The Knox County Democratic Committee (KCDC) will host Shenna Bellows, candidate for Governor of Maine, Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 6 p.m., held in the Community Room, Rockland Public Library, 80 Union Street, in Rockland.

The Waldo County Democratic Committee will hold a Democratic Candidates for Governor Forum September 14, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Searsmont Community Building, 37 Main Street South, in Searsmont.

On Aug. 27, the school boards of the Five Town CSD (Camden Hills Regional High School) and School Administrative District 38 (Camden-Rockport K-8) together announced that their superintendent, Maria Libby, will retire at the end of the 2026 school year.

Waldo County officials are struggling to explain their use of public funds as locals have begun questioning oddities in the county commission’s records.

SEARSPORT — On Aug. 25, the Maine Dept. of Transportation announced it planned to host a ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug.

The community is invited to a ribbon-cutting at the Grinnell Woods Trail, 241 Rockland Road in Washington, Saturday, September 6, at 10 a.m. 

 The Grinnell Woods Trail has been a community project thanks to the generosity of the Grinnell Family, local businesses, and the Town…

The following was submitted by School Administrative District (Camden-Rockport K-8)/Five Town CSD (Camden Hills Regional High School) Superintendent's Office on Aug. 25:

Selma, an asylum seeker from Angola, moved to Texas at the start of the pandemic and then to Maine in January 2022. She fears persecution if she returns because of a family member’s involvement in a human rights group.

“As a Christian, I was praying, and then God just gave me direction, which was Ma…

For a guy who rarely leaves the Rockland to Belfast circle of the Midcoast, I have traveled a fair bit this year. This weekend finds me in Brooklyn, N.Y., for a family wedding. As the aunt of the groom, and the eldest member of that side of the family, it was important that my mom be there. My wife and I joined Ma and Don for a trip to…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Aug. 15-20. 

Richard D. York, 32, of Waldo, theft by deception in Northport Nov. 14, dismissed; home repair fraud in Northport Nov. 14, dismissed. 

On June 10, Camden citizens voted 1,391 to 995 to remove the Montgomery Dam and spillway at the head of Camden Harbor, with the caveat that the project's fiscal responsibility would not fall on property owners through local taxatio

ROCKLAND – The public has been expecting to learn the outcome of a status conference scheduled for Aug. 22 concerning the death of Sunshine Stewart, but recently a Knox County Superior Court judge reversed a July 18 decision and is now mandating that law enforcement and…

ROCKLAND — Friday, Aug.

A motorcycle rider in Montville was transported to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor by Life Flight of Maine, Aug. 22, after a an unconscious male in serious medical condition was located near the intersection of South Mountain Valley Highway and Hogback Mount Road.…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Aug. 12-18.

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.

Aug. 13

BELFAST— The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity July 29 - Aug. 16.

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.

July 29…

It looks nice out there, but head east and the ocean is in a fury. Some of that is extending back to the Maine coast with the churning of Hurricane Erin in the Atlantic. A high surf advisory is in effect for the Midcoast.

On August 21, the Maine State Police Computer Crimes Unit requested an arrest warrant for Thomas Karod, 56, of Camden, for Possession of Sexually Explicit Materials, a class C felony, in reference to an ongoing investigation, according to a news release from the Maine Dept. of Public Safety.…

Jane* was the breadwinner of the family, but her husband obsessively monitored their finances. Every week, he made her present a ledger of their income and expenses. If something was not to his liking, he would subject Jane to a furious tantrum or days of the silent treatment.

For years, Jane tried to make sense of…

Graham Platner, a U.S. Marine and Army veteran who served four tours in Iraq and Afghanistan before returning home to farm oysters in his hometown of Sullivan, announced his campaign Aug. 19 for U.S. Senate against Senator Susan Collins.

In a news release, Platner said he has been drawn to service his whole life, service…

The two school boards representing School Administrative District 28 (Camden-Rockport K-8) and the Five Town CSD (Camden Hills Regional High School) will convene Aug. 21 to talk about the role of being a school board member, the future of athletic fields at the high school, and the decreasing numbers o…

On September 13, Maine Coast Heritage Trust and Maine Maritime Academy, with assistance from the Castine Fire Department and Maine Forest Service, will partner to improve the firebreak between Witherle Woods and the village of Castine.

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Aug. 7-14.

Raymond Pomeroy Jr., 40, of Stockton Springs, theft by unauthorized use of property in Belfast May 10, 2022, five days in jail; operating after license suspended or revoked in Belfast May 10, 2022, dismissed. 

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Aug. 4-8.

Belfast

Graham W. Houghton Irrevocable Administrative Trust to Amanda G. Brieger and Todd H. Holden. 

Linda and Thomas Whitson to Bruce Kalloch and Katherine S…

ROCKLAND — A time came when the fumes emitting from sulfur candles in an upstairs bedroom became too overwhelming for the resident to go near, leading to a small fire and a fire department response at 14 Frederick Street, in Rockland, Sunday afternoon, Aug. 17, 2025.

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Aug. 11-15.  

Camden

Deborah A. Oliver Est. to Ryan Barbour and Ashley Barbour.

Edith J. Baker Est. to Robert B. McKenzie and Bonnie B. McKenzie.

Ann R. Scott to Ellen R. Harris.…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity July 28 - Aug. 15.

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.

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Aug. 2-15.

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.

Aug. 2