ROCKLAND – The following divorces were finalized in Sixth District Court from May-June.

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ROCKLAND — Lanny Bowden Rackliff, 63, died peacefully July 7, 2015, at his home.

Born in Rockland on Nov. 10, 1951, he was the son of Alvin and Norma Ranquist Rackliff. Growing up in St.…

ROCKLAND- The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court and Knox County District Court from June 29-July 3.

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THOMASTON – Thomaston Police reported the following activity July 6-9. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity June 27 - July 6. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

June 27

April Campo, 24, of…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Criminal Docket from June 26 - July 6. The Unified Criminal Docket is a new system for processing criminal actions and certain associated…

NORTHPORT — Gail Lenore Andrews, 70, passed away July 11, 2015, at Crawford Commons in Union. Gail was born in Stamford, Conn., on April 30, 1945, to the late Arthur Joseph Gescheidle and Eleanor…

LINCOLVILLE — Ruth C. "Sally" Laite, 76, died at her home on July 8, 2015. Born in Camden on Aug. 16, 1938, she was the daughter of Vere B. and Edith (Anthony) Crockett and grew up in Rockville.…

Broadband connectivity has taken center stage in the media over the last year, especially in Rockport where the town built a…

Stop for a minute and think about your childhood summers. What does the word “summer” evoke for you? The first memory that pops…

WALDOBORO — The Waldoboro Police Department is investigating break-ins at two local Little League concession stands, both of which occurred late last month. 

On June 25, Officer Larry…

CAMDEN — John D. Bunger, 82, died peacefully July 9, 2015, with his wife at his side, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport. John was the beloved husband of Theresa Griffin Bunger.

A full…

WALDOBORO - Waldoboro police responded to 309 calls for service from June 29-July 7. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…

ROCKLAND — Young musicians of the Midcoast, participating in a week long rock and blues camp, swung a cool groove as they opened the North Atlantic Blues Festival Saturday morning at Harbor Park…

BELFAST — Hundreds descended on Belfast’s Heritage Park July 11 and12 to peruse the fine arts and crafts presented at the 20th annual Arts in the Park festival.

The event, which was…

 There will be a Select Board Workshop and Meeting on Monday, July 13…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity June 24 - July 6. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

June 19 (late entry)

Brady M.…

The Maine Department of Transportation plans to close State Route 173 (the Beach Road) between the Camden Road and Youngtown Road for one day on Tuesday, July 21, for a culvert replacement. The…

CAMDEN — The docks at Lyman-Morse at Wayfarer were filled with celebratory well-wishers Thursday evening, July 9, when Drew Lyman officially cut the ribbon on a new venture that combines two…

Lincolnville Selectmen meet at 5:30 p.m., Monday, July 13, beginning first behind closed doors to discuss ongoing litigation with property owner Richard Rosenberg concerning shorefront on…

Rockport Select Board meets Monday evening, July 13, to consider a full agenda, including implementing certain aspects of the…

 Vera Roberts, senior vice president,…

CAMDEN — Cecilia Lee Perkins, 3-1/2, beloved daughter of Bernard and Amanda (Stanley) Perkins, died July 2, 2015, at the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital at Maine Medical Center in Portland. A…

WALDO — Richard Earl Bowden Sr., best known as Sonny, 84, went home to rest in the arms of his Saviour. Through all his struggles he remained the guiding light for his entire family. Born in Winn…

FAIRFIELD —  commemoration will be held July 11 for the 47 lives lost in the Lac Mégantic, Quebec, train explosion that occurred July 6, 2013. The memorial will take place at the gazebo in…

ROCKPORT – Rockport police reported the following activity July 1-6. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

ROCKPORT — Rockport Marine recently debuted a custom 26-foot powerboat, Rembrant, which won “Best Professionally Built…

LINCOLNVILLE — Ruth Crockett "Sally" Laite, 76, widow of Keryn B. Laite Sr., died July 8, 2015, at home in Lincolnville. A complete obituary will be published later.

Arrangements are with…

WEST APPLETON — Forrest R. Brown Sr., 87, of West Appleton, passed away peacefully July 8, 2015, at home surrounded by his family. He was born Aug. 19, 1927, in Lemington, Vt., the son of…

UNION – A Union man was sentenced to two years in jail with all but 55 days suspended for firing a gun near his neighbor’s home while…

The Knox County Sheriff’s office received 259 calls for service from June 28-July 4. Those calls that are not listed below include issues…

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

BELFAST — Richard E. Bowden, 84, husband of Janet Mitchell Bowden, died July 8, 2015, at Waldo County General Hospital. A complete obituary will be published later.

A funeral service will be…

ROCKLAND – The guardians of a 19-year-old woman who was severely injured in a March 2014 crash were awarded a $5 million court judgment…

CAMDEN – Camden police reported the following activity June 5-30. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a crime…

ROCKLAND — Robert W. Bailey, 90, died peacefully July 7, 2015, following a brief illness, at Maine General Medical Center in Augusta.

Born in Lewiston on May 7, 1925, he was the son of…

ROCKLAND — The Farnsworth Art Museum announced Wednesday it has received a $3 million gift from the Wyeth Foundation of American Art in Wilmington, Del. The gift will go toward the museum's Andrew…

ISLESBORO — The Islesboro Police Department reported the following activity for June 22 through July 5, 2015. An arrest or summons does not constitute a finding of guilt.

June 22:…

The murder-suicide deaths of three members of a prominent, well-loved Boothbay Harbor family have rocked the tight-knit community.

As details emerged over the course of the weekend, friends…

THOMASTON — Eivind Roy Moss Jr., 72, former owner and operator of Davis Funeral Home in Thomaston, died July 5, 2015, at his home in Thomaston. He was born Sept. 26, 1942, in Thomaston to Dr.…

OWLS HEAD — Theodore W. “Ted” Sylvester Jr., a member of the Maine Press Association Hall of Fame and former Rockland bureau chief of the Bangor Daily News, died July 4, 2015, at Eastern…

Maine Public Safety Office spokesman Steve McCausland said July 7 that two 30-year-olds had been transported to a Boston hospital following eye injuries that occurred in separate towns, but both…

SOUTH THOMASTON — Elizabeth F. “Betty” Oakes, 66, died peacefully, July 4, 2015, surrounded by her loving family following a brief illness at the Sussman House in Rockport.

Born in Camden on…

ROCKLAND — Marion M. Roy, 79, died peacefully, July 3, 2015, surrounded by her family, at Sussman House in Rockport.

Born in Rockland on Sept. 23, 1935, she was the daughter of Franklin and…

UNION — There will be a memorial service for Thomas R. Kirkham, 62, of Union, who died May 27, 2015. The service will be held Saturday, July 25 at 1 p.m. at Chestnut Street Baptist Church in…

ROCKLAND — Gartley and Dorsky engineering firm, of Rockport, briefed Rockland…

Maine State Police say the deaths of three members of a Boothbay Harbor family this weekend was a double murder-suicide, and a case of domestic violence.

Detectives have concluded that 71-…

THORNDIKE — Ronald Earl Jackson, 71, of Thorndike, passed away July 3, 2015, at a Bangor hospital surrounded by his family.

He was born in Belfast on July 4, 1943, the son of the late R.…

WARREN — Shirley Eileen Wyllie, 63, of Warren, passed away July 3, 2015, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Nov. 7, 1951, in Camden, to George and Gertrude (Beaullieu) King II.

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ROCKLAND – Joshua Hixson, of Rockland, has filed two counterclaim lawsuits June 22 and June 23 in Knox County Superior Court in response to…