THOMASTON — A graveside committal service for Sheila Ann Breen, 80, who went home to be with her Lord on March 29, 2015, will be held Monday, June 22 at 10 a.m. at Village Cemetery in Thomaston.…
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CAMDEN — A graveside service for Glendon Lloyd Erskine, 82, who died peacefully at home on March 3, 2015, will be held Tuesday, June 23 at 10 a.m. at Ocean View Cemetery in South Thomaston. The…
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ROCKLAND — Mark A. Boynton Jr., 25, died unexpectedly, June 13, 2015 at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Born in Millinocket on July 31, 1989, he was the son of Billi-Jo Robbins and Mark…
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AUGUSTA — A graveside service with military honors for Sidney E. Kaler, 85, who passed away April 1, 2015, will be held Friday, June 26 at 2 p.m. at Achorn Cemetery on Old County Road in Rockland…
Committal service notice
CAMDEN and LINCOLNVILLE — A graveside committal service for Adam M. Knight, 31, who died March 31, 2015, will be held Saturday, June 20 at 2 p.m. at Mountain View Cemetery in Camden.
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‘Couldn’t happen to a nicer couple’
VINALHAVEN — Late last week, a Vinalhaven electrician scratched off the matching numbers to an instant game ticket purchased at the Fisherman’s Friend store on the island. He walked out of the…
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THOMASTON — Donald M. Drake Jr., 57, died June 12, 2015, surrounded by his family, at Sussman Hospice House in Rockport, after a long illness.
Born in Camden on July 4, 1957, he was the son…
Service notice
CAMDEN — There will be a memorial service, followed by a reception, for Kerry G. Sabanty, 84, beloved husband of the late Audrey Cahill Sabanty, on Saturday, June 27 at 1 p.m. at the First…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity June 5-8. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
June 6
Charles W. Walters, 29, of…
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CAMDEN — Margaret Rose Sciarrino, 92, wife of Joseph L. Sciarrino, died June 8, 2015, in Rockport after recently moving to Camden to be near her daughter, Susan S. Vollhardt and family.
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CAMDEN — Jean Smith Hodson, 87, died June 9, 2015, in Camden. She was born in Camden on March 24, 1928, and was the daughter of Robert R. and Ruth (Belyea) Smith.
She is survived by her…
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ROCKLAND – Kurt R. Meklin, 81, died peacefully June 7, 2015, at home, surrounded by his family.
Born in Owls Head on Dec. 22, 1933, he was the son of Gosta and Elin Karlsson Meklin. Educated…
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ROCKPORT — James Arthur Hall, 80, died June 12, 2015, at the Sussman Hospice House in Rockport. Born in Thomaston on July 12, 1934, he was the son of Perley Langtry and Ruby Elizabeth (Foster)…
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APPLETON — Marilyn "Jan" Janville of Appleton, died May 20, 2015, at the age of 76. The daughter of Harold J. Janville and Elizabeth Walker Janville, she was born in Goshen, N.Y., in the Hudson…
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THOMASTON — Deborah June Arni, 59, died peacefully June 10, 2015, in the arms of her children, at her home, following an extended illness.
Born in Cushing on July 21, 1955, she was educated…
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ROCKLAND — Cecile Fournier, 85, died June 12, 2015, at the Sussman Hospice House in Rockport, surrounded by her family after a one-week illness.
Born in St. Philibert, Quebec, Canada, on…
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When our youngest son was about 13 he needed a job; the town needed someone to pick up Lincolnville Beach. It seemed a perfect match, with me the go-between — the contractor I was called — since…
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ROCKPORT — Stella Marie Henry, 89, of Rockport, died June 8, 2015, at Knox Center For Long Term Care in Rockland. Born in Millinocket on July 22, 1925, she was the daughter of John Thomas and…
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Lori Beth Kaplowitz, 50, formerly of Washington, died June 13, 2015. There will be no funeral.
Donations can be made to the Sheepscot Wellspring Land Alliance, P.O. Box 371, Liberty, ME…
ROCKLAND- The following cases were closed in Knox County Criminal Docket from June 1-5. The unified Criminal Docket is a new system for…
ROCKLAND- The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court from June 1-5.
Joseph D. Roy, 28,…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity June 8-12. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
June 8
Victoria A. Burns, 27, of Belfast…
ROCKPORT – Rockport police reported the following activity June 2-8. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…
ROCKLAND — Members of Rockland’s Harbor Trail Committee, along with Capt. Jim Sharp, of Sharp’s Point South and the Sail, Power,…
ROCKLAND — At approximately 11:36 p.m. on June 12, a Rockland emergency medical crew and police responded to the Time Out Pub on Main Street, where a man had fallen off the upper outside deck.…
CAMDEN — Camden Town Manager Pat Finnigan announced Friday that Karen Brace of Hope has been selected as the town’s community development director.
"Karen brings a breadth of experience, an…
ROCKLAND – Rockland Police reported the following activity May 27-June 9. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…
CAMDEN – Camden Police have had several complaints in the last few days from Camden residents and businesses who are receiving calls from…
An electrical fire that started at an outlet destroyed a mobile home on Wiscasset’s Cronks Lane, off West Alna Road on Saturday, fire officials said.
The cause of the June 13 fire was…
VASSALBORO — Maine's seven newest police canine teams graduated from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy on Friday June 12. …
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CAMDEN — William Henry Mella, 70, of Camden, died May 31, 2015, at the Sussman Hospice House in Rockport. Born in Chicago, Ill., on Aug. 13, 1944, he was the son of John and Katherine (Moos) Mella…
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CAMDEN — Norman Augustus Cunningham, 95, of Camden, died June 5, 2015, at Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast. Born at home in Searsmont on Feb. 24, 1920, he was the son of Bennie L. and…
Rockport Public Library news...
ROCKPORT — Rockport Library Director Ann Filley said in a press release that she is stepping down from the position she has held for just over a year since Friday's announcement.
Filley…
Father takes baby, runs from hospital emergency room, police say
ROCKPORT — The father of the children involved in a Route 1 crash Thursday evening was arrested later for disorderly conduct at the emergency room at Pen Bay Medical Center. While at the ER,…
CAMDEN — A Camden man appeared in Knox County Unified Court in Rockland June 8 and pleaded not guilty to charges of harassing a Camden…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On June 12, Representatives Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, and Bruce Poliquin, R-Maine, wrote to United States Coast Guard Curator, Arlyn Danielson, to help support the preservation…
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CAMDEN — Mary Louise Britt Glennie of Camden, passed away on June 8, 2015, at the respectable age of 94.
Mary's full and wonderful life transcended many eras; she learned to drive a Model T…
Putting practice into real life...
CASTINE — Students aboard Maine Maritime Academy's training ship State of Maine, currently transiting the Atlantic Ocean, responded to a distress call Wednesday morning, getting a first-…
Domestic violence call leads to arrest of Camden man with loaded handgun
CAMDEN — Police from around Knox County Tuesday evening responded to Camden, where there had been a report of a domestic incident and before officers arrived on scene an armed man fled the…
Obituary
BELFAST — Daniel A. Matthews, 68, of Searsport, passed away June 10, 2015. Daniel was born in Norwood, Mass., on Feb. 26, 1947, son of Alva F. and Anne (Hamm) Matthews.
After high school,…
WALDOBORO - Waldoboro police responded to 425 calls for service from May 27-June 9. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or…
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CAMDEN — Norman A. Cunningham, 95, died June 5, 2015, at Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast. Norman was the widower of Barbara (Bartlett) Cunningham. A complete obituary will be published…
The Knox County Sheriff's office received 341 calls for service from May 31-June 6. Those calls that are not listed below include issues with all terrain vehicles, alarms, 911 hang-ups, nuisance,…
ROCKLAND – The following deed transfers were recorded from June 1-5 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.
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Camden Town Meeting
CAMDEN — Less than 70 of Camden’s approximately 3,800 registered voters turned out for the annual June Town Meeting in the Opera House Wednesday night, to complete the work of passing what ended…
AUGUSTA — The United States Supreme Court has denied a request to hear a case sought by Gov. Paul LePage to drop MaineCare coverage for 19- and 20-year-olds.
Attorney General Janet T. Mills…
UPDATED Committal service notice
ROCKLAND — A graveside committal service for Mary Ellen Young, 67, who passed peacefully March 18, 2015, will be held Friday, June 12 at 10 a.m. at Sawyer Cemetery.
Arrangements are in the…
Millville affected
CAMDEN — This morning shortly before 2 a.m. a large tree adjacent to Mt. Battie Street toppled over, reported Camden Fire Chief Chris Farley. When it fell it caused two utlility poles…
HOPE — A light turnout of voters tended to municipal and school business June 9 at the polls, deciding one contested race for school board and approving school budget.
Results are as follows…
New set of workshops, budget meetings, referendum vote
ROCKLAND — 1,317 voters in Cushing, Owls Head, Rockland, South Thomaston and Thomaston cast ballots for or against the proposed 2016 school budget. The majority of…
