SEARSPORT - The first of three scheduled public hearings on a controversial liquefied petroleum gas terminal proposal, scheduled for tonight, has been cancelled after snow closed the hearing's…
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2:15 p.m.: Interstate 295 in Yarmouth just reopened following a closure this morning for a jack-knifed tractor trailer. Both southbound lanes are now reopen.
11 a.m.: State Police say a…
'ADA-compliant goat path' nixed as too extravagant
BELFAST - A recreational rail trail along the Passagassawakeag River continued to take shape on Tuesday night as the City Council reviewed a feasibility study…
'It is something expected of you'
CAMDEN — Put five men of varying ages between 50 and 70 in a room to talk about instituting a written code of conduct for the governmental body they represent and what results is a thoughtful and…
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CAMDEN — Sylvia Mae Lane, 79, of Camden, passed away Jan. 11, 2013, at Windward Gardens in Camden. A complete obituary will be published later.
Spring interment will be held at the…
Town remains hush-hush
ROCKPORT — The interviews under way by a secret investigator hired by the town of Rockport have come to a close, although officials have said some individuals may be called back for follow-up…
WALDOBORO – Waldoboro police reported the following activity, Dec. 18 to Jan. 14. Waldoboro officers responded to 491 calls for service in this time period. Below are a few of the highlights…
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SOUTH THOMASTON — Elwyn A. "Al" Chadbourne Sr., 86, husband of the late Mildred "Mickey" Frye Chadbourne, died Jan. 14, 2013, at Quarry Hill in Camden, following an extended illness.
A full…
Most applications from outside of Maine
ROCKPORT — Applications flew in from across the country, even from Alaska, for the advertised position of fire chief in Rockport. Now the Rockport Town Manager and the Fire Chief Search Committee…
Possibly up for discussion: sharing fire apparatus, police collaboration
Camden and Rockport leaders were supposed to get together Tuesday, Jan. 15, to discuss a range of topics of interest to both towns, but the meeting has been postponed for several weeks because…
Midcoast Maine
For the second time in three months, the Midcoast region was shaken by an earthquake.
On January 14 at…
Old-school push mower, horse manure, soccer balls, Tagliabue-inked football
More and more, people are turning to Craigslist to sell, buy, barter and give away myriad categories of goods and services. Following is a verbatim sampling — typos and all — of some of the posts…
Obituary
CAMDEN — Audrey Grassow Gross, 86, of Camden, died Jan. 4, 2013, at Anderson Inn in Camden. Born in Camden Nov. 23, 1926, she was the daughter of Frank H. and Olive E. (Long) Grassow. She grew up…
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CAMDEN — Richard Waltz Benner, 93, passed away Jan. 7, 2013, at the VA Medical Center at Togus. Born in Waldoboro July 22, 1919, he was the son of Clarence R. and Gertrude (Waltz) Benner and was a…
Japanese exchange students say goodbye
CAMDEN — Ten Japanese exchange students with their two chaperones said a tearful goodbye to friends and their host families Friday morning, Jan. 11, at Camden Rockport Middle School as they began…
Camden leak patched, crews now headed to Beech Hill Road, Rockport
CAMDEN — Residents in Camden and Rockport are waking up to varying levels of water pressure Sunday morning, as Maine Water Company, the water utility that provides public water service to many…
Leg fracture prompts trip to Portland
APPLETON — An Appleton woman was taken to Portland from Pen Bay Medical Center Saturday afternoon after she was struck by a vehicle in the Appleton Fire Department's parking lot around 1:30 p.m.…
CAMDEN — Dredging has begun in Camden's inner harbor, with an expected 2,000 cubic yards of gravel, silt and rocks to be lifted from the bottom and transported to Oak Hill Cemetery on Hosmer Pond…
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NORTH HAVEN — – Frederick W. Popp Jr. died Jan. 9, 2013. He was born in Passaick, N.J., June 11, 1924, the son of Frederick W. Sr. and Kathleen Dyer Popp.
After completing the seventh-grade…
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CAMDEN and SOUTH PORTLAND — Martha Ellen Thompson, 93, died peacefully Jan. 1, 2013, at Windward Gardens in Camden.
Born on Vinalhaven March 1, 1919, she was the daughter of Dr. Ralph and…
Case heard in federal appeals court
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A year after their case against multinational agricultural corporation Monsanto was thrown out by a New…
With a lot of financial footwork and board shakeup, Shaw's Supermarkets across New England are being sold to AB Acquisitions LLC, the parent company of Albertson's LLC. The deal, signed Jan. 10,…
AUGUSTA — The state Department of Corrections had nothing to say about the termination of Maine State Prison Warden Patricia Barnhart Thursday, but the union that represents the guards at the…
WARREN — A state government employee has confirmed what the state Department of Corrections office declined to comment on before noon Thursday, that Maine State Prison Warden Patricia Barnhart had…
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ROCKLAND – Carolyn M. Stone, 70, died peacefully Jan. 8, 2013, at Country Manor Nursing Home in Whitefield.
Born in Rockland May 18, 1942, she was the daughter of Forbes and Olive Elwell…
MIDCOAST - Gusty winds and and a fallen tree were to blame for power outages in four towns in Knox County this morning, according to Central Maine Power Spokeswoman Gail Rice.
Rice said 5,…
Working forestland conserved
Robbins Lumber Company, of Searsmont, has donated a conservation easement to the Georges River Land Trust on 89 acres of riverfront and woodland property in Appleton.
For the past five…
CAMDEN — The Camden Snow Bowl is on a roll this winter, owed in part to cold weather, lots of natural snow early in the season and 10 new high-efficiency snow guns, all contributing to good and…
Graphics: What they were showing us
BELFAST - At the end of his first year on the job, Harrie D. Eckler, Belfast's first city manager, summed up the perennial public relations puzzle of government officials in a single sentence,…
Net no OUI arrests
This New Year's Eve in Knox County, sheriff's deputies made more than a dozen traffic stops with a focus on impaired driving enforcement. Chief Deputy Tim Carroll said deputies were pleasantly…
ROCKLAND — The Knox County Sheriff's Office reported the following activity, Dec. 30-Jan. 5, during which the agency received 323 calls for service. Below are some of the highlights, as reported…
Obituary
CAMDEN — Audrey Grassow Gross, 86, widow of Lester F. Gross, died Jan. 4, 2013, at Anderson Inn in Camden. A complete obituary will be published later and a memorial service to be held in…
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CAMDEN — John Michael Enright, 70, husband of Louisa Enright, passed away Jan. 7, 2013, at his home in Camden. A complete obituary will be published later. John was active with the Camden Rotary…
'next generation' fire apparatus flexes design in Maine
CAMDEN — Camden's newest edition to its fleet of fire apparatus arrived in town with little fanfare Jan. 7, traveling the last distance of a 1,360-mile Wisconsin-to-Maine treck, and no doubting…
Wash your hands, cover your mouth. Uptick in visits to Belfast, Rockport hospitals
AUGUSTA — On Jan. 3, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory to health workers, EMA directors and first responders, town offices and media, saying its agency…
$293 million deal to close in second quarter
WATERTOWN, Mass. - Athenahealth, the web-based medical billing services provider, announced today an agreement to acquire…
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CAMDEN — Richard W. Benner, 95, of Camden, died Jan. 7, 2013, at the Veteran's Medical Center at Togus. A complete obituary will be published later.
Condolences and memories may be shared…
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HOPE — Retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer John T. Wilson, 80, of Hope, passed away Dec. 27, 2012, at the Maine Veteran's Home in Augusta after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. Born in…
Meeting preview
CAMDEN — Citizens are asking Camden leaders to help overturn a 2010 Supreme Court decision governing corporate and union donations to political campaigns. The citizens have submitted a petition to…
Islesboro looks to learn from special deer hunt results
ISLESBORO - Islesboro hunters killed 49 deer during a three-week, special deer reduction hunt in December according to figures tallied by the town and presented to officials from the Maine…
An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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From the manager's newsletter, details of running city
ROCKLAND — From the Rockland City Manager's weekly report, which is distributed to city council members and other interested parties: The city hired John Holden as the new Community Development…
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ROCKLAND — Blanche E. Gardner, 90, died peacefully Jan. 2, 2013, at the Knox Center for Long Term Care.
She was born in Pittsfield, Mass., April 29, 1922, the daughter of Fred L. and Goldie…
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ROCKPORT – Travis Lee Erb, 30, died unexpectedly Dec. 31, 2012, in Rockport.
Born in York, Pa., April 22, 1982, he was the son of Curvin and Marlene Bowman Erb.
For his entire working…
The Civil War: A short history
Four score and seven minutes ago I walked out of the Camden-Rockport Middle School after watching Jim Morse’s sixth grade class study the Civil War lesson for the day. The class has been learning…
ROCKLAND — A crew from the U.S. Coast Guard Station Rockland successfully towed the Julie Ann, a 38-foot trawler, to Rockland from the waters of West Penobscot Bay late this afternoon.…
Cause attributed to blinding sun; teen crawls out through window
ROCKPORT — A two-vehicle accident on Route 1 near the State of Maine Cheese in Rockport flipped a Volkswagen Beetle off the highway and onto its roof in a foot of snow, Thursday afternoon, Jan. 3…
Bag of pilfered hotel pens, pair of oscars, a dog food tin and 'Moon Dough'
More and more, people are turning to Craigslist to sell, buy, barter and give away myriad categories of goods and services. Following is a verbatim sampling — typos and all — of some of the posts…
