Rockport Officer Chris Taylor, assisted by Rockport Fire Chief Jason Peasley, successfully administered Narcan to a male overdose victim in Rockport shortly after 10 a.m., Feb. 22.
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Harbor Master to conduct fish pier cost analysis
ROCKLAND –The Rockland fish pier needs a lot of work. Of interest is replacing the asphalt deck with concrete to make it less porous and longer lasting. Also of interest are electrical system…
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 129 calls for service from Feb. 6-13. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or summons…
Susie Rae Gelo, 29, of Belfast, and her unborn baby boy, Thaddius Royce Springer, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, February 20.
Susie was a loving mother who was…
Question of whether it is even necessary
ROCKLAND – An application by the Pen Bay and River Pilots Association to have an area of Rockland Harbor classified as a federal anchorage site is still being deliberated, according to a…
Elena A. (Collamore) McIntyre, 69, of Rockland, passed away on January 3, 2018 at home with her family by her side, under the care of her daughter and medical staff. She was born on August…
Joel M. Fisk, 90, passed away with his loving family by his side at his daughter’s home in Rockport on February 18, 2018. A private graveside service will be held at a later date with a…
Meeting tonight: Agenda includes Opera House masonry repairs, kayak racks, Arey Ave. discontinuation
CAMDEN — The committee tasked with setting municipal policy for where and how recreational marijuana can be sold will present this evening its own proposed mission when it meets with the Camden…
Sunday a record-breaker for ticket sales and rentals
CAMDEN — The three-to-five or more inches of snow that graced the Camden Snow Bowl Saturday night added just enough new cover to transform Ragged Mountain into outstanding Sunday and Monday skiing…
BELFAST — The brown building just off Congress Street, home to the Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center (MCRRC), is nondescript and gets little notice. Few giving much thought to the…
Local Berniecrats (Maine), a division of Bernie Sanders' "Our Revolution" movement representing all of Maine, has officially endorsed Sean Faircloth for governor in this year's election.
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BELFAST — A protest was held in Belfast, on the corner of High and Main streets, on Sunday, Feb 18. Indivisible Waldo and the Peace and Justice Group of Waldo County cosponsored a…
Feb. 20 meeting
ROCKLAND – Representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard will meet with the Rockland Harbor Management Commission, at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 20, in City Hall chambers for a question and answer session…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Feb. 9-16. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
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A boy who attends Lincoln Academy in Newcastle has been charged with terrorizing, a Class D misdemeanor, after he allegedly made threating comments to other students during school on Thursday Feb…
BELFAST — Roberta (Boothby) McLellan, 79, widow of Edward McLellan, died on Friday, February 9, 2018 at the Sussman House in Rockport. Born on November 15, 1938 in Lincoln, she was the…
BELFAST — Bruce Wayne Chandler, 73, of Swanville, died on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Waldo County General Hospital. Born in Winterport on September 13, 1944, he was the son of Bernard D…
John (Jack) Aldridge Coffin, 83, died unexpectedly on February 16, 2018 at his home on Islesboro. He was born September 29, 1934 in Lewiston, lived his early years in Auburn, and graduated from…
Camden board endorses plan to outfit chairlifts to haul bikes up the hill
CAMDEN — Either this summer or next summer — it wasn’t completely decided — the double chairlift at the Camden Snow Bowl, which goes partially up Ragged Mountain, may likely be outfitted with…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Feb. 4-16. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
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WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 164 calls for service from Jan. 30-Feb.6. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Feb. 5-9.
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Decision anticipated at Feb. 26 board meeting
The Board of Directors of the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority is seeking public comment regarding the proposed seasonal weekend expansion of…
‘We’re trying to be good stewards of taxpayer money, because we all pay taxes’
BELFAST — With the Nov. 2018 Election Day eight-plus months away, the competition for the Waldo County Sheriff seat is already underway, with both candidates taking to social media…
WALDOBORO — The Waldoboro Police Department are warning motorists who travel on Rt. 220/ Washington Road North of roofing nails on the road,…
The Portland Museum of Art is thrilled to announce that it has received a major gift of works by American icon Winslow Homer through the…
UNION — Barbara Calderwood Moody, 86, passed away peacefully with her loved ones by her side on February 15, 2018 in Augusta, Maine. Barbara was born in Appleton, Maine on November 19th, 1931 to…
ROCKLAND - The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce held its Business After Hours at 250 Main Street on February 15. The new hotel's lobby overflowed with people who enjoyed…
BELFAST — Marty Weaver, 77 of Belfast passed away February 13, 2018 in Bangor. Marty was a woman of incredible energy, enthusiasm, intelligence and resilience. She will be sorely missed.
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NEW YORK CITY — Three Midcoast area chefs and one Belfast restaurant have been named semifinalists for 2018 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef awards, the foundation announced on Thursday…
TRESCOTT, UPDATE — State Police today arrested a Whiting man they had been looking for for three days and charged him with multiple felonies, according to a media release from…
Washburn and Doughty in East Boothbay to get the contract
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Transportation sent a Notice of Intent to Award an $8.8 million contract for the construction of a new Maine State Ferry Service vessel to…
In business with the sun
MONROE — When Eric and Alison Rector learned last January that a “Bomb Cyclone” was blasting much of New England and pummeling the Maine coast, the couple was on vacation in Mexico. They…
BELFAST — Georgie M. (Curtis) Button, 76, of Belfast died on February 15, 2018 at Tallpines. She was born on April 18, 1941 in Belfast the daughter of Charles and Helen (Flanders) Curtis.
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From Augusta
AUGUSTA – The Maine House unanimously passed a resolution sponsored by Rep. Mick Devin, D-Newcastle, asking President Trump to exclude Maine from any future…
ROCKPORT— Rockport police reported the following activity Jan. 21-Feb. 2. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven…
HARRINGTON – The body of 62-year old Delbert Caler of Harrington was discovered this morning by a local fisherman working with Maine Marine Patrol to locate the shellfish harvester, missing since…
AUGUSTA – In respect for the victims of the tragic school shooting in Florida on Wednesday, February 14, Governor Paul R. LePage has directed the United States flag and the State of Maine flag…
In December, Erik Carlson pulled the plug on his fledgling wood pellet business due to high electrical costs. Carlson, a certified forester and logger for two decades, began a journey in 2016 he…
Ruth Ann Riley, 75, went to her heavenly home on February 13th, 2018 with her loving family by her side after a battle with multiple health issues. Ruth Ann was born on November 11th, 1942 in…
ROCKLAND — Rockland police have concluded…
Many, many more organized public conversations to follow
ROCKLAND – It all comes down to this: When Yachting Solutions finally obtained grant money to fund the expansion project they’d been approved for in 2008, they offered the City a chance to add…
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency said four people were arrested Tuesday night on Verona Island, near Bucksport, and charged with selling crack cocaine and heroin. MDEA was assisted during the…
James P. Francomano has been hired as the Midoast Regional Planning Commission’s executive director. The commission,…
Rockland, Rockport, Thomaston, South Thomaston, Camden respond
ROCKLAND — The cause of a fire that dislocated seven people in an apartment complex in Rockland has been ruled accidental.
Rockland Firefighters and the State Fire Marshal’s Office ended…
ROCKLAND — Marjorie A. Wooster, 53 of Rockland, passed away February 7, 2018 in Portland. Arrangements are under the care of Direct Cremation of Maine, Belfast.
Hope Anne (Seekins) (Kimball) Boes, age 51, died unexpectedly February 12, 2018 near her home in Sikeston, Missouri.
She was born September 24, 1966 the daughter of Clifford and Harriett…
UNION — Ruth Ann Riley, 75, of Union, Maine passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side on February 13th, 2018 in Portland, Maine. A memorial Service is planned for Ruth on Saturday…
KNOX COUNTY — Matthew Collins is the Employer Outreach Director for the Maine Committee of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, (ESGR). ESGR is a volunteer centered Dept. of Defense funded…
ROCKPORT — Hearts bloomed all over Rockport Village sometime in the wee hours before dawn on St. Valentine’s Day. The secret hearts remain so, but we will let them know that their gesture cheered…
