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WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 117 calls for service from Jan. 17-24. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or summons…

ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity Jan. 17-26. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a crime…

BELFAST — The following Unified Criminal Court cases were closed in Waldo County from Jan. 13-26.

Scott A. Hall, 29, of Belfast, violating conditions of release in Belfast…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Jan. 16-27.

Belfast

Karen M. Degraff, Karen M.…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Jan. 25-30. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Jan. 25

Kylee M. Gordon, 24, of…

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THOMASTON — George A Prentiss Jr., 53, lost his battle with cancer on Jan. 26, 2017, with his family at his side, at the Sussman House in Rockport.

He was born Jan. 30, 1963, to George A.…

BELFAST — A group of residents quickly gathered at the Belfast Municipal Airport Sunday morning, Jan. 29, to declare firm support for the U.S. residents with green cards and refugees from Muslim…

ROCKLAND — A Warren man pleaded guilty Jan. 26 to aggravated criminal mischief and theft for his involvement in the intentional sinking of a…

Obituary

OWLS HEAD – Vada M. Rackliff, 99-1/2, left planet earth on Jan. 24, 2017, straight into the arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ and her new home, Heaven. She was surrounded by her family and loved…

Obituary

Larry K. Olsen, 83, died Jan. 20, 2017, at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta. He was the husband of the late Elizabeth E. (Feyler) Olsen.

Larry was born Jan. 17, 1934, in Berkeley,…

Obituary

BELFAST - Rena C. Littlefield, 88, passed away on Jan. 27, 2017, at Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast. Born in Exeter, Maine to the late Leon and Ferne Crosby, she spent most of her…

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LINCOLNVILLE — Wallace E. "Wally" O'Brien, 77, husband of Diane R. O'Brien, died Jan. 29, 2017, at his home in Lincolnville, with this family by his side.

A complete obituary will be…

From Augusta

Rep. Owen Casas, I-Rockport, sits on the Maine Legislature’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee. He explains the new law governing recreational marijuana that goes into effect today, Jan. 30…

Changing landscape on southwesterly side of Rockport Village

ROCKPORT — A busy corner on Route 1 is poised for a major transformation, as ideas percolate among the landowners who have purchased key properties at the south end of Rockport Village known as…

CAMDEN — Meg Quijano spends her summers operating the Smiling Cow retail store in downtown Camden. On Jan. 21, she joined an estimated more than 1 million other women in the nation's capital to…

Rosey and the Rt. 17 Ramblers will start your week off right with only the best in music. No strangers to the show, the Rt. 17 Ramblers were voted Maine's Best Country/Western Band in 2016.

Maine Attorney General’s office investing alleged health care fraud

ROCKLAND — A former supervisor at the Trade Winds Inn was arrested Jan. 26 for alleged theft of more than $250,000 from the health club after …

SEARSMONT (Jan. 28, 10 p.m.) — Sarah Adolphsen of Searsmont confirmed Saturday night that their family dog, a 6-month-old German shepherd named Haven, was found deceased late in the afternoon,…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded at the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Dec. 29 - Jan. 13.

Belfast

National…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Jan. 12-26. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Jan. 12

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Jan. 14-27. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Jan. 14

BELFAST — A Searsport woman has been hit with a slew of charges following her Jan. 24 arrest.

Astin L. Merry, 31, first came to the attention of law enforcement when a…

Obituary

ROCKPORT – Patricia G. Kelly, 77, died peacefully on Jan. 25, 2017, surrounded by her family, at Windward Gardens in Camden, following a brief illness.

Born May 2, 1939, in St. Georges,…

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VINALHAVEN — Jean Kelwick McDonald, 85, widow of John C. McDonald, died Jan. 24, 2017, at her home on Vinalhaven.

A complete obituary will be published later and services will be announced…

Obituary

KNOX - James A. Waterman Sr., 92, of Knox, passed away on Jan. 25, 2017, at Maine General Hospital in Augusta.

James was born in Belfast on Jan. 10, 1925, the youngest son of Blanche…

Obituary

BELFAST - James L. “Jim” DeGraff died Jan. 26, 2017, at home in Belfast, after an 11-year battle against cancer. He was born the son of Laurence and Isabelle DeGraff on Feb. 9, 1933.

Jim…

Camden-Rockport Middle School...

CAMDEN — For the second year in a row, Greyson Orne, a seventh-grade student at Camden-Rockport Middle School, has won the school’s competition in the National Geographic Bee and a chance at a $50…

Obituary

WASHINGTON — Steven E. Rhodes, 53, of Washington, passed away on Jan. 23, 2017, at his home. Steven was born May 2, 1963, in Mildenhall, England, to Lincoln and Moody Attaway Rhodes.

Steve…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Jan. 16-20.

Beth Ward steps into leadership position at Ragged Mountain

CAMDEN — The Camden Snow Bowl’s general manager, Landon Fake, submitted his resignation to the town late in the afternoon, Jan. 26. Fake confirmed his resignation Jan. 27.

“Yesterday I…
Town grants approval, licenses for Cold Toes Tacos, Sidecountry Sports

CAMDEN — Sidecountry Sports and Cold Toes Tacos received approval to set up shop at the Camden Snow Bowl this weekend. While the…

Maine State Sen. Dave Miramant (D-Camden) will be our guest on Friday's Chris Wolf Show. Miramant will update us on what's happening in the State Legislature as they begin a new session. He was…

Meeting tonight, after executive session

CAMDEN — The Camden Zoning Board of Appeals granted both Brian Beggarly and Andrew Dailey special exceptions last night, Jan. 25, to operate their respective businesses — Cold Toes Tacos and…

Obituary

Granville Miller, born Nov. 4, 1930, went gently into that good night on Jan. 24, 2017, to be with his "Best Buddy.” Granville grew up in the South Warren area and later in life moved to Belfast…

WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 127 calls for service from Jan. 9-17. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…

The Knox County Sheriff's office received 259 calls for service from January to 1-7. Some of the calls responded to included agency assists…

ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity Jan. 7-15. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

Jan. 30, Feb. 1, 7 and 9

Over the next two weeks, the Rockport Select Board…

Obituary

MORRILL - Christine (Buzzell) Sprague, 84, of Morrill, passed away on Jan. 21, 2017, in Belfast. She was born in Belfast on Sept. 26, 1932, to Arthur and Grace (Thompson) Buzzell.

She worked…

Service notice

WASHINGTON - Funeral services for Steven Rhodes and his son, Isaac Rhodes, both of Washington, who passed away on Jan. 23, 2017, will be held on Saturday, Jan. 28. at 11 a.m. at South Liberty…

Obituary

MORRILL — Katherine Trull-Martin, 60, of Morrill, passed comfortably on Jan. 15, 2017. Her legacy is not one that could be easily captured or described, as she was dynamic to the point of…

Wednesday we welcome Kerry Hadley, Camden Opera House manager to talk about upcoming events at the Opera House for spring and summer. We'll also highlight events happening during Winterfest 2017…

Obituary

CAMDEN — Joan Ingraham Wentworth, 78, of Camden, died Jan. 17, 2017, at the Sussman House, with her family by her side. Born at the Camden Hospital on Mountain Street in Camden on Aug. 29, 1938,…

SOUTH THOMASTON — Approximately 40 firefighters from five area fire departments quickly extinguished a garage fire, with exploding propane…

Obituary

TENANTS HARBOR — Malcolm E. Wiley, 92, died peacefully on Jan. 21, 2017, at Pen Bay Medical Center. His loving son was at his side.

Born in St. George on April 28, 1924, he was the son of…

Obituary

WALDOBORO — Joshua Jade Weston, 34, of Waldoboro, passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 21, 2017, at his residence in Waldoboro.

Joshua was born on June 17, 1982; his parents are Joseph S. Weston…

 Health care advocates from across Maine will gather in the welcome center at the State House on Wednesday to announce the collection of more than 66,000 signatures to place a…

Special meeting postponed

Inclement weather has resulted in the postponement of tonight’s meetings at the Camden Town Office.

Camden leaders are proposing a moratorium on retail marijuana establishments and retail…

Closures and cancellations

The advice today is, ‘stay home.’ Skies are dropping icy pellets, mixing with sleet and snow, depending on one’s specific location. It’s a classic wintry mix mess, and downed trees are blocking…

Applications are being accepted for the new 2017 Master's of Social Work Weekend Cohort starting September 2017 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center.

Classes will be held on Friday…