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‘Why should I wait to give something away?’
At age 92, Carmine Pecorelli, of Belfast, continues to put others ahead of himself. This time, he is offering a kidney to a fellow graduate of the Citadel, in Charleston, South Carolina. A firm…
Citizens urged to check if they are owed money from utilities, banks and other third parties
The Maine Office of the State Treasurer has received more than $11 million in the form of unclaimed property in the past year, and Mainers are being urged to check whether any of that…
State sets valuations, Knox County
ROCKLAND – Knox County Commissioners, at their regularly scheduled meeting on February, 14, set the county’s 2017 mil rate and interest rates for delinquent taxes. (…
Notice
CAMDEN — Donald H. Morrison, 89, of Camden, passed away on Feb. 15, 2017, at home.
Services are entrusted to Direct Cremation of Maine.
U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded a total of $732,842 in federal funding to three Maine Health…
Waldo County: the third leg of the local property tax stool
WALDO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT SESSION FEBRUARY 1, 2017
PRESENT: Commissioners…
Obituary
ROCK PORT, Mo. — Marie E. Hurtig, 69, of Rock Port, Mo., passed away on the morning of Feb. 13, 2017. Born in Union on Jan. 22, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Elizabeth Blake…
Midcoast can expect 8 to 12 inches of heavy snow overnight
GRAY — The National Weather Service has upgraded Tuesday’s winter storm watch to a winter storm warning, with heavy snow, which remains in effect from noon today through 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 16…
Plows in the night .... a lamp lit ....... love life of foxes
It was a blizzard, wasn’t it? Finally, after all the scary predictions of a “big one” coming, predictions that inevitably fizzled out, we got a good old-fashioned, all night and all day…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Feb. 4-10. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Feb. 4
Leon M. Annis, 64, of Morrill,…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court and Rockland District Court from Jan. 9-Feb. 3.
…
ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity Jan. 27-Feb.1. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 161 calls for service from Jan. 31-Feb. 7. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…
Capitol watch
A bill by Sen. Dave Miramant, D-Camden, would create a state bank to conduct the state’s financial business in the interest of Mainers, not corporate shareholders, according to a news…
Obituary
BELFAST – Andrew Shane Jewell, 51, passed away unexpectedly on Feb. 6, 2017, at his home in Belfast. He was born at Waldo County General Hospital on May 3, 1965, to Charles A. and Barbara L.…
Notice
THOMASTON – Lewis T. Carmichael Jr., 71, husband of Roberta Winslow Carmichael, died unexpectedly on Feb. 13, 2017, at his home.
No funeral services will be held. A graveside service will…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Jan. 28 - Feb. 10. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Jan. 28
Brendon J. McKeen…
BELFAST — The following Unified Criminal Court cases were closed in Waldo County from Feb 3-9.
Jeffrey S. Hodgdon, 59, of Lincolnville, unlawful possession of a scheduled drug in…
Zach Fowler, of Appleton, spent 87 days alone to win a cool half-million dollars from the History Channel. Now that it's all said and done he can talk about all the secrets he was not allowed to…
To discuss Wednesday, 1 p.m.
With another snowstorm on the horizon, the Rockport Select Board will be meeting at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 15, to talk about the proposal by a small group of Rockport citizens to buy property…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Jan. 30 - Feb. 10.
Belfast
Laurie Cleghorn…
ROCKLAND — A Troy woman has been indicted on manslaughter charges relating to the January death of her infant son.
Miranda Hopkins, 31, came to the attention of law…
Good cheer prevails at Camden Snow Bowl
CAMDEN SNOW BOWL — With snow gently falling over Tobogganville, Hosmer Pond and Ragged Mountain, spirits were running high, as were the top speeds of the competing teams of the 27th annual…
CAMDEN — Firefighters from four towns — Camden, Hope, Lincolnville and Rockport — responded to a report of a structure fire in Camden early Saturday morning, Feb. 11, but the damage was quickly…
Knox County Emergency Management Director Ray Sisk is asking Monday afternoon that everybody get off the roads and stay off the roads to allow plow crews to do their jobs.
"Visibility is so…
The Coast Guard urges mariners and residents in Maine and New Hampshire to stay off the water as the heavy weather…
Obituary
APPLETON — Frank A. Leigher, 82, of Appleton, passed away peacefully on Feb. 6, 2017, at the Homestead in Owls Head. Frank was born in Appleton on Oct. 19, 1934, to Carolyn (Fish) and Aubert…
NORTHPORT — Winterfest and U.S. National Toboggan Championships revelers descended on the Point Lookout Resort and Conference Center in Northport on Feb. 10, to celebrate the third annual Fire…
Blizzard Alert! Stock up on milk and bread
OK, so here's the deal: We are expecting a fair amount of snow, some wind and possible power outages. We are not meteorologists, so don't expect a lot more info on the weather. Tune in to your…
Obituary
CUSHING – Lynda E. Matson, 76, died Feb. 3, 2017, surrounded by loving family, following an extended illness, at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Born in Camden on April 26, 1940, she was…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Jan. 30 - Feb. 5. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Jan. 30
Ryan M. Beck, 40, of…
Cancellations, parking bans, postponements
While hurricane-force winds may pummel the Gulf of Maine tonight and tomorrow, Feb. 12 and 13, the Penobscot Bay region is expected to get lots of snow and wind, and the National Weather Service…
ROCKLAND — The Knox County grand jury met for two days this week and indicted eight individuals, including a sealed indictment pending an…
2017 Toboggan Nationals
CAMDEN – All the eyes of the tobogganing world are turned to the Camden Snow Bowl this weekend as the 27th annual U.S. Toboggan Nationals take off like a rocket down the chute. There’s plenty of…
The Knox County Sheriff's Office responded to 303 calls for service for the period of Jan. 22-28. An arrest or summons does not constitute a…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Jan. 30-Feb. 3.
…
CAMDEN — Camden police reported the following activity from Jan. 4-28. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty…
Obituary
CAMDEN — Dorothy Keller Hibbert, 93, died Feb. 5, 2017, at Windward Gardens in Camden after several months of declining health. Born in Rockland on May 20, 1923, she was the daughter of Jenness…
GRAY — Snow accumulations are expected to reach 8 to 12 inches today and tonight, with snow already falling in Camden and the Midcoast. School Thursday was canceled Wednesday night around the…
Camden is looking for a few good citizens to be part of the search for the town's next town manager.
“The board will begin the search at the end of the month and we are asking interested…
Judge raises bail of woman during court appearance
ROCKLAND — A man and woman were arrested Sunday morning, Feb. 5, after Rockland police and Knox County Sheriff Office deputies responded to a…
Toboggan Nationals on schedule for Feb. 10-12 weekend; Chenier concert rescheduled
CAMDEN — Following on the heels of Tuesday's snow and sleet that left a crusty coating of ice atop the white stuff, the National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Thursday, Feb…
Obituary
DAMARISCOTTA — Joseph A. “Joe” Weber Jr., 71, passed away Feb. 2, 2017, in his sleep, from cancer, at Cove's Edge in Damariscotta. In recent years he had health setbacks, but always overcame them…
ROCKLAND — The Knox County Sheriff’s Office held its annual employee recognition banquet Feb. 4 at The Landings restaurant in Rockland.…
Obituary
CAMDEN — Leonard Owen Lookner, 76, passed away peacefully and unexpectedly in his sleep at his Camden home on Feb. 5, 2017. Leonard was a vibrant, irreverent and colorful man, and his passing…
Obituary
WALDOBORO — Jon Michael Alspaugh, 57, of Waldoboro, died Jan. 22, 2017.
Jon was born in Lansing, Mich., on Jan. 4, 1960, to Richard and Mary Ann (Sweeney) Alspaugh.
Jon was in the U.…
Obituary
FRANKFORT — Conrad Anderson, 86, of Frankfort, passed away on Feb. 2, 2017. Conrad was born April 22, 1930, in Holden, Mass., to Carl A. and Jeanette (Ward) Anderson.
Conrad graduated from…
Notice
CAMDEN — Dorothy Keller Hibbert, 93, of Camden, died Feb. 5, 2017, at Windward Gardens in Camden. A complete obituary will be published later.
Calling hours will be held Saturday, Feb. 18,…
Take it slow
The snow pack has iced the roads since early this morning, Feb. 7, and all day there have been crashes, most of them in Camden. One Cadillac got hung up on a rock, another vehicle slid into a tree…
