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CAMDEN — Susan Elizabeth Junge died suddenly Oct. 16, 2015, at her home in Camden.

Susan was born Jan. 14, 1948, in Hamburg, N.Y., and was raised in Schenectady, NY. She graduated from…

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CAMDEN — Dorothy S. Hall, 64, wife of Michael Hall, died Oct. 20, 2015, at Waldo County Regional Hospital. A complete obituary will be published later.

Arrangements are with Long Funeral…

Bat Week: talks by Annie Kassler, readings by Children’s author Brian Lies, bat box building in Rockland

WALDOBORO — The students of Medomak Middle School science teacher Madelon Kelly spent time last Monday making bat masks. Many of those students will then wear the…

ROCKPORT – Rockport police reported the following activity Oct. 12-19. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

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SOUTH PORTLAND — Deborah A. Lucas, R.N., 59, of South Portland, passed away on Monday October 19, 2015 at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston after a long and courageous battle with lymphoma…

No one was hurt in a nighttime fire that claimed a vacant cape home on West Alna Road in Alna on Oct.21, Alna Fire Chief Mike Trask said.

An electrical malfunction ignited a wall in the back…

Town wants to make High Speed Internet accessible to all

With the authorization of the Waldoboro Select Board, the Economic Development Committee is conducting a survey to obtain information about…

GULF OF MEXICO — A Hope family, and the community they are a big part of, are all in mourning with news that the man killed Tuesday on a drilling ship in the Gulf of Mexico was 34-year-old Sam…

WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 217 calls for service from Oct. 13-19. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or summons does not constitute guilt. A person charged with a…

CAMDEN — Rosey Gerry of Lincolnville didn't just lose his tractor in a fire Wednesday morning, he lost a solid working machine.

"Day in, day out, you just use it, all summer long," said…

Show time: 8-9 a.m.

On Wednesday, Oct. 20, the Chris Wolf Show will host photographer Patrisha McLean talking about her new book My Island,…

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Wiscasset Town Clerk Linda Perry

Wiscasset Town Clerk Linda Perry and her former employer, the town of Waldoboro, have settled her appeal out of court.

The town has agreed to pay Perry, town officials confirmed; the…

SOUTH THOMASTON — Pharmaceutical pills and hypodermic needles were seized and five Knox County residents arrested Monday night, Oct. 19, with charges ranging from trafficking and possession to…

Lincolnville selectmen hope to meet with Camden about this 2017 project

LINCOLNVILLE — The Maine Department of Transportation is putting the finishing design touches on its plans to rebuild a 1.54-mile stretch of Route 1 north of Camden toward the Lincolnville town…

National Transportation Safety Board...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board issued an update Tuesday into its continuing investigation of the sinking of the cargo ship El Faro in the Atlantic Ocean near…

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LINCOLNVILLE — Barbara A. Turner, 71, died Oct. 16, 2015, in Lincolnville, after a five-year battle with Alzheimer's disease. A complete obituary will be published later and services will be held…

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BELMONT — Sharon Robbins, 69, passed away Oct. 15, 2015, at home in Belmont.

There will be a service Nov. 6, at 1 p.m., graveside at Belmont Cemetery.

Arrangements are under the care…

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SEARSPORT — Cynthia Lynn (Sholes) Stover, 63, of Searsport, passed away Oct. 19, 2015. She was born Aug. 13, 1952, in Belfast, the daughter of Russell Sholes and Fay Young.

Cynthia graduated…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Criminal Docket Oct. 10-16.

The Unified Criminal Docket is a system for processing criminal actions and certain associated civil…

ROCKLAND- The following cases were closed in Knox County Criminal Court from Sept. 28-Oct. 2. The Unified Criminal Court is a new system for…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Sept. 24 - Oct. 9.

Belfast

Jeffrey D. RIchards, Deborah L. Hussey, and…

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CAMDEN — Susan E. Junge, 67, wife of Richard Ailes, died Oct. 16, 2015, at her home in Camden. A complete obituary will be published later and a celebration of her life will be held in 2016 and…

ISLESBORO — The Islesboro Police Department reported the following activity for Oct. 5-18, 2015. An arrest or summons does not constitute a finding of guilt.

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ROCKLAND — If you have a lobster buoy hanging around your dooryard, the organizers of the annual lobster trap tree that is set up ahead of the Rockland’s Festival of Lights celebration could use a…

Morris Farm, roof

As Gardiner Road, Wiscasset travelers might have noticed Oct. 14 and 15, a contractor was replacing part of the roof on Morris Farm’s circa 1840 barn. But passersby won’t be seeing some of the new…

 The RSU 13 Finance and Facilities Committee meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the District Office Conference Room, 28…

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CUSHING — Dennis R. Young Jr., 58, passed away Oct. 10, 2015, of a heart attack.

Born Feb. 7, 1957, at Knox County General Hospital in Rockland, he was the son of Dennis R. Young Sr. of…

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ROCKLAND – Exlina Flora McClure, 65, died Oct. 19, 2015, at the Knox Center for Long Term Care following an extended illness.

Visiting hours will be held Monday, Oct. 26 from 5 to 7 p.m.  at…

Little kids and Raspberries ..... Halloween coming up ..... Our mutual childhood
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      All of the stories in my book, Staying Put in Lincolnville, Maine 1900-1950 are based on interviews with family members – the children, grandchildren, even great-…

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CUSHING — Joseph W. Carr, 84, died Oct. 13, 2015, at Windward Gardens in Camden. Joe's life began at the Stinson Hospital in Bangor on Jan. 27, 1931.

During his sophomore year at Bangor High…

ROCKPORT – Rockport police reported the following activity Oct. 7-12. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

Fourth Estate honored at Bangor conference

BANGOR — Penobscot Bay Pilot earned five first-place merit awards for writing, photography and video at the annual Maine Press Association fall conference in Bangor, Oct. 17. Lynda Clancy and…

The Lincolnville Community Library will host an open house and anniversary celebration Saturday, Oct. 17, 1 to 4 p.m. The event…

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ROCKLAND — Linwood Payson “PaPa” Sedgwick Jr, 77, died Oct. 11, 2015,  at his home, with his wife at his side, after a long battle with cancer.

Born in Camden on May 27, 1938, he was the son…

The Maine Warden Service believes that skeletal remains discovered in Redington Township are likely those of missing hiker Geraldine Largay missing since July 22, 2013, according to a…

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ROCKLAND - Dylan Oke Meklin, 23, of Rockland, was lost at sea on Oct. 1, 2015, aboard the SS El Faro, off Crooked Islands, Bahamas, in Hurricane Joaquin. Dylan was born in Rockport on Feb…

Coastal Family Hospice volunteers...

ROCKLAND — Coastal Family Hospice Volunteers is forming an eight-week peer support group for anyone experiencing the loss of a loved one. The group is open to the community at large, as well as to…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Oct. 7-13. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Oct. 7

Katie Van Scoy, 31, of Belfast,…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Oct. 8-13. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

Oct. 8

Robert Hubbard, 52, of Unity,…

ROCKLAND – The following deed transfers were recorded from Sept. 25-Oct. 2 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.

WALDOBORO - Waldoboro police responded to 285 calls for service from Oct. 6-13. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…

What day is better for your business?

The City of Rockland is going to be closing Main Street for an excavation project one day later this month. The link below is…

‘Rockland voters are at a crossroads’

The Rockland city mayor and councilors are inviting all RSU 13 municipal officials — select board members and school board members — to an…

No more Planet boxes, either

Mid-Coast Solid Waste, in Rockport, is closing the Swap Shop Oct. 30 at the Rockport transfer station. MCSW, which processes trash for Camden, Hope, Lincolnville and Rockport, will announce when…

AUGUSTA - As Election Day nears on Nov. 3, Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap is reminding all Maine voters of an informational resource…

ROCKLAND- The following cases were closed in Knox County Criminal Court from Sept. 21-25. The Unified Criminal Court is a new system for…

ROCKLAND – A 28-year-old man who was arrested following an investigation that began two weeks ago after an 8-year-old child was sexually…

Edgar Post, 94, has gone lobstering all his life

SOUTH THOMASTON — It was a great day for Edgar Post, of South Thomaston, as members of the South Thomaston Select Board passed to him the Boston Post Cane, which is awarded to the oldest person in…

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THOMASTON — Herbert E. Sanborn, 95, beloved husband of Marion Burkett Sanborn, died peacefully Sept. 29, 2015, surrounded by his loving family at home.

Born in Belfast on Nov. 9. 1919, he…

ROCKLAND — David A. Larrabee has worked for the City of Rockland within the Public Works Department for 28 years now. As foreman, he has dealt with snow-removal issues that plagued the city last…