ROCKLAND - Natalie Lindahl is a freshman at Camden Hills Regional High School, a young woman with long blond hair. That all changed, however, May 3, with a visit to…
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APPLETON, Maine and OKAHUMPKA, Florida — Mary Lehto (March 22, 1944 - January 20, 2022) and Richard “Dick” Hathaway (November 12, 1939 - February 9, 2022) were remembered during an Easter service…

ISLESBORO — Connie Lyn Leach (Campbell), 68, passed away peacefully under the care of Woodlands Memory Care Facility in Rockland, Maine on April 24, 2022.
Connie was born on December 4…

SEARSMONT — As a gesture of land owner appreciation, Mid Coast ATV club, based in Searsmont, held a successful trash pick up event Saturday, April 30.
The club members collected several…

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 - A vigilant group of protestors gathered outside the Knox County Courthouse Tuesday evening, May 3, to voice displeasure over a leaked document from the Supreme Court of the United…
Quick notification to The Knox County Regional Communications Center helped prevent a garage fire from spreading uphill into the woods, according to Rockland Fire and EMS, in a news release.…

ROCKPORT — A motorcyclist heading eastbound on on Route 17 in Rockport crashed into bushes alongside the road this afternoon, May 3, suffering possible head and hip injuries.
The crash…
WALDO — Madeline Fletcher, 47, of St. Matthews, South Carolina passed away unexpectedly, December 2, 2021, at Orangeburg Regional Medical Center, Orangeburg, South Carolina. She was born on…

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…

AUGUSTA — On the strength of an historic year for lobster and a rebounding elver fishery, the value of Maine’s commercially harvested marine resources in 2021 reached an all time high at $890,668,…

The Maine Water Company announced May 2 that Richard Knowlton will be retiring as Maine Water’s president, effective June 17. Knowlton joined what is now Maine Water as vice president of…
ROCKLAND – Knox County Commissioners and the Knox County Budget Committee met via Zoom April 28 to again deliberate on how to spend $7.2 million in American Rescue Plan Act directed to the county…
ROCKLAND — The following divorces were finalized in Rockland District Court from Dec.- March.
Scott W. Farley of Washington and Anna M. Farley of Union, married Aug. 20, 2005, in Warren.…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Feb. 1-14.
Belfast
Harvey S. Knight to Linden D. and Heather L. Frederick…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity April 17-30.
An arrest or summons does…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court April 22-28.
Joshua Maloon, 35, of Belmont,…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported two traffic infractions April 15-30, with both citations issued for speeding. In addition to the traffic citations, the following activity was reported.
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The Rockport Community Gardens at The Marge Jones Recreational Area on Route 90 still has plots available for the 2022 growing season.
The Gardens have convenient parking and an excellent…

A simple email to the Lincolnville Historical Society a few months ago woke us up. “Why doesn’t the LHS focus on the Indigenous people?” it said, or something to that…

ROCKPORT — The Maine Warden Service and search and rescue volunteers were out combing the woods of Rockport this weekend, searching for any clues to the…
A graveside service for Bertha E. Brown, 97, who died on February 24, 2022, will be held Friday, May 13, 2022, at 10 a.m., at the Mountain View Cemetery in Camden.
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A memorial service for Mary Louise Eugley, 98, who died on April 9, 2022, will be held Friday, May 13, 2022, at 1 p.m., at the First Congregational Church UCC, 55 Elm Street, Camden. …

A graveside service for Walter E. Campbell, 83, of Hope who died on November 11, 2021, will be held Saturday, May 14, 2022, at 12:30 p.m., at the Hope Grove Cemetery in Hope with the Rev.…

A graveside service for Virginia A. Olsen, 97, who died on March 30, 2022, will be held Saturday, May 14, 2022, at 11 a.m., at the Hope Grove Cemetery in Hope with the Rev. Linda Campbell…

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 — A driver and passenger involved in a single-vehicle crash against the side of a convenience store in Rockland were both arrested following the incident, according to police. Two days…
The Midcoast Council of Governments said April 29 that its board of directors has hired Mathew Eddy as executive director.
“We are excited to add…

Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Magazine has a new owner. Ted Ruegg has taken the helm as publisher of the magazine, which has been celebrating Maine boatbuilders and life on the coast…

ROCKLAND — Fay Marie Saucier, age 71, passed away peacefully at home, Monday, April 25, 2022.
Fay was born September 27, 1950 in Springfield, Massachusetts to James J. Colletti and Leola M…

Samuel Paul Cook died unexpectedly on April 16, 2022. He was born in Fall River, Massachusetts on June 3, 1983, the son of Lisa Cook Paige of Belfast, Maine.
He is survived by his mother,…

The Memorial Celebration for the family and friends of Thomas A. Rokes, 72, who died on January 4, 2022, will be held Saturday, May 14, 2022, at 1 p.m., at 132 Cobb Road, Camden.
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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…

Robert Manton Chace, Jr., 74, passed away at home on April 27, after living with Huntington’s disease for 15 years.
Bob was an adrenaline junkie, off-shore sailor, avid…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court April 15-21.
Ryan Drake, 43, of Troy,…

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced this afternoon that she has tested positive for COVID-19.
The Governor tested positive via a BinaxNOW rapid test this afternoon after developing a…

CAMDEN — Lynette Jane Dickey O'Hara died unexpectedly of natural causes on April 16, 2022, surrounded by her husband and friends in Nokomis, Florida.
Born on May 5, 1957, to Kenneth and…

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 three traffic infractions April 12-21. Two of the traffic citations were issued for speeding while the third was issued for failure to provide proof of insurance…

BELFAST The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity April 8-21.
An arrest or summons does…

AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate has enacted a bill from Sen. Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, that would create semi-open primaries in Maine. LD 231, “An Act to Create Semi-Open Primaries,” received…
ROCKLAND — Dolores V. Boody, 83, died Sunday, April 24, 2022, at the Sussman House in Rockport.
Born in Rockland, July 26, 1938, she was the twin of Dalton Malmstrom and the daughter of…

It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that, I Robert Milliken II, share that my mother, Charlotte (Nute) Milliken Emerson, was called by God to go to her heavenly home with other family and…

ROCKPORT — Construction on the Rockport Harbor Hotel in Rockport Village has resumed, and in the wake, two additional appeals — one of the new building permit, the other of the town planning board…
ROCKLAND — On April 26, 2022, Rockland Police charged Brendan Boutin, 19, with criminal failure to stop and several civil traffic violations.
According to Rockland PD, on its Facebook page…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Police responded over the weekend of April 25-26, 2022, to a reported burglary at a local storage facility.
According to Rockland PD, on its Facebook page, several units…

ROCKLAND — For the past few years, Rockland’s Downtown Waterfront Advisory Committee has been mulling over ideas of how to revamp the seven acres of…