BELFAST – After a fraught loss at the polls in June, activists from six Waldo County municipalities are launching a second campaign to withdraw from Regional…
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Belfast sets referendum date, Belmont and Northport to come
The changing face of a small town
ROCKPORT — Two buildings were demolished in Rockport July 17, an antique home on Mechanic Street in Rockport Village, and an old workshop on Route 1. In the latter case, the building spot is being…
ROCKPORT — A two-car crash in front of Green Thumb nursery on Route 17 in Rockport totaled a car and a pickup truck, but caused no injuries.
Rockport Police Chief Mark Kelley said that Alyce…
June 19-July 11
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Rockland District Court June 16 to July 11.
Ashley L. Adams, 23, of Belfast, disorderly conduct (offensive words/gestures) in Thomaston July 4,…
Service notice
CAMDEN — There will be a gathering of family and friends to memorialize the life of Patricia McGrath Cokinis, 82, who died June 26, 2013. The gathering will be held Sunday, Aug. 4, from 1 to 3 p.m…
Labor Day weekend event: Aug. 30-Sept. 1
CAMDEN — Summer is barely underway, but for the organizing committee of the Camden Windjammer Festival all eyes are fixed firmly on Labor Day weekend, Aug. 30-Sept. 1. That weekend the annual…
Obituary
CAMDEN — Maynard Lester Whitehouse, 77, passed away July 16, 2013. Born in Camden Jan. 26, 1936, he was the son of Maynard Elmer Whitehouse and Carrie Arvilla (Gray) Whitehouse.
He grew up…
Obituary
VINALHAVEN — Merrill "Dean" Thompson, 74, of Vinalhaven, died July 13, 2013, at Pen Bay Medical Center. Born in Portland Feb. 27, 1939, he was the son of Merrill and Esther (St. John) Thompson and…
APPLETON — An Appleton man sustained serious injuries that necessitated him being transferred by helicopter to a Bangor hospital Thursday morning following a motorcycle accident on Sennebec Road…
SWANVILLE — A Swanville man was arrested at his home Monday night after Waldo County Sheriff's deputies said he prevented family members from calling police following a domestic disturbance.
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Service notice
LINCOLNVILLE —There will be a memorial service for Frances Locke Rankin, 71, wife of Wayne G. Rankin of Lincolnville Saturday, July 27, at 11 a.m. at United Christian Church, 18 Searsmont Roadin…
Obituary
BELFAST — Ivy M. Bragdon, 83, passed away July 16, 2013, at her daughter's residence in Belfast. She was born in Belfast May 31, 1930, a daughter of Walter and Helen (Tower) Moulton. Ivy enjoyed…
Service notice
VINALHAVEN — There will be a memorial service for Donna Amy (Woodcock) Ames, 76, wife of Addison W. Ames on Sunday, July 21, at 12:30 p.m. at the Ames Brother's Wharf on City Point Road in…
Obituary
MONROE — Leon D. Moody, 82, of Monroe, passed away peacefully in a Bangor hospital July 12, 2013, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Leon was born April 18, 1931, to Harold and Lucy (…
Wednesday afternoon...
ROCKPORT — Amy Hirakis, 55, of Camden, was taken to Pen Bay Medical Center Wednesday afternoon after she was injured and her car was totaled by a pickup truck at Meadow and West streets.
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Study finds room for 100 more cars downtown
BELFAST - City officials this week reviewed a list of ideas aimed at boosting the number of parking spaces downtown. A multi-level garage was not one of them.…
Select Board approves new policy
CAMDEN -- Unanimously, Camden's Select Board voted Monday evening to prohibit smoking within 20 feet of a town-owned building, park, beach, playground, picnic area, trail or athletic facility.…
July 27 barbeque
HOPE -- The Hope Chest, established more than four years ago to help citizens having financial troubles, is due for plumping up with a July 27 chicken barbeque to be held at the Hope Corner Fire…
Selectmen approve gift in 10-minute meeting
LINCOLNVILLE — As Camden First Aid Association closed shop at the end of June, the nonprofit began liquidating its assets. Besides ambulances and real estate, CFAA's extrication equipment — the…
Obituary
CAMDEN — Russell Lowell Madore, 93, died early June 15, 2013, at Maine General Medical Center in Augusta, after an extended illness.
Born in Portage Lake Aug. 6, 1919, he was the middle…
Obituary
OWLS HEAD — Bernard E. Raynes, 81, set sail July 12, 2013, one last time for home, to be with his Heavenly Father, surrounded by his loving family at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Born…
Obituary
WALDOBORO — Merle Charles Gifford, 77, died July 14, 2013, at Maine General Hospital in Augusta. He was born April 11, 1936, in Damariscotta to Charles and Mabel Carter Gifford. Merle grew up on…
ROCKPORT — Luckily for the dog spotted inside the car in the emergency department parking lot of Pen Bay Medical Center, their owners were able to come back outside and take the dog home before it…
BELFAST — Belfast Police Chief Mike McFaddden fears a bad batch of drugs might be circulating the area after police responded to two drug overdoses this past weekend, one of which resulted in…
Obituary
BELFAST — Arlene P. Whitney, 94, passed away July 14, 2013, at Harbor Hill in Belfast. Born in Castine May 4, 1919, she was the daughter of Mildred and Harold Perkins and was known to her family…
July 1-7
The Islesboro Police Department reported the following activity for the period of July 1 to July 7. An arrest or summons does not constitute a finding of guilt.
July 2
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Obituary
FRIENDSHIP — James M. "Jimmy" Collard, 50, died July 10, 2013, surrounded by his loving family, following a courageous battle with cancer.
Born in New Bedford, Mass., Aug. 26, 1962, he was…
Notice
BELFAST — Arlene Perkins Whitney, 94, widow of Stanley "Red" Whitney, died July 14, 2013, at Harbor Hill in Belfast. A complete obituary will be published later and services will be announced.…
Obituary
ROCKLAND — Betty L. Ward, 86, died unexpectedly July 10, 2013, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport.
Born in Rockland Oct. 22, 1926, she was the daughter of Harold and Florence Whitten…
Obituary
CUSHING — Fay R. MacCormick, 75, passed away peacefully at home July 12, 2013. She was the widow of James A. MacCormick, who died April 11, 2009.
Born May 4, 1939, she was the daughter of…
CAMDEN – Camden police reported the following activity, July 1-14. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless…
UPDATED: Rescue crews respond to another roll-over in St. George later in the morning
OWLS HEAD — A crash soon after midnight July 13 drew rescue crews and sheriff's deputies to North Shore Drive in Owls Head to pull one driver from a sedan that landed on its side against a tree.…
Fire department grapples with internal issues
OWLS HEAD — The Owls Head Fire Company Board of Directors and the town's three selectmen, who are all members of the board, discussed another personnel…
June 19-July 11
The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court June 19 to July 11.
Russell Ackerman, 29, of Lincolnville, assault on an emergency medical care provider in Rockport Sept. 22,…
BELFAST — Acting on a tip from a Thomaston redemption center, a Belfast man was arrested July 11 in connection to the theft of approximately $2,500 worth of bottles and cans from Little River…
BELFAST - In the years before Belfast's celebrated downtown revival, a common refrain among longtime residents was that what the city really needed was a bowling alley.
Several years and one…
Rock out with Mavis Staples, Holmes Brothers, Eddie Taylor Jr., and more...
ROCKLAND — The stage is set for a glorious weekend of great weather, which will be made that much sweeter when the amplifier swtiches are flipped on and blues music fills the air in Rockland.
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Once in a blue moon, a big project rolls around
CAMDEN -- It is rare for Camden's planning and codes office to deposit a building permit check made out for more than $10,000; mostly, such revenue ranges from $10 to occasional highs of $1,200 to…
ROCKLAND — This quarter's work by a Knox County grand jury yielded indictments against 29 Mainers, including a murder indictment against a Maine State Prison inmate who allegedly killed a fellow…
March, April, May
ROCKLAND — The following divorces were recorded recently in Knox County Superior Court.
Wilfred D. York (no hometown given) and Karen A. York of Vinalhaven, married June 5, 2004 in…
BELFAST — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency has arrested Asgard Tarik Gilbert, 39, and Anna Congdon, 24, both of Belfast, and charged them with trafficking in scheduled drugs (heroin), according…
CAMDEN — Camden Police finally got their man, and it took a trip to Harvard in Boston, Mass., to bring him back to Maine to face justice.
Detective Curt Andrick said that 35-year-old Eric…
Obituary
ROCKLAND — Barbara Powers Davis, 89, passed away peacefully July 8, 2013.
Born in Medway April 4, 1924, she was the daughter of Roy L. and Thelma Nolan Powers. Barbara grew up with five…
Obituary
CAMDEN — Bernice Heath King Redman, 93, died July 3, 2013, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport. Born in Little Deer Isle Sept. 13, 1919, she was the daughter of Ernest and Edna (Hardy) Heath.…
Start-ups and relocations fill Planning Board agenda
BELFAST – “Are we having a baby boom in Belfast that no one’s told us about,” Elizabeth Minor asked fellow Planning Board members Thursday in response to an…
Peirce school goes on the block Aug. 28
BELFAST – After several years in limbo, the former Peirce Elementary School building will be offered for sale at a public auction, August 28.
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CAMDEN — With a recent property purchase on Bald Mountain, Coastal Mountains added 28 acres to its expanding Bald Mountain Preserve in…
Special meeting July 11
OWLS HEAD -- The Owls Head Fire Company Board of Directors and the town's three selectmen, who are all members of the board, are meeting at 6:30 p.m., July 11, to hear a complaint, and go behind…
It was a busy holiday weekend for Waldo County, and while much of the police activity consisted of the usual speeding tickets and other non-moving violations, there were some notable exceptions to…
CAMDEN -- Town leaders have endorsed the pursuit of federal money to help offset planned improvements at the Camden Snow Bowl and the Ragged Mountain Recreation Area. If approved, the funding…
