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…

CAMDEN — Eva Morong Pease, 93, died Feb. 28, 2013. She was a life-long resident of Camden born Oct. 28, 1919, to Sam F. and Celia M. Cernosia. Eva was affectionately known as "Nanny" and dedicated…

WEST ROCKPORT — Dorothy Ellen "Dot"  (Keller) Hamalainen, 90, widow of David E. Hamalainen, passed away March 2, 2013, at Anderson Inn at Quarry Hill in Camden.

A complete obituary will be…

BELFAST - One of the massive yellow and black things on the Belfast waterfront Thursday was a crane. But you've probably guessed that.

The others, according to James Harkins, project manager…

CAMDEN — Residents in Camden, Rockport, Lincolnville and Hope have serious decisions to make in the coming months if they want to keep Camden First Aid Association serving as the first responder…

ROCKPORT — A brief, unvarnished rant by long-time lobsterman and fishery leader Dave Cousens closed out a session Thursday on ocean acidification at the Maine Fishermen's Forum. It drew applause,…

ROCKLAND — A large house on Rockland's Route 1 commercial strip that has sat unoccupied since it was built in 2005 may be converted to five condominiums, if the city's planning board approves…

SOUTH THOMASTON — A four-car accident at 571 St. George Road (Route 131) temporarily closed the road connecting Thomaston and South Thomaston.

The accident is reported to be in the vicinity…

GRAY — The National Weather Service updated its winter weather advisory at 3:12 p.m. today, and notable changes include the introduction of sleet to the mix of precipitation heading our way and a…

ROCKLAND — Ronald F. Packard, 87, died at his home surrounded by his family, Feb. 26, 2013, after an extended illness.

Born in Rockland Aug. 1, 1925, he was the son of Neil B. and Gladys…

ROCKPORT —An appeal to citizens to help select a new town manager in Rockport has drawn 17 willing citizens so far, with two days to go before a search committee…

GRAY — The National Weather Service's winter weather advisory for coastal Maine stands Wednesday morning, as the storm that has been a headache for the Middle Mississippi Valley continues its move…

STOCKTON SPRINGS - The Regional School Unit 20 board of directors on Tuesday approved a plan that would relocate Stockton Springs Elementary School students to Searsport and open the school…

Thursday, Feb. 28

• DELAYED Ashwood…

OWLS HEAD — The …

SOUTH THOMASTON — A South Thomaston man has been arrested this afternoon on a charge of class B trafficking in drugs after law enforcement officers executed a search warrant on his residence late…

SOUTH THOMASTON — Agents with Maine Drug Enforcement are on Route 131 in South Thomaston this afternoon, searching a home for a suspected methamphetamine laboratory.

MDEA Supervisor Jim…

ROCKLAND — Ronald F. Packard, 87, died at his home surrounded by his family, early Feb. 26, 2013, after an extended illness.

A full obituary will be published.

Friends and relatives…

SEARSPORT - Public hearings by the planning board on a proposed propane terminal officially came to a close on Monday night but not without a fight from opponents who protested with shouts and…

GRAY — With the storm still a day away, the Midcoast is now under a winter storm watch and a winter storm warning has been issued for inland portions of the state north to Jackman and Skowhegan.…

WALDOBORO — Robyn Elizabeth (Roggio-Davis) Hesseltine, 48, lost her long and difficult battle with ovarian cancer Feb. 22, 2013.

A Celebration of Robyn's life will be held Wednesday, Feb. 27…

ROCKLAND — Lillian E. (Whitney) Lewis, 94, widow of Theodore D. Lewis Sr., died Feb. 25, 2013, at Pen Bay Medical Center. Mrs. Lewis had resided at the Methodist Conference Home in Rockland for…

CAMDEN — Audrey Louise (Cahill) Sabanty, a resident of Camden, passed away Jan. 17, 2013, during surgery at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston, Mass.

Audrey was born Jan. 14, 1932, in…

CAMDEN — Charles Viele Fryer, a longtime resident of Camden, passed away peacefully at Pen Bay Medical Center Feb. 23, 2013. Chuck was born Sept. 8, 1929, in Middletown, N.Y. He attended Deerfield…

CAMDEN — Jerome W. "Jerry" Young, 74, died Feb. 24, 2013, at his home in Camden. A retired school teacher, Jerry had worked at Reny's in Camden for many years, and was predeceased by his wife,…

GRAY — It's that time again... time for another weather report that mentions snow. This week's storm is still 36-48 hours away, but we all might as well start moaning and groaning early, and then…

BELFAST - Gabrielle Eiholzer and Opal Ash were about to relax after a round of photos in the Council chambers at City Hall, when a woman's voice could be heard urging them to stay for a few more…

FRIENDSHIP — A Friendship Trap employee told police he darted back across the road without looking, and then slipped and fell into the path of an oncoming Toyota van.

The accident occurred…

AUGUSTA — Maine State Police Troop D reported the following activity, Feb. 16-24. Below are some of the highlights, as reported by the agency. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

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ROCKLAND — Rockland police investigating an abandoned vehicle on Bog Road Saturday afternoon discovered that not only had it been stolen from a West Meadow Road residence, the home had been…

ROCKLAND — Attentive plow truck drivers Saturday night helped police nab a car burglar, who turned out to be the same man convicted of a string of car burglaries in the city's south end six years…

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…

Rockland — Dr. George E. Lauterbach, 85, died peacefully Feb. 12, 2013, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born in Bushnell, Ill., June 1927, he was the eldest son of Edward and Helen…

CAMDEN — Accumulated snow on Turnpike Drive (Route 52) and a driver in a new vehicle combined in a bad way Sunday afternoon, resulting in a two-car, near head-on crash alongside Megunticook Lake…

GRAY — The National Weather Service has again changed its forecast this weekend and issued a winter weather advisory for the Midcoast.

As of 3 p.m. Sunday, the advisory for snow remains in…

KENNEBUNK — State Police say two tractor-trailers were destroyed Saturday night after one slammed into the other in the parking lot of the Kennebunk rest area on the Maine Turnpike. One of the…

FRIENDSHIP — Dana R. Winslow, 66, died Feb. 21, 2013, at a Massachusetts healthcare center, with his wife at his side, after an extended battle with cancer.

Born in Rockland Feb. 8, 1947,…

GRAY — Knox and Waldo counties have dodged this weekend's winter storm, which is now expected to only drop precipitation as far north as Lincoln County. In southern and western portions of the…

CAMDEN — McLean Hospital, associated with Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, is considering acquiring …

WALDOBORO — For the second time in a month, Bradford Davis of Waldoboro has been arrested for trafficking bath salts.

Maine Drug Enforcement agents arrested Davis, 37, Feb. 20 at his home on…

ROCKLAND — Rockland currently has more than 1,316 unpaid parking tickets, totaling more than $25,900, including late fees, dating back to 2009.

Of that total, Police Chief Bruce Boucher said…

GRAY — Southern and Midcoast portions of Maine are under a winter storm watch from Saturday evening through Sunday evening, with a potential for heavy snow.

As of early Friday morning, the…

ROCKLAND — The Maine State Prison guard arrested late Wednesday afternoon for assaulting an inmate was released from Knox County Jail that night after posting bail.

David Cutler, 54, of…

ROCKLAND — Ruth Wyer Haines died early in the morning at her home Feb. 19, at the age of 92. Born in Lynn, Mass., to George and Margaret Price Wyer, Ruth grew up in Auburn, Maine, attended Edward…

SOUTH THOMASTON — Maine Drug Enforcement agents, State Police troopers and Knox County Sheriff's deputies arrested a wanted Greenbush man Wednesday in South Thomaston after they discovered him…

WARREN — Knox County Sheriff's deputies are en route to the jail in Rockland this afternoon with a Maine State Prison guard, who was arrested at the prison.

An arrest warrant for David J.…

LINCOLNVILLE — Priscilla Pattison, 93, whose sculpture has been exhibited in galleries, museums and universities throughout the United States and Canada and is in numerous public and private…

AUGUSTA — Maine State Police Troop D reported the following activity, Feb. 11-18. Below are some of the highlights, as reported by the agency. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.

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CAMDEN — The 23rd U.S. National Toboggan Championships' only failure this year was its unwillingness to let a blizzard be the thing that cancelled the event.

Some wondered if the show would…

Many Flags/One Community, a regional education initiative, announced it selected Audrey Lovering to serve as executive director of the recently formed …