SEARSPORT — Dorothy Collins, 91, passed away March 18, 2015, after a short illness. She was born Aug. 19, 1923, in Sebec, to Mabel and Alton Porter.

She married Dallas Collins on Feb. 12,…

VINALHAVEN — Marion Webb Carver, 92, widow of Albert E. Carver Jr., died March 18, 2015, at home in Vinalhaven. A complete obituary will be published later and services will be announced this…

ROCKLAND — Lt. Zac Bender is the commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Thunder Bay, whose home port is Rockland. Thunder Bay returned home after a 61-day deployment on the…

THOMASTON — Sally Burgess Anderson, 72, died March 13, 2015, at Quarry Hill in Camden, after an extended illness.

Born in Augusta on April 17, 1942, she was the daughter of Jake K. and…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Superior Court Feb. 25 - March 11.

Jeremy Arpan, 36, of Belfast, disorderly conduct (fighting) in Belfast June 10, 2012, seven days…

ROCKPORT – Rockport police reported the following activity March 10-15. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

ROCKLAND – The following deed transfers were recorded from March 9-13 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.

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WALDOBORO - Waldoboro police responded to 220 calls for service from March 10-18. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An…

WALDO COUNTY - The third week in March is typically one of biggest for town meetings in Waldo County. This weekend, six towns — Brooks, Burnham, Knox, Morrill, Jackson and…

Lots of celestial activity March 20. It’s the calendar’s first day of spring, there is a partial solar eclipse, and the moon is just moving away from its periodic close position to earth in…

ROCKLAND- The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court from March 9-13.

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CAMDEN — The Camden-Rockport Middle School will present its production of William Gleason’s “The Pink Panther Strikes Again,” Friday, March 20, and Saturday, March 21, at the Camden Opera…

The Lincoln County Grand Jury has indicted the following individuals:

Matthew Smith, 23, of Wiscasset was indicted for one Class C…

RSU 71 (Belfast, Morrill, Searsmont, Swanville and Belmont) has a full slate of business to tend to March 23, while School Administrative District 28 (Camden-Rockport K-8) and the Five Town CSD (…

ELLSWORTH —The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency  is responding to a suspected methamphetamine laboratory in Ellsworth Thursday, according to Steve McCausland, spokesman for the state Department of…

The world's most unusual criminologist, Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau fights for his life and for the future of all mankind in the most bizarre and dangerous caper of his brilliantly successful…

LIBERTY — Liberty Graphics, T-shirt printers, is accepting submissions for its 18th annual $1,000 art scholarship. All Maine high…

BENTON — According to State Police, one lane of Interstate 95 in Benton will be closed for the day after a tractor trailer went off the road early this morning.

The truck is loaded with 30,…

CAMDEN — Borden Cottage, the alcohol and drug rehabilitation center at Fox Hill Estate, is ready for business. Floors are polished, staff is being trained, and a catering contract with Camden…

BELFAST - Plans to remove an outcropping of rock at the…

ROCKPORT — Spring is in the air, and with the change in season come some changes at Five Town Communities…

 AUGUSTA — Millions of dollars in grant funding to…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity March 13-17. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

March 13

Heather Richardson, 29, of…

PALERMO — Steven K. Gray, 64, of Palermo, died peacefully March 17, 2015, in Winterport with family by his side after a brave struggle with cancer. He was born in Deer Isle on Nov. 21, 1950, to…

ROCKLAND – Rockland Police reported the following activity March 10-17. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

FRIENDSHIP — Beverly May Benner Winslow went home to be with the Lord March 14, 2015, surrounded by her loving family. Beverly was born March 13, 1949, to Charles and Frances (Simmons) Benner. She…

THOMASTON — Sally A. Anderson, 72, wife of Walter A. Anderson, died peacefully March 13, 2015, surrounded by her family at Quarry Hill in Camden, after an extended illness. A full obituary will be…

UNION — Wayne N. Butler, 85, died peacefully March 15, 2015, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport, following a period of declining health.

Born in Appleton on Oct. 4, 1929, he was the son…

ROCKLAND — Emilia A. Robert, 83, died peacefully March 8, 2015, with her special friend, Ann Meklin, and nurse Allison McNeal at her side, following a period of declining health, at the Sussman…

BELFAST — Douglas F. Hooper, 77, passed away peacefully March 15, 2015, at home, after a long battle with cancer. He was born April 13, 1937, the son of Fred and Mary Hooper of Liberty.

Doug…

This winter is one that will be remembered by many in the…

ROCKLAND — Have you ever wondered what it would be like to simply dust off your bicycle, hop aboard and head off for perhaps Tampa or maybe the Gaspe Peninsula — with no support beyond what you…

Good Tern hires new general manager
ROCKLAND — Good Tern in…

ROCKLAND – The landlord of Contes, a Rockand restaurant, filed a civil suit Feb. 12 in Knox County Superior Court, alleging that the former…

THORNDIKE — The Maine State Fire Marshal's Office has charged a Thorndike man with arson following a fire Saturday that heavily…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Belfast District Court Feb. 25 - March 11.

Stanley C. Bailey, 35, of Searsport, possession of marijuana up to 1.25 oz in Morrill Jan. 25, $350…

WARREN — Mildred Louise Butler, 100, died March 16, 2015, at her home in Warren. Mildred was the keeper of the Boston Post Cane as the oldest resident of Warren. She was awarded the cane in 2008…

ROCKLAND — A memorial service for Elizabeth Ann Field, who passed away Jan. 25,…

BELFAST - On a recent Friday afternoon, a few women worked behind a curtain of sorts — storefront windows papered over in a regal shade of purple.

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ROCKPORT — Dr. Brian C. Dalton, 83, of Rockport, passed away March 13, 2015, at Pen Bay Medical Center.

Private services will be held at the convenience of the family.

Arrangements are…

Rep. Devin seeks solutions to marine debris problem

AUGUSTA — Rep. Mick Devin, D-Newcastle, has submitted legislation to develop a plan to reduce the impact of marine debris…

Take a close look at this photo of Ducktrap, taken around 1903, and all that it reveals to us in 2015.  In the foreground a board fence suggests that animals were kept here, and in fact, other…

WARREN — Route 1 near the Warren/Waldoboro town line was closed Sunday evening, March 15, following a crash that sent the driver, as well as her passenger, first to Miles Memorial Hospital, in…

ROCKLAND — Coming up on WRFR FM and streaming on MaineCoast.TV, PenBayPilot.com and Chris Wolf will host Ben…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity March 9-13. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. 

March 9

Claudia Kjer, 60, of Belfast,…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity March 9-13. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

March 9

Ricky K. Pomeroy, 53, of…

SEARSMONT — If you have seen or know the whereabouts of this big guy, named Jack, call Danielle at the numbers on the poster. Jack’s family wants to find him and bring back home.

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ROCKPORT – Rockport police reported the following activity March 3-10. An arrest or summons does not apply guilt. A person charged with a…

The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) in Edgecomb is expected to have $100,000 a year coming its way for 10 years, now that its founder Nancie Atwell has won the Varkey Foundation’s $1…

ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Sixth District Court from March 2-6.

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