CAMDEN — Camden firefighters, along with mutual aid from Rockport, Lincolnville and Hope fire departments are responding to a structure fire on Lily Pond Drive. The fire initially sent up a thick…
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Rockport, Lincolnville and Hope respond with mutual aid
New owners see a future in century-old hydroelectric system
BELFAST - Nicholas Berner and Nicholas Cabral, third year students at Maine Maritime Academy, recently made one of many trips from Castine to their new office in Belfast, an unassuming…
Deadline, April 23; Towns to award no later than June 15
LINCOLNVILLE — The four town managers and administrators of Camden, Hope, Lincolnville and Rockport have agreed on language inviting bids for emergency medical services, and officially…
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GRISWOLD, Conn. — Arthur Raymond Dority Jr. passed away at home March 8, 2013, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born Jan. 22, 1956, he was the son of Dorothea Dority of Searsmont.
Art…
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OWLS HEAD — Dr. Russell N. Abbott, a longtime resident of Rockland and Owls Head, passed away quietly March 25, 2013, after a long illness. He was 87 and was pre-deceased by his beloved wife,…
A community of friends and family rally to help
SEARSPORT — Whether you realize it or not, you’ve probably seen Jessica Howard’s face around Belfast, smiling from the front page of a flyer telling citizens about March Madness events held this…
Obituary
THOMASTON – Ari Lynn Peters, much anticipated daughter of Sheanna Robbins and Corey Peters, was born sleeping peacefully March 21, 2013, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport. Ari was welcomed…
Obituary
ROCKLAND — Elizabeth Barbara "Betty" Nichol, 91, died March 12, 2013, after a brief illness.
Born April 1, 1921, in New York City, Betty, as she was known, was an artist/designer who loved…
Rosey, fire department and the community make it happen
LINCOLNVILLE — The community at its best and strongest turned out Saturday, May 23, for the Super Chicken Bar-B-Que and Great Big Auction, a fundraiser for Justin Hills, a longtime member of…
Obituary
ROCKPORT — Virginia Martin Burchell, 91, of Rockport, died March 5, 2013, at Pen Bay Medical Center. Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 6, 1922, she was the daughter of Clarence Paul and Helen…
Planning Board chairman: 'It's not going to be a circus'
SEARSPORT - After nearly two years of debate culminating in a string of sometimes-heated public hearings, the Searsport Planning Board is scheduled to begin…
Hannaford Supermarket plans to landscape parcel after clearing burn pile
CAMDEN — For more than a month, area firefighters have been training inside the former Lotus Restaurant on Route 1 in Camden, property owned by Hannaford Supermarkets and donated to the town in…
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WALDOBORO — Austin W. Achorn, 86, died March 20, 2013, at Windward Gardens in Camden. He was born May 7, 1926, in Waldoboro to Amos and Myrtle Wentworth Achorn. Austin grew up in Waldoboro and…
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WARREN – Shirley F. Tidd, 80, passed away March 18, 2013, at Veterans Medical Center 1 at Togus after a brief illness.
Born in Hodgdon June 14, 1932, he was the son of Donald L. and Hetty…
Updated with photos
CAMDEN — Burning of the former Lotus Restaurant on Route 1 in Camden got underway early this morning and traffic is advised to use caution in the area.
Hannaford Supermarkets owns the…
Opponents threaten legal action for second look by Army Corps of Engineers
SEARSPORT - After nearly two years of debate culminating in a string of sometimes-heated public hearings, the Planning Board is scheduled to begin deliberations next week on an…
ROCKPORT — A lifetime registrant on Maine's Sex Offender list was arrested March 21 for a similar offense. He made his first court appearance today where the judge increased his bail to $50,000…
Maine State Police said Thursday night that a Warren man faces a number of charges following a high-speed chase from Yarmouth to Portland on Interstate 295. The chase ended at the Forest Ave. exit…
CAMDEN — Seven days ago, the 49-foot Rasy, a Swedish Hallberg design sailboat, left Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., expecting to cruise to Camden Harbor. A trip north in late winter can be a…
Training drills for area fire departments; traffic advisory, drive carefully by
CAMDEN — The former Lotus Restaurant on Route 1 in Camden will be torched this coming weekend, as Hannaford Supermarkets clears the front part of its property, and area firefighters conduct…
Super Chicken Barbecue and Auction March 23
LINCOLNVILLE — It's almost time for the Super Chicken Barbecue at the Lincolnville Fire Station and volunteers are busy putting the finishing touches on what is shaping up to be a super fundraiser…
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ROCKLAND — Thelma (Butterfield) Baker, 98, died March 14, 2013, in Rockland. Born in Lincoln March 19, 1914, she was the daughter of Claude and Hazel (Weymouth) Butterfield and was a 1932 graduate…
Updated with comments - Orono parks director, Norman Poirier, to start in April
BELFAST - The City Council on Tuesday appointed Norman Poirier as the city's new Parks and Recreation Department director, filling a six-month vacancy and leaving city officials optimistic about…
The ballrooms at the Samoset Resort are swarming...
ROCKPORT — Energy is running high in the Midcoast business community that is gathering this afternoon and evening at the annual Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce Business and Community…
PORTLAND - A Thorndike woman remains in critical condition after her SUV collided with a tractor trailer on the Unity Road in Benton Tuesday afternoon, according to a release from Maine Department…
Council talks second round of fixes for 1 and 141
BELFAST - The intersection of Routes 1 and 141 has problems. On this nearly everyone agrees.
A Maine Department…
Town manager search discussions are behind closed doors
ROCKPORT — Seven Rockport citizens, plus one Select Board member, will be periodically sequestered over the next eight weeks behind closed doors to first talk about what to look for in a new town…
March 11-17
ISLESBORO — The Islesboro Police Department reported the following activity, March 11-17, 2013. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
March 14
• Senior Officer…
Department of Labor SHAPE Award...
SOUTH THOMASTON — South Thomaston Fire Department is the 31st fire department in the state to earn the Maine Department of Labor's Safety and Health Award for Public Employers.
The award is…
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CAMDEN — Alan Milton Travers, 62, of Camden, died March 16, 2013, at his home. Born in New Bedford, Mass., May 18, 1950, he was the son of Chester and Betty (Raymond) Travers. Alan was a 1968…
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ROCKLAND — Thelma (Butterfield) Baker, 98, of Bartlett Woods, died March 14, 2013, in Rockland.
A complete obituary will be published later and services will be announced.
A memorial…
National Weather Service...
GRAY — The National Weather Service is saying that heavy snow is expected overnight tonight through Tuesday night, as a coastal storm develops off the mid-Atlantic coast and intensifies as it…
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CAMDEN — Alan M. Travers, 62, of Camden, died March 16, 2013, at his home. A complete obituary will be published later.
Family and friends are invited to attend a Celebration of Life for…
CAMDEN — Camden police reported the following activity, Feb. 2 to March 15. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until…
Winter Storm Warning in effect through midnight Tuesday
GRAY — The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Maine, which is in effect from 4 a.m. through midnight Tuesday, March 19.
Snow accumulations of 8-12 inches are…
Faulty wiring identified as cause
UNION — A house fire back up near a blueberry barren on Marrs Hill Road in Union prompted responses from firefighters and equipment from Union and five mutual aid towns just after midnight Friday…
A horse is a horse (of course, of course)
CAMDEN — The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County is a one-act play based on a story by the famed author and humorist Mark Twain. Camden- Rockport Middle school students will…
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ROCKLAND — Donna M. "Meme" Thurlow, 64, died unexpectedly, yet peacefully, following a life-long illness, March 3, 2013, at Knox Center for Long Term Care in Rockland.
Born in Rockland Nov.…
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ROCKLAND — Carolyn A. Pendleton, 89, died peacefully, surrounded by her children, following a lengthy battle with cancer, March 12, 2013, at her home.
Born in West Rockport June 4, 1923, she…
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ROCKLAND — Thelma (Butterfield) Baker, 98, of Bartlett Woods, died March 14, 2013, in Rockland.
A complete obituary will be published later and services will be announced.
Condolences…
'Kind of a wacky business to be in'
HOPE — As Hope selectmen carefully combed through the town's proposed 2013-2014 municipal budget, they found preliminary concensus March 12 with each other and Camden First Aid Association,…
Updated - annual town meetings in Waldo County March 16 - 30
WALDO COUNTY - Democracy is messy as the adage goes, and the kind practiced at annual town meetings around Maine is no exception. Some towns have become known for hot debates on a particular issue…
Megunticook Lake update...
LINCOLNVILLE — March can be a funny time of year weatherwise, with full-on blizzards, periods of thawing and warm weather, snow squalls, rain and then sunshine with snow showers.
Today…
Feb. 15 to March 12
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Rockland District Court Feb. 15 to March 12.
Blake L. Anthony, 19, of Thomaston, minor transporting liquor in St. George Dec. 31, 2012, $300…
Suffered self-inflicted gunshot during apprehension
TROY — State Police have identified the man involved in a shooting in Troy March 13 as 71-year-old Raymond Carson.
Carson shot himself in the chest after refusing to answer the door to his…
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UNION — Lorraine Johnson, 74, died March 11, 2013, at Quarry Hill in Camden.
Born July 15, 1938, in Port Jefferson, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late A. George and Phyllis Bayles Thorne…
Town meetings
FREEDOM - Four years after the town's commercial development review ordinance was thrown out to make way for a controversial wind energy development, voters…
County buys new Sheriff's vehicle
ROCKLAND — Knox County Commissioners in their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, March 12, lowered the county’s mil rate based on the state’s property valuations.
County…
It's getting to be spring....
APPLETON — Copious rain fell hard over the night, and Appleton residents woke up to a Jones Hill Road washout. Spring has sprung. There is a small swamp on both sides of the Jones Hill Road, and…
TROY — An unidentified man shot himself Wednesday afternoon in Troy as he was about to be arrested for child sexual charges, according to Maine State Police.
Troopers with the State Police…
