LINCOLNVILLE — The Lincolnville Board of Selectmen Monday night voted unanimously to accept a gift of new emergency extrication equipment, which was donated to the town by the nonprofit…

THOMASTON — Stanley Bass Hall, beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, passed away peacefully July 16, 2015, at his home in Thomaston. He leaves a rich legacy of love, service and…

ROCKPORT — Barbara Carleton died July 18, 2015, at Quarry Hill in Camden. Born in Thomaston on Aug. 17, 1917, she was the daughter of Charles Forrest Oliver of Thomaston and Mildred Getchell…

OWLS HEAD — Howard Edwards Sr., 90, passed away peacefully July 21, 2015, at the Knox Center for Long Term Care. Born in Rockland on July 31, 1924, he was the son of Edwin and Corinne (Howard)…

CAMDEN — Camden Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a young male, whose image they have shared on their Facebook page and through the media.

Detective Curt Andrick said…

Robie Ames and Mary Drinkwater married in 1905, starting their lives together when they were barely 20. A year later their first child, Isabel, was born, and a year after that, Merton. The family…

ROCKLAND – An investigation by Rockland Police led to the arrest of a local transient in connection with a restaurant burglary.

ROCKLAND – The following deed transfers were recorded from July 13-17 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.

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ROCKLAND- The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court from July 13-17.

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BELFAST — A quick-thinking passerby at Belfast Harbor helped a man out of his car that was rapidly sinking in Belfast Harbor Sunday evening, July 26.

Ron Stevens, 68, just happened to be…

ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Sixth District Court from July 13-17.

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BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity July 16-23. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

July 17

Matthew R. Jones, 21, of West…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity July 15-24. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

July 15

Ashleigh Goslee, 27, of Knox…

SOUTH THOMASTON — On Friday, July 24, at approximately 5:11 p.m., the Knox County Sheriff's Office received a report of a single…

ROCKLAND – A two-car crash Friday, around noon, on Maverick Street in Rockland near the traffic light at the entrance to the Rockland Plaza…

ROCKLAND – Rockland Police reported the following activity July 7-23. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a…

ROCKPORT — With a flourish, laughter and a few tears, firefighters and family gathered in the evening, July 23, at the West Rockport Fire Department to dedicate the town’s newest fire truck to…

THOMASTON — Rose Marie Mitchell Morse died July 22, 2015, at the Sussman House in Rockport, after a long battle with cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.

Born June 7, 1925, to George Kenneth…

CAMDEN — Town officials in Camden are urging motorists to use caution, and possibly seek alternate routes through downtown Camden Friday afternoon and early evening while an emergency sewer line…

BELFAST — The essays have been rolling in, report homeowners Julie and Jason Romano, who have put their intown Belfast home on the market — that “market” being the best 200 (or fewer)-word essay…

LINCOLNVILLE — Robin Silverton, 77, died June 27, 2015, in Lincolnville. A complete obituary will be published later.

A memorial service will be held Tuesday, Aug. 25 at 2:30 p.m. at Vesper…

VINALHAVEN — Louise Mabel Bickford, 93, passed away July 21, 2015, at the Ivan Calderwood Homestead in Vinalhaven. Born in Vinalhaven on Sept. 4, 1921, she was the daughter of Harvard C. and Nina…

ROCKLAND — When Mason Curtis was asked if his daily practice of picking up trash along Main Street and in the South End of Rockland would include the weekend of the Lobster Festival, Mason’s ’yes…

UNION — Peter B. Soule, 80, passed away July 20, 2015, with his wife by his side, after a courageous battle with MSA. Multiple system atrophy. For 21 years he was the beloved husband of Myrna…

BURNHAM — An Oakland man was arrested July 21, following a reported domestic disturbance in Burnham. 

Deputy Dan Thompson responded to the scene, where the complainant stated Ryan Ackerman,…

TROY — A Troy man has been arrested following reports he placed a 12 year-old boy in a headlock.

Waldo County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Nicholas Oettinger and Deputy Kyle Wasiela responded…

BURNHAM — A Burnham man was arrested by Waldo County Sheriff’s Office deputies following a reported domestic disturbance just after midnight July 23. 

Robert Later, 35, of Burnham, is…

VINALHAVEN — Louise M. Bickford, 93, longtime church organist for more than 70 years at the Union Church, died July 21, 2015, at the Ivan Calderwood Homestead. A complete obituary will be…

CAMDEN — Attorney Paul Gibbons is asking the Camden Planning Board to consider a zoning amendment that would enable the development, and sale, of a large home on Mountain Street as three…

Nearing the end of life can be a fearful and lonely time and often the best medicine doesn’t come from a bottle. It comes from friendship. Hospice volunteers from Miles and…

WINTERPORT — A suspicious item on the premises of a foreclosed Winterport property July 21 led the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office to call in the Maine State Police Bomb Squad to assist. 

The…

ROCKLAND – A Camden woman was charged with allegedly shoplifting from a Camden merchant, stealing a wallet and using the victim’s credit…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded at the Waldo County Registry of Deeds June 17 - July 17.

Belfast

Matthew Molison to Charles Nielsen and Lee Graham…

LINCOLNVILLE — Margaret Elizabeth Page, 69, passed away July 20, 2015, at her home in Lincolnville Beach. Services will be announced at a later date.

Arrangements are under the care of…

MONTVILLE — Thomas C. Christiansen Sr., 56, of Montville, passed away July 18, 2015, at Maine General Medical Center in Augusta. He was born Sept. 15, 1958, in Montville, the son of Harald and…

BELFAST — When 89-year-old Russ Ulmer went out on his ATV to inspect a recent logging operation behind his Belfast home and failed to return a couple of hours later, his family called police after…

This coming school year, RSU 13 will be implementing three pre-Kindergarten classrooms.…

ROCKPORT — In August, the Rockport Planning Board will hear a request from a property owner to change a 116-acre piece of land overlooking Glen Cove from a 45-lot subdivision to a single-home…

ROCKLAND — Life is stranger than fiction and local author Neal Parker, who published The Lobsterman and The UFO in 2007 will probably see a boost in book sales after we covered Rockland…

ROCKLAND — Rockland Police have arrested a city man in connection with a residential burglary on Broad Street this morning, Tuesday.

Kristopher Hillgrove, 28, of Rockland, was charged with…

Brook Hartshorn is a patrol officer with the Camden Police Department. She is the only female police officer with the department and one of…

ROCKLAND - The following cases were closed in Knox County Criminal Docket from July 6-10. The unified Criminal Docket is a new system for…

TROY — A crash on the North Dixmont Road in Troy July 20 claimed the life of a 24-year-old Freedom man.

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ROCKPORT — Paula Jessica McWilliams, 64, died peacefully July 17, 2015, surrounded by her family at the Sussman House in Rockport, due to complication of her ongoing battle with Alzheimer's…

SEARSPORT — Winston L. Matthews, 73, of Searsport, passed away July 19, 2015, at Bayview Manor.

Arrangements are under the care of Riposta Funeral Home.

CAMDEN — Cecilia Lee Perkins, 3-1/2, passed away July 2, 2015, at Maine Medical Center in Portland, due to complications from lymphoma. Born Dec. 6, 2011, in Rockport, she was the daughter of…

SCARBOROUGH — Alexandra “Alix” James peacefully passed away July 17, 2015, after a brief illness, surrounded by her family, at Piper Shores in Scarborough. Alix was born Oct. 5, 1926, in Newport,…

ROCKPORT — Barbara Oliver Carleton, widow of Granville E. Carleton, died July 18, 2015, at Anderson Inn at Quarry Hill in Camden. A complete obituary will be published later.

Memorial gifts…

PORT CLYDE — John Olaf Lantz Jr., 80, died peacefully July 16, 2015, with his family at his side, following a long illness, at Knox Center for Long Term Care in Rockland.

Born in Rockland on…