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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…

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

Obituary

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…

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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…

A Waldoboro man who has been convicted several times of violating the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act has been rearrested and charged with allegedly violating SORNA again.

A Rockland man has been charged with a misdemeanor after he allegedly asked a woman to wash his truck in the nude then when she refused, allegedly groped her.

The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry has awarded $250,000 to 11 projects along the length of the Maine coast, including three for Belfast, Islesboro…

Meeting this evening

ROCKLAND — Rockland city council members held a special public forum Monday, Aug. 3, in order to hear residents’ opinions on short-term housing rentals. The 5:30 p.m. forum — and subsequent…

BELFAST — The streets of Belfast were flooded with music and revelers Monday night, as the seventh annual Belfast Street Party celebrated another successful event. 

The event, which is…

Obituary

BELFAST — Kerry Parker, 56, of Belfast, died unexpectedly in his sleep Aug. 1, 2015, following a three-year battle with cancer.

Kerry was born Aug. 16, 1958, in Camden. He was the second of…

Service notice

SPRUCE HEAD — A celebration of the life of Robert M. Perry, who died Feb. 17, 2015, will be held Saturday, Aug. 15 at 2 p.m. at the Perry home at 9 Waldron Circle (off Patten Point Road) in Spruce…

Service notice

A celebration of life for Donald M. Clark, who died Feb. 7, 2015, will be held on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 1 p.m. at the Tenants Harbor Baptist Church, with the Rev. Bill Hickey officiating.

A…

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VINALHAVEN — Lynn Ivy Gross, 51, died July 28, 2015, at her home in Vinalhaven. A complete obituary will be published later.

A memorial gathering will be held Sunday, Aug. 9 at 11 a.m. at…

Obituary

UNITY — Albin C. Davis, 77, passed away Aug. 1, 2015, at his residence in Unity. He was born in Stamford, Conn., on Dec. 17, 1937, to Benjamin and Marie (Albin) Davis.

Albin was an arborist…

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sharps resort

         A tiny cottage on Pitcher Pond figures in Anne Rossbach Lep’s childhood memories. The little girl called it “The Three Bears” and today remembers “it was…

cardboard boat races, live music, food, games — Sunday afternoon low-key fun

Head to Rockport Harbor, Sunday, Aug. 9 for an afternoon of live music, cardboard boat races and picnicking, as the community…

Public invited

On Saturday, Aug. 29, the Maine Old Cemetery Association will lead an all day Cleaning and Leaning Workshop at the Glen Cove Cemetery on Warrenton Street, in Rockport. The workshop is open to the…

Two deceased individuals were recovered by the U.S. Coast Guard with assistance from the Maine Marine Patrol this…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Superior Court July 17-29.

Robert E. Ayer Jr., 19, of…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity July 27-31. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

July 27

Jill Raven, 30, of Knox, was…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Belfast District Court July 17-29.

Jessica L. Dengler, 26, of Lincolnville, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer in Lincolnville Oct. 14,…

ROCKPORT – Rockport police reported the following activity July 21-27. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a…

ROCKLAND – The following deed transfers were recorded from July 20-24 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.

Obituary

SEARSPORT — Crystal M. Chisholm, 28, of Searsport, passed away July 30, 2015, with her parents by her side after a courageous life-long battle with cystic fibrosis. She was born Dec. 12, 1986, in…

Service notice

VINALHAVEN — There will be a graveside service for Marion Webb Carver, 92, who died March 18, 2015, on Thursday, Aug. 6 at 11 a.m. at Cummings Cemetery in Vinalhaven.

Arrangements are with…

A man and woman from Lewiston were hurt when the motorcycle they were on left Gilman Hill Road in Woolwich and landed in a ditch on Saturday, Sagadahoc County sheriff’s officials said.

Doug…

ROCKLAND – An Appleton man was charged with allegedly breaking into a Tenants Harbor residence and assaulting a woman.

ROCKLAND- The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court and Knox County District Court from July 20-24.

When you say Bud, you say.... J.J. and Drew, and the guys working behind them

ROCKLAND — J.J. and Drew were in the lead. They are the oldest, at 14 years, and most mature in harness. Behind them come Ivan, Vegas, Vic, Nomo, Rico and Phoenix. They are all geldings, and the…

Linda Perry

Wiscasset’s new town clerk, Linda Perry of Waldoboro, started work on Monday, Aug. 3.

“I’m excited. So far I’m loving it,” Perry said at the counter at the municipal building Monday morning…

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VINALHAVEN — Lynn Ivy (Hildings) Gross, 51, of Vinalhaven, died July 28, 2015, at her home. A complete obituary will be published later and services will be announced.

Arrangements are with…

ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in the Knox County Criminal Docket from July 20-24. The unified Criminal Docket is a new system…

Mind the roads

Maine State Trooper Greg Stevens was transported to Maine Medical Center, in Portland, with non-life threatening injuries July 30, after the cruiser he was driving was rear-ended by a tractor-…

Freedom under saddle becomes one smooth-gaited mare

Three months ago, a skinny, wild roan arrived in at Equine Connections,…

ROCKPORT — A security camera at the Rockport waterfront captured images of a woman, her blond dog and her black sport utility vehicle and police are asking for the public’s help to confirm her…

WALDOBORO - Waldoboro police responded to 207 calls for service from June 20-27. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…

ROCKPORT – Rockport police reported the following activity July 14-21. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a…

SEARSPORT — A Massachusetts couple was injured Tuesday morning after the motorcycle they were riding blew its rear tire July 28. 

Wayne and Mary Connolly, of Lowell, Mass., were traveling…

BUDWEISER CLYDESDALES to be in Festival parade

ROCKLAND — The world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales, the symbol of quality and tradition for Anheuser-Busch since 1933, are…

The skies rumbled dramatically this morning before dawn and are expected to do so again late this afternoon. At 4 p.m., this from the National Weather Service in Gray, which issued a marine…

ROCKLAND – Camden Police have charged a 14-year-old male who they say threatened a 13-year-old girl if she did not send nude photographs of…

ROCKLAND- The following cases were closed in Knox County Criminal Docket from July 13-17. The unified Criminal Docket is a new system for…

A labor of love, Former Nathaniel Bowditch relaunched under original name

THOMASTON — With a tumultuous thunderstorm looming down from the northeast, it was quick, yet celebratory, business easing Ladona into the …

Cites unforseen circumstances

ROCKPORT — After 13 years of promoting healthy youth development in the community, the Five Town Communities That Care (CTC) Board of Directors voted to cease operations of the…

Obituary

NOBLEBORO — Harold E. Moody of North Nobleboro passed away July 27, 2015, with his three children at his side. Born March 28, 1933, in North Nobleboro, he was the son of R. Ellis and Thelma "Mamie…

Obituary

LINCOLNVILLE — Robin Silverton passed away June 27, 2015, in her beloved home in Lincolnville.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1937 to Pauline and Wilfred Bernard "Bernie" Richland, Robin…

Obituary

CAMDEN — Helen E. Upper, 94, passed away July 24, 2015, in Camden. Born Helen Elizabeth Jones, she was the first child of Helen and Richard Jones of Peabody, Mass., and older sister of Richard…

Graveside service notice

ROCKLAND — A graveside celebration of life service for Dorothy Isabelle Stevens, 92, who died, May 4, 2015, in Fleming Island, Fla., will be held Thursday, Aug. 6 at 11 a.m. at Achorn Cemetery in…

Notice

CUSHING — Barbara T. Penney, 74, died unexpectedly July 26, 2015, at Maine Medical Center in Portland. A full obituary will be published.

A memorial service will be held Friday, Aug. 7 at 1…

ISLESBORO — The Islesboro Police Department reported the following activity for July 20-26, 2015. An arrest or summons does not constitute a finding of guilt.

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