ROCKLAND — Isabelle A. Hoch, 85, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, died peacefully May 9, 2020.
Born in Rockport, December 29, 1934, she was the daughter of Earle and Agnes…
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ROCKLAND — Brenda Lee Ott, 77, passed peacefully in the company of her daughter and son-in-law on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at Penobscot Bay Medical Center after fighting IPF for a year.
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AUGUSTA — The Maine Office of Marijuana Policy announced May 11 it will cease enforcement of the State of Maine’s adult use marijuana program residency requirements.
The decision comes…
ROCKPORT — Jacqueline F. Steele, 91, formerly of Rockport, died on May 7, 2020 at Windward Gardens in Camden.
A complete obituary will be published later.…
BELFAST — Thirteen of the 14 Waldo County residents who have been counted by the Maine CDC in the COVID-19 death toll were tied to the Tall Pines Retirement and Healthcare Community in…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The IRS and Treasury have delivered nearly 130 million Economic Impact Payments to Americans in less than a month, according to a news release, and more are on the way.
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Remember the excitement of a field trip? The permission slips Mom had to sign, the bag lunch you brought from home, the big yellow bus idling out front of the school, wondering who you’d get to…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 11, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 65.
The individual was a…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 11, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,462 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,…
ROCKLAND — The Maine Windjammer Association has reconsidered their July fleet-wide events due to the ongoing pandemic, according to a news release,…
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WALDOBORO — Former Waldoboro Selectman and Shellfish Committee chair Lowell Wallace (R-Waldoboro) has announced, through a news release, plans to run for House District 91, which includes…
HOPE — The trio of schools comprising School Union #69 — Appleton Village School, Hope Elementary School and Lincolnville Central School — have found its new superintendent.
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ROCKPORT — This evening, May 11, the Rockport Select Board will discuss solar land use regulations, and possibly involve the town’s Ordinance Review Committee to take on the task of crafting…
BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court March 30 - April 8.
Don W.…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity April 18-30. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
Feb. 14 (late…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity April 15-29. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt.
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WALDOBORO — Waldoboro police responded to 817 calls for service from March 19-April 17. Listed below are a few of the highlights. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 10, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,436 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,…
Retail shops in 12 of Maine’s 16 counties can reopen for business beginning Monday, May 11 so long as they follow a set of guidelines (appearing below).
Under the newly released plan…
VASHON ISLAND, Washington — Charles Heman Peet, 93, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 9, 2020 on Vashon Island, Washington, with members of his family by his side.
He was born on…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 9, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 64.
The individual was a resident…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 9, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,408 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,287…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Maine $3 million through the CARES Act for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With a variety of steps underway to speed Economic Impact Payments, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service urged, in a press release, that people to use …
PORT CLYDE — Dr. Paul Clement Dalrymple, 96, died peacefully, Friday, April 24, 2020 at the Knox Center for Long Term Care in Rockland.
Born in Rockland, November 21, 1923, he was the son…
CAMDEN — Peggy Ann (Westcott) Loper, age 80, passed away peacefully in the hands of her husband, Dick Loper, in Pen Bay Hospital after a long struggle with COPD and pneumonia. All those wonderful…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced May 8 a rural reopening plan aimed at reopening certain additional businesses in rural Maine over the course of the next two weeks with added…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 8, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 63.
The individual was a resident…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 8, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,374 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,246…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eighteen health centers throughout Maine have been awarded a total of $4,732,797 to purchase, administer, and expand capacity for COVID-19 testing…
ROCKLAND — Dorothy B. Maloney, 95, died Wednesday, May 6, 2020, at the Sussman House in Rockport.
Born in Sargentville, August 6, 1924, she was the daughter of Albert and Mable Trask…
The priest quickly pulled on a black clergy shirt and a white clerical collar.
Moments earlier, Rev. Benjamin Shambaugh received an emergency call from Mercy Hospital in Portland.
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U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden announced May 7 Maine lobstermen, fishermen, and other Mainers working in the seafood…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced May 7 her Administration has secured a major expansion of COVID-19 testing for the State of Maine.
The Administration has partnered with Maine-based…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 7, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,330 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state,…
Senior Emily Boynton explains how most high school students feel these days
Senioritis—that age-old slump that hits high school seniors in the spring of their last year of school, has historically come about when seniors felt they had college or a secure job locked in for…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine has received a total of $4,339,566 in the second installment of funding to support affordable housing, reduce homelessness, and bolster COVID-19 prevention and response…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Education issued guidance May 6 to Maine’s education leaders regarding high school graduation ceremonies amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The guidance was…
CUSHING — Tristan A. Sawyer, 16, beloved son of Ashley Southard and Mitchell Sawyer, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, May 2, 2020.
Due to Covid-19 restrictions an…
Governor Janet Mills announced May 6 she is convening an Economic Recovery Committee charged with developing recommendations to mitigate the damage to Maine’s economy caused by the ongoing COVID-…
ROCKPORT — A May 6 kitchen fire in a Route 90 Rockport home drew a prompt response from firefighters of four municipalities, as well as police and an ambulance service, all on the ball and…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded from April 27-May 1 at the Knox County Registry of Deeds.
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Darcy L. Blethen Estate to…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 6, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 62.
The individual was a resident…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 6, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,254 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nineteen housing authorities across the state have been granted a combined $2,458,784 to help them prevent, prepare, and respond to COVID-19…
NORTHPORT — Violet L. Cummings, 77, of Northport, passed away on April 29, 2020 in Belfast.
Services will be held privately at the convenience of the family. …
MDOL’s website overloaded over the weekend as filers attempt to open claims
In Maine, self-employed workers have been waiting nearly six weeks for financial help through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), and are the last group to receive any financial assistance…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC), Maine Forest Service (MFS), and 211 Maine remind the public to take precautions now that browntail moth caterpillars…
ROCKPORT – Rockport police reported the following activity from March 2-April 19. An arrest or summons does not imply guilt. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has announced Maine is among four states now approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (…
