ROCKPORT — Suzanne Bennett Voorhies, 88, passed away June 20, 2013, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport.
She was born March 22, 1925, in the village of Babylon, N.Y., the daughter of…
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ROCKPORT — Success. The process (thanks largely to the Rockport Town Charter) used to find Rockport’s new town manager worked methodically and well. The Select Board announced last week that…
UNION — A planned trip to Union to allegedly "beat up" his ex-wife's boyfriend came undone early Saturday morning when the ex-husband sustained defensive wounds and crashed his car after fleeing…
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LINCOLNVILLE — Philip Wayne Whitman, 72, husband of Virginia Scruton Whitman, died June 22, 2013. A complete obituary will be published later.
A funeral service will be held Saturday, June…
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LINCOLNVILLE — Timothy Wayne Wyman, 41, of Lincolnville, and husband of Margit "Betty" Wyman, died June 19, 2013, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. A complete obituary will be published…
Week ending June 15
ISLESBORO — The Islesboro Department of Public Safety reported the following activity on the island June 10-15. An arrest or summons does not constitute a finding of guilt.
June 10…
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CAMDEN — Patricia Magee Jordan, 86, a talented musician and music teacher, died June 21, 2013 at The Homestead in Owls Head. Born in Camden Jan. 9, 1927, she was the daughter of Forest Magee and…
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TENANTS HARBOR — Martha-Gayle D. Iliffe, 72, became a beautiful angel June 20, 2013, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport.
Born in Virginia Beach, Va., May 8, 1941, she was the daughter of…
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LINCOLNVILLE — Frances Locke Rankin, 71, wife of Wayne G. Rankin of Lincolnville, died June 21, 2013, at Waldo County General Hospital. A complete obituary will be published later and services…
ROCKPORT — Camden First Aid Association transported the driver of a pickup truck to Pen Bay Medical Center at approximately 8 a.m. Monday after she left the road, traveled into a grassy field for…
Meeting tonight
CAMDEN — Draft concepts for a Riverwalk and redesigned public landing will be presented this evening, June 24, at 6:30 p.m. at the Camden-Rockport Middle School on Knowlton Street in Camden and…
Get on the bus: Can it happen here?
ROCKLAND and CAMDEN — The public is invited to hear consultants present findings on potential Midcoast transit, first in Rockland on Monday, June 24, and then Tuesday evening, June 25, in Camden.…
ROCKLAND — Joe Auciello has been traveling on the cheap most of his life and wants to demonstrate the joy of such journeys.
While raising their family, he and his wife, Shlomit Auciello, ran…
A giant street celebration
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Summer Solstice changed its hours this year to 4 to 8 p.m. and by 4 p.m. Saturday it looked like Mother Nature was going to drop a few buckets of water on us. But the…
Updated with staff names; Camden works on EMS contract
CAMDEN — Town leaders in Camden spent approximately 20 minutes Tuesday evening talking about a two-year draft contract that is to be signed with emergency medical…
At 7:32 p.m. Saturday, June 22, the moon will rise and it will be a big and bright one, outdone only by the moon's rise the following night, Sunday at 8:30 p.m., when it will be not only full, but…
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CAMDEN — Patricia Frances (Magee) Jordan, widow of Howard C. Jordan Jr., died June 21, 2013, at The Homestead in Owls Head, where she had resided for several years. A complete obituary will be…
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FRIENDSHIP — Harold W. Lash, 92, passed away at home June 17, 2013.
Born in Friendship March 23, 1921, he was one of 14 children born to Robert Sr. and Levilda Carter Lash. Harold grew up in…
Charges against William Wiley, formerly a Searsport music teacher accused of child molestation, are being dropped, according to the Waldo County District Attorney's Office. The decision comes…
Public hearing June 24, City Hall
ROCKLAND — City Council will meet Monday, June 24, at 7 p.m., to hold a public hearing on adopting the 2014 budget and three amendments, which include fee increases for land use, inspection, sewer…
Library fundraising continues with neighborhood parties, auction, book sale
LINCOLNVILLE — A once vacant lot in the center of Lincolnville is coming back to life, thanks to a large group of community members and businesses.
In the past few weeks carpenters, roofers…
LIBERTY — An accident in Liberty Wednesday morning injured three small children as well as two of the drivers of the three cars involved in the crash.
The Waldo County Sheriff's Office…
TROY — Kathleen Mattingly, 56, the former Troy clerk/treasurer, was arrested June 19 resulting from charges she allegedly stole just under $20,000 from the town, according to Waldo County Chief…
Contingent on $122,829 local contribution
CAMDEN — Federal funding has again found its way to Camden, this time, in the amount of $491,314 to be used to improve the downtown as outlined in the 2012 Camden Downtown Master Plan. Those…
Cheaper in the long run than recoating it, Maine Water says
CAMDEN — Maine Water's 110 year-old water tank on Mountain Street, a utilitarian landmark in Camden, will be dismantled in October, making way for its replacement. The new tank, 102 feet tall and…
Appledore is home, dinghies are back, and yuck -- pine pollen...
CAMDEN — There is much to see in and around the Midcoast, but down at the harbors, it's all boats, seagulls and the occasional seal.
Camden Harbormaster Steve Pixley has his own window on…
June 3-19
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Rockland District Court may 3 to May 19.
Matthew Adams, 32, of Union, violating a protective order in Rockland Jan. 13, 2012, dismissed.
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June 3-19
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court June 3 to June 19.
Roy A. Allen, 45, of Rockland, probation violation, 120 days in jail and probation continued.
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Money to be spent on design and build
CAMDEN-ROCKPORT — A joint effort by Camden and Rockport to design and build a sidewalk alongside Route 1 near Hannaford is moving forward with a $133,600 federal grant. Camden Economic Development…
Front Street Shipyard to Steamboat Landing
BELFAST – After seeing the Belfast Harbor Walk through several years of planning, residents could be forgiven for thinking the project was nothing more than a Planning Office pipe dream.
But…
Proposed expansion of downtown board ban draws strong opinions, no action
BELFAST – Motorcyclists cruising down sidewalks, jackasses joyriding the grade on wheeled office chairs, motorists picking roadkill out of their tire treads,…
Taking care of municipal business
HOPE — Of the 1,550 Hope citizens, approximately 70 turned out for annual Town Meeting, June 17, and as Hope tends to do, they kept a firm lid on spending. With minor debate, they trimmed almost…
From the Working Waterfront
VINALHAVEN — More than a decade after footings were poured, a cell tower has been built on the island and antennae soon will be installed. But not everyone will enjoy…
Town manager given OK to contract with North East as new EMS provider
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Select Board Monday night unanimously confirmed the appointment of Camden resident Richard "Rick" Bates as the new town manager.
Since 2007, Bates has been a senior…
They're talking about transition
CAMDEN — In a news release issued Monday afternoon, June 17, the two emergency medical services that were competing for contracts with Camden, Hope, Lincolnville and Rockport announced that they…
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CAMDEN — Paul Barbour Putnam, 81, husband of Helen Stevenson Putnam, passed away June 6, 2013, at his home in Rockport. Born in Rockland July 5, 1931, he was the son of Samuel and Lillian (Putnam…
'Massive' hail reported in Lincolnville; pollen washed away
Sheets of rain, loud thunder and heavy hail accompanied fast-moving thunderstorms Monday afternoon, with possible wind gusts up to 55 miles per hour predicted by the National Weather Service.
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Armstrong: "Shot the dog wherever it happened to be" while intoxicated
WISCASSET — The Waldoboro man accused June 13 of shooting a young female dog with a BB gun that resulted in more than 80 pellets becoming lodged under her skin – running from her snout to her tail…
Voters buck budget committee recommendation, kick in for a new cruiser
STOCKTON SPRINGS – Residents at the annual town meeting Saturday voted 82-19 to keep their police department. The decision went against the recommendation of the town's budget committee, which had…
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CAMDEN — Harry Frederick Melching, 80, of Camden, died June 14, 2013, at his home. A complete obituary will be published at a later date.
Condolences, photos and memories may be shared with…
BELFAST — Under changing skies June 9, friends and family gathered at Belfast Area High School's football field to watch the class of 2013 receive their diplomas and enter the next phase of life…
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AUGUSTA — Arthur H. "Brook" MacNeille, 61, of Augusta, died June 13, 2013, at Maine General Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility in Augusta.
Condolences, photos and memories may be shared…
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LINCOLNVILLE — Kenneth Milliken, 78, a Lincolnville resident since 1962, died June 11, 2013, at Windward Gardens in Camden. Born in Camden Dec. 20, 1934, he was the son of Walter Leroy and…
Annual town meeting draws record-breaking crowd that voted three times on law enforcement funding
LINCOLNVILLE — Citizens turned out in droves on a beautiful June day to determine the fate of the Lincolnville Police Department, and as in years past, they split almost equally down lines…
Carol Hathorne retires, and she makes sure the children are invited to the party
HOPE — Hope parents and children, teachers, administrators, and the bigger community gathered at Hope Elementary School Wednesday evening, June 12, to honor their favorite principal, Carol…
ROCKLAND — It took Peter Lammert more time to unload and set up his bee swarm equipment on Main Street in downtown Rockland than it took to get the honeybees out of the tree they were clustered on…
LINCOLNVILLE — A flurry of emails and Thursday night phone calls resulted in a selectmen's meeting convened Friday morning to clarify that voting processes are adequately in place for an annual…
Updated with photo
WALDOBORO — A day after the story of Lady went viral, lighting up the Internet — even making headlines in UK media DailyMail.co.uk — a 32-year-old Waldoboro man has been arrested and charged with…
First in the U.S., full-scale version planned for 2016
CASTINE – The Roman god of the east wind could not be summoned in Castine on Thursday. Central Maine Power would have to do.
The occasion was the ceremonial transmission of the first…
HANOVER — A 23-year-old Watertown, Mass., man was killed while riding a bike on Route 2 in western Maine this morning. He was one of a group of approximately 140 Athenahealth employees from Maine…
