steele captured the beauty of the sailing season on Penobscot Bay with the full Camden Classics Cup regatta and race, Friday, July 26.
BELFAST — Stanley Moody Butler passed peacefully July 21, 2019, at Harbor Hill Center in Belfast.
He was born August 3, 1927, in Northport, Maine, son of Charles and Marion (Hodgdon) Butler…
‘I have been honored by the trust you all have given me to be part of your musical journey’
CAMDEN — Harvey Curtis has bittersweet feelings about the closing of his longtime business, K2 Music, the popular Camden store at Reny’s Plaza that he owns with his wife, Jody. Harvey wants to…
BELFAST — Winona Elizabeth Robinson Gay, 98, died peacefully, April 4, 2019 at Harbor Hill Nursing Home in Belfast. She was born September 17, 1920 at Dr. Silsby’s private Maternity Hospital in…
Special meeting, July 29, with Revision Energy
Private entities pitch building 2,000,000 kWh solar farm on Camden Hills Regional High School campus
ROCKPORT — The Five Town CSD Board of Directors will convene July 29 to consider a proposal initiated by the private company…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from July 15-19 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.
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Ownership of intertidal zone, industrial pipes at issue
BELFAST — The Norwegian company working to build a large-scale land-based salmon farm in Belfast is facing a second lawsuit filed in Waldo County Unified Court. …
‘That was my jungle’
THOMASTON — To say this season of Discovery Channel’s Naked and Afraid XL challenged Thomaston resident Charlie Frattini is a tremendous understatement.
In fact, the experience,…
ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity July 13 - 21. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person…
The Planning and Development Director [Jeremy Martin] and I met with Coastal Mountains Land Trust and Will Gartley on…
“It really tells us that Rockland is a receptive audience and enthusiastic about recycling right.”
ROCKLAND – Following Rockland’s citywide launch to its single-sort recycling program in June, City officials and ecomaine have been anxious to see the results of the new way of disposing paper,…
BELFAST — A man who pleaded guilty to a charge of knowing and intentional murder in relation to the February 2018 beating death of his 10-year-old stepdaughter at the start of the week is due to…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity July 14-20. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
June 29 (late entry)
Brandon D.…
