ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from Jan. 9-13 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.

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CAMDEN — A woman who was employed as a housekeeper in a Camden home has been charged with theft, after she admitted to police that she stole…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Jan. 9-13.

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THOMASTON – Alfred Mason Johnson Jr., 84, died Jan. 19, 2017, at the Sussman House in Rockport, following a long illness.

Born in Rockland on March 10, 1932, he was one of six children and…

WALDO — Wendell H. “Ike “ Glidden, of Waldo, died Jan. 16, 2017, at a local nursing home. Wendell was born in Mars Hill, Maine, on Dec. 17, 1926, to Alden S. and Martha Rourke Glidden.

After…

LINCOLNVILLE — Since June 2013, when then-Lincolnville Deputy Fire Chief Ben Hazen was appointed by the Board of Selectmen to serve as the town's new fire chief, he has been working side-by-side…

BELFAST — Wendall A. Story, 76 of Monroe, died unexpectedly on Jan. 22, 2017, in Bangor. He was born in Old Town on June 4, 1940, to Linwood and Ruby (Lugdon) Story.

He served in the U.S.…

WASHINGTON (Feb. 23, 1:15 p.m.) — State Fire Marshals say a second body has been recovered from the house fire in Washington Monday morning. The body of 53-year-old Steven Rhodes was found in the…

JACKSON — Elva Ruth Littlefield, 86, left this world on Jan. 19, 2017, at Mt. St. Joseph in Waterville, after a long-term illness. She received the utmost of compassionate care there and was loved…

NORTHPORT - Cheryl A. Drinkwater, 66, of Northport, passed away Jan. 11, 2017, in Bangor. She was born in Stewart Manor, N.Y., on June 26, 1950, to Thomas and Joan (Schlecting) Nolan.

She…

ROCKLAND — A Portland man who was arrested Sept. 29, 2016, on charges of kidnapping after he attacked a woman as she was walking home from…

BELFAST — A Hartford, Conn., man was indicted on five drug-related charges stemming from his Sept. 9 arrest. Alexander A. Cruz, 20, was found to be in possession of more than 1,800 baggies of…

OWLS HEAD - The Knox County Commission, Knox County Regional Airport (KCRA), and Stantec Consulting Services Inc. have compiled a Final Draft Environmental Assessment to evaluate potential…

On Monday’s Chris Wolf Show Zachary Fowler, a participant in the History Channel’s, Alone, will again talk about surviving in the wilds of Patagonia.

From Appleton, Fowler lives off the grid…

BELFAST — The Belfast Homeless Coalition met  Jan. 11 to discuss the progress being made by the group, in addition to upcoming events.

The majority of the meeting was…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Jan. 9-20. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Jan. 9

Deputy Darrin Moody responded…

A Woolwich husband and wife have died as a result of a crash on Woolwich’s Route One on Saturday evening.

At 6:07 p.m. Jan. 21, the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an…

WALDOBORO — Two men, one of them a Waldoboro police officer, were shot in an exchange of gunfire in Waldoboro overnight, resulting in the death of River Bend Road resident Jon Alspaugh.

In a…

ROCKLAND — Rockland police reported the following activity Jan. 3-16. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

Three buses rumbled away from Rockport and Rockland just after 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, their destination, Washington, D.C. Filled mostly with Midcoast women, along with a sprinkling of men, and…

Winterfest is fast approaching. Mac Economy of K2 Music and the band Mid Life Crisis, Matt Brown of Manny's and Karen Brace, Camden Community Development Director join us Friday to highlight the…

ROCKPORT — North East Mobile Health Services, Maine's largest Emergency Medical Services provider, Jan. 18 announced the promotion of Ellie Adams to division manager at their Rockport EMS base.…

State Police say Robert Frith, 62, of West Gardiner died Friday afternoon, Jan. 20, after the dump truck he was driving overturned in Whitefield. Frith worked for BHS Inc. of Farmingdale.

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BELFAST - Margaret L. Yousko, 93, passed away on Jan. 19, 2017, in Belfast, after a brief illness.

Margaret was born on April 8, 1923, to Vito and Modesta Catalano in Independence, La. She…

Opal, an elephant with a huge, gracious heart and sense of humor, died Jan. 10, in Hugo, Oklahoma, from injuries she suffered almost a month earlier. She lived at the Endangered Ark Foundation…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Grand Jury handed down 15 indictments Jan. 11. An indictment does not imply guilt.

Anthony J. Holden, 35, of Detroit, unlawful…

The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Jan. 12-17. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Jan. 12

Jesse Kuczynski…

BELFAST — Albert M. Verdosci, 77, loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather, died peacefully on Jan. 18, 2017, surrounded by family. He was born Aug. 13, 1939, in Waterbury, Conn., to…

CAMDEN — Joan Ingraham Wentworth, 78, a life-long resident of Camden, died Jan. 17, 2017, at the Sussman House in Rockport with her family by her side.

A complete obituary will be published…

ROCKLAND — It was a monumental step for Rockland's Harbor Trail Committee on the morning of Jan. 19, when a 60-foot bridge linking the Rockland Ferry Terminal and Thorndike parking lot was lowered…

JACKSON — Lee P. Kragh, 86, passed away on Jan. 9, 2017, at Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast. He was born in St. Louis Missouri to the late Carl and Leatha Kragh.

Lee served an…

ROCKLAND - The Camden Rotary Club, in partnership with Rotary District 7790, recently presented a grant of just over $2,500 to Knox County Dental Clinic to purchase supplies for a dental program…

CAMDEN — Camden Town Manager Patricia Finnigan resigned Wednesday evening, Jan. 18, following a brief closed door meeting with the Camden Select Board. Her last day will be Friday, Jan. 20, until…

VINALHAVEN — The driver of a Dodge pickup truck that crashed into a tree on Vinalhaven Jan. 17, around noon, succumbed to his injuries at the hospital, according to Knox County Sheriff’s Chief…

A man is dead after an overnight snowmobile crash in Sidney. Jeffrey Fisher, 32, from Sidney, was found dead along the shoreline of Messalonskee Lake after he became separated from his friend…

ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity Dec. 31-Jan. 7. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with…

ROCKLAND — A Thomaston man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting four girls.

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ROCKLAND — A 52-year old woman from Owls Head, who allegedly stole more than $8,000 from the graduation fund for the Class of 2018 at…

BELFAST — A Belfast man has been charged after being found operating under the influence of inhalants on Route 1 on Jan. 13, according to Officer Rick Smith, of the Belfast Police Department.

Three members of the Rock Coast Rollers will join us on Wednesday to talk about the art of roller derby. Fighting spirits and a take no prisoners attitude make these ladies formidable players on…

BELFAST – The Lord took another angel home on Jan. 14, 2017. Shirley M. Porter, 75, of Belfast, passed away peacefully at home. She was holding the hands of her sister and best friend, Joann Ash,…

CAMDEN — The Select Board wants to know how the costs and revenues associated with the Camden Snow Bowl redevelopment unfolded over the past four years, who wrote checks for what and how the money…

ROCKLAND – Paul Damien Sullivan, 86, died Jan. 14, 2017, at Maine Veterans Medical Center Togus in Augusta.

In addition to his parents, Francis and Katherine Newman Sullivan, Paul was…

ROCKLAND – Neal Vanderbilt Kenney III, 57, of Rockland, passed away Jan. 14, 2017, after a courageous and painful battle with liver disease at the Sussman House in Rockport.

“Beava,” as his…

TENANTS HARBOR – Helen J. Hupper, 89, died peacefully on Jan. 13, 2017, at home.

Born in Rockland on May 17, 1927, she was one of eight children born to Colby and Gladys Wilson Hupper. Until…

OWLS HEAD – Carolyn J. Elliott, 78, devoted wife, mother, grandmother and navigator, died Jan. 12, 2017, surrounded by her family at her home, following an extended illness.

Born in Rockland…

ROCKLAND – Priscilla A. Havener, 76, died peacefully on Jan. 12, 2017, following a period of declining health, at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

Born in St. George on Oct. 27, 1940, she…

ROCKLAND - Glenn Shepard, 66, of Rockland and Deer Isle, passed peacefully on Jan. 10, 2017, at the Sussman House, surrounded by family and friends, ending his courageous battle with cancer. Glenn…

 Back in the day (as we find ourselves saying more and more often), our phone messages often concerned birds. I’d come home from grocery shopping to hear from one of our sons that “Bernice called…