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…
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April city survey indicates Trade Winds needs another 221 square feet
Service notice
SOUTH THOMASTON – A graveside service for Elwyn A. "Al" Chadbourne Sr., 86, who died Jan. 14, 2013, in Camden, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Village Cemetery, Dublin Road,…
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ROCKLAND — A graveside committal service for Blanche E. Gardner, who died peacefully Jan. 2, 2013, will be held Friday, May 17, at 11 a.m. at West Rockport Cemetery on Park Street in West Rockport…
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A memorial celebration for James V. Bitner has been scheduled for Saturday, May 18, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the auditorium at Owls Head Transportation Museum in Owls Head. Light refreshments and…
Obituary
LINCOLNVILLE BEACH — Frank S. Collemer, 79, died May 4, 2013, at his home, after a long illness.
Born in Rockland March 1, 1934, he was the son of Stanton H. and Berenice V. Oxton Collemer.…
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CAMDEN — A Masonic Service following by military honors for Richard W. Benner, 93, of Camden, who died on Jan. 7, 2013, will be held Saturday, May 18, at 11 a.m. at the Comery Cemetery on Route…
Meeting tonight
HOPE — A proposal to amend Hope's land use ordinance to regulate methadone clinics and marijuana dispensaries will be before the town this evening at a public hearing. The meeting begins at 7 p.m…
Meeting tonight
CAMDEN — Camden Snow Bowl Interim Manager Beth Ward and local businessman Reade Brower will address the Camden Select Board Tuesday, May 7 seeking support for an obstacle course race to be held at…
ROCKLAND — Emergency personnel with Rockland Fire and EMS were called to Rockland Breakwater at the end of Samoset Road Monday for a report of an injured woman.
Rockland Asst. Fire Chief Ken…
Primo's Melissa Kelly first repeat winner of prestigious award
NEW YORK CITY — Melissa Kelly, executive chef and co-founder of Primo…
Plastic bowl melts, vinyl siding set aflame
THOMASTON — The fire that destroyed the roof and walls on a Beechwood Street home was caused by a cigarette butt placed in a plastic serving bowl, which then ignited other butts and proceeded to…
AUGUSTA — Paving and maintenance work on Route 3 in Waldo County, between Montville to the west and Belmont in the east, will slow traffic through August, according to the state Department of…
Town meeting, school budget news
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Planning Board will meet Wednesday, May 8, at 5:30 p.m. (note time change), at the Opera House (televised on Public Access Channel 22). Prior to the meeting, there will be…
Annual state search and rescue training conference, May 18, 19, in Hope
HOPE —When humans get lost in the woods, they do not travel in a straight line, especially when it is overcast. Those with Alzheimer's tend to walk until they just can't walk anymore. Autistic…
Do you know the 11 sons of Rockland who were sharpshooters at Gettysburg?
Rockland- The Rockland Public Library and the Rockland Historical Society featured Captain Dave Sulin speaking about the Union Sharpshooters from Rockland who fought at Gettysburg. The talk held…
Obituary
SOUTH THOMASTON — Marilyn R. Tuner, 87, died peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, May 1, 2013, at her home.
Born on Vinalhaven Nov. 7, 1925, she was the daughter of George and Doris…
Public to vote on components of budget on May 30
BELFAST - The 2013-14 budget approved by the Regional School Unit 20 board of directors on this Tuesday seemingly left little for anyone to be happy about — $1.7 million in cuts to the budget drew…
$50,000 toward utility truck fund
THOMASTON — Knox County Chief Deputy Tim Carroll slid into his role as president of the Maine Lobster Festival Board of Directors Friday afternoon to present a big $50,000 check to the Thomaston…
LINCOLNVILLE — Minutes before a Monday, April 29, selectmen's meeting, members of several Lincolnville committees broke ground on town office renovations, which, according to Town Administrator…
Obituary
CAMDEN — Ruth Manning Duff, 88, of Camden, died May 1, 2013, at Knox Center For Long Term Care. Born in Rockland Jan. 12, 1925, she was the daughter of Raymond and Hazel (Nash) Manning.
Ruth…
From the Working Waterfront: 'Spoils' bound for sites off Islesboro or North Haven
SEARSPORT — A dredging project proposed for the port facility at Mack Point is nearing the federal permitting phase and regulators are seeking public input. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will…
ROCKLAND — More than two years after the first false distress reports began, a potential hoax mayday caller continues to plague the Sector Northern New England Coast Guard, SNNE Deputy Commander…
'Nobody out there is getting rich'
CAMDEN — Key advice has been handed to a group of town leaders tasked with reviewing competing emergency medical service proposals: Figure out how EMS can serve communities in other ways besides…
Notice
CAMDEN — Ruth Manning Duff, 88, of Camden, died May 1, 2013, at Knox Center For Long Term Care in Rockland. Ruth was the companion of Frank W. Rankin and the widow of John Duff.
A complete…
Obituary
WASHINGTON — Arlene E. Staples, 75, died April 27 at Maine General Hospital in Augusta. She was born July 10, 1937, in Biddeford to Alfred and Bertha Perkins Valliere.
Arlene married William…
Obituary
ST. GEORGE — Marshall Frank Field, 56, passed away unexpectedly April 26, 2013, at his home in Tenants Harbor.
Born in Rockland Jan. 15, 1957, at Knox County General Hospital, Marshall spent…
Service notice
CAMDEN — A graveside service for Jerome W. "Jerry" Young, 74, of Camden, who died Feb. 24, 2013, will be held Saturday, May 11, at 11 a.m. at Oak Hill Cemetery in Camden.
Arrangements…
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VINALHAVEN — Donna Amy (Woodcock) Ames, 76, wife of Addison W. Ames Sr., passed away April 29, 2013, at the Ivan Calderwood Homestead in Vinalhaven. A complete obituary will be published later and…
BELFAST — A former Staceyville man, in a plea agreement, was sentenced in Waldo County Superior Court April 25 to five years in prison, with all but four months suspended, and 18 months of…
Maine’s 20th Annual Recycling & Solid Waste Conference held at the Samoset Resort in Rockport
ROCKPORT — Though awareness of the impact of of marine debris — namely plastic litter — has been growing throughout the last several decades, Dr. Kara Lavender Law of the…
'Einstein said, in effect, that you should make a complex issue as simple as you can, but not simpler'
AUGUSTA — It's every student's nightmare. He or she receives a report card and there's a big F on it. "How am I going to explain this?" Well, the shoe fell on the other foot this week, thanks to…
April 5-29
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Rockland District Court, April 5-29.
Duane Alan, 47, of Rockport, operating under the influence in Rockport Feb. 24, $500 fine, 72 hours in jail…
LINCOLNVILLE — Two eighth-grade boys received harassment notices from the town's police chief last month, resulting from an episode on a school bus during which one girl was at the brunt end of…
Demolition of old Waldo-Hancock bridge accounts for setback
PROSPECT - The Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory normally opens for tours at the beginning of May, but this year the start of the season has been pushed back to May 24 to accommodate the…
'You are what makes Rockland a great community'
ROCKLAND — Area Coast Guard forces and guests gathered at the Elks Lodge Friday, April 26, for the Seventh Annual Coast Guard Appreciation Dinner, honoring services rendered to Sector Northern New…
Obituary
ROCKLAND, Maine and ESSEX, Conn. — Robert John Baldwin, "Grandad" to six grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren, died peacefully in his sleep April 23, at age 97 after a full and active life. He…
April 5-29
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court, April 5-29.
David A. Achorn, 52, of Rockland, gross sexual assault in Rockland Dec. 4, 2012, dismissed.
Dwayne…
Belfast the subject of new take on popular photo blog
BELFAST - Last Thursday, Alexandra Chapin took her dog to the beach. She also took her camera in hopes of collecting portraits for her Facebook page…
URock students on college: 'I want to make a bigger change in the world'
ROCKLAND — Steve Doyle has been a contractor, he's fished on his grandfather's boat out of Gloucester, and he has been a successful software developer for the game industry (after first teaching…
Learning about the roots of food
It was a busy weekend for Genna Cherichello, Food Corps service member with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. On April 26, she helped Oceanside East’s High School Foundations Program…
Updated with names, photos
ROCKPORT — A violent head-on crash in Rockport Monday afternoon, in the vicinity of State of Maine Cheese and Rockport Park Center, resulted in three people being taken to Pen Bay Medical Center…
Obituary
NORTH HAVEN — Claire Rochelle Brown, 75, passed peacefully from this life April 27, 2013, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport.
Born in Claremont, N.H., Sept. 21, 1937, she was the daughter…
Service notice
BRISTOL — A spring committal service for Lawrence G. Pooler Jr., 89, who died Feb. 3, 2013, will be held Friday, May 10, at 2 p.m. at Glen Cove Cemetery on Warrenton Avenue in Glen Cove.
In…
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NORTH HAVEN — A memorial service for Frederick Popp, 88, who died Jan. 9, 2013, will be held Saturday, May 4, at 11 a.m. at North Haven Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Seaview Cemetery in…
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VINALHAVEN — Ivan H. Olson, 86, of Vinalhaven, died April 28, 2013, at his home. Ivan was the husband of Norma Whittington Olson, served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and worked as a self-…
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ROCKLAND — A memorial service for June Tracy MacNair, formerly of Camden and Portland, who died March 6, 2013, will be held Saturday, May 4, at 11 a.m at Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral…
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CAMDEN and SOUTH PORTLAND — A graveside memorial service for Martha Thompson, who died Jan. 1, 2013, will be held Wednesday, May 8, at 11 a.m. at Cummings Cemetery in Vinalhaven. A reception will…
Obituary
BAILEY ISLAND — The homecoming of Mary B. Hilbert took place on April 25, 2013. She enjoyed her final earthly days under the loving care of her husband, Barry Hilbert, residing at Bailey Island.…
Notice
ST. GEORGE — Marshall F. Field, 56, died unexpectedly at his home in St. George. A full obituary will be published.
A graveside service will be held Thursday, May 9, at 1 p.m. at Seaside…
Select board wants to know, what makes candidates tick?
ROCKPORT — The Select Board of Rockport meets at 4 p.m. today to talk about the ongoing search for a new town manager, in particular, the interpretation of a specific question asked of 15…
