BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Dec. 24 - Jan. 2. 

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered…

It is a brisk 16 degrees as I sit down to write on this Sunday morning. The sun rises over barren trees, frozen ground, and a garden asleep. The chickens are nestled in their house, huddled…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Dec. 6 - Jan. 2.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged…

WALDOBORO — Elizabeth M. Sproul passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 28, at the age of 97, in the home in which she was born on February 18, 1927. She was the daughter of Edwin and Ruby (…

A public workshop concerning the proposed new Thomaston fire station will be held on Wednesday, January 8, at 6 p.m. with Port City…

ROCKLAND — John Henry Dolcater, Jr., died on December 30, 2024 at the Sussman House in Rockport. Born on November 14, 1930, he was the son of John Henry and Julia (Waters) Dolcater in Tampa,…

ROCKLAND — The former Wiggins’ Meat Market may once again see food passing through the doors if…

ROCKLAND — A proposal for a 12-unit apartment house in Downtown Rockland will go before the Rockland Planning Board on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. If approved, the project will renovate an existing…

CAMDEN — Thomas M. Quantrell, 72, of Camden, died on Monday, December 30, 2024. 

A complete obituary will be published later and services will be…

Hopefully mid to late January, Maine Department of Environmental Protection will approve Tucker Chevrolet’s proposed dealership and service center on Bath Road, a project representative told…

Maine’s more than 6,000 lakes and ponds are cherished assets of our state providing more than $14 billion dollars in economic value. Mainers and visitors, alike, enjoy recreational opportunities,…

BELFAST — Gerald (Jerry) Philip Kaplan passed away peacefully in Belfast, Maine on December 16, 2024 of complications from pneumonia. He was the beloved husband of…

Update: Dec. 31, 2024 

APPLETON — A woman who was burned around the time of a house on Appleton Ridge Road remains in the hospital at this time. The woman was initially brought to…

SEARSMONT — Karen J. Barrett, age 77, of Searsmont, passed away on December 28, 2024, surrounded by her "boys" in Belfast, Maine.

Karen was born in…

Five Chinese defendants charged separately with operating illegal marijuana processing operations have a tentative docket call Tuesday, Jan. 28 in Lincoln County Unified Criminal Court in…

ROCKPORT — The Select Board in Rockport will meet…

As the nation prepares to ring in the new year, the U.S. Census Bureau projected the U.S. population will reach 341,145,670 at midnight EST, on Jan. 1, 2025. This represents an increase of 2,640,…

Along with federal and state politicians, the nonprofit Midcoast Habitat for Humanity joined the world in mourning the death of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, and remembered his life of…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Dec. 19-26.

James Salemme, 31, of Knox, operating a vehicle without a license in Thorndike…

WINTER HAVEN, Florida — Margaret Ann (Roark) Scott of Palm Gardens, Winter Haven, Florida, peacefully left the stage the morning of Friday December 13, 2024. She was 83 years old.

Born…

The OSHA investigation into a worker’s death in Rockport, May 31, 2024, has resulted in citations for the…

CAMDEN — On Thursday, Jan. 2, the…

I always take the last week of the year off, between Christmas and New Year's. The time between the wrapping paper being cleaned up and my birthday on the first is always a bit strange —…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Dec. 16-26.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered innocent…

Phinehas Stewart Newton, V, was born at the Bethesda Naval Hospital on April 1, 1956 to Lt. Phinehas Stewart and Frederica Leach Newton. Due to his father’s military career,…

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Dec. 23-27.     

Appleton

Geoffrey Alexander Domenico Tr., Benjamin A…

JEFFERSON — Cynthia G. Allen unexpectedly passed away peacefully on Friday, December 20, 2024, with her loving family by her side.  She was born June 28, 1936, in Malden, Massachusetts. Her…

SCARBOROUGH — On December 27, 2024, at approximately 6:04 p.m., State Police received numerous reports of a significant crash southbound near mile marker 42 on…

ROCKLAND - The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds Dec. 16-20.     

Appleton

Barbara Bliss to Wayne D. Sinclair

David…

New Year's Eve falls on a Tuesday this year, which is like having an office party, and then being told to go back to work. Whether you’re a day partier, a happy-hour-then-bag-it-and go-home type,…

WARREN — Richard E. “Dick” Sprowl, 87, of Warren died December 24, 2024, surrounded by his loving family at his home in Warren. Richard was born October 1, 1937, in Rockland to Earl M. and…

ROCKLAND — A person riding an electric bike in a Rockland neighborhood suffered serious, yet non life-threatening injuries Thursday evening, after being struck by a vehicle.

Names have not…

ROCKPORT — Judith Anne (Cummings Knowles) Grossman, 85, formerly of Tenants Harbor, died Tuesday, December 10, 2024, surrounded by her loving family, following a long battle with cancer.

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CAMDEN — Tiffany Bingham Andrews, aged 89, passed away peacefully in her home in Camden, on December 17, 2024. She was born in London, England to Hiram Bingham IV, a…

CAMDEN — Edward Doudera, 75, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday, December 16, 2024, with his wife of 38 years, Vicki Wenzel Doudera, beside him.…

BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Dec. 13-18.

Stephen P. Cummings Jr., 37, of Bangor, unlawful furnishing of a scheduled drug in…

FRIENDSHIP — Sarah Katharine “Kate/Kathy” Foster died peacefully on December 7, 2024, at the age of 65.

Born on February 24, 1959, Kate was a dedicated nurse, and impacted the lives of many…

ST. GEORGE — Captain Edward B. Thorbjornson, often referred to as ‘Big Ed’, a beloved father, grandfather, and friend, reunited with his already crossed over family on December 20, 2024 at the age…

BELFAST — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds Aug. 18-30. 

Belfast

Stephen M. Boguen Est. to…

The U.S. Coast Guard/U.S. Navy Integrated Program Office received approval Dec. 19 to begin to build the first polar security cutter, according to a news release from the Coast Guard.

The…

BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity Nov. 16 - Dec. 18.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are considered…

BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Dec. 14-19.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those charged are…

BELFAST — The following divorces were recently recorded in Belfast District Court. 

Joshua L. Carver, of Northport, and Kelsie M. Carver, of Searsport, were married…

The Maine real estate market…

OWLS HEAD — Heather Marie Gregory, 51, left this world too soon, Saturday, December 14, 2024.

Born in Camden, April 22, 1973, she was the daughter of Bradford and June Proctor Gregory.…

WALDOBORO — Joan L. Moody went home to be with the Lord on December 20, 2024. Joan was 94. She passed away at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta, Maine. Joan was born on June 7, 1930, in Revere,…

A few weeks ago, Rosey Gerry asked if I would write a story for the Lincolnville Historical Society’s Christmas Show last Friday, and to not tell my mother. What follows is what I came up…

ROCKLAND — Rockland's Emergency Warming Center at the Recreation Center will be open Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, from 2 p.m., until Monday, Dec. 23, at 11 a.m…

School Union 69, which…

ROCKLAND — Rockland's Emergency Warming Center at the Recreation Center will be open Saturday, Dec. 21, from 5 p.m. - 7:30 a.m.

The space…