Thomaston Select Board Chair Chris Rector invites the public to engage in the Board's informal, once-a-month meeting for an open conversation between Thomaston’s governance and the public it represents.

Dakota Jones, of Brooks, has been named to the University of Hartford's Dean's List and President's List for the Spring 2025 semester.

The Dean's List recognizes students achieving superior academic standing. The requirement, with some exceptions, is a grade point average of at least 3.0 and…

A City-Wide Parking Ban will be in effect from tonight, Wednesday, January 21, at 10 p.m., until tomorrow, Thursday, January 22, at 7 a.m.

ROCKLAND — It's closing in on one year since a group of Midcoast citizens started standing at Chapman Park in Rockland every Saturday from noon until 1 p.m. to protest the current U.S. presidential administration's policies and actions.

WALDOBORO — Georges River Land Trust (GRLT) was recently awarded $420,000 from the Maine Natural Resource Conservation Program (MNRCP). This grant will fund an approximate 8-acre restoration project at Alford Brook Preserve in Waldoboro to expand and restore the riparian buffer around the brook,…

"Across studios, stages, workshops, and writing desks throughout the state, six Maine artists are shaping how we see, hear, move through, and understand the world around us," said The Maine Arts Commission, in a news release.

The Maine Sea Grant Program at the University of Maine has received $2 million in funding. 

ROCKLAND — Knox County's budget process has been in a state of suspended animation for months, but emergency legislation submitted by Rep.

Barbara Cray, of Westport Island, said Jan. 18 that she will run in the Democratic Primary for District Attorney for the State of Maine Sixth Prosecutorial District, which comprises Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Waldo counties.

There will be a City-wide parking ban beginning at p.m., Sunday, January 18, until 9 a.m., Monday, January 19.

A winter parking ban will be in effect on all streets and municipal parking lots in Camden, except the Public Safety parking lot on Washington Street, beginning Sunday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m. and continuing until Monday, Jan. 19, at 6 a.m.

Vehicles parked in violation of the ban may be to…

Governor Janet Mills has proclaimed 2026 as the Year of the Woman Farmer in Maine, aligning the state with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' designation of 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer.

I like to cook. There is something amazing about putting food in front of people you love — a warm soup on a cold evening, a plate of greens harvested from a summer garden, a custard full of eggs supplied by the backyard dinosaurs.

NORTHPORT — The Town of Northport has been awarded $2.325 million from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) towards Northport’s new Town Office and Community Center construction project.

Belfast — Police reported the following activity Dec. 28 - Jan. 14.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles aged 17-or-younger are not named.

Dec. 28

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Dec. 6 - Jan. 14.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles aged 17-or-younger are not named.

Dec. 6…

The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) unveiled its 50th annual Common Ground Country Fair design at the Agricultural Trades Show in Augusta on Jan. 13. The fair designs are intended to represent the values of the largest organic fair in the country, and are beloved by fairgoers from around the…

 In a January 14 new release, U.S. Senator King (I-ME) released the following statement in response to growing concerns of imminent federal law enforcement activity in Maine: 

ROCKLAND – The following comprises recent court activity in Knox County Court from Jan. 5-12, including the start of a jury trial for sexual assault and a man accused of strangling a woman and then making threats with a rifle. 

Jury trial begins for man accused of sexually assaulting child over several years

Jacob McInnis Jr., 18, of Whitefield, was arrested at his home at 12:15 a.m. Jan. 14 by Det. Sgt. Ron Rollins of Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office without incident.

FRIENDSHIP — A stretch of road already known for slide-offs and less significant crashes is now the site of a fatality following a single vehicle crash Tuesday night.

At approximately 10:35 p.m., January 13, 2026, Knox Regional Communications Center received a call reporting a single vehicle rollover crash on Colonel S…

WALDOBORO – On Friday, Jan. 9, the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Maine Violent Offender Task Force (MVOTF) arrested Jaime A. Oktay, 56, on a State of Oklahoma warrant for aggravated possession of child sexual abuse material and two counts of possession, procurement, manufacture, sale, or distribution of child sexual abuse material, according to…

AUGUSTA — On Monday the Maine Library Commission voted unanimously to start a lengthy rulemaking process that will set new standards for public libraries.

The process is expected to take most of this year and will use current library standards as a starting point, not the controversial…

ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Court from Jan. 2-12.

Judge Carol R. Emery announced Jan. 12 that she is seeking reelection to the position of Knox County Judge of Probate.

Belfast — Police reported the following activity Dec. 28 - Jan. 8.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles aged 17-or-younger are not named.

Dec. 28

The Rockport Select Board confirmed Monday, Jan.