BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Belfast District Court July 24 to Aug. 9.
Jeremy Arpan, 34, of Belfast, violating conditions of release in Searsport March 3, five days in jails…
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Truck cuts utility pole in half after flipping into it
BELFAST — A Winterport woman, 29-year-old Jennifer Lambeth, and her two children are lucky to have escaped with their lives after a serious accident in Belfast Saturday afternoon. Lambeth was…
Obituary
BELFAST — Herbert Conrad Osgood passed away Aug. 18, 2013, in Belfast. He was born Jan. 26, 1932, at home in Easton, the third son of the late Alfaretta Maria and Harry Lee Osgood. He was known…
Belfast Harbor Fest
BELFAST — Under the main tent at the Belfast Harbor Fest, held over the weekend Aug. 16-19, the sound of power tools and smell of sawdust combined with an atmosphere of determined excitement as…
Obituary
THOMASTON — Linda Charlene Griffin, 64, died unexpectedly at her home Aug. 17, 2013.
Born in Camden June 10, 1949, she was the daughter of Lonnie C. and Florence L. Roberts Griffin. She was…
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WALDOBORO — Margaret Bonning of Waldoboro passed away peacefully at her home Aug. 18, 2013, with her loving family by her side. A celebration of life will be held Wednesday, Aug. 21, at 11 a.m. at…
Obituary
PORT CLYDE — Joan Derbyshire Tunis, 92, artist and long-time resident of Horse Point Road in Port Clyde, passed away on the morning of Aug. 17, 2013, after a brief illness.
Joan had traced…
Belfast joins with national company to offer free fluorescent bulb recycling
BELFAST - Not long after the tranfer station here dropped its fee for fluorescent bulbs, manager Sandy Carey noticed a trend. The number of people returning bulbs was rising in a predictable word-…
ISLESBORO — Persistence on the part of an alleged prowler and a family paid off for Islesboro Police and the homeowner early Friday morning, when a 20-year-old Islesboro man was placed under…
PENOBSCOT BAY — With horn blasts and a shot from a starting gun, the …
CAMDEN — A Massachusetts man who was plucked out of Camden Harbor early Friday morning, suffering from hypothermia, is missing the dinghy he thought he was in when he went overboard.
Geoff…
Obituary
ROCKLAND — George D. “Top Dog” Doak Jr., 53, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, at his home.
Born in Rockland Dec. 17, 1959, he was the son of George Sr. and Inez Colpritt Doak.…
Forums in Belfast and Searsport; separate withdrawal vote in Belfast Aug. 20
BELFAST - “For your information, RSU #20 is currently running on the last budget passed by the voters at the Budget Meeting on July 22, 2013.”
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Camden fire department, police respond
CAMDEN — Camden firefighters and police responded to an appeal for help from the harbor around 1 this morning, Friday, when a man aboard a moored boat there apparently fell into the water.
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Nomination papers due August 30
BELFAST - With just over two weeks remaining for candidates to file nomination papers, at least one of the three open seats in city government will be contested and a contest is shaping up for two…
Begins new job next month
When Ron Young toured Damariscotta, his son asked him if he knew everyone they passed.
“He asked me if we…
ordinance amendment discussion tonight
CAMDEN — A short-lived attempt via telephone polling to get a sense of how Camden residents feel about a possible alcohol and drug treatment facility at Fox Hill on Bay View Street is over, and…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Breakwater Light is a popular tourist attraction, but to get there, one has to walk the 7/8-mile-long breakwater, comprised of large, uneven blocks of granite, abundant…
Obituary
ISLESBORO — Marjorie j. (Coombs) Hatch, 82, of Islesboro passed away peacefully, while surrounded by loved ones, Aug. 5, 2013, at “home.” She was born on Islesboro Aug. 13, 1930, youngest of 10…
two men arrested
UNION — The Knox County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported armed robbery at Common Road apartment in Union soon after 1 p.m., Aug. 14, and following a car chase through Knox and Lincoln…
BELFAST — A Waldo County grand jury completed its work Wednesday afternoon, handing down 35 indictments against 34 people. One of those indictments is for more than a dozen sex crimes, but the…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff's Office reported the following activity July 28 – Aug. 12. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
July 28
• Daniel Armstrong,…
'Constant boom, boom, night after night'
LINCOLNVILLE — Nightly fireworks exploding over Norton Pond and other spots around town got citizens fired up at the town's Aug. 12 selectmen’s meeting, with tension building among citizens…
BELFAST — The fifth annual Belfast Street Party drew hundreds to Main Street Monday night, Aug. 5. The event, which offered free admission and a wide array of activities and events – ranging from…
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity Aug. 1 -12. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Aug. 3
Amy A. Paine, 35, of Belfast, was…
Not far from Shirttail Point beach...
CAMDEN — A 2-foot-long exotic lizard is on its way to a better home than the shores of the Megunticook River, and the rock walls and backyards of Millville in Camden.
Tentatively identified…
WALDOBORO — An otherwise fine day celebrating Waldoboro Fire Department’s 175th anniversary parade Aug. 10 was marred by a man allegedly displaying a knife and threatening another man. Waldoboro…
Obituary
OWLS HEAD — Inger M. Knudsen Holm Morse, 91, passed away peacefully Aug. 9, 2013, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport. Born in Egedesminde, Greenland, Oct. 8, 1921, she was the daughter of Aage…
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THOMASTON — Marion N. Basile, 93, went home to be with the Lord, following a long illness, Aug. 10, 2013, at Quarry Hill Nursing Home in Camden.
In keeping with Marion's wishes, a private…
Family involved in fatal Port Clyde crash from Cohasset, Mass.
PORT CLYDE — The Knox County Sheriff's Office has enlisted the help of a mapping forensic expert from Kennebec County to help understand how a tragic crash in Port Clyde unfolded and why it…
Service notice
ROCKPORT — There will be a graveside service for Ernest W. Lorenzen, 87, who died Feb. 13, 2013, on Sunday, Aug. 18, at 2 p.m. at Seaview Cemetery on Russell Avenue in Rockport with the Rev. Ralph…
Obituary
ROCKLAND — Roy D. Fisher, 87, a longtime resident of East Hartland, Conn., and a key contributor to the manned U.S. spaceflights to the Moon, died Aug, 5 in Bangor.
A native of Springfield,…
Two Bridges Regional Jail
A former Two Bridges Regional Jail inmate has filed a lawsuit against Two Bridges Regional Jail, alleging that her rights were infringed when she was in custody.
…
Obituary
LINCOLNVILLE — Sara Kittridge Montgomery, born Oct. 18, 1955, peacefully passed away Aug. 3, 2013, at her home on Norton Pond in Lincolnville, surrounded by her family and dear friends. Sara was…
Updated: Driver from New York City, injured man from Port Clyde
PORT CLYDE — Rockland, South Thomaston, St. George and Thomaston ambulances were called to Port Clyde, where a crash involving a handful of pedestrians and multiple vehicles on the pier occurred…
Canadians capture the first Lobster SUP CUP titles
ROCKPORT — Two strong and accomplished Canadian stand-up paddle board champions took the titles this year in the first-ever annual…
Obituary
ROCKLAND — Helen M. Simmons, 91, died peacefully Aug. 8, 2013, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport, where she had been a patient only a few hours.
Born in Bremen Sept. 24, 1921, she was…
Two-vehicle accident, one passenger injured
WALDOBORO — A two-vehicle crash on Route 1 in Waldoboro Sunday afternoon sent one Qubec woman to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston by helicopter.
The accident occurred near Moose…
CAMDEN — Camden police aren't talking, but some of the victims of last night's business break-ins are Sunday morning.
Using rocks as battering rams, someone broke into three known businesses…
Aug. 10-13, conditions couldn't be better for watching meteor showers
The next few nights and early dawns will be the best time to get outside, lay back on the grass and watch one of the best meteor showers in the Northern Hemisphere, the Perseids, when meteors from…
Rockport Register: Library talks continue
ROCKPORT — Rockport's Select Board meets Monday evening and will again talk with the Library Committee about the future of the Rockport Public Library about addressing its space limitations. The…
Service notice
VINALHAVEN — A graveside service for Laura A. Hamilton, 60, beloved wife of Bruce R. Young, who died June 2, 2013, will be held Wednesday, Aug. 21, at 11 a.m. at SeaView Cemetery on Waldo Avenue…
Obituary
ISLESBORO — Rowland ( Bunny ) Elizabeth Logan entered into eternal rest in the early hours of Aug. 5, 2013. She was at home, among the evergreens and the singing birds at the time of her death.…
PALERMO — Waldo County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Jason Baldwin, 38, of Palermo Aug. 2 on a charge of sexual abuse of a minor. Chief Deputy Jeff Trafton said his office received the first…
Hit East Goose Rock; Prock Marine hauls boat into Camden after midnight high tide
PENOBSCOT BAY — The 70-foot sailing yacht Archangel,…
Century-old building travels by truck, and horse
KNOX - To look at it, the East Knox School — a one-room school house built in 1898 — hadn’t received much attention in recent years. The paint was peeling and…
Picking up where Camden Access left off...
CAMDEN — The Camden Exxon lot was littered with broken vehicles Tuesday evening, but of the dozens of junkers waiting to be towed by insurance companies and others awaiting service and repair,…
JACKSON MEMORIAL LIBRARY Moves into NEW BUILDING
TENANTS HARBOR — Libraries, you would think with all the technology around us, Kindles, iPads and just the regular old Internet, would be declining…
River currents, man overboards and cold water rescues
SOUTH THOMASTON — “Did you get a good lesson on the current,” asked …
Updated Notice
LINCOLNVILLE — Sara Kittridge Montgomery, 57, passed away peacefully at her home on Norton Pond in Lincolnville Aug. 3, 2013. A complete obituary will be published later.
A Celebration of…
