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…

CAMDEN — Barbara B. Hagney, 87, widow of the late Dennis J. Hagney, died Nov. 6, 2016, at Pen Bay Medical Center.

A complete obituary will be published later and a memorial mass will be…

With overwhelming support, voters in 21 Region 8 communities voted to borrow $25 million to construct a new Midcoast School of Technology facility on the school’s existing Rockland site. The final…

Voters in Knox and Waldo counties apparently don’t have too much trouble deciding that funding transportation needs is a wise investment, as they easily approved Question 6, which raised a lot of…

In a close race between Dave Emery and Dave Miramant for Senate District 12, the final numbers have yet to be set.

Senate District 12 includes Appleton, Camden, Cushing, Friendship, Hope,…

If there was a prize for garnering the largest spread of votes in favor of Question 4, which at the polls Tuesday was the Citizen’s Initiative to raise the minimum hourly wage, Camden won with 2,…

Waldo County voters were fairly adamant at the polls Tuesday, with all but Belfast, Islesboro and Lincolnville coming out against the measure to require background checks before firearms can be…

Though voters in individual towns, and towns in each county went back and forth in their support, or not, of the Citizen’s Initiative to fund public schools with a new tax on individual income…

Votes in Knox and Waldo counties had different views about whether to legalize the possession and use of marijuana, with voters in Waldo County voting against the measure, 11,298 to 10,887; and…

The margin for passage of Question 5, the Citizen’s Initiative to vote for candidates by a rank choice system, was more slim in Waldo County than in Knox County, but at the end of the day, both…

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With all town election results in, Stanley Zeigler (D-Lincolnville) has won the race for Maine House District 96 against Ryan Harmon (R-Palermo) 2,633 to 2,210.

Christine Burstein would have…

With just four towns left to report their voting results, and already with an unbeatable margin, it is safe to say at this early hour (3:05 a.m.) on Nov. 9 that incumbent Susan W. Longley (D-…

As of 3:30 a.m. on Nov. 9, there are four towns in Waldo County that have yet to report their voting results, but at this stage, Hillary Clinton is the voters favorite by less than 600 total votes…

A Boothbay man, Shannon Gilbert, 76, was killed in a crash on Route One in Damariscotta on Monday, Nov. 7. The crash occurred at 9:45 a.m. at the intersection of Route One and Business Route One,…

LINCOLNVILLE - The race for the remainder of Lincolnville Selectman Cathy Hardy’s vacated seat on the Board of Selectmen came down to two of the three candidates on the ballot Tuesday, Nov. 8,…

Belfast voters helped carry the RSU 71 school construction and renovation bond question well into the favorable margin, with the total votes from the five school district towns coming in at 3,705…

The decision has been made to go with ecomaine for the disposal of trash from Mid-Coast Solid Waste Corporation, according to the voters in Camden, Hope, Lincolnville and Rockport, the four towns…

Rockland had a large turnout of 3,650 voters who addressed a sizeable municipal warrant. Citizens elected Ed Glaser and Larry Pritchett from of a ticket of four…

Camden voters turned out in full force Nov. 8 and gave sweeping approval for Hillary Clinton, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, signing a trash contract with ecomaine,…

Anne Beebe-Center, D-Rockland, earned 2,512 votes at the polls, and Donald Robishaw, R-Rockland received 1,984 in the race to represent District 93 in Augusta. District 93 comprises Rockland and…

PALERMO — By a vote of 410 to 407, the town of Palermo passed its 2016 Shoreland Zoning Ordinance.

The Ordinance applies to all land areas within 250 feet, horizontal distance, of the normal…

Knox County returns are rolling in. We will add the tallies as they arrive. Knox County comprises Appleton, Camden, Criehaven, Cushing, Friendship, Hope, Isle au Haut, Matinicus, North Haven…

WASHINGTON — The town of Washington says yes to Trump, Marijuana, and Simmons. And by very narrow margins, approves a minimum wage increase.

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LINCOLNVILLE — Obtaining a ballot and an empty curtained booth in which to fill in the circles beside one's choices was a quick process for voters in Lincolnville throughout the day, but up until…

The nuns from Camden Hills Regional High School and other cast members will be the guests Wednesday on the Chris Wolf Show. The hugely successful musical Sister Act opened last weekend at…

HOPE - Mark H. Kotkiewicz, 63, of Hope, died Nov. 6, 2016, at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor.

A complete obituary will be published later.

Friends are invited to attend a Pot…

ROCKLAND – Marion F. Brackett, 80, passed away peacefully on Oct. 30, 2016, in Brooksville, Fla.

Born in Buckhannon, W.Va., she was the daughter of Howard C. and Opel Fortney Hoover. After…

BELMONT - Virginia A. Morang, 89, of Belmont, passed away on Nov. 7, 2016, in Bangor. She was born March 5, 1927, in Hallowell, the daughter of Perley and Mae (Clark) Richardson.

After…

WARREN — A burglary and vandalism overnight at Warren Community School prompted closure of the school for the day today, Tuesday, Nov. 8, and the nurse’s office was the target, according to Knox…

The Maine State Fire Marshal's Office said this afternoon, Nov. 8, that a Rockland man has been arrested, accused of setting fire to a neighbor's mobile home in Rockland this morning.…

MIDCOAST — Yes, we used the word heavy twice. It will become the word for the day and seemed the appropriate way to verbalize this voting day in Maine's Midcoast area. From Belfast to Rockland…

THOMASTON – Laurel M. Smallwood Moulton, 72, died Nov. 5, 2016, surrounded by her daughters, at the Sussman House in Rockport, following a long illness.

No services are planned at this time…

ROCKLAND - Vivian Hussey Edwards, 91, passed away peacefully on Nov. 1, 2016, at her residence in Bartlett Woods.

Vivian was born in Rockland on Sept. 2, 1925, the daughter of Robert and…

ROCKPORT - William Humphrey Crandall, 83, of Rockport, passed away at Quarry Hill Skilled Nursing following a bout with pneumonia and other underlying health issues of which he put up a courageous…

Nov. 8, 2016 dawned with clear skies in Midcoast Maine, and citizens began streaming to the polls well before 8 a.m. to beat the rush. But the rush had already begun.

With early-voting over…

BELFAST — A Belfast man has been sentenced to three years in prison with all but 90 days suspended for his involvement in the July 2014 fire that destroyed Goose River Grocery, a…

In Rockland, during the past two weeks, the acting city manager listened to nonprofits in regards to the housing issues in the area. A cable television franchise is seeking customers in the area.…

OWLS HEAD – Marion E. McMahan, 79, died Nov. 3, 2016, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport, after an extended illness.

Born in North Nobleboro on March 3, 1937, she was the daughter of…

CAMDEN - Joseph Louis Sciarrino, 95, died Oct. 31, 2016, at Pen Bay Medical Center.

In 2015, Joseph and his wife, Margaret, moved to Camden Hills Villa, in Camden, from Connecticut, where he…

I’m writing this just 24 hours before the polls open in Lincolnville, 8 a.m. tomorrow, and for the first time in 48 years of voting in presidential elections I’m actually counting down those hours…

The Maine State Bar Association reported: “According to the Secretary of State, as of November 1, more than 220,000 Mainers had requested absentee ballots for the November 8 election, and more…

UNITY — A Vassalboro man is facing multiple charges following a collision with a vehicle operated by Waldo County Sheriff’s Deputy Cassandra McDonald. 

Nathan Rasmussen, 22, first came to…

AUGUSTA - Maine Attorney General Janet T. Mills has issued the following statement in response to questions about voting requirements for people in Maine.

"No one should feel that they…

BELFAST — An Ashland man was sentenced to eight years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release in Waldo County’s Unified Criminal Court Oct. 27.

Richard Grey, 29…

SWANVILLE — Waldo County Sheriff’s Deputies received a report of a vehicle rollover on Swan Lake Avenue in Swanville Nov. 4. 

Deputy Merl Reed responded to the scene where he discovered a…

ELLSWORTH - Robert Michael Young, 69, of Ellsworth, died Oct. 19, 2016, at Maine Coast Hospital in Ellsworth. Born in Lewiston on Jan. 27, 1947, he was the son of John Leslie and Rita Maxine (…

ROCKLAND — The Maine State Beekeepers Association Annual Meeting and Conference was held Oct. 15 in Rockland, and during the business portion of the event, Peter Lammert, of Thomaston, was named…