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Maine Attorney General's Office recommends charging juvenile in Union homicide as an adult
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The Maine Bureau of Highway Safety urges drivers to slow down

Jail
TBRJ and ICE detainees: Numbers and practice

(Image courtesy Maine Department of Public Safety)
Maine State Police to graduate largest recruit class since 2000
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Eleven named as 2025 Mitchell Scholars from Knox, Waldo counties

Police, Fire and Courts

MIAC warns of phone scam involving impersonation of law enforcement officers
Pets fine, superficial burn at Turkey Cove interior structure fire
Waldo County closed cases
Belfast Police beat
Waldo County deed transfers

Obituaries

Thomas Ross Painter
Thomas Ross Painter, obituary

BRENHAM, Texas — Thomas Ross “Tom” Painter, age 77, of Brenham, Texas passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 27, 2024. Tom was born on July 23, 1947, in Rockland, Maine, to the late Lloyd and Constance Ross Painter. He grew up in Rockland, excelling in school and sports.

Michael ‘Tony’ Balser
Michael ‘Tony’ Balser, service

FRIENDSHIP — A memorial service for Michael ‘Tony’ Balser, 68, who fell asleep in the loving arms of Jesus on April 30, 2025, will be held  Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 11:00 a.m., at the Advent Christian Friendship Church, 19 Cushing Road, Friendship.

Robert A. Collins, Jr.
Robert A. Collins, Jr., obituary

UNION — Robert A. Collins, Jr., 68, passed away unexpectedly in Appleton, Wednesday, July 9, 2025.

Born in Rockland, July 23, 1956, he was the son of Robert, Sr. and Ramona Johnson Collins. Educated locally he was a 1974 graduate of Rockland District High School.

Linda Jean (Munsey) Achorn
Linda (Munsey) Achorn, obituary

WALDOBORO — Linda Jean (Munsey) Achorn, 70 of Waldoboro, passed away peacefully with her two daughters and partner by her side at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta on July 14, 2025 after a brief period of declining health.

Janice M. Moody Bradeen
Janice M. Bradeen, obituary

ROCKLAND — Janice M. Moody Bradeen, 88, of Rockland, Maine, passed away peacefully on July 16, 2025, after a long battle with cancer. Born on December 18, 1936, in Thomaston, Maine, she was the beloved daughter of Karl Moody and Mildred Davis Moody.

Marie A. (Banks) Weymouth
Marie A. (Banks) Weymouth, obituary

BELFAST — Marie A. (Banks) Weymouth, 102, of Belfast, passed away July 17, 2025 at Deborah Lincoln House in Belfast. She was born June 21, 1923 in Liberty, Maine to Charles and Hannah Bagley Banks. 

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Alan G. Clark, notice

BELFAST — Alan G. Clark, 57, of Belfast, Maine, passed away Sunday, July 13, 2025, at his residence.

Terrance “Terry” Benner
Terrance Benner, service

A celebration of life for Terrance “Terry” Benner, who passed on April 20, 2025, will be held Saturday, August 2, 2025, from 1 to 8 p.m., at Beaver Lodge, 127 Beaver Lodge Road, Hope.

Loretta Emily O’Neil Simmons
Loretta O’Neil Simmons, obituary

ROCKLAND — Loretta Emily O’Neil Simmons, 89, passed away Friday, May 9, 2025, at Homestead Assisted Living in Cushing. Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, March 26, 1936, she was the daughter of Timothy Henry and Margaret Kamal O’Neil.

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Neil C. Harris, notice

WALDOBORO — Neil C. Harris, 71, of Waldoboro, passed away at his home on July 13, 2025.

A time of visitation will be held on Monday, July 21, 2025, from 5-7 p.m., at Hall Funeral Home, 949 Main Street, in Waldoboro.

A full obituary will be published when available.

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Elections

June 10 Town Meetings/Elections: What is on the ballot in your town?
RSU40 School Board Warren Candidate: Randy Kassa
RSU 40 School Board Waldoboro Candidate: Sonja Sleeper
RSU40 School Board Warren Candidate: Julie Swindler
RSU40 School Board Union Candidate: Erik Amundsen
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Curtis Island Lighthouse Foundation issues a Community Vision Report
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The Curtis Island Lighthouse Foundation has completed its Curtis Island Community Vision Report, describing that it is a comprehensive document that captures the collective aspirations of Camden residents for the future of Curtis Island.

Begins July 28
Expect traffic delays on Main Street, Warren, with DOT work
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WARREN — The Maine Department of Transportation will working on Main Street in Warren starting Monday, July 28.

The project area begins .05 miles from the intersection of Western Road and Main Street and extends northeast 0.3 miles. Work is scheduled to be completed by October 17.

This Week in Lincolnville: Hitting Up the Farmstands
3 Bug Farm

I have written before about Lincolnville’s agrarian past.

Waldo County Sheriff’s Office being considered for federal funding
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By Land or By Sea Flotilla vigil scheduled for Port Clyde to protest U.S. Supreme Court
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Boaters will gather in small watercraft, launching from the Port Clyde Public Landing with signs, and silently hold vigil July 19 near Hupper Island. Others may gather on land, at the Port Clyde Public Landing. The point is to protest U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts Supreme Court.

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Union unveils revised version of map considered 'crucial' to heritage
The revised "Come Spring" historical map of the common is unveiled during a ceremony, July 18, 2025. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)

UNION – The map in Come Spring was crucial to the novel, and through the years, people have realized how crucial a large painted map would be for Union’s heritage.

Downtown Main Street in Rockland closes for Sunday Stroll, July 20
Red represents closed streets and barricade locations. (Image courtesy Rockland Police Dept)

Rockland's downtown Main Street will be closed to vehicular traffic Sunday, July 20, from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., for this month's Sunday Strolls Rockland. The event itself occurs from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Ed Epping exhibition confronts incarceration through visceral art
"ISOLATE" by Ed Epping, made of 100,000 hand-embroidered stitches on a vintage canvas cot cover.

It’s a numbing number: 100,000. 

Maine winds down housing programs for asylum seekers
exterior of the catholic charities office.

Maine will end its transitional housing program for asylum seekers by the end of September, citing budget constraints and declined arrivals. 

Clerical error with recently approved Lincolnville school budget may go before voters for resolution
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LINCOLNVILLE — In the process of setting the annual tax bills for Lincolnville property owners a $331,709 error on the school budget warrant that voters approved May 19 was discovered. Now, the town must decide whether to go back before voters to resolve it.

community centers and municipal buildings
Northport, Searsmont facilities being considered for federal funds
Senate Appropriations Committee

More than $1.5 Million in federal funds considered for Owls Head Transportation Museum
Senate Appropriations Committee

Lincolnville Select Board to attend special meeting convened by School Committee
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This evening, July 15, at 6 p.m., the Lincolnville Central School Committee is convening a special meeting to address a budgetary item that voters approved in May: Warrant article 13.

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Waldo County closed cases
Waldo Judicial Center.

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court July 2-9.

Two employees file suit against Knox County Commissioners and D.A.'s Office for pay, sex discrimination
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ROCKLAND — Despite raising their concerns about pay equality in 2011, 2016 and 2024, two female employees of Knox County said in a civil rights action filed June 23 in U.S. District Court that Knox County remained in violation of the equal pay law, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act o…

Begs the question, why?
More than 200 flags and markers mysteriously removed or stolen from veterans' graves at Mt. View Cemetery in Camden
Flags and veteran grave markers

CAMDEN —  Sometime between Friday afternoon, July 11, and Sunday evening, July 13, more than 216 American flags and markers placed on U.S. veteran graves were removed and stolen at the Mount View Cemetery, on Mountain Street in Camden. 

A shady land deal in Belfast as a conservation easement goes missing
the belfast wetlands.

The 24-acre lot for sale in Belfast, between Renys and Goodwill, is touted as “an ideal location for retail, office, or mixed-use development.”

This Week in Lincolnville: Strawberry Festival
Strawberry Festival

Yet another Strawberry Festival at the Lincolnville United Christian Church. This midyear gathering always highlights for me our community at its best. A pack of volunteers make it happen, meeting throughout the year, figuring out all the logistics, planning for one near-magic morning in July.

'Replacing our aged and inadequate Fire/EMS station is the top priority for Thomaston'
Federal funding for proposed Thomaston Fire and EMS facility still in consideration
Thomaston Fire Station. (File photo by Sarah Thompson)

Islesboro native selected as a summer intern in Washington political office
U.S. Senator Susan Collins and Charles Jagger. (Photo courtesy office of U.S. Senator Susan Collins)

WASHINGTON D.C. — Charles Jagger, an Islesboro native, has been awarded a summer internship in U.S. Senator Susan Collins' Washington office. Jagger is a graduate of Islesboro Central School. 

'One team. One goal. And everybody goes home'
Hope Fire Chief Keller celebrates and is celebrated; aims for 50-year club
Retiring Hope Fire Chief Clarence Keller raises the gift that emcee Camden Fire Chief Chris Farley thought was an appropriate "Chiefly" gift for Keller. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)

HOPE — Several gifts were presented to Hope Fire Chief Clarence Keller, who formally retired from the chief position at midnight, June 30, 2025: A ride in style to his retirement party, a joke gift of doughnuts, an apple tree seedling, commemorations, and a keepsake piece of art created on a board from Keller’s f…

Knox County deed transfers
Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds July 7-11.  

Appleton

Toby Kyle to Peter M. Dewalt.

Camden

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Louise P. Meyer and William C. Meyer.

Gregory A. White and Sh…

Belfast Police beat
BPD patch.

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity May 14 - July 9.

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.

May 14 

Waldo County Sheriff's beat
WSO cruiser and patch.

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity June 19 - July 9.

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.

June 19…

Knox County deed transfers
Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds June 30-July 4.  

Appleton

Amanda M. Parten to James Richard Hagen.

Camden

Peter L. Deangelis and Patricia M. Deangelis to Bruce Tucker and Nancy Tucker.

A trip with Honor Flight Maine is an honor indeed: Meet Danny L. Swindler
Danny L. Swindler poses with his son, Danny, at the Maine sign. (Photo courtesy Danny Swindler/Dawn Bailey)

Danny L. Swindler, of Warren, recently traveled to Washington, DC along with his son, Danny L. Swindler, II (also of Warren), to visit the memorials.

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FILED 'WITH PREJUDICE'
UPDATE: Settlement reached in lawsuit of MVHS graduate alleging sexual harassment by former principal
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UPDATE (JULY 10): A settlement has been reached in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in 2019 by a former Medomak Valley High School student against Regional School Unit 40, a former principal and a former social worker.

Maine State Police relays message while continuing to investigate homicide in Union
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The Maine State Police recognizes the fear and discomfort that this incident has brought to the town of Union and the Crawford Pond community. We remain steadfast in our efforts to investigate the death of 48-year-old Sunshine Stewart of Tenants Harbor, whose death was ruled a ho…

North Atlantic Blues Festival this weekend comes with street, park closures
Street closure map courtesy Rockland Police Department.

This weekend, the North Atlantic Blues Festival takes over the Rockland Public Landing. Rockland Police Dept. provides the following information and advice:

Please be patient when traveling through town, as the festival always brings a large influx of visitors and with it traffic.

Camden Charcuterie opened Memorial Day
Camden is on board with new charcuterie business
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CAMDEN—Summertime is for light snacking, and Allison Warren capitalized on the whole grazing trend by opening her first business, Camden Charcuterie, this past Memorial Day.

The sit-down restaurant at 56 Elm Street in Camden has a beer and wine license, but many customers prefer to purchase her custom boxes and boards for ta…

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