RSU 13, the school district that oversees Oceanside High School and Middle School in Rockland, as well as Cushing, Gilford Butler, Thomaston Grammar and Owls Head  elementary schools, will vote…

WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 93 calls for service from Oct. 31-Nov. 7. Listed below are a few of the…

WALDOBORO (Nov. 16, 7:10 p.m.) — A 79-year-old Waldoboro man died at the scene of a crash on Route 1, in front of the Country Kitchen Thrift Store in Waldoboro, after he pulled out of the parking…

Maine Department of Transportation Commissioner David B. Bernhardt has been chosen by the Board of Directors of the American Association of…

CUSHING — A Cushing man and woman were arrested Tuesday, Nov. 15, for trafficking in drugs, after police were called to the home of another Cushing resident, who was found deceased of a suspected…

A proposal to build a new $4 million library in Rockport Village failed by nine votes at the Nov. 8 polls, and now the town must readdress a glaring problem. The library collection and staff is…

LINCOLNVILLE — On Monday night, Nov. 14, it had been just one week shy of three months since Lincolnville Town Administrator David Kinney suffered an…

STOCKTON SPRINGS - Donald Walter DeMott, 79, of Stockton Springs, died Nov. 15, 2016, in Bangor, following a brief illness.

Don, the son of Walter and Eleanor DeMott, who preceded him in…

Several Rockport businesses are asking town permission to either demolish and rebuild offices, expand their offices, or, in the case of Rockport Marine, to expand boat-hauling capacity. The…

BELFAST - Elaine Madeline Annas Bailey passed quietly on Nov. 13, 2016, in St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor. She was born Feb. 17, 1930, in Presque Isle, daughter of Philip A. Annas and Elva May…

ROCKLAND – Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Patricia Wakefield, 87, professor of physical therapy, formerly of Tenants Harbor, died Nov. 11, 2016, at Knox Center for Long Term Care.

Private burial…

MONROE - James Buss, 91, of Monroe, passed away on Nov. 10, 2016, at home. A military funeral will be held at the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Augusta on Thursday, Nov. 17, at 1 p.m.

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WARREN – Arthur E. “Artie” Henry, 69, passed away Nov. 12, 2016, following a long illness, at the VA Maine Togus Healthcare System Hospice. Artie was born June 27, 1947, to Walter and Elizabeth…

BELFAST - Joseph S. “Dad Joe” Cameron, 88, passed away on Nov. 15, 2016, at Togus. He was born March 22, 1928, in Boston, Mass., to Christopher and Mary (Hurley) Cameron.

He worked at Bailey…

CAMDEN — Barbara Theresa Hagney, 87, of Camden, died Nov. 6, 2016, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport. Born in Camden, N.J., on Nov. 3, 1929, she was the daughter of John and…

Rockland City Mayor Louise MacLellan-Ruf presided over her last city council meeting Monday evening, November, 14, ending her term as both a city councilor and mayor for Rockland. She said she ran…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Oct. 31 -  Nov. 9. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Oct. 31

Corey…

WALDO — A Waldo man is facing multiple charges following a domestic incident Nov. 12. 

According to a press release, law enforcement received the complaint on Nov. 13, with the complainant…

BELFAST — The following Unified Criminal Court cases were closed in Waldo County from Oct. 24 - Nov. 9.

Caleb Roy, 24, of Burnham, probation violation in Burnham…

Maine Attorney General Janet T. Mills  released statistics on drug overdose deaths through the first nine months of 2016. With 286 deaths through the end of September, overdose deaths have already…

AUGUSTA — A Portland man who was arrested Sept. 29 on charges of kidnapping after he allegedly attacked a woman in Rockland, choked her…

LINCOLNVILLE — The supermoon happens when the moon's orbit, on an ellipse, brings the La Luna closest to the earth. This month’s supermoon is the closest it’s been to earth since 1948, and the…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Nov. 1-13. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Oct. 29 (late entry)

Deputy Cassandra…

Many years ago, when I found out I was a writer, I realized I had only one subject I could, with any knowledge, write about: my town, Lincolnville. My own backyard. I’d see the macro in the micro…

Camden’s Select Board will consider facilitating revenue bond applications for Lifeflight of Maine, the nonprofit whose headquarters are in Camden. If signed, Camden, being a municipality, will…

CAMDEN - Faughn W. Marston Sr., 83, of Camden, passed away on Nov. 13, 2016, in Rockport. He was born May 20, 1933, to Forest and Lola (Simmons) Marston in Freeport, where he was also raised.

CUSHING - Bettina Fogge (Sullivan) Dobbs, formerly of Newtown, Conn., and Cushing and Rockland, Maine, passed away peacefully on Nov. 13, 2016, in Cushing, at 95 years of age. She was born in…

A proposal to site an oyster and scallop aquaculture farm in a cove on Pleasant Island in Mussel Ridge Channel will be heard this evening at a Dept. of Marine Resources public hearing in Thomaston…

Brian Tarbox, 52, of Spruce Head has been charged by Marine Patrol Officer Brandon Bezio with fishing 156 lobster traps more than he was authorized to fish, according to the news release from the…

The Maine Bureau of Highway Safety said the weekend highway death count of six people killed in five separate crashes on Maine roads is rare.

The crashes occurred of the Golden Road north of…

At approximately 10:30 p.m., Nov. 13, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office was called to a residence in Warren regarding a domestic dispute between a couple that involved the man being stabbed in the…

The Rockport Select Board will, this evening at a regularly scheduled meting, consider getting voter approval for installing solar panels on the Town Office roof, and review a Gartley and Dorksy…

Local cookbook author Malia Dell will talk about her self-published cookbook, Food That Works: Real Meals to Survive the 9 to 5., on the Monday Chris Wolf Show.

The cookbook is more…

LINCOLNVILLE - When the Lincolnville Board of Selectmen convene next on Monday, Nov. 14 beginning at 5:30 p.m., their first order of business is an executive session with Town Administrator Dave…

ROCKLAND - Rockland City Councilor William Clayton made known in an email Wednesday that he has an interest in the mayoral position for the upcoming year. Clayton last served as Rockland's Mayor…

SEARSMONT — Kimberly Jo Tyler, 43, passed away on Nov. 9, 2016, in Swanville. She was born in Bristol, Conn., on March 4, 1973, to Robert and Jean (Suitor) Walsh.

Kim attended Belfast Area…

Thank you, voters of Camden, Rockport and Islesboro, for participating in this lively election season. Thank you for welcoming me at your doors. Your stories, ideas and concerns inspired me, and I…

In response to the depleted condition of the northern shrimp resource, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Northern Shrimp Section extended the moratorium on commercial fishing for…

Friday on the Chris Wolf Show we pay homage to all of America's veterans for their service to their country. Special musical guest will be American veteran and singer/ songwriter Vincent Gabriel…

ROCKLAND — A Rockland woman who was charged with endangering the welfare of a child after police found her 3-year-old son lying in a…

Rockland Police Departments Criminal Investigations Division has arrested 52-year-old Brenda Carty, of Owls Head, for theft of more than $8,000 from the Class of 2018's graduation fund. According…

ROCKLAND — A 52-year-old Rockland man remains in the jail after he struck a house while allegedly driving under the influence in a pickup…

UNION — Herbert T. Griffin, 91, passed away on Nov. 9, 2016, at his home. He was born Sept. 24, 1925, in Boston, Mass., to Chester and Adeline Hall Griffin.

Soon after finishing high school…

Rockport’s Winter Parking Ban will commence November 15 and extend through April 15.  There will be no on-street parking from midnight to 6 a.m.  Illegally parked cars may be towed in…

CAMDEN - Marny Schonegevel Emanuel died peacefully on Oct. 22, 2016, at The Gardens, Quarry Hill. She was 93.

Marny Catherine van Nymegen Schonegevel was born in Vence, France, on June 19,…

SEARSPORT - Elliott "Bill" Ward Jr., 62, passed away Nov. 8, 2016, at the Maine Veterans Hospital in Togus. He was born Feb. 14, 1954, in Torrington, Conn., to the late Elliott Ward Sr. and Irene…

JACKSON - Eleanor M. Tibbetts, 87, of Jackson, passed away on Nov. 8, 2016, in Bangor. She was born Nov. 27, 1928, in St. Albans, the daughter of Harold and Dorothy (Downs) Brewer.

After…

The National Honor Society of Camden Hills Regional High School cordially invites American veterans and their families to its seventh annual Veterans' Day Breakfast on Friday, November…

BELFAST - Eric Lee York, 58, of Belfast, died unexpectedly in an accident on Nov. 8, 2016, at his home. He was born Sept. 11, 1958, in Belfast, the son of Burton and Maxine (Moody) York.

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WASHINGTON - Emery Alexander Bilodeau (1922-2016) was born in Dumfries, York County, New Brunswick, Canada, on Jan. 26, 1922. He died Oct. 15, 2016.

Within months of his birth, he was…