There are three open Rockport Select Board seats up for election June 9 at annual Town Meeting. Four candidates are seeking election to two of the seats that carry three-year terms.

Join neighbors and friends at the Simonton Corner Community Hall for our June Potluck Supper for a casual meet-and-greet with Rockport Select Board candidates.

This is a great opportunity to connect with the community in an informal setting, share a meal, and have conversations ahead…

The proposed expansion of the Juniper Ridge landfill in Old Town and Alton comes as Maine grapples with where to put the PFAS-contaminated sludge that piles up each day at municipal wastewater treatment plants. 

Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in May: 

It catches me off guard every year. The rapidity in which the barren landscape of Maine in Spring explodes, seemingly overnight, into an absolute riot of green, of flowers, and well, of black flies; but, they only stay around for so long.

THOMASTON — The Town of Thomaston announces the appointment of Lorenzo Bacchi as a Patrol Officer with the Thomaston Police Department. The Thomaston Select Board confirmed Officer Bacchi's appointment on May 11. 

Howdy Chip,

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds May 25-29.

Appleton

There are two open Camden Select Board seats up for election June 9 at annual Town Meeting.

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity May 4-28.

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 4

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity May 12-28.

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 12

ROCKPORT — MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital reopened its doors at 6:35 a.m., Friday morning, May 29, 2026, following an approximate hour-long closure of incoming patients and employees. 

UPDATE (June 3): The two suspects who were arrested for unlawful drug trafficking following a traffic stop in Thomaston May 27 made their initial appearances in Knox County Court before Judge John Martin.

THOMASTON — The Thomaston Town Manager, Fire Chief, and a hired architect are working to finalize an RFQ seeking a firm to act as construction manager to a proposed Fire and EMS building.

BELFAST — The following indictments were handed up by a Waldo County grand jury May 22.

Jason Trundy, 43, of Winterport, domestic violence assault in Winterport April 28; violating a condition of release in Winterport April 28. 

The Megunticook RiverKeepers (MRK) is to merge with the Megunticook Watershed Association (MWA), an organization with a complementary mission to protect, preserve, and restore the Megunticook River and the Megunticook Watershed.

ROCKLAND — A Frederick Street house filled with smoke early Thursday morning, leading to an initial response from Rockland Fire Dept. and its mutual aid at approximately 3:25 a.m., May 28, 2026.

The Maine Fire Marshal's Office has released its preliminary findings in the Robbins Lumber fire, explosion investigation. The FMO reports the following: 

There are three open Rockport Select Board seats up for election June 9 at annual Town Meeting. Four candidates are seeking election to two of the seats that carry three-year terms.

When Lincoln County Commissioner William Blodgett, 89, retires at the end of the year, he is all but guaranteed to be replaced in the role by a younger man.

The torrential rainfall of Monday morning washed out a number of Memorial Day services in the Midcoast.

BELFAST — While many area parades were canceled because of rain, the Belfast Memorial Day parade continued as planned, with veterans traversing the same route they follow each May.

The parade honors those who have made the ultimate…

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds May 18-22. 

Appleton

Community turned out in Searsmont Memorial Day 2026, from homes down the street, from neighboring towns, the broader Midcoast — and State of Maine — to stand together, offer support and be there for those who suffer enormous pain.

On May 25,, U.S. Senator Susan Collins will participate in the Searsmont Memorial Day parade.

Memorial Day in Maine — this year on Monday, May 25 — is an occasion marked with solemnity and respect for those who have served the country, here and abroad, and for the communities that supported them. It is a day when citizens gather at harbors, bridges and cemeteries, and at monuments an…

BELFAST — While the displays pulled behind them may have been small, the joy in the air was as big as the smiles of those participating in the Petit Rex parade Saturday afternoon.