ROCKPORT — The cast was enormous; the crowd was 10 times the number of the cast, but both groups were equally enthusiastic. So began the fifth annual…
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Sen. Angus King: 'It’s just a great feeling in the room'
Knox-Waldo sheriff's, Belfast-Camden-Lincolnville-Rockland-Searsport-Thomaston police
KNOX/WALDO counties — The Knox County Sheriff's Office, and Camden, Thomaston and Rockland police departments are participating in today's national Prescription Drug Take-Back Initiative. In Waldo…
Maine Maritime Products and Mathews Bros. back away from original plans
BELFAST — Expansions by two Belfast businesses that were heralded earlier this year and given city-sponsorship for grant applications totalling over a half-million dollars have been taken off the…
April 16-21
AUGUSTA — Maine State Police Troop D reported the following activity, April 16-21. Below are some of the highlights, as reported by the agency. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
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April 3-22
BELFAST — The Belfast Police Department reported the following activity, April 3-33. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
April 3
A juvenile from Montville was…
April 14-24
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff's Office reported the following activity April 14-24. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
April 14
Rebecca J. Simpson, 28, of…
Updated: with underwater video
ROCKPORT — The state Department of Environmental Protection finished its environmental clean-up and remediation earlier in the week at Eells Quarry in Rockport, and today was the day for divers to…
Empathetic alliance with those afraid to speak up for themselves
Eight years ago, a single teenager, who went by the nickname Muffin, started an awareness campaign for kids who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender. Alone, she faced off her…
Putting the program on a national level
Dottie Foote, of Rockport, is the executive director of the Community…
April 15 to April 22
ISLESBORO — The Islesboro Police Department reported the following activity for the period April 15-22. An arrest or summons does not constitute a finding of guilt.
April 15…
Obituary
SOUTH HOPE — Evelyn Elizabeth Everett Wellman Luce, 67, died peacefully, surrounded by her family, April 22, 2013, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport.
Born in Rockland Jan. 12, 1946, she…
Obituary
HOPE — Deven D. Drossel, 48, of Hope, died April 19, 2013, in Lincolnville. Born in Santa Barbara, Calif., he was the son of Erwin E. and Deloris (Morgan) Drossel. After high school graduation, he…
UNION — An application to build a wireless telecommunications facility on Mt. Pleasant Road is fourth up on the Union Planning Board agenda Thursday, April 25.
The planning board meeting…
Knox Lincoln County Beekeepers Club 2013 Bee School
THOMASTON — April 16 was the last class for the nearly 50 students in the 2013 Bee School, and in the coming weeks, new colonies of honeybees will be arriving for many of them.
Six weeks of…
With a yank of the chain, chimney heaves over
ROCKPORT — There's a big slab of open concrete on West Street where Rockport Elementary School stood for almost 60 years, swept clean of all debris collected following its tear-down. But the space…
ROCKPORT — The state Department of Environmental Protection and Fields Dive Service were at Eells Quarry at 469 Main St. in Rockport, across from Annis Lane, late Tuesday morning searching for a…
Still edible, state says, but take precautions. Hunting season starts Saturday
Mosquitos and direct skin contact is presenting a potentially deadly virus among turkey fowl, and Maine's Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is warning hunters about secondary bacterial…
Obituary
UNION — Joan Orne Butler, 80, wife of Wayne Butler, died unexpectedly April 20, 2013, at her home with her family at her side.
Born in Thomaston Feb. 13, 1933, she was the daughter of Alfred…
FRIENDSHIP — An overnight search for a missing 83-year-old Friendship man was successful, after Donald Simmons Sr. was located along the shore around 1 a.m. Tuesday.
Knox County Chief Deputy…
Obituary
BANGOR — Mary Josephine Burns, 86, longtime Rockland resident, passed away April 19, 2013. She was born Sept. 16, 1926, in Old Town to Frederick A. and June Scott Burns of Old Town.
Mary…
On the waterfront
CAMDEN — Ray Williamson runs the fleet of what locals call the Green Boats out of Camden Harbor. His company, …
New developments underway at Front Street Shipyard, Mathews Bros.
BELFAST- The waterfront was quiet on Sunday, but from Steamboat Landing to the Footbridge, evidence of the coming Belfast Harbor Walk was everywhere. The $1.5 million pedestrian and bicycle…
Obituary
CAMDEN — Delmer Lemoyne "Del" Lawrence was born in Richmond, Va., June 4, 1940, and died April 18, 2013, in his home in Camden, surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer.
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Ordered to pay $11,694 restitution for victim's burial, family's travel expenses
BELFAST — In addition to serving 16 years in prison, Daniel Porter of Jackson was ordered Monday to pay Jerry Perdomo's family $11,694.50 restitution to cover the family's travel expenses over the…
Obituary
CAMDEN — Florence Lorraine Brown, 82, a long-time resident of Rockport, died after a very brief illness April 15, 2013, at Windward Gardens in Camden. Born in Rockland April 5, 1931, she was the…
Obituary
ROCKLAND — Craig L. Davis Sr., 63, passed away after a short illness April 19, 2013, at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Born in Rockland Sept. 24, 1949, he was the son of Edward B. and…
Obituary
ROCKLAND — Grace Whiffen died peacefully April 20, 2013, after battling diabetes for more than 50 years. Grace was born in Rockland Oct. 14, 1934, the daughter of Carmella and Mike LaGrassa.…
April 3-14
AUGUSTA — Maine State Police Troop D reported the following activity, April 3-14. Below are some of the highlights, as reported by the agency. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
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PLANET EARTH: Forty three years after Sen. Gaylord Nelson, D-Wis., introduced the idea of Earth Day on the floor of the U.…
Obituary
APPLETON — Ariel Mae Linscott, 92, passed away peacefully April 18, 2013, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport. She was born Sept. 5, 1920, the daughter of John (Raymond) and Ethel Clark Danforth…
Obituary
WALDOBORO — Russell E. Wotton Sr., 79, died April 19, at his home in Waldoboro. He was born May 28, 1933, in Friendship to Willie and Julie Winchenbach Wotton. He grew up and attended local…
Obituary
WARREN — Janice Priscilla Brehm, 74, died peacefully surrounded by her loving and devoted family, Thursday, April 18, 2013 at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport.
Born in Bristol April 10,…
Obituary
CLERMONT, Fla. — Robert M. Wing, 72, passed away April 16, 2013, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born in Lynn, Mass., he lived and worked in Saugus, Mass., at Borden Ice Cream.
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March 15 to April 17
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Superior Court between March 15 and April 17, 2013.
Matteao S. Adragna, 53, of Belfast, assault in Winterport July 23, 2012, $300…
BELFAST — A Knox man, charged with burglary, assault and assorted other crimes stemming from a home invasion-type incident in Palermo March 27, appeared in Belfast District Court Tuesday for his…
March 15 to April 17
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Belfast District Court between March 15 and April 17, 2013.
Alan A. Adams, 43, of North Haven, violating conditions of release in Belmont March 7…
Notice
ROCKLAND — Timothy "Lee" Davis, 41, a member of the Rockland Salvation Army, died unexpectedly April 11, 2013, at his home.
At the family's request, all services are private. They ask that…
Living for the Downwinder
MIDCOAST — Four area towns have given the nod to the first-ever paddleboard race along the western shores of Penobscot Bay, to take place over two days in mid-August. Organizers are hoping it…
Route 1 Flaggers
ROCKPORT — Anyone who commutes along Route 1 through Rockport knows the daily routine of stopping while linemen from Central Maine Power work overhead. The flaggers who control traffic got my…
'No piece of information or detail is too small'
BOSTON, Mass. — FBI investigators this evening released a video compilation and video stills of two men they say are suspects in the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing that killed three spectators…
Obituary
WALLAGRASS and KNOX COUNTY — Robert B. Hopkins, 40, died unexpectedly April 16, 2013.
Born in Limestone Sept. 27, 1972, he was the son of Frank P. and Dorothy (Bradford) Hopkins. He was a…
Public hearing was place for voters to speak their minds...
LINCOLNVILLE — Approximately 35 people attended a public hearing in Lincolnville April 16 to discuss a proposed amendment to the town's charter giving the voters power to establish or abolish a…
Obituary
ROCKPORT — Rene W. Gagne, 68, a lifelong resident of Rockport, passed away April 17, 2013, after a brief illness. Born in Augusta, he was the son of Rene W. and Dorothy (Yattaw) Gagne. He attended…
Public safety: why planning ahead matters
Listening to Boston's police, fire and emergency medical care on scanners throughout the afternoon of April 15 was a lesson in how we, as a society, respond to unpredictable violence on a mass…
Updated with photo
CAMDEN — Camden police have arrested two men in connection to a recent string of residential car burglaries that occurred over a two-week span.
Detective Curt Andrick said Wednesday that…
Updated with photos
ROCKLAND — State and local law enforcement officers arrested two Rockland residents Wednesday after executing a search warrant at a Camden Street residence, where they seized bath salts and drug…
Pleads not guilty at April 16 arraignment
BELFAST — Lincolnville resident Glenn Reed pleaded not guilty in Belfast District Court Tuesday during his arraignment on charges of unlawful sexual touching, assault and disorderly conduct.
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Service notice
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A memorial service for Margaret F. Carpenter, a longtime Pen Bay Medical Center volunteer who died Jan. 31, 2013, will be held Saturday, April 27, at 11 a.m. at Burpee,…
Service notice
CAMDEN — The graveside service for Eva Morong Pease, 93, who died Feb. 28, 2013, will be held Saturday, April 27, at 2 p.m. at the Mountain View Cemetery with the Rev. John Rafter officiating.…
Obituary
ROCKPORT — Ethel Isabelle Holloway Hoppe, 99, passed quietly April 15, 2013, after a short stay at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta recovering from hip surgery.
Born in Kingfield Feb…
