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(Photo courtesy Mike Hurley)
New statue commemorating Maine's seafaring legacy unveiled in Searsport
Knox County Courthouse
Knox County deed transfers

The building where the Waldo County Registry of Deeds is maintained.
Waldo County deed transfers

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RSU 13 School Board Candidate Lydia Short
Halloween
Halloween In Lincolnville

Police, Fire and Courts

Belfast Police beat
Waldo County Sheriff's beat
UPDATED: Main Street Rockland briefly closed for fire trucks responding to Thorndike apartments
Camden junior firefighters earn recognition for their skills, knowledge at annual Muster in Scarborough
UPDATE: Hancock County Sheriff's Office issues Silver Alert for Castine woman

Obituaries

Ethel Winslow Benner
Ethel Winslow Benner, obituary

WALDOBORO — Ethel Winslow Benner, 100, passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side in Waldoboro on October 27, 2025.

Bill Benson
Arnold 'Bill' Benson, obituary

WALDOBORO — Arnold "Bill" William Benson, 81, of Waldoboro, Maine, passed away peacefully on October 17, 2025 at the Sussman House in Rockport. Bill was a man who truly lit up every room he entered.

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Ellen E. Bates, notice

TENANTS HARBOR — Ellen E. Bates, 89, of Tenants Harbor, passed away on October 17, 2025, at the Sussman House in Rockport, with family by her side.

A full obituary will be published at a later date.

Robert Phillip Wareheim
Robert Phillip Wareheim, obituary

WALDOBORO — Robert Phillip Wareheim, 70, passed away on October 17, 2025, at home with his cat on his lap, surrounded by his wife and children, after a long battle with type 1 diabetes.

Peggy Ann Nelson
Peggy Ann Nelson, obituary

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William L. Kelly, obituary

BELFAST — William L. Kelly, 95 years of age, passed away on October 18, 2025.

Deborah Ann Kunesh
Deborah Ann Kunesh, obituary

UNION — It is with a heavy heart and deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved Deborah Ann Kunesh. She was affectionately referred to by many as Momma K or Grammy K, the one and only Mimi. Born in 1958, she was the daughter of Charles Glazier and Thelma Ramsey.

Phyllis A. MacDonald
Phyllis A. MacDonald, obituary

CAMDEN — Phyllis A. MacDonald, 74, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, October 7, 2025.

Paige Elizabeth Demmons
Paige Elizabeth Demmons, obituary

NORTH HAVEN — Paige Elizabeth Demmons earned her angel wings on Thursday, October 9, 2025, following a courageous five-year battle with neuroblastoma. Surrounded by the unwavering love of her family at Boston Children's Hospital, she was just 8 years old.

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Dennis M Leight, obituary

TENANTS HARBOR — Dennis M Leight, 78, of Tenants Harbor, passed away peacefully, Thursday, October 16, 2025, at the Sussman House in Rockport with his wife by his side.

Born August 30, 1947, in Baldwin Harbor, Long Island, New York, he was the son of Bernard and Gloria Leight.

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Elections

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Maine Senators caucus with different parties, but they’re unified on the shutdown
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Maine Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins are often split on issues — after all, she’s a Republican and he’s an independent who usually votes with Democrats.

But on the government funding, they’re on the same page.

Rockland proposed ordinances prohibit assisting ICE, welcome student representatives to Council meetings
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ROCKLAND – An ordinance prohibiting involvement in immigration enforcement operations, and an ordinance allowing a Student Representative to serve on Rockland City Council are two of the items coming up on the November Council meeting agenda, to be introduced at the Agenda-Setting meet…

78 Maine schools participated in mock elections this year
Student mock-election results
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In the Oct. 28 Maine Student Mock Election, 78 participating schools chose up to three provided questions to use for their election. 29 schools across the state reported results from 4,254 student votes. 

At the polls
Rockport land use amendments before voters Nov. 4: clerical edits, allowing height increase for affordable housing developments, new wastewater ordinance
Voters in Rockport cast their ballots at the Rockport Public Library in Rockport Village. (File photo, Lynda Clancy)

In addition to the two state ballot questions, voters in the Town of Rockport will consider five articles related to the town's land use and se…

Region-wide rally to help vulnerable families if SNAP benefits end November 1
SNAP: When no one steps up, Midcoast community steps in to help
A snapshot of AIO Food & Energy Assistance. Photo courtesy Scott Sell

MIDCOAST—People are scared.

on the issues
RSU 71 School Board Candidate Alva Philbrook
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On November 4, Belfast voters will consider several candidates to fill two Belfast seats on the Regional School Unit 71 (Belfast, Belmont, Morrill, Searsmont and Swanville) School Board.

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RSU 13 School Board Candidate Doug Curtis, Jr.
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Two from Midcoast crowned among nationwide 'American Women of Service'
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International Women of Service Organizations, International and American Women of Service Pageant held in Orlando, Florida, crowned 21 outstanding girls and women from around the country with International and American titles.

on the issues
RSU 71 School Board Candidate Madison Cook
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On November 4, Belfast voters will consider several candidates to fill two Belfast seats on the Regional School Unit 71 (Belfast, Belmont, Morrill, Searsmont and Swanville) School Board.

On the issues
RSU 13 School Board Candidate Jessie Davis
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On November 4, Rockland voters will consider three candidates to fill two Rockland seats on the Regional School Unit 13 (Cushing, Owls Head, Rockland, South Thomaston and Thomaston) School Board.

Rockland installs sidewalk connecting Peasley Park to shopping center
Rockland road closure on Maverick, Oct. 27
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Maverick Street will be closed for most of the day Monday, October 27, from Birch Street to North Main Street for road work.

This Week in Lincolnville: The Ghosts Among Us
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Ah, the spooky old house. That Halloween icon — the abandoned home, once a place where a family lived, now just the dwelling of ghosts. Every neighborhood needs a haunted house.

Multi-vehicle crash on I-95 near Augusta involved erratic driver, stolen vehicle
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Two people were injured and another driver is facing charges after a multi-vehicle crash on I-95, Friday afternoon, Oct. 24, 2025.

Vehicle lands in seemingly tight spot off Main Street Rockland
Vehicle on its side at the foreground of a boatyard

ROCKLAND — The small groups that formed next to the Ferry Terminal on Friday morning speculated as to how a vehicle on its side at the bottom of a cliff-like hill would be removed. Would one or more of the sailboats at Knight Marine Services need to be relocated due to being an unexpected barricade on the opposite rim of the scene? Would a crane be needed?

Search remains underway for three male suspects involved in Knox shooting
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On Thursday, October 23, 2025, at approximately 4:25 p.m., Maine State Troopers from the Central Field Troop responded to 1580 Bailey Road in Knox for a report of a shooting.

From Washington, D.C.
Senators Collins and King urge USDA to continue Supplemental Nutrition Assistance during shutdown
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Both Senators Susan Collins and Angus King have weighed in on the SNAP program November cuts in response to an Oct. 10 letter from the  U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's Ronald Ward, Acting Associate Administrator of the country's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Food and Nutri…

Islesboro says 'No Kings'
(Photo courtesy Steve Miller)

Approximately 100 people turned out Saturday morning, October 18, to happily declare allegiance to the United States and loudly denounce the actions of President Trump.  

Maine hired contractor to organize timely visits for families in child welfare cases. It delivered 10% of the time.
exterior of the Maine DHHS building.

Crews battle overnight structure fire in Owls Head
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)

OWLS HEAD (10/23/2025 at 8:35 a.m.) — The Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause of a structure fire in an approximate 30' X 150' workshop that had once been a barn at 160 North Shore Drive, in Owls Head.

(Some) details about Wiscasset’s NDA with data center inquirer
Town sign

Wiscasset's non-disclosure agreement with whoever is eying putting a data center off Old Ferry Road obligates neither party to make further agreements, or to "proceed with any possible relationship or other project," the NDA states.

From Washington, D.C.
King Statement on demolition of White House East Wing
Senator Angus King at Camden Rotary in 2024. (file photo, Lynda Clancy)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) released the following statement Oct. 22 in response to the Trump Administration demolishing the historic East Wing of the White House in order to build a $200 million, 90,000 square-foot ballroom:

Maine includes more Waldo County towns in 'PFAS Do Not Eat Wildlife Consumption Advisory'
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The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, in conjunction with the Department of Health and Human Services’ Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC), is issuing a Do Not Eat Wildlife Consumption Advisory for a new area in portions of the towns of Knox, Th…

Oct. 25, 2025
Sheriff's Office, Thomaston PD participate in DEA Drug Take Back Day
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The Drug Enforcement Administration, in collaboration with nearly 4,000 law enforcement partners across the country, will host the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Warren to begin work on a green burial cemetery
At the roadside looking into Newcomb Cemetery, the Warren green burial cemetery will be located behind it where the trees are in the photo on the Town property. (Photo courtesy Amanda Shelmerdine, Cemetery Sexton, Town of Warren)

The town of Warren Select Board voted unanimously at its last meeting October 15 for work to begin on a green burial cemetery.  It will be an extension of the Newcomb Cemetery, located off of Patterson Mill Road.

Warren’s Cemetery Committee and Sexton have been working on the project proposal for several months.

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Knox County Criminal Docket closed cases
Knox County Courthouse

ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court Oct. 7-17.

Cumberland & Knox Railroad acquires former Adirondack Railroad coaches for Rockland excursions
(Photo courtesy Willard Carroll)

On Oct.

Belfast's Winter Parking Ban in effect Nov. 1 - April 30
Color-coded parking lots at Cross Street, Beaver Street and Washington Street

Belfast's annual Winter Parking Ban goes into effect on November 1and remains in effect until April 30. Any vehicle parked overnight on any city street for more than one hour between the hours of Midnight and 6 a.m. will be ticketed and/or towed at the owner’s expense.

Knox County Commissioners to hold special meeting to consider interim 2026 budget
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ROCKLAND — The Knox County Commissioners will convene Thursday, Oct. 23, at noon to address one agenda item: Act to Move Forward with the Process of Implementing an Interim Budget for Fiscal Year 2026.

With federal government shutdown, November SNAP benefits will not be issued in Maine
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Due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has notified every state that November funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the nation's largest anti-hunger program, will not be issued at this tim…

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Electricity rates for Mainers are going up because more natural gas is being sold overseas
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Most Maine homes and small businesses can expect the cost of their electricity supply to go up in January.

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