OWLS HEAD — A graveside service for Donald J. “Bud” Chisholm, 95, who died March 20, 2016, will be held on Friday, April 29, at noon at Coughlin Memorial Cemetery on Rankin Street in Rockland.…
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ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court and Rockland District Court from April 4-8.…
Committal service notice
UNION – A graveside committal service for Patricia Ann Freyenhagen, 75, who died April 4, 2016, will be held Saturday, April 23, at 10 a.m. at East Union Cemetery on Miller Road in Union.
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A Sweet Girl .... Merry Gardens Remembered .... Dancing Paper Dolls
Sweet cicely, for all her sissy name, is a tough old girl. She still grows in my front perennial bed, forty years after I first planted her. Do you know…
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HOPE — Lorraine A. Ott, 78, died peacefully on April 18, 2016, at the Sussman House in Rockport.
A full obituary will be published.
A graveside celebration of her life will be held…
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ROCKPORT — A memorial service for Richard L. "Dick" Ripley, of Rockport, who passed away on Feb. 3, 2016, will be held on Saturday, May 7, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Rockland Elks Lodge, 210…
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SWANVILLE — Martin M. Page, 77 of Swanville, went home to be with the Lord on April 16, 2016, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Belfast on June 17, 1938, to Clyde W. and Thelma…
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NORTHPORT — Leon Charles Barton, 66, of Northport, passed away April 16, 2016. Born Jan. 24, 1950, to Leon and Beatrice (Seekins) Barton, Leon grew up on a dairy farm before serving in the U.S.…
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ROCKLAND — Daurice E. “Dee” Wadsworth, 93, died peacefully April 14, 2016, at Knox Center for Long Term Care.
Born in Owls Head on May 18, 1922, she was the daughter of Fred C. Sr. and Maude…
Town’s portion of FY17 budget is 8.85 percent increase over FY16
HOPE — The Hope Board of Selectmen voted April 12 to approve the Fiscal Year 2017 budget, which represents a 4 percent increase in expenditures over the FY16 budget. The town’s portion of the…
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MANHEIM, Pa., and BELFAST — Faith-Ellen Woodbury, 72, of Manheim, Pa., passed April 13, 2016, after a long courageous battle with lymphoma, at Lancaster General Hospital in Lancaster, Pa.
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Committal service notice
SCARBOROUGH — A graveside committal service, with military honors, will be held Saturday, April 23, at 11 a.m. at Oak Hill Cemetery in Camden for Robert N. Knight, 90, of Scarborough, who died Feb…
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency
FRYEBURG — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested two Sweden, Maine residents late Friday night for transporting heroin into Maine from…
CAMDEN — The Camden Rotary Club congratulates the winners of their 2016 charitable grant awards. Forty-two deserving nonprofit…
BELFAST — The following Unified Criminal Court cases were closed in Waldo County from April 8-14.
Katherine Manchester, 29, of Belfast, assault in Searsmont April 2, 2015, 30 months in…
More digital high-resolution imagery of El Faro, hull and wreckage expected...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board announced Sunday it will resume searching for the vessel data recorder of the sunken U.S. flagged cargo ship, El Faro, lost off…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Criminal Court from April 4-8. The Unified Criminal Court is a system for…
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The final countdown is approaching for the opening of the new Center for Maine Contemporary Arts in Rockland. In late June, CMCA will open…
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ROCKLAND — Dorothy Vivian “Dotty” Mello, 87, of Rockland, passed away peacefully April 14, 2016, at home, after a brief illness.
Born in New York City on June 12, 1928, she was predeceased…
Boarded the bus at 6 a.m.
The two earthquakes that hit Japan’s southern most island of Kyushu have not endangered the Camden-Rockport Middle School eighth graders,…
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OWLS HEAD — Donald H. Craig Sr. died peacefully April 12, 2016, after an extended illness, at the VA Maine Health Care Hospital at Togus. A full obituary will be published.
A celebration of…
Midcoast: Fire Danger Very High, Class 4
It may seem like all that rain earlier in the week made things damp enough to safely burn brush in your yard, but the rash of grass, field and woods fires in Knox County Thursday and Friday…
THOMASTON – The Pope Memorial Humane Society of Knox County would like to welcome our new, highly anticipated Volunteer Coordinator Kelly…
SOUTH THOMASTON — After unearthing a full set of split granite steps at the edge of the South Thomaston Library last autumn, the archeology team from Maine Historic Preservation Commission moved…
ROCKLAND — A Rockland man who was arrested by Rockland Police for allegedly breaking into Oceanside High School East made his initial court…
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Ever wonder what part of the legal system handles specialized matters such as estates and trusts, adoptions and name changes, guardianship, and protective proceedings? If you thought it was Judge…
AUGUSTA — Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap will not take an immediate appeal of the April 8 ruling on the determination regarding the…
WALDOBORO — The bucket trucks in Waldoboro Village are installing high speed fiber optic cable. …
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KNOX — Beatrice L. Raven, 93, of Knox, died April 13, 2016, at Mount St. Joseph Nursing Home in Waterville. She was born May 7, 1922, in Montville, the daughter of Isaac and Olive (Hatch) Suitor…
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ROCKLAND — George H. Keating Jr., 83, proud veteran, long time auto-mechanic and beloved husband of Nancy Huntley Keating, died peacefully March 18, 2016, following an extended illness, at Sussman…
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BELMONT — Ronald Augostino Giusto, 76, of Belmont, passed away March 21, 2016, after an extended illness.
Ronald was born in Petaluma, Calif., to Helen and John Giusto on June 25, 1939. He…
130 exhibitors at Samoset Resort
ROCKPORT - The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce held its annual Business Expo at the Samoset Resort on Wednesday, April 14. One hundred thirty exhibitors, who included businesses and…
News from Augusta
AUGUSTA — Students from the Thomaston Grammar School recently served as Honorary Pages in the Maine Senate for the day as the guests of Sen…
On Eating and Loving Food
I'm a salt freak. I salt practically everything I eat. And pink is my favorite color. My salt of choice is, of course, pink Himalayan.
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Maine Drug Enforcement Agency
LEBANON — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says a Lebanon man was arrested early this morning, charged with selling fentanyl. Taken into…
Crash occurred on March 18
ROCKLAND — At their regular meeting in chambers at the Knox County Courthouse April 12, the Knox County Commissioners presented two county dispatchers commendations for their role in handling a…
Knox Rocks team ready for competition
ROCKPORT — The Maine Department of Education is promoting locally grown products in school meals by holding the first annual 2016 Maine Farm to School Cookoff. Susan Bovine, food service director…
CAMDEN — Camden police reported the following activity March 1-27. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a…
Three children, ages 11, 6 and 2, at the home, when it was searched, now in the custody of the DHHS.
PERRY – As the result of a joint investigation between the Washington County Sheriff's Office and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, a…
ROCKPORT – The event is held each year to showcase area businesses and non-profits, offering attendees the opportunity to see some of the…
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency
SOUTH PARIS — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency announces the arrest of a South Paris man for Aggravated Trafficking in Schedule W Drugs (…
It's been a good year for Tony Bickford. His restaurant, Little Village Bistro, in Wiscasset, opened on…
Ruse went back to 1988, but statute of limitation capped criminal charges at six years
AUGUSTA — Attorney General Janet Mills announced Tuesday evening in a news release that Tracy Burke, 51, a Merchant Marine now living in Virginia, was sentenced to serve jail time on multiple…
Speed, driver inexperience being blamed
WARREN — A teenager driver is in critical condition Tuesday evening following a serious car crash on Finntown Road in Warren.
The accident occurred around 1:37 p.m. on April 12, and Warren…
Obituary
WALDO — Ronald A. Young passed quietly in his sleep on the morning of April 9, 2016, in his Waldo home.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Linda Fernald Young; his brother, Steve Young…
Clears the way for Airbnb-type rentals in city
ROCKLAND — For over a year, the Rockland City Council and members of its community have jousted about short-term rentals and effects on the business community. At their April 11 regular meeting,…
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WARREN — Donna Mae Gracie, 57, of Warren, passed away on April 9, 2016, in Burlington, Mass., after a courageous battle with a longtime illness. Donna was born in Camden on June 18, 1958, to…
Achorn would love to hear your ideas on how the Chamber can serve you better
BELFAST — The Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors, is pleased to announce the new executive director, Michaelene Achorn.…
Two children placed with Penobscot Nation child protective workers
INDIAN ISLAND — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency announced to arrests of Ashley Coffman, 35, and Kristopher Loring, 37, both of Indian…
ROCKLAND — The Knox County grand jury handed down their indictments April 6 which represented 12 defendants, all from Maine, and 35 counts.…
