LINCOLNVILLE — Dirt and gravel on the approach to a stop sign at the intersection of Greenacre Road and Route 52 (Belfast Road) Wednesday afternoon are being blamed for playing a role in an…

In 1986, the U.S. enacted the Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act, now known as the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know-…

AUGUSTA - The Referendum Question 1 recount has concluded, announced Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, affirming the Election Night passage of the question by Maine voters.

Question 1…

ROCKLAND – Rockland police reported the following activity Dec. 13-19. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

ROCKLAND — The Knox County Sheriff's Office has recently hired two new patrol deputies to fill vacancies within the patrol division,…

Twelve people including two from Wiscasset were arrested on drug-related charges in Augusta Tuesday following a several-month investigation into the sale of crack cocaine and heroin in Augusta and…

David Leroy Ricker, 59, of Jackson, passed away surrounded by loved ones on Saturday, December 17, 2016.

He attended Mt. View High School, where he enjoyed…

ROCKPORT — Local legend has it that if there are two emergencies in Rockport in one day that warrant a response from rescue crews, then another is bound to happen. They tend to come in threes, and…

WINTERPORT — A Winterport man has been arrested after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend Dec. 16. 

Ronald Murphy, 34, was reportedly involved in a verbal altercation with the woman when…

Audrey B. Post, 86, of Camden, age 86, died peacefully in her sleep on Dec. 9, 2016, after a long struggle with illness.

She was born May 9, 1930 and grew up in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania,…

ROCKLAND — A South Thomaston man was sentenced to 10 years in prison, with all but three years suspended, for physically assaulting a woman Jan. 7 in Rockland…

Kraut's ready.

For years, during the fall, those two words in a tiny newspaper ad hung on the door of the Kraut Haus in Waldoboro. Now the kraut, from Morse’s Sauerkraut, is always ready,…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Dec. 8-18. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Nov. 26 (late entry)

Mark J. Goguen, 57,…

CUSHING — Eleanor Morin Mills, 79, died peacefully at her home Saturday, December 3, 2016, after a period of declining health.

Born in…

WARREN – Theodore Van “Tod” Brown, 75, died Dec. 16, 2016, at Sussman House, Rockport, with his wife and daughters at…

BELFAST — The following Unified Criminal Court cases were closed in Waldo County from Dec. 2-8.

Graydon Rourke, 37, of Readfield, criminal…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded at the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Nov. 29 - Dec. 12.

Belfast

Ruth E.…

An group of Knox and Waldo county citizens who are encouraging TD Bank to divest of its investments in the Dakota Access Pipeline say they will be holding dual demonstrations in Camden…

Jackie Watts has been gone for three years, yet somehow I wasn’t surprised the other day when a…

ROCKLAND — Rockland police reported the following activity Dec. 6-12. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity Dec. 1-7. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

Claude A. and Cindy Harris own Rockport Antiques and Design. On Monday’s Chris Wolf Show, they will talk about why antiques can make unique, distinctive and complimentary gifts for Christmas.

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Dec. 7-15. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Dec. 7

Elizabeth M. Osborne, 37, of…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Superior Court  Oct. 28 - Dec. 15. 

Robert J. Hubbar Sr., 54, of Unity, probation violation in Unity May 1, 2014, 45…

With the holiday season and cold weather here, money is tight for many Maine families. Weatherize Rockland is helping Rockland residents tighten up their homes and lower energy bills.…

WARREN - Theodore V. "Tod" Brown, 75, husband of Merrilee Brown, died Dec. 16, 2016, at the Sussman House in Rockport, surrounded by his family, after a brief illness.

A full obituary will…

CAMDEN - Edwin Joseph "Skip" Morton passed from this life into the presence of the Lord on Dec. 15. 2016, at Windward Gardens in Camden.

Skip was born on Vinalhaven on March 11, 1925, the…

Belfast Resolve, a group in Belfast, is holding a rally/march today, from 2 to 3 p.m. The goal is to “peacefully march, rally…

ROCKLAND — A former education technician at the Camden-Rockport Elementary School in Rockport pleaded guilty Dec. 12 to possession of a…

PORTLAND —  A U.S. Chief District judge, District Court of Maine, entered a judgment in a civil lawsuit filed by the owners of a Thomaston…

The managing general partner of the Penobscot Energy Recovery Company, a waste-to-energy plant in Orrington, and MRC, the organization that represents most of the Maine municipalities…

Attorney General Janet T. Mills joined with 19 other state attorneys general in filing a federal lawsuit against generic drug-maker…

MONROE — Robert E. "Bob" Cunningham, 61, of Monroe, passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 12, 2016. Bob was born in Belfast on May 2, 1955, to Eugene and Rita (Jackson) Cunningham.

He was a…

No doubt if you haven't already, you're about to embark on a hunt for a Christmas tree. There are plenty of places in the Midcoast to look and buy. Here are some tips to remember when picking one…

ROCKLAND — The Rockland Police Department has hired Jacob Labo as a patrol officer, according to a Dec. 14 press release from Sgt. Don…

Bitter cold is pushing down from the Arctic, and animals are just as vulnerable as humans to weather-related trauma. If you see a pet left out in the cold, speak up. Contact local law…

Dear Santa...if you want to get a letter off to Santa Claus, head over to the parking lot across from Graffam Brother Seafood Market on Union Sett in Rockport. There you will find a lobster trap…

As it wraps up its 2016 capital projects, Maine Water has announced another robust capital plan for 2017. Next year, the…

AUGUSTA — The commissioner of the Maine Department of Marine Resources announced Tuesday the agency has suspended the lobster licenses of two men for removing the eggs from female lobsters. The…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Nov. 13 - Dec. 11. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Nov. 13

Jennifer R. Lizotte, 37,…

BELFAST — Belfast Police are continuing their investigation into an ATM skimming device that was located Dec. 10 on a machine at Bangor Savings Bank. 

Law enforcement received the report…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board Tuesday released the transcript from the El Faro voyage data recorder bridge audio, which was one of five factual reports added…

BELFAST — The following Unified Criminal Court cases were closed in Waldo County from Dec. 2-8.

Nehemias Umana, 32, of Bangor, domestic violence…

A new season of Alone debuted on the History Channel on Dec. 8. And Appleton resident Zachary Fowler was one of the show's 10 contestants.

The show's survivalist premise plunks 10…

ROCKLAND – Rockland's City Council began its search for a new city manager on Monday, Dec. 12, at its regular meeting by appointing an ad hoc search committee toward that end.

The committee…

WALDOBORO — After the convoy of Wreaths Across America trucks passed through Belfast, Camden, Rockport, Rockland and Thomaston, trucks came to rest at Medomak Valley High School, in Waldoboro, for…

Thanks to the cold temperatures, the Camden Snow Bowl will be opening a week ahead of schedule, with Dec. 17 the first day of operations on…

ROCKLAND — Rockland police reported the following activity Nov. 29-Dec. 5. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with…

ROCKPORT — Richard Gilbert Robertson passed away on Nov. 29, 2016, at his residence in Rockport, at the age of 73. He was born in Denver, Colo., on March 5, 1943, and studied art at Goddard…