BELFAST - The Regional School Unit 20 board of directors on Tuesday heard objections from district teachers and staff members to the elimination of certain positions in the district's proposed…

WALDOBORO — Waldoboro officers reported responding to 206 calls for service between May 6 and May 13. Below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged…

CAMDEN — Joan Darling Hopps, 84, formerly of Rowayton, Conn., and most recently of Quarry Hill in Camden, died at Quarry Hill May 5. Daughter of the late Lewis and Klara Frances Hopps, she was…

SOUTH THOMASTON — Margaret Whitney Johnson, 88, passed away peacefully April 12, 2013, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport. Moving to Maine from her home state of Massachusetts, she has been a…

THOMASTON — Russell E. Elwell, 64, died May 3, 2013, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport, after an extended illness.

Born in Rockland Sept. 24, 1948, he was the son of Fredrick P. and Edna…

SOUTH THOMASTON — A graveside committal service for Marilyn R. Tuner, who died peacefully at her home, surrounded by her loving family, May 1, 2013, will be held Monday, May 20, at 10 a.m. at…

CAMDEN — A graveside service for Michael L. Temple, 50, who died March 6, 2013, will be held Saturday, May 25, at 3 p.m. at Oak Hill Cemetery in Camden.

Michael was the companion of Bobbi…

VINALHAVEN — A graveside service for Richard E. Geary, 89, who died on Feb. 26, 2013, will be held Saturday, May 25, at 11 a.m. at Cummings Cemetery in Vinalhaven.

Richard was the husband of…

ROCKLAND — The graveside service for Lillian E. Lewis, 94, of Rockland, who died Feb. 25, 2013, will be held Thursday, May 23, at 10 a.m. at Rockville Cemetery on Route 17 in Rockport.

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ROCKPORT — A last-minute grant application may help the Rockport Police Department "soften the blow" to taxpayers regarding the cost of hiring a full-time police officer, Chief Mark Kelley told…

ROCKLAND — Rockland Mayor Will Clayton, on behalf of the Rockland City Council, commended Nancy O’Brien, owner of Fiore LLC, for receiving the 2013 Women-Owned Small Business Award from the U.S.…

BELFAST —Penobscot Bay is rich in commercial maritime activity, and Saturday, May 18, that legacy will be celebrated at Heritage Park, in Belfast. The …

Waldoboro officers reported responding to 377 calls for service between April 24 and May 6. Below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or summons does not…

ROCKLAND — Lynn Archer, owner of the Brass Compass, a restaurant on property that abuts Rockland’s Winslow-Holbrook Park, stood before the City Council Monday evening, May 13, and asked to buy or…

OWLS HEAD — A graveside committal service with military honors for Kendall F. McLain, 67, who died Jan. 23, 2013, will be held Monday, May 20, at 1 p.m. at Achorn Cemetery on Old County Road in…

ROCKLAND — Anita F. Carroll, 88, died May 12, 2013, at Knox Center for Long Term in Rockland, after a brief period of declining health.

Born in Rockland July 2, 1924, she was the daughter of…

A graveside service for Paul Steele, who died March 2, 2013, will be held Sunday, May 19, at 2 p.m. at German Cemetery in Waldoboro. The Rev. Tom Rawley will officiate.

Arrangements are…

A graveside service for Anne Johnston will be held Saturday, May 25, at 1 p.m. at Sunny View Post Cemetery in Warren.

Arrangements are entrusted to Hall Funeral Home, 949 Main Street in…

A graveside service for Austin Achorn, who died March 20, 2013, will be held Monday, May 20 at 10 a.m. at Shuman Cemetery in Waldoboro.

Arrangements are entrusted to Hall Funeral Home in…

THOMASTON — James Austin Rich, 66, of Thomaston, passed away peacefully May 12 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born to the late Richard Joseph and Eugenia Elizabeth Rich July…

ROCKLAND — Ruben Tuttle, 72, went peacefully home to be with his Lord May 10, 2013, at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

Born in Gardiner Sept. 28, 1940, he was raised in Randolph by Herbert…

ST. GEORGE — Michael J. "Mikey" Libby, died peacefully, surrounded by his family, May 9, 2013, at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

A service of love and remembrance will be held Tuesday,…

CAMDEN — William Donald Bishop, 82, husband of Mary Batty Pennoyer Bishop, died May 11, 2013, at Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast. A complete obituary will be published later.

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THOMASTON — Russell E. "Russ" Elwell, 64, died after an extended illness Friday, May 3, 2013, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport. A complete obituary will follow.

A celebration of Russ'…

BELFAST - Plans and sketches for a proposed building at Front Street Shipyard that would be the business' largest to date have been in discussion for months, but on Thursday representatives used…

ROCKPORT — The Select Board meets this evening, May 13, at 7 p.m. at the Rockport Opera House (televised on Public Access Channel 22) with a full, important agenda. New business items include:…

WASHINGTON — A Union man was hospitalized Friday night after crashing his motorcycle along Route 17 in Washington.

Knox County Chief Deputy Tim Carroll said a passerby found Steven Sanner,…

NORWELL, Mass. — Linda P. Hanlon, 65, died unexpectedly April 25, 2013, at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Mass., surrounded by family and close friends. Linda was born Dec. 19, 1947, in…

AUGUSTA — Maine State Police Troop D reported the following activity, April 29-May 5. Below are some of the highlights, as reported by the agency. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

ROCKLAND — Rockland's proposed 2014 municipal budget of $10,674,576 shows an increase of $3,498 over this year's budget with what it intends for gross municipal expenditures. The static budget…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff's Office reported the following activity April 26-May 6. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

April 26

Laurent G. Bailey, 56,…

BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity April 12-May 6. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

April 12

Shana A. Colby, 35, of…

CAMDEN — At 12:45 p.m. today, May 10, Camden police plan to alert students and teachers at Camden-Rockport Middle School that a suspected intruder is in the building, setting wheels in motion for…

ROCKLAND — With a shovel and lots of heart, two Rockland city employees, David Elwell and Nathan Borst, scooped 10 tiny ducklings from an untimely fate, and restored sanity to a frantic mother…

ROCKLAND — The following case was closed in Knox County Superior Court from April 29 to May 7.

Robert E. Thompson, 51, of St. George, theft by unauthorized taking or…

UNITY - On Wednesday afternoon, Tom Falicon of the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad watched as…

CAMDEN — The Camden Select Board May 7 heard updates on the MSAD 28 and Camden Hills Regional High School budgets and learned about…

WARREN — Carrol L. Church, 82, died at his home May 6, 2013, after a period of declining health.

Born in Jonesport Sept. 25, 1930, he was the son of Charles A. and Susie E. Merchant Church.…

BELFAST — The crossing of the former Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad at Oak Hill Road could become a outlying hub for city recreation and tourism, according to a picture painted at a meeting…

WEST ROCKPORT — Dorothy Ellen Hamalainen, 90, of West Rockport, died March 2, 2013, at Anderson Inn at Quarry Hill, where she had resided for several years. Born in Rockland Dec. 14, 1922, she was…

UNITY - In a story that has become familiar among Maine school districts this year, the proposed 2013-14 budget for Regional School Unit 3 includes a combination of deep cuts and a likely tax…

WALDOBORO — An estimated 2,000 people attended the 12th annual Cruisin' to Graduation Car Show at Medomak Valley High School May 5, an event that began in 2002 as a small car show to benefit MVHS…

ROCKPORT — After a lengthy process, many interviews and yet another whole new call for applications when the first round failed to satisfy the search committee, Rockport has hired a new fire chief…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Superior Court between April 17 and May 1.

Roy Donald J. Abbott, 20, of Newport, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer in Knox…

AUGUSTA — Maine State Police Troop D reported the following activity, April 22-28. Below are some of the highlights, as reported by the agency. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

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SEARSPORT — In his regular Radio Searsport email dispatches, resident Dick Desmarais seeks to keep the community updated on pending municipal and school board meetings, local fisheries hearings…

VINALHAVEN — Ivan Haakon Olson, 86, of Vinalhaven, passed away peacefully at home April 28, 2013, surrounded by his family.

Born Sept. 15, 1926, in Vinalhaven, he was the son of Oscar and…

WARREN — Carrol L. Church, 82, passed away at home May 6, 2013, following a brief illness. A complete obituary will be published.

Visiting hours will be held Monday, May 13, from 3 to 5 p.m…

ROCKLAND —Bob Liberty, owner of Trade Winds Motor Inn, is asking Rockland to sell him 221 square feet of land in order to be clear with the city about ownership of that small property that he…