ROCKLAND — The Maine Dept. of Transportation is proposing the construction of a two-story parking garage on the site of the current parking lot at the Rockland ferry terminal, 517A Main Street.

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection recently issued a letter of warning designed to recoup wetlands protections lost in a regulatory oversight more than 20 years ago.

All state offices will delay opening on Monday, December 29, until 10 a.m. due to hazardous road conditions during the morning commute.

Christmas morning 2025 brought the three boys who grew up here at Sleepy Hollow together on Christmas for the first time in who knows how long. 

Lincolnville children have left home for as long as our town existed. It is, and was, a small and quiet place. 

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May your hearts fill with joy, and your hearths and homes be warm this holiday season, and well into the New Year.

Happy holidays!

                  — The PenBayPilot.com and Wave magazine crew

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 Tuesday, December 23, at 4 p.m. and continuing until Thursday, December 25 at 6 a.m.…

Over the past five years, the attorney general’s office, with Aaron Frey at the helm, has secured for Maine more than $260 million in settlements with major pharmaceutical companies accused of “supercharging” the opioid epidemic.

MIDCOAST — The weather folks have been delighted to tell us that the heaviest snow from the next storm will fall in the Midcoast, so we will take their predictions to heart and prepare: Shovels, gloves, firewood stacked nearby, feed the birds and fill the water jugs, just in case....

ROCKLAND — There will be a city-wide parking ban in Rockland beginning at 9 p.m., Tuesday, December 23, until 8 a.m., Wednesday, December 24.

Washington County used to complete its audits in less than a year. But in 2020, county officials grew frustrated as they realized their auditor was taking much longer than usual.

Reader Gallery 13 continues a tradition of sharing photos that are taken by readers — locals and visitors who take joy in the always soul-nourishing landscape of Maine.

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Dec. 8-12.

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Amanda Burlingham and Amanda Ward to Anna M. and Joshua Wilbur. 

Laila B. Mignone Irrevocable Trust to Christopher and Casey Emerick. 

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Dec. 10-16.

Joseph Perry, 30, of Stockton Springs, unlawful sexual contact in Monroe Aug. 1, 2017, not guilty. 

AUGUSTA — On Saturday, December 20, 2025, at approximately 3:35 pm,  the Searsport Fire Department responded to a reported fire at the RSU 20 bus garage in Searsport, according to a Dec. 21, media release from Maine State Police and the Maine State Fire Marshal.

The air is freezing, and the wind has been whipping around this old farmhouse recently. The same tall pines and small hill of Frohock Mountain that makes us an unsuitable location for solar panels also generally protects Sleepy Hollow from the worst of the storms.

The return of light to the 44th latitude will begin Dec. 21 at 10:03 a.m., when the North Pole begins to tilt back toward the sun, a long but encouraging process. Winter's duration will be 88 days — although we in Maine know winter as a six month ride on a bucking bronco. But we're tougher than a bag of hammers, and the joys of the cold…

Lincolnville Beach is home to one of the state's mainland ferry landings, from which the Margaret Chase Smith

KNOX COUNTY — Heads up. Trees are falling.

Belfast — Police reported the following activity Dec. 4-18.

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.

Nov. 17 (late entry)

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Dec. 4-17.

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. 4

ROCKPORT – A Rockport man remains in jail after he was charged by police with breaking into a veterinary office and stealing drugs.

Samuel Trautman, 26, was charged with burglary, stealing drugs, and criminal mischief following a Dec. 14 break-in at All Creatures Veterinary Hospital in Rockport.

ROCKLAND — A buyer has come forward with intent to purchase the current Police Station condo at 1 Park Drive.

ROCKPORT — On Dec.

ROCKLAND – A Warren man remains in jail after he was arrested Dec. 13 by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office for aggravated trafficking in fentanyl, criminal trespass and violating conditions of release.

Richard Rytky, 62, made his initial appearance in Knox County Court on Dec. 15. Judge Sarah Gilbert set bail at $10,00…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, R-Maine, sent a letter Dec.

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Dec. 1-5.

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Malory K. Clark and Malory K. Bowen to Michele Rolerson. 

Jonathan D. Fox to Elizabeth and William Catania.

Todd W. Hall Living Tru…

ROCKLAND – The following cases were handled in the state court in Knox County from Dec. 1-12.