ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Rockland District Court May 15-31.
Brent Adams, 43, of Rockland, criminal mischief in Rockland Oct. 13, 2011, dismissed; criminal trespass in…
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Service notice
ROCKPORT — A memorial gathering for Kay G. Warren, 70, who died peacefully Jan. 22, 2013, will be held Saturday, June 15, at 2 p.m. at 104 Limerock, Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home's…
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THOMASTON — Robert E. Gregory, 84, died June 2, 2013, surrounded by his family at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport. A full obituary will be published.
In lieu of flowers, memorial…
Service notice
WALLAGRASS and KNOX COUNTY — A graveside memorial service for Robert B. "Rob" Hopkins, who died unexpectedly April 16, 2013, will be held Friday, June 7, at 2 p.m. at Seaview Cemetery on Russell…
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ROCKLAND — A graveside committal service for Mary C. Hills, who died March 28, 2013, will be held Monday, June 10, at 11 a.m. at Ocean View Cemetery on Spruce Head Road (Route 73) in South…
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THOMASTON — Muriel T. Teirila, 96, died peacefully at her home June 1, 2013.
At Mrs. Teirila's direction, there will be no services.
Arrangements are in the care of Burpee,…
Historic Edwardian cottage has share of illustrious owners
CAMDEN — Fox Hill, the historic and high-profile Camden estate at 235 Bay View St., has been sold, from one limited liability company to another limited liability company. The sale took place May…
ROCKPORT — Calls to Camden and Rockport police and the Knox County Sheriff's Office Monday morning about at least three loud booms heard by many residents in those two towns have turned up no…
The learning that sticks
The pride most high school students feel from their academics comes from the grades they receive. This is not the case for Zenith Alternative education students. Our pride comes from the pure…
Obituary
VINALHAVEN — Donna Amy (Woodcock) Ames, 76, wife of Addison W. Ames Sr., passed away April 29, 2013, at the Ivan Calderwood Homestead in Vinalhaven. She was the daughter of Donald and Amy (Columb…
May 15-31
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court may 15-31.
Jonathan E. Ashley, 23, of Union, unlawful possession of oxycodone in Rockland March 22, 2011, $400 fine,…
Obituary
THOMASTON — George M. Mills, 87, died May 30, 2013, at Windward Gardens in Camden after a long period of declining health.
Born on Mount Desert Island July 19, 1925, he was the son of George…
Meetings at Lincolnville Central School, Rockport Opera House
A four-town team assembled to review emergency medical services contract proposals for Camden, Hope, Lincolnville and Rockport has recommended the communities sever ties with Camden First Aid…
The Shire of Hadchester bids you welcome…
ROCKLAND — On Saturday, June 1, the Society for Creative Anachronism’s Shire of Hadchester held a Renaissance Festival in Harbor Park in Rockland. Lords and ladies, squires, surfs and vassals…
Tick Talk, and we ain’t talking Hickory Dicory Doc
CAMDEN — Listen up, because there will be a test at the end of this article. And get a bag of Raisenettes to munch while you read. Lyme disease specialist Dr. Bea Szantyr presented Tick Talk, an…
HOPE — Five people were taken to the hospital Thursday night following a two-vehicle, head-on crash on Route 17 in Hope.
Knox County Sheriff's Deputies Nathanial Jack and Lance Mitchell were…
Referendum on revised budget to be held June 11
BELFAST - Voters from the eight towns of Regional School Unit 20 on Thursday added almost $1 million back into the district's proposed 2013-14 budget in an attempt to restore staff positions and…
HOPE — An ATV accident around 11:30 p.m. Thursday resulted in a Hope man being taken by LifeFlight helicopter to Mid-Maine Medical Center in Waterville.
According to Knox County Sheriff…
CAMDEN — After the majority of Camden's majestic elm trees died from Dutch elm disease in the 1970s, the town of Camden and the Camden Garden Club joined forces and initiated a planting program to…
No leads, no contact with Kevin Crute
ROCKLAND — Police and the family of Kevin Stone Crute of Cushing continue to seek information on his whereabouts nine days after he was last seen or heard from.
Crute, 31, was last seen May…
Maine Maritime Academy to deploy first grid-connected floating turbine
PENOBSCOT BAY — This coming weekend, a prototype wind turbine will be towed from Brewer down the Penobscot River to the bay, where it will be moored just off of Dyce Head in Castine. This one-…
Rockport register: Recognizing the Rockport Garden Club
ROCKPORT — Did you know that Rockport is blest not only with great paid employees, but a cadre of volunteers that fill all kinds of official town government committees. Then, there are a number of…
Knox, Lincoln, Waldo counties
GRAY — The National Weather Service has issued an air quality alert for Knox and Coastal Waldo counties Thursday afternoon, with poor air quality likely to continue into the weekend up and down…
May 15-22
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity May 14-22. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
May 16
Katie Robinson, 21, of Belfast,…
May 15-22
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff's Office reported the following activity May 15-22. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
May 11 (late entry)
Robert D. Weiss,…
'Any time you can get students passionate about anything you’ve taken a huge step toward your goal of learning'
ROCKPORT — Chris Walker-Spencer, Visual and Media Technology Instructor at Camden Hills Regional High School is preparing for the high school’s seventh annual Film Festival to take place Friday,…
Four-town review team recommends North East ambulance service
CAMDEN — A four-town team assembled to review emergency medical services contract proposals for Camden, Hope, Lincolnville and Rockport is recommending the communities…
ROCKLAND — State and local authorities are trying to locate a Cushing man, Kevin Stone Crute, who hasn't been seen or heard from in more than a week.
Knox County Chief Deputy Tim Carroll…
Amnesty period begins June 1 to pay discounted unpaid fines
BELFAST — Following Rockland's example, the city of Belfast Police Department is preparing to take a bite out of its unpaid parking fine balance with both carrots and sticks.
"I did not try…
Meeting tonight: Camden Opera House. Get fully informed on this important decision
CAMDEN — This evening, May 29, there will be a public informational meeting regarding Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Camden, Hope, Lincolnville, and Rockport. The…
Meeting tonight
HOPE — The Hope Fire Department is sponsoring a candidates night this evening, May 29, at 6:30 p.m. at the Hope Corner Fire Station, 475 Camden Road (Route 105).
Candidates for…
BELFAST — People gathered along Main Street in Belfast May 27 to watch the annual Memorial Day parade, which included State Rep. (and Belfast native) Erin Herbig, and the large group of veterans…
Western Waldo County
THORNDIKE — On a recent sunny day in at Mount View School, 350 middle and high school students learned about potential careers and what sparks individual interests. More than 30 professionals, as…
LINCOLNVILLE — Local residents gathered in driveways, on roadside rocks and in vehicles in the town center to watch the annual Memorial Day parade that culminated in a ceremony at Lincolnville…
A solemn, respectful occasion...
CAMDEN — Residents and visitors alike lined the streets of downtown Camden Monday morning, May 27, for the annual Memorial Day parade. Camden Police Sgt. Patrick Polky, also a master sergeant with…
'I've been fishing since I was a boy'
ROCKPORT — Ken Dodge, of Rockport, is no stranger to early mornings. He lobsters out of Rockport Harbor, but Thursday he was getting ready to go out for halibut on his boat the Becca &…
Obituary
UNION — Brenda Jane Rackliff Llera, 64, died May 18, 2013, after a long illness, at Penobscot Nursing Home in Penobscot, where she resided since April. For the past seven years, she resided at…
Service notice
ST. GEORGE — A service of love and remembrance for Michael J. "Mikey" Libby, who died peacefully, surrounded by his family, May 9, 2013, at Maine Medical Center in Portland, will be held Tuesday,…
'To you from failing hands we throw the torch to hold it high'
ROCKPORT — After seven days of rain, the sun spread warmth over Maine on Memorial Day, May 27, and in most every town, citizens turned out in town commons, streets and graveyards to honor their…
ROCKLAND — State Senator Ed Mazurek, was among the officials Monday, Memorial Day, at Chapman Park in Rockland to honor to the men and women who had given their lives for the cause of freedom. The…
Service notice
CAMDEN — The graveside service for Laura Oxton Simonton, 91, who died Nov. 21, 2012, will be held Wednesday, June 5, at 11 a.m. at West Rockport Cemetery on Park Street in Rockport.
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Service notice
ROCKLAND — The graveside service for Thelma (Butterfield) Baker, 98, of Rockland, who died on March 14, 2013, will be held Saturday, June 1, at 11 a.m. at Mountain View Cemetery in Camden.
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Maine’s grave of the unknown soldier, a Confederate lies in Gray
ROCKLAND - Today is Memorial Day and though it will be a chilly one, the sun will shine and allow the many parades and ceremonies to take place. My Memorial Day began yesterday with a breakfast at…
Weather not a deterrent to determination
ROCKLAND — Despite the blustery, chilly and rainy weather approximately 50 hardy volunteers turned out for the city’s Beach Clean-Up Saturday, May 25. Volunteers gathered at Rockland’s City Hall…
Six graduate Residential Program
Camden’s Community School bestowed diplomas on six students Friday evening, May 24, in a graduation ceremony at High Mountain Hall. The group of six are the first of 30 students the Community…
Run For Your Life endurance trial drew a tough crowd
CAMDEN — The first heat of the three-heat 5K Run For Your Life adventure race at Camden Snow Bowl began just after 9 a.m. with 34 intrepid runners starting up Ragged Mountain. Just before the…
Make [safe]-way for ducklings...
CAMDEN — Not to be outdone by the Rockland Wastewater Department, no less than five different state and municipal agencies/departments came to the aid of a family of six ducklings in Camden Friday…
Find a ceremony in your community and join in...
Monday, May 27, marks this year's Memorial Day observance, a national holiday to honor the men and women who have died while serving in the U.S. military.
Originally known…
Obituary
VINALHAVEN — Priscilla Lewis O'Keefe, 93, died peacefully Oct. 10, 2012, at her home of 44 years on Lanes Island in Vinalhaven.
Born May 22, 1919, in Framingham, Mass., she was the daughter…
Obituary
TENANTS HARBOR — Shiloh M. Meklin, 36, died unexpectedly May 22, 2013, at her home.
Born in Rockport Nov. 20, 1976, she was the daughter of Carl "Butch" and Janice Wilson Taylor. Growing up…
