It was around 25 years ago that we built the sauna.
Backyard saunas are an odd feature of Midcoast Maine, surprisingly common due to a long ago influx of Scandinavian…
News
UPDATE (9:35 a.m.) — The missing individual whom emergency crews had been searching for since around midnight made his own…
Supporting Safer, More Effective Offshore Enforcement
The Maine Marine Patrol has launched the newest and largest patrol vessel in its fleet, the 57-foot P/V Allegiance, which…
ROCKLAND — Maitland D. Pine, 81, passed away peacefully at home on June 25, 2026, in the loving arms of his devoted wife and surrounded by his three beloved cats.
He was born October 23,…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court June 17-23.
Stephen E. Boyle Jr., 55, of Northport, probation…
A printer jam. Spreadsheet issues. Mixed-up memory sticks. A two-hour warning that turned into a four-and-a-half hour wait. A livestream…
JEFFERSON — Hester Anne Merrifield, 82, of Jefferson, passed away peacefully on June 24, 2026, at MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta. Born on November 25, 1943, in Jefferson, Maine, Hester was…
ROCKLAND — Kimberly Sue (Redding) Sawyer, 58, passed away, Monday, June 22, 2026 after a courageous battle with cancer. Kim was born in Eastport, Maine on February 13, 1968.
Kim was…
ROCKPORT — Lloyd A. Tolman, age 87, passed away on May 22, 2026 in Mississippi. Born September 2, 1938, in Rockport, he was one of 13 children born to Donald E. and Esther Wattts Tolman.…
Shared Camden, Maine family remembrances:
It is with deep sadness that the McGrath family announces the passing of Stanton…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity June 12-24.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction…
ROCKLAND – The following cases were closed in Knox County Court from June 15-22…
HOPE — Estelle Beverage Libby, age 103, died on Sunday, May 17, 2026.
She was born in Camden, Maine, October 9, 1922, a daughter to Leroy and Marjorie Mank Beverage. She grew up in Hope…
ROCKPORT — The man, the myth, the legend, Harold L. Vanorse, passed away unexpectedly at home, with his wife at his side, on June 20, 2026.
Despite being just 73 years young, Harold lived a…
On Tuesday, Central Maine Power customers sounded off about their electricity bills at a public hearing on the utility company’s…
ROCKLAND — Motor vehicle rollovers sometimes happen. Usually, though, they occur on major roads, where traffic moves at higher speeds. So, when a single vehicle rollover occurred in a small…
SOUTH THOMASTON — Edward Matzen ‘Ed’ Slawson, 79, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, April 27, 2026 with his beloved wife and devoted cats at his side.
Born July 29, 1946 in Stamford…
Until further notice, swimming at Johnson Memorial Park's Chickawaukie Lake is not advised due to high E. coli levels.
E. coli levels can increase due to rain…
WINSLOW — Jane A. (Small) Holmstrom, aka Grammy Jane, passed away peacefully in the early evening of June 19, 2026, at the Andwell Hospice House in Auburn with her…
SEARSPORTT — Donald Garrold, 94, died on April 18, 2026.
A celebration of his life will be held July 18, from 1 - 3 p.m., at his…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity June 9-22.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged…
BELFAST — “The unity that is represented by the gathering today gives me hope – hope that our tomorrow will be good. And hope that a next generation coming up will take this further than ever. For…
The MacDougal Park community garden has expanded to offer 11 rentable garden plots to community members for the 2026 growing season. The expansion is a result of a…
The City of Rockland adopted the Fiscal Year 2027 Municipal Budget during the June 22, 2026 City Council meeting. According to the City, in a news release, the Budget was adopted following…
CAMDEN — The public portion of the June 23 Camden Select Board meeting was over in approximately 30 minutes…
Rodenticide usage for pest control is becoming rampant and has devastating impacts on wildlife, say those advocating for their discontinued use.…
June 25 meeting
Construction of two adjacent apartment buildings, each with 12 housing units, is being proposed for a parcel of land on Cross Street, near the intersection of Route…
The Friends of Sears Island (FOSI) and the Alliance for Sears Island (ASI) are…
CAMDEN — Sarah Jean Miller passed away at her home in Camden on June 15, 2026 after being ill with cancer for several months. Sarah was born on October 9, 1949 in Marshfield, Missouri and was the…
Special meeting Tuesday for Camden Select Board; no public mention of town manager's contract renewal
CAMDEN — The Camden Select Board has scheduled a special meeting for Tuesday, June 23. There is no packet, just an agenda that has several items, including a discussion about the interview process…
WARREN — Deborah Jo-Ann Winchenbach, 77, of Warren, passed away on April 13, 2026, at Midcoast Hospital in Brunswick.
A graveside service will be held June 25, at 10 a.m., at Counce…
HOPE — Teresa Lorraine “Terri” Thayer, 66, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2026, at her home in Hope. Born in Camden, Maine, on May 8, 1960, she was the daughter of Francis and Lorraine Ott.
…
ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds June 15-19. …
This Week in Lincolnville
This home where I grew up and continue to live is old. Not by any stretch among the oldest in this little town, and far from the finest, the most opulent. Just an old farmhouse and barn,…
Dana Ernest Jackson, born on March 31, 1961, in Bangor, Maine, passed away after a battle with cancer at the Sussman House in Rockport on the morning of June 18, 2026…
The Trask family Invites you
to a Memorial Gathering
For C. Brian Trask
To remember and celebrate his life.
It will be held on Mount Desert Island…
MEN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH BOATING FATALITY RELEASED ON BAIL
VINALHAVEN — UPDATE (June 24): The two men charged following a boating fatality on Vinalhaven June 18 when a crew member of the fishing vessel Long Faces…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court June 10-16.
Mika Lagassie, 23, of Stockton Springs, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer in Belfast April…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity June 2-16.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity June 4-18.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction,…
BELMONT — Wayne L. Woodbury, 76, of Belmont, passed away on June 14, 2026, in Portland. He was born in Camden, Maine on March 8, 1950, the son of Lloyd and…
Pingree, Charles to face off for governor; Matthew Dunlap is Democratic nominee for District 2
The Elections division of the Maine Secretary of State's office completed ranked choice tabulations on five June 9, 2026 Primary Election races in the…
ROCKLAND — Timothy Donald Payson, 59, passed away on Chickawaukie Lake, Sunday, June 14, 2026, doing what he loved most – boating. He was born into a lobstering and boat building family February 4…
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows…
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, Belfast Police Department and the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office said June 18 they investigated and arrested individuals for drug trafficking in Belfast.…
CUSHING — Ramona E. Ryckman, 89, passed away peacefully at home with her daughter by her side on Saturday, June 13, 2026.
Born in Thomaston, on July 29, 1936, she was the daughter of Frank…
BELMONT — Ronald E. Murray, 85, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at Westgate Center in Bangor. Born April 1, 1941, in Brewer, he was the only child of Robert and Thelma Carpenter Murray. He…
ROCKPORT — Jean Winchenbach Winslow passed away January 13, 2026, four days before her 98th birthday, at Pen Bay Medical Center, after living in her own home.
She was born in Jamaica Plains…
ROCKPORT — Dr. Robert ‘Bob’ Rosenberg, 85, died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, including his beloved dog, Rocky, and the wonderful staff at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Tuesday…
