ROCKLAND — Three Rockland police officers were honored for their actions on September 29, 2016 during an attempted kidnapping on of a woman…
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ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Jan. 2-6.
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ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court and Rockland District Court from Jan. 2-6.
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ROCKLAND – Meeting for the first time since their organization, the search committee for a new Rockland city manager discussed direction January 11 in council chambers in Rockland's City Hall.…
AUGUSTA — Sen. Dave Miramant, D-Camden, welcomed Dr. Frederick Goggans, of Camden, to the Maine Senate as the “Doctor of the Day…
Jeff Northgraves manages the Knox County Regional Airport. He joins the Chris Wolf Show on Friday, January 13. The City of Rockland turned the airport over to Knox County on December 4, 1968. The…
WALDOBORO - Waldoboro police responded to 234 calls for service from Dec. 19-Jan. 2. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…
CAMDEN – Camden police reported the following activity from Dec. 7-31. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…
Obituary
Rockland - Louis Stephen Alex, 75, died Jan. 5, 2017, at Oak Grove Nursing Home in Waterville. He was born Jan. 15, 1941, in Rockland, the youngest child of Albanian immigrants, Stephan (Stephen)…
CAMDEN — Beginning on Monday, Jan. 16, the two-hour parking limit in downtown Camden will resume due to the Maine Department of…
Obituary
Suzanne Kelly Lemieux, known and loved by most as "Sue," died Jan. 9, 2017, following a dignified fight with Alzheimer's disease. Born June 6, 1943, in Gardiner, she was the daughter of Lawrence…
ROCKLAND — Knox County Commissioners on Tuesday, January 10, in chambers at the Knox County Courthouse, welcomed Sharyn Pohlman as the new District 3 County Commissioner. Pohlman replaced Roger…
Wiscasset District and Superior Courts
The Lincoln County Grand Jury met during the week of Jan. 3 - 6, and handed up indictments for 11 defendants. According to court documents, the following indictments were handed up:
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‘we can’t make it happen... but can we let it happen”
CAMDEN — Following impassioned pleas from 19 citizens, who championed the need to support creative businesses and growth at the Snow Bowl, to honor agreements and to stop "micromanaging," the…
Orono Police Department...
ORONO — An alleged armed robber, and his accomplice, were chased from the scene at Orchard Trails, a student housing complex on Park Street in Orono, when one of the intended victims was able to…
ROCKLAND – In its regular meeting Jan. 9, the Rockland City Council recognized and commended Ann Morris and Michelle Gifford for their efforts in saving the Edna St. Vincent Millay House and…
Obituary
TENANTS HARBOR - Robert Anthony “Bob” Dembinski, 76, passed away on Dec. 20, 2016, in his Tenants Harbor home.
He was predeceased by his parents, Julian B. and Helen F. (Bugay) Dembinski.…
Service notice
ROCKLAND - Dennis Freeland Hill, 75, died Dec. 22, 2016, at his home, following a long and valiant fight against Mesothelioma.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, Jan. 21, at 11 a.m.…
Obituary
BREWER – Eva Hazel Babson died Jan. 6, 2017. She was born July 25, 1921, in North Orland to Edgar and Lida Gray. She graduated from Springfield High School and was married to Claude H. Stinson…
Cheaper housing materials create firefighting hazards, result in sprinkler ordinances
ROCKLAND — It's been a long time since Midcoast firefighters have relied solely on roof support when hacking holes for ventilation. No longer do they crawl along a floor at a structure fire, ax in…
LIBERTY — An early evening fire Sunday on Route 3 has left one man injured, and a Liberty business as a complete loss.
The building, which was home to Affordable Towing & Marine…
SEARSMONT — A resident of Alaska was arrested in Searsmont Jan. 7, following a report of a possible personal injury accident.
The complainant reportedly told Waldo County Dispatch that…
TROY — A Carmel man was arrested Jan. 7, following a reported domestic disturbance on Ward Hill Road.
Waldo County Sheriff’s Office Corporal Greg Jones and Deputy Cassandra McDonald…
Adding commercial laundry facility to support its rental operations
ROCKPORT - Workers broke ground Jan. 6 on a 2,000-square-foot expansion of On the Water in Maine's Rockport headquarters.
The expansion will allow On the Water in Maine to add a commercial…
Obituary
THOMASTON – Marcus Hunter Camber, 14, a young man whose strength and heart was awesome to witness; a young man whose great stature would sometimes mask the love and caring within his heart; a…
Obituary
ROCKLAND - Ruth Schooley, 88, went to be with the Lord, surrounded by her family, on Jan. 7, 2017. Ruth, affectionately known as "Mom-Mom" by her family and close friends, was born in Camden, N.J…
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 93 calls for service from Dec. 12-19. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Dec. 26-30.
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ROCKLAND — Rockland police reported the following activity Dec. 27-Jan. 2. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with…
Awakened 5-year-old neighbor alerted parents to flames through the trees
ROCKPORT (Jan. 10, 1:27 p.m.) — The State Fire Marshal has determined that the cause of a Jan. 3 house fire in Rockport, which destroyed a mobile home on Vinal Street and caused injuries to the…
Obituary
LINCOLNVILLE - Richard Sibley Lenfest went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Jan. 5, 2017, at Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast, with his family by his side. He was born Feb. 24, 1941…
CAMDEN — It's been a busy week for 10 Japanese students and two teachers who arrived at Camden Rockport Middle School on Jan. 4. The exchange program between students is in its 18th year. In…
CAMDEN POLICE DEPARTMENT...
CAMDEN — The days may be getting longer after the winter solstice, but according to the Farmer’s Almanac, the next few months of…
Maurauding Crows and Gray Foxes .... Sunny Days .... NASCAR L’ville Style
The phone rang early this morning, early for a Sunday certainly, though not for us. Our inner alarm clocks wake us both up well before dawn — 4 a.m. most days. It was our friend Norm, excited…
BELFAST — The Belfast Area Rotary Club has concluded another year filled with philanthropic endeavors in Waldo County.
The group's final charitable event of the calendar year is the 100 Fund…
At approximately 12:45 a.m., Jan. 8, Knox County Sheriffs' deputies responded to a residence on Cushing Road, in Cushing, regarding a complaint of an unknown male walking around a house with an ax…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded at the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Dec. 12-28.
Belfast
Patricia L. and David J.…
Need special exceptions from Zoning Board of Appeals
CAMDEN — Since snow began to cover Camden Snow Bowl slopes, Andrew Dailey, co-owner of Sidecountry Sports in Rockland, has been gearing up for the weekends when he moves his fat bike and ski demo…
John Alson McKean is a graduate of Cambridge University in England with a doctorate in musicology. On Monday, Jan. 9, we'll look at the classical music of Mozart and Bach, and we'll delve into the…
Toboggans meet all the specs for the annual competition
ROCKLAND — With the U.S. Toboggan Nationals quickly approaching, the Apprenticeshop at 655 Main…
The State Fire Marshal's Office says one man is dead following a house fire early Sunday morning along Three Mile Pond in the town of China. The man's body was…
Maine Warden Service...
OAKLAND — A Massachusetts man was pronounced dead Saturday afternoon, Jan. 7, after a snowmobile he was operating broke through thin ice on Messalonskee Lake (Snow Pond) in Oakland.
Richard…
GRAY — A winter weather advisory went into effect at 4 p.m. Saturday, for coastal and Down East Maine, and continues through 4 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 8.
There is an 80 percent chance of snow…
AUGUSTA - Wesley Dean has been promoted to sergeant of Marine Patrol Section 1, which stretches from Kittery to Yarmouth.
Dean was officially recognized by Maine Department of Marine…
Kennebec County Superior Court
Kenneth Hatch III, who was arraigned in Knox County Court on Aug. 23 on 22 charges stemming from the alleged sexual abuse of three minors and aggravated furnishing of scheduled drugs to those…
Obituary
UNION — Nina Brann Aho, of Union, died Dec. 24, 2016, at the Augusta Center for Longterm Care, after a period of declining health. She was born to Delbert and Georgia Colby Brann in Whitefield on…
Obituary
UNION – Stanley J. Rintz Sr., 86, died unexpectedly following a brief illness, Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport.
Born June 27, 1930, in New York City, he was the…
Obituary
ROCKLAND — Nine and a half hours into New Year’s Day 2017, Edward Daniel “Dan the Man” Flanagan Sr. completed his earthly journey at the age of 80. He passed from complications of pneumonia.
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WELLS — A 48-year-old man from Waldoboro died Friday morning, Jan. 6 when the pick-up truck he was driving slammed into the rear of a…
Meeting Jan. 9
ROCKLAND – The Rockland City Council held its agenda-setting meeting January 4, in council chambers at City Hall, gearing up for the first regular meeting of the new year, Jan. 9. On the docket:…
