SOUTH THOMASTON — Florence E. ‘Flo’ Leach, 76, died Thursday, January 5, 2023, at her home surrounded by her family.
Born at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, February…
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BELFAST — Mario “Butch” J. Nardone passed away at 95 on January 6, 2023 at Tall Pines, Belfast, Maine after a brief illness. He was born on June 4, 1927 in Lynn, Massachusetts to the late Mario…
VINALHAVEN — An eight-year-old Vinalhaven boy was treated and released from Eastern Maine Medical Center after he was struck by a deflected .22 caliber bullet yesterday afternoon, Sunday, Jan. 9…
‘Negotiators attempted to negotiate the suspect out of the vehicle for several hours with no success.”
BELFAST — A Brooks man has been arrested following a police pursuit at slow speeds through multiple towns.
On January 9, 2023, at approximately 2:36 a.m., Belfast Officers stopped a…
BELFAST — Ramona H. Dorgan, 88, entered her eternal home on Sunday, December 18, 2022 at Tall Pines Nursing Home in Belfast, Maine, where she had resided for the past 9 years.
Ramona was…
SWANVILLE — Dennis Irving Sholes, 71, moved onto his next adventure January 3, 2023, where he’s having a “smoke,” listening to the birds, watching the clouds and embracing the warm sun. Surrounded…
ROCKLAND — William O. ‘Bill’ Rytky, Jr, 78, died January 6, 2023 at Maine Medical Center in Portland after a period of declining health. Born in Rockland, October 9, 1944, he was the son of…
MORRILL — Catherine Ann Reynolds, 63, of Morrill, passed away on January 5, 2023, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on September 28, 1959, in Belfast.
Cathy is survived…
CAMDEN — Douglass C. Knowlton, 32, of Camden, passed away after a brief illness, in Boston, Massachusetts. Douglass was born on September 28, 1990, in Rockland, Maine to Scott D. Knowlton and…
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I met my wife in July, a long time ago. Things always seem better in the summer in Maine. In our early relationship, as things started to get serious,…
CAMDEN — On Friday, Jan. 6, North East Mobile Health was already busy on a call in Lincolnville when another medical issue presented in Camden. When Rockland EMS couldn’t take the call, Thomaston…
WARREN — Korena Widdecombe Morse, 60, went home to be with the Lord on December 24, 2022, passing peacefully at her home.
Korena was a very giving person and would often go without to…
ROCKLAND — A Searsport woman remains in jail after she was arrested Dec. 31 for allegedly causing injuries to a man with a knife during an argument in Union.
Clare Malmstrom, 47, was…
Unresponsive male found Friday morning
LINCOLNVILLE — On Friday, January 6, 2023 at approximately 9:39 a.m., the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from 54 Thorndike Road in Lincolnville for an unresponsive male.
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WARREN — Responders had a couple of minutes on their side in regards to a house fire on Highland Road, in Warren, Saturday afternoon, due to mutual aid already being in response mode.
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Joyce Herndon Pendleton died peacefully at age 99 on December 29, 2022, at Sussman House in Rockport. She was born on August 4, 1923 in Atlanta, Georgia to C.B. Kate and O. E. Herndon.
She…
ELLSWORTH — “Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital is delighted to announce the community’s first baby of the year,” said the hospital, in a news release.
Owen Lawrence, son of Sarah and…
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — The birth centers at Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General have welcomed their first babies of 2023.
At PBMC, mom Lauren Swegle and dad Alex Abud welcomed…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Police are asking for the public's help in locating two vehicles recently stolen from Rockland.
One vehicle is a silver 2004 Kia Amanti with Maine registration 5194XJ…
ROCKPORT — Sharon (House) Rowling, 79, passed away on December 25, 2022, with her husband and friend, Charles Rowling, by her side, at home in Rockport. Born in Augusta on April 10, 1943, she was…
CAMDEN — Since mid-September, post office box holders in Camden, as well as customers used to visiting their local post office as they…
Declaring “Hope Is Very Much Alive” in Maine, Governor Mills was sworn in to second term as Governor, January 4, 2023 at the Augusta Civic Center. Her speech follows:
Mr. President…
WARREN — Dennis A. Perkins, 68, died peacefully, Friday, December 9, 2022 surrounded by his two daughters and grandson.
Born March 16, 1954 at Calais Regional Hospital, he grew up in…
ROCKLAND — “We really are out of whack in a number of places,” said Kerry Leichtman, who is newly employed as Rockland’s assessor. “It would be great to fix that up.”
Rockland City…
Dianne Lee (Guptill) Linscott passed away December 10, 2022 at the Sussman house with her loving husband and children by her side. She was a bright light until dementia took that light away.
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The Maine Department of Marine Resources’ (DMR) Public Health Bureau has hired Meredith White, Ph.D., to lead a department program that supports coastal municipalities and harvesters as they…
ROCKLAND — Jack M. Temple, 80, passed away on Christmas morning 2022 at Maine Medical Center in Portland, following a cardiac event.
Born in Springfield, Ohio, June 10, 1942, Jack joined…
BELFAST — It was standing room only as dozens of supporters and colleagues gathered in the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office in recognition of newly-elected Sheriff…
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At 6:38 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, Lincoln County Communications Center received a report of an accident on the Wiscasset bridge. A 2014 Toyota Corolla driven by Ursula Schumann, 56, of Wiscasset was…
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It was a snowy New Years Eve in this old farmhouse at the top of Sleepy Hollow in 1974. The visiting neighbors had gone home, and the three-year-old had been tucked into bed, when my mom told my…
ROCKLAND — John Edward Daniels, loyal brother to Susan Stonestreet, died on Tuesday morning, December 27, 2022 from complications of covid at Sussman House in Rockport.
John was born in…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Dec. 8-23.
Hayley Grace Adams, 19, of Woolwich, domestic violence assault in Union Sept. 16, 2021, dismissed;…
LincolnHealth Miles Maternity welcomed Jude Owen Dow at 12:44 a.m. on Jan. 1, making him likely the first baby born in Maine in 2023, according to a news release. He weighed 8 pounds, ½ ounce and…
SWANVILLE — Peter Petersen was born December 11, 1939, in Berlin, Germany to Heinz Gottfried Petersen and Liselotte Ottilie (Eulitz) Petersen. He passed into eternal life on December 31, 2022, at…
Council Meeting, Jan. 3
BELFAST — The Belfast City Council will hold its regularly scheduled public meeting…
HOPE — Area firefighters were faced with an odd angle as they sought to extricate two occupants of a pickup truck, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, on the Camden Road (Rt. 105) in Hope.
Following the…
What a show!
ROCKPORT — The mix of celebratory fireworks over Rockport Harbor Dec. 31, just as the clock struck 6 p.m., was creative and imaginative, drawing laughter and roars of approval from a large crowd…
BELFAST The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Dec. 22-28.
James D. St. Pierre, 32, of Belfast, probation violation in Belfast Nov. 13, 2020, five months in jail and…
BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Dec. 15-31.
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Phoenix Row Investments LLC to Powell Property…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Dec. 26-30.
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Walter Lamont Sr. and Anne Lamont to Michael Bunker…
Analysis
When President Biden signs the $1.7 trillion omnibus bill into law, Maine’s lobster industry will take a six-year step back from the brink thanks to the efforts of Maine’s congressional delegation…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Dec. 16-30.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department reported the following activity Dec. 14-30.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those…
SPRUCE HEAD — Arlene Grace (Kennedy) Baum, 93, died Friday, December 23, 2022 at The Homestead in Owls Head after a long period of declining health.
Arlene was born April 4, 1929 in…
MEDFORD, New Jersey — Bruce Wight Starrett, recently of Medford, New Jersey, passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at the age of 75.
Bruce was a devoted husband to his beautiful wife…
ROCKLAND — A lock on a gate was cut so emergency responders could access the property. A horizontal ladder was employed to bridge an estimated three-foot gap beyond the edge of a paved pier. And…
NORTHPORT — Howard Pierce Sawyer III, of Shore Road in Northport, has died. Known throughout the Belfast community as Buck, he was diagnosed with cancer in late November and passed away on…
LAKELAND, Florida — Brenda Laurel Rivers passed away at her home in Lakeland, Florida on December 8, 2022. Born June 22, 1941 to Amasa (Dan) Hatch and Elsie Leach Hatch, Brenda was the oldest of…
MORRILL — Tambara Lynn Arnold, 30 of Morrill, passed away unexpectedly on December 19, 2022. Her family is devastated and shocked by this loss.
Tambara was born September 7, 1992 in…
WALDOBORO — Two weeks before the holiday break, an incident at the Medomak Middle School appalled and frightened students and parents,…
