WARREN — Roads on Route 90, by Lincoln's County Store, were so slick around 6:15 Wednesday evening that a sedan traveling west up the hill slid into the opposite lane, into the ditch and rolled…
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Rockland police and the State Fire Marshal's Office are investigating the cause of a fire that consumed a 10-foot-square gardening shed Tuesday evening.
The fire was reported at 7:56 p.m.…
Time to hire the experts and sell it
CAMDEN — Town leaders have agreed it is time to recruit a commercial broker to help divest property once home to a leather tannery in the Millville neighborhood of…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Fire Department is on the scene of a fire on Prescott Street Tuesday night. The call came in just before 8 p.m. Prescott Street is located a few blocks behind the fire station…
CAMDEN — Pack 200 Cub Scouts, chartered by The First Congregational Church of Camden, gathered 307 pounds of food for the Camden Food Pantry during their annual Scouting for Food food drive Nov.…
ROCKPORT – Rockport police reported the following activity, Oct. 16-Nov. 23. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven…
Just let a record Powerball Jackpot come around and it awakens a desire in most of us. We even begin to figure out how we will spend the money before we even buy the winning ticket. The question…
Obituary
CAMDEN — Laura Mae Simonton, 91, died Nov. 21, 2012, at Anderson Inn in Camden. Born in Rockland May 12, 1921, she was the daughter of Herbert L. and Elizabeth Oxton. She was a graduate of Crosby…
Obituary
ROCKLAND — George W. Ellis, 90, died peacefully Nov. 22, 2012, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport.
Born at Clark Island in St. George July 15, 1922, he was the son of Charles and Harriet…
Waldo County grand jury indictments
BELFAST — A Waldo County grand jury handed down 48 indictments against 46 individuals Nov. 14.
Donald J. Abbott-Roy, 20, of Newport, was indicted for burglary, theft by unauthorized taking…
HOPE — Emergency responders do not like to talk in terms of a day or night — or any period of time — as being "quiet." The preferred word is "uneventful." But, last week's accident involving yet…
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JEFFERSON — Gerald H. Asch, 55, died at his home Nov. 23, 2012, with his children at his side.
A complete obituary will be published.
Arrangements are in the care of Burpee, Carpenter…
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ROCKLAND — Freda Thompson Vose, 83, died after a long illness Nov. 19, 2012.
Born in Portland Jan. 5, 1929, she was the daughter of John and Gertrude Chambers Thompson.
She married…
Easy Bake Oven, 60-foot-tall Christmas tree, 50 pounds of coal, 'crappy' sofa
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
ROCKLAND — Brian P. Edgecomb, 48, died unexpectedly Nov. 20, 2012, from injuries sustained in single vehicle accident on Route 17 in Hope.
Born in Portsmouth, N.H., May 5, 1964, he was the…
ROCKLAND — No vehicle shall be parked within the maintained limits of any street, municipal parking lot, public way or sidewalk between the hours of 2 and 6 a.m., Dec. 1 through April 1, and no…
Obituary
OWINGSVILLE, Ky. – Neil C. Colburn Sr., 81, formerly of Rockland, died Nov. 23, 2012, after a period of declining health.
Born in Rockland Nov. 13, 1931, he was the son of Eckart G. and…
All on-street parking during the winter months, (Nov. 15 - April 15) between midnight and 6 a.m. is prohibited throughout Rockport. In case of snowstorms or, if in the opinion of the Rockport…
Dressing for the holidays: lighting safety tips
In addition to testing smoke detectors and planning emergency fire escape routes for your family, keep in mind the following holiday safety tips, courtesy of Central Maine Power.
The…
LINCOLNVILLE – Lincolnville police reported the following activity, Nov. 8 to 26. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent…
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SEARSPORT - Tonight begins a series of four public hearings on a 22.7 million gallon liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage facility and terminal proposed for construction at Mack Point.
The…
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LINCOLNVILLE — Selectmen in Lincolnville will go behind closed doors three times this evening, Nov. 26, to discuss three items determined private enough to warrant time out from public meeting.…
'Weak' earthquake
BELFAST —The epicenter of a small earthquake was just two miles northwest of Belfast at 11:25 p.m. on Nov. 23, but it was strong enough, at magnitude 2.0, to be felt in Camden, Morrill and Union,…
'Oh my, there were more pies than you could shake a stick at'
Lucia Elder, of Union, is a member of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church at 11 White Street in Rockland. She also has coordinated the annual Thanksgiving Day dinner the church provides for the past four…
Update: Driver located, uninjured, issued summons
CAMDEN - Around 5:15 a.m. this morning, Camden police, fire and rescue crews were called to outer Washington Street (Route 105) for a pickup truck roll-over crash.
Upon arrival, rescuers…
Can a bridge be a memorial and booster both?
BELFAST - In an episode reminiscent of last summer's boycott of downtown businesses by motorcyclists, a passing comment at City Hall provoked another proud group. This time it was military…
Justin Hills is way more comfortable standing over the stretcher than laying on it, but that's exactly the position he's found himself in after being diagnosed this fall with Hodgkin's lymphoma.…
ROCKPORT and UNION — Fire and rescue crews in Rockport and Union are tending to separate accidents in their towns the evening before the Thanksgiving Day holiday.
Just after 5:30 p.m.…
Obituary
UNION – Brian Lyle Cramer, 41, died unexpectedly of natural causes while on his way to work early Nov. 19, 2012.
Born in Portland June 2, 1971, he was the son of Lyle B. and Janice Blethen…
HOPE — Brian Edgecomb of Rockland died Tuesday night after his car went off the road in Hope, rolled and struck a tree.
Edgecomb, 48, was traveling west on Route 17, between Alford Lake and…
THOMASTON —Tuesday afternoon's arrest of three people in Thomaston on charges related to bath salts trafficking is part of a busy 45 days investigating and charging people for dealing drugs,…
Election 2012
After months of campaigning, more than 21,000 votes cast and an official recount, a winner has been decided in the Maine State Senate District 20 race.
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BOOTHBAY HARBOR — There is a lot up in the air right now for wind energy production off the coast of Maine. Statoil, the Norwegian energy company that is considering a pilot floating…
HOPE — Emergency responders from Hope, Union and Camden Access Team are responding to a single-vehicle accident near 213 Main St. (Route 17) in Hope Tuesday night.
The call came in around 8:…
Adaptive reuse
BELFAST - Creative conversions of 100-plus-year-old buildings is nothing new. The spacious, character-filled factories of the second industrial revolution, chicken barns and even big box stores…
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CAMDEN — Josephine Diana Wilkinson-Gould, 78, of Hamilton Parish, Bermuda, and Camden, died Nov. 3, 2012, at home in Camden.
The funeral and burial will be held Saturday, Dec. 1, at 3 p.m.…
UNION —A passenger in Randy Heald's truck was flown to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor this morning after his truck hit a patch of black ice on Route 17 in Union and ended in the ditch on…
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ROCKLAND — Freda Thompson Vose, 83, died after a long illness Nov. 19, 2012.
A graveside service will be held Thursday, Nov. 29, at 11 a.m. at Achorn Cemetery in Rockland.
To read a…
UNION — Union fire and rescue crews are on the scene of a single vehicle crash Tuesday morning involving a 25-year-old male.
The unidentified man was extricated by Union Fire Department with…
Obituary
SCARBOROUGH — Elizabeth Clough Bartlett, 88, widow of the late Fredrick S. Bartlett Sr., died Nov. 19, 2012 at Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough.
Born Sept. 7, 1924, she was the daughter…
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UNION – Brian Lyle Cramer, 41, died unexpectedly Nov. 19, 2012, in Union.
Family and friends are invited to visit Monday, Nov. 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Peoples United Methodist Church in…
Burnham, Freedom, Knox, Montville, Palermo, Thorndike, Troy, Unity
AUGUSTA - A recount of the House District 45 election results held Monday morning upheld the unofficial outcome, giving the victory to challenger Brian Jones (D-Freedom) over incumbent Ryan Harmon…
WALDOBORO – Waldoboro police reported the following activity, Nov. 14-19. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven…
UNION —The Knox County Sheriff's Office has identified the individual found dead in his vehicle in the travel lane of North Union Road in Union this morning.
Brian Cramer, 41, of Union, was…
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TENANTS HARBOR — A hardy crowd gathered with their shovels on Saturday, Nov. 17, to celebrate the groundbreaking for the new Jackson Memorial Library in Tenants Harbor…
SOUTH THOMASTON — A vehicle being prepared to be taken to the junk yard caught fire late Sunday morning behind a home on Elm Street (Route 73), between Bartlett and Buttermilk lanes.
The…
OWLS HEAD — Officials at the University of Maine at Orono have identified the three victims of Friday night's plane crash at Knox County Regional Airport in Owls Head as Lambda Chi Alpha…
UPDATE: Victim names pending DNA tests, truck driver identifed
OWLS HEAD — A Cessna 172 single engine plane crashed in the woods at Knox County Regional Airport early Friday evening, killing three people onboard, according to Knox County Chief Deputy Tim…
Updated: Truck on runway causes crash
OWLS HEAD — A Cessna 172 single engine plane crashed in the woods at Knox County Regional Airport early this evening, killing three people onboard, according to Knox County Chief Deputy Tim…
