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.

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.

I have written before about Lincolnville’s agrarian past.

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.

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.

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.

It’s a numbing number: 100,000. 

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

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.

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

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…

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. 

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.”

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.

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. 

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…

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 — 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 

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…

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.

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.

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.

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…

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—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…