Does anyone else think Daylight Savings Time has been coming sooner in the spring and lasting longer in the fall? It’s still winter, the Spring Equinox a week away.

 I don’t like it,…

WATERTOWN — Melinda Carina Roberts, 23, passed away on Friday, March 9 th , 2018. Born February 1st, 1995 at Fort Riley, Kansas, she was the daughter of Stephen R. and Annette W. Roberts. She…

ROCKLAND — Your friend, our father, Alvah passed away on March 7, 2018 from complications of health maladies. Alvah completed 89 years of an extremely active and satisfying life. He enjoyed people…

MIDCOAST — Monday has the hint of spring — warm sunshine, melting snow. Tuesday, however, is going to be a different story. So will Wednesday. And the cancellations are already filtering through…

Otto Howard “Pat” Bowden, 96, passed away on March 5, 2018, in Rockport, Maine, with his loving wife of 70 years by his side.

A longtime resident of Warren, Pat was born…

CAMDEN – First responders who saved the lives of a severely injured middle school student and a man who had overdosedwere formally recognized…

BROOKS — Anthony A. Collins, 56, of Brooks passed away unexpectedly at his home on March 8, 2018. He was born on May 14, 1961 in Guilford the son of Harry and Joyce (Austin) Collins.

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SWANVILLE — Dorothy A. (Thomas) Small, 75 of Swanville, passed away March 9, 2018 at her home surrounded by family.

She was born on June 18, 1942, the daughter of Linwood and Frances (Moody…

ROCKLAND — An Owls Head woman who was already free on bail after being charged with theft and negotiating a worthless instrument, was…

As a result of the continued investigation into the March 9 shooting on Clark’s Cove Road in Walpole, Angela Lemire, 39, of Walpole was taken into custody and charged with Domestic Violence…

Daylight saving time 2018 in Maine will begin at 2 a.m., March 11. In order to Spring Forward, we have to set the clocks ahead one hour tonight. The whole country will go…

One person was being treated at Maine Medical Center in Portland after being shot in Walpole Friday, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Lt. Brendan Kane said Saturday.

The injuries are non-life-…

ROCKLAND – Rockland’s City Hall is looking to update its Wall of Fame, the pictures that line the hallway at the entrance to the building. Amateur historian and Rockland Historical Society board…

ROCKLAND – The American Red Cross held a blood drive at the American Legion Post 1 on Thursday, February 22. Winter months are particularly hard on blood drives as the winter weather can cause…

CAMDEN — Camden police reported the following activity from Feb. 4-28. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

At Watershed School, it all starts with a conversation. Listening to understand, responding to others, disagreeing and agreeing, finding a path forward together- this is the Watershed Way. In…

Ann Matlack, of St. George, has submitted her nomination papers to run for House District 92. Matlack filed her papers March 6 with the Secretary of State's Office. She is a Democrat.…

ROCKLAND — A man from Union who was arrested March 2 at the Knox County Sheriff’s Office after he turned himself in on an outstanding…

CAMDEN — Given the heavy March 8 snowfall, the Camden Snow Bowl is opening the mountain and starting the lifts Friday, from noon to 6 p.m., and again on Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The meteorologists were correct: The Midcoast got, and is still getting, a heavy deposit of snow. All day March 8, bands of snow have been falling across the region, with a winter storm warning…

ROCKPORT — The MSAD #28/Five Town CSD school safety forum scheduled for Thursday, March 8 has been postponed due to inclement weather.

Communication on the new date for the forum will be…

ROCKLAND — The City of Rockland is continuing an emergency parking ban due to the March 8 snow event. Parking of any vehicles upon all of the city streets, or municipal parking lots from 3 p.m.…

ISLESBORO — When Annika Rogers fastens her snowshoes to her sneakers and steps into the winter air, her legs swing into action and her mind slows down. Adjusting earbuds and turning up the music,…

SOUTH THOMASTON – Six months after a Buttermilk Lane resident halted his burning car near a tree in front of his house, another vehicle burst into flames on the same property. This time, fire…

MIDCOAST — With a storm filling the region with snow, government, businesses and organizations have made  scheduling adjustments.

Postponements and cancellations can be emailed to…

Nomination papers for the Tuesday, June 12, 2018 election of the municipal officers are now available at the Lincolnville Town Office, at 493 Hope Road.

Nomination papers must be returned…

The Restorative Justice Project of the Midcoast (RJP) is seeking stable, compassionate, and resourceful volunteers to become mentors. Mentors provide guidance to juveniles and adults who are…

Game wardens are investigating the death of a Greenville man found dead this morning in Moosehead Lake. The body of Matthew Dubien, age 46, was found in open water this morning near Hartford’s…

CASTINE — Maine Maritime Academy President William J. Brennan announced that Maritime Administrator, Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby, USN, Ret. will deliver the college's Commencement address on Saturday…

As we round the corner into spring, despite the nor’easter, we are getting closer and closer to breaking ground on the new school. We are very busy preparing for that moment, and we feel a mixture…

ROCKLAND – Ronald L. Duswald, Sr., 70, passed away peacefully March 6, 2018, at the Sussman House in Rockport following a brief illness.

Born in Rockland, November 28, 1947, he was the son…

AUGUSTA — Maine State Senate President Mike Thibodeau, R-Waldo, said he is glad to see that Governor Paul LePage is taking a personal interest in the case of murdered 10-year-old Marissa…

ROCKLAND – Plastic bags and Styrofoam containers were again the topic of discussion March 5 with the Rockland City Council, which is deliberating ordinance amendments to regulate and outright ban…

ROCKLAND — Rockland Police Officer Addison Cox was recently recognized by Chief Bruce Boucher with the department’s Meritorious Award for…

WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 200 calls for service from Feb. 27-March 6. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest…

The Midcoast School of Technology, in Rockland, has named its February Students of the Month.  They are:

Kylie Farnham, Senior, Oceanside High School

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ROCKLAND — The attorney for a 19-year-old South Thomaston woman charged with manslaughter in connection with a May 2017 car crash that…

The City of Rockland is declaring a snow emergency parking ban. This ban prohibits parking of any vehicles upon all of the city streets, or municipal parking lots from 9 a.m., Wednesday,…

ROCKPORT — The Safety Forum being hosted by the MSAD #28/Five Town CSD school districts on Thursday March 8th at 6:30 p.m. at the high school, will be held as planned. If there is power, the event…

Ginger was born in Morrill, Maine on April 11, 1946 to Frank and Nadine (Thompson) Brown.

Ginger lost her long courageous battle to Parkinson's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia on March 6,…

 The Midcoast chapter of League of Women Voters is carrying out voter registration work locally to help high school and college students register to vote for the first time.  League…

An investigation under way into an alleged March 3 assault at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset has led to one arrest. 

The assault allegedly occurred at about 12:04 p.m. Saturday…

AUGUSTA – House Majority Leader Erin Herbig, D-Belfast, will introduce legislation during a public hearing before the Legislature's Education and Cultural Affairs Committee Wednesday to spur…

SEARSPORT — Searsport school staff and students are planning to wear blue on Wednesday, March 7, to both raise awareness about child abuse, and in remembrance of 10-year-old Marissa…

A Unity man has been arrested in connection with the state’s fourth meth lab of the year.

On Monday evening, March 5, MDEA agents from the Midcoast District Task Force and the Waldo Sheriff…

Following a two-month investigation, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency said five members of the same family have been arrested for importing and selling fentanyl in the Midcoast.

Those…

ROCKPORT – Camden Police and the Knox County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a March 6 incident whereby a Camden Hills Regional High School student allegedly took a weapon onto school…

MIDCOAST — As the winds from the powerful weekend storm finally simmer down, and clouds dissipate, another storm is bearing down. The Midcoast is under a winter storm warning, as the next system…

Otto H. “Pat” Bowden, Jr., 96, died March 5, 2018 at the Sussman House in Rockport.  Friends are welcome to join the family for a time of visitation from 5 to 7 p.m. March 10, …