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CAMDEN — Ronna L. Emery, 67, of Camden, peacefully left us on a beautiful summer morning Monday, July 8, 2019 at the Sussman House in Rockport. 

A complete obituary will be published later…

CLINTON — The Rev. George Darling died peacefully at home June 17, 2019, after a long struggle with bone marrow cancer, his wife and daughters by his side.

A memorial service will be held…

From Washington D.C.

U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) joined a bipartisan group of Senators in cosponsoring legislation introduced by Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Rob Portman (R-OH) to establish a new memorial to…

ROCKLAND- The following deeds were recorded from June 24-28 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.

CALAIS and ROCKLAND -— Alfreda Louise Blood, 80, passed away Friday, July 5, 2019 at the North Street Bridge Home in Calais.

Alfreda has joined her husband Larry Blood; father and mother…

From Augusta

AUGUSTA  — The National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) has inducted Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap as its Eastern Region Vice President, to serve a one-year term through July 2020.…

Mid-Coast Solid Waste has begun a construction project on the active cell in the landfill. This project will cause closures and delays that will alter the hours of operation of the landfill only.…

SOUTH THOMASTON — Gary Mills, age 63, passed away on Monday, June 24, 2019, at his residence in South Thomaston, Maine.

Born to Maude Ann Nelson and Lawrence John Mills on April 28th, 1956…

In its ongoing mission to cultivate curiosity, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will host educator and nature photographer Samuel Jaffe and The Caterpillar Lab, July 25-29. Jaffe, who has been…

ST. GEORGE — In the early morning of July 6, 2019, Valerie Joan Harjula, beloved wife, grandmother, aunt and friend, succumbed after a valiant battle with cancer.

Born on June 14, 1945 in…

APPLETON — Kenneth William Sanderson, 59, of Appleton, died on Friday, July 5, 2019 at the Sussman House in Rockport.  

Born in Watertown, New York, on January 7, 1960, he was the son of…

CHINA — Gary Clancy, 68, noted guitarist, producer and teacher, husband of Dara Sorchini Clancy, died following an extended illness, Tuesday, June 18, 2019, at his home.

Friends and…

ROCKLAND — Scott A. Lachance, 62, passed away unexpectedly after a lengthy illness, Thursday, July 4, 2019 at Pen Bay Medical Center surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Rockland,…

WALDOBORO — Wayne R. Harvey, 66, passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at his daughters home with his loving family by his side. Wayne was born in Damariscotta, ME on December 29, 1952 to parents…

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The grass is always greener, they say, on the other side of the fence. Especially when the side you’re standing on is clogging up with troubles – money, love, kids, job. What other troubles are…

CAMDEN — Katherine M. deRochemont, 60, died Saturday, June 29, 2019 at the Sussman Hospice House, in Rockport, of complications from diabetes.

A complete obituary and memorial service…

WARREN — Emily-Anne Olive Ross, lovingly anticipated angel of Montell ‘Monty’ III and Amber Ross, graced this world for 17 minutes on Monday, July 1, 2019. She was born weighing 10.2 ounces and…

WALDOBORO — The State Fire Marshal’s Office will be sifting through the remaining half of a building in Waldoboro that caught fire early Sunday morning, reducing Route 1 to one lane and…

SOUTH THOMASTON – Bree Burns owns and operates McLoon’s Lobster Shack at 315 Island Road, at the end of…

Special meeting July 8

LINCOLNVILLE — The board of selectmen in Lincolnville is convening a special meeting at 6 p.m., July 8, at the Lincolnville Central School to possibly sign a two-year contract with North East…

One firefighter treated and released from hospital

CAMDEN — A fire that significantly damaged a waterfront home in Camden, and sent one Rockport firefighter to the hospital to be evaluated, has been attributed to a lightning strike.

Help set agendas, keep minutes

ROCKPORT — The Select Board in Rockport meets Monday, July 8, to again take up the annual task of reappointing and appointing citizen volunteers to various committees, which the board had tabled…

CAMDEN — A Camden man was seriously injured just before 6 a.m., July 7, on John Street in Camden when the sedan he was driving hit a ditch between the intersection of Pearl Street and Route 1,…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity June 20 - July 1. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. 

June 20

Sara Ross, 23, of…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity June 28 - July 4. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

June 28

Dalton N. Hines, 28, of Belfast, was…

APPLETON — Kenneth William Sanderson, 59, husband of Elizabeth (Giley) Sanderson, died on Friday, July 5, 2019, at the Sussman House, in Rockport. 

A complete obituary will be published…

ROCKLAND — A Camden man who is accused of beating and trying to strangle a woman, has been…

ROCKLAND — Constance ‘Connie’ Ross Painter, 94, died peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, Thursday, July 4, 2019 at her home at Bartlett Woods Retirement Community, in Rockland.

A…

APPLETON — Richard J. Lavway, 50, of Appleton, died on Thursday, July 4, 2019 at his home.

A complete obituary will be published later. 

Condolences may be shared with the family at…

CAMDEN — Camden police reported the following activity from June 1 - 30. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a…

‘I am excited to become a part of that tight knit community’

ROCKPORT — Camden-Rockport Elementary School assistant principal Shawna Kurr is leaving the Rockport-based school this summer to climb the administrative ranks. 

At a June 25 school board…

Neighbors dispute code enforcement officer’s decision

ROCKLAND — Leith and Suzanne MacDonald, who own property on Talbot Ave., in Rockland, have filed an administrative appeal with the Rockland Zoning Board of Appeals concerning a June decision made…

ROCKPORT — The board of directors at Mid-Coast Solid Waste Corp., the nonprofit organization that…

CAMDEN — A town has rarely been so filled as Camden was July 4, 2019 downtown, and along all sides of the harbor. By 7:30 p.m., the lawns in front of the Camden Public Library and sweeping down to…

MONTVILLE — At 5:38 p.m., July 3,, the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a aircraft down at the Hidden Valley Camp in Montville. 

ISLESBORO - Islesboro Public Safety Director Fred Porter reports the following activity in June for the Islesboro Police Department. The department received or responded to 57 calls for service,…

Fourth of July celebrations are right around the corner and with the weather forecast looking great, one may want to check out local Independence Day activities. 

From parades and 5K races…

CAUSE OF CRASH IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION

CAMDEN — 

BEAUMONT, CA — A graveside service for Edna Leone York, 103, formerly of Lincolnville, ME, who died on February 12, 2019, will be held Tuesday, July 9, at 11 a.m., at Hill Cemetery, Vancycle Road…

CAMDEN — Knowlton Street, in Camden, will be closed to through traffic, Monday, July 8, for the day.

A detour through school property will be available should someone turn down Knowlton…

ROCKPORT — Rockport is asking citizens to locate and identify trees in town that are affected by the brown tail moth invasion.

After finding those trees, visit …

SOUTH THOMASTON — Gary L. Mills, 63, died Monday, June 24, 2019 at his residence.

A graveside service will be held Wednesday, July 10, at 10 a.m.,at Village Cemetery, Dublin Rd., in South…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity June 23-28. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. 

June 23

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court June 21-27.

Deven Anderson, 27, of Bangor,…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity June 22-28. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. 

June 22

ROCKPORT — The Rockport Fire Department was busy July 2, more so with a violent mid-afternoon thunderstorm, and fielded enough calls to break their normal three-call string of events into a four-…

MIDCOAST — A sudden and violent storm crossed from the west through a region that spanned Northport to Rockland, Owls Head and South Thomaston, downing a few trees and wires and sending drainage…

HOPE — Joel Edward Morse, 81, of Hope, died on Sunday, June 30, 2019, at Woodland Memory Care in Rockland from complications of dementia.

Born on October 3, 1937 in Camden, he was the son…

BELFAST — A Belfast man was sentenced to four years in prison with all but nine months suspended after pleading guilty to possession of sexually explicit material of…