J. Edward Knight Insurance (JEK) is pleased to announce the acquisition of The David Chapman Insurance Agency, with an effective date of June 15, 2026.

The town of Frankfort has launched Rapid Renewal. Rapid Renewal is the Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicle’s online service for renewing motor vehicle registrations, according to Secretary of State Shenna Bellows's office, in a news release.…

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.

Friday evening found us with a very quiet house. All three kids were off on an overnight trip with the Camden Hills High School band. What is a middle aged, temporarily childless couple to do? We headed down the hill to McLaughlins, which had just opened for the season.

Vehicular heatstroke is the leading cause of non-crash vehicle-related deaths for children 14 and younger in the United States, according to a news release. Being left in a hot car is dangerous for any unattended passenger.

In a May 1 news release, Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and Ranking Member of the National Parks Subcommittee, criticized the Trump Administration for drastic cuts to the Natio

The argument that the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 was never intended to regulate redistricting rests on the specific legal definitions and administrative focus of the original text. At its core, the Act was a procedural remedy designed to secure the "franchise" — the individual's ability to access a ballot — rather than a mandate to manage the geogr…

The Town of Thomaston announces a temporary closure of Mill River Park to all dogs beginning May 1, 2026, for a period of one year.

According to the Town, in a news release, the decision follows ongoing water quality concerns in the St. George River.

SWANVILLE — A Swanville man was arrested following months long investigation by the Waldo County Sheriff's Office, according to an April 27, press release from Sheriff Jason Trundy. 

After Maine’s red flag law was passed via ballot referendum last fall, advocates expressed hope that the law would expand pathways for family members to get dangerous weapons out of their loved ones’ hands quickly.

UNITY — The Waldo County Democratic Committee (WCDC) will host a candidate forum featuring the four Democratic candidates running for U.S.

It has been an unusually chilly spring, even for Midcoast Maine. Snow in April, well it happens, but twice in one week? Sitting in my office on Camden Harbor, sun flooding through my windows and suddenly it darkens, and I see fat snowflakes coming down.

Welcome to Maine.

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds April 20-24.  

Appleton

Paul S. Joy to John B. Clapp III and Stephanie E. Clapp.

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds April 6-10.

Belfast

Richard R. Page to Page Family Irrevocable Real Estate Trust.

ROCKLAND — The numbers aren’t in yet, but Jenny Carter guesses that more cigarette butts were picked up during this year’s Earth Day Cleanup in Rockland than last year’s estimated 6,000 butts. Science shows that cigarettes are toxic to marine life and coastal rain sweeps cigarettes into the ocean, prompting…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court April 15-21.

Kristen Herbest, 26, of Bucksport, probation violation in Belfast March 23, 2023, 67 days in jail, probation partially revoked, and $50 restitution. 

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity April 21-23.

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.

April 2…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity April 13-24.

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.

April 13

CAMDEN, Maine — Josh Gerritsen, Maine House District 41 candidate (Camden and Rockport) will host a “Coffee with Your Candidate for State House” event Tuesday, April 28, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Villager Café, 25 Mechanic Street, Camden.

In 2022, the Maine Legislature took a rare step and required municipalities to adjust local zoning rules in an effort to spur housing construction, a move that generated a fierce debate over state growth targets versus local control. Four years later, the State House may have finally…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds March 30 - April 3.

Belfast

Savitz LLC to Big Bridge Ventures LLC. 

Big Bridge Ventures LLC to Savitz LLC. 

Douglas Brown Est. to M…

The Megunticook Watershed Association (MWA) volunteers will be out on May 1 and 2 surveying properties in the watershed.  The survey will be conducted by MWA staff and volunteers, along with technical support from Ecological Instincts.

CAMDEN — When it convenes Tuesday, April 21, for a regularly scheduled meeting, the Camden Select Board will pick up the conversation concerning two citizen petitions that had asked for town meeting warrant inclusion; one directing the

Way back in that far away time of early Spring 2020, the Lincolnville Historical Society had planned a special event: Dollfest, a gathering of historical dolls, many owned by folks active in the LHS. Decorations were made, chains of paper dolls, homemade fliers for the event were posted. Then, well, we all remember what happened.…