THOMASTON – Laurel Cristopher is business owner, baker, dishwasher, and as it turns out, she’s a good carpenter to boot. Christopher is from Winthrop; she was scouting places where a small…
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Gov. Janet Mills announced $4 million June 7 from the Maine Jobs and Recovery Program for job creation and employment recovery for the healthcare workforce. Mills made the announcement at…
ROCKPORT — By the time 5 p.m. rolled around for regular June 9 Thursday evening training at the Rockport Fire Department, firefighters had already been together for much of the day responding to…
ROCKLAND — Kendall Jay Ross, 37, died unexpectedly, Saturday, June 4, 2022 from injuries sustained in a workplace accident.
Born in Portland, September 12, 1984, he was the son of Jay and…
ROCKLAND — Maine is a leader in online database record-keeping for Emergency Management Services (EMS). Other states look toward this northeast corner of the country as an example of how it’s done…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
CAMDEN — A year ago, a bicyclist was injured while riding on the Camden Hills State Park road to Mount Battie. Another bicyclist was injured a couple weeks ago, though it is not known if a medical…
A celebration of life for Bonnie Dickey, 74, who died peacefully, December 15, 2021, will be held Monday, June 13, 2022, at 10 a.m., at the Dickey Family home, 45 East Boston Road, Vinalhaven…
LINCOLNVILLE — In a surprise June 8 visit to the Cronin Family, the Lincolnville Select Board and Town Administrator David Kinney dedicated the 2022 Annual Town Report to Lee Cronin, a high honor…
CAMDEN — Nancy Phillips Whitaker, 95, of Camden, passed away May 28, 2022 at Sussman Hospice House in Rockport. She was born June 12, 1926 in Upper Montclair, New Jersey to Stuart Philips and…
CAMDEN — Mary Matthiessen Wheelwright, 96, died peacefully on June 3, 2022 in the company of all her family at her home in Camden, Maine.
Born Oct. 9, 1925 in NYC, daughter of Erard and…
ROCKLAND — Crystal Renae Hunter, 67, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at her residence in Rockland.
A full obituary and service information will be published at a later…
ROCKLAND — The City of Rockland will conduct a demonstration project this spring on Pleasant Street from Union Street to Broadway in order to improve the safety of walkers and bicyclists,…
BELFAST — On Arbor Day, May 25, Marianne McKinney and Tom King, of the Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition, visited four local schools and distributed tree seedlings to all the students in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity May 10-31.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from May 24-June 1.
Remington E. Boggs, 23, of Warren, operating under the influence (alcohol) in Rockland April 3,…
WASHINGTON — Donald E. Vogel Sr. passed away at his home in Washington, Maine on May 26, 2022, at the age of 88 years. Born December 9, 1933 to Edward and Louise Vogel and the eldest of three…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court May 27 - June 2.
Frederick O. Peabody, 49, of Jackson, operating after habitual offender revocation in Unity Dec. 22…
CAMDEN — A most favorite part of the week-long Camden Hills Regional High School graduation week is the annual march through downtown Camden, as seniors, in their caps and gowns, make their way…
A graveside committal service with Military Honors for Frederick Charles Bagnall Sr., 87, who passed away January 28, 2022, will be held Friday, June 17, 2022 at 2 p.m., at the Achorn Cemetery…
VERO BEACH, Florida — Roy Thomas Jacobs, or as family and friends called him, Tom, passed away in Vero Beach, Florida on December 19, 2021 from complications of Alzheimers Disease.
Tom…
BELFAST — Carolyn A. Morrison, the daughter of Mabel and Lyman Cunningham, was born Sept. 25, 1949, in Waterville, Maine, and peacefully passed on May 31, 2022, at her home in Belfast. A resident…
a grueling ride ....a changing population ... our (not) best kept secret
It took me a while to figure out where I lived back in the fall of 1967. I’d moved to Maine from Chicago on a whim, or rather, by acting spontaneously on a lifelong dream…
Governor Janet Mills announced 20 new Land for Maine’s Future (LMF) conservation projects across Maine that conserve lands and preserve public access to lakes, rivers, scenic views, and mountain…
The Rockport Select Board is to meet in executive session this evening, June 6, via Zoom online,…
A man who was injured after a structure collapsed in Rockland, Saturday morning, has died. Police are not releasing the man’s name yet, pending notification of family.
ROCKLAND — A…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds March 28 - April 8.
Belfast
Stephen Harston to Hilary Harston.
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The graveside service for Barbara K. Greeley, 91, of Belfast, who died on December 22, 2021, will be held Saturday, June 11, 2022, at 11 a.m., at the Morrill Village Cemetery in Morrill. …
A graveside committal service for Roxann L. Burnside, 64, who died, December 17, 2021, as a result of Covid, will be held Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at 2 p.m., at Village Cemetery, Dublin Road,…
A graveside committal service for Nola April Mank Metcalf, 65, who passed away February 3, 2022, after a long and courageous seventeen-year battle with ovarian cancer, will be held Friday June…
A celebration of life for Doris Jeanette Dudley, 88, who died peacefully, November 13, 2021, will be held Monday, June 13, 2022 at 11 a.m., at The Salvage Church, 30 Sheerer Lane, Rockland,…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
ROCKLAND — Mary Ilvonen Orne, 92, died, Thursday, June 2, 2022, surrounded by her loving family at her home following a period of declining health.
Born on the Ilvonen Farm in Owls Head on…
Matthew Talbot, a 21-year veteran with the Maine Marine Patrol, has been promoted to Colonel, replacing Jay Carroll, who retired after 26 years of service, including three as Colonel.
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A graveside service will be held for Vernon "Gene" Wyman on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at 11 a.m., at Hunt's Memorial Cemetery in Liberty.
Memories and condolences may be shared…
BRISTOL, Tennessee — John “Butch” Wesley Gamage, 76, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on Sunday, May 29, 2022 in Bristol, Tennessee. John was born on November 7, 1945 in…
ROCKLAND — Catherine “Cathy” Anne Fox (formerly Hobbs) passed away Thursday, May 19, 2022, from a brain tumor.
Cathy was an educator at heart. After volunteering at her children’s schools…
Boothbay Harbor Sewer District received a $200,000 American Rescue Plan Act grant June 1 to design a seawall around its facility for protection against sea level rise. The district was one of…
For those coming back to Maine, here's what's new...
ROCKLAND—This is our annual “Welcome back” article to acquaint those who haven’t been around this winter to see what’s open, what’s closed, what's new, and what's happening. Here is your Rockland…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
ROCKPORT — Sani Fogel was surprised to see several of her close friends, her daughter and various Select Board members crowded into the…
NORTHPORT — Catherine “Cathie” Baker Adams, 62, of Northport, Maine died May 24, 2022 at Waldo County General Hospital after a valiant battle with COVID-19.
Cathie was born in Peekskill,…
WALDO — Ruth Ann Bean, 65, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at the Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast.
Born September 11, 1956, in Rockland, to Herbert and Jane (…
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina — A Memorial Service for Orman “Jerry” Deane, 77, formerly of Camden who died on September 21, 2021, will be held Friday, June 17, 2022, at 1 p.m., at the Long Funeral…
Former Mary E. Taylor building
CAMDEN — With the completion of Rose Hall (formerly known as the Mary E. Taylor building) next to the new Camden/Rockport Middle School at 34 Knowlton Street, in Camden, its occupancy has begun…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Earl W. Gammon, 90, died May 28, 2022 at the Sussman House in Rockport. He was born April 9, 1932 in Warren to Edwin Gammon and Mildred (Waltz) Gammon.
Earl grew up in Warren and graduated…
