ROCKLAND — Traffic Officer Troy Peasley of the Rockland Police Department received a certificate of commendation during the Monday, Aug. 10, city council meeting.

Peasley, who started…

VINALHAVEN — Lillian C. Warren, 89, died Aug. 2, 2015, at the Ivan Calderwood Homestead in Vinalhaven, where she had resided for several years. Born in Mount Desert on May 13, 1926, she was the…

ST. GEORGE — A crash on the River Road in St. George left one driver with minor injuries, and traffic backed up on both lanes of the heavily traveled Route 131.

At approximately 3:20 p.m.,…

CAMDEN – A woman was indicted Aug. 6 by the Knox County Grand Jury for felony theft by unauthorized taking.

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CAMDEN — Fumes and smoke from a burning laptop and Blue-ray CD player filled a neighboring RV this morning, Aug. 10, at Camden Hills State Park, enough to warrant a call to 911 and the Camden Fire…

ROCKPORT — It was pure August in Maine Sunday afternoon at Marine Park in Rockport, where racers with the annual stand-up paddle board Lobster Cup blended with children rounding — and sinking —…

CAMDEN — Carol Ann Christie, 80, passed away Aug. 8, 2015, at her home in Camden surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Ellsworth on Feb. 18, 1935, she was the daughter of Arthur and…

         Camden High School’s Class of 1955 celebrates its 60th reunion this year. Those of us who came to the Midcoast “from away” may not know that there used to be a Camden High School…

HOPE – Marion E. Merrifield, 83, died Aug. 4, 2015, at Pen bay Medical Center in Rockport, following an extended illness.

Born in Washington on Dec. 13, 1931, she was one of five children of…

BELFAST — Maynard Gardner Clemons Jr. passed away Aug. 6, 2015, in Belfast, after a short illness. He was born in Reading, Mass., to Mary Butters Clemons and Maynard Gardner Clemons. A graduate of…

ROCKPORT — The Select Board convenes this evening for a regularly scheduled meeting and will discuss, among several agenda items, where to move the library collection as the town considers tearing…

 Charlie and Penny Crockett, long-time…

ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court from July 27-31.

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ROCKLAND – Rockland Police reported the following activity July 22-Aug. 5. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with…

No one was hurt and traffic was slowed but not stopped Sunday afternoon, Aug. 9, due to a camper fire near Route 1 in Edgecomb, a Lincoln County sheriff’s deputy said.

Kevin Barrett of…

Traffic backed up for miles on Wiscasset’s Route 1 on Sunday morning, Aug. 9, after a rollover accident injured a teen driver, authorities said. Route 1 was back open both north and southbound by…

UNITY — Stanley B. Mitchell, 56, passed away at his residence in Unity on Aug. 2, 2015. He was born in Unity on Oct. 27, 1958.

Stanley attended school in Unity and Thorndike and drove trucks…

VINALHAVEN — Lillian C. Warren, widow of Ora B. Warren who died in 2003, died Aug. 2, 2015, at the Ivan Calderwood Homestead in Vinalhaven. A complete obituary will be published later.

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ROCKLAND — John L. Hill, 89, husband of Vera VanTassel Hill, died Aug. 5, 2015, at The Homestead in Owls Head, following an extended illness. A full obituary will be published.

A funeral…

ROCKLAND — Doris M. Brackett, 94, died peacefully Aug. 6, 2015, surrounded by her loving family, at Knox Center for Long Term Care in Rockland.

Born Jan. 9, 1921, she was the daughter of…

CAMDEN — Carol A. Christie, 80, wife of Thomas W. Christie Sr., died Aug. 8, 2015, at her home. A complete obituary will be published later.

Calling hours will be held Wednesday, Aug. 12…

UNION — Fire departments from around Knox County were called out just after 2:30 a.m. Aug. 4 for a confirmed structure fire on Payson Road in Union that was well underway and reported to be…

WARREN — A Warren man who sustained serious injuries after colliding with a landscaping trailer being towed by a pickup truck, which turned in front of him on Route 90 early Thursday evening, was…

ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Sixth District Court from July 27-31.

Mitchell…

ROCKLAND- The following cases were closed in Knox County Criminal Docket from July 27-31. The unified Criminal Docket is a new system for…

July 21 was a day that started off like any other for lobsterman captain Jonathan Achorn and sternman Brandon McClure, both of Friendship.

There was thick fog all around while they were…

RIVER COMPLEX, CALIF. — A crew of 20 Maine forest rangers and municipal firefighters, including two from Knox County, flew west this week to help battle a series of wildfires in northern…

WASHINGTON — Ronald I. Creamer Sr., 78, passed away peacefully July 28, 2015, at home, after a period of declining health. He was the beloved husband of Alice Creamer for 28 years.

Ronald…

ROCKLAND – A Camden man pleaded guilty July 27 to multiple charges for leaving the hospital with his infant child, who had not been…

ROCKPORT – Rockport police reported the following activity July 28-Aug 2. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a…

WALDOBORO - Waldoboro police responded to 194 calls for service from July 27-Aug. 3. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…

TENANTS HARBOR — Allison J. “Squee” Morris, 56, died peacefully Aug. 1, 2015, at the Sussman House in Rockport.

Born in Vinalhaven on May 9, 1959, she was the daughter of the late Charles…

VINALHAVEN — Lillian C. Warren, widow of Ora B. Warren, who died in 2003, died Aug. 2, 2015, at the Ivan Calderwood Homestead in Vinalhaven. A complete obituary will be published later and…

OWLS HEAD — Marilyn D. Seaman, 84, died July 29, 2015, at the Sussman House in Rockport, surrounded by the love of her family.

Born in Portland on May 20, 1931, she was the daughter of Ralph…

VINALHAVEN — Than Thompson Hopkins, 62, passed away peacefully Aug. 29, 2015, at home, surrounded by loved ones, after an extended illness. Than was born Jan. 24, 1953, to E. Frank and Ada Anthony…

CUSHING — Barbara T. Penney, also known to many as "Meme," passed away unexpectedly July 26, 2015, at Maine Medical Center in Portland, due to complications following heart surgery. She was born…

TENANTS HARBOR — Ralph H. Robinson, 85, of Tenants Harbor, passed away Aug. 2, 2015, in the comfort of the Sussman House, with his loving family by his side. Ralph was born June 5, 1930, in…

NORWAY — Verna M. Brown, 79, died July 30, 2015, at Market Square Health Care Center after an extended illness.

Born in South Thomaston on Dec. 5, 1935, she was the daughter of James and…

ST. GEORGE — Alice E. "Nanny" Estes, 92, died peacefully Aug. 2, 2015, surrounded by her loving family at the Knox Center in Rockland.

With the assistance of her family, Nanny enjoyed the…

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has released a preliminary assessment of the U.S.…

MORRILL — Robert Edward Sampson, 76, of Morrill, went home to be with the Lord on July 29, 2015, after a long illness. He was the son of William and Helen (Moulton) Sampson of Belfast.

He…

SEARSPORT — Leona Herrick, 87, passed away on her birthday, July 30, 2015, in Belfast. She was born in Belfast, the daughter of Tracy and Mary (Aldus) Smith. She graduated from Crosby High School…

BELMONT — A serious motorcycle accident on Route 3 just after 3:30 p.m., Aug. 4, left one man hospitalized. 

According to a media report, the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office received reports…

ROCKPORT — Sometime between 4 p.m., Aug. 3, and 4 a.m., Aug. 4, thieves peeled back the lock on a shack door where Rockport’s…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity July 31 - Aug. 3. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. 

July 31

Michael R. Weaver, 34…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity July 28 - Aug. 2. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

July 28

Larry J. Jones, 63, of…

In a Aug. 4 news release, Maine Attorney General Janet T. Mills commended the latest in a string of legal victories upholding…

AUGUSTA – A Waldoboro attorney has been suspended from practicing law for 30 days for violations of the Maine rules of professional conduct…

ROCKLAND — William A. McNeil III, 46, let go of his mooring line for the last time on July 27, 2015.

Born in Rockland on Jan. 28, 1969, he was the son of William McNeil Jr. and Movita Horton…

Damariscotta Police Officer Kyle Sylvester has been a police officer for two years, and in that time, he hasn't had an encounter like the one he did Aug. 2.

Sylvester responded to Main…