GRAY —The National Weather Service has updated its earlier forecast Wednesday night to include a high wind warning through 5 p.m. Thursday. The dense fog warning remains in effect tonight until…
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Two days left to avoid late fee
CAMDEN — As it happens every year, first there is Thanksgiving, then Christmas followed by New Year's. Finally, it's dog license renewal time and 2013 is no different.
Camden staff spent two…
Made you smile
BELFAST - During his 28 years at the U.S. Postal Service's Belfast office, Steve Clark, who is retiring this week, developed a memorable style of customer service.
It wasn't the way he…
Drivers beware...
GRAY — The National Weather Service has issued a winter advisory for freezing rain with some sleet and fog possible tonight along coastal sections of Maine, including Belfast to the north and…
Service notice
CAMDEN — The memorial service for David H. Montgomery, 84, who died Dec. 8, 2012, will be held Thursday, Jan. 31, at 2:30 p.m. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Camden with the Rev. John Rafter…
Jan. 12-27, 2013
AUGUSTA — Maine State Police Troop D reported the following activity, Jan. 12-27. Below are some of the highlights, as reported by the agency. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
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ROCKPORT — Rockport's town manager is on leave of absence, according to Rockport Select Board Chairman Bill Chapman.
"All leaves are paid to the best of my knowledge," said Chapman, Tuesday…
Meeting tonight
ROCKPORT — Camden and Rockport leaders meet this evening for a workshop, to talk about projects and possible collaborations. The select boards of both towns rarely meet, despite their intertwined…
How many complaints are there?
ROCKPORT — The Select Board met behind closed doors Monday evening, Jan. 28, beginning at 5:30 p.m. and finishing at 8:45 p.m.; its reason: to confer with Town Attorney William Plouffe about the…
CAMDEN — When new firetrucks roll into town, they are not just immediately conscripted into service. Firefighters face a new set of controls, systems and updated technology to understand. They…
ST. GEORGE — Firefighters from St. George, South Thomaston and Thomaston responded late Monday morning to a fire at 305 Port Clyde Road (Route 131) in St. George.
St. George Fire Chief Tim…
BELFAST – Jan Anderson was serving on the City Council in 2009 when she first shared her vision of Belfast becoming a regional storage and processing hub for farmers and food entrepreneurs. Her…
Obituary
ROCKPORT — Kay G. Warren, 70, died peacefully at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor Jan. 22, following a long, fierce and personal battle with multiple cancers.
Born in Masillon, Ohio,…
What do people in Maine do when it's cold? Go outside and play
CAMDEN — Baby, it's cold outside. But, who cares? The January sun is warm, the ice is smooth, and music is playing. In the Camden Amphitheatre, artists were at work all day Jan. 26 with chisels…
Proper, safe disposal of fire ash is a must at home — and away
ROCKLAND — Rockland firefighters and city solid waste facility personnel spent about an hour Saturday afternoon working to extinguish a fire on one side of the city dump's demolition pile.
"…
Obituary
OWLS HEAD — Kendall F. McLain, 67, died Jan. 23, 2013, at Maine Medical Center in Portland, following an extended illness.
Born in Rockland July 20, 1945, he was the son of Alpheus K. and…
CAMDEN — Camden First Aid Association was called to Quarry Hill in Camden Friday afternoon for a worker injured on the roof, but they ended up needing the help of Camden firefighters when it was…
WALDOBORO – Waldoboro police reported the following activity, Jan. 14 to Jan. 21. Waldoboro officers responded to 153 calls for service in this time period. Below are a few of the highlights…
Wind chills down to 30 below zero...
GRAY — The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill advisory through noon Friday, Jan. 25, for the entire southern and eastern half of the state.
Dangerous cold will make it…
Thorndike, Monroe
BELFAST — Two recent burglaries in the Waldo County towns of Thorndike and Monroe have law enforcement on alert, as both incidents occurred during the day with homeowners encountering the intruder…
CAMDEN — Camden police were on routine patrol shortly after midnight Wednesday when they came up a man who appeared to be injured walking toward town on Bay View Street.
They soon learned…
Maine DEP responds
CAMDEN — A malfunctioning oil burner at an inn on Tannery Lane in downtown Camden released a minor amount of fuel oil onto pavement and into the lower Megunticook River, just before the river…
Obituary
CAMDEN — Martha Jane King, 83, died Jan. 20, 2013, at Knox Center for Long Term Care in Rockland.
Jane was born in Wellsville, N.Y., Feb. 19, 1929, the only child of Neva E. (Wyant) and John…
Post-consolidation contract spans 2012-2014
STOCKTON SPRINGS - After four years of negotiations and three years of no contract, teachers and staff from Regional School Unit 20 reached an agreement with the district's board of directors on a…
Mystery personnel issue preoccupies town government
ROCKPORT — The Select Board spent almost two hours Jan. 22 in closed-door discussions with its hired investigator, first talking about the board's legal rights and duties concerning a personnel…
CHRHS - January 2013
ROCKPORT — An aspiring artist with a variety of creative interests has been named Camden Hills Regional High School's Visual and Performing Art Department "student of the month" for January 2013…
ROCKPORT — A 32-year-old horse was killed on Park Street in Rockport Monday night, according to Rockport Police Officer Dana Smith.
Friday, a gelding owned by Pam Spear, had somehow gotten…
Notice
CAMDEN — Audrey L. Sabanty, 81, beloved wife of Kerry Sabanty of Camden, died Jan. 17, 2013, at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston. A complete obituary will be published later and a memorial…
Obituary
THOMASTON — Charles W. Adams III, 58, formerly of Pembroke, Mass., died unexpectedly Jan. 19, 2013, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport.
Born Dec. 24, 1954 in Wilkes Barre, Pa., he was the…
Obituary
THOMASTON — Harold C. Duff, 90, itinerate preacher and teacher; with absolute confidence and blessed assurance, went to be with his Lord Jan. 19, 2013, following a brief hospitalization.
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Service notice
CAMDEN — The memorial service for Josephine Diana Wilkinson-Gould, 78, of Camden and Bermuda, who died Nov. 3, 2012, will be held at Saturday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 33…
LINCOLNVILLE — A woman and her daughter were able to climb out of the rear hatch of a Nissan Pathfinder Monday afternoon after the vehicle slid off the road and onto its side, coming to a rest…
Honoring a friend on his birthday
CAMDEN — Dusk was just beginning to settle in around the edges of Ragged Mountain Saturday afternoon, Jan. 19, as a skiers and snowboarders gathered at the top of Windjammer, the broadest middle…
AUGUSTA — Maine State Police Troop D reported the following activity, Jan. 6-13. Below are some of the highlights, as reported by the agency. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Jan.…
Part of a nationwide coordinated event
ROCKLAND — A small group of men and women assembled at the corner of Park and Main streets in Rockland Saturday to rally against gun control. The rally was part of a nationwide protest that…
Wendy Andresen: Pets ok as pets in the home, not dinner on the table
CAMDEN — Camden residents Ray and Wendy Andresen and Merrill Tucker are waging a campaign to cease the serving of rabbits as meals at local restaurants. They said they have started a petition, on…
Armistice Group waiting in the wings, with benches
BELFAST - A grant proposal to fund new seating and lighting on the footbridge…
ROCKLAND — Knox County Sheriff Donna Dennison today named Deputy Nathaniel Jack Knox County's 2012 Deputy of the Year. Jack was recognized for the designation Jan. 6, for his "extraordinary…
The business of firearms, the laws, the reactions
Northport business owner Carl Kosmo said gun sales at his store, The Outdoor…
PALERMO —Maine State Police announced this morning that Dean Camacho of Waterville has died of injuries he sustained in an early morning crash in Palermo Wednesday.
Camacho, 27, was a…
AUGUSTA — Maine State Police Troop D reported the following activity, Dec. 31-Jan. 6. Below are some of the highlights, as reported by the agency. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
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ROCKLAND — Knox County Asst. Jail Administrator Lt. Kathy Carver was honored as the Maine Sheriff's Association employee of the year at the Jan. 10 MSA Conference in Portland.
Carver has…
Alternative Energy
Would it be possible for Monhegan Island to lower its electricity costs by using wind? Matthew Thompson, President of the Monhegan Plantation Power District,…
Inland Harbor Master Report: sizeable brook and rainbow trout
On Dec. 24, Lincolnville Inland Harbor Master Justin Twitchell responded to a reported complaint of a vehicle parked at Fernald’s Neck Preserve…
Obituary
CAMDEN — John Michael Enright, 70, died at home Jan. 7, 2013, with his wife, Louisa, and his sister, Maryann Enright, at his side. John chose the outstanding staff of Kno-Wal-Lin Hospice and Dr.…
Obituary
VINALHAVEN — Philip Howard Swanson, 72, died peacefully Jan. 8, 2013, at Ivan Calderwood Homestead with his long-time friend, Becky Jameson, at his side.
Born on Vinalhaven Aug. 26, 1940, he…
Get the dog licensed or face financial penalty
LINCOLNVILLE — Animal Control Officer/Chief Ron Young reports 178 dogs remain unlicensed in Lincolnville. As of Feb 1, a state-mandated fee of $25 per dog will be imposed in addition to the…
Meeting tonight: enrollment update, intervention coordinator, school safety
CAMDEN — Due to the weather, the School Administrative District 28 (Camden-Rockport K-8) school board meeting will be held at the Bus Barn at Lion's Lane in Camden this evening, beginning at 7 p.m…
