ROCKLAND — Back in 2005, several Maine towns and cities began rethinking the costs of maintaining their streetlights. At the northern latitudes, it is not a frivolous discussion: At winter dusk,…
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Site solar on capped landfills, loosen power generation restrictions
Walls go up, new systems put into place
THOMASTON — When the new Lyman Pope Jr. animal shelter building opens in Thomaston this summer, surrendered animals and their former owners may find the transition easier than those entering the…
The members of the Camden Downtown Business Group (CDBG) have voted to change the organization’s name to the Camden Area…
ROCKLAND — A Hope woman who was arrested for allegedly switching price tags of merchandise at a Rockland business was ordered held without…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Belfast District Court Jan. 22-28.
Theodore Drummond, 76, of Searsmont, negotiating a worthless instrument in Searsmont Oct. 23, 1987, dismissed…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Jan. 25-29. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Jan. 25
Deputy Daniel Thompson…
ROCKPORT — Rockport police reported the following activity Jan. 19-27. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Superior Court Jan. 22-28.
Karen Cunningham, 46, of Winterport, criminal trespass in Winterport Sept. 24, 2014, $500 fine; reckless…
BELFAST — The following Unified Criminal Court cases were closed in Waldo County from Jan. 22-28.
Brett L. Armstrong Sr., 55, of Swanville, operating under the influence in Belfast July 31,…
Check out the ice sculptures in the Amphitheatre
CAMDEN — The Camden Winterfest got underway Jan. 30, with lots to see in the library’s Amphitheatre and in Harbor Park.
Atlantic Avenue was closed to traffic as tables were set up with hot…
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LINCOLNVILLE — Peter Francis Murphy – husband, father, brother, uncle, friend – died tranquilly on Jan. 29, 2016, at the Sussman House in Rockport, intimately surrounded with prayers of love,…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Jan. 15-28.
Belfast
Ruth V. Waight to Norman E. Waight.
Michael L.…
A Woolwich man died Friday evening in a car accident on Route 27 in Pittston when his car flipped onto its roof and became submerged in an ice-covered pond on Cold Spring Hill.
Edward…
Maine Drug Enforcement Agency
An investigation into alleged heroin and crack distribution out of a Vassalboro home has led to eight arrests.
The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office and Maine Drug Enforcement Agency’s South…
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WALDOBORO — Carolyn Staples Chapman, 69, followed the western sun into the horizon on Jan. 22, 2016
Carolyn was born May 5, 1946, to George and Charlotte Staples, who resided at 16 Chestnut…
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ST. GEORGE — Robert J. “Indian” Milhomme Sr., 61, died unexpectedly Jan. 26, 2016, at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, from injuries sustained in a snowmobile accident.
Born in…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Criminal Court from Jan. 18-22. The Unified Criminal Court is a system for…
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ROCKLAND — Francis Smyth Frye Jr., 85, of Rockland, died Jan. 24, 2016, at Eastern Maine Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. Born in North Haven on May 21, 1930, he was the son of…
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CAMDEN — R. Wayne Ward Jr., 50, died Jan. 26, 2016, after a five-month battle against pancreatic cancer. He quietly passed away, as he always wished, at home surrounded by his loving family and…
ROCKPORT — A Thursday evening crash at the intersection of Pen Bay Medical Center and Route 1 in Rockport sent one man to the hospital’s emergency room with minor injuries. He was treated and…
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CAMDEN — Linwood Arlen "Bud" Curry Sr., 85, died Jan. 24, 2016, at Anderson Inn, Quarry Hill, in Camden. Born in Rockland on July 20, 1930, he was the son of Lockhart and Burnly Francis "Bun" (…
Bug Catcha helps pull two men to safety
At approximately 10 a.m. today, Jan. 28, the U.S. Coast Guard received a distress call from…
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CAMDEN — R. Wayne Ward Jr., 50, passed away Jan. 26, 2016, after a fearless five-month battle with pancreatic cancer.
A complete obituary will be published later.
Calling hours are…
Without the help of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, the New England Aquarium, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, hundreds of…
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BANGOR — Barbara J. Kenney, 65, of Bangor, passed away suddenly on Jan. 27, 2016, at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. She was the daughter of Thomas L. Kenney Sr. and Edna (Riley) Kenney.…
THOMASTON —…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court in Rockland from Jan. 18-22.
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The Knox County Sheriff's office received 339 calls for service Jan.17-23. Those calls that are not listed below include agency assists,…
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 130 calls for service from Jan. 18-26. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…
U.S. Coast Guard to hold Marine Board of Investigation hearing Feb. 16-26
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The families of 10 El Faro crew members, killed when the container ship sank Oct. 1, 2015, off the Bahamian coast after running into Hurricane Joaquin, have reached a…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Rockland District Court from Jan. 18-22.
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The Damariscotta police report the following activity from to Jan. 18 to Jan. 24, 2016:
Jan. 18
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WALDOBORO — Carolyn Staples Chapman, 69, followed the western sun into the horizon on Jan. 22, 2016, from her home in Waldoboro.
A memorial service is being planned and will be announced…
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BELFAST — John Gilbert Gallione died Jan. 24, 2016, at home. He was born July 14, 1927, in Englewood, N.J., the son of Helen Guissani Gallione and John Gallione. His father died when he was 5…
Penbaypilot, bringing your community to you
Camden and Rockport used to be one town. But 125 years ago they split up over a bridge (and other things) proposed to span the Goose River. …
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CAMDEN — Glenn Arnold Jenks passed away Jan. 21, 2016, at Maine Medical Center. He was born in Boston on Feb. 9, 1947, to Edwin H. Jenks and Nancy (Arnold) Jenks.
Glenn grew up in Wellesley…
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OWLS HEAD – Laurence J. Marriner, 83, died unexpectedly on Jan. 22, 2016, at the Veterans Medical Center at Togus.
Born in Rockland on Nov. 15, 1932, he was the eldest of 11 children of…
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STOCKTON SPRINGS - Eugene C. “Biff” Greenlaw, 71, of Stockton Springs, passed away Jan. 24, 2016, in Belfast. He was born in Boston, Mass. on May 16, 1944, to Edwin and Hazel (Jackson) Greenlaw.…
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Theodore L. “Ted” Van Duysen, 79, passed away peacefully Jan. 16, 2016, in his home, after a long illness. Born April 22, 1936, in Dendermonde, Belgium, to Arthur and Rosalie Van Duysen, they came…
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ROCKLAND — Francis S. Frye Jr., 85, of Rockland, died Jan. 24, 2016, at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. A complete obituary will be published later.
Services will be private in…
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ROCKLAND — Alexis Leigh Young Anderson, 19, died unexpectedly Jan. 24, 2016, in Rockland.
Born in Rockport on Nov. 6, 1996, she was the daughter of Jason and Tina Robinson Young. Lexie grew…
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BELFAST — Minnie M. (Ashey) Payson passed away Jan. 26, 2016, at her residence in Belfast. She was born July 10, 1952, in Belfast, the daughter of Alfred and Dorothy Ashey of Searsport.
She…
The Fishermen’s Festival, a popular event which has been ushering in the spring season in Boothbay Harbor since 1974, is being discontinued by the Fishermen’s Memorial Fund committee, which…
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ROCKLAND — Pearle E. Vanorse, 91, died Jan. 23, 2016, at the Sussman House in Rockport, following an extended illness.
Born in Rockland on March 7, 1924, she was one of seven children of…
SOUTH THOMASTON — A St. George man has died from his injuries after a snowmobile crash Sunday afternoon, around 2:30 p.m., at 716 St.…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Jan. 16-25. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Jan. 13 (late entry)
Tanya L. Roberts,…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Grand Jury handed down 14 indictments Jan. 12. Of the 14 indictments, a majority of the cases involve assault and criminal mischief. An indictment does not imply guilt…
